The 2002 pyramid competition showed the stunt-building and chant-yelling sides of all the participants.

The routines were filled with chants, stunt building, tumbling and dance moves. The participants included: KA, Phi Sig, Pike, SigEp, SAE, AGR, ATO, Chi O, AOPi, ADPi and ZTA.

In the fraternity division, the first place went to Pike. Their routine had a stunt that showed their spirit for UTM, with each member wearing a t-shirt that represented every Greek organization and the UTM Skyhawks.

The brothers of KA wore white shirts and shorts and danced to music Regulators. They got into the act by ripping off their shirts.

The brothers of Phi Sig danced to Brass Monkey. Sigma Phi Epsilon, in jeans and black shirts, won over the audience with their many tumbling skills (tucks and backhandsprings).

As the song Hot in Here played, each member tore off their shirts. They also completed many basket tosses (including a tuck basket) and upside down stunts. They ended their performance with a push up move, with all members intertwined together.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon showed their spirit with yellow shirts and their letters in purple. The guys did stunt building and built a pyramid. A member of ATO also did a quite impressive tumbling pass.

The brothers of Alpha Gamma Rho, in white t-shirts and jeans, got the crowd involved while two-stepping to Cotton-Eyed Joe.

The group showed off their talent with an upside down stunt.

The men of Alpha Tau Omega entered in flight suits, performing to The Danger Zone. They showed their true loving feeling when they were down on their knees with the famous Tom Cruise sunglasses. They topped the show off with a flip stunt.

The sorority division showed many dance moves, stunt-building and chant-yelling just as strong as the men.

The ladies of Chi Omega, wearing black and red costumes, performed basket tosses with upbeat dance moves. Their act included such songs as Baby Got Back, Devil Went Down in Georgia, Who’s That Girl and Best Ever Been.

The second sorority to perform were the sisters of Alpha Delta Pi. They wore blue sparkle tops with black pants. They built a three person tall pyramid They did many tumbling passes.

The ladies of Zeta Tau Alpha wore dark blue tops and black pants. They began with two full extensions. The members had some fast dance moves, along with their chant, to show their school and Greek spirit. The act ended with an upside down stunt.

The last group to perform were the sisters of Alpha Omicron Pi. The ladies wore black and red costumes.

The act included back flip stunts and scissor stunts. They danced to songs like Tootsie Roll. This act won overall in first place and best of show.

Rope Pull is the other homecoming tradion at UTM. The competition brought many vistors and fans of the unique tug-of-war.

The women’s divison pulled for a total of 15 minutes and the men’s divison pulled for 25 minutes.

The competition is an intense o ne that takes much practice time and devotion. The spectators cheer on their team in an intense atmosphere.

The teams are coached on when to pull together. This competition can cause much pain, but also show the true meaning of teamwork.

“It’s not every day you get to see hard working girls test their physical strength against one another in such a sportmanship manner and also have fun while doing so,” said Jenny Nicks, a junior Communications major from Union City.