MIX AND MINGLE All around the world with Delta Gamma Rho Travel was a significant part of many students' experience at Harding. The vice presidents of Delta Gamma Rho, juniors Ashleigh Arthurs and Emily Spencer, made travel an over-arching theme of their second round mixer called "All Aboard the DGR Train." Arthurs and Spencer studied abroad at Harding University in Latin America the previous semester and were inspired to plan a mixer around the theme of travel. When brainstorming ideas for mixers, they could not stop thinking about travel because it was something almost everyone could relate to. "We thought travel is something that everyone has an opinion about," Arthurs said. "The way the conversations were set up, we tried to avoid having the standard five minute conversation you have with everyone: what's your name, what's your major, what dorm do you live in." The mixer took place Sept. 19 in the Ganus Athletic Center and featured different stations representing the process of traveling. The members were split into groups which were responsible for different conversation topics, including "Where you're going," "Who you would take with you," and "Where have you been?" There were also groups that discussed obstacles in traveling and in life, one group that made postcards for people on campus, and one group that played the "shoe game." As part of the "shoe game," members brought shoes from their closet and potential members Alpha Tau Epsilon est. 1968: Row 1: K. Chambers, J. Espenschied , T. Steele, B. Middleton, D. Sigmond, A. Beebe, T. Stroud. Row 2: L.Biansett, T. Overman, T. Baily, M. Brunes, D. Gobbles. Row 3: S. Brown, K. Crum, M. VanValkenburgh, B. Gray. Row 4: K. Kelly, R. Moaveni, A. Petty, A. Olson. Row 5: A. Fay, J. White, R. Doran, G. Gwaltney. 56 I Social Clubs picked a shoe from the pile that they thought best described them. Senior Courtney Ralston, who was assigned to this group, said she picked a running shoe. "Picking different shoes was a great way to get to know the girls," Ralston said. "Some people went with a sparkly shoe, others a running shoe, and some picked Chacos. It was neat to see what people chose and how they described themselves with it." The girls who attended dressed up according to theme. The potential members dressed as a place they wanted to go to or had already been to. This included African dresses, T-shirts from Europe and a costume inspired by the Great Wall of China. Members could dress in the mixer's theme or something that went along with their specific station. For example, at the snack station, the members dressed up as flight attendants. The mixer represented DGR well because the outfits people chose, the shoes they picked in the game and the conversations they had were eclectic, according to Barnett. "We're all diverse, but we come together and strengthen each other in our weaknesses," Barnett said. "Where we have all been is a big part of us." The "All Aboard th'e DGR Train" mixer showed potential members what it would be like to join the DGR Train, a group of eclectic, but unified women of God. Kimberly Miller Beta Omega Chi est. 2004: Row 1: T. Perez, M. Rowlett, B. Reeves, K. Kirkpatrick, A. Shelton, C. Speegle, K. Schultz, A. DeCamp, H. Gould. Row 2: C. LaFon, J. Harper, C. Hall, M. Tribbie, T. Sawyer, A. Eberly, J. Baker. Row 3: B. Saunders, D. Howard, C. Warren, B. Stewart, S. Thompson, N. Martinez, J. Pounders, C. McBride, J. Crisp, D. Lowe, D. Riley, A. Webb. Row 4: G. Hall, A. Nutt, C. Schultz, R. Sarrett, T. Durey, E. Clay, N. Smith, J. Constantino, W. Justus, T. Kee, L. Keirn, J. Hall, R. Hicks. Row 5: J. Portillo, E. Zeigler, A. Console, D. Schweikhard, C. Thrasher, P. Miller, H. Houtchens, C. Riggs, J. Alexander. Row 6: E. Hancock, J. Curry, N. Ray, N. Warren, G. Haberstock, B. Hayden, J. Okerstrom, Casey Caton, T. Nutt, T. Brown, H. Wamack, M. Nesslage, M. Hamblin, J. Monroe, K. Monroe, A. Ray, C. Pollreis, J. Feather, D. Neely, C. Passmore, G. Downing, P. Zamora, C. Maury, J. Eberly, A. Higginbotham, M.Chaffin, Z. Wickes, B. Hollandsworth. Row 7: M. Plunk, A. Niblett, J. Moore, K. Reeves, M. Shanklin, C. Genry, M. Brinley, J. Smith, J. Dillard, G.Johnson, N. Hulett, S. Eddy, J. Welch, B. Clark, L.Heasley, K. Jordan, A. Calvert, M. Rogers, T. Savage, T. Kelton.
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