The National Residence Hall Honorary is taking pre-orders for its spring fundraiser T-shirt after selling the bulk of the 400 shirts to students.

This is the second annual spring fundraiser to raise funds for four housing department scholarships.

Colleen Nelson, communications coordinator of NRHH and senior special and elementary education major, said they only have larger shirt sizes left from selling Monday through Wednesday. She said NRHH is taking pre-orders to accommodate more students who still want a shirt.

The front of the shirt says “You Know You’re EIU When.” and the back of the shirt consists of different sayings relating to Eastern.

Some of the content includes “Squirrels are close enough to touch,” “Snowpocalypse 2011= 2 Snow Days,” “You have a picture of yourself on the panther in front of Marty’s” and “You have seen President Perry wearing a blue wig.”

Abby Ford, vice president of NRHH and junior sociology major, said students really took a liking to the shirts because it represents parts of their college experience.

“The shirt is a reminder of what students have seen on campus this year and it is something they are able to relate to,” Ford said.

Ford said they spent about $2,200 to purchase the shirts and they deposited about $1,000 of profits on Tuesday.

Nelson said they will deliver the preorder shirts to people living on-campus after spring break and those living off-campus will have the opportunity to pick the shirts up from NRHH.

The four scholarships NRHH is raising money for are the Louis V. Hencken Housing Service Scholarship, the Sean R. McKinney Scholarship, the Brad Wright Memorial Scholarship and the Richard G. Enochs Scholarship. Nelson said each scholarship has different qualifications and monetary value.

“Some scholarships are just offered to first year students who show leadership in the housing department while others are offered to everyone,” Nelson said.

Both faculty and housing department employees participated in the “Pie Your Professor” event on Wednesday.

Hudson said Moe Samad, associate resident director of Carman Hall, brought a contingent of residents from Carman Hall to pie him and Andrew Methven, a biological science professor, told students about the opportunity to pie him after he had a test in one of his classes.

Ford said the executive board of NRHH went to the Mill’s Breast Cancer Foundation Feb. 15 to present the $5,275.08 amount rose from NRHH’s fall breast cancer fundraiser. The Mill’s Foundation named an examination room after Eastern’s NRHH chapter because of its donation to the foundation.

“NRHH is an organization that really distinguishes itself and really brings honor to the housing and dining operation by virtue of the ways of which they raise money for worthy causes,” Hudson said.

Rachel Rodgers can be reached at 581-2812 or rjrodgers@eiu.edu.