Title	1980s: Sigma Chi Derby Days
Description	This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn, a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms, 3rd edition, 2013, depicting the history of the city and the university. From page 411: When coeds straddled a log and started pillow fighting, it paid to duck or risk a muddy landing in the annual Sigma Chi fund raiser for philanthropy. The games began as the Sigma Chi Derby on February 21, 1948; [sorority members] competed in sack races, egg and spoon races, pie-eating, Coke and cracker contest, chariot races, and greasy pig chasing in the Quadrangle.... The one-day Derby was [later] expanded into Derby Days, a week of fun and sorority competition... Photo source: Auburn University Archives.
Date	ca. 1980s
Place	Auburn – Lee County – Alabama
LC Subject Headings	Auburn (Ala.) Auburn University Auburn University -- History Auburn University -- Students Greek letter societies -- Alabama Women college students -- Alabama College students -- Alabama
EOA Categories	Education -- Higher Education History -- 1946-1987: Post-World War II and the Era of Civil Rights
Original Medium	black and white photograph, 1310 x 1889 pixels
Type	Image
Format	JPEG
File Name	AUH531.tif
Citation	Logue, Mickey and Simms, Jack. Auburn, A Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village. 3rd edition. 2013.
Repository	Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.
Digital Publisher	Auburn University Libraries
Language	eng
Rights	This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at achives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.
Submitted by	Coates, Midge