Mississippi College - Tribesman Yearbook (Clinton, MS)

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OPPOSITE PAGE (1) Terry Dent delivers dialogue in ST’s rush skit; (2) ST Chorus line; (3) Your typical rush party audience: (4) Frankly, Scarlet . . . THIS PAGE (5) Janet Paula reminisce at KT. Rush (6) Smart Pupil, LTs: (7) Escort lends assistance to Laguna rushee; (8) A touching scene at NT’s rush: (9) Rory Lee makes his acting debut: (10) Does this NT group represent the average Class? 19

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RUSH The Social tribes’ pinks, greens, reds, and blues presented a spectrum of tastes for new female prospects as this year’s tribal rush ground on with its usual fervor. Actresses, musicians, and rush chairmen saw their hours and hours of planning and practicing come to reality during each tribe’s rush party— KT with their “Touch of Class”; ST with “Come With the Breeze” and “The Umpire Strikes Back”; NT with “Beyond the Rainbow”; and LT with “The Lucky Penny”. Rush offered a busy schedule for members and rushee s as well. During the hectic 6 weeks, each tribe courted the new girls with coke parties and favors in addition to those private conversations. Preference Day finally came and went and eager rushees scurried about trying to visit all the rooms of tribe members. Finally, rush was climaxed by the all-important Squeal Night. KT kicked off the rush parties with its presentation of “A Touch of Class” this year in Aven auditorium. After two days to recover from KT’s program, the rushees were introduced to Laguna Tribe through LT’s program en- titled “The Lucky Penny.” Despite many problems, Laguna, the place of belonging, was reached. Once again the dream place was found but this one had bears instead of mice with theirs “Beyond the Rainbow”. ST completed the four rush programs with the most unusual— the spoofs “Come With the Breeze” and “The Umpire Bites Back.” Galactic Discos, outhouses, and more were included in ST’s hilarious program which did receive a standing ovation. Rush came and went. Each pledge afterward wondering how to occupy all of the newfound time. Some realized that there was time for study- ing after all and others realized what classes they were in. All in all, though, Rush “80” proved to be nothing short of the usual fun and folly for everyone involved.

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CHAPEL The first encounter that many MC students have with Chapel is in Freshman Orientation. Some pompous upperclassman with a smug grin tells an eager group of fledgling Choctaws to go to Chapel Section 1, Row 9, Seat 3 and get a note off the seat for the first clue in the scavenger hunt, knowing full well that the rookie students will go scrambling off to Pro- vine Chapel instead of Nelson Auditorium. During the first semester, however, the fresh- man quickly becomes accustomed to Chapel and its bi-weekly rituals. Climbing through a forest of knees, notebooks and overcoats; keep- ing eyelids open during a particularly tiresome address; scribbling to finish a third period homework assignwork; whistling during that spiritual high light of the semester, the Model- ing Show— all these memories flood back whenever an exempt senior reminisces about Chapel. Of course, there is not experience comparable to the December discovery that one has missed one too many Chapels, unless it is a senior’s May realization that he forgot to take the English Proficiency Exam. 20