Lantz Gymnasium packed in a full house for the presentation of

Greek king and queen, during its Greek Week 2001 coronation

program that took place right before the intermission of the

airband performances Saturday night in Lantz Gymnasium.

Out of the 18 qualified candidates for Greek king and queen,

Amy Allen, of Sigma Kappa, and Jason Pry, of Sigma Pi, both

left Lantz gymnasium Saturday night wearing crowns of royalty.

Feelings of excitement and nervousness were felt by Allen, a

senior special education major, as she stood on stage awaiting

the announcement of the Greek Queen. It could have been anyone

up there, Allen said.

“I was surprised when they called my name,” Allen said. “Every

single candidate was great.”

Allen has been an active member in her sorority, holding an

executive position, and has also been nominated for Eastern’s

Outstanding Senior Award.

“I was glad to be able to do this for my house,” Allen said.

Pry, a junior family and consumer science major, said it was a

great honor to represent his house, but he wasn’t sure why he

was nominated to be the Greek king candidate for Sigma Pi.

However, Pry, who has been an active member of his fraternity,

holding leadership positions, being the social chairman, rush

chairman and also a member of the executive council, proved to

be qualified for the job.

“It was nice regardless of who won,” said Pry. “It was a great

surprise that topped off the night for our house,” said Pry.

First runner’s up for Greek king and queen were Eric Zilch, a

senior speech communication major, representing Delta Tau

Delta, and Amanda Gindey, a senior economics major, of Alpha

Sigma Tau.