Mr. Fraternity event entertains G’burg students for a good cause
Lee Friedman of Sigma Chi won this year’s Mr. Fraternity competition, winning $200 toward the Make-a-Wish foundation.
By Mila Whiteley, Contributing Writer
On Nov. 1, the Chi Omega sorority hosted their 20th annual Mr. Fraternity competition, from which all the proceeds benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. For this competition, fraternities select a candidate from their pledge class to represent them in the fight for the title of Mr. Fraternity. To win the title, contestants must compete in a talent portion, a question portion and do a runway walk, all in the name of charity.
The contestants were not only judged by faculty members and the student body, but (new this year) students could participate in Chi Omega’s Penny Wars, in which every dollar donated is a point for the candidate of your choice. Throughout the show, new members of the various sororities on campus also perform dances, and for the first time, those dances were judged and a winner was named. Eight Fraternities. Five Sororities. Who will come out on top?
Mr. Fraternity is always an entertaining event, for those involved in Greek life and for those who just want to sit back and watch the show. This year was no different.
For the talent portion, the acts ranged good to strange, with awe-inspiring dance moves and a rousing rendition of the American anthem. The majority of the contestants sang, often without their shirts on. However, there was one act that stood out in particular: that of Mr. Sigma Nu, Andrew Vannucci. With a beautiful performance of “New York, New York,” the junior had the whole ballroom cheering for him.
The question and answer portion and runway were also very amusing, with the contestants strutting their stuff and answering questions such as “If you could be any famous person who would you be?” Throughout the show, the sorority dances were diverting breaks in the fraternity competition, and Gamma Phi was eventually named the winner, gaining them two hundred dollars towards their own philanthropy.
As for the winner of Mr. Fraternity, after a long deliberation, Mr. Sigma Chi, Lee Friedman, was named champion, gaining $200 towards his fraternity’s philanthropy. However, in the end, no matter for whom you voted, no one can contest that Chi Omega’s benefit for the Make-A-Wish foundation was an enjoyable experience for a worthy cause.
