The biggest surprise on the heels of Playboy's visit last week may not be who took off their clothes or how much they took off, but where the UA co-eds posed.
It is possible the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity house, 638 E. University Blvd., which was featured in the 1999 edition of the "Girls of the Pac-10," will be featured again in the October edition.
Playboy photographer David Mann, who also shot the 1999 issue, said he went back to AGR house because he knew what to expect from the house in regard to lighting and layout.
"I knew exactly what I wanted to do," Mann said.
According to Mann, the house was used as backdrop for the group shot. The group shot typically has several women posing topless together for Playboy.
"It's a big rah-rah shot," Mann said.
Playboy Producer Eden Orfanos said seven women posed for the group shot last week.
After two days of auditions, Playboy chose 13 UA coeds to take some or all of their clothes off to be part of the "Girls of the Pac-10" issue of Playboy.
The first day of auditions attracted few students, but the following day, Orfanos said she was flooded with phone calls from women wanting to pose.
"The phone wouldn't stop ringing," Orfanos said.
Orfanos estimated more than 65 women auditioned on the final day to pose.
Orfanos said other locations included a private residence in the Tanque Verde valley and a flight center in Eloy.
AGR President Garrett Culver said they were honored to host Playboy for a photo shoot.
"This was the second consecutive time that Alpha Gamma Rho was able to host the Pac-10 shoot," Culver said. "Based on the continued positive experiences that everyone involved seemed to have, it will hopefully not be the last."
Orfanos said the women posing for Playboy should not be discouraged if they do not find themselves in October's "Girls of the Pac-10" issue. Ofranos said a college-girl-only special edition of Playboy will be released in the spring.
"What they can't print (in the "Girls of the Pac-10") will definitely be in the spring one," Orfanos said. "I tell the girls to watch out for that issue."
Nicholas Thompson, an aerospace engineering junior, said he was uncomfortable with how some people might connect regular visits by Playboy to the UA's reputation.
"It makes it seem like everyone in the school seems like we are all into it," Thompson said.
Thompson said he was concerned about this reputation because his younger sister plans to come to the UA next year.
Malika Tazi, a political science senior, said she wasn't sure of the connection between Playboy and AGR.
"Its not very agricultural of them," Tazi said.
Tazi said she had no problem with Playboy's visit.
"I'm not one for censorship per se, but as long as everyone is consenting adults I don't see a problem," Tazi said. "Playboy is pretty tame compared to other (pornographic) magazines."