Murray State University - Shield Yearbook (Murray, KY)

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A NNN, Lt YE IN THE SKY Photos by Roy Mobley scramble for first place in the 1. . 'hv..,N fn . 4 .' f . 1, E WM '91 , .59 .gl P Jw .. ,.. E Uma ' PLILLING FOR THE PIKES Sheer determiniation and dedication shows on the faces of Gary Rzucidlo and Steve Mitchell in the Tug-o-war competition. CALLING THE SHOTS Cheryl Endres emcees the activities and contests at Cutchin Field during the ADPi 500 competition. A, tt ADP, 500 ,al Qu

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--.,.., ..- ---...- --Anno-.1. ...,,- ... .,. - ' ' -izgggz .L -75 lqzgqgg, 41-Q-vga:-.gi-, wa f you live in Regents, or any- where near Cutchin Field, there's no mistaking what an- nual event is taking place. It starts subtly at first, with only a few signs posted by Winslow cafeteria, but with each pass- ing day, the signs become nu- merous, the chants louder, and when it all finally culminates on Friday afternoon, there's no denying that it's time for the Alpha Delta Pi 500. For those of you who are not within hearing distance of this traditional event, 500 is a competitive event for fraterni- ties and men's dorms and is sponsored by the Alpha Delta Pi sorority. People don't realize how much work goes into ADPi 500, said Kathy Roberts, so- cial chairmen for the sorority. We started preparing for it as soon as we got up here ton campusjf' Roberts explained that most Campus Life yi!! Involving More Than just Greeks, ADPi SOO Earns The Title Best ace In Town people viewed 500 from the fun side, and didn't see all the planning for events, gathering equipment, and all the other small details that have to be taken care of. lf those details are not seen to, the overall or- ganization of the event would be greatly affected. ln order to streamline 500 , several alterations were made this year. The most noticeable change was made in the spirit competition, which started at midweek instead of Monday as it has in the past. We didn't make the spirit competition as big a part of it this year be- cause it's hard for everyone to go around in high spirits all the time, said Roberts. This point- ed out that participants didn't have to worry about the com- petition as much, and as a re- sult, could concentrate on their homework during the week of 500. Other organizational changes were made in the 500 as well. Little Sisters were asked not to be on the field with the fraternities, so that everyone could see better, and a defined area was set up for event participation. These changes enabled everyone to get a better view, and to pre- vent overcrowding Roberts said, This was the first year l've seen all the events. As a whole, it was probably one of the best 500's we've had for years, Roberts said. Everything was organized and ran smoothly. Roberts be- lieves that the participants had the same sentiments. She noted the feeling of unity between the competitors on the field. lt wasn't just one frater- nity pulling for itself. Every- one was pulling for each oth- er. A judge commented to Roberts that he had never seen so much spirit before. The Alpha Phi Alpha fraterni- ty and Franklin Hall showed the most spirit and won the award for that category. The overall event winner in the fraternity division was Alpha Tau Ome- ga, and the dormitory division winner was Clark Hall. Tom McBride, a Lambda Chi Alpha, was named Mr. Legs and Ronald Boyce of Alpha Phi Al- pha won Mr. ADPi 500. Overall, Roberts said that Al- pha Delta Pi was pleased with the outcome of 500 , but they would like to see more partici- pation from the dormitories. She said she felt that this year's 500 was really special because l think people were surprised with the outcome and the winners. ln the past, one or two fraternities have al- ways dominated the events. That's not necessarily bad, but l think it's nice that it wasn't so quite predictable this year. I l

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