In the fall of 2003,
�Retreat!� said the craven honorary <<coughmortarboard>>
But �Advance!� said we, the 26 links
Of the 97th Class of a thing called Sphinx.
So we caravanned out
To the State of Cheese,
Minus a few crucial members
But armed with CD�s�
A twenty-mile hike
The night we arrived,
Could only be justified
By the beer that revived
Us all for the big game-
To the bucks we were true
Even when the Wisconsin encounter
Left us all wet and blue.
Nonetheless it was productive,
Of each other we grew fond�
Thus fulfilling our charge:
To create the bond.
Then despite the good times,
And the crazy stuff that went down,
The old Sphinx crew proclaimed:
�I wanna go back, I gotta go back to Old Columbus Town!�
My name is Chad and I am a server at Haiku on High Street, a popular restaurant which you may have patronized in the past. Some weeks ago, a stocky young man entered, sat in my section, and changed my life forever. I'll never forget those first beautiful words that he spoke to me, "How much for that Sock-EE stuff ?....I'm here to get wasted." His humor kept me laughing for days, and apart from the scum he came in with, I could find no fault in this boy. Recently, I have run in to him at football games and other events on campus, only to be snubbed time and again; I am doubtful that he even knows I exist :-( Therefore, I am writing to the Sphinx Newsletter this month requesting an honorary membership be granted to me. Only then can Josh get to know the person that I really am. If you see him, squeeze a cheek for me.
- C
The 97th Class of SPHINX took an excursion to Hocking Hills in June for its first advance after being linked in April. The bonding that ensued is surely unmatched by any class of the past, and has set a high bar for future classes. Events during the weekend included getting pizza at the local pizza shop, hiking, canoeing, learning how to create a fire and cook, �games,� and of course dancing in the hot tub.
Homecoming King Josh Harraman, who co-chaired the event, said �I have never had so much fun in my life! But this class of SPHINX will never go to WalMart again!� Uma Samant, the little girl who dances, concurred and added �I think I�d like to go back to Logan though sometime, there�s something special about that small-town pizza.� Several groans were heard in response to this. Frank Sasso, Uma�s famous boyfriend, defended her saying, �The pizza crossed, er, passed with flying colors in my opinion. And I�d just like to say one of the reasons the trip was so awesome was the fact that we were in the company of such notable people as The Colonel and The Ideal Member of SPHINX!� At this, everyone applauded in agreement.
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