Zeta Phi Beta sorority teamed up with Phi Beta Sigma fraternity to go head-to-head against Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority and Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity Wednesday in the third annual charity basketball game "Clash of the Titans."\nThe Zetas and the Sigmas beat the AKAs and the Alphas for the third year in a row. Senior Latasha Jordan, president of Zeta Phi Beta, said the event has some historical significance.\n"The reason that we started this annual event dates back to the history of the organizations," Jordan said. "The Zetas and Sigmas who are constitutionally bound have always had a long traditional rivalry against the AKAs and the Alphas."\nThese four organizations turned the rivalry into something not only their organizations benefited from, but also something that helped the community. The Zetas asked for donations of canned foods from people who came to watch the game. Jordan said the canned goods will be donated to the Bloomington Community Kitchen.\nAlvoy Bryan Jr., a senior and president of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, who also played in the game, said the game was entertaining.\n"This event is all good and fun," Bryan said. "Alpha Phi Alpha tries to keep good relations with all the greeks, and anything that Alphas can do to help the community we are always willing to do."\nThere were more than 60 people who came to watch the game.\nAbony Doyle, a freshman, said she came out "because it is a good thing to see minorities come together for a good cause."\nIU freshman basketball player Andre Owens, a guard, refereed the game.
"I like refereeing," Owens said. "This is just a good way for people to get together without any arguments."\nEven though the game was friendly in nature, it still had its intense moments, especially when there were questionable fouls called.\nJennifer Ewing, a junior and member of Alpha Kappa Alpha, played in the game for the second year.\n"I have fun playing," Ewing said. "It is a great community service opportunity for myself and my organization."\nWilliam Diggins, a sophomore and president of Phi Beta Sigma, said he plays for a different reason.\n"I play because I want to win this event, and I must say that we would not win if it wasn't for me," Diggins said. \nDuring halftime, IU Essence, the first hip-hop dance group at IU, performed. They danced a series of skits to several popular songs.\nSenior Dalisha Boone, president of IU Essence, said it had been a while since the group last performed.\n"The reason we wanted to perform here tonight was simply because we haven't performed in a long time," Boone said. "We have expanded the group and wanted to show the campus our new talent"
