Recent Greek event summary:
Gamma Phi Omega holds a yearly contest to choose a male who will represent each chapter during the coming year. This contest is called Mr. GPhiO. Each chapter of the organization holds one of these competitions every spring. Then each region holds one big Mr. GPhiO event to choose the one male to represent the entire region. The male that the Gamma Phi Omega’s pick will not only represent their chapter, but will also work with the organization during events. Entrants do not need to be from a Greek organization, they only need to meet the academic requirements set by the organization.
Last year’s winner Johnathan Barrera was present at this years contest. This year there were three contestants: Victor Gutierrez, Angel Velez and Joseph Winfield. The three competed in several categories to show how they represent Gamma Phi Omega. The judges for this year were Martii Kuznicki and Veronica Rodriguez the Assistant Director of Student Activities. Before the winners were announced, Johnathan Barrera performed for the audience. In first place was Gutierrez. The first place runner-up was Valez and the second place runner-up was crowd favorite Winfield. Gamma Phi Omega also used this event to raise funds for St. Jude’s hospital.
Greek Week
Greek Week is a week-long celebration of unity between the Greek organizations on campus. This year the week kicked off with a trivia contest on Monday. Theta Chi Omega took first place in that competition. Tuesday’s event was a karaoke contest where members of the Greek organizations gathered around a microphone and laptop in the cafeteria and sang a variety of songs together. On Wednesday there was a scavenger hunt, in which Theta Chi Omega obtained first place. To coincide with the 80 degree weather on Thursday, there was a cook-out. This cook-out had games, food and informational tables. The week ended with window painting in the cafeteria and a talent show in Alumni Hall.
The talent show consisted of the Greek organizations doing special dances called “strolls” and in some cases having a member of their organization perform a musical piece. The winner of the talent show was decided by audience cheer vote.
Nicole Ross of Alpha Kappa Alpha, who sang and played piano, came in third place. Maggie Champlin of Theta Chi Omega came in second place for her song performance. Omega Phi Beta took first place by performing two strolls. Gamma Phi Omega won the window painting contest. Theta Chi Omega won first place for Greek Week.