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Regatta crowns queen as Greek groups win events
The ninth annual Rowboat Regatta drew 1 500 spectators as Alpha Phi Beta Queen Joan Hammelsmith, sponsored by Alpha Phi Beta, was chosen after a parade of convertibles and a queen lineup. Oarsmen Steve Charnas and Louis Konstan led the independent men to victory. Mary Hoover and Phyllis Young won sorority honors for Delta Gamma. Kappa Sigma Chi’s Bill Blankenship and Don Radabaugh won the fraternity race amid a tight finish with Gamma Tau Delta’s Dave Richie and Chuck Warner. Phi Beta Phi beat Sigma Nu 4 3 in softball. entertainment by Newman and Gene Mekler capped the event.
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Phi Sigma Club
Delta Gamma Sorority
Kappa Sigma Chi Fraternity
Joan Hammelsmith
Steve Charnas
Louis Konstan
Mary Hoover
Phyllis Young
Delta Gamma
Kappa Sigma Chi
Bill Blankenship
Don Radabaugh
Kappa Sigs
Gamma Tau Delta
Dave Richie
Chuck Warner
Sigma Nu
Newman
Gene Mekler
Mekler
Joan Hammersmith
Alpha Phi Beta Fraternity
John Reed Spicer
A. Sellew Roberts