Fairmont State University - Mound Yearbook (Fairmont, WV)

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bove average turnout for Homecoming week made it a big success. Hard work went into preparations. • • • Floats from recognized organizations, residence halls and the sophomore, junior and senior classes were judged. Winners, announced at the football game, were Tau Kappa Epsilon, Sigma Pi and Theta Xi fraternities in first, second, and third places, respectively. During the Homecoming dance, the five finalists for Homecoming queen were chosen by the drawing of roses. The dance featured Johnny White and the Elite Band. Voting for Homecoming Queen took place on Friday in the Student Government office in the Student Center. Free hot dogs and pop were given to students in ' 50 ' s attire at the Nickel. On Saturday, the annual alumni luncheon in the Dining Hall featured Dr. Mary McKnown, 1968 graduate and director of the C.F. Kettering Research Laboratory, as speaker. The Greek organizations sponsored a tailgate party before the Falcons ' and Bobcats ' game at Rosier Field. Fans saw FSC defeat West Virginia Wesleyan, 31-14. During the halftime festivities, the FSC Marching Band performed and the 1984 Homecoming Queen, Theresa Piscitelli, was crowned by president Wendell Hardway and the 1983 Queen, Cynthia Lane. Later President and Mrs. Wendell Hardway hosted a social hour for alumni and friends of the college and an Alumni Dance was held in the Turley Center Ballroom with featured band Tapestry. STIRRING MUSIC helps to dispel the gloom of the rainy parade day as the Fal- con marching band strides down Adams Street. OVERWHELMED at choosing a yellow rose, Ellsa Kearns, TBI representative, re- alized that she had chosen appropriately to become a finalist for the queen competition. Homecoming