DeKALB | Grant Greenberg of Phi Sigma Kappa is the 2007 Dream Man and Casey Cummings of Delta Gamma is the 2007 Greek Goddess.

Delta Zeta hosted its 12th annual Dream Man and Greek Goddess philanthropic event Monday night at the Holmes Student Center Carl Sandburg Auditorium.

The 14 contestants at the coed pageant were judged on their response to a question, their formal wear, a talent portion and their swim wear.

For the talent portion of the pageant, Greenberg, a sophomore finance major, performed a stand-up routine reminiscent of comedian Dane Cook.

“It’s not easy going against your friends in other houses,” Greenberg said.

Cummings, who has been dancing since she was three, performed a traditional Irish dance.

“I’ve never performed in front of an audience like that before,” Cummings said. “It was definitely a new experience and I’m glad I did it.”

Jessi Finocchio from Alpha Phi and Anthony Voltattorni from Sigma Alpha Epsilon took second place. Finocchio performed a hip-hop dance routine while Voltattorni entertained the crowd by ribbon dancing.

Michael Ballou from Omega Delta and Taylor Severino from Alpha Sigma Alpha took third place. Ballou performed a salsa dance with the Miss Latina 2007, Brenda Zepeda. Severino danced to Pat Benatar’s “Heartbreaker.”

Although there were a few technical glitches, Shannon McDonough, vice president of programing for Delta Zeta, said that the judges were torn.

“Everyone looked really good in their formal wear and the talent portion was really different this year,” McDonough said. “We were given a taste of different cultures, with Jennifer LeVine’s Israeli dancing, Casey Cumming’s Irish dancing and Michael Ballou’s and Cara Zamora’s salsa routines.”

Overall, Delta Zeta raised $5,000 for the event, a spokesperson said. All proceeds from the event will benefit Gallaudet University, the only four-year university for the deaf and hard of hearing.

“It was very successful,” McDonough said. “Our chapter is very excited with the turnout.”