Elon University - Phi Psi Cli Yearbook (Elon, NC)

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The filming of Rituals . . . Hollywood Comes ELON This summer while many stu- dents were away, Hollywood found its way to the Elon cam- pus for the filming of the soap opera Rituals . Such stars as Monte Markham and Joanne Pflug were part of the cast of the new daytime drama about a Southern all girls school — Had- don Hall. The Elon campus was the perfect setting for the new show and the filming, which brought much attention to the campus. Students volunteered as ex- tras and found themselves bak- ing in the summer sun in order to look rich and glamourous for one particular scene of the show. Elon ' s campus was just what the producers of Rituals had been looking for. After a long se- ries of negotiations, Elon was disrupted by the cast and crew for a ten-day period of filming. The crew set up headquarters at the Ramada inn and filming be- gan. The F. D. Hornaday home, near Snow Camp, was the loca- tion used for the graveyard scene and a local textile plant agreed to serve as the center of the Chapin family wealth. After all the plans were finally worked out, the filming itself be- gan and the director was heard shouting ' ' Quiet on the set. Please ! Film speed! Go! The Rituals had begun. Technicians, cameras and miles Veteran actor Monte Markham of cable criscrossed the colon- takes a break from filming to nades during the series ' loca- talk with Elon Annual Fund Di- tion filming. rector Jerry Tolley. 6 Rituals

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Rushing to Class These students quickly walk to class before lec- turing starts. L I M Is it a Remington or Noreico? Before class this guy catches an early morning shave. Caught By the Camera This couple gets a few free moments to spend together before rushing to their next class. Theme 5

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lADDON HALL Elon incognito? For a week, Hollywood came to North Caroli- na as the Elon College campus became Had- don Hall, an exclusive school for women and the setting for the new syndicated drama RIT- UALS. y « . J i ' - : V ' • ' ■f Mi % I Hlrf T m iWi ' ii :: - ' - - % - B ! aI T - ' S Actress Joanne Pflug plays Had- The routines of college life don Hall ' s overbearing hieress were disrupted as film crews, Taylor Chapin. actors and extras swarmed the campus. Rituals 7