Run Greek!
The Classic City Marathon is excited to present special opportunities for members of the University of Georgia Greek Life community to have some fun, contribute to the Athens community, and compete for a $2500 donation to your chapter’s philanthropy!
Earn points for your chapter by cheering, hanging a fun banner on your house, or volunteering for a water stop or in any other role. Or earn points for your chapter by running one of the races! Groups of four chapter members can even create a Greek Life Marathon Relay Team.
Read all the details below… and then get to work adding up points!
One: Create a Cheer Zone!
A Cheer Zone is a space outside your chapter’s house on Milledge or on River Road, or anywhere else along the race course, where you commit to having at least three people on the street making some noise during the entire race. More than 3 is even better, and you can certainly take turns during the morning, as long as there are never fewer than 3 people out there. Your job in a Cheer Zone is to cheer for all the runners, and you probably want bells or costumes or signs or music — you are sharing your energy with the runners to keep them motivated!
If your chapter wants to host a Cheer Zone at your house or anywhere else, read all the details at the bottom of this page and then email hazel@classiccitymarathon.com.
Two: Be a Race Volunteer!
A marathon needs hundreds of volunteers to hand out water cups, point the right direction on the course, or help runners find snacks at the finish line.
Read about the many volunteer spots and sign up. You can sign up as an individual or as a group of any 2 or more people.
After you have signed up to volunteer, let us know that you want chapter points! Email hazel@classiccitymarathon.com and tell her your name(s) or how many people, your chapter, and what you volunteered for.
If you want to volunteer as a group but don’t quite know what to do or where to start, email hazel@classiccitymarathon.com — She’ll help!
Three: Run a Race — or Run with Your Team!
Your chapter earns one point for every person who runs any of the three races. And there’s also a special Greek Life Relay Team option!
If you want to run the marathon or the half marathon, register for your race and then email hazel@classiccitymarathon.com to let her know which chapter you are running for.
If you want to run as a Greek Life Relay team, register for the Greek Life marathon relay and then email hazel@classiccitymarathon.com.
To register for the Greek Life Relay, start by choosing four people. Decide who will be your team captain, and create a team name. Your team name must include some aspect of the group that you’re representing (for example, the Dynamite Deltas).
Your captain will register the group and pay the registration fee to be in the marathon relay. (Team members then reimburse your captain for your share!)
Your house can register as many marathon relay teams as you like (give them slightly different names).
After you register, email hazel@classiccitymarathon.com. Let her know your house, your team name, and the names of your team members.
Greek Life Competition Points, Details, and Prize Donation Information
As you run, host a Cheer Zone, volunteer, or help the Classic City Marathon in the other ways detailed here, you will be earning points for your chapter in the Greek Life Competition! Here’s how to earn points for your chapter. Work together to add up as many points as you can!
1 point for each person who runs any race
1 point for each person who volunteers in any role other than Cheer Zone (e.g., course monitor, water stop, finish line)
3 points if your chapter hangs a fun banner at your house along the race course
3 points if your chapter chalks or paints the road in front of your house along the race course
3 points if your chapter creates a Cheer Zone on your house’s lawn or anywhere else along the race course
3 points if your chapter sets up speakers and plays music on the course, at your house or elsewhere
5 points if your chapter provides live music in your yard along the race course (any band you happen to know!)
Points can be added up, yes! If your chapter creates a Cheer Zone with a banner and you set up a bluetooth speaker for music, that’s 9 points! And it is definitely possible to sign up for a volunteer role for Friday or for Saturday afternoon and also run the race on Saturday morning; your house does get points for both, yes, if you do both.
The top-scoring chapter will receive a $2500 donation to their chapter's UGA Miracle team or their other philanthropy.
Important: We are a family-friendly community event, and we pride ourselves on being open and welcoming to everyone. We want you to have some fun in your own way, but we will not give points for any banners, chalk paintings, cheer groups, or other activities that we deem to be inappropriate.
Are you in? Are you ready?
If you are still reading this page, email hazel@classiccitymarathon.com. She needs to know who you are and what you are doing. She’ll explain about how we will track your points, and she’ll help with any questions you might have.
Thank you for helping us make the best possible Classic City Marathon, Half Marathon, and Marathon Relay — and may the best house win!