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Party-monsters rock
beneath the sheets
Toga! Toga! Toga!
It was like "Animal House" brought to new
peaks of insanity. After all, how can you go wrong
when you have the combination of about 700 people
dressed in nothing but sheets, a dance floor and one
of the hottest party bands in the country?
And that's what the University had Friday night
as the Kingsmen, who reached stardom with that
classic oldie but goodie, "Louie, Louie," rocked the
EMU Ballroom Friday night at what was to be the
largest toga party of all time. The only thing missing
was Bluto and the gang and perhaps a jello eating
contest or two.
But that didn't kill the fun.
The toga party fits the University like a sheet fits a
bed. Shot to national fame in the movie "Animal
House," filmed on the University campus, John
Belushi and Company's classic toga party swept the
nation and the toga has been enshrined as one of a
few classic "theme" parties.
This toga party, sponsored by the Interfraternity
Council and the Cultural Forum was "Definitely a
wild time," according to Bruce Overstreet, one of the
events activities directors. The groups originally ex
pected more than 2,000 people, Overstreet said, but
late changes in promotion and in the location of the
dance lowered their original estimate.
But despite the few minor glitches in the pro
gram, the people who showed up had fun. Wearing
nothing but a sheet adds something to every party.
Photos by Dave Kao