Baylor University - Round Up Yearbook (Waco, TX)

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f wwf October meant rush. It was meeting people, planning private parties, more teas and eoffees, mailing bids and ehoosing those who would be your club sisters or brothers for the immediate future. That's soeial and service rush. For the bulk of students there was another rush to demand their energy and resources. That was Homecoming. Homecoming never eomes until the middle of the month, hut the tension began long before that. At first it was an assignment only partially finished so more time could be spent on the float. If you were a freshman, there were wooden doors, bridge timbers and telephone poles to be gotten for the bonfire. Tradition and the upperelassmen next door told you that the campus was to be guarded . . . and you guarded it. But the Aggies still eame to town. They came for one thing, to spoil our Homecoming. And they almost did. But as thousands of exes left town for another year, they smiled and jokingly slapped each other on the back and eagerly discussed the team's possibilities for the remainder of the season. For those of us remaining, the week after was one of frustration and fatigue. There were signs to be taken down, floats to be dismantled and the infinite number of things we had postponed until. after Homecoming. This was the lull after the storm of rush. CXfUDBERA' STUDE ' COME I0

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The defeated Bears Slljfffillg from a 35-I4 loss to Washington in the season Opener were surprisefl by l500 cheering students azcailing their return at the airport. The football team was no more snrpriserl than coerls who sudrlenly janml they had 3 a.1n. late permission. Teas, skits, coffees, wurri1's und immmahle smiles l'llL11'Lll'il'I'lZ1'il rush, Hushc-es found themselves frozen in silence--unable to speak to smiling members or flirt with persistent lmys. Pete Ffnrsytli, Don Punter und Clint Yvilliums, flop, leftl get service with at smile from Taurus Sweetheart Ginny fMartinJ Parker. Carole Anne West amml Nancy Armes greet rushees at Athi-neun rush tea fcenter, leftl. But once the exhausting rush was over the hopeful new prospects found cuntinueml rushing necessary to fulfill their llllllll'l'UllS pledging duties. lllomentarily 'gpacifierlu John Hicks pledges Chamlner of Conzmerce. if . 'ef Y' -.1 5. Nw' A 1 1. , A Q 3. .... . Singing on chapel steps A0 pledges Robin Walker, Susanne Smith, Carolyn Gardner, Suzanne Darnell, Carolyn Davidson and Marita Merritt exhibit talent each plerlge .at P must hare-an ability to singl?l.

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What no IBM packets? The line's the same however, as visitors register. The red carpet was rolled out as 1,000 visitors flooded the campus for the first home game of the season. While the red carpet was being rolled out, there was much three-week old dirt luring swept under dormitory room rugs the last week of St-ptcinher-V-for many of the honored guests were parents. The fourth annual Parents' Weekend sponsored by the Ex-Student Associa- tion and the llaylor Chamhcr of Conunt-ree gave guardian protectors a chance to see if junior was getting his money's worth and vice versa. Conferences with advisors and teachers were sehedulcdg football movies and style shows took place and a liarheeue was staged for the enjoyment of Baylolls best Vustoincrs . . . the parents, Baylor Hosts Parents, BSU The class of '68 declared open season on the class of '67 as they lzaggerl jesse James, last year's freshman class presitlent, He was released at half time and in surprise, stztmlzlerl across the fieltl. Baptist Bandits prove unsuc- cessful thiercs as they are Illlllllll? to steal the game from Oregon State.