University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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A Sigma K appa member looks over her competitors after reaching the endzone for a touchdown. It was the first mudbowl appearance for Sigma Kappa, photo by Mike Cutri Attempting to intercept the football, a Delta Sigma Phi member takes down a contender from Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Although football was the focus of the day, mud added to the enjoyment of the competition, photo by Mike Cutri Trying to gain possession of the ball after a fumble, Sigma Alpha Eplison and Delta Sigma Phi participants scrounge in the mud to find the football. Sigma Alpha Epsilon won the messy game 25-6. photo by Mike Cutri Greek Life 293

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p Others There were referees, fans, uniforms, players, a football, a winner and a loser: every component needed for a football game. The match held October 1 4 in the front yard of Sigma Alpha Epsilon during Homecoming weekend was no excep- tion. Only this game was different than any game played in the Big House; it was played on a field of mud. This year marked the Mudbowl ' s 70th year as Sigma Alpha Epsilon ' s primary charity fundraiser. SAE, along with Delta Sigma Phi earned over $ 1 ,200 for the patients at Mott ' s Children ' s Hospital. The event attracted many members of the community including Keeping balance in the slippery mud, Sigma Alpha Epsilon ' s quarterback throws a pass to his teammate while an opponent tries to tackle him. The healthy competition was an annual event that Sigma Alpha Epsilon sponsered. photo by Mike Cutri the fire department, who hosed down the field before kickoff . Despite the tradition of Mudbowl, there was an extra twist to the extravaganza. This year a football tournament prior to Mudbowl was held to determine which fraternity would play the hosts. Aftera six game elimination, Delta Sigma Phi earned their spot as the opposing team. They fell short in the mud, however, losing mudbowl to SAE 25-6. Abe Kane, a junior economics major stated, I was excited about the tourna- ment. People couldn ' t say we won by default this way. We are hoping to get more fraternities involved in the tournament in the future to make it more competitive. Two sororities were also involved in the Mudbowl event. Because of some national Greek chapter restrictions, some sororities had to back out of the contest, but Sigma Kappa and Kappa Alpha Theta stepped up to the challenge and battled it out. Sigma Kappa came out victorious in the women ' s football game with a score of 28-14. Through the fun and excitement of the mud flinging and face plants, the true meaning of mudbowl was found in the smiles on the faces of the patients at Mott ' s Children ' s Hospital, by Katie Ryan On her way out of bounds, Sigma Kappa ' s running back speeds up the field attepting to score. Sigma Kappa defeated Kappa Alpha Theta 28-14. photo by Mike Cutri 292 Mudbowl

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mmpwns Alpha Delta Phi had been a part of the University ' s campus since 1 846, but the national fraternity had been around since 1832. It had sixty active members in the past year and fifteen pledges. There were many things that Alpha Delta Phi had involved itself in on campus. They participated in all Intramural sports and had won the past three Greek Weeks. Greek Week was a huge community service event where the fraternities and sororities would choose a charity to sponsor and then try to raise money through an event for the charities. A-D-Phi, along with their partners Delta Delta Delta, won Greek Week. A-D-Phi also took second in the Blood Drive for total amount of people giving blood. Community service events, including bowling with handicapped people was something that A-D- Phi was known to do in addition to raising the most money for the penny war, the results of which were sent to charity. One major thing that A-D-Phi did frequently during the beginning of each school year was hold pre-football game bashes at their fraternity house. They had a large deck and a volleyball court in their front yard, which made their house a After their Greek Week victory with Delta Delta Delta, two Alpha Delta Phi members celebrate with champagne. T his was the third consecutive year ADPhi was champi- ons of Greek Week, photo courtesy of Jason Sparks Showing their maize and blue spirit, an Alpha Delta Phi Cheerleader and his partner participate on the sidelines during a football game. Members of the greek commu- nity could be found supporting the University ' s football tradition in many forms, photo courtesy of Jason Sparks popular place for pre-partying. When the students would walk down State Street on their way to the stadium, they would hear A-D-Phi ' s music blaring and see people crowded on their porch that overlooked the street. On days when the weather was nice students would see some of the members of A-D-Phi playing volleyball on their sand court located out in front of the house. Jason Sparks, a junior majoring in business and the president of the fraternity said, I feel that joining Alpha Delta Phi was the best choice that I made at this university. It has opened up so many opportunities for me with leadership and involvement on campus. I also feel that I have made a close group of friends that I will keep in contact with for a long time. Alpha Delta Phi had created a family within their fraternity that not only enjoyed throwing parties but participated in activities on the University ' s campus. by Sara Wilson 294 Alpha Delta Phi