University of North Alabama - Diorama Yearbook (Florence, AL)

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Spring Fling Fever Flinging studies aside, students jumped into a week of grueling competition to see who could have the most fun By Jennifer Roberson April brings warm weather, bright sun- shine, seasonal showers— and Spring Fling. Students who took part in the week- long festival were colorfully arrayed in their own organizational jerseys of blue, red, and yellow or in the checkerboard purple and gold Spring Fling T-shirts furnished by McDonalds. The restaurant and the Stu- dent Activities Board were the official spon- sored for Spring Fling. One of the first events of the week was the Ugly Walk, held in the Great Hall. Bertha Butt from Phi Gamma Delta charmed the judges and took first place, followed by contestants sponsored by Phi Mu in second and ATO in third. The action necessarily moved outdoors for the next event, the People Pyramid. There was a tie for first place in the women ' s division between Alpha Gamma Delta, Rice Hall, and the Alpha Sweethearts as team members stacked human (and quite temporary) pyramids in the amphitheater. The Foot Frat won the men ' s division, followed by Alpha Phi Alpha and a four-way tie for third between Phi Gamma Delta, Kappa Sigma, Com- muters, and Sigma Chi. Campus walkways were awash in a splash of colors as a result of Wednesday ' s Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest. RESA ' s color- ful entry depicting a fantasy spring scene won the art contest. Phi Mu took second and the Geography Club was third. McDonalds provided the hamburgers and contestants provided voracious appe- tites for the Big Mac Attack contest which was held in the top of the SUB. In the women ' s division, Rice Hall gulped into first place, followed by the Alpha Sweethearts, and RESA. In the men ' s division, Kappa Kappa Psi won in the messy competition with Sigma Chi taking ' second and Phi Gamma Delta third. The Great Hall was again the setting for the Lip Sync Contest where the Foot Frat placed first; Alpha Sweethearts were second and Alpha Phi Alpha took third. The cancellation of classes at noon on Thursday was enough to get almost every student involved in the Fling on the foot- ball practice field. Dizzie Izzie, Grab Bag, Egg Toss, and Water Relays were just a few of the events (Cont. on page 11) BERTHA BUTT, alias Billy Redding, is interviewed by WQLTs Roger Hope in the Ugly Walk competition. Redding— or Bertha— won the somewhat bizarre beauty contest while representing Phi Gamma Delta. z TEAMWORK makes the work on the side- walk art go faster for Jennie Johnson, Terri u Payne, and Carla D. Weaver. z z Spring Fling 9

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STEPHEN ANDERSON PILING ON for this team usually means something painful done to the guy with the football— but during Spring Fling it meant the Foot Frat forming a pyramid in the amphitheater. BIBS are optional, but usually a pretty good idea during the Big Mac eating contest. David Dalton stuffs him- self in the filling but messy com- petition. THE SIDEWALK ART contest is a chance for organizations to show off their creativity. The competition brings out the artist in Eric Dosey as Charlie Montgomery admires the handiwork. 8

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BRETT DAVIS THE RELAYS make the sisterhood of Alpha Gamma Delta even more important than usual— working together as a team can mean the difference between winning the race or falling in a tangled heap. Alpha Gams Stacie Keeton, Charla Atkins, and Jill Bynum work with their sisters to complete the relay in a very respectable time. GIVING everything to their performance, the members of Sigma Chi fraternity put on a winning show during Step Sing. The fraternity took first place in the song and dance competition. 10