Queen of Unity R hoda Lanier served as the Petit Jean Queen for 1987. She was a sophomore from Houston, Texas. Rhoda, who was an education major, planned to teach children after graduation. Her attending court consisted of Debbie Raley, a senior computer information systems major from Frederick, Maryland, and Becky King, a junior communications disorders major from Tyro, Arkansas. These three girls were nominated along with 14 other girls to represent the various men's clubs on campus. They were later voted on by the student body and a final vote determined Rhoda's reign as the Petit Jean Queen. Rhoda was a member of Regina social club and a queen for Knights. Her hobbies included softball, basketball, racquetball, snow skiing and collecting teddy bears. Rhoda's advice to the fellow students of Harding was, "Too often we try to be the way others expect us to be, or we expect others to be the way we think they should be. We've got to remember that we can all be Christians and still be different from each other. Just be the unique individual that God created you to be and also allow others to be different from you:'O 198 Petit Jean Queen Crowned Queen. Rhoda Lanier, a sophomore from Houston, Texas, represented Knights social club in the annual Petit Jean Queen crawning. She was later cxhosen to reign as the 1987 Petit Jean Queen. - photo by Bill Tripp. R?yal court. Attending Rhoda Lanier was Becky Kmg who represented Alpha Tau social club and Debbie Raley who represented Kappa Sigs social club. - photo by Bill Tripp.
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