UNC rager dubbed 'Flagstock 2024,' funded by GoFundMe slated for Labor Day

Fraternity brothers at the University of North Carolina (UNC) will get to have the "epic rager" they were promised by organizers of the GoFundMe that raised half a million dollars on their behalf last month. 

A group of fraternity members at UNC captured the attention of the nation in May when they held up the American flag as anti-Israel protesters tried to replace the Stars and Stripes with a Palestinian flag during an on-campus protest. After enduring nearly an hour of screaming, expletatives, and flying objects, the fraternity brothers held up the fallen American flag until it could be restored in a display that many considered a heroic act of patriotism. 

In response, a GoFundMe was started to throw a party for the fraternities involved, which raised $515,517 by the time donations closed. On Monday, an update to the GoFundMe page announced the party, "Flagstock 2024" is set to take place on Labor Day, Sept. 2, 2024. Organizers John Noonan and Susan Ralston said they established the organization "Pints for Patriots," which includes a board of directors and a small team of volunteers to ensure every cent of donor dollars "goes to throwing these fine young Americans the epic rager they earned."