There were barely any seats left in the house in Jarman Auditorium Monday night as Longwood students waited eagerly to be entertained by members of the Greek societies in the timeless tradition of Greek Sync, which is presented by the Order of Omega.
For the event, different sororities and fraternities were put together in groups of three or four to face off in a fierce lip-syncing and dancing competition. Their job was to impress three judges and win over the crowd, which they all did with ease.
Many of the fraternity and sorority members came out to support their brothers and sisters as they performed. Sigma Kappa, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Phi Kappa Tau and Alpha Phi Alpha opened the show with an outer spaced themed routine that was truly out of this world. Five other teams also competed with routines based on relationship problems, the Seven Deadly Sins and even “#Basic.”
With perfect choreography set to an array of popular songs ranging from Celine Dion, to Disney, to Luke Bryan, Wiz Khalifa and even a few throwbacks, it was obvious that every group put a tremendous amount of effort into their performance. To say the least, the crowd was not disappointed.
A particular crowd favorite was a stepping routine performed by several of the girls from team “#Basic.” Not only could brothers and sisters of the performers be heard yelling and screaming in approval, non-Greek students seemed to love the performances just as much, judging from their loud cheers.
Freshmen Alea Hansinger and Marci Logsdon experienced their first ever Greek Sync and said they thoroughly enjoyed the performances. “It was funny and it kept you entertained! And you know, had some nice throwbacks, so you never knew what was coming.” said Lodgsdon.
After the judges took some time to deliberate, they awarded: First place, to group of Alpha Beta Psi, Alpha Delta Pi, Delta Sigma Theta and Theta Chi for their “Welcome to the Jungle” routine. Second place was awarded to the group comprising Sigma Nu, Alpha Sigma Tau, Alpha Kappa Alpha and Zeta Tau Alpha and the group of Sigma Kappa, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Phi Kappa Tau and Alpha Phi Alpha was presented with the award for third place.
Greek Sync is just one of the many fun events during Greek Week, running from Nov. 8, to Nov. 14, which celebrates Greek life, as well as sparking the interest for the university’s non-Greek population.
When asked if the event peaked their interest in Greek life, Logsdon stated, “Definitely, we both really want to rush now and it was kind of cool thinking about next semester, since they have something similar to it in the spring, that we could possible get to do. It just showed you how tight all the Greek communities were. It’s really exciting!”
With plenty more events in store for the week ahead, if Greek Sync was any indication, the rest of Greek Week is something that is not to be missed.
