living Tradition Clubs continue in annual activities Stude nts connected with other students from the past and present to g row in brotherhood a nd sister– hood in soc ial clubs. By con tinuin g a nd crea ting yea rl y rituals, club membe rs p er– petuated the sense of unity and ki nship created by past classes. Iu Go Iu social club, one of the oldest on campus, was established in 1925. By requiring the ir inductees to wear dresses during indu ction week, Ju Go Ju membe rs empha– sized the importance of conduct– ing themselve.s as ladies. Ju Go Ju members also upheld the tradition of the ir club motto, "Friend s always Friends." "The friend ships that 1 h ave made in Ju Go Ju will las t through– o ut my li fetime giving truth to the club motto," junior Rachel White sa id . C lubs a lso participated in the creation o f n ew traditions. Pi Kappa Epsilon, Titans and Omega Sigma socia l clubs began the yea rly trad ition of hosting Octoberfest, wh ich gave membe rs the opportu– nity to compete in events su ch as a rche ry, rifle accuracy and arm wrestling. Pi Kappa Epsilon hosted this year's third annual Octoberfest. "0ctoberfest star ted my sopho– more year a nd I hope that this tra– d ition continues so that it gives the members of these three clubs a time to grow closer as brothe rs within "One of the things that we look forward to all year is getting to serve the campus in this way and show the student body what our club is all about." -senior Chad Mims the ir own club and w ith the other two clubs' members," senior Joel Hoggard, president of Pi Kappa Ep silon, sa id. Some clubs on campu s sha red the trad ition of honoring b rother and sister clubs. This year ma rked the 30th yea r women 's club Regina and men 's club Chi Sigma Alpha have been affiliated. To crea te a bond between these two socia l clubs, club founders es– tablish ed several tradition s to he lp each genera tion continue the fa– miliarity be tween the clubs. One of these tradition s incl uded a n annual d inner the Sunday be– fore Thanksgiving break "This event is a good time to get togethe r and build bonds and help Kyle Laws, 1999 graduate, seniors Darron Mitchell and Ben Taylor, sophomores Adam Bledsoe and Tim Miller and senior Scott McFaddin,along with other members of Chi Sigma Alpha, drop to their knees to serenade the ladies of Shores Hall with Christmas carols Dec. 2. (Photo courtesy of Melissa Myers) JuniorMatt Price and seniorJordan Hix armwrestle while sporting the Kappa Sigma Kappa ties at the Christmas in Scotland function in December. This year members wore the traditional ties once a month in honor of former student Kristin Altman, who died in a car accident in January 2002. (Photo courtesy of Deidre Hulvey) • • 230 socinl clubs create a festive spi rit fo r the holi– days/' junior Kimbe rlee Cox sa id . Chi Sigma Alpha continued its holiday tradition of Christmas car– oling outside of the girl's dorms Dec. 2. "On e of the things that we look forward to a ll yea r is getting to serve the campus in this way and show the student bod y what our club is a ll a bout," senior Cnad Mims, Chi Sigma Alpha p resident, said. Some club traditions included service projects. Chi Omega P i members treated the lady residents of Rive r Oaks nursing home to fingernail par– ties. Members pain ted the ladies' nails and sp e nt time visiting w ith the reside nts. "These parties a re a good time to connect with an o lde r genera– tion while doing some thing that every girl enjoys," junior Lisa Ervin sa id. Ko Jo Kai members took time out of the yea r to connect w ith past gene ra tions by hosting a mother / daughter brunch during Spring Sing weekend March 18-20. The lunch eon a llowed members to sh are their club a nd friends with parents. From Sha n tih ora n ge to the yea rly Seminoies stomp, traditions old a nd new continued to flourish on the Harding campus this yea r. -Elizabeth Stephens
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