University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

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BEYOND THE CHOPPER STUDENTS and local charities benefit from THE ANNUAL BIKES, BLUES BBQ FESTIVAL SZ RX your engines for an exciting weekend of - - m --|. Every October bikers from all over the United tates ride through the streets of Fayetteville, enjoy the atmosphere °d Su Pport local charities. As the streets fill up, university students evote countless hours to making the festival possible. Students worked in various spots throughout the rally. Some were e Uing official merchandise, food and serving in local restaurants. For ° me stu dents, they were very familiar with what the festival was all b° ut , but for others it was their first time to work and participate in the rally. It has been a lot of fun and it has definitely been the busiest year,” enior Megan Lomax said. For Lomax, it was her fifth rally to attend, ut her first season to work in a booth. With the rush of people the u dents had to be alert and ready to serve the crowd. C ' ( ° me the student workers said that many of the tourists who hopp ec j at their merchandise booths wanted to take pictures of them. S° many people wanted to take pictures of us working and it was ally aw kward at times,” junior chemical engineering major Jennifer Urtz sa - Many of the students participating said that their favorite part of Bikes, Blues and Barbecue was definitely people watching, h is always fun people watching and we have met lots of people ° m over ; senior Elizabeth Watkins said. While working the different booths, many of the students agreed at they met a great number of unique people. h e 1 all y brings diversity to Fayetteville and it is a truly cultural x perience, senior architecture design major Anna Watkins said. She ° r ked in the Official Merchandise booth selling t-shirts. Lomax also said that what made their booth really neat was that all the shirts were designed and printed by a local artist named Clint Brannon. More than 400,000 people came to participate in the festivities, according to bikesbluesandbbq.org As the weekend progressed, more and more participants gathered on Dickson Street to show off their bikes, meet up with old friends, eat great food and have some fun. “IT HAS BEEN A LOT OF FUN AND IT HASDEFINITELYBEENTHE BUSIEST YEAR.” -MEGAN LOMAX To some students, the work was draining and fast-paced all night. “I have a very different side of the rally. I go non-stop and when the bars close we get hit with another rush. We have to stay after hours to clean up and close everything down. Some nights we don’t get done until 5 am. Then we get up and do it all over again the next morning,” senior economics major Randi Butler, who worked in a food stand, said. As the weekend came to an end, the volunteers helped close down and they agreed that it was a very successful year for the festival. Fayetteville was flooded with festival-goers, who saw some great bikes, listened to lots of music and enjoyed some barbecue. BIKES, BLUES BBQ | STUDENT LIFE 25

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HOUSE BOYS LEND A HAND GIVING sorority life a rugby edge, the house BOVS MAKE FRIENDS WHILE MAKING A BUCK With a laid-back swagger and a bright purple shirt, he Igh the back door and begins to make his rounds. er up top-ing” the other boys and joking around with a few of the girls, he saunters over to the kitchen doorway to meet the others as they each slip an apron over their neck. hey cook, they clean, they play rugby. The house boys of Kappa Delta were just a few of the many males willing to offer their services to sorority life. there are a lot of benefits,” junior Ryan Boggs said. “We get to be study partners with the girls, and we get to meet girls, which is good tor any guy.” B °ggs is one of four Kappa Delta house boys. He explained how the Rugby-Kaydee partnership began. One guy from the rugby team was dating the president of Kappa Delta at the time,” Boggs said. “Some guys started helping out, and then we just passed [the job] down the team.” th e boys work was scattered from Monday through Thursday, hut sometimes they just like to hang out around the house. Boggs elaborated on the boys’ duties. “W • e just help get dinner ready and push the buffet cart out. We ma ke sure nothing runs out, and make the juice and tea. At the end of dinner we clean dishes, the kitchen, etc.” Boggs said. the end of the year, the boys clean the entire house, including all the bedrooms, bathrooms, the laundry room, etc. Boggs was stunned t° n suc h an overwhelming mess the year before. Gu y s just don’t expect sorority girls to be so ... int eresting,” Boggs said. Another perk of the boys’ service includes a free meal almost every n ight of the week. get to eat and take home leftovers at the end of the night,” Boggs said. “[My favorite] is definitely the pecan crested salmon. It’s delish.” Another favorite is the fruit pizza, house boyjacob dayman explained. “It’s a sugar cookie base with this cream cheese sauce and fresh fruit.” dayman said. Boggs laughed as he remembered the fruit pizza. “It’s funny, because girls like to think it’s healthy, because it has fruit,” Boggs said. “we get to be study partners with THE GIRLS, AND WE GET TO MEET GIRLS, WHICH IS GOOD FOR ANY GUY.” —RYAN BOGGS The boys’ job can get a little messy at times. The four laughed together as they recalled one famous mishap. “One time I ruined a girl’s designer jeans,” an anonymous house boy said. “I spilled piping-hot marinara on them.” Boggs and the boys’ experience working for Kappa Delta has brought them closer as a team as well as creating relationships with the girls. “We’re like a little four person club. We’re literally always around each other already with rugby and such.” Boggs said. “And the girls always come out and support us.” He tossed his apron onto the little hook in the wall and he made his rounds one more time. The four headed out the door to go Rugby practice and with to-go boxes in hand. They would return the next night, proud to be Kappa Delta house boys. HOUSE BOYS | STUDENT LIFE 27