Twenty-three students stood in the Pit on Wednesday night, waiting to be sold to the highest bidder.
Bidding at the annual Date Auction sponsored by Masala, a coalition of multicultural groups, started at $5 and went as high as $75.
"I went at the beginning, but when people were bidding more and more later on, I thought, 'I should have been bid for more,'" said Liz Linzan, a sophomore who was auctioned off.
Although Linzan said she was slightly disappointed for going at merely $7, she had no regrets because she participated for the experience, as well as to support a good cause.
The group raised nearly $800 during the event which will be given to the Carolina Covenant, a need-based scholarship program.
Masala is the first student organization ever to make a donation to the Carolina Covenant.
"I'm very excited about the event," said Ann Trollinger, senior assistant director for the Office of Scholarships and Student Aid. "It's nice to have support since the number of students receiving scholarships is growing."
Every year, the group donates to a different organization, varying from a food drive in Puerto Rico to a musical outreach program on campus.
Masala's special events coordinators Varsha Gadani and Ashmita Chatterjee said that during the past three years the most a student has been auctioned for was $90 and the average was $40.
