Donnie Hampton, senior in business management and member of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity, sings a John Mayer song in Bosco Student Plaza Wednesday night during Greek Idol.

Nearly 20 K-State greek students shared their musical talents with an audience of more than 1,000 people during Greek Idol in Bosco Student Plaza Wednesday night. The event was part of Greek Week, the greek community’s annual celebration of the organizations through teamwork, spirit and competition.

“It was great to have this many people come out and be excited about the greek community,” said Shawn Eagleburger, assistant director of Greek Affairs.

Justin Bastin, junior in family studies and human services and psychology, was host for the night under the moniker, “MC Skillz that Killz.”

“The crowd was amazing this year,” Bastin said. “The talent was better, too.”

The $2 admission fee went toward keeping Greek Week self-funded, said Caroline Nyman, sophomore in fashion design and director of interfraternal relations for the Panhellenic Council.

Hayley Bratenbach, junior in apparel marketing, started the evening with Martina McBride’s song, “With a Broken Wing.” While this was Bratenbach’s first time performing in Greek Idol, she said she was inspired to participate because her friends had recently dared her to perform karaoke.

Performances varied in number of participants and instruments used. A quartet clad in blue suit jackets and sunglasses went by the name, “No Milk Beforehand” and played “The World Spins Madly On” by the Weepies.

Jeff Lubeck, junior in business administration, and Kyle Cooper, sophomore in life science, incorporated the djembe drum into their performance of “Come on Get Higher” by Matt Nathanson.

To start some audience participation, Ashley Dohrmann, junior in industrial engineering, encouraged snapping during her rendition of Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You.”

Wayne Stoskopf, junior in agribusiness and student body vice-president, said he enjoyed seeing the talent of the greek community.

“It was a great time to come together and share talents,” he said.