Ball State University - Orient Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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In Preparation ,F or 3A.lVI. Parade Time Sue Ellen Anstak, 1960 Homecoming Queen. Homecoming Day itself began with parade line- up time at 8 a.m. The parade formed near the White River, went through downtown Muncie and ended at the football field. Units included the queen and president's car, three float divisions, cars with organization members and the band. Several thousand alumni from Indiana and 4 Q4 t M TW ' B17 A . a, ..- A four-man banner proclaiming the theme In Retrospect, heads up the 1960 Homecoming parade witnessed by more than 40.000. acquaintances. They registered in the Student Center and met for a pre-parade coffee hour with faculty members in the Pine Shelf. Campus decorations for In Retrospect were miniature gridders mounted on lamp posts. Each bore the name and colors of the schools which were Homecoming game opponents in previous years. neighboring states traveled to the Muncie campus to partlclpate In the festlvltles and renew college Alums, parents, students, faculty, Nluncleltes gather in front of the Student Center awaiting the parade from downtown Muncie. 1-1-1 in t!C.lW 't . .ur 155

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Float Construction Continues Far Into The Night -dr 4 .l Judy Leslle at the AOP: float seems to have but one printable com- ment as the float nears completion, Well thus night EVER end? va ..'- After a whale Betsy Wnlllams and her Alpha Chl sororlty sister devlsed a system for stuffing napkunsi one stuffer, one twister. Lambda Chls eventually got to the pount of seelng a punk elephant on the Frxday night before the Saturday morning after, l L X 0 ii And then there was making paper rnalche at the Theta Chl float. Nancylee Cambridge puts another coat of paint on the Pu Phi float's dragon. The nnght resulted not only sn bloodshot eyes and filthy tenmes but also second place In the sororuty dlvusuon for Pi Phu. ik.

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'fu vs l , 'ifHii,g2w'- Gift?-Qs i 'Eve N:-2' ' : s . , ful, . 5-ihaaq in gg? ,Q ' -.r .... ,..1, Winner in the sorority float division was Alpha Chi Omega with Fire Up a Victree For Ust. A giant figure of Smokey the Bear was the highlight of this winning float. The Greatest Show on Earth was the theme of Lambda Chi AIpha's winning fraternity division float. The slogan on the side read, lf You Can-non Cage-em, Pack-em, Dermfitf' This float featured a walking unit, band and a giant replica of a pink elephant. Student nurses from Maria Bingham Hall constructed the float which took first place honors in the independent division. Theme of their winner was You Beat 'Em, We Treat 'Em. Men of Elliott Hail transformed their side lawn into a grid- iron to make their winning residence hall decorations. New Victory Dance, E'ville Stomp.