Texas A and M University - El Rancho Yearbook (Kingsville, TX)

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Pageant contestants for 1984: Grade Alvarez of Harlingen; Monica Bradshaw and Heather Franklin of Kingsville; Shelby Flanagan and Grade Franco of Corpus Christi; Rosalinda Gonzalez of Sinton; Lori Hillmer of Orange Grove; Christina Jennings of Sugarland; Debbie Kay of Refugio; Shannon McKeown of Port Isabel; Diana Paez of Laredo; Michelle Pokrass of Brownsville Lynette Welker of Houston, Opposite: Debbie Kay, Grade Alvarez, Linda Gonzalez, Lori Hillmer and Diana Paez step to the music in the opening number, then come out for the swimsuit competition. Carolyn Scherry takes her last walk as Miss Texas A l, and Gracic Alvarez waits to hear who will be the new queen. Mistress of Ceremonies Maureen O'Brien watches as Master of Cercmonices Craig Karges (professional mentalist and illusionist) elevates a table without touching it. This page: Heather Franklin becomes the 1984 queen and her reaction and that of the other girls sur- rounds the larger photo of the new queen with Carolyn and first runner-up Shannon McKeown. 27

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Heather Franklin wins 1984 crown as Miss Texas A I This year’s pageant coordinator Allison Taylor created a lively and well-run show. For the opening number, contestants were intro- duced after dancing to a jazz tune, and while they changed clothes for swimsuit and evening gown competitions, the audience was enter- tained by Craig Karges, a professional mentalist and illusionist. 26

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Groups Compete at Playday Playday is an event sponsored by the Alpha Delta Pi Sorority where the guys compete in various fun events instead of the girls. This year, the sorority invited non-greeks to participate in a separate division and compete against the fraternity men for the title of Mr. Playday. Groups that took part in the fun included the Ags, ATOs, band, Delts, Kappa Sigs, Lambda Chis, ROTC and Sigma Chi’s. Awards were announced at a Pub night the same day where the ADPi's made a profit of $280 that was donated to their national philanthropy, the Ronald McDonald Houses. Winners were: Greek events — Kappa Sigs, non-greek events — Ags, and Mr. Playday which went to ROTC’s Nathan Prieto. Clockwise: John Harris helps Karen Cumberland with her makeup and Debbie Mathis screams that she could have done a better job in the coaches’ lip-stick-smear event. Greeks fight over the ice bucket as the music stops in this version of musical chairs, Opposite page clockwise: The Delts tug against the Kappa Sigs and lose while the Lambda Chis beat the Sigs and the Ags struggle against ROTC. Scott Gilbert and Roland Perez peel and eat a banana without using their hands; and Mr. Playday con- testants line up to answer a question. (Nathan Prieto, the winner, is stand- ing second from the right.) 28