University of Tulsa - Kendallabrum (Tulsa, OK)

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2 ,. we ' - QQ? ,226 'il dill' K W At the finish line, Heather Lipe and Christina Willis re- present Chi-Omega in the Watermelon race. Hands tied behind her back, Becky Brandsberg is fed wa- termelon by Pamela Arm- strong. They represent Delta Delta Delta Sorority. 4 213' at l . .4 by Q 4 f , , Lfaow l C, . ,x N if -I Excitement for the crowd oc- curs as they await the final judging for Watermelon Queen. Student Life H Nominee for Watermelon Queen, Kathleen Shoemaker, is interviewed by Bill Rowe. Photos by Brad Htlffman. nr

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ix mhug T Geiffdefmk Money: something all college students desired, but few ever seemed to acquire. Oh, the Transfund machine was always a nice resource to draw upon when cash was wanted, and parents were just a letter or phone call away when you just had to have that jacket which was on sale at the Gift Shop. But what does one do when one's checking account was overdrawn 5S11.72., and Mom and Dad said that you didn't really need that 5300 jacket? You got a job. That's right, a job. Many students were already lucky enough to be paying their own way through school. But, what exactly, did the university offer its students in the way of jobs? Well, work study people could be found raking leaves around campus or stapling tests together in departmental offices. They were the always-willing-to-help people in the chemistry and math labs being patient with freshmen Calc. I students. They were answering phones, or in the library busily reshelving books other students checked out but didn't read. They were found in the wee wee hours of the morning watching MTV and drinking coffee behind the desk in Twin South. And, they sifted through dirt in search of bone fragments in Harwell Hal1's Anthropology Depart- ment. All of these student workers, whether work study or not, played a vital role in the further develop- ment of the university. By working with some of the best people in their respective fields, the stu- dents received an education beyond that of the classroom. Through working and interacting with people who cared about them, at the same time, they were allowed to have fun on the job. jay D. Strother is Helpful deskworker Fred , Thorne points out something of importance to Richard Alexander. Photo by Yael Irom. Veronique Adam labels tapes at the language lab which is found in Oliphanl Hall. Photo by Yael Irom. 5, . 3 . 1 Student Life

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Wayne Didion laughs at Tara Mullen as she receives a shower of beer at the Lambda Chis Watermelon Fest. Photo by Brad Hoffman, at ln.. 013 .41-its ik .. in as ' it agar Spirited eftw-Geri Sorority pledges and the Lambda Chis co- operate in fun and frolic to greet the arrival of a new school year and a new class of pledges. After a long summer, it was back to the routine of another academic year. Some students just passively drifted into the year, but the Lambda Chis had other ideas. They kicked off the year with the fun and festivities of an event called Watermelon Fest. Watermelon Fest, in essence, was a Lambda Chi function with all of the sororities. During the fest, each sorority house was represented by their pledges who competed as teams in the events of the fest. The other members of the sorority didn't actu- ally compete but they showed up en masse to cheer on their pledges. On a Saturday afternoon in mid- September, the fun began. Behind the Lambda Chi house on Harwell field, participants could be seen engaging in some rather ,unusual games. Watermelon relay contests, water- melon seed-spitting contests, and watermelon eat- ing contests funspiked, of coursel were among a few of these. There were also banner and watermelon idecorating contests as well as a contest to see which sorority could drink their keg first. Needless to say, Watermelon Fest is a good chance for all the pledges to get to know each other and to know the pledges from other houses as well. Shelley Phillips the participants considered the afternoon quite amusing and a lot of fun, according to Sue Thomas, Theta active. The grand event of the Watermelon Pest was the crowning of the Watermelon Queen. Each pledge class chose one pledge to be their nominee for the crown. The nominees com- peted for the crown through an on-stage inter- view with the Lambda Chi judges. To prepare themselves for the interview, the nominees dressed appropriately, that is, like watermel- ons or some aspect of a watermelon. This year's title of Watermelon Queen was awarded to Tri-Delta pledge Lisa Knowles, who was dressed as Cinder-melon and the Tri-Delta watermelon was decorated as her carriage. The outcome of the day was not only mea- sured by which sorority had the highest amount of points throughout the contests, but the outcome of the day also revealed a forma- tion of unity that happens with a little friend- ly competition and a lot of fun. Perhaps Rhonda Jacobs, Tri-Delta, best summarized the day by stating, It was just a real spirited afternoon. julie Klassen Student Life