University of Evansville - LinC Yearbook (Evansville, IN)

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Far Top Left: Filet o ' Crusader was the order given by Huglies Hall in their first place floatj entry. Bottom Left: Students and Alumni were treated to a picnic lunch on the circle before the j homecoming game. Left: Thursday night air was warmed by the annual bonfire which 1 preceeded the crowning of Patsy Mamlin from Hughes Hall and Mike Keller, Lambda Chi Alpha | as homecoming Queen and King. Above Top: Highlights of the bonfire.

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ii powers over my kingdom. A queen should be able to knight the gallant pro- fessors and behead a few of the ignorant ones. A royal kingdom should be ruled with an iron hand, not an open one. Tu- ition would be drastically cut under my reign. If I had my way, I would give myself an honorary seat on the administrative board and outlaw Monday classes and those before noon or after two. I would have given myself and other deserving students (all of them) A ' s for fall quarter. If nothing else could be in my power, at least I should have been able to affect the outcome of the game. But no, none of these things were granted. I realized the reality of the situation and let a smile be my umbrella. Actually, the entire week wasn ' t wet — just the day of the game itself. Spirit week was complete with decorations, banners, special concerts, films, float-building and the ever popular bonfire. All events were carefully planned and organized, though not all were well attended. Sororities, fraternities, and dorms competed for several awards. The competition ended (more on page 28)

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homecoming day when the presentation of the awards took place. Winners in the float competition were Hughes Hall cap- turing first place, with second place going to Alpha Omicron Pi and Sigma Phi Epsi- lon. Chi Omega and Lambda Chi Alpha placed third. Spirit awards for the entire week were bestowed on Alpha Phi soror- ity, with second and third place honors going to Chi Omega and Phi Mu. Homecoming King and Queen candi- dates were presented and winners announced during the Thursday night bonfire. Queen court members were Kay Adkisson of Alpha Omicron Pi who placed second and Trudi Banes from Phi Mu who was first runner-up. The king ' s court consisted of second runner-up Jim Bennett of Phi Kappa Tau and Jeff McClellan from Hughes Hall as first runner-up. 1981 Homecoming king and queen honors went to Mike Keller of Lambda Chi Alpha and Patsy Mamlin of Hughes Hall.