Florida Southern College - Interlachen Yearbook (Lakeland, FL)

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(0 u. In this era of individualism and freedom to express ourselves, there was still a certain concern with Being in. We weren ' t exactly conformists, but we did fall in line with some of the current fads. Sporting cowboy hats and boots, we gath- ered to ride the electric bull, a la Urban Cowboy, and to clog, a two-step dance. Punking to Rock Lobster was another fa- vorite, and we decked out in cat-eye glasses, leotards, scarves, and such, and greased back our hair. Alligators were the trademark of the year, and we found them on shirts, sweaters, pants, belts, socks, keychains, etc. Preppy was our style, and usual student dress includ- ed baggy pants, espadrill shoes, Poppagallo belts, and monogrammed shirts. Gloria Van- derbilt, Sassoon, Jordache, and Calvin Klein were at the head of the class here. Not only did we dress with the fads, but we also spoke our own language. Blow-off was one of the most useful phrases; we took blow-off classes, blew-off convo, and simply blowing it off was a favorite pas- time. Nearly anything could be described in varying degrees of fine or as too . We scoped, jagged, and did everything to the max. Ten p.m. on Friday nights was as sched- uled as a class, when we congregated to ogle the Ewing family ' s troubles on Dallas. Who shot J.R.? was the 10-point bonus. And of course, we always ended with Be there, Aloha.

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c CO Spare time? What ' s spare time? Though we kept pretty busy, we all had (or took) some time to get away from the books, to goof off, to be rowdy. We had a lot of energy to release, and at times this campus exploded with activity. We got involved with intramurals, played ra- quetball, or engaged in a grueling set of tennis on a scorching Spring day. Less exhausting was a game of frisbee golf across campus and back or a dive in the pool. There were evening dance classes, afternoon gymnastics. Sometimes we settled for a ping-pong match or a turn at space invaders in the Student Cen- ter. We rented bikes and canoes from the boathouse and took advantage of our surround- ings. Often we escaped the campus for an even- ing: dinner at McDonald ' s, maybe a movie, or perhaps just a little window shopping at good old Lakeland Mall. sttftf.. ■..•■• ™» Jr m -