Shantih and Regina beaux form a pyramid at the women's club open house in the Ganus Athletic Center Sept. 4. Every year Shantih and Regina competed over which club could bring the most beaux to the event. (Photo courtesy of Robert Meyer) Senior David Ezell, Alpha Tau Epsilon member, signs an inductee's induction book during Induction Week while senior Tracy Glenn, Alpha Tau Epsilon queen, waits her turn. Queens and beaux were often found socializing with club members in the student center. (Photo by Melissa Wilson) Clubhonorees Beaux, queens offer appreciation When several Kappa Sigma Kappa members threw fumor Lauren Clark in the Mclnteer plaza fountain, she couldn't have been happier - even though the temperature outside was about 53 degrees. After leavingaKo Jo Kai meeting, around 45 men from Kappa Sigma Kappa sodal club greeted her by throwing a jersey over her head and then tossing her in the water. "I was taken by surprise," Clark said. "It was a good kidnapping. Acouple of guys threw me in the fOW1tain, and it was so cold. I was freezing. However, it was definitely one of the most memorable nights of my Harding days. Being soaked and uncomfortable for a few minutes was worth the honor to be chosen queen for a year for such special guys." Not all men's clubs used the fountain as means of appreciation for their newly elected sweethearts. The men of Chi Sigma Alpha got on their knees, sang and pledged their loyalty to their queens. "It's such a sweet thought," senior Kyleen Bontrager, Chi Sigma Alpha queen, said. "1 think I'm going to cry when they sing it to me at the end of the year. When I look into their faces, I can tell they really mean it." The beaux of Oege supported their members through the motto "Real men wear pink," and by wearing the color on Fridays. "Oege had just started wearing pink," senior Nate Huddleson, Oege beau, said. "We were being made fun of by other beaux because we wore pink; so we made it our theme." In addition to being honored by the clubs they represented, queens and beaux had duties to fulfill. "We go to meetings and softball games," junior Teague Houseman, Chi Sigma Alpha queen, said. "We make an effort to see how their day is going." For most beaux and queens, the relationships lhey formed with the clubs they represented were what mattered most. "I feel extremely honored and respected," senior Jeannie Petty, a Delta Chi Delta queen, said. "I never imagined that they would choose me to represent them. I'm honored to be a queen for a group of guys 1 respect so much." -Emily Wade II 1'm honored to be a queen for a group ofguys I respect so much. II - senior Jeannie Petty queens & beaux 11 229
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