Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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The sweatshirts were ordered, the slips to participate were in, the sororities were EXTREMELY pumped, and there was most definitely an exciting and eventful week ahead. After all was said and done Sigma Chi Derby Days were a SMASH! It was a monumental effort on the part of the sororities, stated Gary Corso, Sigma Chi Derby Days Daddy. Sigma Chi Derby Days began Monday, October 13, and ended the following Friday. This was a time for the sororities to compete with each other and to help Sigma Chi raise money for their philanthropy. United Way, in a Pedalling furiously on the MU Quad path. Melinda Meadows, sophomore in education representing Kappa Alpha Theta, competes in a tricycle relay that helped her house place first on Games Day. Andrn $M4 1 nun 66 Derby Days were great! A lot of people from many groups going after one cause as one group . . . nothing can beat that. 99 Gary Corso, Sigma Chi Derby Days Daddy manner that was fun. Sororities competed in areas such as philanthropy fund raising, sweatshirt sales and sister feud. On Friday the girls competed in a Games Day that was held in the M.U. Quad. Each event mentioned (sister feud, sweatshirt sales, etc.) were all worth points. For example, winning sweatshirt sales earned a team 50 points. The Top Derby award was given to the house that had collectively the most amount of points. Other awards given were the Spirit award. Games Day awards and the Fund Raising awards. All these awards were given out right Emma Rossi, a reporter from KBVR Channel 11 News, interviews Erik Johnson. a Sigma Chi coach for a competing sorority, during a break in the Games Day tricycle competition. after the games were completed on Friday. It was just more effi-there, not to mention the amount of people. Also, when there are that many people, there is just more recognition, said Corso. The teams who won were congratulated and sent home with their awards. All the sororities were packed on the steps of the MU. Songs were sung, pictures taken and a general rowdiness filled the air after this very successful event. Corso summed up Derby Days by saying, Derby Days were great! A lot of people from many groups going after one cause as one group ... nothing can beat that. □ by Dannell Brown Andrn Staoloun Derby Days 21

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Jodi Welch, freshman in businoss representing the sorority Alpha Xi Delta, pauses during one of five events that occurred on Games Day. Andrr SlMdoun Performing as a cocktail waitress to score points in the Costume Contest between coaches is Scott Fegles. a Sigma Chi member and Kappa Kappa Gamma coach. Stephanie Astley. sophomore in business. points out the coaching assets of Scott Fegles who aided her sorority's overall victory. 20 Derby Days

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Steve Ortega, freshman in education, greets the pubfic and students of EOP at the main office in Snell Hall. EOP Director John Lenssen chats with Lilia Montemayor. the longest-lasting hispanic student in the EOP program. 22 Educational Opportunities Program