Spring Sing groups are beginning practices this year with new participants and new pairings. Phi Kappa Delta, a new women’s club, is rehearsing for its Spring Sing debut with clubs Iota Chi and Shantih.
Phi Kappa Delta added its name to the list of Harding social clubs this past semester, and the club’s Spring Sing director is freshman Claire Perry.
“We’re super excited,” Perry said. “We weren’t sure at first if Spring Sing would even be an option for us this year, but we’re proud to represent this club and be part of something big.”
About 50 participants are in the Phi Kappa Delta, Iota Chi and Shantih group.
Sophomore Meredith Sanders is one of Iota Chi’s Spring Sing directors, taking part in what is Iota Chi’s first all-girl show in club history.
“We’re enjoying working with these clubs so much,” Sanders said. “We’re not used to working with only girls, but we’re having an amazing time. Everyone is easy to teach and willing to learn. We want to make this the best show we possibly can.”
Rehearsals are in full swing for the eight club shows this year.
“From the directors’ meetings so far, all of the clubs seem to have great ideas,” Sanders said. “I think it’s going to be a competitive year.”
Cindee Stockstill, producer for Spring Sing 2014, says she is looking forward to the new features of this year’s show.
One anticipated addition is the reappearance of Knights, who have not been involved in Spring Sing for 14 years. Their theme is the American Revolution.
“The goal is to bring new things to the stage for Spring Sing and stand out so far apart from everybody else, because I feel like that is characteristic of Knights,” junior Harrison Waldron, director of the Knights show said. “We are typically the outside-of-the-box club; we are trying to be unique.”
Stockstill said she is looking forward to what the new clubs and groups have in store.
“The number of participating clubs has gone up, and the number of participants has obviously gone up as well, so our expectation levels are high,” Stockstill said. “But our levels of excitement are high as well.”
Other new pairings this year include men’s club Omega Phi joining Delta Gamma Rho, Chi Omega Pi and Zeta Pi Zeta, and men’s club Sigma Nu Epsilon joining Ko Jo Kai and Ju Go Ju.
Stockstill said exciting new technology is also in store for those who attend Spring Sing 2014.
“There will be some surprises this year in the technological aspects of the show,” Stockstill said.
