Members of Alpha Omicron Pi stomp their feet and clap their hands during the
annual Greek Week Step Show. The Lion’s Roar / File Photo

Sororities and fraternities will participate in Greek Week, where chapters come together to compete in a volleyball match, an egg toss, chariot race and the annual Step Show. 

This year’s theme is “Hunger Games.” The official kickoff for Greek Week will be on March 22.

According to Kyle Gallagher, assistant director for the Office of Student Engagement, the sole purpose of Greek Week is to showcase the Greek system organizations to the Southeastern community through a weeklong series of events and friendly competition. With this year’s new theme, Gallagher also commented on new events  planned for this year.

“The culmination of the Greek games competition is the mystery game which shall be decided by the Office for Student Engagement,” said Gallagher. “For this game, the Director for Student Engagement, Dr. Pam Rault, and I will draw the name of one male and female contestant to represent their team in this game. The contestants will be drawn from a predetermined list and no one will know what the mystery game will entail until the actual game time.”

Southeastern students will have a chance to see the campus’s very own Greeks participating and coming together as a family in these fun-filled games. The events will begin with a volleyball tournament and end with the Greek Step show. 

Throughout the week, chapters will earn points based on winning previous competitions. An award ceremony  will immediately follow the Step Show to announce which teams won.

 “For Greek Week we traditionally have a volleyball tournament, tug-o-war tournament and a giant Greek picture in the Strawberry Stadium,” said Gallagher. “The week always ends with the annual step show competition that is held in the University Center.”

Many Greeks are eager for this upcoming week, and they are planning to come together with this annual tradition. 

“I’m very excited to bond with my fellow Greeks and showcase our respective organizations,” said Keaira Woodard, member of Zeta Phi Beta sorority. “This is my first year participating and I look forward to being unified and learning more about other organizations outside of my own.” 

Gallagher invites the Southeastern Community to view and enjoy all of the activities the Greeks will present.

“The student body can expect to see some friendly competition and Greek spirit throughout the week,” said Gallagher. “On behalf of Greek Life, I would like to invite the Southeastern community to all of the activities through the week.”