Along with his fraternity brothers, Curry spent all night last night in cardboard boxes outside the Free Expression Tunnel. The group accepted donations and had a goal to stay outside until 8 this morning.
 
Members from Shaw University's chapter of the fraternity were also expected to come out and support their fellow brothers, the brothers said.
 
There were six spray-painted cardboard boxes laid out, with sleeping bags and pillows tucked inside. Some brothers chatted inside their cardboard homes, and others gossiped about the day's events. 

McKinlay Jeannis, a junior in political science, recalled last year's event, nothing "we received a lot of donations, more than we expected." 

Jeannis said he was pleased with the many students who stopped by last year to donate and camp out with them, when businesses such as Gumby's Pizza and Pizza Hut donated to the event. 

This year the group received plastic bags full of clothing donations, such as sweaters, jackets, pants and canned food and money. 
More students came out to last year's event probably because it was on a Friday night as compared to a school night, according to Curry, who made the assessment early last night. 

Next year he said the group plans on holding the sleep out on a weekend night. 
David Cox, a senior in psychology, noted the differences between this year's and last year's event 

"This event was different from last years' because [tomorrow] we have to wake up and go straight to class," he said. 
Cox said he believed the sleep over was going to be "difficult because of the cold weather." 

"This is our way of showing that Greek life has a positive meaning in what they do -- we're not all about just letters, partying, and hazing," Cox said. 
What Cox said he hoped to learn last night was exactly how it felt to be in the shoes of a homeless person for a night. 

Cox's goal was to "challenge the student body to stay out with them." 
James Anderson, a sophomore in accounting, echoed those sentiments, predicting "a very cold night and hoped to experience how it felt to be a homeless person."
 
He challenged the student body, the faculty and businesses to come out and show their support in giving donations to aiding the homeless.