Mississippi College - Tribesman Yearbook (Clinton, MS)

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October 10 — Preference Day LEFT PAGE TOP TO BOTTOM: Jan Dukes and Jana Newton are two of the many Lagunas ready to greet the 123 rushees. Enjoying the food and drinks at Laguna’s Rush party are Melissa Porter and Connie Foster. Elizabeth Black, Laura Whaley, Diane Claypool, Judy Shanks, Karen Virden, Dee Dee Kunefke, Janie Wilbanks, Janice Gough, Alissa Spigener, and Sherri Greenall await their time to go to Nenamoosha’s Rush party. NT had lots of love and hearts to share with the rushees at their rush party. RIGHT PAGE TOP TO BOTTOM: Kitty Village and Teresa Parsons are ready to go to their tribes’ meeting place to be welcomed by their new friends. KT had many rushees to welcome and all of the rushees seem to be happy with their choice. October 13 — Squeal Night Rush 1983 % j Finally, on October 13, the long awaited night came — Squeal Night! The nervous rushees, who had spent days wondering if they were voted into the tribe they wanted, huddled in silent darkened rooms to wait for bids to come sliding under their doors. The bids instructed them to “Run, Scream, and Shout” to their tribes’ party, where members waited to welcome them pep-rally style into their tribe. As the fun at the parties went on, mobs of males could be seen crowding around the locations of the parties. In surprise attacks, the lights were turned off and guys ran into the rooms grabbing all the girls they could catch, and dragged them kicking and screaming to the much talked about and dreaded fate — the MUD! A few lucky ones, through skill of luck, escaped, but the mounds of mud-encrusted shoes and T-shirts piled outside the dorms were testimonials to the success of the guys in coating most in the mud. The fun of the night did not end with the mud baths. While the parties had been going on, crews of “decorators” from each tribe went around to the rooms of the rushees and added special touches to finish the night. The girls came back to find their rooms rolled in toilet paper and yarned in tribal colors. Some were even buried under confetti and baby powder. To make up for the “wrecking”, presents from tribal “Big Sisters” awaited the girls and the presents kept coming all the next week, which was Pledge Week. Dressing like animals, football players, and little kids, collecting signatures, and guarding pledge books and plaques at all times were the routine for the girls during Pledge Week. Daily performances by rushees who had pledge items stolen took place in the cafeteria, such as singing, dancing, quacking, and riding the conveyor belt. Soon the week of torture was over, and many girls were happily official members of an MC social tribe. The sacrifices they made to become members made them appreciate their tribe all the more, and left them anticipating the many fun times to come with their new family. 17

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September 27 — LT Rush Party Rush 1983 Laguna came next with their presentation of “Mirror, Mirror.” Dana Smith starred in the skit as Sue White, who came to MC a lonely misfit but discovered, by looking into the mirror of life, where she belonged — in this case, in Laguna Tribe. Each rushee was given a mirror of her own and asked to look into it to find her place in the tribes at MC. Nenamoosha closed out the rush parties with “A Little Bit of Boo Boo”, which spotlighted Amy Washburn as Boo Boo Bear, who found her special place through NT love, and shared it with others. After the party, the Neenies treated the rushees to a candlelight serenade in front of Hederman dorm. The end of NT’s party meant decision time for the rushees, as they were given ten days in which to visit and sign the lists of the members of their first and second choice clubs. Frantic girls could be seen wandering dazed through dorm halls, mumbling about having to visit 50 million people who were never in their rooms. Somehow most were located and visiting was completed, which meant that it was time to choose a tribe. Preference Day saw crowds of girls lined up in the Student Center to put in bids for the tribe in which they wished to join. i 1 1 September 29 — NT Rush Party 16

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r-m Derby Day Every year in April, Delta Sigma Pi, one of MC’s business fraternities, holds an event that turns all four of the sister social tribes into rivals for a day. The big event? The 14th annual Derby Day, held on April 23, 1983. The day began for all tribal members at 7:00 a.m. with breakfast in the cafeteria. The competitive events were kept confidential until it was the actual time for that event to occur. Popular songs labeled each event which helped in firing up the girls. Each song hinted at what the event was, to aid the girls in their decision as to which event they wanted to participate in. Once all events were signed up for. Delta Sigma Pi led the tribes from the decorated cafeteria in a short, but fun parade to Alumni gym where the games were to take place. The floor of Alumni rocked as the competitors cheered and the fight for victory started! Under the direction of Sharon Deer, President of Delta Sigma Pi, the competition ran smoothly. The first nine events went by quickly with Kissimee and Laguna leading the pack with very close scores. The final event, the tug-of-war, would determine which maid would receive the title of Derby Day Queen. Laguna gave Kissimee a honest and fair fight, but the elephants managed to outpower the mice. Swannanoa finished in a close third with Ncnamoosha finishing in fourth place. Yet, whoever wins. Intertribal love is encouraged when the games are over. 18