By Lauren Gooch Contributing writer
Each year, students at Susquehanna look forward to an annual fall event hosted by Sigma Alpha Iota, a professional music fraternity for women.
This year, SAI has decided to create one of the biggest events of the year. Four sororities on campus—Kappa Delta, Sigma Gamma Rho, Sigma Kappa and Zeta Tau Alpha—will compete against each other in a powderpuff football game, called the Rosebowl, on Nov. 5, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the football field.
The winning sorority will receive 10 percent of the proceeds for their philanthropy. While the women compete for the win, the men of several fraternities will have their own competition. Four fraternities on campus— Phi Mu Alpha, Phi Mu Delta, Tau Kappa Epsilon and Theta Chi—will each cheer on one of the sororities for this event.
For a small donation, there will be materials available at the game to create posters and signs to cheer on your favorite team. Each fraternity will also have to perform a short cheerleading routine during halftime. The winning fraternity will be selected by a panel of judges and will receive 10 percent of the proceeds for their philanthropy as well.
Generally, SAI performs music-related events to raise money for their philanthropy, which supports music programs on Susquehanna’s campus and in the community.
Since SAI is a music organization, they strive to share music with the rest of the community and throughout the world. One of the programs they support is the Susquehanna University Prep Program, which provides music lessons and education to children and adults in the community.
Through various fundraisers and events, SAI raises money to support programs like the Susquehanna Prep Program to enhance and provide music education. This year, in order to raise the funds for these programs, SAI wanted to try something new and create a bigger event that involved a large variety of organizations and interests.
Junior Ariana Dellosa is one of SAI’s fall event co-chairs. She desired to create an event that brought the entire campus together in a way that was fun for everyone. By creating the SAI Rosebowl, she was able to unite the sororities and fraternities on campus for a great cause. 80 percent of the proceeds will benefit SAI Philanthropies, Inc. The remaining 20 percent of proceeds will be divided between the winning sorority’s philanthropy and the winning fraternity’s philanthropy.
“I hope people will come out and have a great time at this event,” Dellosa said. “There will be good music, good food and a lot of football—all for a great cause.”
Tickets are being sold in the lower level of the Degenstein Campus Center from Oct. 31 to Nov. 4 for $2 each. Tickets will also be available at the event for $5 each.
If you are wearing letters for your sorority or fraternity on the day of the event, you will receive your choice of either free war paint in the color of your sorority/fraternity or $.50 off your ticket price.
Along with the tickets, there will also be t-shirts available for sale. The logo on the shirt was designed by junior graphic design major Remy Perez. The design consists of a football wrapped in a vine of roses with red watercolor paint behind it.
“Sigma Alpha Iota’s flower is the red rose, which is one of the reasons I chose the name ‘SAI Rosebowl’ for our event,” Dellosa said. “It is also the name of a famous football stadium in California, which makes it the perfect name for our powderpuff game.”
If you have any questions about the SAI Rosebowl contact Dellosa.
