Spiritual life is thegreatestbenefitfor... Queens and 6eaux Whil e Harding's social clubs are designated as primarily male orfemale, most clubs honor a few individuals of the oppos ite sex with the title "queen"or "beau." These spec ial indi vidua ls ar"e nomi nated and voted on by active club members to receive membership into the club. Clubs vary in their queening and beauxing approaches. Some honor new individuals every semester, while other clubs vote only once a year. Queens and beaux are given club jerseys, allowed to come to meet - ings, honoredwith candyand presents and included in pl edgeweek activities. In return, manyqueens and beaux make encourag ing signs to hang in the student center, coach and/or referee sport ing events, send notes to members in campus mail and provide entertainment at club fun ctions . A queen or beau is usually considered active for a full year and then has honorary status. Being a queen or a beau definite ly has its perks . Just the fact that the individuals are chosen as queens and beaux to represent the personalities and ideals of 20 to 100 people is flattering enough. According to junior Brent Ca rter, a Delta Gamma Rho beau, the best thing about being a beau was "spending great qua Ii ty t imewith 100 of the best girls on campus." Most clubs go out of the way to make their queens and beaux fee l special. Junior Christy Graham, a queen for TNT, said that she was treated especially well during pl edge week."My birthdaywas during pl edge week and the pl edges got together and threw me a surprise bi rthday party. " Other posit ive aspects come along with the honor of being a club queen or beau. Sophomore KimberlyChristian, aTitans queen, said she liked seeing the di fferences between girl s' and guys' clubs. "I've heard about the guys ' pledge week before, but this year I got to experience it," she sai d. Juni or Carmen Clark, a queen for Sub T-16, commented, "It's nice knowing that , if I ever need anything, there's a whole group of guys will ing to help. Plus, the guys are really fri endlyand a lot of fun to be around. " Queens and beaux also benefi t spiritually from their clubs. "The greatest part of being a queen is the spiri tual encouragement from the guys," sa id junior Elizabeth Root, a Chi Sigma Alpha queen. Seni or Brian Hannel , a Chi Omega Pi beau, said, "It's just awesome to get to hang out with good Christian girl s that really care." Having queens and beaux is just anotherway fo rthesocial clubs to reach out to the campus and community. Itallowsclubs the freedom to include more students into their "circle" and honor those students whom the club especially respects and appreciates. - Emily Haas Brown Regina beau Bryce Murray enjoys spending time with fellow club members Danielle Rubin, Heather Sutherlin, Graham Sutherlin and Mandy Hintz. Students often used their spare time between classes to socialize in the student center and catch up on what was going on around campus. QUEENS AND BEAUX 191 •
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