by Logan Butts | Apr 5, 2014 | News Slider
On the second night of the 51st annual Singarama competition Singarama’s On Fire, “Don’t Stop Me Now” took home the Music Category Award. “Stop” theme director Makenzie Kanyuh and her cast were surprised to win the award after the “Drop” group won the theme category on Thursday night. “It feels so awesome to win.” Kanyuh said. “This was totally unexpected for us. The other groups also have really good music. We tried to be varied with out music. They’ve been kind of quiet the past few nights, so I was worried. “Tonight, they were a lot louder, and that’s a big part of it, the projection, as well.” The cast and crew of “Stop” are made up of Delta Omega, Delta Xi, Phi Nu, Sigma Omega Sigma, Theta Psi and friends. Saturday holds the final two Singarama performances at Collins Alumni Auditorium. The matinee show at 2 will see the groups competing for the Staging Category Award, while the Sweepstakes Award will be determined after the 7:30 p.m. show. Kanyuh said her group is going to use their motto and “Brang it” for both of Saturday’s shows in hopes of winning the whole competition. (Carousel photo and gallery are photos from the Thursday show from Erin Turner. Tonight’s photo, to the left, is from the author.) To see the full gallery, visit Lumination’s Flickr page. Created with Admarket’s...
by Savanna Schubert | Apr 3, 2014 | News Slider
Don’t stop them now. One of the themes for this year’s Singarama show Singarama’s On Fire is “Stop.” Director of the “Stop” cast and Delta Omega member Makenzie Kanyuh is very excited about this show, cast and overall production of Singarama. The show itself is around 20 minutes, but it’s the preparation behind the scenes that really counts. “I pretty much spend every waking moment of my day doing something for Singarama any chance I can get, from calling a place to get a costume to putting the design team together, I’m doing it,” Kanyuh said. A director’s job is never done. Kanyuh explains what a normal day in the life is like for a Singarama director. “I wake up and have a million e-mails from the cast, texting people back about costumes, making sure the script is correct, it’s just a different thing each day,” Kanyuh said. “Six o’clock is usually when everything comes together, and we go over everything. It’s an all day job.” The cast, crew, ETS, design staff, choreographers and director all spend many hours putting together the show. “We have 65 friends with us this year in our cast,” Kanyuh said. “That’s the majority of our cast this year. We love having all of these new people. They work really hard for our group.” Although there are different groups performing and the competition is tough, Kanyuh says that it’s not about the competition, but the friendships that the practice and experience build. Kanyuh’s main goal for this cast is to just have fun and get to know one another. “I have developed some great friendships throughout...
by Logan Butts | Mar 31, 2014 | News Slider
The cast and crew of “Stop”, one of the three segments in the 51st installment of Singarama, have been working together almost every day and night for over a month. With only a few days remaining until one of the biggest events on Lipscomb’s campus, the members of “Stop” are anxiously awaiting opening night. The overall theme of Singarama this year is “Singarama’s On Fire” and the individual segments of the show are titled “Stop,” “Drop” and “Roll.” The first of the three shows, “Stop,” will be put on by Delta Omega, Delta Xi, Phi Nu, Sigma Omega Sigma, Theta Psi and friends. “Stop” revolves around Rick and Louis, two crossing guards, who encounter an unexpected theft while on their morning shift. The theft causes the two guards to embark on a twist-filled mission for justice and love. “Throughout the story, they are going from place to place and finding different clues, trying to figure out who stole from the jewelry store,” show director Makenzie Kanyuh said. Kanyuh has participated in Singarama all three years that she has been at Lipscomb, but this is the first time she has held the position of director, a position that she says has both its perks and problems. “I’m just really excited to see it all come together,” Kanyuh said. “As director, it’s so much fun, but it’s really stressful to see it all piece-by-piece and have some holes still in it as you’re a week away. There are always holes when you’re a week away. That’s just the nature of it. Seeing it all come together is what I’m most looking forward to.” Rick and Louis,...
by Logan Butts | Feb 11, 2014 | News Slider
For the 2014 spring semester, Greek life on Lipscomb’s campus will be in the midst of a redefining stage. In the continuation of a process that started during the 2013 fall semester, both the campus life and Greek life teams are coming together to make Lipscomb a better place. The campaign to redefine Lipscomb’s social clubs has been spearheaded by Sam Smith, the associate dean of campus life, and Sam Parnell, the head of Greek life. Together, along with the International Code Council, they spent all of last semester fine-tuning the new club definition into the version seen today. “We’ve gone through a redefining stage of what Greek life is and what it means to be a part of Greek life,” Smith said. “What we’ve tried to do is we’ve tried to stage the setting for Greek life to be viewed in a positive light. This is the most powerful organization on campus. We want students to see it for how powerful and how good it is and really impact the reputation that it had by redefining what it will mean to be a part of Greek life.” One of the main goals of the redefinition process is to erase any lingering effects of what Smith called “a nationwide bad stigma” when people think of Greek life for any college, including Lipscomb. The plan is to highlight all of the positive aspects of Greek life, as well as to show what it can bring to the Lipscomb community, including non-Greek students. “I think nationwide there’s a bad stigma with Greek life,” Smith said. “They’re the frats – the sororities...
by Makenzie Kanyuh | Sep 28, 2012 | Opinion
“I will hang out with you for free.” That is a statement I’ve often heard from friends outside the Greek system since I joined Delta Omega last year. I do not enjoy hearing comments like these, but I know the people that say these statements don’t truly understand the bond that comes from being in a social club. “From the outside looking in, you can never understand it. From the outside looking out, you can never explain it.” That is one of my favorite TSM (Total Sorority Move) quotes. But bear with me as I try to explain the importance of it to you. The hope for my club is to be Christian examples, bonded sisters, and servants on Lipscomb’s campus. We aren’t really paying for our friends, we are paying for the T-shirts, the formal, the events and the philanthropy that we do! These girls were my friends before I joined this club, and they remain my friends outside of club events. I hang out with them on an everyday basis, and I live with two of them. I found a statement on Pinterest that really shows how positive joining a sorority can be. “A sorority is more than letters on a sweatshirt, traditional songs, rituals, an obligation, or a way of life. A sorority is learning about people and giving without expecting a return. It’s earning respect from others, as well as for yourself. It will not solve all your problems. But I have made good friends and found confidence there to help me take life one step at a time.” Since a decent amount of people...
