. \ . ~ .. ,.~.! by Lisa Taylor More than 12,000 people saw Chi Sigma Alpha and Regina social clubs capture the sweepstakes award for the third ·year in a row in 1983 Spring Sing competition. If Indians in '81 and cowboys in '82 did the trick, then why not cannibals? Chi Sigs and Regina's "A Sandwich Is a Sandwich, but a Man Is a Meal" took the sweepstakes award and $600 in prize money, placing first in choreography, costume and music. First runner-up was the Tri Kappa and Kappa Sigma Kappa show "Whatever Floats Your Boat," receiving a $500 award. Second runners-up, winning $400, were TNT and Zeta Rho in "All Dressed Up With No Place To Go." They were also the winners of the best themeaward. Third ~nner-up with a $300 award was "Follow Your Nose" by Galaxy and Ju Go Ju. With $200 and the fourth runner-up award was Ko Jo Kai and Sub-T's "Dat Cotton-Pickin South." Aparticipation award was also given to Chi Sigs and Regina with 54.8 percent of their members in the show. Each of the clubs in the production received a framed appreciation certificate. The competition was judged in four categories by different judges at each of the four per– formances. A panel of 33 judges came from the Searcy area, other places in the state and from Tennessee, Missouri, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New York and California. A Spring Sing '75 hostess, Ann Ulrey, was on the panel. Dave Woodman, sportscaster from KARK, Channel4, and John Paul Capps, speaker of the house in the Arkansas legislature, were judges. Also among the judges were professional dancers , bankers, businessmen , en– tertainers, choral directors and a minister-. In the four categories judged, a winner and four runners-up were announced. In choreography, Chi Sigs and Regina were declared winners with Tri-Kappa and Kappa Sigs as first runners-up. TNT and Zeta Rho won second runners-up, Galall'·' and Ju Go Ju won third runne.s-up, and Ko Jo Kai and Sub-T were fourth runners-up. Chi Sigs and Regina won in the costume competition, putting TNT and Zeta Rho at first run– ners-up; Galaxy and Ju Go Ju were second runners-up. Third runners-up were Shantih and Beta Phi Kappa with . their medieval theme "Making Light of the Dark Ages ." Knights and Phi Delta, OEGE and King's Men in " Reach Out and Touch Someone" were fourth runners– up, dressed as E .T.'s. The best music award was again given ·to Chi Sigs and Regina; Tri-Kappa and Kappa Sigs took first runners-up; Galaxy and Ju Go Ju won second runners-up; TNT and Zeta Rho, third; and Omega Phi and Theta Psi as eggs were fourth runners– up with "Give Me A Break." In the theme competition. Chi Sigs and Regina fell to first runners-up as TNT and Zeta Rho won with their penguin appeB:l. Galaxy and Ju Go Ju came m second runners-up; Kojies and Sub-T were third runners-up, and Tri-Kappa and Kappa Sigs were fourth runners-up. Spring Sing hosts and hostesses were Mark Evans, Art Woods, Veronica Williams and Laura White. In the finale, members of Sigma Phi Mu and various members of other women's clubs performed to a medley of songs from popular movies and ended with the song "New York, New York" from the Broadway hit as members of the Commonwealth Sir.gers, Chorale, and A Cappella Chorus sang backup. Chi Sigs and Regina are the second pair of clubs to win three times. King's Men and OEGE took the sweepstakes award in '76, '77 and '78. C~nnibalsgreat as usual in Spring Sing '83 by Bison Staff Senior Writers For the third year in a row, Chi Sigma Alpha and Regina social clubs walked away with the Spring Sing grand prize and left the rest of us awed and envious. Their show "A Sandwich Is a Sandwich, But a Man Is a Meal" I was a winner from the first stealthy off-stage lyrics of "Step into the Wild Side" to the final defiant takeoff on Michael Jackson's "Beat It." · · The Mark Evans farewell choreography echoed cowboy and Indian moves from the past two years, but the group is still far enough ahead of other clubs h be a trendsetter. Last year's applause-eliciting slide across the floor showed up in many shows this year; will the new wave stiffness and violent head shakes be copied next year? Part of their success is the sheer volume and number of the group . Elaborate, detailed costumes - only the bone through the nose was missing - also added to their winning production. In fact, this year's entire Spring Sing can be written up as a winner. From the offices of Dr. Jack Ryan, chief overseer, to the simplest task by an unknown technical crew member, Spring Sing '83 was a .professional, well– organized example of the creativity and stamina of those involved. This year's host and hostesses, the returning Mark Evans and newcomers Art Woods, Laura White and Veronica Williams, worked w~ll together as a team and also performed equally well on a solo basis. Harding's female enrollment is satiated for the next three years simply by the memory of Evans' energetic "Forty-second Street" and Woods' heartthrob rendition A Review of "My Everlasting Love." White and Williams also showed that they can belt out a torch song with the best of them. "Whatever Floats Your Boat," Kappa Sigma Kappa and Tri Kappa 's first runner-up pr-Oduction, had Chi Sigs-Regina reportedly running scared for a while. The well-choreographed, well-performed show added these two clubs to the list of "big club, big show" productions. However, the Dixieland show just didn't have the energy or shock appepl of the winning show. This year's surprise was the second runner-up, TNT and Zeta Rho's production of "All Dressed Up with No Place to Go." After two memorable entries, "The Main Event," and "Takin' It to the Streets," they exchanged their tough style for a cute spoof of penguin life. A highlight was J oe Aaron in the spotlight as a dancing pe .,. in of _.!ar. 1 tint ight from the sere<" ·· oppins, but the t w their show I b der-standing some tro th T Ga;J pe&~ abo thel ove off.: delit post· Nos ·1 S. • runners-up Ju Go : 1 u pulled off what SQr .... had expressed aking a borderlirr 1ue ;>f the human schn hey me any hint of vulg .ty or iveness to pre: nt a ul view of the v orld of sal drip in "Fol " · T urth Jp, .:'>Uo- l' av. .--··, t- ··ooably surP , even thems.dv ::. After · >hing their sho '/{ . ·'l)at "'otton ". in' Souz:..." rlr 1t do• IIi to t.he ·ry la 'letfr . mane ..,, they i1at a ,how can place 1M -.. ile sticking to more ·H.Ht!v· J music instead of top · , f•. 'i'nough a few Sub-Ters •.o: · • , 1 omfortable on stage, .h~ S;, : . a s choreographed \· •{' 1; .~ ·- i\.o'· s helped it shaPf' Jl, ··•:_,-, pia( ing entry, and t' ·i!':•i4JS C•.<federate flag ffil' . even a Ya;:~ ~ heart or t Other m..:n and women'. {!rouuctions ircluded G ·t-;:> Aldm !;;!"' ., roari ~ '2 .., :;l; ' · '"I''• '•• ·,e1·e ilit D<:.~J ·.'' . ·.! Sha. - ~~ ' d Seta Phi's i:•:1c,ful med ~ ',8. pc:\geant , •····!·king Ligl t .~ r ges." ~"th shfJW& bad ood lyrict~ .mt they nid. .,.t -,uite live up to the clubs' productions of last year. I think a lot of people expected more out of Sbantih and Beta Phi's' show, but as has been past, take· fs, •"" way songs m'' with the aud 1ce roductions ~ a fou · s ' efferts. K 'P" J elta K • igma Tau s: m: Alpha ~ ( ar u ..u Omega .o Frater ) ••:. presented " .l( Spy's the 111t." This s "" improved 1 astically from .1 s ehearsals Jd featured r , ley girl spy 1 that wasn't e <:.Hy conducive with the them£ !1...;,r was amusing when she wa · berent. "Reach •· t and Touch "omeone" .. s KiJ:tg's Men, ·)BC~ . •, ·ights and Phi Delta's <!ntr:, . iuese clubs are an in– teresting combination in themselves, and their show had " lot of appeal to those i andlence who weren't ·" rned out on E . .... ~m~ ... ' ...1alism. Women's clubs co resent three enter : ng .J- •s this year. 'IZ 3mg ed with "It Tricky n" by Ka ~ 2a and Zeta . ' , two cl :.;~ who are ••di ·nn of a good l .. ~· · .'- o:.~a~r. n show every : •'ili ond all-women ;;-')..1\\~~~l:J il v by a new com- :-.~.twU1n o: ~n Alpha Rho and Kirei Na A1, who shocked the audi .~nce with a cute number in wJ· ..:h they shed their Eskimo ·. rkas for · Harding regulation bathing suits, circa 1890. The best of the women's productions was "Give Me A Break" by Theta Psi.and Omega P hi, whose egg theme's music received fourth place in that category; partly thanks to a good showing of backstage singers.
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