As Greek Week 2012 has come to a close
the women of Ohio Kappa and the Greek community have a lot to be proud of. The
total amount of money fundraised this year was $35,440.40 that will be donated
to the make a wish foundation. This year’s Greek Week was a huge success and
had many new ideas and some changes. This year there were two new events added
to the week. The first was a Casino night, instead of trivia night, on Monday
where people donated money and got play money to use in games like Texas Hold
‘em and Black Jack. Your winnings were transferred into raffle tickets and then
placed in drawings for various prizes! There was also a “Sperry Strut off” at
this event where one member per chapter chose a pair of Sperry’s and modeled
them across the stage. One man and one woman with the most crowd support got to
keep the pair of Sperry’s they chose. There was also a new event on Friday
night called the Amazing Race. Each chapter had 4 members participate and each
had a booth as well. These new events were great additions to Greek Week.
The women of Ohio Kappa made great
efforts this Greek Week to show how strong of a chapter we are. We participated
in all the events and placed in many! With our Remember the Titan’s themed step
performance we took second place with the other sororities. Our routine was
intense and exciting with skillful moves and enthusiastic girls! Our Greek Sing
and Lip Sync performances were great as well. The Greek Sing performance show
cased the great voices that women of our chapter possess. Sticking with the Hollywood theme of
Greek Week there were many old Hollywood songs showcased and some with modern
twists. Our Lip Sync performance
also incorporated many different Hollywood themed segments. Our chapter also
placed third in the dodgeball tournament and first in the volleyball
tournament. Our participation in all the other events did not earn us a place
but brought our sisters together helped and helped develop our sisterhood!
With the week ending there was an
awards ceremony held on Tuesday April 24th to honor those Greek Week
winners and many other various accomplishments. The women of Pi Beta Phi were
honored to receive many accolades and have women tapped into organizations. Our
chapter received runner up for outstanding academic excellence for Panhellinic
Council and first place for outstanding event for our first annual philanthropy
event, Pi Phi Fright Night. We also won runner up for smart risk management and
runner up for recruitment. What Ohio Kappa is most proud for was being named
the winner of the overall premier chapter for the Panhellinic Council. Six of
our women were chosen to be Rho Gammas for the next fall recruitment and these
women were Kenzie Austin, Alyssa Banister, Vanessa Gut, Mia Jacobs, Bethany
Maynard, and Elizabeth Rochford. We also congratulate Jordan Keysor for being
selected for Order of Omega and to Brittany Moore for being tapped into
Cincinnatus. Greek Week 2012 was an overall success for the women of Ohio Kappa
and we thank everyone who donated and helped out in this process!
Written by: Courtney Hochman
