Rips Fun Facts
This Rip Chord joined the group with pink hair, has a friend in The Nor'easters, is a Laufey lover, and has over 25k followers on TikTok!
MISS ISABELLA KIM
To many of us, he's just Aaron, but this Rip Chord's choir director is formally known as XChord alum Mr. Mejorada!
Emma Rizzo
At this Chords social, Rip Chords and XChords participate in a Secret Santa Christmas celebration around the holiday time and hang out together! Peppermint patty shots may or may not be involved.
Chord Christmas
The Rip Chords were established in the year ____
1992
How many a cappella groups are there at UIUC?
9 groups total:
No Comment, No Strings Attached, Unified Voices, Xtension Chords, The Other Guys, Girls Next Door, Rip Chords, Illini Awaaz, and Chai Town!
Name any Rip Chord alum who went on to be a choir director at a high school or university!
Examples of acceptable answers: Christina Collins (William Fremd High School), Sarah Catt (Elmhurst University)
We've had many Fremd alum join the group ever since: Gabby Gryc, AJ Narasimhan
This Rip Chord is a sorority sister who spent her summer studying abroad in beautiful Poland!
Kaya Owczarek
This Rip Chord is the 2023-2024 Social Chair & has a brother in the Xtension Chords: _________
Tessa Brown
The Rip Chords's classic arrangement of "Yesterday" by the Beatles was originally performed by this music group: ____________
En Vogue
What does ICCA stand for?
International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella
This Rip Chord went TikTok famous for her mac and cheese recipe video. She also happens to love Phoebe Bridgers.
Michaela Justus
This Rippie was convinced that Ed Sheeran died after a cruel prank was pulled on her at a Rip Chords sleepover :(
Emma King (sorry bae)
This Rip Chord is the 2023-2024 Social Media/PR Chair and can do a KILLER Ariana Grande impression:______
Sofia La Velle (do one right now)
How many albums do the Rip Chords currently have out right now?
3
Which a cappella group was the first treble group to snag an ICCA victory in 15 years?
UW Madison's Pitches and Notes
This Rip Chord played volleyball in high school and sang "Crazy" at her callbacks audition.
Jada Hunter
This Rip Chord is releasing a single on September 15th!
Anjali Yedavalli
Name one social that all the groups at UIUC attend.
Newbie Party, Acasemi
Trick question: We don't know! JK probably 2023
Which a cappella group has won the most ICCA titles in the world?
The SoCal Vocals
These two Rippies are our only current Out-of-Staters: ____________ & ______________
Hint: One is a Kpop stan and one competed in ICHSA in the past!
Anushka Shah and Zainab Haque
This Rip Chord's motto: Boats and Cats
Coen Carroll
This Chords social is the iconic zip-tied, duo costume craze of a night.
Chord Crush
This Rip Chord made recent history: Her solo and arrangement is featured on an upcoming single soon to be released! She also happens to have a 280 hour Kpop playlist on Spotify.
Divya Murali
What novel is the 2012 film Pitch Perfect based on?
Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate a Cappella Glory by Mickey Rapkin.