During the past three weeks, fraternity men of their respective houses nominated to be on Gamma Phi Beta’s Crescent Court have been advertising themselves to the sorority to try and become Gamma Phi’s Crescent Man.
Three men from each fraternity are nominated by their fellow brothers and then later interviewed by Gamma Phi to see if they should represent their fraternity in Crescent Court. Once in Crescent Court, each man is assigned a liaison that is responsible for keeping him involved in the sorority and introducing him to Gamma Phi sisters.
This one man participates in events such as hiking, laser tag and community service with the ladies of Gamma Phi in order to get to know them and their sorority’s core values: love, labor, learning and loyalty. The person who best demonstrates these core values will be crowned the Crescent Man on Friday, March 8 at Gamma Phi’s formal Crescent Ball.
“It’s just a way to get to know different guys from other fraternities and get them involved in the philanthropy,” said Monica Alvestad, coordinator for Crescent Court.
Fraternities on campus have been pulling out all the stops to impress the ladies of Gamma Phi and make their fraternity’s letters known. Eric Cuevas of Phi Kappa Psi brought his fraternity’s house puppy to the Gamma Phi house to play with, Spencer Orofino of Lambda Chi Alpha wrote a rap and recited it to the sorority and Max Lehman of Sigma Chi brought the ladies some morning coffee.
“He took her all over the house, so everyone got to see her,” said Crescent Classic committee member, Bayley Azevedo, of Phi Kappa Psi’s puppy. “When he left, everyone was still talking about it. It was so endearing.”
Besides showering them with puppies and treats, Crescent Court allows the women of Gamma Phi to spread awareness of their Crescent Classic throughout fraternity life.
Crescent Court and Crescent Ball are separate from Gamma Phi’s philanthropic event, Annual Crescent Classic, but still a vital part of their philanthropy.
Annual Crescent Classic is an all-you-can-eat pancake feed sponsored by Dutch Bros., with all proceeds going to benefit girls from Camp Fire USA. The event also includes a raffle, a performance by On the Rocks and a game that involves eating a donut on a string.
The fourteenth annual Crescent Classic will be open to the public on Thursday, March 7 from 6-9 p.m. at Gamma Phi Beta Sorority. Tickets are $4 in advance and $5 at the door.