It’s that time of year again! As spring semester comes to a close, it doesn’t mean that the fun has to end. From April 22nd to the 27th, the Zetas put on their game faces and participated in some friendly competition during Sigma Chi’s 3rd Annual Derby Days.
Derby Days is a philanthropy event put on by many Sigma Chi
chapters across the country to raise money for the specific chapter’s charity
of choice. The event originated at the University of California – Berkeley
(Alma mater of our very own university president Bill Powers) and it soon
spread to other campuses. This year, there were many events laid out for 13
Panhellenic sororities to participate in to work towards the ultimate goal of
being Derby Days champions.
To kick off the competition, each sorority was given a
wooden board to paint on a design that incorporated the theme of Derby Days
while also promoting the Paul Wall charity concert that was being put on at the
end of the week. Even though we got off to a late start, the Zetas were still
able to pull off an eye-catching board that featured Paul Wall wearing a crown
and representing Zeta and Sigma Chi across his knuckles. Competition was tough
but we pulled through and we were awarded 3rd place for our board.
That didn’t get the girls down because by the time Saturday rolled around Paul
Wall had caught a glimpse of the board and requested it to be on stage with him
while he performed! Go Zetas and special shout out to Sam McClendon and Alex
Flowers the awesome artists who designed and worked hard on the board!
The events continued in the week with a picture taking
contest where points were awarded to those with the best overall picture, most
Sigma Chi’s in a picture, most girls in a picture, craziest photo, and any
picture that really stood out. Zeta pulled off that last one by scoring a
picture with The University of Texas’s president, Bill Powers! Wednesday’s
event got the competitive juices flowing for many girls when the task was to
steal as many hats possible from the Sigma Chi’s. Our girls pulled through
again receiving third place in the event. The first round of volleyball was
also on Wednesday and our players shined and proved their skills, letting us
move on to the Friday tournament.
Thursday night brought on the brother auction. The Derby
daddies, other brothers, and some special guests including UT basketball player
going to the NBA, Myck Kabongo, were auctioned off to the various sororities,
which gained the girls points along with it being the night that raised the most
money during the whole week. The boys put on their best moves while strutting
down the catwalk while the crowd hooped and hollered for all the guys. On
Friday, the Zetas wrapped up volleyball by winning their first sets but playing back-to-back
games tired us out. There was no time to nap though, because it was formal
night! As the next morning rolled along, even with our fun formal the night
before, the Zetas still showed up to play on the decathlon day. From the
obstacle course to the Tahoe pull, the girls did not back down and fought until
the very end. The day wrapped up with Paul Wall performing and the crowd going
crazy to “Grillz” and enjoying the end of all the fun events.
Although we came in 10th place, we still had a
great time and cannot wait to participate again next year. In the end Sigma Chi
raised over $30,000 throughout the whole week, which was a huge jump from last
year’s raised funds of $12,000. The money is split where $15,000 goes to Sigma
Chi’s national philanthropy, The Huntsman Cancer Institute and the remaining
get’s divided amongst the winning sororities. Derby Days is a fun-filled week
that raises money for a good cause while getting so many people involved.
Thanks Sigma Chi for including us and we can’t wait to bring our A-game next year! 
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