Sigma Chi's Derby Days!

 This week is Sigma Chi's Derby Days! This is the biggest philanthropy on campus which consists of a number of events all week which the seven sororities on campus participate in! 

Here are some of the rules!

Derby Grab: Every day, the Brothers of Sigma Chi will be wearing Derbies (Bowler Hats) around campus.  All derbies must be stolen on campus only.  The object is to steal the hat from the brother.  Make sure that you let the brother know which sorority you are a part of when you steal his derby to ensure that the correct points are added to the correct sorority.  The Derby Grab will run from 8am-4pm Monday-Thursday, and your stolen derby must be turned in by 4:30 pm at the Greek Life Office in order to receive points.  For each derby grabbed, the stealing sorority will receive 50 points towards their sorority’s total points.  Each sister may only grab one derby per day, so the more sisters you have participating the better chance you have of getting derbies.  The generic derbies will be Yellow and Blue, but every day two brothers will be wearing white derbies.  These are the money derbies and are worth double points, or 100 points.  On Thursday, sororities may decorate their derbies, which they steal that day.  Sororities will NOT be allowed to buy derbies and decorate the purchased derbies, they may only use the ones that they steal on Thursday, so work hard on Thursday!  Bring the decorated derbies to the Rock-A-Thon on Thursday and they will be judged by a panel of brothers.  The top three designs will be rewarded 500 points, 250 points, and 100 points respectively for 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd.

Penny Wars: Penny Wars will also last Monday-Thursday.  Each sorority will have a bucket in the Greek Life Office that they can put pennies in during the course of the week.  For each penny that a sorority has in their bucket, they will receive one point.  You can also put silver and dollar bills in other sororities’ bucks for negative points (so a nickel is –5, a dime is –10, $1 is -100 etc….).  The competition will end Thursday at 5pm and will be collected as well as counted for points by the brothers.  All coins can be put into the bucket at any time until this point.

Shirts: From Monday-Friday, sisters can make Sigma Chi Derby Days shirts and wear them around campus.  Each individual sister can only make one shirt per day and can only receive points for that shirt once.  In other words, they cannot wear the same shirt two days in a row or get points for the same shirt from two different brothers.  In order to receive the points you must show your shirt to a brother and he will take down your name and sorority. Shirts will be signed or marked, so sisters cannot wear a shirt that has already been worn by herself or another sister. Each shirt will be worth 200 points.

Sign-In Wars: On Monday, each sorority will have a sign-in sheet in the Greek Life office.  You will have until 5pm to go and sign your name on your sorority’s list.  Signatures will be the percentage based out of a possible 1,250 pts. Double points will be awarded to sororities that have 100% participation. 2,500 Possible points!!!!

Sign-A-Sig: On Tuesday, every brother will be wearing a white t-shirt marked with our letters on the front and back, so we can be recognized by sororities.  If you see a brother, run up to him and sign your name and sorority on his shirt.  Each sorority can gain up to 3,750 points. Scores are determined by percentage participation, so everyone participate!   Sisters can sign shirts up until midnight Tuesday night; sign as many as you can! Double points will be awarded to sororities that have 100% participation and 100% of the Brothers signed.  7,500 Possible Points!!!!

Olympics: The explanation of each event will be done at the beginning of the event.  Time and location of the event will is TBA and your representative will let you know.  The 1^st place team will get 1250 points, 2^nd will receive 1000, 3^rd will receive 750, 4^th will receive 500, 5^th will receive 250, 6^th will receive 0 points.

Sigma Chi Sorority Coaches

Alpha Omicron Pi

            -Coach: Ian Barlow

Alpha Phi

            -Coach: Zach Hunt

Chi Omega

            -Coach: Clay Caveness

Delta Rho Epsilon

            -Coach: Daryn Levesque

Phi Mu

            -Coach: Jason Copp

Pi Beta Phi

            -Coach: Eric Sven Jones Anderson

Delta Zeta:

            -Coach: Daniel Burne

Derby Days Schedule-   (Mon. 18, APR 11 – Fri. 22, APR 11)

All Week:

            -Derby Grab

            -Penny Wars

            -Make Sigma Chi Shirts

Monday:

-Sign in Wars in Greek Life Office

           

Tuesday:

-Sign-A-Sig

Wednesday:

-Derby Days Olympics

                        -Events-

                                    -Tug-o-war

                                    -Obstacle Course

                                    -Wheelbarrow Race

                                    -Greasy Balloon Toss

                                    -Limbo

Thursday:

            -Last Day of Derby Grab & Penny Wars

            -Prepare for Sigma Chi Trivia and Rock-A-Thon

Friday:

            -Rock-A-Thon

 

No Thing Like A Pi Phi Wing

           As the semester is coming to an end, I just wanted to give everyone an update on my sorority's upcoming philanthropy project. The ladies of Pi Beta Phi will be holding their 3rd Annual Chicken Wing Eating Competition this Thursday in the North Pod of the Student Union at 7pm! The girls have been tabling all week and will continue to table tomorrow and Thursday in front of the bookstore from 10-3pm - stop by the table and sign up for the competition, buy a raffle ticket, or donate to our cause! The competition is free to enter and you can also donate $1.00 to try wings from some local businesses to vote on who has the best wings in town. If buffalo wings aren't for you, you can purchase a raffle ticket which are one ticket for $1.00 and seven tickets for $5.00 - there are many awesome prizes! Also, check out the Speed Read between Dr. Dana, Dean of Students and Kevin Taschereau, Greek Life Advisor and see who can read a Dr. Seuss book the fastest! There will be four rounds of the contest - Fraternities, Sororities, Non-Greeks, and a Pi Phi round and the winners get a prize! Stop by the table in the basement of the Union or contact Marlene Thongsavath for more information! ALL PROCEEDS GO TO SUPPORT CHILDRENS LITERACY, OUR NATIONAL PHILANTHROPY!

Reminder - the contest is now FREE - not $2.00 to enter!

Stop by our facebook page and invite your friends!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=202554879775944

UMaine Blood Drive: Sponsored by GREEK LIFE

Greek Life is sponsoring an American Red Cross Blood Drive from April 18th-19th 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. However, you do not have to be Greek to donate, so if you have any free time, stop by the Student Recreation Center and donate blood! All those who do will recieve a free t-shirt and a coupon for a 6 inch Subway sub! Help Greek Life reach their goal of 300 pints, grab a snack, and save a life! :) 

For further information you can contact Pierson Petropoulos or Megan Nelson on first class or in the Greek Life Office in the Union!

You can also join the facebook event and invite your friends! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=148393565227982

You know you like philanthropic service!

Alpha Omircon Pi, one of the sororities on the UMaine campus recently held their 9th Annual Mr. Fraternity Pagent. The philanthropy event took place on March 30th in DPC, with the facebook theme "you know you like it" the girls had an amazing turn out and raised over $1,700 for Juvenile Arthritis research! The follow fraternity boys participated in the event:
Spencer Rust- Alpha Gamma Rho
Josh Hesseltine- Alpha Tau Omega
Brandon Ryder- Beta Theta Pi
Richard Luc- Iota Nu Kappa
Cody Kennedy- Kappa Delta Phi
Cody Bishop- Kappa Sigma
Tom Green- Lambda Chi Alpha
Pierson Petropoulos- Phi Gamma Delta
John Dufour- Pi Kappa Alpha
Zach Jordan- Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Dan Byrne- Sigma Chi
Mark Rucci- Sigma Phi Epsilon
James Dealaman- Theta Chi

Guy Jenkins - Delta Tau Delta

and Brandon Ryder of Beta Theta Pi was crowned the evenings Mr. Fraternity! 

Greeks at the Polar Bear Dip!

Greek Winter Carnival - Summer in the Winter!

   During the month of February each winter, UMaine Greeks participate in Winter Carnival! During this week, Greeks participate in numerous philanthropic events and competitions and this years theme was "Summer in the Winter"!
   First off was The Letters Sign In where Greeks signed a banner in the union, the highest percentage of participation from each chapter was how the scores were complied. For the sororities 1st was Chi Omega, 2nd AOPi and 3rd Pi Beta Phi, for the Fraternities 1st was INK, 2nd SAE, and 3rd Sig Ep.
   The next event was The Greek Talent Show, which was held in the CCA! For the sororities; 1st went to Delta Rho, 2nd AOPi, and 3rd Pi Beta Phi and for the fraternities; 1st went to INK, 2nd to Phi Kap, and 3rd was a tie between TKE & Sig Ep!
   The following event was The Greek Olympics, which was a timed relay that took place on Lengyl Field. For the sororities, 1st went to Chi Omega, 2nd to Pi Beta Phi, and 3rd to AOPi and for the fraternities 1st went to Beta, 2nd to DTD, and 3rd was a tie between Sig Ep & INK!
  The last event of the week was The Polar Bear Dip where Greeks jumped into a pool of freezing water on the mall in the freezing cold weather! Combined participating chapters raised over $1,000 which was donated to the Penobscot Nation Boys & Girls Club! The chapters with the highest percentage of participation at the Polar Bear Dip were AOPi and INK!
   The overall Winter Carnival 2011 winners were as follows; Sororities 1st AOPi, 2nd Pi Beta Phi, 3rd Chi Omega and for the Fraternities 1st INK, 2nd Beta, and 3rd ATO!
   Winter Carnival was a great success and a special thanks to all Greeks who participated, the Panhellenic Council, IFC, Megan Nelson and Pierson Petropoulos!

A little news on Greek Philanthropies!

I wanted to update everyone on all of the wonderful philanthropy events that many of the sororities and fraternities on campus have been keeping busy with...

The lovely ladies of Pi Beta Phi recently co-sponsored an American Red Cross Blood Drive with Orchard Trails on Thursday, January 20th. The blood drive was a great success and more than 50 pints were collected! The sisters of Pi Phi are also beginning their semi-annual CAR (Champions Are Readers) Program this February. The program will begin next Wednesday, February 9th and will last for four weeks. The sisters read to the children at the Orono-Oldtown YMCA for one hour, once a week for a month each semester and finish off the month with an ice cream party and awards ceremony for the children!

Throughout February 2nd - 4th the sisters of Delta Zeta are holding their 'Data Match' for UMaine Greeks! The sisters are tabling in the Memorial Union until Friday at 3:00 pm. Fill out the compatibility form and see which Greeks you are most compatible with for $2.00!

On Friday February 11th starting at 6:00 pm, the brothers of Beta Theta Pi our holding their 18th Annual Sleep Out for Rape Response of Bangor. At the event, Dean of Students Dr. Robert Dana and representatives from Bangor Rape Response services will speak and a raffle will be held with over a dozen prizes!

On Saturday, February 19th the Brothers of Pi Kappa Alpha will be holding Cycle for Life, Pedaling for a Cure of Cancer. The event will be held at the Maine Campus Recreation Center from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm. For a $10.00 donation you can cycle for an half hour and at the end of each half hour a biker will be selected at random for a prize. Also, you have the opportunity to donated more than $10.00 to be put into a raffle. All proceeds benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma society.

If you know of any other events going on in Greek Life or on campus feel free to comment!

Also, please try your best attend these events, or donate what you can - all proceeds go to great causes!

Intro!

I'm a proud sister of Pi Beta Phi and the purpose of this blog is to publicize the significance of Greek Life on the University of Maine campus. As the semester continues, I'll update this blog with all of the wonderful doings of Greek Life!