Story and photos by Steve Barnum/ Contributing Writer
MTSU’s sororities and fraternities battled it out Saturday night during the annual Fight Song Competition in the Murphy Center.
As a part of this year’s “Anchored in Tradition” themed Week of Welcome events, six teams of fraternities and sororities competed in the Fight Song Competition: Team One, Kappa Delta and Phi Mu Alpha; Team Two, Alpha Chi Omega and Sigma Chi; Team Three, Alpha Omicron Pi, Kappa Sigma and Alpha Phi Alpha; Team Four, Alpha Delta Pi; Team Five, Chi Omega and Sigma Pi; and Team Six, Zeta Tau Alpha, Phi Kappa Tau, Alpha Gamma Rho and Phi Beta Sigma.
After each group performed their own sea-themed renditions of MTSU’s Fight Song, judges awarded Kappa Delta and Phi Mu Alpha with third place, Chi Omega and Sigma Pi with second and Alpha Omicron Pi, Kappa Sigma and Alpha Phi Alpha with the coveted first place.
MTSU students, families and friends gather in the Murphy Center for the Fight Song Competition on August 27, 2016. (Steve Barnum/MTSU Sidelines)
Alpha Chi Omega and Sigma Chi take the stage on August 27, 2016 for the Fight Song Competition in the Murphy Center. (Steve Barnum/MTSU Sidelines)
Tracy Neligan and Virginia Murphy, seniors in Zeta Tau Alpha, show support for their organization at the Fight Song Competition on August 27, 2016 in the Murphy Center. (Steve Barnum/MTSU Sidelines)
Zeta Tau Alpha, Phi Kappa Tau, Alpha Gamma Rho and Phi Beta Sigma make waves on August 27, 2016 at the Fight Song Competition in the Murphy Center. (Steve Barnum/MTSU Sidelines)
Sharks join Kappa Delta and Phi Mu Alpha on stage during the Fight Song Competition on August 27, 2016 in the Murphy Center. (Steve Barnum/MTSU Sidelines)
Alpha Delta Pi sings their “Finding Nemo” themed fight song during the Fight Song Competition on August 27, 2016 in the Murphy Center. (Steve Barnum/MTSU Sidelines)
Zeta Tau Alpha, Phi Kappa Tau, Alpha Gamma Rho and Phi Beta Sigma show off their moves during the Fight Song Competition on August 27, 2016 in the Murphy Center. (Steve Barnum/MTSU Sidelines)
Members of Chi Omega attend the Fight Song Competition in the Murphy Center on August 27, 2016. (Steve Barnum/MTSU Sidelines)
Students take turns on stage during a quick dance-off at the Fight Song Competition on August 27, 2016 in the Murphy Center. (Steve Barnum/MTSU Sidelines)
Chi Omega and Sigma Pi finish up their yacht karaoke fight song at the Fight Song Competition on August 27, 2016 in the Murphy Center. (Steve Barnum/MTSU Sidelines)
Alpha Omicron Pi, Kappa Sigma and Alpha Phi Alpha begin their fight song performance at the Fight Song Competition on August 27, 2016 in the Murphy Center. (Steve Barnum/MTSU Sidelines)
Judges tally the results at the Fight Song Competition on August 27, 2016 in the Murphy Center. (Steve Barnum/MTSU Sidelines)
Alpha Omicron Pi, Kappa Sigma and Alpha Phi Alpha win first place at the Fight Song Competition on August 27, 2016 in the Murphy Center. (Steve Barnum/MTSU Sidelines)
