What started as wanting to get more involved in the Greek community as freshmen, has morphed into a dodgeball legacy in the matter of four short years.

Theta Phi Alpha hosted their annual dodgeball tournament and drew in

many participants.

There were over 35 teams participating in the single-elimination tournament, but only one team would win it all.

The funny thing about the winning team is that this wasn’t their first time being crowned champions. In fact, it was the third time they have won the annual tournament in the last four years.

The winning team Scuts for Life was made up of members all from Phi Kappa Psi. Business seniors John Dunn and Garrison Marx andArts & Sciences seniors Will Fogarty, Tyler Masters, Matt Metivier and  Matt Wiles were all members of the original Scuts for Life team and have participated in the Theta Phi Alpha dodgeball tournament every year.

We decided to participate our freshman year because we wanted to get more involved with the Greek community, and to develop our personal relationships better,” Fogarty said. “Also it’s dodgeball. Who doesn’t

love dodgeball?”

When asked the secret of their success, team members were unsure how to answer.

“That is the million dollar question,” Fogarty said. “On paper we just look like a bunch of average joes (no pun intended), but when we step out on the court it just clicks. I think now that we’ve been playing together for four years we just know all of our strengths and weaknesses, and we know what we’re going

to do.”

“I wish I knew,” Metivier said. “We are lacking in athleticism, arm strength and overall common sense.”

Overall it was a successful day for everyone. Over $1,000 was raised for Theta Phi’s national philanthropy, Camp Friendship.

“I think the event was so successful because we had so many girls involved in planning and helping out with everything,” Nursing sophomore and Theta Phi Alpha philanthropy chair Maria Wetschka said. “There is so much that goes into planning a philanthropy event and all of the girls in the sorority did a great job of stepping up and helping out when we needed it.”

The hard work of the sorority did not go unnoticed by the dodgeball participants.

“Overall, the tournament went really well this year,” Fogarty said. “We were very impressed with the way that Theta Phi Alpha organized everything. It was done

very smoothly.”

A twist on the day’s events occurred when Scuts for Life faced another team entirely comprised with Phi Psis in the championship game. It was brother versus brother in an important game, but this had happened to Scuts for Life before.

“When we won our freshman year we actually played a team of junior and senior Phi Psis,” Fogarty said. “It was cool when we beat them, and I am glad we came full circle.”

It looks like Scuts for Life may leave their legacy in the hands of their fraternity brothers.

“Yes, with the return of Andrew Flaherty and the fireball of Colin Dale they will have a great chance to win in the coming years,” Metivier said.

The question on everyone’s mind during the tournament was what in the world happened the year Scuts for Life didn’t win

the tournament?

“That year it just wasn’t in the cards,” Fogarty said. “I think we learned a lot from that year about who we were as a team. But then again, three out of four ain’t bad.”

Even though the competition in the Kiewit Fitness Center was heavy and intense all day long, participants had a great deal of fun during the course of the event.

“It was a lot of fun, Theta Phi Dodgeball is hands down our favorite philanthropy,” Fogarty said. “It’s just too bad that it’s our last year to participate, but at least we went out on top.”

Playing in the philanthropic tournament and winning it all one last time was a memorable moment for the seniors.

“It was like reaching nirvana,” Metivier said. “Total satisfaction and acceptance.”

It was a philanthropy event to be remembered and a championship team whose legacy will never be forgotten.

“Scuts for Life will go down in history as being the most misfit team who could actually win games,” Metivier said. “I still honestly do not know how we did it.”