Florida State University - Renegade / Tally Ho Yearbook (Tallahassee, FL)

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Army and Airforce ROTC capture first place in the independent float catagory. By organizing a float, ROTC hoped to reach out to perspective members. Pi Beta Phi and Sigma Phi Epsilon celebrate the Moments of Broadway. The characters on the floats added extra enjoyment to the overall parade experience. photo by William turner photo by William Turner • the university ' s Moore Athletic Center completed • UCLA defeats Michigan in Rose Bowl • Return of the Jedi sets opening day box office record x 20 A Sudent Life

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Salsa Florida plays on the steps of Moore Auditorium for the parents weekend crowd. Salsa Florida was one of the many activities that parents enjoyed while visiting students. Brought in to insure that everone had a great time, Campus police keep the crowd back so that perform- ers had plenty of room to perform during parents weekend. photo by Richard Johnson photo by William Turner • June 12: hundreds of thousands in New York Central Park demonstate against nuclear arms • November 16: Space Shuttle Columbia completes its first operational flight Moses Malone receives the NBA Rookie of the year honor Parents Weekend A 19 A

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h omecoming ft Powwow ' 94. ..the parade down Jefferson Street. ...the rowning of the Chief and Princess... a homecoming debration-this was Seminole homecoming 1994. These ' ere just some of the moments that both students and ins alike enjoyed during a weekend that started with a omecoming parade for all ages to enjoy. With the parade egan three days of celebration and fun for everyone. There was something for all to cheer about as the arade marched down Jefferson Street with entertainment jch as performing clowns, fire department fire trucks ith their bright lights flashing and sirens waling and other articipants such as the Shriners, the Golden Girls, the niversity Flying High Circus, independent and greek oats, the Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Student Agency, and le International Student Union. Not only was there a performance from the Marching hiefs, but high school and middle school bands from all ver the panhandle as well as southern Georgia showed teir support for the ' Noles by marching in the parade. Children were entertained and were part of the nterainment. Several local baton squads comprised of lementary and middle school children performed their arade routines for the enjoyment of all Seminoles. The lder children participated as clowns as well as helping ) build floats. The little baton twirlers were my favorite part of the arade, next to my sorority ' s float. The girls were so cute, lid Kelli Heist. As always there was friendly competition among floats mt entered the independent and greek float categories, or weeks prior to the parade, participants put in long ours pomping and working to convey their theme irough their floats. Winners in the independent category included the rmy Air Force ROTC, which took first place with their atriotic approach to the homecoming celebration. The scond place winner was the Alpha Kappa Psi Business ■ v Fraternity and the third place winner was the Baptist Student Union. Winners in the greek float competition included the pairing Delta Zeta and Sigma Nu who took first place for their American Revolution float. Second place was won by the pairing of Alpha Gamma Delta, Delta Chi and Chi Phi with the theme Celebrate the Moments of Childhood, while Pi Beta Phi and Sigma Phi Epsilon took third place with their float entry. Creativity in the parade with entries ranging from the celebration of Broadway Musicals to the American Revolution to space exploration all helped make homecoming an exciting weekend with banners depicting the moments people have celebrated in our history as a nation. Floats were judged on how well they stuck to the theme, with some restrictions. To keep competition as fair as possible, a limit was placed on the amount of money an organization could spend creating the float. There was also a limit to the number of people represented on the float. Banners recreated this historywith winning themes such as the American Revolution. This entry from the pairing of Delta Zeta and Sigma Nu won first place in the competition. A celebration of our childhood years helped to recount the television many students grew up watching. This entry was presented by Alpha Gamma Delta, Delta Chi and Chi Phi and won them the second place honor in this category. The third place winners, Chi Omega and Theta Chi, (continued on page 22) The first football team was established in 1902 when the university was called Florida State College. • Astronaunt Sally Ride completes six day mission becoming first American woman in space • President Ronald Reagan proposes Star Wars defense plan • New York Islanders win fourth straight Stanley Cup Homecoming fc 21