The 50 th Annual All Campus Sing at Murray State University was the largest and most successful to date. Sponsored by the Sigma Alpha Iota (SAI) music fraternity, the MSU Alumni Association and the MSU Department of Music, 23 student groups participated in this special 50 th anniversary reunion competition. The MSU Alumni Association provided $2,400 in cash awards.

The MSU Telecommunications Systems Management (TSM) Department StreamTeam streamed the event live on the Murray State website reporting 1,695 on-line viewers, 120 in foreign countries and viewers from 29 states and Washington D.C. The stream is available online at http://ondemand.streamernet.net/tsm1/ACS080417.wmv .

SAI’s instrument drive supporting the People-to-People Project collected seven acoustic guitars, 40 student recorders, one clarinet, one synthesizer, two trumpets, one alto saxophone, one tuba, one French horn and one trombone. The instruments will be distributed to underprivileged band and music programs world-wide.

Mike Mallory and Beth Bradley of WPSD News Channel Six served as masters of ceremonies for the evening. Judges included 1957 Murray State alumnus and acclaimed MCA producer and songwriter Jerry Crutchfield, MSU assistant professor of voice Dr. Sonya Baker and MSU alumna Pam Russell who is vice president of sales and sales marketing at Universal Music Group in Nashville.

First place in the Residential College category went to Lee Clark College performing “Clark Prom”, followed by Hester College with “Hog Wild” in second place and third place went to Hart College performing “Grease.” In the independent category first place went to the Honors Program with “Little Shop of Horrors,” second place going to Sock and Buskin performing “We Will Rock You” and third place was Black Student Council with “Songs From Dreamgirls.” First place in the fraternities category was Sigma Phi Epsilon with “The Office,” second place went to Lambda Chi Alpha performing “Disney Songs” and third place was Alpha Sigma Phi with “50 Years of Greatness.” In the sororities category first place went to Sigma Sigma Sigma with “Material Girls,” second place was Alpha Omicron Pi performing “Dream” and third place went to Alpha Delta Pi with “Alpha Delta Pi Racing Team.”