If you read the backs of the dancers' T-shirts at the 1994 Interfraternity/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, you might have wondered what Joey and Mary Jo were doing there.
Couples used the black letters on the backs of their dancer T-shirts to identify their organizations. But two dancers, Karen Miller and Yancy Unger, identified themselves as Buttafuocos and not as members of the group they represented, the Student Society of Architectural Engineers.
"I was thinking of putting the Bobbitts," Unger said. "I just wanted to be different. "
"I'm not a cheating man," Unger said, disclaiming any fixation with Amy Fisher.
Miller and Unger were not alone. Most of the dancers used a little imagination when choosing a couple name.
Shoot Me -- Dominic Giordano, a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, 319 N. Burrowes Road, said he and his partner Michele Pitbladdo decided to put that on the back of their shirts in case they couldn't make it out of White Building at the end.
"We're hoping that no one takes us literally though," said Pitbladdo, a member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority, 15 Hiester Hall.
Fish Do It Best -- Eric Hartlaub said his nickname is "Flounder," because he is tall and skinny like a fish and often drinks like one. Members of his fraternity, Phi Mu Delta, 500 S. Allen St., decided that was the best way to represent their couple.
Trippin For Free -- Kappa Sigma fraternity, 255 Highland Ave., member Dave Smith said his slogan came from being an experienced dancer.
"It kind of fits," Smith said. "Weird things happen when you're dancing." Smith added that in no way does his message condone drug use.
Be The Ball -- Pam Nicholson and Kevin Dadey, representatives of Intercollegiate Athletics, said they took the quotation from the movie Caddyshack to inspire them to keep on their toes for 48 hours.
Whips & Handcuffs -- "I'm into S&M," said a blushing Chris Peasley, a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity, 229 Locust Lane.
"Seriously -- he is," said his dancing partner, Jennifer Owen.



