University of Mississippi - Ole Miss Yearbook (Oxford, MS)

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By continuing Ole Miss traditions . . . Ole Miss is nationally known as a university which stresses academics, athletics, and par- ties. The results of academic and athletic ven- tures many times produce the need for a party (that is, to celebrate a good grade or a victory - - or to relieve misery produced by missed questions or missed touchdowns). Therefore, regardless of the progress made in the academic or athletic areas, the partying tradition of the Ole Miss campus will never die. From the Welcome Back Rebels parties to those of the Fall Festival, Dixie Week, and Red and Blue, there is always a party somewhere. Usually, the image of Ole Miss as a party school is firmly implanted in the mind of a high school student when he or she first attends a fraternity Rush or football-weekend party. Then, if that student does indeed enroll at the University, he sees that most fraterni- ties have yearly parties that have become as traditional as Homecoming - - ATO Super Formal or Hat Party, Deke World War III Party, Kappa Alpha Old South, Kappa Sig South Seas, Phi Delta Ivy League, Phi Tau Wild West, Pike Shrimp and Beer, SAE Patty Murphy, Sigma Chi Derby Day, and Sigma Nu Roaring 20 ' s.

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Soon after the fall senate elections, rumors concerning the Homecoming Queen election began. A darkhorse candi- date, associated with Army ROTC as well as her sorority, was crowned Homecoming Queen. She defeated another junior who had previously been a Campus Favorite and was serving her second year as a varsity cheerleader. But the winner was forced into a run-off with a senior who had been Greek Goddess and had served on the 1976 Homecoming Court. In November there was another opportunity for sorority block-voting and joke write-ins as the election for Miss Ole Miss took place. Before the race began, there was uncertainty as to who would actually oppose the cheerleader candidate who eventually won the honor. Again, the Army ROTC decided to play politics but in this instance sup- ported an unsuccessful candidate. In the Colonel Rebel contest, held simultaneously with that of Miss Ole Miss, tradition was back as two football players vied for the semi-equivalent of Mr. Ole Miss. The campus overwhelmingly voted for a defensive-end sponsored by the M Club instead of a quarterback sponsored by Vaught Hall. Of course, ten Campus Favorites were cho- sen along with Colonel Rebel and Miss Ole Miss. As is customary, rumors and innuendos concern- ing the upcoming 1978 ASB spring elections were circulated as early as October of 1977. Actually, the rumors never cease because politics is in the heart of Ole Miss and in the blood of its students. Page 26, Top Dennis Miller was a candidate for ASB Vice President; Page 27, Top Left Students vote for New Dorm senators in the fall cam- pus senate elections; Page 27, Top Right Supporters of Becky Jones sing her praises during the Miss Ole Miss election; Bottom, Center May May Primos, Gayle Newman, and Susan Noble cut-up after the Colonel Rebel campaign rally held in the Union for George Plasketes. Campus Politics 27

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The town of Oxford boasts many business establishments which offer the opportunity for merriment. The Gin, the Deli, Oliver ' s, and the Warehouse are usually packed on Wednesday and Thursday nights. Nearby Sardis Reservoir is a popular spot for an afternoon beer bust or a quiet liquid picnic. Of course, it is only 80 miles to Memphis and Overton Square, while students will even drive to Cleveland, Mississippi, to go to Sharpe Street Station. Off-campus activities also include parties sponsored by the Cavaliers and the Yuletide Revelers as well as by various debutante societies (includ- ing those based in Greenwood, Jackson, Greenville, and Memphis.) Many think that an increased emphasis on academics in recent years would drive students away from parties and into the library; how- ever, there are always those who prefer a major in Memphis and a minor in Sardis to the drudgery of books. Regardless, at the Party School of the South or the Country Club of Mississippi, a person can always find a social function somewhere at any time. Page 28, Top Kathryn Becker and Donnie Kisner demonstrate that most Ole Miss par ties lead to dancing (including the Pretzel, the Chi Shuffle, the Slide, the Roller Coaster, the Hustle, the Bulldog, and the Alligator); Page 28, Bottom Left Linda Monk charms admirers at the Order of Omega Fall Champaign Social; Page 28, Bottom Right Silky ' s is a popular spot to congregate at Memphis ' s Overton Square; Page 29, Top Left ATO Hat Party; Page 29, Bottom Left KA Old South; Page 29, Bottom Right Halloween is celebrated even by university students as demonstrated by Dave Kelly and Buster Turner.