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I-feasting on a esti al of ons Xkf 1 Busters split, spit and spliced 800 watermelons UMBERS ing the end of the second week of the first quarter o.. the 1983 school year. Thirty-five hundred people, 800 watermelons, 100 teams and two organizations converged to create the llth annual Watermelon Bust Festival. shining, watermelons ees were stinging as were abundant dur- The sun was were flying and Delta Tau Delta fr. ternity and Alpha Chi sponsored the event Omega sorority held at LaFollette Field. Watermelons were the most familiar sight at the fest that included four dif- ferent games: the headroll, a greased a watermelon relay watermelon toss, and a watermelon eating contest. nies included the per- Opening cerem formance of Dande Kaleidoscope which performed to the music of the National heme, the release of Sports Festival T hundreds of balloons and the distribu- tion of small frisbees inscribed with the n Bust. words Watermeli Participants m ved in from on-and off-campus. Greek teams arrived at the field chanting support cheers and in- dependents came dressed in green and red makeup, sport coats, boxer shorts and velour bath robes and house slippers. Watermelons were rolled from trucks, some making it to their designated spots unbroken. Other melons were sliced and eaten by spectators while par- ticipants split melons for the sake of amusement. Each of the events had its own test of skill. My teammates and I were going so fast in the relay, we couldn't stop at the finish line and ended up in a big pile of watermelons that were broken, Lance Maylath, freshman, said. Contesting groups were divided into four categories which included womens independent, sorority, mens indepen- dent and fraternity. The steering committee began plan- ning the festival six months in advance of the event. Fraternity and sorority members started work as soon as school had started with penny voting for Watermelon Bust queen, ticket sales CUNTINLIED HARD WORK AND GAMES prompt Teresa Mittler to take a drink before returning to the competition of the Watermelon Bust. The lust was the first major event of the year and involved th use of over 800 watermelons. MIKE YODER Watermelon Bust
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WATERMELONS were the main subject at LaFollette field at Delta Tau Delta's annual Watermelon Bust. .lane Doud picks herself up from a watermelon dousing given to her by her friends. RESIDENCE HALLS also participated in the greek sponsored Watermelon Bust. Two women from Brayton compete in the watermelon relay. Although the couple didn't win, the bust did serve the purpose of providing them with fun. i MIKE YODER SUE WILDEN A GREASY WATERMELON provides a challenge to Tim Buehner from Elliott Hall. Buehner and his team joined other students in tossing, rolling and eating watermelon on the second weekend of the year. Watermelon Bust Elie MIKE YODER
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