AEPi to hold Little 500 concert

This Saturday, Atlanta rapper Bubba Sparxxx will culminate the Little 500 weekend as he takes his music to a new venue -- the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity.\nThe event, which was finalized last week, will take place from 8 p.m. to midnight. The rap duo of DJ Rhythm and Legacy will take the stage alongside Sunnay Dae for the first two hours before Sparxxx begins his set.\n"We think that it's a great opportunity for our house and we're happy to provide it for the University," said AEPi President and freshman Josh Philipson. "I'm proud of the guys that planned it and that we're able to do it."\nInitially, the fraternity planned on bringing rapper Mike Jones but chose Sparxxx instead due to his new single "Ms. New Booty," which is currently No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100.\n"We really want to celebrate the end of the Little 500 with a big bang," said AEPi sophomore Jimmy Slatkin. "'Ms. New Booty' is a big song, and we wanted to bring in somebody who's hot right now, and he's getting a lot of radio play in clubs everywhere."\nAEPi freshman Ryan Lefkoff agreed. \n"Not only is he hot right now, but he's got equally as many songs prior to now that everyone knows about," he said.\nLefkoff and freshman Daniel Kuniansky have been working on getting Sparxxx for much of the year. The two used a contact in Atlanta's music industry to obtain Sparxxx to play Saturday night.\n"I'm just very relieved that we got him, because the process is a lot tougher than people think it is," Lefkoff said. "But it's going to be an absolutely crazy time."\nAEPi plans on selling 2,000 to 2,600 tickets for the concert, even though they haven't had much publicity as of yet. \nStill, Kuniansky said he believes the concert will still be a success.\n"Although I haven't been around to see any of the other concerts, because I'm a freshman, I know that this is going to be well done because we have a certain DJ who is accustomed and used to throwing parties in Atlanta that exceed 6,000 people," Kuniansky said. "He should make it a great time."\nIn order for the concert to take place, the fraternity needed the IU Police Department and IU Risk Management to inspect the house for any possible hazards and the necessary security measures that will need to take place. Both signed off on the event. \nTo prepare for the concert, the fence in the backyard of the fraternity will be taken down to allow more people to attend.\nWhile the members of the fraternity are not sure they will make a profit out of the event, AEPi intends to donate any proceeds to a charity. Though no charity has been chosen yet, the most probable choice will be toward Crohn's disease research, Philipson said, because of the passing of a mother of one of the AEPi brothers last winter break.\n"Basically, we've been saying from the beginning that we don't want any of the money to go to us," Slatkin said. "If we can make it fun for everyone and if we can gain any profit, it's going to a good cause because that's our number one priority."\nIn order to purchase tickets, which cost $20, students can go to the AEPi house, located on the Jordan Avenue extension or ask anyone wearing AEPi letters around campus.\n"If anyone sees a brother wearing an AEPi shirt, most likely, they will have tickets. And if you go up to them, they will sell you a ticket," Kuniansky said.\nFor more information about the concert, students can visit AEPi's Web site at www.iuaepi.net, e-mail questions or concerns to tickets@iuaepi.net or call 857-6173.