University of Louisiana Monroe - Chacahoula Yearbook (Monroe, LA)

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XJ L Who? 20-6 That’s Who © ortheast puts the bite on the dawgs The spark which ingnited the heated annual rivalry with the La. Tech Bulldogs was lit dur- ing the first week of November. A midnight pep rally was held in Malone Stadium. Stu- dents either stayed awake until 12:00 or dragged themselves out of bed to support the Indi- ans. To boost spirit even more, fund-raising activities were tied in with Wreck Tech Week by the Epsilon Mu chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon. The fraternity sold plastic cups with drink dis- counts offered by local bars. Proceeds from the sale went to St. Jude’s Children’s Re- search Hospital. “Wreck Tech Week is a great time to promote school spirit,” said TKE member, Bill Ander- son, pharmacy senior. dpa Fades Noo 7” 18 Student Life “Since the celebrity sponsor of St. Jude’s is Danny Thomas, who is a TKE, it is only natural that we raise money for it.” The Lambda Tau chapter of Alpha Omicron Pi held its an- nual Arthiritis Foundation rock-a-thon during Wreck Tech Week. With the theme, “Wreck Tech and Arthritis, too,” mem- bers of the sorority rocked in rocking chairs in front of the SUB for 24 hours to raise mon- ey. “T rocked at 5:00 a.m. It was cold and rainy, but knowing it could benefit those with arthri- tis made it bearable,” said Bar- bie Armstrong, home econom- ics sophomore. “Take a bit of a dawg” was the slogan used by the journal- ism fraternity, Sigma Delta Peter Bradley “Wreck Tech and Arthritis, Too” was the slogan used by sorority AOPi dur- ing the annual rock-a-thon to raise money for their philanthropy. Rockers Cheryl Parker, Karrie Barksdale, Mi- chell Houth and Jodie Cole bundle up in the chilly weather. Maroon and gold balloons were re- leased to add to the festivities during the halftime presentation of the Sound of Today. Peter Bradley Chi. : They sold hot dogs to help the Public relations group, PRSSA during their Bayou Blues pro- motion on the day of the game. Cynthia Malsch, news edito- rial senior and president of Sig- ma Delta Chi, said, “We didn’t set out to make a huge profit, but to promote our name on campus and help PRSSA.” During the afternoon before the final showdown on the foot- ball field, NLU and Tech Greeks got together at the Lou- isiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo for the first annual Zoo Games. Indian sororities and fraterni- ties competed against their Bulldog counter-parts in games like the bat race, egg toss and three-legged race. After recooperating from the zoo games, Greeks joined fans } from both Monroe and Ruston) for the football game which) highlighted all Wreck Tech fes- tivities. | | A victory of 20 to 6 over the Bulldogs added another year to}! the three year winning streak of LU. “Tech played horribly com-}| pared to what I’ve seen them do before,” said Chuck Winstead, pre-law freshman. “I think inex-| perienced quarterbacks may}, have been a key in their defeat.” }) The bitter taste of defeat was} rather sweet to Jeff Eppinette, |) Tech’s SGA president. ) Each year the winning school’s president gets the privi- lege of shoving a cream pie into}| their opponent’s face. —Stephanie Duke i |

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Richard Lupo Richard Lupo As part of her ventriloquy perfor- mance, Patricia Brant performs the “Trolley Song” with the aid of ‘Cooper and Katie.” Strolling with smiles, contestants pa- rade one last time in front of the judges during the conclusion of the evening gown competition. After completing her piano solo, con- testant Lisa Lester smiles for the judges and audience. She was second runner-up in the pageant. Student Life 17 Richard Lupo

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Aa|peig 1210g An Indian victory dent Tedd Newm: in : Siam a cream pie, ihe face of E@mtech SGA Presdient WEppinetie. = Catherine Cordry A low-five is given by Chief Brave Spir- Signs expressing school spirit and it during the Tech game after the sec- Bulldog rivalry were shown during the ond Indian touchdown was scored. midnight pep rally in Malone Stadium. Student Life 19 Ferien Se ae tne? oo 5a)