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Annual Sorority Event ThetaEncore Takes Place Tonight
Theta Encore, Kappa Alpha Theta’s annual philanthropy event, will gear back up on the Ford
Center stage at 7 p.m. tonight.
The dance-off, which raises money for Theta’s philanthropies’ CASA (Court AppointedSpecial Advocates) and the Scarlet Akins Foundation, is between all 10 sororities. Newmembers of each sorority are taught a routine by an active member that is betweenfive and 10 minutes. Elaborate costumes are made to accompany the dances.
Several songs are played during each sorority’s dance, with different groups of girlsdancing in each part. One of the most anticipated events of the fall semester, thewinning sorority gets bragging rights for a full year, rights that are normally told topotential new members during recruitment as a rush tactic.
Sorority members are especially excited for Theta Encore this year, as in 2012 it was
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cancelled during the middle of the performances at the Ford Center. One sorority’scostumes included powdered hair, which got on the floor of the stage and became asafety hazard, preventing the competition from continuing. Last year, the event washeld in the Tad Pad as an attempt to make the dance competition run smoother.Students are happy that Theta Encore will again take place in it’s traditional home, theFord Theatre.
The second part of the event is the blood drive, which took place in the parking lotnear the baseball field on Old Taylor Road this year. Theta joins with the MississippiBlood Drive each year to encourage donations from students. Each girl who givesblood gets a point for her sorority, and these points are added into the dance score forthe overall winner.
Last year Delta Gamma and their “Circus” theme won the competition. In secondcame Kappa Delta, with a “Tiny Tots/Pageant theme,” and Chi Omega came in thirdwith a “Magic Show” theme.
Tory Thompson, one of Delta Gamma’s coaches last year, describes the feeling ofwinning first place in this huge competition.
“I felt happy, overjoyed, and relieved. But most of all I felt proud. Winning wasn’t aboutthe glory or the name. Winning was about working as a team, seeing the girls have funand seeing them bond as a pledge class. Win or lose I couldn’t have asked for abetter group of girls to have worked with.”
Tonight, the lively event will continue as sororities compete for the title of the winner.Amidst all the excitement that follows this announcement, the most impressive thingabout Theta Encore is how much money the event raises for each respective charity.Theta Encore is easily the most anticipated philanthropy event of the year, andtherefore raises a great deal of money. And that is something worth dancing about!
Below are videos of the sororities’ that placed in the competition last year: DeltaGamma in first, Kappa Delta in second, and Chi Omega in third, respectively.
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Miller Hollingsworth is a HottyToddy.com reporter and can be reached [email protected].
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