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Greek Week comes to festive end

Greek Week came to a grand finale last evening as the Greek System "came out and played" at the Sing and Variety at Hill Auditorium, consisting of a singing and a dancing competition.

During the week, which carried the theme "Come Out and Play," fraternities and sororities were paired into 17 teams to engage in friendly competition.

"(Sing and Variety) is a final chance for teams to get points," said Engineering senior Keith Brady, who co-directs Greek Week with LSA senior Greta Grass.

"It's probably the highlight of Greek Week," Grass said.

Sing and Variety kicked off with the Sing competition where 11 teams entertained the audience with songs that included "Africa," "For the Longest Time" and "In Your Wildest Dreams."

The song that won the Sing Competition was "Wade in the Water," performed by Delta Delta Delta, Pi Kappa Alpha and Sigma Phi.

After the interval, following a film of highlights of Greek Week, was the Dance competition, the most popular among the audience members.

Sixteen teams sweated out their choreographed dances with themes such as "Wild West," "Hip Hop" and "Batman."

The crowd responded with cat calls, standing ovations, team cheers, waving of team flags and even the ringing of a cow bell.

However, the judges decided it was Delta Delta Delta, Pi Kappa Alpha and Sigma Phi again who would win the Dance Competition with their "Vietnam" theme.

Greek Week was a success for the Greek community, organizers said.

Chris Dewolfe of Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity said he had "great fun" dunking a DPS officer during Diag Day last Friday afternoon.

"I think (Sing and Variety) is a wonderful show for an excellent cause," said Debra Mexicotte, facility coordinator for the Student Theatre Arts Complex, who served as a judge for the Sing Competition. "It allows fraternities to show themselves in a positve light while having a lot of fun."

Community service and charities is a large part of Greek Week.

"We believe it's a great opportunity for the Greeks to come out and involve in the community and show all the positive things they do during the year," said LSA junior Jennifer Kruer, co-chair for Greek Week community service. "We're focused on being able to give large contributions together as a system instead of individual houses."

Grass estimates that $30,000 is being collected for charity this year and 450 pints of blood were donated at the blood drive.

"I think that there are not enough people that really understand what the contribution to the community that Greek Week brings," said Associate Dean of Students Frank Cianciola, a judge for the Dance competition.