FEBRUARY 9, 2007--Delta Sigma Phi’s frosty rendition of the hanging gardens of Babylon took first place in the highly competitive fraternity division of Michigan Tech’s Winter Carnival snow statue contest, sponsored by Blue Key Honor Fraternity.
The huge diorama, “Euphrates Frozen in Time Shows Babylon in Its Prime,” is located in front of the their house, 1421 Woodland Road, by Wadsworth Hall. It reflects this year’s theme, “Ancient Worlds Come to Play in Snowy Drifts of Modern Day.”
The elaborate sculptures included griffins with wings molded of clear ice, a fountain, the river Euphrates, a four-tiered backdrop replete with arches, and yards and yards of ice chains.
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