Wet weather conditions dampened Zeta Chi fraternity’s annual Polyeuphony benefit concert Saturday.

The concert was aimed at raising money for the Charity: Water organization, which goes toward the construction of water wells in third world countries. Zeta Chi teamed up with Delta Delta Delta sorority in putting on this event.

Junior Drew Linenberger was in charge of planning and over-seeing the concert. He said he started contacting and booking talent back in March. Polyeuphony does not always coincide with Greek Week.

“(Polyeuphony) is always during the spring semester, it just happened to fall during Greek Week this year,” Linenberger said.

Linenberger said the concert was being performed in the plaza in front of Harter Union but when the rain started, it was moved to the front porch of the Zeta Chi fraternity house.

Linenberger thought bad weather probably had something to do with the low attendance, and the fact that Spiking Out, a philanthropic event hosted by Alpha Chi Omega sorority and Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, was scheduled during the same time.

The fraternity is talking to the administration about possibly doing some additional small events in order to raise more money for Charity: Water.

Linenberger said this is the first year Zeta Chi has co-sponsored Polyeuphony with a sorority.

“We hope to team up with a different sorority every year, make it a rotating thing,” Linenberger said.

Sophomore Marlee Johnson is the philanthropy chair of Delta Delta Delta. She said Linenberger came to her and asked if the women wanted to be a part of Polyeuphony.<br/>Johnson said she thought the concert went well despite the rain.Johnson said she thought the concert went well despite the rain.
Johnson said she thought the concert went well despite the rain.

“It’s fun getting to work with different groups of people,” Johnson said. “I thought it was a good idea.”

Among the talent featured at this benefit concert was junior Bryce Lathrop. He said this is his second year performing at Polyeuphony.

Lathrop played nine songs on his guitar and sang. He said the crowd was smaller than it’s been in past years due to the weather.

Lathrop said the concert had five or six acts and a good variety of music.

“(Polyeuphony) was an easy venue to go perform at and I have a lot of friends in the Zeta Chi house,” Lathrop said.