University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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PPA ALPHA Extravagant settin: captures holiday spiri! Over $25,000 and one week of continuous labor went into preparation for one night of fun at the Kappa Alpha house, the Kappa Alpha Christmas Formal. The party was held Saturday Dec. 5, with over 300 mem- bers and guests attending. It is one of the most incredible parties at UT, and it has been ranked as one of the top college parties in the country, Social Chairman Walt Reynolds, marketing junior, said. The 45 pledges were responsible for building the various rooms and decorating the house with the help of active members. It was a fun party because how it turned out was all up to us, pledge Guy Hallberg, eco- nomics junior, said. Members and their dates entered the party by walking under a 30-foot tunnel strung with colored Christmas lights. Once inside, the guests d a choice of rooms to visit. The rooms were extended outdoors with tarps enclosing the party; tunnels made of chick- en wire and cedar connected the rooms to- gether, Reynolds said. To the left of the foyer a piano bar awaited the KAs and their dates. Further on was The COME AND GET IT: Kappa Alpha members and their guests load up their plates at a KA burgers and beer mixer Feb. 19. Pond Room which consisted of a real pond, a waterfall, live ducks, a jazz band and an open bar. To the right of the entrance was a nativity scene and more Christmas trees. We even had a running river down in the basement, Reynolds said. Guests had to cross a bridge to get to the bar on the other side. The dance floor and rock band, The Business, was located in the main part of the house. A mariachi band was located in the backyard where four smaller rooms had been constructed. These rooms, called Butthuts, were designed so that guests had to crawl into them. Each room had its own theme. One roo I the Coors Light Room, was constructed entirl out of beer cans with over 1,500 cases of b] lining the ceiling and walls, Hallberg said. There was so much going on, with sevel bands and mazes all contributing to an elabor; I setting, Cherie Hodges, pharmacy sophomoj said. You could get lost in there. FRONT ROW: Margaret Lea Hogan, Bennett Thomason Rowe, Elizabeth Kay Peebles, David Hunt Wydman, Beth Margery Highgenboten, James Loren Gteaves, Caria Cay Brumley, Matthew Bohon Alfotd, William AJvin Moore. SECOND ROW. Leslie Jean Raw], Troy Dixon Snelling, Kathryn Ann Alben. John Walter Cain. Julie Ann Gregg, Brooks Trezevant Patrick, Robert Todd Butts, Laura Didier Williams, Kurt Michael Van Hofwegen THIRD ROW: William Leo Moll Jr., Liesl Helms, Andrew Clayton Medlenka, John Pattick Boylan, Margaret Anne Worsham, Philip Cruce Shadwick Jr., Jennifer Charlyn Bracken, Michael Kadane Lane. BACK ROW: Jamei Robert Casweli, Jennifer Paige Gres- st, Michael Freeman McAuley Jr., David Wayne Andrus, Leigh Marjorie Falb, [Derek Lmdsey Jones, Darrell Thomas Hail, Theresa Anne Pinion, Robert Jerry Stone III. 476 Kappa Alpha by Nancy Anderson

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.ctivities take ' step ' the right direction KAPPA ALPHA PSI [The brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi took the leek community by storm once again with l;ir 9th Annual Kappa-tol City Greek Show, lid Nov. 14. Approximately 1400 people I Tied out to watch nine fraternities and seven rorities put together rhythmic routines and l;play their talents as they stepped across the stage of the LBJ Auditorium. Fraternities and sororities from the University and five other Texas universities competed for the first place prize and trophy. The winners, Kappa Alpha Psi from the University of Hous- ton, and Delta Sigma Theta from North Texas State University in the fraternity and sorority I IN I ROW. Kent Montgomery. George C. Willis. Eric Michael Benjamin, Clarence J. Hollis. SECOND ROW. Darwin Glyn Davis. Warren Dudley. Gary Lynn Id Jr. Gerald Lavon Lewis. Rhon Anthony T. Green, Gene Paul Smell. Fredrick Thomas Rhine Jr. BACK ROW: Carie-Wayne Desmond Constable, Darryl I ne Austin, Joe L. Buckner, Hendrix R. Nelson. Bennie Theodore Childs. Willie R. Haze. divisions, respectively, each took home the $350 first place prize. We would like to thank all the groups and organizations that participated to make this one of the largest Greek Shows in Kappa ' s history. We also want to thank the spectators who traveled across Texas to see this event, Pres- ident Kent Montgomery, advertising-marketing senior, said. While Kappas might have been known for their social activities, they also provided out- standing service, especially to the Black com- munity. Their service projects included working at the Salina Rest Home and their Youth Inc. program. This tutoring program took Kappa members out to Pierce Junior High School every Wednesday afternoon to tutor young under- privileged children. Other projects included sponsoring the an- nual Miss Black UT pageant, and the Kappa Spring Scholarship, which was awarded to an outstanding University-bound Austinite in fi- nancial need. The various service projects that we par- ticipate in yearly simply serve to reinforce the primary function of Kappa Alpha Psi, service in the Black community, Craig Watkins, soci- ology senior, said. by ReShonda Tate Carie-Wayne Constable Kent Montgomery LISTEN UP: Steve Pollard, mechanical gineehng senior, explains to the Fall ' 87 Pro- bates what it takes to be Kappa man before their Probate show on Dec. 3- .Ktud Stravau Kappa Alpha Psi 475

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TWO POINTS: Charles Mann, liberal arts junior, slam dunks the ball in a friendly game of basketball at the KA house Feb. 19. TWO-FISTED DRINKER: David Nix shares his refreshments with Sherri Yates and Laura Tyner at the KA initiation party Feb. 20. OFFICERS: FRONT ROW. David Wayne Andrus, Derek Lmdsey Jones, James Loren Greaves BACK ROW Michael Freeman McAulty Jr , John Patrick Boylan. Andrew Clayton Medlenka, Matthew Bohun Alford, Darrell Thomas Hail, Michael Kadane Lane Lane Brindley James Caswell Joe DriskilJ Brian Jaeckle Kale Kibbe Michael Lane Andrew Medlenka