Greek Sing tickets sell out

By News Staff

Greek Sing, the largest Greek philanthropy event on UK’s campus, makes wishes come true.

Greek Sing is a dance competition among fraternities and sororities hosted by Chi Omega and Alpha Tau Omega.

“We are so excited to co-host Greek Sing with Alpha Tau Omega again this year,” secondary STEM education junior Hannah Burkett said. Burkett is one of two Chi Omega Greek Sing chairs, along with Bailey Klutts. Max Duff and Jesse Tuggle are the Alpha Tau Omega Greek Sing chairs.

The competition benefits the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which is Chi Omega’s philanthropy. The proceeds go to the Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana chapter of Make-A-Wish, so most of the wishes funded by Greek Sing are within a 100-mile radius of UK.

Each participating organization creates a dance and practices extensively in the weeks leading up to the competition. Each dance has a theme, such as Netflix, Michael Jackson and the Grammy Awards. Legends of Kentucky was the 2016 theme of Kappa Alpha Theta, who was the overall winner of Greek Sing 2016.

In addition to the dance competition, Greek Sing involves earning spirit points for each organization, which contribute to the overall rankings. Wish Week was a new addition to this year’s festivities and included many different ways to earn spirit points.

“All participating chapters have been working incredibly hard, and we appreciate all of the support for the Make-A-Wish Foundation,” Burkett said.

Greek Sing is Feb. 11 at 5 p.m. in Memorial Hall. Tickets have already sold out.