University of Nebraska Lincoln - Cornhusker Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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The Gamma Phi Beta ' s spirited vaudeville show, Minstrel Madness, wins first place in AWS Coed Follies competition. Coeds Compete In Penny Carnival, Coed Follies Blaring music, pledges in gay costumes, colored lights, confetti and voices crying, Step right up folks — try your luck here! fill the Union Ballroom. A carnival atmos- phere prevails, with spectators crowding around the booths. The occasion, of course, is Penny Carnival. Judges and a student vote determine the winners of the carnival booths, which feature entertainment and games concocted by pledge classes from women ' s organ- ized houses. Alpha Xi Delta wins first place with its Alpha Xi Can-Can Capers booth. Alpha Chi Omega and Gamma Phi Beta take second and third place, res- pectively. Early in January, thoughts turn to skits for Coed Follies. Practice sessions become frequent, with skit- masters urging singers to enunciate and smile, and dancers to perfect their routines. Final polish is put on each skit, costumes are finished; and its lime to present ' ' Midnight Madness. The audience is presented with an entertaining pro- gram of skits, curtain acts and traveler acts. Gamma Phi Beta wins first place in the skit competition with Min- strel Madness; Kappa Kappa Gamma, second; and Delta Gamma, third. The Tri Delts win the curtain act competition. The presentation of the twelve Conihusker beauty queen finalists and the Ideal Nebraska Coed. Jody Cha- lupa, completes Coed Follies, 1Q56. BeMy Tindall, Karen Sukovaty and Bobble Wylie proudly claim first place honors for the Alpha Xi ' s Gay Parcc booth

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Nebraska ' s New Students Receive Warm Welcome Exarninaliniis. registration. [)artics. picnics, (iances — e v Stiulcnl Week arrives, welcoming new students to the I niversily. A busy week of orientation finds confused freshmen attending convocations, laboring through pre-registration tests and phvsical examinations, touring the campus, pull- ing cards. Social life is not neglected during New Stu- dent ' eek. for evenings are spent at the Ag Rarbe(iue. open houses on Church - iglit. the Pixie Promenade for women, the mens smoker and the Frosh Hop. At the end of e Student Week. 1.9.10 new students are offi- cially registered at the I niversity of Nebraska and are ready to begin classes. Enthusiastic new Pepsters learn Nebraska cheers. Innocent sales talks persuade freshmen to buy beanies.

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Ncbrasltd Innocents and the Missouri QEBH Society exchange the traditional victory bell. Hiisker Fans Migrate To Missouri, Iowa State Iowa State or Missouri ' : ' The migration debate finds Nebraskans unofficially migrating to both Iowa State and Missouri, with the band journeying to the Iowa State game. Whether Ames or Columbia is the destination, both trips mean an exciting weekend for Ilusker followers. Cars are loaded with enthusiastic Nebraska fans; the University Marching Hand assembles; and spirit is high as the Ciirnhuskers invade Ames for the weekend. A Husker victory makes the trip a complete success for the Nebraskans. Studies are forgotten for the weekend as many Ne- braskans head for Columbia, with a stop in Kansas City on the trip ' s agenda. Eager spectators see the Comhusk- ers defeat the Missouri Tigers in one of the most thrilling games of the year. A goal post becomes a symbol of victory for Nebraska rooters who rush on to the field after the game, amidst cheers from the Nebraska section. The Homecoming festivities at Mizzou. added to the Husk- er victory, make the weekend at Columbia a memorable one. After the Nebraska victory, the Missouri goal post becomes a souvenir for Husker fans i a