Issue date: 3/30/09 Section: News

Members of the Sigma Kappa sorority, directed by Sarah Freund, perform songs from "Moulin Rouge" during Sunday afternoon's Greek Sing event in Lantz Arena. (Erin Matheny / The Daily Eastern News)

Songs performed by various fraternities and sororities during the 58th annual Greek Sing competition embraced themes such as the Disney classic "Aladdin," The Temptations, the '60s era and the Broadway musical "Rent."

The Greek organizations came together for another Greek Week event and delivered harmonies as they wore costumes that complemented theme choices Sunday afternoon in Lantz Arena.

The final results placed the Sigma Nu fraternity and the Delta Delta Delta sorority as the first-place winners for the competition.

Lesley Winslow, a member of tri-Delta and music director of the sorority, said she felt overwhelmed to know that her sorority took first place.

"We finally got it done," said the freshman communications and public relations major. "I am just so happy and it's just wonderful."

Tri-Delta performed songs such as "Glamorous" by Fergie, "Breaking Free" from High School Musical and "Ticket to Ride" by the Beatles.

The sorority incorporated a theme called "Delta Airlines" as members dressed in flight attendant outfits.

Carrie Murphy, a member of tri-Delta, said the sorority wanted to give the audience variety.

"We were just brainstorming, and we wanted a lot of mixture," said the freshman communications major. "We like the diversity part of it."

Murphy said overall, it felt awesome to win.

"It's a lot of stress and hard work, but during Greek Week it is all worth it," she said.





When it comes to Greek Sing, this event is considered one of the largest singing competitions among fraternities and sororities in the Midwest.

Kathy Smith, co-chair of Greek sing and member of Alpha Sigma Alpha, said she is glad the event had finally come together.

"It is a big relief off of our shoulders," said the senior special education major. "We get to now see the audience enjoy the show."

Sean Wyrobek, co-chair of Greek Sing and member of Sigma Phi Epsilon, said there was a step-by-step process the organizations had to go through in order to qualify.

"Lyrics had to be appropriate, the song choice couldn't be something from the last two years, there were limits on what they could buy for costumes and they were given a packet for due dates," said the senior political science major.

This year was Wyrobek's first year not performing with his fraternity, as he hosted the event along with Smith.

"This is the first year I have been on the other side," he said. "It is a unique experience to be on the steering committee as opposed to performing."

For the final performance, Sigma Nu took the stage as it performed songs of the last two decades such as "Always Be My Baby," by Mariah Carey, "All for You," by Sister Hazel and "Flavor of the Weak," by American Hi-Fi.

Jered Sutton, a member of Sigma Nu and music director of the fraternity, said he has been in his fraternity for the past four years and this is the first time he has won Greek Sing with his organization.

"We have always taken second every year," he said. "We were always the crowd pleaser but we never won."

Sutton said the fraternity wanted to make sure the words were clear and concise while on stage.

"On stage, our biggest thing is annunciation," he said. "Our motto is 'We want five minutes of energy.'"

Sutton said it was a great experience to be on stage and perform in front of his peers.

"This is a great thing for our fraternity," he said. "This is a thing you win and everyone sees."

Greek Sing Results

Fraternity Ranks
• 1st place - Sigma Nu
• 2nd place - Sigma Phi Epsilon
• 3rd place - Sigma Pi
• 4th place - Lambda Chi Alpha

Sorority Ranks
• 1st place - Delta Delta Delta
• 2nd place - Sigma Sigma Sigma
• 3rd place - Alpha Phi
• 4th place - Delta Zeta


Jessica Leggin can be reached at 581-7942 or at jmleggin@eiu.edu.

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