Students gathered in celebration of Homecoming week for the annual Skit Night on Thursday Oct. 20.
The event was held in the D.P. Culp Student Center Auditorium and lasted from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. The skits were based off of the organization’s interpretation of the homecoming theme, which was ‘Let’s Boogie Bucs.’
“It is a long-standing tradition that I hope we can have for years to come,” said Lexi Petrak, coordinator for Student Activities and Organizations. “Skit Night is always one of the most exciting events during Homecoming.”
Skit Night has been an annual event at ETSU since the 1960s. Every year, all organizations on campus are welcomed to participate and choreograph their own skit for the event. Light Up Guy made an appearance as an opening act, and then the organizations began to perform. At the end of each organization’s skit, three winners were announced. First place was awarded to Kappa Delta Sorority and Beta Upsilon Chi Fraternity.
Skit Night allows students to come together and enjoy homecoming as a team. It fuels the relationships in the organizations because of the time and effort that is put into creating and performing the skit.
“We were able to express new ideas and work together to make sure everyone looked great,” said Ashton Ankrom, member of Kappa Delta sorority. “It brought us together by allowing us to appreciate the hard work everyone put in and seeing how it paid off.”
Each organization dressed up in 1970s attire, such as flare pants and sequins shirts. Most of the skits followed a main character on a journey to reach homecoming. Alpha Delta Pi Sorority and Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity portrayed a girl named Lucy that fell asleep while getting ready for the boogie and woke up as Lucille Clement in the 1970s. She danced and woke up and exclaimed she had already gone to the boogie and had a great time.
“I believe it is important to participate in homecoming events as a way to show school spirit,” said Lily Milam, homecoming chair. “That’s what homecoming is about, a time to get together to have fun and support your school.”
The event encouraged students to get into the spirit for the Homecoming football game and transported them back to the 1970s.
