Ball State University - Orient Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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Watermelon buffs compete in annual 'Bust' festivltlesg trophies given at dance featuring 'Good Days Catch' A-Q, iff. -. A , ' t f . 'ff fx JA 'AA 'W 1 'Q ,fx fb T- f r' fer Q f --ea ,fA5iT'f'-X ,fx . ' -7-fx. I f-gl-J ,fwfr--,AFX l--f fl-2 2 ?g-X A it wit tlifiiilb Q 'lwl'l ll'lliL' W' t l li 'RXQG i-Xf l 't fl l ' l li li HA l l' lt fl l ill ill l i lt .B ,. - .. . X, , ., ,C -- .. ,Y X EL, Ny- ., .c.,,,- - - - , s- .. .tg K yyi AC, ,v...' pf Cf.-.' . . ,,. F M f z i 1 J 1 Q 1 Watermelon seed spitters lbe they professional or amateurj experienced the chance ofa lifetime at the second annual Delta Tau Delta Watermelon Bust, mainly because 150 were chilled, sliced and devoured in one way or another. Seeds flew as the crowd and contestants awaited the crowning of the Watermelon Bust queen and the beginning of the games, while chomping on free watermelon and bottomless glasses of Coke. Mary Anne Myers, sponsored by Sigma Alpha Epsilon, was named queen ofthe ceremonies, with Linda Garber first runner-up. Teams then lined up for the start of the games. Giving no thought to appearances, team wolfed down 1 wah.- ...nf ,-pi' f ggi! ff 7 ' ,114 watermelons, dug out seeds and heaved melons over their shoulders for distance. Other games included seedspitting, greased-watermelon toss and the watermelon roll. Overall winners for the six events were Woody Hall No. 2 for the women and Lambda Chi Alpha for the men. The games ended with the Delt lawn scattered with rinds, seeds and Coke cups waiting for the clean-up crews. Guys hefted garbage sacks while the Alpha Chi's raked the lawn, hoping to stunt any unexpected growth of watermelon vines in the spring. Trophies were presented that night for the contest winners and the queen ata dance in the Student Center, featuring Good Day's Catch. Wcgmelon Bust queen Mary Anne Myers watches the various contests create laughter and excitement throughout the crowd. A polit- ical science maior and a member of Alpha Omi- cron Pi sorority, Mary Anne was sponsored by Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Watermelon Bust seed spitter contestant Tom Dudrick puckered, aimed and sent one of his three seeds flying outward, and hopefully, the farthest. -U. 1 l l

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-X '-mfs, v Q-f-,riff f' ' ' ll l l, ,X of The hurried days of classes and tests seem al- most forgotten as a couple and their dog peace- fully take a late afternoon stroll around the campus grounds. Pledges sometimes lead a hard life, and Steve CIark's face reflects this fact as he checks the quality of the buyer's money at the Alpha Tau Omega-Alpha Omicron Pi Pledges lemonade stand. The lemonade and cookies must have tasted better, for business was good. V 9305 If ,Bu

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Speedily chomping on a humongous slice of wa- termelon, Lynn Sanders, Kappa Alpha Theta, digs in hoping to reach the rind in a hurry. Sampling the tree watermelon and practicing her seed spitting power, an AOII participant gives it all the pucker she can to help her team win the contest. like the professional he is, Bruce Heffelfinger, Delta Chi, strains lor every ounce ol energy during the watermelon toss. In this event, some of the girls outthrew the men.