Getting away from stress and homework, university fraternities and sororities cleared their minds while competing in the Greek Games for Greek Week. 

This was the first time the Greek Games have been played in a few years. The games took place on Cook Field last Tuesday.

The theme was based on the popular book and movie series “The Hunger Games.” Assistant Director of Student Engagement Kyle Gallagher dressed up as the character President Snow and Director of Student Engagement Pamela Rault as Effie Trinket to get into the spirit of the games. 

The purpose of the games is to gather the fraternities and sororities together in order to mingle and have fun in a friendly environment.

This gives more competition points overall instead of just participation points.

The first game played was a mystery that turned out to be a circuit consisting of two players, one from the respected sorority and one from the fraternity, randomly chosen from each district.

They had to walk tied together by the legs to reach a table in order to complete a puzzle, then weave in and out of cones like an obstacle course, stack a cup pyramid and get back to the finish line while being timed. 

“During the mystery game, we severely underestimated the amount of time that it would take to complete a puzzle, so we did have to change and adapt some rules there, but other than that it went rather well,” said Gallagher. 

Other games that were played include life-size memory cards, an egg-toss and human wheelbarrow.  

Each Greek holds on to a different memory or experience that they create each time they are with their brothers or sisters. 

“I love being in Phi Mu,” said Jordyn Barlow, junior health and education promotion major. “It’s brought a lot of different things to my life, mostly leadership roles and stuff, and I found the best friends and sisters I can ever have. I know they’re going to be my bridesmaids one day, and they help me through every day.” 

Being in a sorority is one way to get involved on campus in student activities. 

“I love it. It gets me completely involved on campus. If it wasn’t for Sigma [Sigma Sigma], I wouldn’t stay on campus as much as I do,” said Summer Carter, freshman early childhood education major. “It makes me enjoy the school more being around everyone all the time.”