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

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Children try out pi Beta Alpha ' s house dec. The display featured a moving roller coaster and won first place in the in- dependent division. Photo by Sarah Frerking Ringmaster C.J. Hauptmeler wel comes the audience to The Greatest Show on Earth, the contest between the Bearcats and the West Texas State Buffaloes. Photo by Jeff Martin At the conclusion of their skit, Phi Mu members Julie Wilmoth, Kathy Zielke, Sheryl Anderlik, Carla Cambier, and Alisa Lara sing ' ' You ' ve Lost that Loving Feeling. ' ' The per- formance earned them a second place in the sorority division. Photo by Sarah Frerking Bobby Pan, played by Kerry Salhe, declares he and the Bearcats will beat the West Texas State Buffaloes. The skit, which was based on the classic children ' s story Peter Pan, was the Variety Show entry for the women of Sigma Sigma Sigma. Pho- to by Jeff Martin IVIiice Miller, a member of Tau Kap- pa Epsilon, sits on a scaffold to make pomp- ing the fraternity ' s float easier. The TKE Homecoming float, which was based on the children ' s story The Three Little Pigs, placed fourth in the fraternity division. Pho- to by Mark Strecker I 24 Homecoming

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I ' I A dream come true Sun shines over Homecoming Fantasyland by Teresa Mattson Fantasyland. A land where ' Rirzan and Puff the Magic Dragon walked the same streets. A never-never land where everyone could always remain young enough to ei joy laughing with old friends, listening to marching bands and cheering at a football game. It was easy to get there. All you had to do was click the heels of your Adidas together and say, I ' ll never forget Homecoming ' 88, I ' ll never forget Homecoming ' 88. If that didn ' t work, well, just take the advice offered by the Delta Zetas in their supremacy award-winning skit, The Wizard of Northwest, and follow the yellow pawprints into the land of reminiscence. The Variety Show got Northwest ' s earlier-than-usual Homecom- ing celebration off to a magical start Sept. 22. Although the early scheduling caused an extra rush to get things done on time, the show ' s participants were eager for the chance to poke fun at Cam- pus Safety, joke about the water shortage and complain about the abundance of freshmen. At the same time, they helped promote team spirit. I thought the Variety Show added a lot to the celebration, Stephen Nehring, who participated in both the Chordbusters olio act and the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia skit, said. It got not only the football players, but also the whole school, excited about the game and about Homecoming. Rob DeBolt and K)dd Barnhart were the masters of ceremonies, and introduced skits and olio acts such as Sigma Phi Epsilon ' s Bobby in Northwestland, and Anthony Ray Brown ' s originai music, Mama ' s Song. One of five queen finalists was destined to have a fantasy come true on the opening night of the Variety Show: Susan Bury, spon- sored by Sigma Society; Amy Chartier, sponsored by Delta Zeta; Kelly Collins, sponsored by Delta Sigma Phi; Margaret Harriman, sponsored by Phi Mu; and Lisa Robison, sponsored by Alpha Sig- ma Alpha. Robison was crowned the 1988 Homecoming Queen, an honor that wasn ' t going to pass at midnight. Even though it was quite an honor, Robison felt the most im- portant thing she learned from being crowned queen was that she didn ' t have to have a fairy godmother to change her into Cinderella. I could just be myself and eryoy it, she said. It wasn ' t all fake. I was really nervous through the whole thing, but that was okay because I didn ' t have to pretend to be something I wasn ' t. Since Homecoming came almost two weeks earlier than in 1987, students didn ' t have to pretend they were something they weren ' t— being prepared for mid-terms. For the past few years. Homecoming fell during the week of extra exams, causing com- plaints about studying during the busy week. However, the earlier scheduling also left an empty space for -continued I was really nervous through the whole thing, but that was okay because I didn ' t have to pretend to be something I wasn ' t. -Homecoming Queen Lisa Robison Homecoming 23

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A dream come tme October. I thought things were better in October, not necessarily because we had more time to prepare, but because once Homecoming was over, the fun things were done until Thanksgiving, Andrea Craw- ford, a member of Sigma Sigma Sigma, said. Students were thankful anyway for the annual Walk-out Day on Friday. The tradition that dated back to 1977 gave students a day off from classes to finish making floats, house decs or clown costumes. For their part in Homecoming, Sigma Society broke away from tlioir traditional house dec, a decision that paid off when they took parade supremacy in the independent division. But most of all, the work they put in would provide good memories. We were really glad we decided on the float, Becky Shinne- man said. It was such a good opportunity to meet all of our pledges, have fun and work together It was just a fun, festive time of the year. Homecoming was always considered festive, but students often had to fantasize about clear weather, as rain and snow practically became a part of the tradition. Finally, that fantasy came true. Brian Rupe, who co-chaired the Homecoming Committee with Jac- que Hoppers, was especially happy. The weather was great, Rupe said. It had gotten progres- sively worse during the years I was here, and I figured the year I was in charge, it would be really bad. But it all went pretty well. The Maryville community thought so, too. Most parade specta- tors who gathered on the sides of the parade route found their sweaters, sweatshirts or light jackets to be enough to keep them comfortable, quite a change from the snowy Homecoming the year before. Not unlike years before, the parade delighted spectators of all ages. Fantasyland characters were brought to life in the clowns and floats that progressed through the streets Saturday morning. Favorites like Humpty Dumpty, the Three Little Pigs and Alice in Wonderland were there to show their support for the Bearcats. Sigma Phi Epsilon, the winner of the group clowns in the frater- nity division entertained the crowd with Let ' s Go Bowling, a show in which a giant human bowUng ball knocked down human bowling pins. BowUng Pin Jeff Wiley said he eryoyed being a part of the parade and hearing the spectators clap when the bowling ball got a strike. The land of fantasy wasn ' t only represented along the parade route. The Homecoming theme was also evident in various house decorations around the community. Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity and Pi Beta Alpha business honorary took the first places in the house dec competition. PBA member Tferry Petersen found the -continued I thought the Variety Show added a lot to the celebration. It got not only the football players, but the whole school, excited about the game and about Homecoming. -Stephen Nehring Homecoming 25