Recently University of Tampa’s Epsilon Zeta chapter of the Theta Chi Fraternity was contacted by the Folgers company to help promote the 25 year anniversary of the Folgers jingle. In honor of this event, Folgers is holding a competition where students can create their own version of the catchy jingle, “the best part of waking up is Folgers in your cup.”
All you have to do is include the original jingle’s melody and lyrics as shown in their tool kit at http://www.bestpartofwakingup.com and submit your version online. The prize for the contest winner is $25,000 and the contest dates begin on Jan. 19 and end on Feb. 28.
The ten semi-finalist entries will be posted on the Folgers site for voting between March 28 and April 21. The entries will be judged based upon creativity and originality, musical performance and adherence to creative assignment.
The five finalists with the most votes will then be flown to New York City to compete in a live audition to compete for the $25,000 grand prize and potentially have their jingle featured in a Folgers commercial.
The finalists will be judged by celebrity, Kara DioGuardi. The grand prize winner will be determined by creativity and originality, stage presence, and musical performance.
Theta Chi is in charge of advertising this competition with fliers, posters, sidewalk chalk or door hangers. They will be taking pictures of their advertisements and posting them online, along with several other schools.
Now it is up to you to participate in this contest for a chance to win the grand prize. If you have any further questions contact Jeffery Draluck at jdraluck@ut.edu.