NIU’s Greek community as well as non-Greek observers jammed the Holmes Student Center’sDuke Ellington Ballroom Tuesday to watch competitors flex their muscles at Greek Physique.

Twenty-four competitors were divided into six divisions and performed a minute and a half routine including various poses, said Patrick Reichel, Phi Kappa Sigma community service and philanthropy chair.

Each division of competitors was then brought out for a mandatory poses portion of the contest, where competitors stood in a line and posed different ways to show specific muscle groups. Competitors then were given 30 seconds to pose in as many ways they wanted, Reichel said.

The top two winners from each division were then brought back for the overall competition, in which contestants competed in the same fashion as in the mandatory poses portion, Reichel said.

After a quick tie-breaker for second place for the men, a first in Greek physique history, the top winner of the men’s category and the women’s category were chosen.

Sinan Gocmen, a senior communication major and first place winner for the men, said he owed his success to dedication and will power.

“It’s not just a weekend thing where you go on a diet, it’s 24-7,” Gocmen said. “Everything is calculated.”

Janna Smallwood, first place winner for the women and a Northern Star alumna said at first there were questions in her mind because it was her first competition. However, she said her hard work paid off.

“I think this translates to anything in life that if you really want something you can set your mind to it and just do it,” she said.

Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity sold about 900 of the 1,000 tickets available.