 "Photo: Chris LaMance")
 "Photo: Chris LaMance")
All week the Greeks showed their stuff and had fun doing it.
Greek week began on Saturday, April 17 and went until Friday, April 23. The first of the festivities was the Greek Variety Show held in Love Valley. The event was full of laughter as the sororities and fraternities showed off their renditions of well-known movies and television shows.
The ladies of Phi Mu recreated a music video by Lady Gaga, and did a parody to the snuggie commercials. The men of Alpha Tau Omega showed their moves as they performed to various songs, including Right Said Fred’s “I’m too sexy.”
The events continued Monday afternoon with a sidewalk chalk contest in front of the UCC. Greek trivia was held in the Campus Center Ballroom Monday night. Admission was simply canned goods.
On Tuesday, the Greeks held an event called Greeks Give Back from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. that afternoon at the Castle Playground.
Wednesday, the Greeks had two events. Starting that morning, in front of the UCC was the Greek Letter Count. That night in the Campus Center Ballroom was the Greek Week Stroll Off. Admission to this event was $2. The event featured the different Greek organizations strolling together.
Thursday night was the Greek God/Goddess Pageant in the Campus Center Ballroom.
The event was set up like a talent show. Early in the day, there was voting for Greek God/Goddess in front of the UCC. The winners were determined based on the amount of votes and based on the judges’ opinions of the talent portion.
There were 10 contestants for the night. They danced, sang and performed for their organization. The winners of the night were the Ladies of Alpha Xi Delta and the men of Kappa Sigma. The contestant from Tau Kappa Epsilon created his own version of Bon Jovi’s “Wanted Dead or Alive” called, “In a Straight Line,” about life on the farm.
Friday, the final day of Greek Week, featured Greek Week Game Day from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Love Valley. After the games were over, the Greeks had a Cool Off Cook-Out and Greek Week Awards held on the Greek Village Lawn.
All week long the Greeks had fun performing together, and anyone who came out to watch enjoyed the show. It may have been lots of fun, but it was also helpful as all the proceeds from these different events went to benefit the Carrollton Boys and Girls Club.
Greek Week, a tradition at the University of West Georgia, is an annual, weeklong celebration of Greek life.
“Greek week is always about fun and competition and community, but this year we put more emphasis on philanthropy than we ever had before,” said Greek Week Council Chair Courtney Peek. “We’ve always planned service days, but they’ve never really been carried out.”
The Greek Week Council plans all events—the Variety Show, Trivia, Penny Wars, a Chalk Contest, the Greek God and Goddess Pageant, among others—held during the week.
Fraternity and sorority members had the chance to spruce up Worthy Park, adjacent to the Carrollton Recreation Department building, at “Greeks Give Back” on April 20. According to Peek, approximately 150 members pitched in, picking up trash, spreading mulch and sanding and painting the playground.
Giving back wasn’t the only new event on the agenda, however; a “Stroll Off” also spiced things up. The “Stroll Off,” better known as stepping, incorporated the Inner Fraternity Council (social fraternities known as IFC), the Pan Hellenic Council (social sororities known as PHC) and the National Pan Hellenic Council (African American fraternities and sororities known as NPHC).
“We wanted to do that because we don’t always do things with all the Greeks together,” said Peek. “It’s more like [we all] do our own thing. So, this was a way we were trying to get everyone to do something together, work together, get to know each other and just hang out.”
Six stroll teams, each made up of members from IFC, PHC and NPHC, competed on April 21. A team consisting of Ki Omega, Phiota Phi Pheta and Sigma Gamma Ro members won the stroll.
Throughout the week, sororities and fraternities earn points at each event and competition. Alpha T Delta and Kappa Sigma earned the most points during the week, taking home the glory in 2010.
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