Ka Re Ta member Alyssa Eyrich attempts to hit a home run for her team during a club softball game. Club sports were a favorite outlet from the regime of classes for many club members. Photo by Aaron Gillihan. Shawna Sciba and Shannon King, members ofZeta Rho, cheer for their team as they await their turn to bat. Friendly rivalries often enhanced the competitive spirit between club members. Photo by Aaron Gillihan. Seminole members Paul Neil and Grant Chism observe the competition during the free throw contest between clubs at Midnight Madness. At the school-wide pep rally, many members showed club spirit by coming out and supporting their respective clubs. Photo by Aaron Gillihan. 240 Social Clubs Clu6 S potztg Clu6 tzltJaltzies add to the competatltJe spltzlt Although some clubs take sports more seriously than others, all are very competitive when playing in their games. Yvette Ellis, a senior member and president ofTheta Beta Kappa, said, "Although our club doesn't take sports as seriously as others do, it is still a big deal. Our main 'rival' is Sigma Phi Mu, and we really enjoy playing against them because we are evenly matched and we are friends. I think it makes a healthy com-petition." According to Ellis, competition has recently increased more in the small club arena. Whether the club was large, medium or small, all held a competitive spirit with another club. Shayne Gardner, a senior member ofTitans, said, "We have an on-going rivalry with Pi Kappa Epsilon because we are all friends and that strengthens the competition. We could be competing in the G team shuffleboard competition and it would still be fierce." Michael Rhinehart, a sophomore member ofAlpha Tau Epsilon, said, "The amount of tension between our clubs depends on which sport we are playing; football is the toughest." This year, in the men's football division, a new tradition was started. The first-ever Harding Super Bowl game was played between the champions of the A and B divisions, which were TNT and Knights. "I think it was a fair match-up. They outplayed us in the second half and beat us by two touchdowns, but it was a good game. We enjoyed having some new competition between different-sized groups," Wheeler Howard said. Although competition remained fierce through the year, the attitudes and tensions were not carried into I/ academia at Harding. "I do not think that it is difficult to walk off the field and leave it there. It's not life or death; it's just a game," Howard said. - Allison Rector
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