Alpha Omicron Pi (AOPi) on Thursday will hold its third annual "Mr. Fraternity" event, which brings together members of the Greek community to raise money for charity.
Members of Tufts' fraternities will participate in the pageant show, and the proceeds will go to the Arthritis Foundation, according to President of AOPi Kaitlin Zack, a junior.
Sorority members will collect money for each specific contestant during the event, according to Zack, which factors into the final score.
"Part of the score is how much money they can raise," Zack said.
The competition consists of four parts, according to Zack. The brothers will compete in Greekwear, in which contestants can wear anything from a toga to their Greek letters, a talent competition, a formal wear portion and a question and-answer-session.
The three presidents of Tufts' sororities will judge the event, she added.
The event has expanded since its creation three years ago."The venue has been getting bigger," Zack said. "[First] we were in Hotung, last year we were in Cabot, and this year we'll be in Dewick."
In addition, this year's competition will feature more contestants. "This year, we have a representative from all the fraternities, and last year we had only nine [representatives]," Zack said.
According to Zack, AOPi expects about 400 people at the event.
"It's a fun event, and all the money is donated to our national philanthropy cause, the Arthritis Foundation," Zack said. "Another point of pride is that it's really one of the only events that involves all of the Greek community."
AOPi has chosen arthritis research as its cause specifically because of the disease's catastrophic effects and the lack of a cure.
"[Arthritis] is a very debilitating disease that has no known cure and … affects a lot of children as well as older people, and that's our main focus," Zack said.
She expects an entertaining competition. "Zeta Psi won last year, so I'm very interested in what they'll do this year."
Junior Philip Lautman, Zeta Psi's contestant this year for the fundraiser, expects another victory. "We hope to wow the crowd," Lautman said. "I've got a great dance routine worked out."
Freshman Moe Barry, the contestant from Alpha Tau Omega, said that he hopes that people donate to the cause. "I'm hoping it goes well, if I win that's great, and in the end it's a charitable event, so the most important thing is that enough people show up and participate," he said.
Tickets cost $5 and are available for sale in the Mayer Campus Center.
