The Best of Pitt and the ‘Burgh

Best Local Band: Leif Erikson

Leif Erikson, named after the outlaw Viking, consists of four… Best Local Band: Leif Erikson

Leif Erikson, named after the outlaw Viking, consists of four Pitt students. Although its only has one recorded song, it’s a brilliant one. Leif Erikson has never played a live show, and at the moment it would be impossible for it to do so because its lead guitar player is also the drummer for the band. This is not a problem, though, because only bands that are insecure of their talent play live shows. One example being runner up The Clarks – who have had to write songs, record records and tour for the last 21 years in order to prove themselves.

Runner up: The Clarks -David Makler

Best Fraternity: Zeta Beta Tau

One of the most well-rounded fraternities on campus, Zeta Beta Tau took to the streets of Oakland this fall with a giant, inflatable ball. The ball, which was sponsored by local businesses, was signed by nearly 1,000 students and, through generous donations, helped ZBT raise nearly $750 for the UPMC Cancer Center. When the 42 brothers of ZBT aren’t raising money to fight deadly diseases, they can be found at their house on University Drive, just across the street from Pennsylvania Hall, where they throw such high-class social endeavors as the recent ’90s party (ZBTGIF) and the annual spring island party (ZBTahiti). Sweet livin’. Runner up: Pi Kappa Alpha -Justin Jacobs

Best Sorority: Delta Phi Epsilon In 1917, several women, including Dorothy Cohen Schwartzman, Ida Bienstock Landau and several others with extremely long names, decided to create a sorority founded on the principles of dedication, pride and excellence. Hence, Delta Phi Epsilon was born. The chapter of DPhiE here at Pitt includes 55 sisters and calls the third floor of Amos Hall home. With large-scale campus events like their annual fashion show and Deepher Dude, in which Pitt men show off their often embarrassing talents, Delta Phi Epsilon raises money for both the Foundation for Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Runner up: Kappa Delta – Justin Jacobs

Best Website: Facebook

There is an infinite number of websites to visit while procrastinating. The most popular, however, is certainly Facebook. New applications are added constantly, so the amount of time you can spend “Facebook stalking” increases with every passing day. It is only a matter of time before classes are held exclusively in wall conversations. Furthermore, at this point, Facebook is a social necessity. Gone are the days when your friends called or texted you to invite you over for pizza and soda. No, no. Everything is done via Facebook invite. If, for some reason, you don’t have a Facebook account, you should get one soon or face the possibility of dying alone. Maybe we’re overreacting. Or maybe we should check to see if anyone updated his profile