Towson fraternity leaves the competition all wet

Think you have what it takes? At the end of the season, each of the weekly winners will be posted on baltimoreexaminer.com and the one with the most votes gets bragging rights and a prize.

This week, we were very impressed by Mike Gerst and the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity prior to Towson’s homecoming game against Rhode Island at Johnny Unitas Stadium on Saturday. The fraternity was a weekly winner last year, but failed to win the title. But will the band of brothers – whose party featured a grille filled with Italian sausages, hamburgers and hot dogs and a dunking booth used to raise funds for the North American Food Bank – win it all this year?

Do you can beat these enthusiastic Tigers? Let us know where to find you when we attend the Navy’s game against Pittsburgh at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Saturday. If you think you can tailgate with the best of them, please e-mail: [email protected].

THE TAILGATE

•  This week’s winners: Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity at Towson University

•  Location: The back corner of Lot 14 at Johnny Unitas Stadium

•  Setup: The tailgate featured a grille and tables along with a dunking booth  to raise money for the North American Food Bank.

•  What’s on the grille: Italian sausages, hot dogs, hamburgers

•  Best side dish: Chips, pretzels, cakes

•  Attendance: Around a dozen members of the fraternity along with several other friends and supporters

•  Experience: The fraternity has set up the dunking booth the past three year’s during Towson’s homecoming football game, enabling it to raise more than $500 for the North American Food Bank.

“There’s always a lot of people out for this game,” said Mike Gerst, a 21-year-old from Forest Hill, who helped organize the event. “We made the price cheap so we get a lot of people and everyone can have some fun while helping out a good cause.”

— Ron Snyder