Wednesday October 15, 2014 Indiana State University www.indianastatesman.com Volume 122 Issue 24
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Students express their love for one another by cheering on fellow organizations during the awards show (ISU Communications and Marketing).
Homecoming awards handed out
MYESHA GARNER Reporter
Monday evening was Homecoming awards night, where sororities, fraternities and student organizations learned their placing in the Homecoming event rankings. Numerous groups of people were awarded for their effort and participation in events during Homecoming week. Only first, second and third place winners received prizes. Freda Luers, the director for campus life, was involved in the activities during the week of Homecoming. “There will be awards for all the activities that people competed in during Homecoming such as the Trike Race, the Sync and other activities as well,” Luers said. Some groups were not surprised at who received certain awards. Geoff Sweet, a junior pre-law major and member of ATO, said he wasn’t too surprised about those who received awards. “No, I wasn’t surprised,” Sweet said. “I felt like everyone performed to their full potential and did a great job.” The awards for the Trike Race were divided into two categories: mens and womens.
The next category was the best parade float. The first-place winners were Delta Gamma and Pi Kappa Alpha. The first-prize winners for Sycamore Sync were Zeta Tau Alpha, Phi Delta Theta and Phi Kappa Psi. The crowd cheered as more awards were announced. Many of the groups who won the awards were members of sororities or fraternities. Chantelle Carter is a sophomore business management major and a member of Sigma Kappa. “My sorority, Sigma Kappa, participated in the blood drive, Sycamore Sync, Torchlight Parade/Pep Rally, Tug-O-War, the Homecoming parade and tent city,” Carter said. Sororities and fraternities always play a major part in Homecoming events. As the numbers were called, organizations were supportive of one another. They applauded for other groups and cheered as they received prizes. Some statistics about Homecoming week were also announced during the awards. Indiana State University set a new record for the blood drive this year; over 191 units
of blood were donated. Indiana State University was proud to announce the new record as well as the Homecoming attendance, reaching over 2,400 people. Other awards that were handed out were best fraternity and sorority pairings. Those who were paired participated in numerous events together during the week of Homecoming. First place for the best overall sorority and fraternity pairing was Delta Gamma and Pi Kappa Alpha. One of the biggest and most well-known awards of the night was the overall sorority and fraternity. These awards are given to the sorority and fraternity that have not only done well in Homecoming events, but are activists in the ISU community. The overall best fraternity this year was Pi Kappa Alpha and the overall best sorority was Zeta Tau Alpha. These awards are some of the biggest awards sororities and fraternities can receive. Not only does it signify having a successful year, but it is recognition for all their work.
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