Clemson celebrates club's contributions with IPTAY Day
Clemson University celebrated IPTAY Day during the Tigers’ game against Wake Forest this past Saturday. IPTAY Day involved the club presenting its annual check to the student-athletes at Clemson while also providing recognition for the club as it enters its 76th year of operation.
IPTAY, which stands for I Pay Ten A Year, was started in 1934 as an Ivy League-esque secret society to support the struggling Clemson athletics department. The club’s support over the years has helped fuel the on-field and off-field success of Tiger student-athletes as the club has generated funds for scholarships, facilities, and improved systems in campus structures. Today the club has over 19,000 members and contributed over $21 million last year.
This is one many IPTAY Days that the club does at Clemson sporting events over the course of the year. The events not only celebrates the long-time support of the club but also gives the club much needed exposure to Clemson fans that aren’t currently a member of the club or a supporter of Tiger Athletics as a whole. By devoting an entire game to its club, it allows Clemson to honor the fantastic contributions of the club throughout the course of the year, while providing one game for every out-of-town member to circle on their calendar as a game to attend. Many athletic funds do celebrate the contributions of its athletic clubs with check presentations, but very few devote an entire day to its contributions.
