The rain didn’t stop several Greek organizations from racing to be the champion of the Homecoming Superhero Relay Tuesday.

“Superman goes through rain or shine. He doesn’t care about the weather. Why should we?” said Theresa Outman, a senior marketing major and spectator during the event.

It was chaotic at first, said Homecoming Coordinator PJ Bailey, when University Board was trying to figure out whether to move the event inside because of the weather.

“The rain made it more fun,” Bailey said. “It was awesome. It was so slimy; it reminded me of little kids.”

Each team consisted of six teammates and one superhero. Teammates stood at each post to assist his or her team’s superhero in putting on a piece of superhero clothing.

The superheroes, wrapped in toilet paper and wearing underwear, a ski mask and a cape, raced to the finish line.

At the finish line, the superheroes dove into a tarp covered in ketchup, mustard, pudding, oil, water, marshmallows and soft drinks, said Erin Miller, a graduate assistant in the Student Life Office.

There were three heats in the race, and the top three teams with the best times were awarded homecoming points.

Sigma Sigma Sigma came in third place with a time of two minutes and eleven seconds. Sigma Pi came in second place with two minutes and four seconds.

The combined team of Delta Zeta and Delta Tau Delta won the event with a time of one minute and forty seven seconds.

Jackie Criko and Katie Jo Bruner, both freshmen members of Delta Zeta, spoke positively about the event, despite the weather.

“It was a good bonding experience,” they said.