The brothers of Sigma Alpha Epsilon wore high heels proudly, at least for a day.
SAE hosted the event, A Walk in Her Shoes, Thursday, March 20. The event was to raise awareness for women’s rights and funds for the UTM Women’s Center. The event gave men an opportunity to walk an obstacle course in women’s high heel shoes. Members from several organizations attended the event to show their support of the event. SAE raised a total of $300 for the UTM Women’s Center.
This main purpose of the event was to give men an opportunity to see what it is like to take a walk in girl shoes. This obstacle course was a simple way to represent the differences between what is expected of women and what is expected of men. Walking this obstacle course in women’s high heels allowed the men to see what it is like to take a walk in these types of shoes. Several members of SAE who walked in the event said that it was not as easy as it seemed, and they learned a lot from it.
“We had really good participation, and personally from doing it, I had a whole lot of fun. Running that obstacle course in those heels really made me respect women’s ability to make it look so easy to walk in heels. We are looking forward to continuing this event in years to come and making it bigger and better,” said Ivo Worth, president of SAE.
The obstacle course began in front of the Holt Humanities Building and went through the center of the quad. The participants were required to perform tasks such as hula hoop, zig-zag through cones, spin around in circles with their forehead on a bat and limbo. There were 16 participants that competed in four different heats and a championship run. The winner was Cody Neely, a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon.
This was the first time that SAE has hosted this event, and they are hoping to make it an annual event.
