The Pacer

Issue date: 2/17/09 Section: Campus News

Media Credit: University Relations The sisters of Chi Omega step en route to a first place finish at Steppin. Chi Omega and fraternity Pi Kappa Alpha won overall top places in Greek Fest.

Greek Fest 2009 kicked off last Monday, Feb. 9 with this year's theme "Greatness".
Each year for Greek Fest, a charity organization is selected to receive the profits of Greek Fest. This year, the selected charity was Habitat for Humanity.

Fierce competition among the fraternities and sororities started Monday with the Greek auction. The sororities and fraternities could enter up to five members from their organization to be auctioned off to bidders.
Tuesday night, Line Dance was the start of the performances put on by the greeks. The object of line dance is to dance in a well-choreographed routine while staying in line. The fraternities and sororities have the choice of which song they would like to dance to.

The brothers of Sigma Chi took home first place and Best of Show, dancing to the song from the movie Night at the Roxbury, "What is love", while the brothers of Sigma Alpha Epsilon took second place, dancing to the song, "Push it", by the duo Salt and Pepa.
The sisters of Chi Omega took first place at line dance with their performance to the song, "Circus" by Britney Spears, and "A show out", by DJ Unk. The sisters of Alpha Delta Pi took home second place and Best of Show with their performance to the song, "Man, I feel like a woman," by popular country singer Shania Twain.

Lip Sync was held Wednesday night and this year's theme was "Cartoons". The brothers of Pi Kappa Alpha blew everyone away with their first-place performance of a blast -from-the-past cartoon routine with shows such as, "The Care Bears," "The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," "The Smurfs" and "Alvin and the Chipmunks."

The brothers of Sigma Alpha Epsilon took 2nd place and Best of Show with their creative and entertaining imitation of today's popular kids' cartoon - Dora the Explorer.

The sisters of Chi Omega creatively intertwined the theme of lip sync with things related to their sorority, winning them 1st place in the lip sync competition. Chi Omega had an elaborate backdrop painted, "Hootie Tunes", and owls dressed as cartoon characters throughout the stage. The sisters of Alpha Delta Pi took home 2nd place and Best of Show with their outstanding performance centering around two girls going through a toy box, reminiscing over cartoons they watched as kids.

A very intense Step Show held Friday night concluded this semester's Greek Fest. The brothers of Kappa Alpha Order busted out of coffins during their performance with a creepy/scary musical background that added emphasis to their theme. They took 1st place and Best of Show. The sisters of Chi Omega stunned the audience with their theatrical and circus themed performance, earning them 1st place and Best of Show in Steppin.
The brothers of Pi Kappa Alpha took 2nd place in Steppin and the sisters of Alpha Omicron Pi took 2nd as well.

Overall, the brothers of Pi Kappa Alpha and the sisters of Chi Omega took home the win for Greek Fest 2009. The brothers of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and the sisters of Alpha Delta Pi took 2nd.

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