Royalty Court:
Max Browning- Dance Marathon
Ivan Clarke - Black Student Association
Evan Ziebell - Alpha Chi Omega
Brandon Cothron - Phi Sigma Kappa
India Potter - Spectrum
Sammy Pancol - University Singers
Lexi Wood - College Mentors for Kids
Lizzie Ford - Noyer Hall
Air Jam winners:
Overall winner - Outlet
Residence Hall - Dehority
Greek - Pi Beta Phi and Pi Kappa Phi
Independent - Outlet
Crowd favorite - Student Voluntary Services
Once again, Outlet Dance Troupe has taken home a victory at Air Jam, bringing them to a total of seven wins in the past eight years.
Student organizations from Greek Life, residence halls and independent student organizations all competed in the annual lip sync competition Oct. 1 at John R. Emens Auditorium.
“It feels amazing,” said Morgen Figel, the president of Outlet. “Every year we are nervous, but we just do what we do best.”
Outlet was founded in 2003 and is the only all hip-hop dance troupe on campus, according to their profile on Benny Link.
The dance troupe also won the independent category. DeHority Complex took home the award in the residence hall category as the only team entered, and Pi Beta Phi and Pi Kappa Phi took the win in the Greek Life category. Student Voluntary Services took home crowd favorite.
The competitive nature of the event was evident even from the start. Students camped outside of Emens two days before sign-up opened to turn in their registration forms. There were so many groups lined up that the Homecoming committee ended up sending them all home and instead just taking note of who was in line.
As it got closer and closer to showtime, the energy and excitement continued to grow as the crowd cheered for their organization.
The theme of Homecoming this year is “The Greatest Show on Turf,” which brought a circus vibe to many of the groups’ performances, complete with costumes, clowns and flips. This annual Homecoming tradition has taken place since 1987, according to the Ball State website.
See more photos of all the teams in our gallery.
Alicia Klinger, a senior social work major in Pi Beta Phi, said the her team was happy to take home the Greek category win for the second year in a row.
“We worked super hard for this,” she said.
Austin Acel, a senior organizational communication major, said he broke down and fell when he heard his fraternity won.
“First, I couldn’t believe it that we won,” he said, “We put a lot of hard work and effort.”
Jack Hesser from Lambda Chi Alpha, was crowned Homecoming king, and Emma Floit, representing Council for Alumni and Student Engagement, was crowned queen.
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