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ADPi
‘Mocktail’ shakes up Student Center
By
Stacey Grant
The
Student Center Ballroom may never be the same after being
crowded with pirates, old men and cocktail waitresses
all making non-alcoholic beverages at Alpha Delta Pi’s
fourth annual “Mocktails Blend-Off” Thursday
night.
Liz Byrd, ADPi Vice President and event chairwoman, said
the night was an overall success. The sorority reached
their goal of $2,500 through entry fees, T-shirt sales
and student voting to benefit the Ronald McDonald House
charities, she said.
“One of the reasons we have this event is to raise
awareness on campus about the dangers of drinking and
driving, and to raise money for the Ronald McDonald charity,”
Byrd said.
Representatives from 18 different fraternities, sororities
and other student organizations competed by creating their
own non-alcoholic drink. Each team of four was judged
according to taste, presentation, creativity and spirit,
said Byrd.
Phi Gamma Delta walked away the grand prize winner for
their casino-like exhibit and mixed fruity drink, “Four
Aces.” The team won a trip to Breckenridge, Colo.,
Byrd said.
Other winners were Delta Gamma for second place, Delta
Tau Delta for third and Pi Kappa Phi for the spirit award,
Byrd said.
The second place team took home a paid party at Billy
Bob’s, the third place team won a dinner for the
team and eight other members, and the spirit winner got
a trophy, Byrd said.
Jennifer McCarthy, a junior English major and bartender
for Kappa Kappa Gamma, said she participated in the event
because it was a chance for different organizations to
get together and have fun in a safe way.
Trooper Lonny Haschel from the Department of Public Safety
spoke briefly on the dangers of drinking and driving.
“With Spring Break coming up, students need to remember
to give up their keys if they’ve had even one drink,”
Haschel said.
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Photo
by Ty Halasz/Staff Photographer
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| Zeta
sisters Leslie Winchell and Taryn Woods mix and
blend the golden creation of ZTA in the Student
Center Ballroom. |
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