Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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preparing for tie annual Lambda Chi Alpha Chariot Relays, Doug Scheibe Newth who will provide the for Daly ' s chariot (Photo by Andy Nelson) Getting caught up in the excitement of the Derby Days tricycle race is Nancy Lippold as she cheers on a sorority sister. The Sigma Chi fraternity sponsors the annual event to raise money for the Wallace Village for Children in Colorado. (Photo by Rob Clark Jr.). Spring Events — 21

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Spring events give students a reason to have being cooped up throughout the winter, students came out of to enjoy the nice weather, pent-up energy and start on their tans. Derby Days and the Chariot Relays, sponsored by greek organizations, are events that help raise money for Those events, along with Spring also offer an opportunity for students to socialize. Spring Fling is sponsored by the Association of Residence Halls (ARH). Spring Fling is a fun thing for everyone, said Lisa Fisher, junior in home economics extension and ARH secretary of Spring Fling. It is sort of the grand finale before finals. It just gets everyone out to socialize. A few of the Spring Fling events included a leadership banquet, bed races through campus, movies and a dance at the Blue River Pub. T-shirt signing, an original dance contest, tricycle races, Strip-a-Sig and Decorate-a-Sig were all Derby Days events. Derby Days is a week of sorority competition sponsored by the Sigma Chi fraternity designed to involve greeks and raise money. The proceeds from T-shirt and dance ticket sales stopping for a drink, Beth Dailey participates in the Derby Days race sponsored by sigma CM fraternity. (Photo by Rob Clark Jr.). SUN FUN were donated to the Wallace Village for Children in Colorado. This is the 35th year for our chapter to have Derby Days, said Todd Craig, senior in industrial engineering and a Sigma Chi. It ' s a good chance to get out and get motivated. Spring 1984 marked the 21st run of the Chariot Relays which is a event sponsored by the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity for the Special Olympics. The relays were followed by a dance at the National Guard Armory. The Lambda Chis raised more than $1,200 in entry fees and program advertising. We used to give the money we to one sophomore greek male or female, said Bill Charlton, Lambda Chi and junior in political science. But then we decided we wanted to affect a larger amount of the community and show that the greeks wanted to help the community as a whole. Leanne Stowe 20 - Spring Events

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Biaja Teal Playfair coordinator, explains to of Playfair originators was do it now, talk about it later. (Photo by Brad Nading). original style dance was to help students make friends. More than 100 hall residents took part in the Playfair activities on the Derby (Photo by Steve Mingle).