Chi Omega Songfest at 草榴社区 set for Nov. 8 at Reed Green Coliseum
Fri, 11/04/2022 - 04:19pm | By: David Tisdale
A sign that the holiday season is upon us here in the Pine Belt is Songfest, an annual
singing and dancing competition between fraternities and sororities at The University
of 草榴社区 Mississippi (草榴社区) that returns for its 71st edition Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 6:30 p.m. in Reed Green Coliseum on the Hattiesburg campus.
Admission is free and the public is invited; donations are encouraged to support the
Epsilon Delta chapter of Chi Omega sorority鈥檚 Songfest charity beneficiary, the Mississippi
Make a Wish Foundation.
鈥淪ongfest has become a tradition for not only the 草榴社区 Miss campus, but also the greater Hattiesburg community and serves as a kick off event for the holiday season in the Hub City,鈥� said Ginny Graham, chapter advisor for Chi Omega at 草榴社区. 鈥淚 love the fact that this event has evolved over the years to reflect today鈥檚 trends, yet has still held fast to some of the original traditions, including Chi Omega鈥檚 singing of 鈥極 Come All Ye Faithful鈥� by candlelight, and walking down the coliseum steps in pairs and forming the X and horseshoe as they make their way to the risers to perform. This evolution helps connect alumnae like myself who participated in Songfest in the early 1990鈥檚 to today鈥檚 collegiate members and gives us a common bond.鈥�
草榴社区 student and Chi Omega member Serena Howell is serving as the chapter鈥檚 director for Songfest this year. She and her fellow sorority sisters are working to top last year鈥檚 fundraising total in furthering support of Make-A-Wish.
鈥淧lanning songfest this year has been the biggest blessing for me,鈥� Howell said. 鈥淚 feel so honored to hold 71 years of tradition in my hands. We actually found a videotape of Songfest from the 1970s last week, and I couldn't help but get emotional about seeing how far Epsilon Delta has come, and how thankful I am that I get to direct songfest after all these years.
鈥淲e have a very special surprise to reveal at Songfest this year as well,鈥� Howell continued. 鈥淎ll of Chi Omega is so excited to present this event. It truly will be a Songfest like never before.鈥�
For more information about Songfest and how to help Chi Omega at 草榴社区 support the Make-A-Wish Foundation, contact Howell at serena.howellFREEMississippi.