, ▁typically ▁the ▁Muslim ▁Stud ents ' ▁Association ▁( MS A ) ▁get ▁students ▁of ▁all ▁faith ▁to ▁sign ▁up ▁to ▁fast ▁for ▁a ▁day ▁according ▁to ▁Islam ic ▁trad itions , ▁and ▁for ▁each ▁person ▁that ▁fast s , ▁arrang ements ▁are ▁made ▁for ▁a ▁certain ▁amount ▁to ▁be ▁don ated ▁to ▁char ity ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁person ▁fast ing . ▁They ▁usually ▁are ▁also ▁invited ▁to ▁break ▁their ▁fast s ▁with ▁other ▁Muslim s ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁fast ing ▁day . ▁▁▁▁ ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Tennessee ▁Muslim ▁Student ▁Association ▁held ▁the ▁first ▁Fast - a - Th on ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁after ▁the ▁September ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁attacks ▁and ▁founded ▁a ▁national ▁event ▁that ▁included ▁students ▁at ▁over ▁ 2 3 0 ▁colleg es ▁and ▁univers ities ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁The ▁event ▁also ▁is ▁held ▁to ▁help ▁disp el ▁mis con ception s ▁about ▁Islam ▁and ▁Muslim s . ▁An ▁event ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁has ▁been ▁held ▁ann ually ▁for ▁over ▁a ▁de cade . ▁Other ▁establish ments ▁supporting ▁this ▁event ▁are ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Florida , ▁University ▁of ▁Washington , ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Water lo o . ▁ ▁Fast - a - Th on ▁is ▁now ▁an ▁annual ▁event ▁held ▁during ▁Ram ad an . ▁ ▁If ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁Ram ad an ▁falls ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁univers ities ▁academic ▁calendar , ▁the ▁M SA ▁may ▁choose ▁another ▁time ▁to