1982-1983 Yearbook

Pledge Week Ends With Mystery Meal Chi Alpha Rho started its year off on a positive note with a su nri se devotiona l at Wy ldewood, a final opportunity fo r the old members to be togethe r before pl edg ing act ivities began . Pl edge Week e nded in a Mystery Meal, a dinner w ith a nonsense menu that was very diff icult to translate and proved to be haza rdous to pledge' s appe.tites . Following the dinner the gi rl s prayed a nd fe ll ows hipped at a bunking party in the home of their spons.o r, Mrs . Charl ann Ree ly. Chi A lpha Rho held its first annual Homecoming reunion in the fall, hoping to start a new tradition for the club. Halloween found the club members a nd the ir dates c lad in identi ca l cos tumes, ranging from punk rockers to Hershey kisses, creat ing a bizarre scene for onlookers. Chri stmas se rved as a pleasa nt party occas ion whe n the cl ub ga the red with. dates at Bonanza to ea t and to be e ntertai ned by the club's beaux. A vis it from Santa Claus (otherwise known as Dr. Robert Ree ly of t he School of Business) hi ghlighted the festi ve evening, as he was the perfect ma n to ha nd o ut Christmas stockings to the girl s' d a tes. The women of Chi Alpha Rho not only e nj oyed parti es, but they also participated in a ll a reas of the women's c lub sports competition and sent the ir vo ll eyba ll team to the championship game. Showing t hei r inte rest in others was an importa nt aspect of the group. Because of this the girl s often visited some of the o lde r ladies in the com3 56/Chi Alpha Rho munity whom they fe lt needed their extra companionship. The girl s went out individuall y or in sma ll groups. Money raised in the fa ll was used in the spring to boost the campa ign to send Bibles to Russ ia. ~ 1. Club beaus give Joyce Clark some sideline advice. 2. "Up on the Roof" is Pat Sue Ramsey and Theta Psi member Donna Austin in their combined 1982 Spring Sing show. 3. Chi Alpha Rho. 1. West 2. Graham 3. Peacock 4. Murphree 5. Reaves 6. Kearfey 7. Payne 8. L. See 9. B. Harrison 10. Sheperd 11 . Lemmon 12. Gumbs 13. Wards 14. Karen Barnick 15. K. Lee 16. Exum 17. Keeverf 18. Waldrop 19. Perdana 20. Evans 21. Albany 22. Daniels 23. Harding 24. Cla rk 25. Kyllo 26. L. Seal 27. Hunt 28. Skipper 29. Knapp 30. Reely-sponsor 31. Pringle 32. Johns 33. Ball 34. Cope-sponsor 35. Kaye Barnick 36. Blackburn 37. Kinney 38. Ramsey 39. Braughton 40. Burton 41. Phelps 42. Margan 3. Teddy 44. T. Harrison 45. Wilson 46. Swann 47. Leonard 48. Rush 49. Lawrence 50. Parr 51. Westmoreland 52. J. Seal. "Chi Alpha Rho has meant a lot to me in my four years at Harding. The members have been very influential to me in the areas of sp iritualit y and teamwork." - Rita Payne XAP . Chi alPha rhO ~ Darrell L. Truil!

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