Every year, the Delta Delta Zeta Chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity hosts Watermelon Bash on Spring Hill College’s Dorn Field. It is their biggest philanthropy event of the year to collect cans for the Bay Area Food Bank. During Watermelon Bash, several teams of girls, both Greek and unaffiliated, go head-to-head in various watermelon-based competitions from seed spitting to watermelon tossing. The final event is tug-of-war over a huge mud pit. It gets weird, it gets messy, and it gets competitive, but it’s a Spring Hill event like no other. This year, Phi Mu won the award for “Toughest Team,” and the Spring Hill Cheer Team won the award for “Most Spirit.” Tri Delta came in first place overall. The most significant award, however, went to those in need in the Mobile, AL area. 4,500 cans of food were donated. Just to give you a taste of what the day was like, here are 10 common thoughts that a girl might have at this crazy competition:
1. I wonder if it would be socially acceptable to eat a piece of busted watermelon off the ground.
2. Does Ramen count as a non-perishable can? Because if so, let’s raid every college campus in Alabama.
3. Is it just me, or does my face paint always look a little bit more crooked than everyone else’s?
4. We should start a watermelon carving business. I see this going places.
5. Is upper body strength required to participate in tug-of-war? Because if so, I’ll see ya on the sidelines.
6. If I win the seed spitting contest, can I consider myself an “athlete”?
7. Should I get out there on the field and risk staining my WMB shirt or just hide behind a bush and hope no one notices?
8. Is it physically possible to eat 3 slices of pizza, push a watermelon with my head, and not puke?
9. I can see it now. Cause of concussion: watermelon to the head. Let’s do this.
10. Why don’t guys have to do this? Cantaloupe Bash 2k16. Get ready, boys. It’s your turn.
All joking aside, Watermelon Bash shows just how tough and competitive girls can be. One of my sorority sisters went face first into a pit of mud, and another ended up in a leg brace and crutches. When girls come together for something, we go all out. Nothing can hold us back. The record was broken this year for the number of cans raised at Watermelon Bash. Girls on the Hill helped eliminate hunger in Mobile, and we had a bashin’ good time doing it, too.
