DJ Jacobi - Yell Like Hell 2023

NPPA Monthly Clip Contest - November 2023 - Photo Story

2nd place in the Central Division

Starting in 1963 as a competition between the residence halls, Yell Like Hell is a yearly competition held between groups of fraternities and sororities during Iowa State University's Homecoming week. The groups are to follow along with the Homecoming theme and create an original skit that is entirely shouted and spend months preparing and practicing. This year's theme was "Carnival and Gold."

All fifteen groups perform for the first cuts and will be narrowed down to only eight for the second cuts.

The co-chairs of the “Super CY Bros.” Yell Like Hell group watch the group’s silent warm-up during the Yell Like Hell First Cuts on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.

Members of the “Adventures of Sharkboy, Lavagirl, and CY” Yell Like Hell group watch the “Dr. Suess: CY-Ville” group silently warm up during the Yell Like Hell First Cuts on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.

Members of the “Dr. Suess: CY-Ville” Yell Like Hell group take the stage during the Yell Like Hell First Cuts on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.

Members of the “Adventures of Sharkboy, Lavagirl, and CY” Yell Like Hell group perform during the Yell Like Hell First Cuts on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.

Second cuts thin out the eight competitors to three finalists that will perform the Friday night before the Homecoming game against Kansas University. The groups will now show off their painted costumes accompanying their skit theme.

Members of the “CYdagascar” Yell Like Hell group begin their silent warm-up during the Yell Like Hell Second Cuts on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.

Members of the “CYdagascar” Yell Like Hell group wait to begin their silent warm-up during the Yell Like Hell Second Cuts on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.

Members of the “Circus in CYtown” Yell Like Hell group perform during the Yell Like Hell Second Cuts on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.

Members of “The Greatest ShowCY” Yell Like Hell group run off the stage toward the end of their performance during the Yell Like Hell Second Cuts on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.

Members of the “Adventures of Sharkboy, Lavagirl, and CY” Yell Like Hell group perform during the Yell Like Hell Second Cuts on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.

Painting takes hours to finish. The “Adventures of Sharkboy, Lavagirl, and CY” Yell Like Hell group was one of the three finalists selected to perform on Friday night and began the process around five hours before they went onto the stage. Acrylic paint is used, not body paint.

Members of the “Adventures of Sharkboy, Lavagirl, and CY” Yell Like Hell group use paint rollers to apply the first layer of paint before the Yell Like Hell finals on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, at the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house in Ames, Iowa.

Members of the “Adventures of Sharkboy, Lavagirl, and CY” Yell Like Hell group have a final coat of paint added to their clothes before the Yell Like Hell finals on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, at the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house in Ames, Iowa.

Members of the “Adventures of Sharkboy, Lavagirl, and CY” Yell Like Hell group paint their faces before the Yell Like Hell finals on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, at the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house in Ames, Iowa.

Across the two days the group had to paint themselves, they went through

“... cans upon cans,”

Madison Pooser, a member of the Sigma Kappa sorority, said.

Members of the “Adventures of Sharkboy, Lavagirl, and CY” Yell Like Hell group walk out of the kitchen with slices of pizza before the Yell Like Hell finals on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, at the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house in Ames, Iowa.

The final performances are done on a stage outside the Alumni Center during the Homecoming Pep Rally. The winner will be announced later in the evening during the Homecoming Awards Ceremony near the Campanile on the central campus.

The “Adventures of Sharkboy, Lavagirl, and CY” Yell Like Hell group walk toward the Alumni Center before the Yell Like Hell finals on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, in Ames, Iowa.

"We have natural-born performers,"

Jack Bergquist, a co-chair in the "Adventures of Sharkboy, Lavagirl, and CY" Yell Like Hell group, said in an interview.

"This is going to be a winning performance."

Co-chairs of the “Adventures of Sharkboy, Lavagirl, and CY” Yell Like Hell group cheer during the group's final performance at the Homecoming Pep Rally on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, outside the Alumni Center in Ames, Iowa.

At the awards ceremony, it was announced that third place was "Prince CY & Cinderella," second place was "Battle of the Birds: CY vs Big Jay," and first place was "Adventures of Sharkboy, Lavagirl, and CY," made up of members from Sigma Kappa, Beta Theta Pi, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

Yell Like Hell 2023 - Photo Story

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