Chi Omega March Madness

Saturday night, March 24^th 2012, I attended the Chi Omega March Madness philanthropy event.  As I walked into the Braden Auditorium I was surprised to hear the chanting of the sororities and fraternities that we would soon be watching.  March Madness is hosted by the Chi Omega sorority, and is the philanthropic event for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.  Thousands of friends and families to the sororities and fraternities entered the dark auditorium.  We all waited in anticipation to watch the Greeks perform to the theme of  “Opposites Attract”. This theme was the requirement for the fraternities and sororities to have two opposing music artists to come together. 

In the beginning of the event, the Coordinator and Assistant Coordinator introduced the event and were excited to announce that they had now raised over one hundred thousand dollars to date.  Then there was a short video, which led into the special guest of the evening, Katie.  Katie is a sixteen-year-old happy girl who had endured several surgeries due to a tumor in her brain.  It was great to hear her speak and see how the Make-A-Wish foundation has helped her forget about her illness for a short time. 

There were a total of fifteen different fraternities and sororities that competed in March Madness and also three non-Greek groups that performed in between.  First off was the exhibition performance of Chi Omega, which was a great kick-off to the event.  It was so entertaining to watch my roommate and friends dance on stage and show all their hard work off.   As we all watched both the sororities and fraternities compete with all they had, in the back of everyone’s minds were the awards. Each house danced their hearts out and they all looked awesome.  The last performance of the night was two or three people from each house in an All Greek dance.

Then it was the results.  In the end, the first place winners included Sigma Phi Epsilon for the fraternities, and Gamma Phi Beta for the sororities.  The sorority Phi Sigma Sigma, the winner for the past two years, came in a close second place.  All of the costumes were looked great and you could really tell that the fraternities and sororities worked hard to make this the event of the semester. Everyone had a great time, and I would recommend this event to anyone next year.  The money went to a great cause, the Make-A-Wish foundation and will be used to make a difference in a child’s life.