59 Theta Men’s social club Theta was formed in fall 2019. The club soon became wellknown across campus for a variety of attributes. They wore long-sleeve baby blue jerseys, did not adhere to traditional club rules and were always “ice cold.” But one thing Theta also stood out for was their love of milk. The club’s trademark first-round mixer always featured a milk-chugging event. Before that, a “milk bash” was the standard. At this event, club members sat in shopping carts sporting gallons of milk and were pushed into an identical shopping cart in a process similar to jousting. The goal of the event was to make the gallons of milk explode as the carts collided. The milk bash for the 2024-25 school year took place on Aug. 23 and had over 100 people in attendance. Former Theta president senior Aiden Davenport had the idea for the first milk bash. “The history with milk just kinda happened,” Davenport said. The club’s theme of milk held a great deal of importance to the members. Junior James Hieman even had the word “milk” tattooed on his lip while on a study abroad program in Athens, Greece. “I really wanted a tattoo since they were so cheap, but I didn’t have anything permanent planned,” Hieman said. “I decided it would be funny to get a lip tattoo since it would fade in a few years. I thought about getting the Theta symbol or just ‘Theta,’ but decided against it since they wouldn’t mean anything to me in a couple of years. That’s when I settled on ‘milk.’ It was Theta-related, but I’ve also always loved milk and drank a lot of milk growing up.” Theta sponsor and Dean of the College of Education Dr. Donny Lee grew to appreciate the club’s fascination with milk. “From what I understand, a charter member liked to chug milk and was apparently pretty enthusiastic about it,” Lee said. “This translated into a tradition of milk monster and later milk bash and now cereal nights. A lot of milk stuff there.” Despite being a relatively young club, Theta’s milkthemed events quickly made an impression on campus and continued to entertain students. Written by Max Thweatt Row 1: Aiden Davenport, Ben Green, Jacob Anderson, Reese Marcangeli, Olivia Bell, Charlotte Roos, Emma Gaskill, Adam Brigance, Aaron Robinson, Row 2: Tanner Nance, Noah Spray, Savannah Cook, Emma Roach, Reed Wilson, Katie Shanks, Sara Crooks, Carson Patterson, Landon Ramer, Row 3: Royal Bitikofer, Chris Beller, Ben Blankenship, Logan Thomason, Keaton Rochelle, Max De Loach, Jared Gadberry, Evan Middleton, Josiah Wilson, Row 4: Conley Owen, Evan Ashworth, Cameron Bowman, Silas Wood, Taylor Griffin, Carter Crabtree, Jonah Richardson, Russell Dimmock, Russell Leach, Row 5: Sam Sparks, Connor Jordan, Logan Pomerenke, Jake Garms, Alex Glenn, Skyler Marcellus-Ojeda, Hunter Compton, Corbin Wright, Row 6: Blake Trevathan, Aiden Wright, Zac Douglas, Anthony Kummerfeldt, Brinton Loftis, Jakin Mashburn, Lloyd Stenglein, Row 7: Ben Jackson, Ronnie Myers, George Hinckley, Noah Cozort, Roman Johnson, Tytus Daugherty, Grayson Hume, Zach Bath, Row 8: Luke Hollis, Tucker George, Jonathan Scott, Buckley Rohan, David Huff, Ezra Cope, Gannon Foxx, Josh Rowlf, Baylor Cooper, Row 9: Dean Wruk, Foy Ellis, Ty Bates, Kenny Young, Major Smith, Ethan Kilroy, Jackson Pschierer, Timothy Henry, Row 10: Trent Schmelling, Karson Graves
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