Every year, the fraternities and sororities come together to celebrate Greek Life through a week of events and competition. Throughout the week, chapters could compete in superhero-themed events to win points. The chapter with the most points at the end of the week is named the Greek Week champion.
“Greek Week is so important because it allows both fraternity and sorority life to have a week to compete and celebrate each other,” said Addie Greene, member of Pi Beta Phi.
Members of the Alpha Xi Delta and Sigma Phi Epsilon team, Talon Hunter, Kent Huth, Natalie Morrow, Kaytlynn Taylor, and Lorenzo Ramirez, competing in tug of war. Photo from MC Flickr.
The first event started a week early this year with a community service event at the Jamieson Center. Members from all chapters got together to help clean up and place mulch around the center. Points were awarded for having up to 5 members present.
Greek Week officially kicked off on Monday with a Just Dance event hosted by ASAP. Teams of 4 from each chapter danced their hearts out to not only win Just Dance but also win Greek Week points for their chapter.
On Tuesday, Chapters participated in Captain America’s Field Day Challenges. One fraternity and one sorority teamed up to compete in challenges such as Hulk’s Tug-of-War, Magneto’s Metal Spoon Race, Captain America’s Shield Toss, and the Batmobile Race. The
The highlight of the night was the Batmobile Race, where teams of 12 rolled a table on their backs across the field while a chapter member rode on top of the table. Points were awarded to each chapter duo based on their placement in the individual events. The winner of the night was “The Phi Duo,” consisting of Pi Beta Phi and Phi Delta Theta.
The week continued with the annual Family Feud competition on Wednesday night. 5 members from each chapter competed in a standard game of Family Feud. The two teams with the most rounds won moved on to Quicksilver’s Fast Money.
On Thursday, chapter members were encouraged to attend the Twilight Special Track Meet and cheer on the Monmouth Track and Field team. Points were awarded based on each chapter’s overall attendance.
The philanthropy chosen for this year’s Greek Week was the Recharge Teen Center. Throughout the week, chapters participated in the Penny Wars competition to collect donations for RTC and earn more points for their chapters. The organizations collected a total of $595.55 throughout the week.
An additional ongoing event was the finding of the Hidden Super-Greek Week Directors that were placed on bulletin boards around campus. Each chapter could find its missing Greek Week director for extra points.
Each chapter also painted a banner relating to the superhero theme. The board of judges consisted of Aramark staff members who chose Pi Beta Phi as the winner and secured extra points for their chapter.
Greek Week concluded on Friday night with the Fraternity and Sorority Life Awards Ceremony. Awards are handed out to students and staff who have made a significant impact on Greek Life. The Greek Week Committee also nominates students and chapters that went above and beyond during the week for spirit awards.
The overall Greek Week winner was Pi Beta Phi with a total of 1,720 points. Phi Delta Theta came in second place with 1,670 points, and Zeta Beta Tau came in third with 1,520 points.