Summer 2017 & Reunion recap

The weekend of June 1st-4th, the decade of 1960s hosted an all class Gamma Phi reunion in Kansas City. Events were Thursday night, cocktail party with BBQ dinner at Jerry Clark's home. Friday - KC trolley tours, lunch at Union Station, World Ware I museum, Steamboat museum, Negro Baseball hall of fame, downtown KC, Power & Light district. Followed by an evening of The Tom Kuhn '64 Memorial Shuffleboard tournament for the coveted Skylane Cup. Saturday was Kansas City Royals baseball in the George Brett Suite hosted by Sid Meredith's company SEI (Royals won!). Followed up that evening with shopping and dinner in the Crown Plaza. Sunday was a Theta Chi sextet concert at church.
There was representatives from every decade in attendance, 1950s through 2010s graduates and three actives made the trip to join us.

Tom Kuhn '64 Memorial Shuffleboard Tournament

Do you believe in miracles?

Because that's what the Theta Chi active's shuffleboard team looked like they needed to defeat the mighty Jerry & Sid machine at the 2017 Tom Kuhn Memorial Shuffleboard Tournament in Kansas City. Team Dan & Joe had never played shuffleboard before the tournament, but the roster was filled with amateurs and collegiate athletes. In contrast, the battle-tested Senior squad boasted of some of the best Shuffleboard talent in the world. The Senior team has dominated for years, and even the most hopeful fans wondered if the Actives could even score in the game, let alone win.

Instead, Team Dan & Joe pulled off an amazing upset, winning the game 10-8 and earning themselves a place in history. The game inspired what is now one of the most recognizable broadcast calls in history, as Bill Lundy Sr. screamed that he did, in fact, believe in miracles. By the way Bill did offer Dan & Joe $50 a piece if they beat the defending champs. So Bill was very pleased when he and Don did not have to meet Jerry & Sid in the finals.