Northwest Missouri State University - Tower Yearbook (Maryville, MO)

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Rainy reunion History not worth repeating ctober 11, 1986. The day was damp and dreary. Stu- dents were forced out of bed at early hours while others had no time for rest. They pushed on, working against the clock, only hoping their long hours would pay off. Who would be victorious during Homecoming? With historical events as the theme, the action-packed week brought back people and events such as Betsy Ross, the Space Shuttle and a two-man Hindenburg. Unfor- tunately, the Hindenburg ' s catastrophic his- tory came with it, causing it to fall over in the street during the parade. Cold temperatures and rain also returned, hampering the week of events. Bad weather also affected the addition of a carnival to the week of Homecom- ing activities. Residence Hall Association sponsored the carnival to provide an alterna- tive to the traditional Homecoming celebra- tions. Unfortunately, rides were unsafe to operate during the rain, therefore the carnival closed early. History repeated itself in another compli- cation, midterms fell during Homecoming week, creating havoc for participants. I think it ' s sad the parade gets smaller each year, Scott Susich said. But it didn ' t help to have midterms during Homecoming. The teachers and administration did nothing to help those who worked on it. Enjoyment was the end result of hard work and dedication put into the week, which be- gan with the Variety Show on Thursday night. History worth repeating set the scene for the skits and olio acts at the Mary Linn Per- forming Arts Center. The Ten Bearcat Commandments per- formed by the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music --continued Excitement and joy light the face of Jodi Bra- dy as she is announced Homecoming Queen dur- ing Thursday night ' s Variety Show. Brady was es- corted by Pat Schleeter. -Photo by Scott Trunkhill Performing one of her duties as a Daughter of Diana, Cindy Ranum pomps the float featur- ing Bobby Bearcat mining gold. Even though the float was completed during the parade line-up, it won second place. -Photo by Scott Trunkhill Homecoming Results Variety show Greek Men 1 . Delta Chi 2. Tau Kappa Epsilon 3. Delta Sigma Phi Greek Women 1 . Delta Zeta 1 . Phi Mu 1 . Sigma Sigma Sigma Independents 1 . Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music fraternity 2. Harambee Olio Acts 1 . Jim Coynes Epsilon Production 2. Polly Ketterman and Mark Adcock musical duet 3. Jeff Heimenson. piano improvision Overall Winner Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Floats Greek Men 1 . Phi Sigma Kappa 2. Tau Kappa Epsilon 3. Delta Chi Greek Women 1 . Delta Zeta 2. Phi Mu 3. Sigma Sigma Sigma Independents 1 . Industrial Arts Club 2. ROTC 3. Campus Activity Programmers Individual Clowns Greek Men 1 . Delta Chi 2. Delta Chi 3. Phi Sigma Kappa Greek Women 1. Phi Mu 2. Sigma Sigma Sigma 2. Alpha Sigma Alpha Group Clowns Greek Men 1 . Phi Sigma Kappa 2. Phi Sigma Kappa 3. Delta Chi Greek Women 1. Phi Mu 2. Alpha Sigma Alpha 3. Alpha Sigma Alpha Independents 1 . Sigma Society 2. Hudson Hall 2. University Players Jalopy Open Division 1. American Marketing Association 2. Residence Hall Association 3. Ag Club Overall Parade Greek Men Phi Sigma Kappa Greek Women Phi Mu Independents Industrial Arts Club House Decorations Greek Men 1 . Alpha Kappa Lambda 2. Phi Sigma Kappa 3. Tau Kappa Epsilon Independents 1 . Alpha Tau Alpha agriculture honorary 2. Pi Beta Alpha 3. Millikan Hall Homecoming 21

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Taking a little off the top, Jeff Moe puts the finishing touches on the Delta Chi float. The float, Rolling to a Victory, finished third among frater- nities. -Photo by Rich Abrahamson Making last-minute adjustments before the Homecoming parade, Phi Mu Lee McDermott trims the pomp on her sorority ' s float. The Phi Mu entry won second place. -Photo by Scott Trunkhill Bobby Bearcat flies high over the Sigma Sig- ma Sigma float. The Spirit of Northwest cost the Tri-Sigs over $1,000 and took approximately 1,100 hours to construct. The float finished third. •Photo by Kevin Fullerton 20 Homecoming

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Bearcat fans love a parade, even when it rains. Drizzle didn ' t phase these youngsters as they were entertained by the colorful floats and clowns. -Photo by Scott Trunkhill I m? IE The Phi Sigma Kappa ' s first place float, fea- tured a train that moves in and out of a tunnel. The float helped the Phi Sigs win over all Homecoming in the Greek men ' s division. -Photo by Ron Alpough One of the clown entries in the Homecoming Parade by Alpha Sigma Alpha was Cleopatra, por- trayed by Amy Nolan. Nolan received a second- place in individual clowns. -Photo by Kevin Fullerton Homecoming