University of Evansville - LinC Yearbook (Evansville, IN)

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Students gather in the university’s large parking lot anticipating the start of Watermelon Bust 1986. The men of Sigma Alpha Epsilon placed second in the Watermelon Bust games. The masked Henry Jernigan gave his all in the pizza-eating contest.

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An old green friend showed up to give Alpha Omicron Pi and Tau Kappa Epsilon a first place trophy in the mechanical lawn display 4 competition. SURREE TRiaTRE

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i a eee BUSTIN’ LOOSE With the clock running, Mark Rush of Phi Kappa Tau downs his “beverage” in the chugging contest of the Bust games. Chi Omega pledge Kim Will is neck to neck with a Zeta pledge in the watermelon relay race, agame exclusively for the women. Queen Christine Olsen of Phi Mu sorority is pictured with the Watermelon Bust queen’s court. What involves girls runnning relays with watermelons between their legs, a gong show and more than $10,000? Lambda Chi Alpha’s annual Watermelon Bust, of course! As in the past, the men of Lambda Chi participated in car washes and bucket brigades to raise money for their philanthropy, Evansville Association for Retarded Citizens. The four sororities and Brentano Hall also raised money in support of their Watermelon Bust queen candi- dates. The Lambda Chis added a new money-raising event with their first annual gong show. Organizations entered all types of acts, which were judged (and often gonged) by the queen candidates. The dance team from Chi Omega took the first place trophy in this event. The day of the Watermelon Bust began with the games. Greek organizations from the University of Evansville and the University of Southern Indiana as well as dormitories competed in games of tossing watermelons, eating pizza, chugging beverages and carrying watermelons between their legs. Sigma Phi Epsilon won the men’s competition with Sigma Alpha Epsilon second. The women’s competi- tion was taken by the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority of USI, and Phi Mu placed second. From the games at the Lambda Chi house, the party moved to Lot H of the UE parking lot. There the men of Lambda Chi Alpha had constructed a 36-by-40-foot backdrop for the Bust. The bands “Autumn” and “The Pits” entertained the crowd, and Christine Olsen of Phi Mu sorority was crowned the 1985 Watermelon Bust queen. Neil Tucker, Watermelon Bust chairman, presented Thomas Jones of Evansville Association for Retarded Citizens with a check for $10,172. Does the Bust stop here? No way! The Lambda Chi’s are already planning for a bigger and better Bust for next year.