Virginia Military Institute - Bomb Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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the weekend . . . the Saturday afternoon football game. Soon afterwards, many return to their hotel rooms for more rest and relaxation. That evening it ' s another night of ro- mance on the dance floor. Homecoming Hops were especialy enjoyable as even some alumni deciced to attend the dances. If they are not at the hops, their presence is most definitely felt afterwards. Various types of partying continue all through the night, as cadets moke the most of a short weekend. The hop week- end comes to on all to familiar end with the ladies leaving their grey clad knights in fronts of barracks and bidding them fare-the-well with a most gratifying . . . handshake? Cadet Life 21

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Homecoming Hops For the second year in a row. Homecoming Hops fell before Opening Hops (which is pretty consistent with other forms of logic that prevail at VMI). Nonetheless, Hops at VMI are something special. They are a time to escape from the regular routine, and even enjoy the company of a lady. Those cadets with girlfriends in their home towns find rides or make flight reservations. For many, the weekend will be worth flying girlfriends in from as for away as Chicago, New York, and Mississippi. Hops begin with the Friday night formal ball, and continue through Saturday night with the informal dance. Often, Sat- urday mourning classes are slept through as cadets try to recover from the night before. Following the parade that afternoon, cadets and their dotes proceed to one of the most cherished events of 20 Cadet Life

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HOMECOMING 1986 than an a cm as Any you are ime of in ' roduc- frcrnn e ect 1 13II y Du Homecoming denotes mor« the football teams retum away game. At VMI it is also in true Homecoming for Alumni f far back as fifty years or mi cadet, past or present, can that VMI is your home while here. Homecoming becomes a renewing old friendships, and ' ing friends to a very special par of the VMI community. Those who knc iw VMI ore amazed at how little thing s have changed. Those who are newlto VMI are just amazed. In a school where social lifd is ex- tremely limited, few events or s more anticipated than the dan ;es or hops of which there are six p year. None of these is collective anticipation the corps than event took place on 20th. Cadets and preparations as early are hotel rooms to be to be invited, and num tivities to prepare for The weekend begins on Friday followed dance that evening. A tinues with parties in ington, cadets live an one of the biggest Early Saturday morning to post for their varioui They then swear migh awa led with more on the port of The September 19th- AIl Tini alike start as May. There r 3served, dates reus other ac- the weekend, the parade the formal the night con- hotel in Lex- Alumni relive of the year, cadets return status checks, ily as the Offi- Horr ecoming. V ith ' V ev jry eve its cer-in-Charge runs his midnight inspec- tion. Effectively (?) reducing the amount of revelry. Saturday morning, after classes, ca- dets rush to parade and then t o the football game. Although the team didn ' t fare to well against Furman (34 to 3) Alumni Memorial Stadium was the scene of much discreet partying. Those couples not yet exhausted from the day ' s events will dance the night away at the informal that evening. The weekend draws to a close on Sunday with Alumni downing Alka-Selt- zer and promising to see each other sometime. Cadets and their dates say farewell on post and at airports, all leaving with a weekend to remember. 22 Cadet Life