ABBEY STELL
Staff Writer
After three weeks of hard work and dedication, including late-night practices, Songfest participants can finally get some rest and maybe do some homework.
Saturday night marked the final Songfest performance of the year for all six groups.
During the awards ceremony Saturday night, Kappa Alpha Theta, Alpha Tau Omega and Delta Delta Delta (KATATODD) took up the “Sweepstakes” award – the award given to the group that performed best overall -with their reality TV-themed show entitled “Survival of the Singest.”
The award for Best Producer was given to Heather Scott of the campus ministry group Gamma Ghkkkket.
Junior Helen Lee says she thought the theme for this year’s show —“Stay tuned”— was intriguing and entertaining.
“It’s awesome how everyone successfully created such unique TV programs with already-existing genres,” Lee said. “Also, I think the well-managed lighting, stage-props, sound, etc., added so much to all the acts as well. It was just like sitting in the living room, surfing through different channels, and watching shows on TV.”
Sophomore JiHyun Kim said she thought Songfest was “better than last year because all the groups were well-prepared. The only drawback was that it was kind of long.”
Junior participant Heather Bruce of the Underdogz group says she thought KATATODDD “definitely deserved to win.”
“I think most of the groups did a really good job,” Bruce said. ”And of course I was a little disappointed that we didn’t win. But it was the experience that made it worth it; it wasn’t about winning. I’m super glad I did it.”
Junior Ashley Wolfe, a first-time participant with Songfest, said she was surprised at how much the show surpassed her expectations.
“I was pretty impressed by the whole thing,” Wolfe said. “It’s cool that [the groups] can put together a pretty entertaining show when most of the people in it are not even experienced dancers or anything, especially me.
“I think it is a big reflection upon the leaders of the groups – the producers, the directors and choreographers – and how hard they work to pull everyone together and make it all run well.”
With six performances last week, friends, family and community members were able to come out and support Pepperdine’s talented students.
“Trying to see how the songs fit into the groups is always interesting and the accompanying music sounded great,” Kim said. “It was really great to be in the audience and relaxing and watching my friends entertain me for two hours.”
But looking past its competition, Songfest represents another school-sanctioned event where students can form great friendships, discover their talents and enhance their college experience.
“It was a lot more fun than I thought it was going to be in the end,” Bruce said. “I met a lot of very interesting people in [my group] Underdogz. I was opened up to different ways of thinking, which was interesting.”
03-27-2008
