With its catchy "I agree with Kyle" slogan and its ubiquitous posters, T-shirts, and newspaper ads, this month's "Jesus Week" campaign focused campus attention on Christianity.
But the publicity came with a price tag--around $3,000.
And while most student groups struggle to raise cash, the organizers of Jesus Week say they managed to raise the staggering sum in little more than a week.
The Christian alumni who funded the event say their loyalty to their alma mater and their religious ties combined to lead them to fund a campaign significantly larger than many groups' annual budgets.
"I'm sure you've heard of 'ask and you shall be given,' and 'seek and ye shall find,'" says Benjamin D. Grizzle '03, who raised money for the weeklong celebration of Christianity. "It's amazing what you can get if you just ask."
Stumping for the Cross
By the time the campaign concluded in as M. Kyle Sims '02 discussed the role Christianity has played in his life in front of the Science Center, the group had postered extensively, printed its own T-shirts and run a full-page ad in The Crimson.
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