How GREAT was the Kick-Off Party???

Greeks from all 19 triads packed Alumni Hall

The Greek Sing Kick Off Party kicked off Greek Sing with a bang on a Wednesday in Alumni Hall. All 19 triads were present for a short preview of each show. The sneak peek featured 90 second snippets of each all-greek pairing’s themed performance. Every group brought an entourage of up to 10 additional, non-dancing members to pack alumni hall, all of whom worked together to keep the energy high. Afterwards, spirit points were awarded to the Top Three performances and other, smaller awards were handed out by the judges. Delta Gamma, Alpha Epsilon Pi and Delta Kappa Epsilon (“Newsies”) captured the top award, with Delta Upsilon, Delta Tau Delta, and Delta Zeta (“The Lion King”) taking second and Alpha Gamma Rho, Alpha Delta Pi, and Pi Lambda Phi (“Footloose”) finishing third.

Greek Sing Executive VP Nick Doyle (Delta Lambda Phi) acted as Emcee for the night

Theater students Amanda Reiser & David Kisan joined IFC Executive VP Chip Ray and PHC VP of Communications Amanda Cillo joined Greek Sing Executive Director Carolyn Hayford (Center) as judges.

It was a night filled with many highs and few lows. Chloe Griffin, Greek Sing chair for Delta Gamma Sorority, began the night with optimism. Her favorite part of the kickoff party was  “… many performers getting their first taste of what its like to perform in front of a crowd.” Many of the talented performers in Greek Sing have never set foot on a stage, and in some cases, have never performed anything in front a large group. If there were any first time performers in the Delta Gamma preview of “Newsies”, it did not show. Delta Gamma, along with Alpha Epsilon Pi and Delta Kappa Epsilon, featured strong ensemble singing and few mistakes on a packed stage.

Tau Kappa Epsilon, Alpha Xi Delta, and Alpha Kappa Alpha showed early promise with flawless flips and swings in their preview of “Saturday Night Fever.”

None of the highs of the night were quite as high as the note hit by the leading man in the Kappa Delta, Pi Kappa Phi, and Theta Delta Chi rendition of Green Day’s “American Idiot.” Patrick Fedena, who helped his triad win Best Vocals and has had parts in a dozen other shows, brought irreplaceable experience to the show. Kappa Delta Greek Sing chair Amanda Jacobs took part in the excitement of the evening but noted that her favorite part of Greek Sing is yet to come, sharing that “the shows really get exciting in costume.”

Members of the executive committee directed captains and made sure everything was run correctly

For such an outstanding night of performance, the occasional technical hiccup could not reduce the spirits of some groups. Delta Chi, Alpha Chi Omega, and Phi Kappa Theta had the microphone stop functioning twice during their performance, but kept their performance on track and finished strong. Some groups surprised the audience with genre-bending performances, like the Alpha Gamma Rho, Alpha Delta Pi, and Pi Lambda Phi performance of “Footloose.” 1980’s dance moves and classic rock merged seamlessly with modern stepping to impress the judges. Alpha Delta Pi Greek Sing Chair Jennifer Rausch had a big picture view of the night, relating that it was “Really exciting to see everyone’s hard work pay off so quickly.”

Kappa Delta Rho, Pi Beta Phi, and Beta Theta Pi strike a pose during their rendition of “Grease.”

The 2012 Greek Sing Kick Off Party was a huge success and every triad showed great potential for the full show in December. 

Now, watch out next week for some great information from the Greek Sing Blood Drive we had. We thank everyone that came out and donated, because it really was for such a great cause.

WINNERS OF THE FACEBOOK CONTEST

Lastly, here we have the last two weeks winners from the Facebook photo contest. The last two weeks had the same winners!

1. ADPi/AGR/Pi Lam

 

2. DG/AEPi/DKE

3. Phi Mu/PKT/Phi Psi

Thank you to everyone who submitted pictures, we love how involved you are all getting!! Start uploading your pictures now to the Greek Sing Facebook under the theme Couples. We can't wait to see what you all come up with!!! Also, remember that there is a cap of three comments per greek org on the comments below.

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