University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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Putting It All Together Members of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority and Beta Theta Pi fraternity go over a dance routine at a rehearsal for this year ' s Rock Chalk Review- .(Staton Briedenthal) Tammy Rank, Hutcinson sophomore, and Jeff Devoss, Whichita senior, act out a scene from their Rock Chalk Review production. (Staton Briedenthal) 28

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Lyn Miller, Gary Bunch, Ned Kehde and Kevin Corter, archivists relax amongst their work- place. Any of the staff at the Archives could tell a student just about everything they want- ed to know about KU and Lawrence. (Tim Christoff) A rare three dimensional poster from Walt Disney used in the production of Alice in Wonderland is found in the Kansas Collection, along with over a million photographs, cartoon drawings, magazines and books about Kansas. (Tim Christoff) Behind the locked stacks of the Spencer Collection, one can find 185,000 printed books dating as far back as 1455. The collection also contains 250,000 manuscripts, some of which are on clay tablets dating back to 2000 B.C. (Tim Christoff) dri- infop 1900 KU only [24. over in in gblic it to en. lock- ihak- eby A be men in i eon 10 is bid oror- the they :l to id to an article from a 1968 DDK, these extremes were reported on the first page. The headline read, Nude Slides Projected on Wall of Oliver Hall. The story read as follows: The east outside wall of Oliver Hall ' s lounge served as a projection screen for some Naismith Hall male residents across the street Wednes- day night. The unidentified men treated passers-by to a color slide show of nude women. During the two or three minute show, at least six different slidescovering an area about 15 feet high on the Oliver lounge wall-were shown. It is not known when the next show will be given. The previous information only be- gun to scratch the surface of what the archives had to offer. If the in- formation in this anniversary edition of the Jayhawkcr has peaked an in- terest in the past, visit the archives. The visit will be well worth the time. -by Teresa Rohn 27

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Anne Baade, Overland Park freshman, Jill Phil- green, Overland Park sophomore and Karla Querry, Teawood freshman, practice a dance tep.(Staton Briedenthal) While everyone was still bubbling with enthusiasm, preparation for this year ' s 37th annual Rock Chalk Review began ' ast sping within two days of the last Ro-k Chalk performance. Traditionally, fraternities ask sorori- ties to pair up with them for the event. This year, however, that role was re- versed, and the sororities asked their chosen fraternity to pair up with them. The sororities encouraged their chosen fraternity by serenades, pizza parties and champagne breakfasts. The amount of time and effort in- volved in producing Rock Chalk is as- tonishing. The theme for 1988 ' s Rock Chalk Revue, The Untold Story, was announced on September 15, 1987. This theme was open to interpretation and each group was responsible for cre- ating its own story to fit this theme. Seven weeks were allotted for each group to put together 13 notebooks which were given to Rock Chalk judges. Each of these notebooks contained a plot summary of the group ' s perfor- mance, character sketches, the script, a tape of the music and songs which were made in recording studios, cos- tume designs in color, set proposals, technical cues and choreography sketches. One week after the notebooks were due, each group gave an oral presenta- tion to the judges, the most crucial part of tryouts. At this time, each group had the opportunity to reveal its excite- ment for the produciton. A brief synop- sis of the group ' s performance was giv- en in which the group had to convince the judges that its theme was relevant to The Untold Story and why. On November 23, the chosen houses, Delta Gamma and Phi Gamma Delta, Gamma Phi Beta and Sigma Nu, Alpha Chi Omega and Beta Theta Pi, Alpha Delta Pi and Delta Upsilon, and Pi Beta Phi and Phi Kappa Psi, were an- nounced. From this time onward, prac- tice consisted of three hours per day, six days a week. The entire notebook had to be transformed to the stage. This involved the actual setting up of props, working with the lights and eth- er technical aspects, and the rehear- sals of acting, singing and dancing. The neatest part about Rock Chalk rehearsals is that everybody is excited about the same thing at once, said Tracy Linderholm, Lincoln, Nebraska senior, and member of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority. More than 7000 people attend Rock Chalk each year, and over $12,000 is raised for the Lawrence United Fund, the local chapter of the United Way Fund.-by Wendy Rosenthal 29