It
so happened
in
the Summer of '96, Brothers William Davis (#1138) and Gene Leiterman
(#1114), were camping at Lake Thunderbird. During their revels,
Brother Davis, clad only in underwear and mud, leapt from a small
cliff with a small stick in hand and proclaimed "Bouga Bouga."
Thus, the original Bouga Bouga Stick was born. The stick was small,
only about 3 feet in length, and it adorned the wall of Brother
Leiterman for many moons. It was even decorated for the Christmas
season.
In
the Spring of '97, Brother
Boehm (#1152) was visiting Lake Tenkiller where he found a
new Bouga. This piece of driftwood was about 7 feet tall and
became the successor of the original Bouga. Since this stick
was too tall for most purposes, like transportation, Bouga
was cut down to a more manageable size by the handle of a
claw hammer.Brother Stephen Davis (#1163) then took Bouga
and burned images into him: a picture of Bohumil Makovsky,
the Kappa Kappa Psi Creed, the Fraternity Crest, signatures
of the members in the chapter at the time, and various other
important symbols. |
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Bouga was also given a feather to symbolize his Oklahoma heritage.
Brother Stephen Davis, his Herculean efforts completed in
a single night, presented the Bouga Bouga stick to the Brotherhood,
and it instantly became the chapter mascot. It was decreed
that Bouga Bouga be entrusted to the Sergeant-At-Arms for
the purposes of calling meetings to order and maintaining
the behavior of the Brotherhood. Before every meeting, the
Sergeant (or any other noteworthy dignitary or past member)
calls the meeting to order by the call "BOUGA, BOUGA,"
to which the chapter replies, "SHHHEEEEET." |
Bouga
has made many travels since then, including four district conventions
and several area workshops:
Angelo
State University - "Wild Wild West" (1997)
University of Arkansas - "Head for the Hills" (1998)
Univeristy of Houston - "Service Above and Beyond" (1999)
Univerisity of Oklahoma - Oklahoma Area Workshop (1997-1998)
East Central University (1999)
Langston
Univrsity - SWD Convention (2002)
East Central University - Oklahoma Area Workshop (2002)
Northeastern
State University - Oklahoma Area Workshop (2003)
Baylor University - SWD Convention (2003)
Univ.
of Okla. - Okla. Area WS - "Driving Home the Bond" (2004)
Univ. of Ark. - SWD Convention - "Paradise in the Ozarks"
(2004)
Oklahoma
Baptist University - Oklahoma Area Workshop (2005)
Univ. of Okla.- SWD Convention (2005)
Southwest Oklahoma
State University - Oklahoma Area Workshop (2006)
It
so happened that at
the District Convention hosted by Angelo State University, Bouga
became aquainted with Zegret, the chapter mascot of Epsilon Kappa.
The two immediately became friends and in the following year,
Bouga presented Zegret with Zegrette, a miniature version of Zegret.
Unfortunately, Zegrette has become rebellious and has not been
seen by the Delta or Epsilon Kappa chapters for years.
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