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Matches, Challenges, and Competitions

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Past Events


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Paula Simon ’68 Rπ Day Annual Fund Match
Anyone who makes a gift to the Rensselaer Annual Fund or Parents Annual Fund on Rπ Day will have their gift matched, up to $6,500, thanks to longtime Rπ Day supporter Trustee Paula Simon ’68.
$6,500 MATCHED
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Match
Diane Ozovek Howard ’82 Rπ Day Match
Beginning at 3:14 p.m. EDT, all gifts to the Rensselaer Annual Fund (area of greatest need) and Parents Annual Fund will be matched, up to $5,000, thanks to Diane Ozovek Howard ’82, chair of the Annual Giving Leadership Council.
$5,000 MATCHED
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$6,000
Bob Cummings ’69 Women’s Hockey Challenge
If a total of $6,000 or more is given to Women’s Hockey on Rπ Day, an additional $6,000 will be unlocked, thanks to Bob Cummings ’69.
$6,000 / $6,000 Raised
Completed
Leaderboard
Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Dollars Raised)
The team who wins this matchup (Men's Swimming and Diving vs. Baseball) for most dollars raised on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Raised
1 $1,000 Baseball $8,305.56
2 Men's Swimming and Diving $4,913.14
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Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Dollars Raised)
The team who wins this matchup (Football vs. Men's Lacrosse) for most dollars raised on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Raised
1 $1,000 Men's Lacrosse $41,853.10
2 Football $9,582.83
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Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Dollars Raised)
The team who wins this matchup (Softball vs. Men's Cross Country) for most dollars raised on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Raised
1 $1,000 Men's Cross Country $10,544.51
2 Softball $8,806.02
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Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Dollars Raised)
The team who wins this matchup (Women's Swimming and Diving vs. Women's Hockey) for most dollars raised on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Raised
1 $1,000 Women's Hockey $11,472.69
2 Women's Swimming and Diving $10,068.60
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Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Dollars Raised)
The team who wins this matchup (Women's Track and Field vs. Golf vs. Field Hockey) for most dollars raised on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Raised
1 $1,000 Field Hockey $7,617.64
2 Golf $5,534.41
3 Women's Track and Field $3,993.64
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Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Dollars Raised)
The team who wins this matchup (Women's Lacrosse vs. Women's Cross Country) for most dollars raised on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Raised
1 $1,000 Women's Lacrosse $10,449.10
2 Women's Cross Country $8,236.40
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Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Dollars Raised)
The team who wins this matchup (Men's Tennis vs. Women's Tennis) for most dollars raised on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Raised
1 $1,000 Women's Tennis $7,056.23
2 Men's Tennis $6,365.93
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Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Dollars Raised)
The team who wins this matchup (Men's Soccer vs. Women's Basketball) for most dollars raised on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Raised
1 $1,000 Women's Basketball $10,279.49
2 Men's Soccer $7,171.76
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Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Dollars Raised)
The team who wins this matchup (Men's Basketball vs. Men's Hockey) for most dollars raised on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Raised
1 $1,000 Men's Hockey $39,025.65
2 Men's Basketball $8,688.15
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Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Dollars Raised)
The team who wins this matchup (Women's Soccer vs. Men's Track and Field) for most dollars raised on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Raised
1 $1,000 Women's Soccer $4,650.82
2 Men's Track and Field $2,788.56
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Fraternity and Sorority Leaderboard
Check back throughout the day to see which fraternity or sorority has the most Rπ Day gifts!
Rank Fund Designation Gifts
1 Sigma Phi Epsilon Chapter Support Fund 107
2 Theta Xi Chapter Support Fund 11
3 Fraternity and Sorority Commons Fund 6
4 Sigma Alpha Epsilon Chapter Support Fund 5
5 Zeta Psi Chapter Support Fund 5
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RAA Chapter Challenge
The chapter with the greatest percent participation on Rπ Day wins the RAA Chapter Challenge and will receive $2,000 toward future chapter programming support thanks to longtime Rπ Giving Day supporter Trustee Paula Simon ’68. Second place will receive $1,000, and third place will receive $500.
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$200,000 Bicentennial Swag Bag Giveaway
In honor of RPI’s Bicentennial, the donor who pushes us over our $200,000 goal will receive an exclusive, limited edition Bicentennial swag bag.
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Student Challenge
Any current student that makes a gift on Rπ Day will be entered into a drawing for an RPI bookstore gift card.
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We Love π $314 Drawing
Anyone who makes a gift of $314 or more will be entered in a drawing for an RPI bookstore gift card.
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Leaderboard
Who supports Rπ Day?
Check back throughout the day to see which group has the most Rπ Day donors!
Please choose your affiliation(s) with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute:
Rank Answer Donors
1 Alumnus or Alumna 876
2 Parent of a Current Student 439
3 Friend 395
4 Current Student 379
5 Faculty or Staff Member 149
6 Parent of a Former Student 59
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Match
Pi for Lunch Annual Fund Match
All gifts to the Annual Fund (area of greatest need) made from 12-2 p.m. EDT will be matched, up to $2,500, thanks Anthony Reid ’70.
$2,500 MATCHED
Completed
$50,000
Let's Go Red! Men’s Hockey Challenge
Calling all men's hockey alumni, fans, supporters, and friends! Reaching a total of $30,000 in donations to the Men’s Hockey fund on Rπ Day will unlock an additional $50,000 thanks to a generous alumnus.
$30,000 / $30,000 Raised
Completed
$6,000
Bob Cummings ’69 Let’s Go Red! Women’s Athletics Fund Challenge
If a total of $6,000 or more is given to the Let’s Go Red! Women’s Athletics fund on Rπ Day, an additional $6,000 will be unlocked, thanks to Bob Cummings ’69.
$1,870 / $6,000 Raised
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Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Gifts Received)
The team who wins this matchup (Men's Swimming and Diving vs. Baseball) for most gifts received on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Gifts
1 $1,000 Baseball 170
2 Men's Swimming and Diving 49
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Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Gifts Received)
The team who wins this matchup (Football vs. Men's Lacrosse) for most gifts received on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Gifts
1 $1,000 Men's Lacrosse 212
2 Football 86
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Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Gifts Received)
The team who wins this matchup (Softball vs. Men's Cross Country) for most gifts received on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Gifts
1 $1,000 Softball 148
2 Men's Cross Country 134
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Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Gifts Received)
The team who wins this matchup (Women's Swimming and Diving vs. Women's Hockey) for most gifts received on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Gifts
1 $1,000 Women's Swimming and Diving 106
2 Women's Hockey 76
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Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Gifts Received)
The team who wins this matchup (Women's Track and Field vs. Golf vs. Field Hockey) for most gifts received on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Gifts
1 $1,000 Field Hockey 151
2 Women's Track and Field 33
3 Golf 24
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Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Gifts Received)
The team who wins this matchup (Women's Lacrosse vs. Women's Cross Country) for most gifts received on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Gifts
1 $1,000 Women's Cross Country 131
2 Women's Lacrosse 111
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Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Gifts Received)
The team who wins this matchup (Men's Tennis vs. Women's Tennis) for most gifts received on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Gifts
1 $1,000 Men's Tennis 43
2 Women's Tennis 40
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Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Gifts Received)
The team who wins this matchup (Men's Soccer vs. Women's Basketball) for most gifts received on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Gifts
1 $1,000 Men's Soccer 74
2 Women's Basketball 73
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Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Gifts Received)
The team who wins this matchup (Men's Basketball vs. Men's Hockey) for most gifts received on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Gifts
1 $1,000 Men's Basketball 94
2 Men's Hockey 89
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Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Gifts Received)
The team who wins this matchup (Women's Soccer vs. Men's Track and Field) for most gifts received on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Gifts
1 $1,000 Women's Soccer 65
2 Men's Track and Field 37
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$2,500
Physician Scientist Program 60th Anniversary Challenge
In honor of the 60th anniversary of the Physician Scientist program, if we receive 10 gifts to the Physician Scientist Excellence Fund, $2,500 in additional support will be unlocked, thanks to Dr. John C. Ruckdeschel ’67.
10 / 10 Gifts
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$20,000
Rensselaer Alumni Association 200th Gift Challenge
In honor RPI’s Bicentennial, when we reach 200 gifts, $20,000 in support of the Rich Bollam ’66 RAA Endowment Fund, RAA Scholarship Fund, and the Rensselaer Annual Fund will be unlocked, thanks to members of the RAA Board.
200 / 200 Gifts
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200th Gift RAA Swag Bag Giveaway
In honor of RPI’s Bicentennial, the donor who makes the 200th gift of the day will receive an RPI swag bag, sponsored by the RAA Board.
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Cutie π Pet Drawing
We love to see your pets showing their Rπ spirit! After you make your gift on Rπ Day, post a photo of your pet on social media using #RPi314 to be entered to win an RPI pet pack. Or scan the blue and white QR code on the homepage to create a post directly from there!
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Faculty/Staff Challenge
Any faculty/staff member that makes a gift on Rπ Day will be entered into a drawing for an RPI bookstore gift card.
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Digits of π 3,141 Giveaway
The donor of our 3,141st gift will receive a Bicentennial water bottle.
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