Greek organizations hold annual contest

     Kappa Sigma and Alpha Delta Pi were named Greek Week champions after competing in a week long series of events on campus. After weeks of preparation, the winners proved themselves in athletics, trivia and community service events.
     “We practiced a lot more this year than last year,and I think it really brought us all together,” Kappa Sigma brother Chase Brinson said.
     Every sorority and fraternity brought fierce competition to every event leaving the outcomes very unpredictable.
     The Greek organizations showed off their skills in flag football, softball, basketball, sing, and even a step show. All of the events were open to spectators, but some were more popular than others.
     “My favorite part of Greek Week was definitely the step show,” freshman Christine Trout of Phi Mu said. “I really didn’t know what to expect so it was awesome to see all of the sororities perform.”
     The step show, sing and the Greek god and goddess competition proved to be the most popular night for spectators.  The Arts and Sciences Auditorium piled in hundreds of students, faculty, and parents to enjoy the show.
     “Greek sing was the most entertaining for me,” freshman Hannah Lynn of Zeta Tau Alpha said. “We definitely rocked out with Kappa Sigma.”
     The Greeks also showed their support to the community by an event called Can-Serve-A-Thon. The fraternities and sororities were paired up and worked together to build a sculpture out of cans that was displayed on Front Campus. Planes, trains, and automobiles were the theme and the organizations proved to be very creative.
     “Can-Serve-A-Thon is a great way to give back to the community, and my fraternity has always been glad to give back in such a way as feeding the homeless,” junior Brandon Chaney of Delta Sigma Phi said.
     All of the events were aimed at building Greek unity and to help build a better relationship within ones chapter. The chapters had to work together as a team to be successful.
    “The best part was seeing everyone from all the chapters come together for a week of competition, but at the same time a week of togetherness,” Dawson Bryan, Greek Week co-chair, said.
     Bryan worked with Danielle Dawson to clear up any questions that pertained to the rules and to oversee all of the events. The two co-chairs were also the emcees for all of the events.
     Bryan is also a member of Kappa Sigma and Dawson is an active member of Phi Mu. The co-chairs found it sometimes very difficult to regulate the events.
      “It was hard to stay unbiased, but Danielle and I worked together so that neither of us was in a position where we could be accused of being biased,” Bryan said. “It is really hard to take yourself out of your organization for a week, especially because I am so close with everyone in my fraternity.”

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