Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Oak Yearbook / INSTANO Yearbook (Indiana, PA)

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' The Grinch. • . . . stole first place for Al- pha Phi Ome- ga.... ' ' Members of Sigma Tnu Al- pha, d service sorority, an- nounce the main event. Doug Mictk Here Come The Floats! Floats aie probably the most visibly fun part of homecoming. But have you ever thought about the work that goes into a float? Two Greek organizations were willing to tell us how their floats were made. Zeta Tau Alpha and Delta Sig- ma Phi dedicated their 1987 float to the 100th birthday of the Unit- ed Way. Planning for the design of the float was selected by the chapter members with the con- sent of the local Lnited Way rep- resentative. The Zetas and Delta Sigs began to build the float two weeks in advance to assure plen- ty of time for perfection. The dirty work of the actual build- ing of the base structure and the chicken wire attachment was left to the brothers, while the ZTA sisters glued and pomped the brightly colored float. The float was completed a few days early, so all involved could relax and enjoy the homecoming festivities. Although their float received only average award standing, the Homecoming Committee was very proud that Zetas and Delta Sigs had chosen to involve a national organization in HP ' s 1987 cele- bration: they are encouraging that this behavior is repeated in the coming years. The Grinch. Dr. Seuss clas- sic Christmas thief, also stole first place for Alpha Phi Omega the National Service Fraternity in this year ' s Homecoming Parade. A-Phil-0 ' s float, titled The Grinch that Stole Christmas. was judged on originality, amount of movement, use of theme and overall performance. The float had 18 moving parts including the Grinch. whose head and arm moved: his dog. Max. whose head and tail moved: a train, which chugged around a twirling Christmas tree: and cyl- inders spinning with the message Happy Holidays. A-Phil-0 ' s road to victory was rough— literally ! Shortly before dawn on the morning of the pa- rade, a few of the brothers gath- ered at the float ' s location in the White Township Municipal Build- ing to help move it to the begin- ning of the parade route— a dis- tance of about three miles. Normally a three-mile trip would be no problem, but unfor- tunately, the float was over VI feet tali, and tree branches along the route had to he pushed aside so that the float wouldn ' t be de- stroved. It was a long three miles!! The float was shaped like a huge sled. At the back of the sled was a giant sack filled with toys and presents that, according to Dr. Seuss ' story, the Grinch stole from the Whos in Whoville. In the middle of the float was the giant spinning Christmas tree encircled by the little train. The Grinch and Max stood at the front of the float. Topping it all off was the little Whomobile that was pulled behind the float. Many people wondered how the float ' s moving parts worked, but that wasn ' t as complicated as it may have looked. Except for the little train, all the parts were operated by a pulley system con- trolled by people hiding in the giant sack. The train was pulled around its track by an A-Phi O ' s little brother from the Big Brothers and Big Sisters program. All of the effort resulted in a great win for the fraternity. In keeping with its service tradi- tions, A-Phi-0 donated the 5300 in first place prize money to charity. —Susan Jenkins and Christine Pinto Homecoming Id

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Lifestyles

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Top: .4 familiar sight to those over 21. Above: Tom McCarty. Ed Painter and Cie irbanski share a toast in Culpepper ' s. ' k- ' m MMm 14 Lifestvles