Bring but out anything a Poker Face '' R a h r a h a h ah ah, Roma rom a ma, Gaga ooh Ia Ia," were some of the Lady Gaga lyrics heard at the Chi Omega Pi function on Sept. 24 as the ladies and their dates made fashion history by wearing outrageous outfits Lady Gaga herself would have been proud of. Attendees arrived at AIIFam Bowling Alley in Cabot, Ark., decked out in anything and everything they could find. "Our activity directors, Bethany Fleming and Paige Walton, came up with the function and the theme," senior Meghan Ebright said. "They allowed the members to come up with their own costumes but to base them off of what Lady Gaga would wear." Extreme make-up, sequins, shiny fabrics and strange materials were used as the women put their creativity to the test. Club members spent several days planning out their costume ideas and even more time executing them. "My costume was inspired by Lady Gaga's black dress that was also worn on the Glee episode inspired by Lady Gaga," Ebright said. "I used a black nightgown and two pieces of cardboard that I covered with black fabric. Then I spray-painted another piece of cardboard silver for the front of the dress. The idea was instant, but the creation took longer than Ithought it would. It was hard getting the fabric to land the way I wanted it to and getting the cardboard to stay the way I wanted it to fit on my dress." For this function, the more extravagant the costume, the better. "My costume was made out of newspaper," senior Kelcy Kitson said. "I used one belt, tape, and the rest was newspaper. It probably took me about six hours to make it." Kitson's hard work paid off as she was named the winner of the costume contest. "It was absolutely amazing," Ebright said. "[Kitson] received a Barbie doll dressed like Lady Gaga as the winning trophy." In addition to Kitson's newspaper costume, many other flashy fashions filled the bowling alley. Sophomore Amanda Hostetler received second place in the costume contest, decked out in all black with golden pyramids coming out of her clothes. Hostetler completed her look with black lipstick and red feather eyelashes. Third place went to junior Whitney Dixon, who dressed head-to-toe in the same extravagant red lace gown Lady Gaga wore to the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. The club members admitted they were not the only ones to get in on the fun. "Our sponsor, Sally Paine, made a fun bowling costume with pins attached to her and a balloon as a bowling ball on her head," Ebright said. Even the dates tried their hand at Lady Gaga's striking style. "Anthony Saegert went dressed as Lady Gaga," junior Charlene Nutt said. "He wore a wig, a halter top with nothing under it, tight pants, high heels, makeup, a cape, and a hat with horns. I didn't even recognize him." The fashion show definitely attracted the~ttention of the other visitors at the bowling alley. "The best part of the night was simply seeing everyone's costumes and watching the looks on people's faces as we entered the bowling all~y," Ebright said. "We had kids ask us what we were doing and then we ran into some Harding f~(:;ulty and students." Kitson agreed that the other bowlers' reacttons made all of her costume efforts worth it. "It was really fun because people at the bowTing alley were really excited," Kitson said. "A couple kids came up to get their picture with me. A group of moms stopped me on my way out and told me my outfit was awesome, and they asked me how I made it." Lady Gaga was such a diverse subject there were plenty of wardrobe options to go around, and all of the girls agreed the creativity involved was what made the function a hit. "This was definitely one of my favorite functions because I loved seeing all the crazy costumes that everyone came up with," Nutt said. This night full of Gaga, gutter balls, glitter and great costumes was by far one of the craziest functions by Chi Omega Pi yet. Mackenzie Lee functions 2 6 7 -~
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