 "Photo: photo by Amanda LoFiego")
Frogs were not croaking on the Memorial Student Center plaza yesterday, it was Marshall University's Greeks.
The Greek organizations competed in a karaoke contest as part of Greek Week.
A computer that was hooked up to the karaoke machine scored the singers from each chapter. The organizations that lasted the longest without the computer cutting them off were the winners.
Sigma Sigma Sigma and Pi Kappa Phi were awarded the karaoke points.
Ashley Gibson, Sigma Sigma Sigma member, said karaoke was a fun event to compete in.
"I was excited because we [Sigma Sigma Sigma] were the only sorority that didn't get cut off by the computer," she said.
Ashley Wilmoth, Greek committee chair, said it is important for Greek Week to have events like karaoke so every member of the chapters can get involved somehow in the events.
"By having events that are not sports related it is fair for the chapters who are small in number or not as athletic to participate and possibly win," she said.
The Greek organizations also competed in a kickball tournament in Gullickson Hall yesterday.
After seven hours of kickball and a replay of one of the games, Kappa Alpha Order and Alpha Xi Delta walked away with the win.
The Sigma Phi Epsilon and Kappa Alpha Order game came under deliberation after some members of Kappa Alpha said the call of the game was not fair. The Greek committee decided the best way to settle the dispute was to play the game over.
Josh Cremeans, Kappa Alpha member, said he thinks the decision to replay the game was a fair one, however he understands it was hard.
"Although there was a lot of controversy, and it was a difficult decision, we are glad things were worked out and that we came out with the win," he said.
Today the organizations will be competing in a softball tournament at noon at the Veterans Memorial Field House.
The Greek community will continue its competition throughout the weekend with a soccer tournament Saturday at noon at the field house and Greek sing at noon at the Cam Henderson Center.
The ranking for fraternities after yesterday's events is Kappa Alpha Order with 950, Sigma Phi Epsilon with 910, Alpha Tau Omega with 900, Alpha Sigma Phi and Delta Chi with 890, Sigma Alpha Epsilon with 870, Lambda Chi Alpha with 860, Pi Kappa Alpha with 850 and Pi Kappa Phi with 250.
The ranking for sororities is Alpha Xi Delta and Sigma Sigma Sigma with 1,010, Phi Mu with 870 and Alpha Chi Omega with 860.
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