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NEWS / THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2011 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
Above: Quiet Corral, a local band from Lawrence, gets ready to perform on stage Wednesday night in the Kansas Union for Delta Gamma's philanthropic event Delta Jamma. Quiet Corral went up against four other bands and came in 1st place. Below: Eric Davis, a sophomore from Lawrence, rocks out during Delta Gamma's benefit concert in the Kansas Union on Wednesday night. Davis' band, Quiet Corral won 1st place Wednesday night, winning $600.
BY ADAM STRUNK
astrunk@kansan.com
They came, they saw, they rocked and all to benefit a good cause.
320 students showed up to watch the Delta Jamma Battle of
the Bands at the Union Ballroom on Wednesday night.
Wednesday night.
The Delta Gamma sorority hosted the event selling tickets and t-shirts in order to raise money for the sorority's philanthropic organization. Service is in Siah
tion, Service in Sight.
"It's really good to give back to those who are less fortunate and are needing help."
Event planner Tara Truitt said the proceeds of the event would eventually go to programs to help the visually impaired, such as KU's audio reader program and Alpha Point, a facility in New York that trains guide dogs.
"This is important because
sometimes we forget about all of the great advantages and privileges we have." Truitt said. "It's really good to give back to those who are less fortunate and are needing help"
Besides selling tickets and
TARA TRUITT event planner
a senior from Spring Hill, said members of the sorority worked with businesses and private donors to help raise funds for Service in Sight.
Truitt said the annual event
raised $8,000 last year and that this year she hoped to raise $5,000.
"It's always a great success," she said. "I think it's one of the best philanthropies on campus because you can just come and enjoy the music and also the blind and visually impaired can come and benefit from this same atmosphere."
The battle of the bands featured Quiet Corral, Down with Silence and The Louisiana Street Band, all from Lawrence, as well as The Deep from Kansas City.
Deep from Rancho
The crowd voted for its favorite band and chose Quiet Corral, which took home the $600 1st-place cash prize. Louisiana Street Band finished second and won $100.
"It's nice," Quiet Corral singer Jesse Braswell Roberts said. "It's always nice to win."
Quiet Corral band members added that it was always nice to do benefit concerts.
"We have about a 1-to-3 benefit show ratio," guitarist and Lawrence sophomore Eric Davis said.
The Delta Gamma event also featured musical and dance performances from women of the Delta Gamma sorority between band sets.
- Edited by Erin Wilbert