The 1987-88 school year marked an important event for the members of Galaxy social club, one of the oldest men's clubs at Harding. In the spring of 1946, the club came into being under a different name, U-235. Only in the fall of 1947 did they change their name to Galaxy, so the club as it is known today celebrated its 40th year. With 45 active members, Galaxy had members from three continents and every geographic region of America. "We' re proud that we have people from all over the world that get into our club. It's not like all we do is ask our friends from home to be in. Most people don't come already knowing everyone in it , so we're able to build new, strong relationships," commented Bret Raymond , athletic director for the club. " Since people are from all over, it's like we really represent the galaxy, in a way." Since 1970, Galaxy and Ju Go Ju have shared a special relationship, that of brother and sister clubs. Some of the annual traditions for the clubs were the banana split sale in the fall , a trip to Pinnacle Mountain , a hayride, and a Valentine skating party. In the spring, the two clubs went to Murray's Dinner Playhouse and saw the musical "Oklahoma!" Together, over the past four years, Galaxy and Ju Go Ju raised $11 ,000 through various service projects; they sent this money to Charles Moore, a missionary in Catania, Italy. Galaxy participated in all club sports, placing first in swimming and second in basketball. Galaxy also did very well in track and left an impressive mark on most other activities. Galaxy members placed strong emphasis on the aspects of sportsmanship and friendship building. 78Galaxy Brother and Sister Clubs Galaxy. Front row: Brown, B. Baker, Raymond, Jittimapom, Tucker, Lively, Taylor, Raisor, Mcker, Brigance, Davis, Boling. Second row: Lindsey, Mann , Allmon, Sansom, Westerholm, Thomas, Harper, Moore, Velasquez, Lin, Webb, Deree. Back row: Meredith , Cunningham, Noah , Strader, Robison, Riffle, Dillon, Crabtree, Peck, M. Baker, Martinez. - photo by Bill Tripp. Shutterbug. Jim Davis, ajunior Galaxy member from Silvis, IL , snaps a picture for his social club at one of their club mixers. Photographs were taken throughout the year to be used for their year-end slide show that summarized the club's events. Most slide shows were shown at spring banquets. Club historians were usually responsible for documenting club events such as mixers. - photo by Alan Loibl. Two scoops. Members of Galaxy and Ju Go Ju held their annual Banana Split Sale in which funds were raised to help missionaries in Italy. This sale served as one of their service projects for the year. - photo by Bill Tripp. TY WEBB ... "Galaxy is a group of guys who enjoy getting together to help people, play sports, and get away from the pressures of school. I think it's great to have Christian friends like this. Our queens, too - they're some kind ofawesome!"
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