Titans. Front row: Dismuke, Harrell , Buzzard, Dugger, Downs, Wood, Diles, Sullivan, Babar, Williams, Diles, Gilliam. Second row: Roberts, Smith , Calaway, Cathy, Horton, Hodges, Frost, Krautz, Wilson, White, Blickenstaff, Adair, Tubb. Third row: Barnes, Heam, Rickett, Austin, Grant, Foster, Ball, Clapton, Jenkins, Shirley. Fourth row: Meador, Curtis, Hogue, Dillard, Curry, Hollins, Ennis, Richardson, Poe, Goudeau, Story. Back row: Valentine, Scott, Fletcher, McGaha, McPherson, Beshirs, Reece, Vaughn , McRoberts, Phipps, Bristo, Howell . - photo by Bill Tripp. MARK STORY... January saw the beginning of a new tradition for Titans men's social club, with the first annual Lr--Y-.,---.....,.....':""""""-r--'Groundhog Party near the end of the month. "This year Titans has soared to a new eig .t. e tne "Everybody has a Christmas party and a Valentines Toga and hightops. During Pledge Week activities, Michael Wood, a freshman from Judsonia , AR, waits for instructions from his pledgemaster. Wood played the position ofguard for the Bison basketball team. Titans pleges were notorious for wearing togas on Silly Day. - photo by Bill Tripp. to lower ourselves in order to let Jesus be first in our lives party, and we wanted to do something different," said at Harding, and because of this we have had overwhelm- Phillip Fletcher. The party featured a live band made ing success in every aspect possible as a club. Our motto, up of club members, as well as a ceremony initiating Isaiah 40:31, states it the best: 'We shall mount up with all members into the official Groundhog Watchers wings like eagles. We shall run and not become weary. Club. This spirit of fun characterized the year as the We shall walk and not be tired.' As long as we keep Jesus club moved into various activities. first in our attitudes and lives, we shall succeed." Basketball and softball were on the agenda for the spring, and as usual, Titans provided stiff competition for opposing teams, having fun while doing so. Spring ended with a banquet at Maumelle Contry Club, in April. A video presentation took the place of the more common slide show, capsuling the highlights of the past year and preserving memories of friends and special events. The fall semester welcomed a larger number of new members than ever before, as Titans received more first choice positions on pledging preference sheets than any other men's club. The campus looked forward as usual, to seeing the Greek attire on pledges, with their homemade togas and laurel wreaths. Pledging ended with a retreat at Camp Tahkodah in northern Arkansas. This gave new members a chance to get to know the older members better, and it provided the older members a time to think about the new semester ahead and to plan for it. Volleyball and the campfire were the main centers of attraction for the retreat along with a special devotional on top of the bluff overlooking the camp. In keeping with their slogan, "Superiority is merely routine," Titans excelled in fall sports, taking both ''A:. ' and "B" team championships in large club football . Later in the semester, basketball practice got underway, eventually leading to five championship wi8~ve Beshirs, a senior who jumped to Titans, said of his choice, "One of the reasons I chose Titans was the respect they receive from the campus. There It's old hat. Titans member Trent Austin, a sophomore from are a lot of good leaders in Ti.tans, a~d we try to Paragould, AR, shops for a new hat in J.C. Penney 's. Students uphold and encourage that quality. Besides that , we usually shopped for clothing at J.C. Penney's, Van Atkins, or just have a really good time together." Cothern's, depending upon how their checkbooks were holding up at the time. - photo by Bill Tripp. Titans 71 Single Clubs
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