Ten teams crowded the field at Scheumann Stadium representing their respective fraternities and sororities Thursday night in the first Greek Week Human Foosball Tournament.
Despite temperatures dropping into the 40s last night, 10 teams of Ball State University students turned out to participate in the large scale game of foosball to benefit the Muncie Boys and Girls Club.
Elisabeth Volker was one of the sorority members that braved the cold to watch the game.
"I thought it was important to come out to support my sisters," Volker said.
Each team in participation was given a name that corresponded with the Nickelodeon TV show "Legends of the Hidden Temple."
The game itself was fast paced, resembling a sort of non-contact rugby with players running from sideline to sideline within a predetermined horizontal space, similar to the way the figurines on a foosball table move side to side. Both teams were trying to put the game ball inside goals on either end of the field.
Ethan Fields, a sophomore member of FIJI fraternity – known as the Purple Parrots on Thursday – said he enjoyed the new event.
"I really liked the idea of a human foosball game because it was something new," he said.
With roughly 80 people attending the local Boys and Girls Club everyday and the cost of accommodating a single child for a year reaching $500, the Boys & Girls Club of Muncie was a
good choice for the Greek Week Steering Committee to give the proceeds to.
Bill Greene, Boys and Girls Club of Muncie executive director, accepted the $300 raised by the event. He said it was a blessing that the greek community thought of them when deciding where the proceeds should go.
"We really rely on the donations like this for the programs we put together. I hope that the children this money helps will start to look up to the greek community," Greene said. "It's absolutely awesome that they got together to raise money for our children."
Carson Lance, Greek Week director, said he was more than satisfied with how the event turned out and hopes to make the tournament a tradition.
"I think having the event at Scheumann Stadium has helped us take Greek Week to new heights," he said.
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