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

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by Mandy Lauck Band of Brothers Rush activities emphasized the sense of family with fraternity membership. Each had their own way of inviting potential prospects to their event. Whether it was free food or entertainment, members attracted the people they thought the fraternity needed to build a positive reputation. With overall numbers down, fraternit ' rush at the University proceeded. Many fraternities started the week with open houses and barbecues to get to know pledges and help them understand each organization. Alpha Kappa Lambda held an open house and barbecue to velcome interested recruits. AKL offered pledges a family-like bond between the members. As free food was given to the recruits, the active members answered questions about the house, the other members and the rules of the fraternit ' . .• nother fraternitv, Sigma Phi Epsilon, ii I felt I fit in the most with the TKEs. ?? -Taft Burnes hosted a pig roast and a casino night as part of its rush activities. One pledge, Craig Mackin, joined the fraternity because of the reputation it had. I found out the frat was great at intramurals, and I liked the way they ran things at Sigma Phi Epsilon, Mackin said. Tau Kappa Epsilon hosted its rush t vo weeks into the school year. The main point the TKEs wanted to share with recruits was the family-like bond that came with membership. Pledges toured the house and talked to active members who gave them a sense of belonging. Out of all the fraternities. I felt I fit in the most with the TKEs, Taft Burnes said. The main point that kept coming up during rush was brotherhood. A stone sign that stood outside the AKL house told rushees what the fraternities were all about. It read: We few. We happy few. We band of brothers. An informal barbeque series as a way tor potential rushies to meet with members ot Alpha Kappa Lambda. Many of the fraternities on campus held similar functions during the third week of school, photo by Micheala Kanger Sigma Phi Epsilon purchased a hog for Fall rush costing $4.00. The hog took one and a half days to cook in a pit. Sources: Jesse Nower. Panhellenic Council CiRFFK WfFK -

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Tju Kjppj Ep ilun pledge, Taft Burnes ho s his tellow pledges hov It s done during the TKEs car smash. Wemliers ol Ihc Alpha Sigma Alpha sororitv also joined the fun. photo by ■ m.jndj P ler iS cmbcrs and pledges gather in the (K)tch III the Alpha Kappa Lambda house as lared Weber checks to see what everyone wants to eat. Weber was volunteered to be the cook for the evening by one of his fraternity On Walk Out Day. Nathan Elder and Craig Mackin participate in Sigma Phi Epsilon ' s teeter-totter for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Members and pledges took turns on the teeter-totter for a total of 72 hours. photo by Amanda Byler L IJ2£NlJ lE£

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Transfer Talent UMllpl• l in thf rcHl-liiu.l M-.il of M.ir - l.iiiii IVrfomiinj; Arts C ' oiitiT. he watchi ' il others say thoir lines. When he was called, he slowly skimmeil the script. Standing l etween the two actors, he recited each line with perfection. When it was o er, he returned the script to the director and went back to his seal, sitting in the same slumped position. .lonathon Reynolds. .1 transfer student from the L ' niversity of Missouri- Columbia, decided he needed a different en ironmcnt. lie transferred to Northwest and said the University was the alternative home he was looking for. Reynolds was a theater major who auditioned for the plays Aging Disgracefully, Medea and ATail of Tales. lluring the auditions for .• ging Disgracefully. Reynolds tried out for the roles through cold readings, which were read-throughs without preparation. I prefer the cold reading because you just go in (to the audition) and perform. Reynolds said. I try to go last just because that gives me a way to prepare and see my competition. .■ fter his journey to Northwest. Reynolds found new surroundings in which to express his artistic talents. .Mong with these new surroundings came new opportunities to grow as an .K ' tiir and as a person. Reid Kirchhoff, who performed in ' The Complete Works of William Shakespeare- Abridged ' rehearsed 10- 2S hours for auditions. ± . lXuii£ni Life The choreography lesson proves hjrder than expetled as students auditioning for Medea work on tivirling. The locus of the Medea audition was to demonstrate the ability to sing and dance, photo by Michaela Kanger Shrieking with panic. Lance Christofferson runs around Mark M.iasen while going through a scene taken from Romeo and Juliet. There were only three main characters in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare-Abridged, requiring the actors to rehearse more lines than usual, photo b) Michaela Kanger Creen polka-dotted boxers were Mark Maasen ' s good luck charm for auditions and the last performance of every play he was in. To help her prepare for audition Amanda Backenstoss, would go an entire day speaking in the rhythm and dialect of her monologue.