Sigma Phi Epsilon and Sigma Sigma Sigma won first place Sunday

at the 50th Annual Greek Sing.

Eight sororities and seven fraternities rehearsed for and

attended the event in various costumes and prepared to face-off

against one another. However, as the show began, encouraging

cheers filled the air with fun and excitement, rather than

competition.

The show was divided into a formal division and an informal

division. Each of these divisions had different performance

requirements.

The 11 Greek organizations that were participating in the

formal division took the stage. In the formal division,

fraternities and sororities compete in their own category.

After these performances, the four remaining organizations in

the informal category performed for the audience. In the

informal division, the sororities and fraternities compete

against each other.

In the formal division, Sigma Phi Epsilon won the first place

trophy, followed by Delta Tau Delta in second place, and Delta

Sigma Phi in third place.

Sigma Phi Epsilon, under the direction of Kyle Perry, performed

the vocal stylings of Billy Joel and sang, among others,

“Uptown Girl.”

Delta Tau Delta sang two timeless rock songs that were

dedicated to the memory of their late fraternity brother, Dan

Doyle. They sang “Wish You Were Here” and “Stand By Me,” along

with the accompaniment of guitar and the direction of Matt

Millette.

Delta Sigma Phi sang an Oldies Medley, which included “Build Me

Up, Buttercup” by the Foundations. Their classic vocals and

old-school choreography was directed by Gene Filippo.

“Greek sing is the culmination of all the hard work the Greek

organizations put in. It is one of the most exciting events

during Greek Week,” said Paul Smuskiewicz, member of Delta Tau

Delta fraternity.

In the sorority formal division, Sigma Sigma Sigma won first

place, with Alpha Phi coming in second place and Alpha Gamma

Delta in third place.

Sigma Sigma Sigma wore traditional garments reminiscent of a

Charles Dickens play as they sang “The First Noel” and “Carol

of the Bells.” Sigma Sigma Sigma was under the direction of

Courtney Mullin.

Alpha Phi performed Broadway hits. They sang songs by Cole

Porter under the direction of Keri Gragg and Brooke White.

The Alpha Gamma Delta’s performed “Songs of the Seasons.” These

ladies performed “Camelot,” “Spring Fever”, and “Seasons of

Love” under the direction of Kayla Ramsey, Heather Henry and

Tara Castleman.

In the informal division, Sigma Nu won the first place trophy

and Sigma Pi came in second place.

Sigma Nu performed “Punk Hits” with creative lyrics. With the

accompaniment of electric guitar and drums, and direction of

Bob Norman, the Sigma Nu’s sang original lyrics: “My car is in

the front yard, and I’m sleepin’ in the South Quad! Ended up

in Mattoon last night!”

Sigma Pi, dressed in overalls and flannels, sang the CCR songs

“Down on the Corner” and “Lookin’ Out My Backdoor,” along with

the guitar and direction of Brad Jackson.