Phi Kappa Tau Reigns Again as MTU Winter Carnival Snow Statue Champs

A person hundred yrs of Husky custom, 200 inches of Keweenaw snowfall and just one night time
to place on the finishing touches paid out off in victory for the repeat champions.

The Hancock-dependent Greek group Phi Kappa Tau extended its successful streak in
the Michigan Technological University Winter season Carnival over-all monthlong statue competitiveness
to four years in a row. Their entry “100 Several years They Arrive and Go, But Nevertheless We Say
Permit IT SNOW!” is in keeping with the celebration concept: “Come 1, Come All To Our 100th
Carnival.” In next spot over-all is Tau Kappa Epsilon’s “Carnival Enjoyable Galore, a
Tech Custom We Adore.” Alpha Sigma Tau’s “Come Just one, Arrive All!” positioned third.

Statue competitions are divided into monthlong and 1-evening, or All-Nighter, classes.
Inside of each individual class there are 3 divisions: co-ed, women’s and men’s. In both
monthlong and All-Nighter competitors, the all round statue winner is determined by
the major scores in each individual of the three divisions. 

Monthlong Snow Statue Division Effects

Of the 12 general monthlong statue entries, Phi Kappa Tau and Tau Kappa Epsilon also
placed first and second respectively in the men’s division, even though sole women’s division
competitor Alpha Sigma Tau placed to start with. In the co-ed entries, Alpha Gamma Delta and
Sigma Tau Gamma placed first with “Statues Through the Years Developing on Our Friends:
A Attribute of Older vs. More recent Statues.” Delta Zeta and Sigma Phi Epsilon took next
location with “The Circus is Coming to Town!” and the Beephers (Delta Phi Epsilon and
Beta Sigma Theta) put 3rd for their “Cheers with our Beers to 100 years!” entry.

All-Nighter Over-all Snow Statue Effects

St. Albert the Good College Parish Campus Catholic Ministries, a regular All-Nighter
winner, arrived again to declare the major location in the over-all just one-evening setting up levels of competition.
The MTU Aquarium Culture took 2nd put and Weather Action Triad positioned 3rd.

All-Nighter Snow Statue Division Outcomes

Of the 44 complete All-Nighter entries, St. Al’s also earned the top rated place in the co-ed
division, adopted by the Aquarium Culture and Local weather Action Triad. In the women’s
division, the Culture of Ladies Engineers put first and the West Stop Warriors received
next area. Men’s division winners had been led by Sigma Rho in initially, Bastille Hall
of East McNair in 2nd, and Troy of Wadsworth Hall in 3rd.

A lot more Wintertime Carnival Pleasurable to Come

Overall Wintertime Carnival winners will be announced later this weekend. For a complete
checklist of all the Wintertime Carnival statue winners and events going on all over the
weekend, check out the Michigan Tech Winter season Carnival web page. Locate a lot more images to appreciate, down load and share on Michigan Tech Flickr. 

Michigan Technological College is a community research college started in 1885 in Houghton, Michigan, and is house to extra than 7,000 college students from 55 countries about the planet. Continually rated among the finest universities in the place for return on investment decision, the University features more than 125 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science and know-how, engineering, computing, forestry, organization and economics, health professions, humanities, mathematics, social sciences, and the arts. The rural campus is located just miles from Lake Superior in Michigan’s Higher Peninsula, offering yr-round prospects for outdoor journey.