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Written by: Matt Somma & Kim Sok
With regards to the outcome of the Jell-O wrestling competition that occurred this past Thursday, brother Jason Lavardera had this to say: “AGP is the cat’s meow.” Close to two hundred and thirty people gathered in the Back Bay on Thursday night at 9:30 p.m. to watch as the bracket of 7 teams, 14 girls in all, dueled it out to be crowned the next Jell-O Wrestling Champions. Competitors to this event were mostly, but not entirely, members of sororities, and spectators from other fraternities came to offer their support as well.
“I think it helped to prove that Greek events are still very prominent on the Bentley campus,” said AGP’s president Jeff Salvesen. “We have been hosting Jell-O wrestling for several years and it’s nice to see an event so widely accepted and supported by the Bentley campus as a whole,” he concluded.
Spectators entering the Back Bay were taken by surprise as they walked up to the homemade wrestling pit. The pit, built by the brothers of Alpha Gamma Pi, was approximately 8 feet wide, 12 feet long, and took approximately 25 hours to build and re-locate to the Back Bay.
It was also padded in every corner of the pit with gym pads and draped with a tarp, creating a controlled environment for the girls to wrestle for their title of champion as they waded through over 500 gallons of green Jell-O.
The majority of the fraternity brothers of AGP commented that this event, having occurred for several years now, is much more of a tradition for them than it is a profitable event. Salvesen remarked that “people and alumni from the 80’s still remember this event.”
“I’ve heard good things around campus. People are excited and we’re hoping for a good turnout,” said another brother Steve Varga. And a good turnout it was, with fellow students crowding around the pit or watching on the projected screen to see the action that ensued in the pit, which was monitored by referees Joe Crossett and Bryant Roche-Bernard and announced by Bill Connolly.
Eventually, the last match of the competition came to an end, giving way to the new Jell-O Wrestling Champions of 2010: Claire Turini and Molly Walker of Delta Phi Epsilon. When prompted as to why they chose to participate, they said that “as members of Greek Life, it’s really important to support each other.” They also commented on the overwhelming support from their Delta Phi Epsilon sisters, proving that the Greek community is a close one.
Everyone left the Back Bay that night covered in green gelatin, whether they were referees, competitors, or just there for the show.
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