"A MIXER IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW THE GIRLS ALITTLE OFWHATYOUR CLUB IS ALL ABOUT:' ////AUDRA ENNIS,JUNIOR MEN,WOMEN HOLD DIFFERENT VIEWS ABOUT MIXER THEMES fal~lame ~~~,~::~~;'!~~ quickly mounted ~ their options and c~~;~~~~~~~~~~~~:;~~~ tried to get every- :~ so that their clubs could be right light to just the right people. pic:kirlg the right theme was essential. Ko}o carnival with a cotton candy machine, music and a pie-eating contest for beaux. Junior Ko}o Kai member Audra Ennis said a mixer's theme represented the spirit of the club. "I think that having a good theme can make a difference," Ennis said. "Some girls come to mixers not having a clue about the different clubs, and a mixer is an opportunity to show the girls a little of what your club is all about. In a way, the theme is kind of representing your club." Senior Jeremy Brazas, a member of Chi Sigma Alpha, said his club didn't have a theme for its mixers; the point was just to get to know everyone. Brazas didn't think that having a theme was an important aspect of a mixer. "Personally, I don't really like the themes," Brazas said. "The point is to get to know the guys. I don't really need a theme or anything to do that." Several men's club members said they thought the same way as Brazas: no theme was the best theme. Some girls, on the other hand, said they just like to have a reason to dress up. Freshman Katie Owens, who went to six round-one mixers, had to change into a new costume practically every night. "I think most all of the girls clubs had themes," she said. "I wore a toga [Regina], '80s clothes [Pi Theta Phi], pajamas [Delta Gamma Rho], and all red [Chi Kappa Rho], just to name a few." Owens said that although she enjoyed dressing up and having fun, she really made her decisions after meeting and talking to the girls. Junior Leah Fronczek, who pledged a club this year, agreed with Owens. "I like the fact that the mixers have themes," Fronczek said. "It's a great icebreaker, especially if you have to dress up. It gets everyone involved, which is a lot of fun." - BETHANY VENKATESAN SOCIAL CLUBS - 244 JUNIOR MORGAN BOOTH, member of Chi Omega Pi, grooves to the sound of"Thrille( during the women's largeclub open house Sept. 2 in the Ganus Athletic Center. Membersfrom each of the large clubs reenacteda scenefrom"ll Going On 30," ahit movie from the summer, at the open house. 'R. KECK FRESHMEN ROBERT GROVES and Michael Smelser, members of Omega Sigma, play their guitars and sing at the men's small club open house Aug. 31 in the GanusAthletiC Center. The Office of Student life decided to split the open houses between large and sma ll/medium cl ubs so inducteeswould have the chance to meet more members of smaller clubs. 'R. KECK SENIOR TREVOR GOERTZEN TRIES tosliptothe other side of the slide without getting hit by aball during King's Men's second-round mixer Oct. 4. The men of King's Men played their own version of dodgeball byadd ing aslip-n-slide 10 the game. 'A.tNGRAM
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