The first ever Phi Set Spike! was held Saturday, Nov. 8 in the Beckerman Recreation Center. The event, which was held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., was hosted by the sisters of Phi Sigma Sigma sorority in order to raise money for their philanthropy.

Phi Set Spike! is a volleyball tournament; the sisters are looking to make this their annual philanthropy event. All proceeds go to the sorority’s philanthropy, the Phi Sigma Sigma Foundation to support School and College Readiness.

“School and college readiness is something that every child should have the opportunity to experience,” said Lia Veley, Phi Sigma Sigma’s foundation chair. “Education is extremely important and it’s great that we can help fund organizations that support making sure kids get the chance to get a good education.”

Veley thinks the event went really well. “It ran smoothly and all of the teams that participated expressed to me that they had a fun time.”

Six teams of six to eight players signed up for the tournament, and the winning team received $200 in Visa gift cards. A Tailgating Prize Pack was raffled off as a door prize; anyone who came to the event was entered into the raffle, but could purchase more tickets to increase their chances of winning.

“We were able to raise around $2,500 through this event with sister donations and team donations,” Veley said.

The six teams participating included Men’s Club Volleyball, DPhiE Dimes, Sigma Chi, SAE, KGR and ‘I’d Hit That.’ All teams put in valiant efforts, but the Men’s Club Volleyball team emerged victorious.

“I thought [Phi Set Spike!] was great considering it was in its first year,” said Vince Yau, a member of the Sigma Chi team. “I’m really proud of Lia and everyone else who helped create the event.”

Phi Set Spike! was a great success, said Mel Lundin, Phi Sigma Sigma’s tribune.

“I feel like we were all paranoid at first since it was the first year and we weren’t sure what would work or what wouldn’t work; we just have to hope for the best,” Lundin said. “I think next year, and every year following, it’ll continue to get better and have bigger and better turn outs.”

Veley added that she hopes the event continues to grow in the future. “I would love for the event to grow a bit next year; it would be great if we could have more teams sign up.”

“My team and I had a lot of fun participating,” said Yau. “We’ll get ‘em next year.”