The Sigma Nu Fraternity will hold their 34th annual Charity Bowl philanthropy event Tuesday, April 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
Tickets are still available to purchase at the door for $10.
Sigma Nu will face the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity in their full-contact football game.
The event started in support of Ole Miss Football great Chucky Mullins, who was paralyzed in a football game against Vanderbilt in 1989. The fraternity started the Charity Bowl the next year, with Mullins’ blessing to play the game in honor of those who suffer with paralysis.
Each year, Sigma Nu and a Charity Bowl selection committee selects a recipient suffering from paralysis to receive a portion of their donations, with the remainder being divided between the William Magee Center and the Manning Foundation. This year’s recipient is Hannah Johnston, a teacher from Carthage, Miss.
Johnston was on her way to deliver blankets and pillows to some of her students during an ice storm on Jan. 15, 2024, and was hit by an 18-wheeler. After being rushed to the University of Mississippi Medical Center, she was told she had suffered a broken neck and spinal cord injury, which resulted in her being paralyzed from the shoulders down.
The event also consists of a kickoff sorority cheer competition, a homecoming style senior maid ceremony and a full-contact football game. This year, the fraternity raised around $315,000 after 10 months of fundraising. Johnston will receive 275,000, and 25,000 will go to both the William Magee Center and the Manning Foundation.
