Freshman SING is an opportunity for first-year students at Hardin-Simmons University to perform at SING, the annual homecoming event that will take place on Oct. 25 and 26.
“SING was one of the best ways that I got involved on campus during my freshman year,” Olivia Marin-Gallo, a sophomore accounting major from Mckinney, who was apart of Freshman SING last year said, “Without freshman sing I wouldn’t have met some of my closest friends.”
Several acts perform in SING, but what makes freshman SING unique is that there is no need to be a part of a sorority, fraternity, club or other organization to be qualified to perform. Freshman SING is open to any and all first-year students, from the most seasoned performers, to those who have never set foot on a stage before. The only requirement is that they be willing and able to perform.
The performances themselves are skits with musical elements that include renditions of popular songs. The groups, Greek life and the freshman, compete against each other in order to win the title of “best performance.” In past years, Freshman SING has won smaller awards such as “best vocals,” but they have never been awarded the overall title.
Freshman SING is a place where those who have an interest in theater or in music can come to get a low-pressure feel for performance and grow a community with their peers of similar interests. This event also brings together many students of different backgrounds who might not have otherwise met and perhaps become friends for life.
“Freshman SING was a great experience.” Acacia Anderson, a sophomore biology major from Dukana, Kenya, who participated in last year’s Freshman SING said, “Not only did I get to create lifelong friendships that would become so precious to me, but I also got to grow in character and in confidence. I got to challenge myself in ways and things I never thought would be achievable.”
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