Austin Peay State University - Yearbook (Clarksville, TN)

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Far Right-Derby competition sometimes puts man against beast, as derby week brings out the animal in derby hunting women. RighteShelia Wiley shows out and out determination in the battle of the egg-just one of the nighttime activities of derby week. Below-Jordan Beers plays a lovely miss, as Chi Omega shows their eye for beauty by cheering him on. Bottom RighteThe derby chase can be a mass of moving arms and bodies. especially when a derby is at stake. Bottom CornereKathy Bouvier, Top Left;$usan Gonzales, Top Right;Pam Bishop, Bottom Left, and Patti Webster. Bottom Right proclaim their victory as the Sevier Streakers take third place. spirit. The results contribute greatly to the outcome of the week. The climax of the week is the Hevents night. The festivities are in- troduced by a parade from Harned Hall to the Intramural Field. Each partici- pating group is involved in this parade and spirit is shown through their in- volvement in the events. The 1976 events were the most suc- cessful according to Derby Daddy Mark Griffy. This was the first year the events were held at night. Also this year's activities were cov- ered by WAKQ tRussellville, KyJ radio, and this added to the publicity of the week and the interest of the events. The 'tevents night program consist- ed of eight separate activities, includ- ing the Coach Horse, Saw Horse, Nee- dle in the Haystack, Zip Strip, Cover- Sig, Dec-a-Sig, Derby 500 and Mystery Event. These activities provide a vari- ety of action ranging from the Derby 500 tricycle race to the Dec-a-Sig, which involves decorating one coach in any way possible. The finale of Derby Week is a closed dance in which only brothers, partici- pants and their dates are allowed to attend. At this dance the winners and individual awards are given. The winner of the 1976 Derby Week was Chi Omega Sorotity.

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designed for the enjoyment of the par- tipants and spectators. The brothers of Sigma Chi stress the fact that anyone can participate in Derby Week. Alpha Phi Sorority, Chi Omega Sorority, Kappa Delta Sorority and Sevier Streakers, an independent team, were the teams participating in the 1976 Derby Week at Austin Peay. Each team was given four brothers as coaches and guides for the week. Derby Week includes many activities in which the organizations participate. These involve constructing a model of the Sigma Chi crest, decorating a mer- chant window and hunting derbies which are distributed and hid in various shops and stores in the city. These ac- tivities make the area merchants more aware of the program of Derby Week and this helps gain support for the fra- ternity and its service project. Derby Week is divided into a wide scale of events that occur each day. The week is kicked off with an open dance which the entire campus is invit- ed to attend. The next two days are set aside for derby chases and spirit nights. The derby chases are held in the afternoons in the bowl and each girl attempts to capture as many derbies as possible from the brothers to obtain points for her team. Two evenings are designed as Hspirit nights. Each team is given a specific time to go to the Sigma Chi House and perform, where they are judged for Above-Although the games are usually rough, the injuries are minimal, since the idea is to capture derbies, not kill fellow students. Left-Karen Beakley pursues a derbied runner with the zest of a football linebacker, as two unidentihed competitors barely miss the prize.

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In second place was Kappa Delta 80- rority; third place was Sevier Streakers and fourth place was Alpha Phi Soror- ity. The 1976 Derby Week was dedicated to Mildred Deason, dean of student de- velopment. She was chosen for her in- volvement with the students on cam- pus and also her involvement in com- munity affairs. The rules and exact activities for each Derby Week are established an- nually by the Inter Sorority Council and the two Derby Daddys. The Derby ac- tivities of 1976 brought out a contro- versy about the roughness of some of the activities. As it stands now, some of the roughest events, such as the derby chase, may be eliminated from next year's plans. F8tH