Northwest Missouri State University - Tower Yearbook (Maryville, MO)

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PARADE —continued people and issues. “Tt was all in good fun; people needed to remember that,” Jones said. “Some people didn’t and took it too seriously.” Poking fun at campus issues was not the only thing repeated. Delta Chi mem- bers Chris Brockmeier and Mark Cromley per- formed an encore of the last three years’ spotlight, Gertrude and Ber- tha, during the skit “Leave It To Bobby.” Sigma Phi Epsilon bor- rowed their origi- nal idea by writing into their skit an imposter Gertrude and Bertha. Brockmeier and Cromley said they knew that they were going to be copied, but they did not mind. “We loved it,” Brockmeier said. “We loved to be dogged. It made it more fun for all of us. It felt good that it was something we created that everybody liked. There was a whole Bertha and Gertrude anthology coming up.” After the Thursday night performance of the Variety Show, the Homecoming King and Queen were crowned. The candidates were narrowed down to five king and queen finalists. Candi- dates for queen were Elisabeth Crawford, Patricia Swann, Rebecca Wing, Julie Wilmoth and Lisa Whiteing. They were escorted by king candidates “We spent 70 hours working on our clowns. That was how much we loved Phi Mu.” Mark Gerling, Rick Henkel, Shawn Wake, Brian Shaw and Gary Pilgrim. Ironically, boyfriend and girlfriend, Julie Wilmoth and Mark Gerling, both sponsored by Phi Mu were crowned. Upon the announcement of the win- ners, a deafening roar could be heard from the audience. “J thought they were wonderful,” Wilmoth said. “It was nice to see people who were your friends, even though they were in other sororities, supporting you.” On Friday, stu- dents celebrated the traditional Walkout Day. Al- most everyone had things to do, so for many it was not a vacation. The last rush was on to finish preparations. “Tt was like a full-time job during pomping season,” TKE member Kevin Frankenberger said. “There would be someone there all night.” Members of KDLX fed many hungry students on Friday during the “Fall Freeze.” At noon, members of the radio station broadcasted from the Bell Tower where they gave away hot dogs and pop. “They were eating and leaving be- —continued —Jennifer Jones BOBBY BEAVER. Delta Chi performs their skit “Leave It To Beaver.” The fraternity won the People’s Choice Award for Best Skit. Photo by Scott Jenson

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Everybody loves Homecoming: alumni, football and, of course, a colorful PARADE Familiar families like the Jetsons, the Flintstones, the Jacksons, the Simpsons and the Chipmunks gathered for a lively reunion on campus Oct. 19. With the theme “All in the Family,” Homecoming brought famous relatives together for a weekend of spirit and entertainment. Instructions for Homecoming prepara- tions must have said “some assembly required.” Organizations put many hours of hard work into the decorations, clowns, floats and skits. Pomping floats, making papier-mache clown heads and drilling for Variety Show musicals took dedication and strict time management. “We spent 70 hours on our clowns,” Jennifer Jones said. “That was how much we loved Phi Mu.” Most students said their motivation during Homecoming was for camarade- rie, the excitement of competition and the thrill of victory. “Our motivation was to see all of our work come together to win first or Home- coming supremacy,” Tau Kappa Epsilon member Mike Reiff said. Members of TKE said their motivation was also backed by the loss of a brother who was killed in an automobile accident during the summer. “We dedicated the year to Pete Weiland,” Marty Baier said. “It was re- ally great to win for him.” Although the TKEs did not win parade supremacy, they won the float division. Supremacy was captured by Delta Chi, fraternity division; Delta Zeta, sorority division; and Sigma Society, indepen- dent division. Sigma Society thought they had a dis- tinct advantage in the float competition. They combined efforts with Technology Club in order to utilize the manpower of both memberships. Separately, they be- lieved they had a lesser chance of win- ning, but together they felt confident that they could be champions. “We had pomping people from Sigma Society, and sound, movement and the truck from Technology Club,” Sigma Society member Julia Witt said. “We were the only clubs that combined.” After all the preparations came to an end, it was time for the real fun to begin. The festivities be- gan Wednesday | “I+ was like a full- night at the Home- coming Variety | time job during Show. According to audience re- j sponse, the show p omp Ing season. was a hit as the Mary Linn Per. | Nere would be forming Arts Cen- ter rocked with | someone there all laughter. To start the show, an omnipo- tent announcer quipped, “In store for you tonight is some of the worst acting you’ll ever see.” Stage manager Rob Rush was pleased with the outcome of the show despite the “not-so-ready-for-Hollywood” acting. “Tuesday night rehearsal was an in- credible mess — full of total chaos,” Rush said. “It ran much smoother Wednesday night.” Comedy skits featured satire on cam- pus issues using well-known kin. The Harpers, the Cleavers, the Bundys, the Clampetts and Northwest's first family, the Hubbards and Churchill, were vic- tims of the parodies performed by independ pendents and Greeks. Variety Show emcees Jean Jones and Shawn Wake also poked fun at campus —continued night.” BY JAMI JOHNSON —Kevin Frankenberger Woccsene ses A

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STEPPIN' OUT. Missie Severino cuts a rug in Alpha Sigma Alpha’s Variety Show skit, “Mama Visits Northwest,” Severino was named Best Actress for her perfromance as Mama. Photo by Scott Jenson NO LIE BABY. In Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia’s skit, “The Simpsons,” Doug Preuss plays Maggie. It was the only inde- pendent skit entry in the Variety Show. Photo by Scott Jenson CRACK-UPS. Variety Show emcees Jean Jones and Shawn Wake perform one of their many skits. Jones and Wake were Variety Show emcees for the second year. Photo by Scott Jenson WHICH WAY. The Griswold family vacations in the ’Ville during the Delta Zeta’s skit, “Northwest Family Vacation.” The sorority’s skit won second place in the Variety Show. Photo by Scott Jenson Emcees Liven Show For those who attended the Homecoming Variety Show, it was almost a trip back to the year before. The lights, skits and songs all stirred memories of previous shows. But, possibly the most memorable act from the past two years wasn’t really an act at all. It was the magic of emcees Jean Jones and Shawn Wake. They worked together the year before, but that didn’t mean they were a shoo-in for the show. “After seeing the really bad emcees from the shows in the past we decided the first time to try it ourselves,” Wake said. “Last year we justshowed up to audition, and no one else competed against us.” After being chosen again, they were off on a quest for anything amusing or just downright funny. They brought back some of the favorite skits, such as the environmental servicemen and bikers in tu-tus, as well as staging return visits from the chippendale dancers and Pee Wee Herman. They were one con- tinuous act each night of the Variety Show. Hard work and pride in what they were doing equaled out to another fantastic show. “We spent hours and hours taping and gathering props, and it all went very well,” Jones said. The two worked together to provide the audience with comic relief between acts. “We knew some skits weren’t as funny as others,” Wake said. “But it wasn’t necessary to be simply hilarious all the time.” The desire to be different, creative and have fun made it more enjoyable for the two. “T didn’ tever really get to perform, so that was the best part,” Jones said. “My parents were there, and knowing that they enjoyed the show was good.” Whether performing as “green men” bearing their buttocks or dancing as the “Village People,” they kept the show rolling and the crowd happy. They strategically chased away the dead time between acts, by creating a show all their own. In spite of the loyal following, the duo have taken their final bow on the stage of Mary Linn. “We both graduate in May, so we won’t be able to do it again, but I’m sure everyone is glad after two years in a row,” Wake said. The years to come will bring another parade, a fresh group of floats, different Variety Show skits and new emcees. But Jean Jones and Shawn Wake will always be remembered for the way they “cracked” people up. BY SCOTT VATER Homecominc 23