Grace College - Heritage Yearbook (Winona Lake, IN)

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10 FRESHMEN INITIATION Screaming, banging, and the frenzied stomp of sophomores’ feet awakened Grace students at 4:15 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22 for the annual welcoming event of the year: Freshman Initia- tion. Freshman Craig Kingery commented, “It was great fun.” Rebecca Bracy, also a fresh- man, said “Id like to thank the sophomore class for making my wish come true initiation night — I’ve always wanted to look like Phyllis Diller.’ The sophomores and a few select juniors and seniors welcomed the freshmen with various activities. The fresh- men were escorted outside to be hosed down and have as- sorted foods and other gooey things smeared in their faces and hair. Each Alpha girl was paired up with a Beta guy and they sang the infamous, ‘We love you Beta boys — Alpha girls’ song to each other while hold- ing hands. This seems to be the one tradition that stays the same each year. The other ac- tivities created each year vary in style depending upon the humaneness and past memo- ries of the sophomores who are planning initiation. Activities planned for this year included having the fresh- men roll down a spaghetti- covered hill while dumping flour on them. Then they did the leap frog across the soccer field and the crab walk back. After initiation was complete, both the freshmen and the sophomores returned to their dorms for a long-awaited and much-needed shower. Sophomore Holli Durham commented, ‘Overall, I per- sonally felt that the freshmen class had a good attitude ini- tiation night ... I waited for one year to get them. I hope it was as much fun for them as it was for us.” The freshmen did get a final chance to retaliate the follow- ing day on the Lancer Soccer field at the Beanie Bowl. The freshmen won the bowl by a score fo 19-13. “Once again, initiation is over. There will be no more serving the sophomores and no more smorgasboard hair and putrid-smelling clothes — until next year.” — Sherry Schroeder

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FALL FEST» Fall Fest was a time for student in- volvement in the community in practical ways. Projects included: Paint-Your- Heart-Out, a free carwash, street- sweeping and housecleaning among oth- ers. Chip Brown proudly displays a dirty paintbrush. Grant Starrett gets right into those corners. George Myers does a bit of touch-up. Linda Beecham applies a liberal coat of paint. SPC page. Jorie DeYoung perches on a ladder while scraping paint. Sara Nettleton and Raquel Winchell make it a team effort.

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Cindy Hawkins, Misty Moore, and Shelly Nylund make the best of the initiation experience. Karen Huntington is now an Official member of the “Grace family. Lori Van Klompenberg desperately needs a shower. Opposite page. Sara Nettleton, Tammy Meins, and Susan Takacs cannot wait to get their hands on the freshmen. 11