Butler University - Carillon / Drift Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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The annual Watermelon Bust . . . pledges come forth to display their talents ... a truck load of watermelons . . . festivities begin . . . the watermelon toss tests the skill and reflex action of the male pledges ... a watermelon eating contest follows with a logical stipu- lation ... no hands . . . Theta pledge Kathy Convery wins . . . hands down, of course . . . Judy Woddell, Trianon pledge, won the seed spitting contest and Ellen Sielaff, Kappa pledge, fits the form most fittingly to win the Miss Bust title . . .

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The serious side of pledging be- gins . . . duties . . . grades to make . . . activities to support . . . many jobs to be done . . . telephone desk . . . walkouts . . . turn-about days . . . ever-present green beanies . . . push-ups . . . line-ups . . . dusting . . . intramural sports . . . raking leaves ... a mistake . . . demerits . . . pledge trainers . . . pledge manuals . . . study tables . . . pledge stunts . . . exchange dinners . . .

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Sigma Chi holds its first Derby Day . . . Alpha Chis win the Spacious Sphere, 4-legged race and Pot Race contests . . . Sonia hiarrer, Pi Phi, is nanned Miss Blonde . . . Ellen Sielaff, Kappa, wins the Miss Brunette Contest . . . Linda Crockett, Pi Phi, twists her way to a hula hoop victory . . . Delta Gamnna throws the nnost accurate pies . . . Trianon dribbles the basketball best . . . Homecoming time arrives ... a queen to be chosen . . . cam- paigning . . . posters . . . Cam- paign climax . . . voting . . . h omecoming weekend dawns . . . excitement felt everywhere . . . the annual chariot race be- tween the Phi Delts and Sigma Chis . . . pulled by pledge power . . . Phi Delts win . . . Festivities off to a running start . . . only a beginning . . . I