DePaul University’s Delta Gamma sorority hosted their annual philanthropy event on Friday, a three-on-three basketball tournament called Anchor Slam benefiting their philanthropies, Service for Sight and the Delta Gamma Foundation.

The tournament took place at the Ray Meyer Fitness Center on the Lincoln Park campus and was open to anyone who wished to participate that formed a team of no more than five, with three on the court at a time.

Most of the teams included the other fraternities and sororities on campus, some having more than one team.

Each team donated $40 and all of the proceeds benefited Delta Gamma’s National Philanthropy, Service for Sight and the Delta Gamma Foundation. According to their website, “protecting the gift of sight is one of Delta Gamma’s highest priorities.” Service for Sight dedicates their services to the blind and visually impaired.

“The main goal of Anchor Slam is to raise money and also to spread awareness about visual impairment and its effects,” Culley Schultz, Vice President of Foundations for Delta Gamma, said.

Throughout the tournament, a number of men also competed in an “Anchor Man” competition consisting of a number of different basketball-themed events that took place in between games. The events included a shoot out, running from one end of the court to the other while dribbling a ball, shooting the ball backwards, and many others. A member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity took the title of “Anchor Man”.

“This year we had a great turn out with more teams than ever, some organizations even registered two or three teams in the tournament,” Schultz said.

The Alpha Phi sorority won the women’s bracket of the tournament and a team made up of male DePaul students won for the men’s bracket. Each team played a series of games that lasted ten minutes, with the winner being determined by who ever had the most points at the end.

“Our team had a good time playing, it was a healthy, competitive atmosphere and I think everyone was a good sport on and off the court,” Becky Fay said, a member of the Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority that also participated in Anchor Slam.

The winners received trophies and ribbons at the end of the tournament.

Delta Gamma also put on different events throughout the week leading up to Anchor Slam to help raise more funds for their philanthropy. The chapter put on a “beautiful eyes” competition in the form of Penny Wars, where all of the proceeds benefitted their philanthropy, as well as a dine-to-donate with Insomnia Cookies on the 2200 block of N. Lincoln Ave.

“It’s really cool to think about how it’s more than a game and that it’s benefiting a lot of people that really need it,” Jenn Prange said, also a DePaul student and member of the Greek community who participated in the event.