Kappa Delta sorority had its fourth-annual Twister tournament for the American Brain Tumor Association Friday.
Event coordinator Alexis Crouch said the philanthropy event had a special meaning for the sorority because it was in honor of their member, Lindsey Arnold, who died of a brain tumor in 2005.
The money raised by the tournament will go to the foundation in Lindsey's name, Crouch said.
"The Association helped Lindsey's family out a lot," Crouch said. "This is not our biggest philanthropy, but we all get excited for it."
Crouch said everyone had a great time and the event was more than capacity.
"We had a really great turnout," Crouch said. "It meant a lot to us that so many people came."
Amanda Barrett, philanthropic chairwoman for Kappa Delta, said 18 people played at the same time on four Twister boards, which were made out of king-sized sheets.
Teams were made of four people and there were five rounds that were timed for five minutes each, Barrett said.
The players who were left on the board after five minutes received a point and the players with the most points moved up to the semifinals and eventually to the finals where four players competed on a regular Twister board, Barrett said.
"I was a judge and made sure all five fingers were on the circles," Barrett said. "The sisters all had a job watching and making sure everyone had a good time."
Barrett said it was $3 to watch the tournament, $16 for pre-registration and $20 at the door.
Besides Twister, the tournament also had dancing to an oldies-music theme and free RockStar energy drink, Barrett said.
The tournament had an oldies music theme because it was Lindsey's favorite music and the sorority members all wore pink shirts in honor of Lindsey's favorite color, Crouch said.
"Everyone had a great time," Crouch said. "The oldies music was a hit and there was a lot of dancing."
There were also many people who dressed up in costumes for the tournament, and the tournament's winner was dressed as a baseball player, Barrett said.
"There were a lot of guys dressed up as old ladies," Barrett said. "A lot teams had matching shirts and one team wore black shirts each with a different color of the Twister dots."
Crouch said the tournament took a lot of planning, mostly with informing students about the event.
"We tried to communicate how much this event meant to us and how we felt about it," Crouch said.
Crouch said the sorority made a lot of visits to sororities and fraternities, and members promoted the event in the Atrium to show how much it meant to the sorority.
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