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Crawfish, Concert at Sig Ep Today

The fence is up, the stage is set, and the boiler is warming. The annual Sigma Phi Epsilon crawfish boil is today at their fraternity house on Donaghey. The events begin with a volleyball tournament at 11 a.m. and other events scheduled throughout the day. Crawfish will be served, of course. Tonight, Corey Smith will play. Tickets for the crawfish boil are $10. Tickets for the Corey Smith concert...

Step Show Competition Tonight

The biggest Greek step show of the year is tonight in Ida Waldran Auditorium. The Iota Pi chapter of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity has teamed up with the Society for the Propagation of Black Culture to sponsor the “Best of Both Worlds” step competition. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. This year’s show includes Greek organization from throughout central Arkansas competing for $3,000 in prize money....

Sorority Fights Human Trafficking

While most UCA students were sleeping this weekend, the girls of Alpha Sigma Tau sorority were raising money to fight human trafficking. The sorority held its second annual A21 5K race Saturday and raised more than $3,000 for the A21 campaign, an organization that rescues victims of human trafficking in Europe.   About 120 people participated in the 5K. It started at 8 a.m. on Bruce Street, passed...

Pike’s “Party of the Year” Today

Pi Kappa Alpha calls today “the best time of the year.” That’s because the fraternity is holding its 13th annual Alumni Crawfish Boil at the Circle B Ranch on Dave Ward Drive west of campus. It starts at 1:30 p.m. and continues until late at night. Tickets are $25. You don’t have to be alumni to attend. The party includes food, drinks, live bands and a DJ. This year’s...

Greeks Go Stepping Tonight

The 11th annual All-Greek Step Show is today at 7 p.m. in the Farris Center.  The doors open at 6 p.m. and admission is $10. The brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi know how to step The All-Greek Step Show combines the historically African-American Pan-Hellenic groups with the historically Caucasian groups in a stepping competition. The event was organized by the sororities and fraternities on campus and...

Blood, Babes and Rock ‘n’ Roll

Get ready to rumble. It’s time for the 31st annual Fite Nite presented by the Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity. The amatuer boxing tournament is one of the biggest social events of the year, attracting hundreds of students. The two-night event is held in the U.S. National Guard Armory at 300 Exchange St. The action begins at 7:30 p.m. today and continues at the same time tomorrow night. Tickets are...

“Pretty Nasty” Weekend Planned

The members of the Beta Delta chapter of Omega Psi Phi fraternity are joining with the Iota Gamma chapter of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity to present “1911 Weekend.” The weekend celebration begins at 7:30 p.m. today with a basketball game between the “Nupes” (Kappa) and the “Ques” (Omegas) in the HPER Center. Additional events include a pool party at 7:11 p.m....

A Conversation with the Queen

Bridget Thomas is this year’s sorority pledge Spring Queen. She joined Alpha Sigma Tau in the Fall of 2009 and is a sophomore majoring in broadcast journalism. She is 2008 graduate of Conway High School. We caught up with her after Tuesday night’s pageant for a quick interview. Enjoy.   Were you nervous at all?     Oh yeah, I was real nervous for the entire week before the pageant,...

Spring Queen Pageant Tonight

Tonight is the night for sorority pledges to shine like the stars. The Spring Queen pageant will be held at 7 p.m. today in Ida Waldron Auditiorium. Admission is $6 at the door. T-shirts and raffle tickets also will be sold. All proceeds go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The pageant allows 12 selected sorority pledges to compete in four categories: Modeling their sorority letters, wearing togas, modeling...

Wanna Hang with Omega Psi Phi?

Here’s a chance to meet the guys of the Beta Delta chapter of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity tonight. You’ll find them “chillin” in their “fratroom” at 7 p.m. today in Arkansas Hall. It’s part of their week-long celebration of the members who joined the fraternity in the Spring 2008 semester. The celebration, called “Welcome to Omegaland,” started...