Cheers hoots hollers and banners filled Pepperdine’s cafeteria Thursday night as sorority Kappa Kappa Gamma hosted their annual philanthropic event. Raffled prizes and a silent auction were the source of money for Kappa’s philanthropy: the 2010 Special Olympics.
However the focus of the event titled Kappa King was the demonstration and runway modeling of male fraternity volunteers.
Featured in the middle of the cafeteria was a large runway stage with a back performance section. Judges stationed near the front consisted of the presidents of each sorority. The surrounding gleeful and participatory fraternities and sororities gave shouts of support all around. The first event of the night was an introductory sequence of sorority escorts to the fraternity players. Their introduction consisted of hobbies interests and hopes/dreams. The second phase was an interview process followed by a talent show. The show was judged based on style creativity and humor. The cafeteria filled with laughter and cheer as everyone participating joined together to support the Special Olympics. “It was really fun and a good way to get sororities and fraternities together for a fun cause said Kappa Kappa Gamma member Kylli Ensio.Ensio organized the raffle baskets, decorations and behind the scenes” work. When asked about her favorite part of the event Ensio responded “I loved tabling because it gave everyone an opportunity to gather around campus.” The sororities that participated at the events were Alpha Phi Phi Beta Phi Gamma Phi Beta Kappa Kappa Gamma Delta Delta Delta Delta Gamma and Kappa Alpha Theta. Meanwhile all the male fraternities participated with ample support. “I absolutely love that no matter how much animosity there is it disappears for his said Delta Tao Delta member Mike Evans Even in competitive spirit it was all good-natured.” Standing in the middle of the cafeteria Evans said he loved the social life of the people around. His favorite part of the evening Evans joked was “the objectification of men.”The event titled “Kappa King started at 9 p.m. and ran until 11 p.m.
