{"id":2235647,"date":"2024-05-02T14:19:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T18:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gofundme-for-college-students-who-protected-american-flag-from-pro-hamas-protesters-surges-past-420k\/"},"modified":"2024-05-02T14:22:16","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T18:22:16","slug":"gofundme-for-college-students-who-protected-american-flag-from-pro-hamas-protesters-surges-past-420k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gofundme-for-college-students-who-protected-american-flag-from-pro-hamas-protesters-surges-past-420k\/","title":{"rendered":"Support Surges for College Students Defending American Flag, Raises Over $420k"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgofundme-for-college-students-who-protected-american-flag-from-pro-hamas-protesters-surges-past-420k%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2235647&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The GoFundMe campaign for college students defending\u2062 the American flag at the University of \u200dNorth Carolina\u200b has exceeded $420,000\u2064 in just over a day. A photo\u200b of Pi \u200cKappa \u2063Phi members protecting the\u2064 flag went viral, receiving widespread praise on social\u200c media. The fraternity plans\u200c to host a celebration to thank \u200dsupporters and fellow fraternities.\u200d The \u200cfundraising drive for UNC students safeguarding the American\u200d flag has surpassed $420,000 in just a day. A \u2064viral image of Pi Kappa Phi \u200dmembers protecting the flag garnered considerable acclaim on\u200b social platforms. The fraternity intends to organize\u2062 an event to express gratitude to backers and other fraternities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>The GoFundMe page that was set up this week to fund a party for the college students who protected the American flag from pro-Hamas protesters at the University of North Carolina has surged past $420,000 in just a little over a day.<\/p>\n<p>In what became an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unc-chapel-hill-students-praised-for-saving-american-flag-from-anti-israel-protesters-this-is-america\/\" title=\"UNC-Chapel Hill Students Lauded for Rescuing American Flag Amid Anti-Israel Demonstrations: Embodying American Values\">instantly iconic photo<\/a> that was viewed across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-censorship-empire-strikes-back-after-missouri-v-biden-free-speech-victory\/\" title=\"Censorship Empire retaliates post Missouri v. Biden free speech win.\">social media tens<\/a> of millions of times, a group of young men from the UNC-Chapel Hill chapter of Pi Kappa Phi could be seen holding the large flag, preventing it from touching the ground.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One of the best photos of 2024 so far:<\/p>\n<p>Fraternity brothers are pelted by anti-Israel protesters at UNC Chapel Hill while protecting the United States flag as it is re-hoisted following its removal by protesters. <\/p>\n<p>Well done, gentleman. \ud83e\udee1\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0DiBQcVLBu\">pic.twitter.com\/0DiBQcVLBu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Max Meyer (@mualphaxi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mualphaxi\/status\/1785481782525153345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe are overwhelmed by you glorious, Patriotic Americans who value good beer and great times,\u201d the page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/pi-kappa-phi-men-defended-their-flag-throw-em-a-rager\">said<\/a>. \u201cWe are in contact with multiple leaders from fraternities whose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gofundme-for-college-students-who-protected-american-flag-from-pro-hamas-protesters-surges-past-320k\/\" title=\"College Students Raise Over 0k on GoFundMe for Defending American Flag from Pro-Hamas Protesters\">members helped defend<\/a> the flag, including Alpha Epsilon Pi and others, in addition to Pi Kappa Psi. Our gratitude goes to all of them and we will update supporters on what comes next.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCommie losers across the country have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gofundme-set-up-to-fund-rager-for-frat-boys-who-defended-american-flag-on-unc-campus\/\" title=\"Support Frat Boys' Flag Defense 'Rager' Fund on GoFundMe\">invaded college campuses<\/a> to make dumb demands of weak University Administrators,\u201d the page continued. \u201cBut amidst the chaos, the screaming, the anti-semitism, the hatred of faith and flag, stood a platoon of American heroes. Armored in Vineyard Vines and Patagonia, fueled by Zyn and White Claws, these triumphant Brohemians protected Old Glory from the unwashed Marxist horde \u2014 laughing at their shrieks and wails and shielding the Stars &#038; Stripes from Soviet missiles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The page said the funds will be used to \u201cthrow this frat the party they deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Student Guillermo Estrada wrote that he was walking to class when he noticed a Palestinian flag had been \u201craised on our quad flag pole,\u201d causing him to become \u201cimmediately upset.\u201d He said school officials and police officers \u201cwere met with profanity, middle fingers\u201d and \u201cthrown bottles\u201d when they arrived to re-hoist the American flag. But the protesters persisted, he said.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1714673789152000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0y1UTwuifPf73KnKdAvs6N\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Estrada said his Pi Kappa Phi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/she-claimed-he-raped-her-he-said-he-didnt-without-any-additional-evidence-the-school-chose-to-believe-her\/\" title=\"She Claimed He Raped Her. He Said He Didn\u2019t. Without Any Additional Evidence, The School Chose To Believe Her.\">fraternity brothers<\/a> and others protected the American flag when protesters tried to remove it again and were \u201cpreparing to destroy it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople began throwing water bottles at us, rocks, sticks, calling us profane names. We stood for an hour defending the flag so many fight to protect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/unc-chapel-hill-students-praised-for-saving-american-flag-from-anti-israel-protesters-this-is-america\">UNC-Chapel Hill Students Praised For Saving American Flag From Anti-Israel Protesters: \u2018This Is America\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The GoFundMe page, created this week to celebrate college students defending the American flag from pro-Hamas protesters at the University of North Carolina, has raised over $420,000 in just over a day. 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