University of Southern California - El Rodeo Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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Lovely Helen of Troy Carol Soucek accepts congratulations from her court and the symbols of her success from former Helen Carolec Ream. Before a throng of more than 1500 people, KFWB ' s Bill Ballance and Tro- lios Chairman Dick Beaulieu, emcees of use ' s Trolios, announced that 19- year-old Theta Carol Soucek was South- ern California ' s new Helen of Troy. The beautiful Trojau Thiies writer had survived over a month of intensive judging which eUminated 118 other girls. Sharing the stage with the Home- coming Queen were Tri Delt Susie Sale, ACHiO Karen Hansen and Delta Gammas Patti Hill and Ethel Walker. The following day Miss Soucek and her court toured Warner Brothers stu- dio and were feted at a noon luncheon. Friday evening of Homecoming week was a real challenge to the new Helen, as she presided over Troy Jubilee in the Shrine Auditorium and appeared on the Steve Allen television show. On New Year ' s Day, the queen and her princesses rode the University ' s $6,000 float down Orange Grove Ave- nue in Pasadena before the Trojans went into the Rose Bowl against Wis- consin. The first Helen of Troy reigned seven years after the founding of the University. Instead of ruling over Tro- lios, she oversaw Hi-Jinx, a women ' s week of events that coincided with Homecoming activities. Up until 1945, the president of the YWCA automatic- ally became the University ' s Helen. Afterwards, however, the competition was opened to all USC women. Miss Soucek was the thirteenth Helen of Troy to ride in the Rose Parade, a tra- dition dating back to 1923 when USC played its first Rose Bowl game. SOUCEK CLAIMS HELEN CROWN Members of the Homecoming Court include AChiO Karen Hansen, DG Patti Hi Queen Carol Soucek, Tri Delt Susie Sale and DG Ethel Walker. 23

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CAROL SOUCEK QUEEN HELEN OF TROY DICK mi nil wNfi

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ll Awards for excellence in house decorations were won by Kappa Alpha Theta and Phi Kappa Tau. DECORATIONS, JUBILEE HIGHLIGHT HOMECOMING i ' l Top honors in Troy Jubilee competition went to Tau Epsilon Phi and Kappa Kappa Gamma, represented by Nancy Samueison and Peggy VanderHoff (kneeling), Dann Moss, Roger Hong, Joyce Bowman and Dick Antinov. Fifteen hundrpd students thundered across the floor of the Shrine Auditori- um during the first Friday of Novem- ber to dunk girls in a tub of water, munch popcorn while staring at old use football movies and throw little rings around girls ' legs in order to receive a kiss. Tau Epsilon Phi and Kappa Kappa Gamma won the trophy for original booths with their Show- boat theme. While students soaked up gallons of soft drinks in the dimly lit boat, the winning social groups pro- vided entertainment that portrayed Troy Jubilee ' s theme of Trojan Spirit Through the Years. Taking second place honors were the International Students with an In- ternational Jail. They kidnapped un- suspecting Jubilee carousers and threw them in the clink until the hostages bought a ticket bribe. As far as the unattached male was concerned, there was nothing that could compare with the third prize kissing booth sponsored by Troy Camp. In order to kiss the girl, frustrated suitors had to throw two out of three rings around the girl ' s leg. Finally, Carol Soucek, USC ' s new Helen of Troy, was presented to the audience and by 2:30 a.m. the last Tro- jan had wandered out of the Shrine Auditorium. 24