Remember, Remember the 5th of November
This year we revamped the event to add even more fun and excitement. Participants in this event competed in various field day games for the coveted first place title. This year we sought to bring a “team” feel to the competition. Instead of having the Greek groups separated and competing against each other, we placed them on teams in order to build awareness to our cause as a group as well as set a community atmosphere for Greek life at Pepperdine. For the spectators, our event included entertainment, auctions,
and free subway sandwiches. We wanted make the event enjoyable for everyone, not just the participants. Since philanthropy and community service are qualities that are extremely important to Gamma Phi, we wanted the Pepperdine community to have an invested interest in our cause. We wanted to make it meaningful for those who dedicated their time and money to our charities. Gamma Phi strove to educate all attendees on our two causes because in the end, it is all about the organizations we support. The day began with the opening ceremonies of announcing the rules and most importantly sharing our charities with all of the participants. We were then dismissed to begin the games. Two Gamma Phi coaches were assigned to each team in order to help motivate them and to help them with the games. We had eight different “game stations”. Accuracy throw, 50 meter dash, ultimate sack race, baton pass, pass the orange, pyramid building, hula hoop competition, and our inflatable obstacle course. All of the events were entertaining not only for the
coaches, but for the teams as well. During half time we had a skit competition where the teams had to incorporate our charities and build awareness for the attendees in a fun and positive way. After the games finished, we announced the winner of the different awards. We had awards for MVP, Spirit, Profile pictures, and overall Gamma Games champions.
Gamma Phi rose awareness for our cause in various ways. In the months leading up to our event, we went into the immediate community and the bordering areas to ask for donations and raise awareness to our wonderful cause. Along with this, we sent out press releases around the Malibu area as well as on campus. During the week of our event we tabled in the Cafeteria while asking people about supporting the cause. We didn't focus on buying tickets or winning points because we genuinely wanted people to know about our charities and how they allow children to grow. As we tabled, we asked the Pepperdine community how they support charitable causes and what they do to help fight AIDS. This brought awareness and a level of understanding to the Pepperdine community because of the serious of the matter and Gamma Phi's passion towards finding a solution for these children. Also in the week leading up to our event, we recorded a radio shout-out that aired on 102.7 KIIS FM. Gamma Phi was so extremely excited with the idea that we could share our charity and raise awareness not only within Malibu, but to a large area of Southern California. Specific to our event, we made sure that the participants and spectators were made aware of what their money would be supporting. Our president gave a speech at the beginning of the games to show the severity of our philanthropy and offer a solution to those who came out to support.
I have attached our video of Gamma Games because no words can truly express the fun and compassion that was present at our 4th annual Crescent Classic Gamma Games.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PWJ1C-8Tq0