Longwood University’s LipSync was the place to be on March 19. Performances were crazier than ever, Sigma Nu’s especially. Their risky dance moves were not favored by the judges.
“They were disqualified from LipSync, and we are currently still assessing the night,” said Associate Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life Wolfgang Acevedo.
He continued, “This situation is still something that has to be determined with all parties involved, but this really doesn’t represent them.” “It was disappointing because it took away from the fact that Sigma Nu raised the most cans,” said Acevedo.
He continued, “It took away from the great cause the Greek community came together to support.”
According to Acevedo, encouraging them to selfevaluate, and make them come up with punishments internally helps students become critical thinkers.
“It’s important for them to distinguish what happened, what was wrong with what occurred and find a remedy for the situation,” he said. Even though their actions in the performance were not positive, they had a positive impact on the community.
“It’s an opportunity for them to see that a lot of hard work can go away in a few seconds,” said Acevedo. “Our main goal was to raise awareness for F.A.C.E.S. and to help them out,” said Sigma Nu President John Barham.
According to Barham, this event was not pre-meditated, and they did not perform in practice the way they did in the final round.
“It was geared toward a Greek audience … we didn’t mean to offend anyone,” said Barham. “We didn’t think the administration would be that upset.”
He continued, “We realize this might have been a misrepresentation of the Greek community. Now, we have to do our part to bring some positive publicity.”
“Organizations have done a great aside from this hiccup, but I’m proud there were no alcohol or additional issues that night,” said Acevedo.
According to Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC) President, Montu Jani, the Greek community came together and raised 389 cans for FACES. He plans to continue partnering with F.A.C.E.S. to raise awareness for those in need.
“At the end of the day, we helped our community, and I think that’s the most important factor,” said Barham.
Altogether, Sigma Nu raised 42 cans for F.A.C.E.S. the night of LipSync, followed by delivering all 389 cans the next day.
“When I dropped off the cans, they were shocked at how much the Greek community had raised,” said Jani. “They said they look forward to working with IFC and individual chapters in the future.”
The Greek office thinks it’s amazing that IFC students thought of such a great cause to support and would like to make it a recurring event, regardless of any problems that took place that night.
