University of Georgia - Pandora Yearbook (Athens, GA)

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APO ' s Ugly Man On Campus contest drained students of their extra ])ennies as contestants made tlicir rounds collecting money in their gallon jugs. When UMOC the totals were tallied, Lambda Chi Lou Kakaty was labeled ugly man at the University. Sorority pledge classes gathered in the Ag Hill Amphitheatre for the annual Sigma Chi Derby. Pre- ceded by crazy relays and even Sigma Chi Derby crazier secret events, Phi Mu Maryann Christian was named Miss Modern Venus. At their formal banquet, the Sigs made Lillian McCurley, a starry-eyed Zeta pledge, their new sweetheart. The Alpha Chi ' s gave fraternity pledges a chance to show their stuff at their annual Olympics. Because of another wet day in Alpha Chi Olympics Athens, the events took place in Stegeman Hall, and PiKA Gilbert Miller was crowned Mr. Apollo •

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i ' Georgia ' s home games during the season numbered only two — two which were lost to the Vanderbilt Commodores on one of Athens ' mon- Football soon days and to ' Bama ' s Crimson Tide on Homecoming . . . but the spirit was high and Georgia fans were on hand for the games — rain or shine! There were pep rallies galore. . . . On crisp Thurs- day nights, students gathered at Memorial Hall, in the Ag Hill Amphitheatre, or at the train Pep Rallies station. The band ' s drums were loud ... its trumpets even louder . . . and. al)ove it all, came a strong, unified Go-o, Jaw-ja! A dark horse eleven from Alabama journeyed to Athens and spoiled Georgia ' s Homecoming by hand- ing the Bulldogs a 14-1.3 defeat. Hoineconiing But certain elements— Homecoming Queen Beverly Ann Conner and Ralph Marterie ' s orchestra, for examples — brightened the weekend for Georgia fans. A lawn full of rabbits won first place for Phi Mu sorority in the decorations contest, and Delta Tau Delta took top honors in the fraternity division again. ;- ' : £ ' -

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From among scores of Georgia beauties, forty lovely women were presented to the campus at the annual Pandora Beauty Revue Beauty Revue in Fine Arts Auditorium. The orchestra played soft music as skirts and ruffles swished and glided across the stage. A variety skit, Hail to Georgia Down in Dixie, was in- cluded on the program during intermission while the judges reached their decision. The audience became silent when the nine finalists made their way onto the stage. The silence was broken by a thunderous applause when Betsy Tant, trembling and crying with joy, was brought forward as Miss Pandora of 1958.