Lambda Chi Alpha hosted its first Bradley’s Got Talent show yesterday to raise money for its philanthropy, the Children’s Hospital of Illinois.
The fraternity’s external vice president Brandon Johnson was in charge of planning the event.
“It was quite an ambitious goal for me, seeing as I was just elected into office in January, but I wanted to do something different,” the junior public relations major said.
With seven total performances, acts ranged from a student poetry piece to a dance from Lost Soles, Bradley’s hip-hop team.
Although not a part of the competition, Bradley’s male a capella group, Midwesterns Accents, performed at the show. Also during the night, some students found free Lamda Chi Alpha T-shirts and tank tops under their seats, which were placed there by fraternity members as attendance prizes.
Receiving $50, senior music business and music performance double major Tracey Furling, senior music performance major Seth Johnson and senior music business major Kinza Hagerup took first place for their piece titled “Comic Duet for Two Cats,” where Hagerup played piano as the other two performers sang opera using only the word “meow.”
“I was really happy with how everything went,” Furling said. “I was so honored to be chosen as a winner. I actually learned that song with another girl just kind of messing around in the practice room one day. Seth and I started singing it together, and we thought it was just hilarious, so that’s how we chose to do it.”
Receiving $25, sophomore family and consumer sciences education major Caroline Whiteside received acknowledgment as the crowd favorite for her contortion act.
Students were able to apply to be a part of the show, but not everyone was accepted.
“There were a lot of great applications, but [we accepted] nothing but the best for this show,” Johnson said.
The talent show raised more $700, all of which will benefit the Children’s Hospital of Illinois.
