Indiana State University - Sycamore Yearbook (Terre Haute, IN)

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The Civic Center was sold out days in advance. Spirited students came in groves hours early in order to get seats. Wetersom Marching Sycamores provided the entertain- ment at half-time during all home football games. S. KuehD 10

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Most Greeks think everyone should sign up for rush in the fall. One will meet a lot of enthusiastic people such as this girl from the Chi Omega sorority. Is it possible for one student to win the ttOutstanding Business Student-of-the-Year Award and the iiOutstanding Marketing Student- of-the-Year Award? Well, it was possible for Karen Sackmaster, an Indianapolis senior. Not only did Karen excel in academics by winning the Marathon Oil Award and the Wall Street Journal of Business Award, but she still remained active in campus events besides. Karen, and her twin sister Kathy, both were chosen as Alan C. Rankin Distinguished Senior Finalists for their superior contributions to ISU. '1 could have gone to a Big Ten School. but i wanted to stay here at ISU, Karen said. I like the people and I enjoy it because it is a smaller schooL Karen was treasurer of Gamma Phi Beta social sorority and she was involved with Senior Class Council, Pamarista and Accounting Club. Hopefully I will be working with IBM as a marketing representative after graduation, she said.

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Indiana States 6' 9 forward, Larry Bird, was more popular than Farrah Fawcett-Majors. The lim a Bird Watcher tee-shirts sold better than the new sex symbol's tee-shirts at Osco Drugstore during basketball season. Larry was the nations third best scorer. He led the Sycamores in their best season ever, with a 25-3 record. The team was ranked 16th in the entire nation. This super sophomore attended Indiana University but it was too big, so he transferred to Northwood Insti- tute, but it was tttoo small. But Larry finally found the place that was tijust right, Indiana State. Spirit soared and basketball games were sold out days in advance. Students developed real pride in their university and especially in the basket- ball team. Students. faculty, alumni, and people in the community came to back the Sycamores during football season. is. Kuehli Elementary school was where Larry started his basketball career. He played in the Biddy Basketball League in the fourth grade. In high school, the French Lick guard averaged 16 points a game. After his junior year he grew several inches and his shooting aver- age jumped to 30.6 a game. At ISU Larry averaged 32.8 a game. He was ranked third in scoring and seventh in rebounding. He hit 54 per cent of his field goals, 84 per cent of his free throws and ended the season with a total of 918 points. The pros are after the ttblonde bomber and the scouts constantly attended the games. But Larry made it clear to them that he is at ISU to get an education. He wants to be able to teach physical education after he retires from pro-ball.