Ball State University - Orient Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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Think aboutit. You are a watermelon. You have spent all summer on a vine. You've been through rain and cool nights. For what you ask? To be devoured by watermelon lovers and kicked around by enthusiastic college students? Well, that may not sound like much fun to a watermelon, but the over SCD participants in Watermelon Bust seemed to have a good time. The annual event was sponsored by Alpha Chi Omega and Delta Tau Delta. The Alpha Chi's donated their half of the proceeds to the cystic fibrosis fund and the Delt's used their money to finance rush functions. The day's events included a watermelon roll, seed spitting, greased watermelon toss, watermelon throw and the favorite of many-the eating contest. The games were participant oriented rather than viewer oriented, but there was plenty 2 going on to watch. . f 1 g During halftime of the games the queen contestants were 2 introduced and the winner was announced. Over the past several years, the Miss Bust title has been an extremely controversial one because the women's libber types see it as a meat market rather than as appreciation of women. However, in reality it is a typical queen contest. This year the g judging was changed to include voting by the people in 2 attendance, this accounting for one-third of the total votes. E The other two-thirds was done by private judging. 2 Helene Benkovich, sponsored by Delta Gamma, was E crowned queen of the festivities. Nancy Wells, sponsored by , Sigma Chi, was the runner up. The girls vying for the title E said that they did not feel that the contest was degrading to ' them as women and they enjoyed the opportunity to be a g part of the day's events as well as talk to the judges. 2 Residence halls competed against Greek teams for the : titles. Phi Delta Theta captured the men's division and Trane 2 Hall took top honors in the women's division. : The dance in the evening, which concluded the events, 2 had to be moved from the Delt front lawn to the Student I Center because of cold and windy weather. A large E enthusiastic crowd rocked to the music of Nigel and tried to I work off all the watermelon consumed earlier in the day. Judging for the contro versial Miss Watermelon Bust Title was changed this year to include voting by people in attendance. Winner Helene Benkovich. sponsored by Delta Gamma, is congratulated by Marcia Tague, sponsored by Sigma Chi. runner up. Susan Short is down for the count preceding the watermelon roll in Watermelon Bust. Teams of six split up and relayed the melon across the front yard of the Delta Tau Delta frater- nity house. Page 28 - Watermelon Bust Watermelon games keep participants spitting, tossing and rolling all day long

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:CCOOOQCIOOOOOCCUIIOOCOOCOIC ' Delta Sigma Theta, a public service sorority, began its fifth annual Jabberwock, an event held by all chapters all over the United States to raise scholarships, with an all campus swim party in University Pool which was only one of the many events that took place for the next three days. Each day there . was a new thrill for the Ball State campus. The entire event 1 was scattered with dances which ran Thursday through E Saturday night at 4:30 a.m. O ju t part of the o erall Total Eclipse' O O I : The sorority published their first annual picture booklet which carried the theme of this year's Jabberwock A Total E Eclipse, and began selling them at Thursday night's kick-off 2 dance. E Friday was set aside for various Greeks from different 2 schools to perform dance lines. The audience was E entertained by the Gamma Delta Iota fratemity of Purdue 2 University, a new organization who delighted the audience C : with steps and chants that could be heard throughout the g Student Center. The dance line was only a preview of what E was to come the following night. g Saturday started out bright and early with the sun for most 2 of the sisters because of the basketball tournament that the E Deltas were sponsoring in the Men's Gym. Four teams met 2 the deadline requirement set up for the event and the games E began. Trophies were given at that evening's dance to the I championship team, Anderson. Second place went to Kappa ' Alpha Psi and third place went to the Shades. . Saturday's dance was set aside for the Ball State Greeks to E perform. The organizations that participated were: Alpha ' Phi Alpha, Gamma Delta Iota, Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi O E Phi and Delta Sigma Theta. 2 Each organization performed in a variety of ways that I . . . . . . 2 reflected the personality of each individual organization. 2 Some either performed steps, sang, chanted, rode tricycles E or a combination of these and continued to enhance the I audience with never ending surprises. E Gifts were presented including those given to the different 2 organizations from the Deltas to show their appreciation for I g their participation in Jabberwock and their help in making it 2 a success. I 000000OOIOOOIIIIIOOIIIOCOIOO With the audience listening attentively. Tresa Killings and Marrietta Jackson lead their sorority sisters in a song 'Til Bet You Didn't Know That. The song informed the crowd of the strength that the sorority gives the girls as well as the feelings shared with them. Big gifts come in small packages when it comes to fraternities. The audience gives Alan Scott. Derry Owens and Larry Gnfjin admiring glances as they let the people know that the new frat Gamma Delta Iota, although small in number, is dyn-o-mite, Page 30 - Jabberwock 5Chants, songs, St6pS and trlke rides