Butler University - Carillon / Drift Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Upper: Bust candidates Colleen Bussell, Sheri Hattie, Ruth Janes, Susie Boggs, and Loretta Richard share a slice of watermelon with WNAP disc jockey Major Tom Lewis. Center left: Matt Endicott and Carol Osborne measure a seed spitting attempt. Center right: Anne Maschmeyer tries to win the Seed Spitting Contest for the DGs. Lower left: Relay Race participants carry watermelons back-to-back. Lower right: Sigma Nus com- ment on the queen candidates. 24 - Student Life

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September brings banquet, skits to new pledges Butler Panhellenic honored the new pledges on September 12 with a banquet in Atherton Center. After the dinner, Alpha Chi Omega and Delta Gamma received scholarship trophies for their last year ' s academic efforts. On September 25, upperclassmen who had served as Rush dorm counse- lors were again called to duty for Fresh- man Skits judging in the basement of Robertson Hall. The skits, given points for originality and presentation, resulted in trophies for the Kappas, Tri Delts, and Alpha Chis. wF ' - m u - P jK 4 ' I j ;.J J V « V V 1 i% - «t j t — Upper left: Tri Delts sing about the Night Before the First Day of Class. C enter left: Freshmen of Kappa Kappa Gamma present their version of Tra- dition. Center right: AWS President Suzie Whitely awards the first place trophy to Kappas Linda Wright, Nancy Borman, Jan Bailey, and Lisa Rost. Lower left: Alpha Chi freshmen perform their skit The Twelve Days of Butler . Lower right: Spoofing Orientation Week open houses, Theta freshmen depict typical Butler men Student Life - 23

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Miss Watermelon Bust contest returns to Butler wm i Pi Phis dominated the activities of the annual Lambda Chi Alpha Waterme- lon Bust September 28 as they took firsts in every event. Judy Masters received a trophy for the fastest eating of one of the 65 melons. Margo Huber spit the seed a record 24 ' 11 . Phi Delts won the Water- melon Toss between the men ' s housing units. The team of Pi Beta Phi-Ross Hall took a first in the Watermelon Relay Race. Faculty judges for the queen com- petition were Dr. Waller, Dr. Rice and Mr. Willeford. Upper left: Queen Loretta Richard, Pi Beta Phi, happily acknowledges the judges ' decision. Upper right: The Watermelon Eating Contest results in demolished melons. Center left Eating watermelon is just one part of the day for DG Missy O ' Dell Center right: Pi Phi Judy Masters is sore but happy after winning the Watermelon Eating Contest Lower left: Theresa Rafferty, Pi Phi, nibbles on a piece of watermelon while watching the events. Lower right: Pat Curran, Kappa Sig, gets ready to throw a watermelon in the Water- melon Toss. Student Life - 25