Orange Krush - Membership

Membership

Membership in the Orange Krush is open to any student who is a member of Illini Pride, the school-wide student athletic boosters. Prospective members collect donations in the form of flat pledges, and also in the form of a 3-point shot system. For example, if a donor donates $.10 per 3-pointer, the donor agrees to pay a dime for every 3-point shot made by the Illini throughout the season, from the first exhibition game, through the Big Ten and NCAA tournaments.

Different levels of Orange Krush membership exist based on the amount of pledge money raised. A member must raise a minimum of $1.50 per 3-point shot to qualify for membership. These members are known as varsity members. Orange Krush members having raised more than $3.00 per shot become All-American members, the top-tier members. A third level exists for first-year students, known as the Scout level, in which a member must only raise $1.00 per 3-pointer.

In 2006, the Orange Krush was named by Sports Illustrated as the second best student section in the country, behind only Duke.

In years past, the Orange Krush posed as a youth group from Chicago for an away Michigan game and as a group of alumni from Penn State for a game at Penn State. Signing up for campus tours and taking pictures with the coaches, the Orange Krush members didn't reveal their identity until seconds before tip-off.