The 2017-18 school year marked an important milestone for many social club on campus, including Titans, Knights, Alpha Tau Epsilon ( lpha Tau) and Regina. Each club used the anniver ary to celebrate its hi tory and heritage. fany celebrations aimed to tie together all f the different groups which formed the club : alumni, sponsors and current member . Homecoming weekend, Oct. 19-21, proved co be a great time for clubs to host events such as barbeques and reunions, but men's club Alpha Tau wanted to celebrate their 70th anniversary for the entire year so that alumni could feel included no matter when rhey vi ired. Junior Kevin Huor, club secretary, appreciated how the 70th year fe tivities brought past and current members together. "[It] has [been] good becau e you meet people chat you probably wouldn't have crossed paths with before," Huot said. "It will be cool to meet more of the alumni because };Ou gee to see it from their perspective [of] what the club -.: as like before you came in." Lori loan, assistant proi ssor of marketing and 10-year Titans sponsor, recognized her own role in Titans' history as their 40th year celebration began. loan noted how Titan was one of the few clubs which consistently had couples as ponsors and how rewarding the experience has been for her and her hu band Ellis. "Elli and I have enjoyed being a pare ofTitans t gether becau e it's ti;uly a ministry," Lori said. "It's been a ble sing to have these younger brothers over the years, even though I am old enough to be their mom. That brotherhood and encouragement is what the club is really about." '\ omen ocial club Regina moved into its eighth decade in 201 . enior Emily Inwards, club pre ident appreciated the rich traditions he and the current members of Regina inherited when they joined the club. Regina' theme for the year was "Roots," which intended to remind members of the women who founded the club. "The legacy of Regina is incredible," Inwards said. " [werywhere I go, I meet someone who was in Regina or who had a family member in Regina." For the men of Knights, their 50th year was a time to reflect on the club's value . Current spon or Dan \'\'est, a member of Knight from 2003-06 saw that the club ucce sfully blended many different types of people into one unique family. "Knights was always a diverse group of people who had different backgrounds, talent and interests but were united in their bond of a shared brotherhood," West said. "That is what makes Knights special and gives it a legacy and its uniqueness." Members of Knights, along with those of Regina, lpha Tau and Titan , each took the 2017-1 school year a a time to reflect on the rich historie of their clubs and center their attention on future decade of fruitful fellowship, erYice and community. I Regina alumnae Susan Pryor Hodges, Lisa Underwood Fuller, Hannah Dixon Wood and Tori McIntosh, senior Emily Inwards and junior Bailey Patterson exchange club week memories and Regina traditions in the First Ladies' Garden on Oct. 20, 2017. Regina had 14 founding members in 1947. // Photos Abigail Cooper The Knights )Oust 1s long-standing tradrt1on among new inductees during each club week. The new memeoers created makeshift armor and battled until one person was left standing.// Photo by Evan Sweanngen The 2017 inductee c:ass performs the popularT-1-T-A-N-S chant during all-club 1n the Rhodes-Reaves Field House. Titans celebrated their 40th anniversary by inviting past members to get together dunng Homecoming week. // Photos Abigail Cooper
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy NTc5NA==