Spring Weekend may have come in like a lamb because of the rain, but it went out like a lion, bringing in the largest total for the AIDS Walk in its history at $5,706.
"We had a fabulous turn-out for the walk," said Spring Weekend public relations chair Lesley Brown. "It was the biggest it's ever been, and the biggest check we ever donated to the AIDS Foundation. We're very excited."
Bringing in the most money for the AIDS Walk was Theta Kappa Pi with a total of $485.
Spring Weekend officially ended with a tallying of points and the announcement of which fraternity/sorority pairs won the overall and spirit competitions.
In first place overall was Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, 524 Locust Lane with Pi Beta Phi. In second place was Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, 351 E. Fairmount Ave. with Alpha Xi Delta, and in third place was Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity, 339 Fraternity Row with Theta Alpha Pi.
"We all just really wanted to win, so everyone really tried to participate," said Brendon Durr, president of Sigma Phi Epsilon. "We all really enjoyed ourselves and had a good time and were excited to win."
For the spirit competition, which is based on involvement in events, Alpha Kappa Lambda with Theta Alpha Pi came in first, followed by Lambda Chi Alpha with Alpha Xi Delta in second. In third place was Zeta Psi fraternity, 225 E. Foster Ave with Alpha Delta Pi.
"To increase participation we tried to get a lot of committees going before Spring Weekend," said Eric Williges, Spring Weekend chair for Alpha Kappa Lambda. "We focused on getting as many people to events at possible. We thought we were going to come in second, so it was a pleasant surprise when we won."
Overall, the Spring Weekend committee was very pleased with the turnout, despite the minor delays due to rain.
"I think this year's Spring Weekend was a tremendous success," said Chris Beer, chair of Spring Weekend rules and regulations.
"It was a shame it rained, but it was still a great week and everyone had a great time.
"We came in over $2,000 more than we expected, which really made us excited," he added about the weekend's events.

