Ball State University - Orient Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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fi Y4, I ,, Wm, ., , Wait: sole remazns EVEN UNDER the lights of the competition, E. deserted on Maurice Bransford enjoys doing his dance in the VaCaiGd the extreme heat. LINE DANCE enthusiasts demonstrate their ex- pertise in the Jabberwock competition. The line competition is the high point of the event. USING HANDKERCHIEFS as a main part of his costume, Bernard White prefers to do his solo. .labberwock

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MEMBERS OF Indiana University's Phi Eta Phi fraternity grapple for possession of the coveted line dance trophy. Fashionable rh The key word for Jabberwock was Enth ASHIONABLE young women in evening attire and mysterious-looking gentlemen disguised as sheiks, or sporting top hats and canes came in from the rain. They were drawn by magnetism to the dance floor. Dancing, however, wasn't the only activity provided for black students by Delta Sigma Theta's Jabberwock. The llth annual Jabberwock got off to a start the evening of September 23, with a free swim party at the university pool. lt was followed by a dance at LaFollette Complex Thursday evening. The Roberts Hotel provided the setting for a fashion show Friday night. Students and local residents modeled their original designs. . The Student Center Ballroom was engulfed in a nightlife atmosphere as Saturday evening got underway. Loud, penetrating music and multi- colored strobe lights set the pace for the final evening of Jabberwock. The music stopped just long enoughf for the disc jockey to announce that it was time for all line competition participants to report to the dressing rooms. As the dressing rooms thinned out, a steady beat of hard-stepping feet and clap- ping hands could be heard approaching 26 .labberwock William E Vance the ballroom. Minutes stopped and the line c The line competition the of Jabberwockf' said Johnson, member of Delta Any of the Greeks from sities are welcome to want to, she said, We try to vary the activities to year, so people won't get gets good response. I guess competition, Johnson said. As the line competition began cleared the floor and faced the the room. One by one, fraternities sororities moved across the floor to way for the winner. Phi Eta Phi came from lndiana ly to display its expertise in the tion, taking the winner's trophy home. They took the floor with rhythmic tion and shouts of Enthusiasm! thusiasm! Phi Eta Phi's audi cheered, clapped and stomped with it The enthusiasm did not die until12 with the persuasion of the campus The silence reminded the participants would be another year until they heard music, rhythm and beat Jabberwock. Cl by Sherri Miller . ' -Q 'I ' ':'-ffm''- S-Q:-FlfS:'H.iiLlf5ll'9 wk-

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