Members of the Delta Sigma Pi business fraternity raised money for cancer victims while having fun at a karaoke night called “Can You Sing For Cancer?”

Nearly all the attendees of the event, which took place Wednesday at the 7th Street Underground, were members of the business fraternity.

Participants could pay $2 to sing and were given the opportunity to choose what song they wanted to sing.

Aside from the karaoke, Dominique Thomas-Green, the vice president of community service for the fraternity, had three posters displayed.

The posters were labeled “Battling Cancer,” “Cancer Survivor” and “Lost Battle to Cancer.”

Attendees had the opportunity to write the names of family members and friends on the posters to which they applied.

“We’re going to donate the posters to Relay for Life,” Thomas-Green said.

She also said the group is considering putting the posters up in Lumpkin Hall before the relay for other students to sign.

Ashley Copple, the senior vice president of the fraternity, said some of the names on the posters were surprising to her when she saw names she recognized.

“It really opens your eyes to cancer, seeing the names on the posters,” she said.

Fraternity member Tiffany Allen said she had a great time singing and was glad she came to the event.

“A lot of people are fighting cancer, we just don’t realize it,” she said.

Jerine Murphy, a senior communication studies major, said she came to support Thomas-Green, who is her roommate.

“She worked really hard on this and it paid off,” she said.

Murphy performed “Bump N’ Grind” by R. Kelly.

Other song performances included Shania Twain’s “Man, I Feel Like a Woman,” Adele’s “Someone Like You” and Wiz Khalifa’s “Black and Yellow.”

Thomas-Green said she wished the event had a better turnout, but she thought everyone who attended still had fun.

“I came up with the idea for a cancer benefit because my aunt passed away from cancer in September,” she said.

The group raised $54 that they will directly to the American Cancer Society.

“We raised more than I expected, so I’m happy with the results,” Thomas-Green said.

Robyn Dexter can be reached at 581-2812 or redexter@eiu.