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

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To prepare the food for Kegs and Eggs at The World Famous Outback, Jason Byerley mixes a bucket of pancake batter. Preparations for the 7 a.m. event started as early as 5 a.m.Saturday.phofo by Jason Myers. Chris Cakes ' helper Jason Byerley serves a plateful of pancakes to Nicole Anderson during Kegs and Eggs at the World Famous Outback on Homecoming morning. Byerley was an employee of Cork ' n Keg who worked with Chris Cakes to host the event, photo by Jason Myers. %( Wi ' m,-

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Traditions np withstand lime Parade showcases hard work by Burton Taylor Electricity threaded througli the stuiients and members of the community in antici- pation of the Homecoming Parade. Annalordan, Homecoming committee co- chairwoman, said the parade was fun and entertaining because of all who took part in offering their renditions of the Homecom- ing theme Bobby Through the Years. Stu- dents and organizations had an opportunity to join together and show their school spirit through the many activities available. The parade is the main thing that brings everybody in, Jordan said. It is the biggest celebration part because everybody can take part. Mark jurado said the parade did bring ev- erybody together, from students to commu- nity members. The parade showcased the students ' final projects to the community. It was good to see all of the citizens out in Maryville supporting, not just the athletes, but all of the students and their hard work, Jurado said. Year-to-year, the parade allowed organiza- tions to have the opportunity to take part in Homecoming by creating floats, mini floats and pomped clowns. Paper mache clowns and costume clowns entertained street-side residents with their acting. Alpha Sigma Alpha took the trophy for best overall float in the parade. First place for competitive lloat was awarded to the Sigma Society and first place of highly competitive float went to Alpha Sigma Alpha and Delta Chi. The award for parade supremacy went to the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. The Phi Sigs, who constructed a space shuttle and satellite on the deck of its float, were applauded at the parade for their work. By far the Phi Sig ' s (float) was the best, Jurado said. It had to be very difficult to construct. Those guys must have really busted their asses. of competitors. Aside from manual labor, the tradition of the parade and attempting to place in the events did not come without a cost. Many organizations spent thousands of dollars taking part in more tlian one of llie catego- ries. Jordan said there was a flip side of the coin when investing in the event. The prize money not only helped as a financial relief, but also as an incentive for organizations to create the best float possible. It ' s quite expensive, but you do get money back if you gel first, second or third place, Jordan said. Interrupting this showcase of completed projects, a PT ( ruiser raced down Fourth Street into the oncoming parade. The speed- ing vehicle caused one police officer to draw his weapon, and a woman ' s foot was ran over. Aside from the near collision with the cheerleading squad and the Bearcat March- ing Band, no one else was injured. Ihis unexpected event did not alter the spir- its of the participants. Jordan said there were many steps taken before the actual parade that it would be difficult to dampen the mood. Constructing the floats with two-by-fours and chicken wire, and squeezing hundreds and thousands of squares of pomp into place on the wire, was hard work but it also had its reward too. I think it ' s great because not only do you get to know your own members better, but it helps you get to know the members of the fraternities you ' re working with as well, Jor- dan said. Photos Video Homecoming 23

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Traditions withstand ' T with St I lime Local bar plays host to 1 1th annual by Burton Taylor As usual, the kegs were more popular than the eggs at The World Famous Outback Homecoming Kegs and Eggs event. Students were more than willing to begin their celebration in the early morn- ing hours to show their school spirit with this unique breakfast. 1 came for the kegs, skipped the eggs and went back for the kegs, Alumnus Ethan Brown said. Brown traveled with his wife, alumna Mandy Brown, from Nebraska to take part in the Homecoming festivities, which started with the 8 a.m. beer and breakfast special. Both graduates said Kegs and Eggs was a great start to Homecoming, but they went to the event mostly to meet with old friends. That was the exciting part, Mandy said. I knew all of my sorority sisters that I hadn ' t seen in a long time would be here. Although a lot of students attended Kegs and Eggs for socialization and to pre-party until Homecoming, there were also other incentives for participating in the event. Brian Ross had seen three Homecomings at Northwest and before this year, had never taken part in Kegs and Eggs. He said that was what motivated him to wake up at 7 a.m. I went because I had never been and I wanted to see what it was all about, Ross said. It turned out being a great time. breakfast of champions. Chris Cakes ' owner Evonne White said her catering business was always eager to see what new faces would be at Kegs and Eggs. Serving more than 300 plates of eggs, pancakes and sausage. White said the Homecoming event was a good time for the community. We do a lot of fun things, but it ' s always neat to be something in the community that is always fun, White said. I think it went very well, it was a beautiful day, there was a great turnout and it was a great Homecoming. Jon Peters said there was no way he could have started off the event-filled day bet- ter than with a stomach full of pancakes and beer. 1 thought it was a good way to start the day, Peters said. It just got me in the mood for the football game. This pre-party Homecoming scene brought together students and alumni in an atmosphere buzzing with school spirit. I ' ull from the morning breakfast mixture of beer and eggs, students were ready to cheer the Bearcats on to a victorv. Photos I Homecoming 25