Baylor Sing 2026 ended with a historic moment this weekend. After years of competing, Beta Upsilon Chi has officially claimed its first-ever sing title, marking a milestone for the organization.
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Despite the work that goes into each position, each Waco Hall staff member pointed to others as the essential pieces in Sing’s success. Spring senior Jillian Herman noted the efforts of the performers themselves, Brazoria senior Isabella Davis the dedication of professional Waco Hall staff and Plano junior Oliver Dillard the importance of stagehands. All three conveyed Sing as a tradition not marked by performances or ticket sales, but by the cooperation of all parts in one machine.
According to Plano junior Oliver Dillard, a Waco Hall Ticketing Office staff member, the ticketing office allocates a set number of tickets to administration each year. The seats are usually in the center orchestra, and many are still unclaimed by the time Sing comes along. These tickets open to the public an hour before each show, so students can come early to secure a last-minute ticket.
While every act feels brand new every year, Sing stands on decades of choreography notes, costume sketches, rehearsal photos and late-night practices that came before it.
Upon its founding, Baylor banned the chartering of national fraternities and sororities. It wasn’t until 1975 that the ban was finally lifted, the floodgates opened and Baylor Greek life’s tumultuous and iconic history began.
ATO hosts multiple other events throughout the year to raise money for the cause, including a pickleball tournament that happened earlier in the week. Through these events and other donation links and crowdfunding, they have raised close to $40,000 so far, and are very proud of this year’s participation.
Besides philanthropic efforts, Oliveira said Lambda Phi Epsilon aims to live out their values of “leadership, culture heritage, authenticity, love and wisdom” in day-to-day interactions on Baylor’s campus.
Stahl similarly hopes this event, and the trip itself, will enable students to a unique type of learning experience they can’t receive in school.
“Sigma Week is the culmination of all our hard work and planning,” Salinas said. “It’s been a lot … but for it to be less than a week away, I’m really excited.”
Though a rare occurrence in this historic school tradition, some of those who have paired up in the past said they wouldn’t want it any other way.
Whether you’re drawn to the fun of the fraternity floats, the intensity of the bonfire, the stakes of the football game, or the high-energy Pigskin Revue, your favorite Baylor Homecoming tradition might just reveal a lot about you.
“I write down for five minutes as much as I can on a paper, and it’s not lyrics or anything,” Todd said. “It’s just a stream of consciousness, just getting everything out of my head onto the paper. And usually by then, I’ll have, I’ll use the riffs that they sent in, and I’ll use the music that we have, and kind of just, put what pops in my head and see what sticks.”
More often than not, young women bear the brunt of Greek life stereotypes and negativity. From TikTok OOTDs to YikYak opinions, it seems like women are consistently being put down.
With all eyes on them after their first place win this past Sing season, Kappa Omega Tau prepares not only to defend their title, but to have fun while doing it.
“Our chapter motto is brotherhood above all,” Meck said. “Our purpose is putting together something that we’re proud of and to have fun with. And we hope that the audience will have fun with us and be entertained by what we put together.”
The tradition of fraternity sweethearts and little sisses has been passed down for decades, as many women have served in the role and still do today at Baylor. From baking cookies to serving as homecoming queen nominees, they do so much to serve and represent their fraternities well, and the love and care fraternities show them can last a lifetime.
“While we do heed our sorority’s goals and ambitions when looking for new girls to join us, we do not look for the same type of person,” Newport News, Va., senior Courtney Hodge said. “We pride ourselves on diversity, and we all come from different backgrounds ourselves.”
From Pi Beta Phi Sing chair to Kappa Omega Tau sweetheart, Richland Hills senior Meredith Henry has no doubt left her mark on Sing — not to mention Baylor Greek Life as a whole.
Kappa Kappa Gamma hosted its annual Kappa Karnival Thursday night, complete with an extensive lineup of vendors, carnival food, caricature artists, face painting, fraternity-run carnival games and more. The event concluded with the inaugural Karnival Afterparty featuring “Cool Kids” artist Echosmith.
With a diverse college campus like Baylor comes a wide variety of fashion choices. As students begin the fall semester, let’s look back at past trends and toward the future of fashion to predict what they will be wearing on their daily walks through campus. The fall lookbook for Baylor Bears can generally be divided into four categories, with a special Halloween bonus.
Baylor’s chapter of Kappa Phi Gamma, a South Asian interest sorority, hosted its first in-person CARE Week since the pandemic this week. The event, which stands for “Cancer Awareness, a Real Effort,” is dedicated to the sorority’s philanthropy of cancer awareness.
For ZZZ, “Noche” has been around since the early 2010s, according to Tinker. Despite a lack of charter from the university for ZZZ, the group still functions similarly to a fraternity, but aims to create a safer environment for college kids to have fun, Tinker said.
“It’s been such an awesome process and a blessing to work with them,” Christensen said. “Chi Omega is passionate about Sing, and it has been so fun to come together with a fraternity that loves it just as much as we do.”
The university will be adding an additional fraternity by the end of the spring semester in an effort to expand Greek Life at Baylor, according to several sources within the department of Greek life.
The National Panhellenic Board of Directors adopted Unanimous Agreement X, a piece of legislation that prohibits the attendance of National Panhellenic Council sorority women at men’s rush events, in November 2011. However, Baylor Panhellenic Council had yet to enforce the policy — until now.
This past month, the Supreme Council of Sigma Alpha Epsilon eliminated New Member Education, or pledging, from the experience of the national fraternity after half a century of the practice.
The fraternity Pi Kappa Phi has been suspended from campus activities and is under investigation by the chapter’s national office because of activities concerning new members, or pledges.
“The national headquarters received a report of alleged inappropriate new member activities involving the chapter at Baylor,” said Justin Angotti, the assistant executive director of education and accountability, from the national office of Pi Kappa Phi.
Fraternities on campus are already in the midst of Rush for the 2013-2014 school year as the groups broadcast their Greek letters through t-shirts and fliers.
College sophomores and upperclassmen can participate in the Interfraternity Council’s (IFC) Rush process during the fall semester. Fraternity Rush lasts two weeks at the beginning of both the fall and the spring semesters.
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