(Michael Danser/The Daily Campus )

Various SMU students were singing and dancing more than usual on Friday night, partaking in SMU’s 22nd annual Sing Song event. Program Council chose Disney as the theme for competition; groups chose various Disney favorites to perform.

Gammi Phi Beta and Beta Upsilon Chi danced to “The Jungle Book,” Chi Omega and Pi Kappa Alpha sang to “Beauty and the Beast,” Kappa Alpha Theta and Sigma Chi performed to “The Lion King,” Delta Gamma and Kappa Sigma sang along with “Mulan,” Pi Beta Phi and Sigma Alpha Epsilon pranced to “Mary Poppins” and Alpha Chi Omega and Beta Theta Pi took the stage to “Hercules.”

Prize money is awarded directly to the place-winning groups. “Mary Poppins” took first place, “Beauty and the Beast” took second, and “Mulan” took third.

During dress rehearsals Thursday night, performers from all groups got a chance to vote for their fellow groups.

Categories for these votes included Best Costumes, which went to Alpha Chi Omega and Beta Theta Pi for their rendition of “Hercules.” Best Backdrop, Best Choreography and Best Performance overall awards went to Gamma Phi Beta and Beta Upsilon Chi’s adaptation of “The Jumgle Book.”

Groups were also awarded acknowledgements such as Best Director (Cassy Revella, Gamma Phi Beta) best male vocalist (Patrick Probst, Sigma Phi Epsilon) and female vocialist (Annie Bures, Pi Beta Phi).

Sing Song Chair for Program Council Kate Herman said this year’s performances were impressive for many reasons, setting this year’s standards above others before it. “The competition was much more stiff than usual,” Herman said. Herman had to cut three groups, as she explained, “to make everything top quality.”

While she doubts any groups were upset about the judges’ results, Herman did say that after the judges reviewed the final numbers, they did change their minds.

“They weren’t happy with the numbers,” she said, explaining that they did alter what the numbers reflected which were different results than what the judges felt overall.