Penn State University - La Vie Yearbook (University Park, PA)

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Caption: rlotlzwm from left: Obstacle course requires from participants great grappling abilities. Grace and skill hurdle runner to success. Superstars find themselves late for a date. Pair of competitors chin their way to victory. anmgmplq by Dave 011m. eels Like Sphng by Gretchen Gordon ths, bands, frisbees, sunshine. All the in- tg'edlems of a spring philanthropy were anedrei Not to mention the people - Greeks rela .ndependents - Cheering or racing 0r hlng 0n the HUB lawn, enjoying the mum 0f Hat Trick and Bookends. It sure seemed like Spring. But it was September 19th and the event was Phi Sigma Kappa's Superstars competi- tion, one of Penn State's newest fundraisers. As dates smeared on lipstick and shaving cream to dash out to dinner, the fall ver- sion of those crazy weekends in spring began to take shape. Late For a Date drew the biggest crowds, said Superstars co-Chairman Doug Sinclair. The event involved two-person teams pitted against the clock in a race to begin a night on the town. People had a great time with that event, said Sinclair. We also wanted to have a lot more bands, but the University didn't want a Gentle Thursday atmosPhere. But Superstars was a day of sharing. Phi Sig brothers and Hershey Medical Center researchers created the new Edward P. Lun- ney Fund for Leukemia Research and Educa- tion. The Superstars proceeds - more than $3500 - benefited the fund. SUPERSTARS

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26 SY BARASH REGATTA Benefits Capliam tlackwiw from right: Stone Valley dam pro- vides slanrmg Support for tanners. Crowd enjoys Regatta through music. fun and beverage consumption Small group enjoys quietness as Regatta roars beyond. Sailing provides relaxing alternative to Regatta acrivines. Phalagmpby by Karen Wanner. ore Than Ever Before by Leanne Peterson What prompted a mass exodus from State College to Stone Valley on April 27? The an- nual Sy Barash Regatta. Beta Sigma Beta and Sigma Delta Tau sponsored the day of fun in memory of Sy Barash, who died seven years ago. The $22,000 raised for the American Cancer Society more than doubled last year's total. Under sunny skies, with live music in the background, everyone relaxed. But if you were representing Kappa Kappa Gamma, Sigma Nu, Smith and Smith or Tener Hall, you tensed up and won your division's canoe race. Or, if you were pulling for Kappa Kap- pa Gamma, Phi Kappa Theta, the Women's Swim team or the Cool Studs, you spit on your hands and won the tug-of-war. We anticipated some problems with the J- huge crowds this year. It could have been worse without a local resident's donation of land for parking, agreed Regatta chairmen. As a result of the record 15,000 people and an accident involving Timothy Goodrich, who fractured his neck in a dive, Beta Sig planners began working on an even better security plan. You were sunburned and burnt out and it took you two hours to travel fourteen miles. But you spent the day at the legendary Regatta. What more could you ask for!

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Captions clockwise from far right: Lending a hand tor two or threw to the cause. Off and running. 11Aloha from a runner. Running for Easter Seals. Adding some spice to the race. Cruising along Calder Way. PHI PSI 500 ate To Drink And Run by Christine Cutcio Sunny skies, record sprints, cool refreshments. One out of three wasn't bad! For the first time in the race's 14-year history, the Phi Psi 500 lost its sunny skies, But the day was a success, with nearly 18,000 taking part in Phi Kappa Psi's yearly fund- raiser. The fraternity donated $1000 to the Mt. Nittany Conservancy to eliminate gypsy moths, and over $20,000 to Easter Seals from the April 19 event. The race covered 1.1 miles through State College, with Phi Psi as the stardfinish line. Contestants stopped tand some stayecD at five bars along the route to chug 3 10-ounce beer or soda. The bars were the Phyrst, Rego's, the Rathskeller, the Shandygaff and the Brewery. Winning the Women's division was Vic- toria Moore; Independents, Steve Parks; Masters, five-time winner Chuck Strauss; Community teams, Men of the Phyrst; Teams. Alumni of Beta Theta Pi; and Sorori- ty relay, Delta Gamma. The Nittany Divers won the Anything Goes competition as a spouting Spermy the White Whale and a pink Octopussy. A1 group of gypsy moths took second Other memorable groups were a MASH unit, the Penn State Blue Balls, Fruit of the LoomsY Crayola crayons, nuns and a CATA bus.