(f) (I) :) _j u _j <l: u 0 (f) 0 II) CAN'T SHAKE THE HABIT T·RAD IT ION AL MIXE RS END URE WORDS Cayfeigh Thomas I I PHOTOS -van S1JJearingen & Kazu Fujisaiva C tub mixers were events that hundreds of students participated in every year during the fall semester while uying to determine which ocial club they would join. ach club invited students to be a part of their club for a night and experience what the club had to offer. To showcase their legacy, some clubs u ed traditional mixers, which they had ho ted ~ r years. Men's ocial club Beta Omega Chi (BO ') im-ited pr pective student to their traditional tra h can milk hake mixer. The men of BO, made milk hakes by pouring milk and ice cream in a clean era h can and mixing it with a paint drill. The tradition tarted in 2011 when the vice pre ident at the time, alumnu Caleb Hall, came up with the idea and made it a reality. enior Jacob rdrey, B X president, said that a prospective tudent waited in line to receive a milk hake, Ider members had the opportunity t meet with them personall '· "Thi camaraderie develop meaningful relation hip that go beyond the club process," rdrey said. "It initial purpo e to be a light-hearted mixer has turned into a testament to our per onality as a club. I believe that's important to acknO\ ledge each year." nother club that continued ne of their traditional mixers was women's club Delta Gamma Rho (DGR). D R invited prospective member to their traditional cookie dough mixer, which D R first tarted in 1989 during the club·. fir t full me ter. Junior Madi on Ram ey, DGR accivitie director, lo k d fon ard to the mixer e,·ery year. Each m mber ,,.: re pajama a d brought a bowl of safe-t -eat cookie dough and a blanket to it n. "There were many different groups of members (on blankets]," Ramsey aid. "Each group cha e different que cions that the asked girl to gee to kno\ chem while ,\·e ate cookie dough.' ophomore KylieJone said that DGR wa known forcheir co ki dough mixer and that th ta ty treat held ignificance for the club. "I think that the cookie dough mixer let people know chat\ e could be what we needed for anyone," Jones said. "W had time t be serious and time to be illy." DGR and B X were two of many clubs on campus that hosted uaditional mixers, and, for each club, the traditions helped showca the importance of hist ry and community for both the members and the prospective member . fany ocher clubs on campus tuck to tradition each recruitment sea on like ub T-16 and T T's tradition mixer Knight ' "Braveheart" mixer and Ju Go Ju' Little Black Dre s mixer. Pi Theta Phi hosted their orange and blue mixer and Zeta Rho hosted their Z or P mixer. Clubs hoped for traditions like these to endure for many years to come. Freshman pineapple Logan Luster learns about Ze a Rho as sophomore pirate Makayla Smith answers her questions at he second round mixer on Sept 10, 201 7, 1n the Mclnteer Bible and World Missions building. From Zumba instructors, pinatas and ·zooming pigs," Zeta Rho encouraged creativity 1n prospective members as they dressed in anything that began with the letters Z or P. // Photo by Kazu Fujisawa Junior Anthony Neglia asks senior Zach Bissel about Knights at the "Braveheart" mixer on Sept. 5, 2017, in Eas Park near Harding Academy. During mixer, members wore kilts and facepa1nt of all kinds.// Pho o by Kazu Fujisawa The women of Delta Gamma Rho and the interested prospective members share cookie dough a the third round m1Xer on Sept. 21 , 201 7, on the Rock House lawn. The cookie dough mixer had been a radition since the club was founded in 1989. // Photo by Kazu Fujisawa Beta Omega Chi's (BOX) president senior Jacob Ardrey tastes a milkshake at the first round mixer on Sept. 7, 2017, at Harding Park. The men of BOX had mixed milk and ice cream in trash cans for their mixer since 2011. // Photo by Evan Swearingen At Pi Theta Phi's (PTP) first round mixer on Sept. 5, 2017, senior Katie Johnson shows club pride as she explains the exciting things PTP is doing. PTP wore orange and potential members wore blue to showcase club colors.// Photo by Kazu Fujisawa
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