Chris Brown, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears and Destiny’s Child, among other artists from the last two decades, made appearances in Van Meter Auditorium Sunday night.
The artists had Chi Omega sorority jiving to Avril Lavigne in bright colors and zebra tank tops while Kappa Sigma fraternity lived in a “Barbie World” and MMMBopped their way across stage.
Phi Mu sorority showed their grills and Sigma Kappa sorority broke down the London Bridge. Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity caused a boy band feud and showed they were survivors.
And it was all for the annual Greek dancing and singing competition, Spring Sing. The competition officially kicked off Greek Week, the largest Greek event of the year.
Each Greek group who places in the competition will earn points that will be added to the total points they earn during Greek Week.
The winners will be announced on April 27.
This year’s theme was “NOW that’s Spring Sing,” showcasing Greek talent with songs selected from the NOW CD collections from the past decade. Those CDs are compilations of popular songs at the time they’re released.
At 5 p.m., Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity started the production with hits from NOW number 9, including songs from 2001.
Whitney Huffman, a sophomore from Orlando, Fla., and a Chi Omega member, said that although the choreography had been developed in sections, it was worth it.
“We watched a lot of videos and the girls really came together to work really hard to show everybody what we can do,” Huffman said. “The energy from the crowd was so overwhelming that my legs were shaking the whole time, but it was worth it.”
Bowling Green senior Kori Beck, and fellow Chi Omega member, agreed with Huffman, who said the performance was memorable.
“I wait for this day all year,” Beck said. “I used to dance in high school and it’s not everyday you get to do something like this in college. It was so much fun.”
Louisville sophomore Josh Mabry, and a member of Sigma Nu fraternity, said he dances frequently, but said the feeling that night was bigger than anything he had experienced.
“It felt so cool,” Mabry said. “I mean, I go to the club and dance all the time, but nobody is screaming like that at me. It is a good feeling to show everybody that Sigma Nu is still here.”
The kick off to Greek Week was a great way to bring Greeks together and show support for their fellow brothers and sisters, said Gary Wiser, coordinator of Greek Affairs.
“In general, this week is about coming together,” Wiser said. “It is about supporting every one and all about promoting Greek pride.”
All tickets purchased were sold Sunday night, totaling more than 1,600 audience members. About 1,200 people attended last year’s event, Wiser said.
Every one showed their support and high energy this year and brought all their talent forward, Bowling Green senior and Sigma Kappa Jill Arnold said.
“All the fraternities came out a lot stronger this year,” she said. “Everybody came out with full force this year. It was amazing.”
The other sororities who participated were Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Delta Pi and Kappa Delta. The fraternities were Sigma Chi, Phi Delta Theta, Farmhouse, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Delta Tau Delta, Pi Kappa Alpha and Kappa Alpha Order.
Reach Jill Erwin at diversions@chherald.com.
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