Ball State University - Orient Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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'X A melon folly dciy continued wearing what they did. We've always wanted to be women, laughed Jim Dale, In- dianapolis senior and a member of The Incredibly Indiscreet, In- destructible Quiefs team. It isn't that we're homosexual or any- thing. We just like the negligeesj' he said as he grabbed the silky hem of his peach chiffon nightgown and twirled away into the crowd. Even though no two outfits were alike, other Bust participants had more serious motives behind what they pulled from their closets that morning. The five queen contest finalists and their escorts were decked to the hilt in white formal gowns and tuxedos. Kappa Alpha Theta sorority member Cindi Culler, Anderson junior, was crowned queen of the festival after judges announced the results from penny voting con- ducted earlier in the week. Debbie Baldwin, Alpha Phi sorority, was first runner-upg Jena Richie, Alpha Omicron Pi sorority, was third, and Janet Thomas, Delta Delta Delta sorority, received fourth. Culler said she was not only honored, but surprised. It takes so much to get there, she said. Not only do you need everyone in your chapter behind you but also a majority of the campus. It makes me proud to know they were there and to know that I was able to make it on my own through the interviews. But even when the games end- ed, the fervor of the afternoon continued as the crowd cleared LaFollette Field just long enough to get home, shower and perhaps eat before the evening concert began. Those bands eager for exposure to a college-aged audience includ- ed Lynx, who rocked milling Bust crowds all afternoon by sail- ing through many of their own renditions of popular chart hits and some of their own work. Locker and The Blue Hues and the Extremes lit up the evening line-up, entertaining about 1,000 students back on the field and ready for more of a good The first evening band was pretty bad, they forgot the words three times, said Lisa Lynch, Allentown, Pa., freshman. But the second one was really good. No watermelon and an unex- pected rain broke up the festivities early, forcing students , to make their own entertainment. , But few were out of luck since . ,int 5X IL. . x Y 151 fa 9. Sf? L. a gf .3- 3 Cz? .fl Ai - u -u N' parties that had begun the night -X, before were still in full force 1 around campus. Before long, LaFollette Field was deserted. A soft rain glistened under the glow of a streetlight as it began to slowly wash away the last traces of the day's excitement. The beer had been drunk, the watermelon busted and the people had moved on. Their footprints melted to mud as the juices of hundreds of watermelons seeped , . into the matted grass, unnoticed by passersby but not forgotten by those who'd made et another ' Watermelon Bust Pyestival a smashing sucessgby Jacque I S time. But for some, it was awhile before the fun started again as they discovered that the bois- terous and unruly atmosphere of the afternoon had disappeared and some of the music wasn't ex- actly what they had expected. Bogner I A break from throwing, rolling and eating watermelon gives the Delta Tau Delta fraternity an opportunity to in- troduce the Watermelon Bust queen candidates. Kappa Alpha Theta sorority member Cindi Culler, Anderson junior, was crowned. T! john S. melzgor Watermelon Bust contests place participants in awkward positions. Robert Fanselow, LaPorte junior, lets teammate Richard Scott, DeMotte sophomore, finish their heat. john S. manger 20 Watermelon Bust

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lt was a fun way to get crazy without get- ting in trouble for it. -April Neth,CoIumbus he gl'eCfe5 show on edffh Homecoming events put circus ot centerstage he knelt on the floor of University Gym, carefully posi- tioning the football in front of University President John Wor- then. On the other side of the gym, Dr. Jim Marine, director of Student Programs, waited to receive the ball while a crowd of residence hall teams and their colorful mascots sat watching ex- pectantly. Lori Wean, general chairman of the Homecoming Steering Com- mittee, held in her hands the ball that would begin the first event of the Greatest Show on Earth -- the Residence Hall Kick-Off Games. They set the tone for the rest of the week as 10 residence hall teams crawled through red, white and blue striped hula hoops, shrugged into and out of clown outfits that didn't match and walked heel to toe on an im- aginary tightrope while carrying umbrellas. They were headed toward the bright, golden trophies that lined the victory table on stage. For me it was a way to release a lot of energy, said April Neth, Columbus freshman and Botsford Hall team mascot. It was a fun way to get crazy without getting in trouble for it. The Painter-Whitcraft team snatched the night's firsts, walk- ing away with trophies for overall, coed division, mascot competition and the spirit contest. We were so excited, we ran all the way back to the dorm cheer- ing and screaming, said Cheryl Pfefferkorn, Waterloo junior. continued G Eigihic: rf' For Q Q ice Fc' ill Pail' Ti' 'ie ' ' '- ' ' li 114 '- 1' F'-wi' if 1' F 1 ' tt get Ut ist L3 QL! ima tal ll ta 4 'W Meier s..,q, I lohn S. metzger hey got twisted. Standing almost shoulder to shoulder, over 1,200 Ball State Cardinal fans kicked their shoes into the grass around them, step- ped onto 165 Twister game mats that had been taped together and got ready to set a new record for the most people playing the game at one time. Right foot, green! shouted University President John Wor- then to open the competition. A sea of legs shifted quickly to the left as players battled for the green spaces not already taken. Left hand, blue! President Worthen yelled again -- a quick shift to the right. But the twisting had barely gotten started when a couple of speakers short-circuited. People in the back of the crowd could only move after those in the gont had relayed the calls to em. The Homecoming pep rally Twister game found some participants in un- comfortable positions. Over 1,200 students played at once on 165 mats, tzigeaalking Colgate University's record of But then came the announce- ment that everyone heard. Ball State had broken the record for the most people playing Twister at one time set by Colgate Univer- sity in New York. Over 1,200 Ball State students had been recorded as actual players, well above Colgate's old record of 1,130. As a huge roar of applause rose from the crowd, the Cardinal cheerleaders, Charlie Cardinal and the Cardettes stepped centerstage to conduct a pep rally that could be heard from Botsford Hall to the Scramble Light. But the spotlight didn't miss the purpose of the entire evening as Head Football Coach Dwight Wallace took command of the microphone to introduce his players. Although a 1-3 season record hadn't quite gotten Ball State on the right track going into the Homecoming game, Wallace predicted the beginning of a win- ning streak that wasn't going to end when they went up against the Kent State Golden Flashes on Saturday. We've got a lot of good guys playing for us and we want to know if you're all going to come out to the stadium and support us? Wallace asked the anxious crowd before him. When the chanting and cheering died down, Wallace recognized each team member, and then once again urged students to go to the game and back the Cardinals. As one of the cheerleaders fell from the top of the squad's last pyramid into the arms of her partner below, the crowd began to filter across LaFol1ette Field toward the massive bonfire that had just been lit. Some sat on the small rise in the middle of the field, just far enough away from the heat and smoke. Others began to straggle home to unopened textbooks and alarm clocks set for 7 a.m. The fun and games were over for the 1 night, but Ball State had what it Q needed. The Homecoming spirit 1 was backfiby Jacque Bogner. I l 22 Homecoming