College of William and Mary - Colonial Echo Yearbook (Williamsburg, VA)

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Rolling down Duke of Gloucester Street, the Homecoming court smiles to the Saturday morning parade watchers Left to right queen Lynn Norenburg, princesses, senior Bevin Engman, junior Beth Comstock, sophomore Karen Pollok, and freshman Anne St Clair — Photo by John Berry Getting a little support on the side, Michelle Burchett and Betsy Cloud wait for their turn on the field dunng halftime — Photo by John Berry A perfectly sunny Saturday set the ideal atmosphere for alumni tailgate parties Looking closely, the tail of this car is particularly appropriate for such a scene — WAM 66 — Photo by John Berry 18 Homecoming

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The semester Is ushered In with winding lines outside the Campus Center for the SA bookfair. Regular bookstore prices must be mighty high. — Photo by Barry Long. An Ice cream social at Chandler in September sets the scene tor the drooling antics of Kevin Nary. Dave Rupert, Jan Howarth, and Laura Mooney look very amused, — Photo by Lydia Dambekalns Freshman frolicking includes some lively moments just fooling around in the room Participating in a little horseplay here are Don Kirby, Dan Zebrowski, Bill Shonk, Debbie Garrett, Jeff Grist. Greg Galloway, and Steve Bisese (RA) of Yates first center, — Photo by Rob Smith. Opening Weeks Freshmen 17

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Behind the Pomp and Parades Real Reminiscing Perfectly Sunny Day for Homecoming Friday, October 3: The 8:00 a.m. golf tournament and 10:00 a.m. tennis matches managed to escape the loom- ng elements, but Friday afternoon arriv- ers winced at the 2:00 p.m. drizzle that threatened to set the scene for another all too familiar wet Williamsburg weekend — on Homecoming. The Varsity vs. Alumni soccer game was cancelled and the Sun- set Ceremony Memorial Service was moved to the Wren Building because of the rain. Murphy ' s Law, however, fell through when Saturday shook itself dry and presented an incredibly ideal atmos- phere for princesses in parades, parties on the lawn, and parents strolling babies through nostalgic settings. The game against Wake Forest looked as balmy as the weather in the beginning. Gary Stadium filled up to a 15,000 plus crowd, probably the largest since 1976, estimated John Phillips, Director of Alumni Services. Just over two minutes into the game the Indians captured the lead, 7-0; halftime was highlighted by the crowning of Lynn Norenburg as the 1980 Homecoming Queen — and an optimistic attitude toward the outcome of the game still filled the stadium. Murphy ' s Law, sadly enough, ruled in the end. The final score was 27-7, Wake Forest ' s favor. As central as the football game and parade were to Homecoming, the smaller events were perhaps more amenable to so much of what makes Homecoming tru- ly meaningful — really reminiscing with old friends. A lot of Homecoming is superficial cocktail party talk and trying to remember names. I pulled out my yearbook the night before in preparation, but it didn ' t help much. The best time I had was really catching up with old friends, conceded one alumni. Accordingly, the more spe- cialized activities went over particularly well. The post-game Young Guarde keg party, a relatively young tradition itself for alumni who have graduated within the last five years, was especially success- ful. The 25th reunion dinner was also very favorably received as well as the 10th reunion dance. We ' re trying to get more specialized events, pointed out Phillips, they seem to be the most popular. — J.B. ■ The epitome of the hardcore W M alumnus, this dedicated football fan watcfies tfie Indians up against Wake Forest, Unfortunately, her alrna mater lost, 27-7. — Photo by John Berry. Homecoming 19