Small club Kappa Chi wins big at Greek Life Appreciation Awards

Everyone loves a good underdog story, and Greek life members were lucky enough to witness one at the Greek Life Appreciation Ceremony. The ceremony for the 13 social clubs on campus was to honor the achievements of Greek life over the past school year and to crown this year’s boy and girl club of the year. “The event was to celebrate all the accomplishments in Greek life and all the work ICC and Sam Parnell have put into the Lipscomb Community,” Sam Smith, Dean of Student Life, said. “We wanted to celebrate the service, social events, relationships, and drug and alcohol awareness events social clubs have participated in this year.” The winner for the male social club of the year was Theta Psi, a fairly new club on campus, and the winner of the female club of the year was Kappa Chi. Kappa Chi seemed like the underdog of the competition, being one of the smallest clubs on campus, but the club insists this is the recognition they deserve. “The competition was stiff,” Melissa Pinhal, a Lipscomb senior and president of Kappa Chi, said. “”I feel for every girl in the club it’s a lot of validation. [As a smaller club], we don’t get recognized, so to get recognized is great and gives us a goal for next year.” Kappa Chi was the winner out of seven female social clubs, most of which are quadruple the size of it. “It’s unbelievable that our little club is doing such big things,” Kappa Chi senior Whitney North said. “It’s the highest honor us sisters could get, and it’s great that out of everyone...

Bid Night kicks off pledging for Greek life

Campus may have appeared eerily quiet on Wednesday night, but that’s because most the student body was inside Alumni Auditorium cheering on pledges at Bid Night. This semester’s Bid Night began differently than most — a Greek-wide devotional was held to kick off the evening. The devotional included a short prayer time before bids were given out to new members. “Pledge week is such a hard, stressful time,” said Lauren King, a member of Pi Delta. “I’m glad we could start it off thinking about what really matters at the end of the day.” The noise of pledges chanting and clubs cheering consumed the auditorium as new social club members were introduced. Every club had a different way of introducing itself and its new members to Greek life. Female clubs Delta Sigma and Pi Delta’s pledges sang songs, while Kappa Chi’s girls did their best strut. Male social club Delta Tau caused a ruckus with their insane skits, while Theta Psi awed with a miniature stomp routine. “Everyone always does the same boring things, so DT likes to add a little fun into the night with our skits,” said Tate Dalrymple, a member of Delta Tau. Now that the introduction is over, the eleven-day pledge week begins. “Pledging really is about growing close as a club,” said Carli Stump, president of Delta Sigma. “It all seems silly but all has a purpose in the end.” Greek life is expected to attend Lipscomb basketball games on Thursday and Saturday with their new pledges. The game on Saturday will feature a new event called Alumni Fair, where alumni will be invited back to check out their respective club’s table....

Lumination Newscast, Jan. 16, 2015

Lumination News brings a new show for the 2015 spring semester, with Madeline Montgomery and Carly Bergthold behind the news desk to inform students of Lipscomb events and happenings. This week’s show provides a variety of updates, from hard-hitting world news headlines to entertaining celebrity gossip, and even NFL and Lipscomb sports scores, with student reporters Mignonne Bryant, Sarah McGee and Charlie Bateman. A Lipscomb student’s YouTube video is causing uproar in the Church of Christ community. Senior Lauren King posted a video of herself preaching that went viral. Reporter Madeline Montgomery spoke with King and Lipscomb faculty about the new-found attention. In the Student Activity Center, renovations for the addition of Au Bon Pain, a French eatery, is causing trouble for students, taking up former fitness space. Leslie Newman reports the latest updates on the construction. Be sure to stay tuned for future newscasts published every Friday here at Lumination Network. LUmination Newscast 1-15-2015-H.264 for Apple TV from lumination Network on Vimeo. Do you have story ideas? An event you want us to cover? Email our News Director...

Lipscomb female in Churches of Christ pulpit causes controversy

Senior Lauren King caused an uproar in the Churches of Christ and Lipscomb community when a video of her preaching went viral. For some, the image of a female preaching on stage is nothing notable. For Churches of Christ members, the idea of a woman in the pulpit is an uncomfortable break from tradition. “For a lot of folks in the conservative side of our fellowship, this was shocking,” said Dr. Ken Durham, a Lipscomb Bible professor. “It is shocking that a Church of Christ had done it, and shocking that Lipscomb had anything to do with it. So one of the questions we’ve been answering, or trying to answer to the best of our ability, is ‘what role does Lipscomb play?’” King was preaching as part of an optional internship for the College of Bible and Ministry at Fourth Avenue Church of Christ in Franklin, Tennessee. A video was made of her sermon and put out by Wineskins, a Christian ministry. The video, which had over 55,000 views on YouTube, drew in many comments, some very critical of King. “This video and this congregation represent a lack of respect for the authority of God,” Audie Cherry said in a comment on Vimeo. “Let us look to Scripture to guide us, not our own feelings and emotions. They’re just that, feelings and emotions. The Spirit doesn’t guide us.” Despite the critical comments, King remained confident in her calling. “I am confident with where the Lord has called me, and I have no need to apologize for that, but I am sorry for the way that all of this has happened,” King said. “I...

Stomp Fest 2014 ‘Evolving’ into spirited competition

Intercultural club Kappa Iota Theta will be presenting Stomp Fest, with the theme “Evolve,” Nov. 20 at 9 p.m. This will be Stomp Fest’s fifth year on campus and the competition is already heating up, according to a member of Sigma Iota Delta, last year’s winner of Stomp Fest. “My favorite part of stomp is the competition,” said Drew Watson, a senior. “People get really into it and the rumors that get started about the groups are really funny.” The rumors Watson is referring to are about everything from a group’s theme to what music is being used. Besides friendly rivalries, the competition brings group members closer together. “It is a really good time to get closer with the group you are with,” said Kaela Pennington, a member of Phi Sigma. “It is smaller than Singarama, so everyone has to put in equal amounts of work for something great to come together. It is a side of Lipscomb that isn’t really showcased, and allows a different type of talent to come out.” The competition sets social clubs and other Lipscomb groups against one another to be judged on theme, step intricacy, music, and dance numbers. Each group only has ten minutes for their whole routine, which sometimes includes an introduction video. “It’s so much fun because we come up with our own themes, costumes, dances, chants, stomps, etc. and it really gives everyone an opportunity to contribute something,” said Virginia Jackson, a member of Phi Sigma. “For Singarama we are paired with other groups, and so Stomp Fest is the one time of year that we get to perform...