by Madison Sharp | Sep 29, 2019 | Galleries, News Slider
Tau Phi’s Cowboy Show, which has roots going back 45 years when it began with skits in the Square, this year will celebrate and aid veterans with proceeds from Saturday’s performance. This tradition has been around since 1974, as part of traditional Bison Day activities, but the skits in the Square became so popular it became an annual, staged celebration. All the proceeds will go toward charities such as Room in the Inn homeless agency and Wreaths Across America, for which Tau Phi members for the first time will lay wreaths on veterans’ graves Dec. 14 at the Nashville National Cemetery on Gallatin Road in Madison. Hunter Taylor hosted this year’s show, keeping the audience engaged and laughing in-between each song. The show blended older alumni members with pledges from the incoming class and included an all-family song, a brother-sister duo, and even an original song by Taylor Hogan. “The Cowboy Show is a great display of what it means to be a Southern gentleman, which is a much-respected role in the Lipscomb community,” said Sarah Stewart, a junior who enjoyed the festivities. “The Cowboy Show is so fun, and a great way to get those involved in supporting a noble cause while still highlighting a fellow social club,” said junior Maddie Martin. The music was led by Pat Flynn, who has done it for 22 years. He is a Grammy award-winning musician and one of the three honorary members of the Tau Phi social club. “The Cowboy Show is something I look forward to every year. It’s a great way to bring students together,” said Jordan Bullard. DSC0745 Aperture:...
by Colleen Casner | Mar 2, 2015 | News Slider
Months of hard work will soon pay off for students involved in Lipscomb’s 52nd annual Singarama, which opens this Thursday in Collins Alumni Auditorium. This year’s Singarama production is Ready, Set, Go! featuring groups led by student directors Anne Claire Smith, Carolanne Deaton and John Alex Foster. This year’s hosts and hostesses are Delaney Brown, David Austin Lowery, Michael Oruma, Caitlin Phelps, Tyler Russell and McKenna Smith. Aaron Sain is the host and hostesses director. “Go” is the story of a window washer who wants to enter the world of business. It features songs such as “Status Quo” from High School Musical, “Mirrors” by Justin Timberlake and “You Can Go Your Own Way.” Clubs participating in “Go” include Delta Omega, Delta Sigma, Kappa Chi, Sigma Omega Sigma and Tau Phi. Delta Sigma member Laney Overton has especially enjoyed bonding with students from other social clubs. “Being in a social club you sometimes are confined to your social club, and Singarama’s a really great opportunity to branch out and meet new people from other clubs,” Overton said. Students have been working on their shows since January, often practicing five days each week. Frequent practices do not bother Singarama first-timer Tiffany Best, though. “Whenever I’m stressed or busy or upset I can just take my mind off of it and sing my heart out,” Best said. Anna Grace Wolfe of Delta Sigma has also enjoyed the practices but is especially enthusiastic about taking the stage at Singarama for the first time. “I’m excited to be on stage and the moment where we first walk onto the stage,” Wolfe said. Overton, who participated last year, is looking forward...
by Chad Johnson | Oct 5, 2014 | News Slider
Lipscomb alumni made their way back to campus for Tau Phi’s 35th annual Cowboy Show on Saturday night. This year’s show was a reunion of current and former social club members to put on an entertaining performance. Tau Phi senior Jesse Taylor said they wanted to get everyone involved to create a fun atmosphere. “We wanted to bring back all the tradition and everything everybody has experienced in the past,” Taylor said. While members of Tau Phi headlined the show, many female social clubs participated in the show as well. Pi Delta senior Anna Claire Temple was pleased with the energy in Collins. “We had connections with the alumni and older people who were in the crowd, so I thought that helped a lot,” Temple said. The show featured a live band, choreographed dances, covers of popular country songs and original performances from students. Taylor was one of many who had the opportunity to perform original songs during the show. “When you sit in your room and you write a song, staring at the wall, and then you hear a band behind it, it’s a cool feeling,” Taylor said.”We were both very excited to play with the band” Photo credits to Sam Webb Created with Admarket’s...
by Jamin Craig | Oct 2, 2014 | News Slider
A country twang is in the air at Lipscomb University, as the boys of Tau Phi come together to put on the 35th annual Cowboy Show. This year, Tau Phi alumni will join the stage with current club members for a reunion show. The host this year is McRae Benefield, a Tau Phi alumnus who was a part of the very first Cowboy Show held inside Collins Auditorium. “I pledged in the spring of ‘78” Benefield said. “They were doing Bison Day and we were all dressed up like cowboys. They did a little cowboy show out on the steps of alumni auditorium, and I thought that was kind of cool, so that’s the reason I decided to pledge to Tau Phi. We were the first ones to do it inside alumni, and it’s just pretty neat that it’s still hanging on.” The Cowboy Show started in 1974 when a few Tau Phi members got together and put on a small show on the front steps of Collins Auditorium. The popularity of this small gathering slowly grew over five years. Then, in 1979, the show moved inside to the Collins stage where it’s been held ever since. Clay Whitaker, the Cowboy Show director, admits that putting a show like this together is very hard work, but it also strengthens the friendships in Tau Phi year after year. “It’s a pretty big undertaking,” Whitaker said. “Hiring the band, the audio/visual technicians, building a set, organizing practice, making sure a bunch of college kids get their stuff together for a production. It’s hard to corral people together. But, it’s fun to...
by Aaron Schmelzer | Apr 11, 2014 | News Slider
The 2014 Delta Tau Fight Night in the Student Activities Center Thursday night once again displayed competitive matches and raised money for inner-city children. The annual boxing competition benefits Youth Encouragement Services (YES) by charging $5 for entry. The program, operating in Nashville, offers a safe environment for low-income children to learn and grow. Delta Tau President Blake Mitchell said that the event raised over $1,500 for YES. He also explained the benefit of bringing the event to campus. “I think it’s an important event because it’s something different for Lipscomb,” Mitchell said. “It gets a lot of the student body together, especially the Greek life. It’s something that Lipscomb kids don’t get to see very often.” During the event, there were ten matches throughout the night. In the opening match, Ryan Hood of Delta Tau beat Daniel Hutchinson of Delta Nu. The second fight was a late submission, and it pitted independent James Weaver against independent Phillip Brodnax. Weaver won the match, and he said that he had never boxed before. “I just didn’t know what to expect, but I enjoyed it,” Weaver said. In the third match, Zach Clemens of Sigma Iota Delta defeated Ryan Matheny of Sigma Omega Sigma by technical knockout (TKO). Tau Phi’s first win of the night came from Brian Warf, who defeated Hunter Allison of Delta Nu. Andrew Jordan, a Sigma Iota Delta member, pulled out the victory over independent James Tamburello. Matt Clemens, another SID member, followed up Jordan’s victory with a win of his own. Clemens won by TKO over Caleb Janelle of SOS. A knockout came from the match...
