Arizona State University - Sun Devil Spark / Sahuaro Yearbook (Tempe, AZ)

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 w mm gt% : Chuck was backed by his fraternity, Delta Sigma Phi, and is also in Alpha Mu Sigma, Marketing Club, Newman Club and Men's Choral Union He has served on the hk'S Homecoming steering committee for two years and was a big factor in the success of Greek Week and the Coronation Ball. Their campaigns were beautifully run and Ancona State was well pleased with the King and Queen of 1955-56 Homecoming KING and QUEEN • One of the biggest thrills of Homecoming Week is the selection of a King and Queen to reign over all of the activities. At the Western Dance, King, Chuck Maggio and Queen, Diane Koenigs were crowned. Five seniors and four juniors were in the running for the honor. On the ballot for Homecoming Queen were Barbara 8attin, Jeanne Franks and Diane Koenigs. King hope- fuls were Marvin Kinchen, Chuck Maggio, Tommy Pyle, Moris Rhodes, and Don Thomp- son. Diane, a senior, is a member of the Student Court, Beta Chi Epsilon, home econo- mics honorory, the Honororics Council, and Newman Club. She serves as Beta Chi's president and the Honorarios Council's secretary. She is on an Arizona State scholarship and has proved very adept in her chosen field. On campus, Diane is well-known for hor charming smile and interested manner.

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Our queen, Diane, seems to be tolerating her wild and wooly admirers. eiut- 5T £6l U. HOMECOMING • Arizona State met its alumni of 1930 svith a fes- tive atmosphere not soon to be equaled. Tempe streets were decorated for the occasion and many of the store windows splashed greetings to the homecoming grads. The campus buzzed with activity and last minute preparations for the big parade. The Silver Jubilee reunion highlighted the alumni welcome. Coach of the 1930 team, Ted Shipkey, was a featured guest at the pre-game alumni dinner. Western dress during Homecoming Week was a must . Student vigilantes maintained a corral, complete with a Shetland pony, for the reluctant dudes . A ride around the quadrangle was the fitting punishment for not going western. Of cdurse Homecoming Week would not be complete without the big western dance with the gala crowning of the King and Queen and the entertaining beard contest. Over 1,000 high school students f om seven schools throughout Arizona performed in mass formation in pre-game festivities as well as in the big parade through Phoenix and Tempe. Winning floats and house decorations received trophies during the big game which brought an end to a busy week. • There's nothing like a square dance to give Homocoming week that added touch!

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• First prize in the Sororities' divi- sion was awardod to Gamma Phi Beta for their colorful Mad Hatter's Tea Party. FLOATS • Sweepstakes winner in the Home- coming parade was Alpha Tau Omega fraternity's colorful float, The Three Caballeros. The qorgeous float fea- tured pistols that fired and a spraying fountain. • Keen competition existed this year between the twenty-nine entries for the Homecoming parade. The theme, Disneyland, provided unlimited opportunities for the building of unique, colorful, and well-planned floats. The second place winners in their respective divisions were (not pictured): Sororities: Alpha Delta Pi with the girls entry of Pinnochio and Friends ; Halls and Special Interest Groups: The Women's Athletic Association who contributed Flower, the Skunk ; and Fraternities: Lambda Chi Alpha's Lady and the Tramp. The Homecoming floats were paraded both in down- town Phoenix and in Tempe. The winning floats were also displayed at the Homecoming football game, with the exception of the ATO float which was unfortunately destroyed by fire just before the Tempe parade. • Delta Sigma Phi captured first place in the Fraternity section of the contest with Peter Pan complete with Captain Hook and crocodile. • Taking top honors in the Hall and Special Interest group was La Ramada Hall with Disney's Thumper.