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SuperFrog
celebrates 21st birthday...again SuperFrog has been turning 21 since 1949 and his party, from noon to 6 p.m. today by Frog Fountain, is for all TCU students and employees who want to celebrate his 53rd 21st birthday, said Stephanie Zimmer, a sophomore marketing major and vice president of Programming Council. SuperFrog’s birthday celebration will include bumper cars, wall climbing and an activity that includes a parachute and a giant fan to blow people into the air, said Shannon Eurich, a PC representative.
Jason Ruth, PC director of finances, said free pizza, soft drinks, cup cakes, birthday cake and musical performances by the bands Drum, Chomsky, Voight and Trout Fishing in America will be provided. SuperFrog’s birthday is a tradition, but his afternoon party didn’t start until 10 or 12 years ago when students wanted a school spirit celebration during the day to replace the PC late night parties that wouldn’t end until early morning, said Glenn Pfenninger, a PC representative. Dale Young, former TCU cheerleading sponsor and director of student career services and student teaching in the School of Education, said “Addy the Frog” was the original name of the mascot, after co-founder Addison Clark Jr., and was not changed to SuperFrog until 1979 when John Grace, former athletic promotions director, decided the mascot needed a new look. The first woman to tryout for mascot, Alicia Golson, made it in 1967 by vote of the student government after writing an essay about why she wanted to be the mascot, the way mascots were originally chosen when there was only one person playing the role, Young said. Aubrey Monk, a senior radio-TV-film major and former SuperFrog, said SuperFrog tryouts are different now and there is more than one person who puts on the mascot suit. “When I tried out for SuperFrog, all of us had to make up a routine and perform it with the costume on for a group of judges,” Monk said. “When (SuperFrog) began to appear at many events, it became too much for one person. When I was SuperFrog, I think there were about six of us.” Chelsea Hudson, Student Government Association president and former SuperFrog, said the mascot serves more purposes then just going to games. She said he also participates in celebrations, such as alumni birthday parties and weddings and he helps in welcoming new students. “When I was a prospective student, the SuperFrog walked up several flights of stairs at a football game just to say, ‘Hello,’” Hudson said. “I felt so welcomed and I know I shall never forget that moment.” Kelly
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