Photo by Andrea Waters Junior Sarah Parks and senior Alison Custer greet girls interested in Zeta Rho at the Sept. 13 women's social club open house. The event, held in the Ganus Athletic Center, provided the first official opportunity for clubs to recruit prospective members. Senior Delta Chi Delta member Michael Parks grills hamburgers for those at the club's third-round mixer at Harding Park. The club also played football and ultimate frisbee to get to know potential members. Freshman Scott Benton swings a sledge hammer at the Sub T-16 first-round mixer. The event involved a cookout and car bash. • •• I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I New students introduced to club process September was the time for the social clubs to start competing for the attention of potential inductees. The week of September 17th_21st was the first round of mixers hosted by the various clubs. Delta Gamma Rho, King's Men and OEGE hosted the most commonly seen theme, the luau. Other mixer themes included Ju Go Ju's Hollywood Nights, Shantih's toga party and Knights' Braveheart. The most unique first-round mixer, hosted by Sub T-16, was a cookout and car bash. "We want to try and build up our club," junior Aaron Copeland said. "We have about 14 to 15 people in Sub-T right now. We lost seven to graduation last year." Copeland, who lives in Searcy, helped the club find a car to use for the bash. The vehicle was a 1977 Buick LeSabre, painted orange and blue and emblazoned with the club logo. For the cookout, a local church loaned them a grill. One problem the club faced was the relocation of their mixer from one place to another. They were first assigned to the Benson Auditorium, and from there they moved to the Ezell building. At the last minute, they suffered another reappointment, this time to the gravel parking lot next to the Reynolds Center. Once the mixer began, Sub T-16 members and potential inductees milled around as different people took whacks at the car. Others waited patiently in line for hot food coming off the grill. "I think it was creative. We don't get much of this back home," said freshman Marco Quesada. "It was pretty fun." The club officers hoped that the idea for the mixer was unique. "I don't think this has been done," Copeland said. "We always do a cookout, but never a car bash before. We're just a bunch of good ole boys who want to have fun." nuxers 229
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