Virginia Military Institute - Bomb Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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Homecoming Hops Homecoming is an exciting time around the Institute. Tiie festivities of this week- end allows the Corps to have some fun for a change at the I. Homecoming is quite a celebration. The weekend begins with the formal hop on Friday night, followed by a home football game the next day. It is surely a treat when the lovely candidates for homecoming queen are thankfully pre- sented before the corps. After the poten- tial queens are introduced it is time for every one to kick back and have a good time dancing and listening to good music. This is a break for the rats, enjoying some of the fruits of the institute. After the mandatory two hours for hop privileges, its back to the hotel for some serious partying. Saturday is a busy day begining with the parade. Afterward there are some tailgate parties and then its down to Alumni Stadi- um to root the Keydets co victory. After a big win by the football team, it ' s back to the hotel to prepare for the informal hop, another great night for the weary Corps. Monday morning BRC will come all too soon.

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niffliMiiitminTT- T iAaju ' iiii!.k. ' -.fu -ua» ajwjaM Homecoming Weekend Homecoming Weekend at VMl is a busy weekend, with activities for both ca- dets and alumni. This year, Homecoming Weekend began on the 25th of September. The weekend began on Friday with the return of many alumni, and with the arriv- al of a horde of young ladies, who came to VMI for the Friday night formal hops. Following the traditional retreat parade, cadets and their dates headed out for a night of festivities, to include the hop. Saturday brought the early wake-up and classes, and the parade for the guests of honor, the returning classes of alumni. Following the parade there were tailgate parties with family and friends. Immedi- ately afterwards. Alumni Memorial Stadi- um was the scene of the homecoming game, pitting the Keydets against the Wofford Terriers. The crowd saw an en- tertaining first half, and then were treated to the halftime festivities. At halftime, the candidates for Homecoming Queen were introduced, and a lucky girl was chosen for this special honor. The second half of the contest on the field saw the Big Red emerge victorious over the Terriers by a score of 27-11. The victory set the stage for a blissful night of partying by cadets and alumni alike. Despite the more traditional aspects of the wee kend. Homecoming Weekend at VMI is unique to that of other schools. The return of the alumni, who maintain the special bond between VMI men, make the weekend special. Coupled with the wholly different atmosphere of a VMI A rat escorts his pretty candidate for Homecoming Queen (right). The corps is formed following the Homecoming game march-on (top right). The crowd enjoyed the Keydet victory over Wofford (above). hop. Homecoming Weekend at VMI lakes on an entirely different meaning than at most schools. It is a time to party, and a time to appreciate the entire VMI experience.

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rrrazs s SH Homecoming Queen A tradition on homecoming weekend is the selection of the homecoming queen. The homecoming queen is selected from the representatives of the ten companies. Each company first has nominations to select its company representative. Each company then votes for the beauty to represent them. It is with pride that the companies send their girls out under some tough competition hoping that theirs is the winner. But, only one is allowed to win, and it is this lucky girl who gets to be named for this special honor. This year ' s Homecoming Queen was Miss Francis John- son, the Hotel Company representative. Miss Johnson is a stu- dent at Columbia College in Columbia, S.C., and hopes to be an army aviation officer after graduation. Her escort was first class- men Terry Plunk. The 1987 Homecoming Queen is crowned by First Captain John Wright. Cadet Life 27