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

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Day allows time to reaffirm roots and show off NEW WINGS was a day of reunions. It was a day of care packages. It was a day of clean rooms and apartments, some for the first time. Saturday, Nov. 3 was the all- University Parents ' Day weekend by Chimes, an honorary for juniors. Chimes co-sponsored Parents ' Day weekend with the Parent Programming Committee (faculty), said Alicia Schmidt, junior in speech audiology and pathology and president of Chimes. Each of the honorary groups has a specific project to work on and, traditionally, Parents ' Day has been sponsored by Chimes. The other honorary groups — Spurs, Blue Key and Mortar Board — helped Chimes decorate the Union, and Board introduced the professors for the mini-classroom sessions Saturday morning in the Union. We have done it (conducted mini- classroom sessions) in the past and have had pretty good success with it. We had a good turnout this year and we expect the numbers to increase in the future, Schmidt said. During the halftime show of the Oklahoma State University football game, the 1984 All-University Honorary Parents were presented to the spectators and honored with a to commemorate the event. Each living group was asked to nominate their own honorary parents. Fraternities and sororities could have one nomination and residence halls could have three, said Magdi Azer, junior in mechanical engineering and co-chairman of the Chimes Honorary Parents Committee. Donald and Alleta Biggs of Leavenworth were chosen as the honorary parents. Susan, their daughter and a freshman in pre-nursing, nominated her parents by writing an essay about their community involvement. Everyone in Chimes ju dged the applications. Basically, we were looking for parents who are involved in their community. The parents did not have to be alumni. In fact, some of the parents did not even attend college, Azer said. The Biggs were chosen because of their encouragement of their children ' s pursuits in all areas. They are indirectly involved with the University with five of their six chilren attending school here and they were involved in their community, Azer said. Planning for Parents ' Day weekend began in spring 1984, with members of Chimes brainstorming for themes. We were looking for a theme that was very applicable to Parents ' Day weekend and could be carried on by the future (Chimes) groups. Our was to give the weekend more from year to year so more would recognize it and we could get a better response from the students and their parents, said Paul Englis, junior in journalism and mass communications and Chimes member. In a human development textbook there was a quote: ' Good parents give their children two things, one is roots, the other is wings. ' We derived our theme from the anonymous quote, `From Roots to Wings, Englis said. The day ended with Spurs honorary producing Spotlight ' 84, an all- University talent show. With 383 attending the show, Spurs members deemed it successful. We were utterly amazed at how many people showed up. Words describe it. We had sold advance tickets in the Union for three straight days and sold 12 tickets. We were very, very discouraged, Rise Frank, sophomore in accounting and ticket sales chairwoman, said. Our grins from ear to ear were of our success. I think it was a spur of the moment decision to attend on the parents ' part. We worked hard to get out signs all over campus to the show, Frank said. After a process of elimination, 13 acts comprised the show featuring magicians, comedians and musicians. The show was most definitely a Frank said. It is being planned as an annual event for Parents ' Day weekend. Ronda Corle President Acker presents Donald and Alleta Biggs with the 1984 All University Honorary Parents during of the Parents ' Day weekend football game. The Biggs were nominated by their daughter, Susan. (Photo by Allen Eyestone).

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Lance and the Heart Attacks ' 50s-style music in McCain Auditorium the ' 84 Spotlight Talent Show, sponsored by Spurs honorary on Parents ' Day weekend. (Photo by Scot Morrissey). Joan Wulf Newton, me of Elizabeth Wulf listens a nuclear science mini-classroom lecture held during Parents ' Day weekend. (Photo by Jeff Tuttle). 30 - Parents ' Day

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Chicago band members Peter Cetera, guitarist, and jimmy Pankow, trombonist, play an old favorite, Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? The band performed at Ahearn Field House on Nov. 2. (Photo by Rob Clark Jr.). Members of the group Chicago perform for approximately 7,000 fans for the Parents ' Day weekend concert. The event was sponsored by the UPC Events Committee in cooperation with Contemporary Productions, Inc., St. Louis. (Photo by Rob Clark Jr.).