Xi Pi Mu members hold their own 'Olympics'

Xi Pi Mu "Olympians" on the Misfits team won the gold medal after fierce competition: front row, from left, Sherry Lockman, Rose Anna Howell and Cookie Gauntt; back row, Dean Bingham, Tom Black, Art Morchat, Jackie Clayton, Kenny Callens and Charlie Gauntt. The Xi Pi Mu chapter of Beta Sigma Phi recently held a social at Diann and Terry Pickard's home.

Hostesses for the event were Diann Pickard, Peggy Bowne, Darlene Bingham and Gail Hargrave. Members and guests enjoyed the social hour and then dinner featuring beef and chicken fajitas with all the trimmings, provided by Boomtown Caterers.

Coming off an Olympic year, Xi Pi Mu members had their own version of competitive team sports. The theme for the evening, "The Thrill of Victory, the Agony of Defeat, Let the Games Begin" held true most of the evening. Team games consisted of Last One Standing, Peanut Pitching, Card Flipping, several Secret Sayings Balloon Relays and Pass the Orange Relays.

Competition was fierce among the three teams but the blue team, the Misfits, won the gold. Close behind winning the silver was the yellow team, the SAXET. The green team, M-I-O-Wa, competed valiantly and just edged out to receive the bronze medal.

Attending were Darlene and Dean Bingham, Lora and Tom Black, Peggy and Don Bowne, Vicki and Jackie Clayton, Diana and Mike Coston, Cookie and Charlie Gauntt, Gail and Kerry Hargrave, Rose Anna and Jeff Howell, Martha Lee, Sherry and John Lockman, Debbie McCubbin, Pat and Art Morchat, Diann and Terry Pickard, Lsha and Bill Stanley, Ann and Terry Thrower. Guests included Marlene Hlavsa and Ginger and Kenny Callens.