The Sisterhood Showcase dance competition took place on March 26, where all 14 Panhellenic sororities competed to raise money for the Circle of Sisterhood.
Circle of Sisterhood is a Panhellenic-wide philanthropy dedicated to breaking down educational barriers for women around the world.
The winner of the 2026 Sisterhood Showcase was Alpha Omicron Pi, with Alpha Delta Pi as the runner-up and third place going to Zeta Tau Alpha.
The winner of the Showcase is chosen by a panel of judges and based on multiple factors: donations raised per chapter, audience involvement and, of course, the dances themselves. Donations open weeks before the performance and are cut off at the conclusion of the final dance.
This year, over $100,000 was raised.
As people found their seats in the Student Union auditorium, a slideshow played on stage, highlighting the history of the University of Tennessee’s involvement with COS and providing a few facts and statistics about women’s education and the foundation in general. A video about COS also played at the start of the show, educating the audience about the foundation.
UT has consistently been the top donating university to COS since 2018. Donations from UT have funded four school constructions. This summer, COS will be breaking ground on a new school in Senegal.
This year marked the seventh annual Sisterhood Showcase at UT. Each year, there is a different theme for the dances — this year’s was rock ‘n’ roll. Each chapter danced to a medley of songs from a different icon from the genre. Some of the artists represented included Metallica, Queen, AC/DC and Fleetwood Mac.
Supporters from all chapters filled the audience, loudly cheering while their sorority performed. Freshman Annabel Stephens cheered on her fellow sisters in Kappa Delta.
“First off, I think the Circle of Sisterhood is such an amazing cause. I’m so happy that we can educate women around the world. Secondly, my sisters in Kappa Delta have been working so hard on their dance. They absolutely killed it! No matter their place, they did so good, and I was so excited to cheer them on,” Stephens said.
The dances lasted around five minutes each and feature multiple members of each sorority.
Freshman Cora Henry and sophomore Evelyn Schaffner participated in the dance for their sorority, Kappa Kappa Gamma.
“I wanted to get more involved in Kappa,” Henry said, on why she decided to participate in the dance.
“I really love the sisterhood that comes from working as a team together,” Schaffner said.
