Georgia Institute of Technology - Blueprint Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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28 Homecoming

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y Homecoming Adds Excitement to Life Nothing better shows Georgia Tech ' s rich heritage of tradition than Homecoming. It is more than a game. It is alumni old and young, parents and friends, and, of course, nearly every Tech student swept up by the flurry of activity, celebrating all the wonder- ful memories and expectations this campus brings. Over the years, little has changed in the way we celebrate — display building and the nationally famous Ramblin ' Reck Parade are still the cornerstones of the an- nual affair. Long hours and hard work go into making a successful Homecoming. Participating in the various mid-week contests, welding together some semblance of a reck that might ramble a bit, pomping all night Homecoming Thursday just to get a colorful display that may impress the alumni — they are all traditions of Homecoming. And when you grab your date and head for the game, the hard work seems worthwhile. The game? Oh, we lost. To Duke. 38-24. TOP. LEFT TO RIGHT The tough Mini-500 traditionally has a large turnout of excited alumni and students, cheering on their favorite teams. The Alpha Gams com- plete the pomping of their colorful display. BOTTOM, LEFT TO RIGHT: The Interfraternity Council sponsored Ramblin ' Gamblin ' Night on the Town to fit into the Roaring Twenties theme while also raising money for the Leukemia Foundation. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) again won top honors for their ingenious wreck. Homecoming Queen Simone Washington, last year ' s queen Terry Honick and their escorts are presented to the crowd at halftime. Homecoming 27

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he Roaring Twenties Era Set the Pace for Homecoming .1 -ir . The theme Ramblin ' Gamblin ' Tech was chosen to bring back memories of the golden era of Georgia Tech athletics at a time when the football program here had fallen on hard times. To do that, the clock was turned back to the times of Coaches Heisman and Alexander, the Golden Tornado and regular bowl trips, like the 1929 Rose Bowl excursion. The Homecoming events were chosen to fit this mood. The annual scavenger hunt became a radio mystery theater, with clues to the location of the treasure being broadcast nightly over Tech ' s WREK-FM in the tradition of oldtime radio. As fate would have it, no one, in- cluding the committee that hid the thing, was able to discern the location of the treasure, a facsimile of the Homecoming Queen ' s tiara, after the contest. The an- nual test of strength and cunning became the Stockmarket Olympics, reflecting a popular pastime from that era. In addi- tion, there was a Ramblin ' Gamblin ' Night on the Town and to remind all that the game day was also Halloween, there was a costume party at the Homecoming concert, an appearance by Atlanta pop- new wave band The Producers. At halftime festivities Junior Simone Washington was crowned Homecoming Queen. But playing the Blue Devils from Duke on Halloween Day was too much for the Jackets as they were jinxed with a sound whipping at the hands of their ACC rival. Another Homecoming loss to Duke? The legend lives indeed. TOP. LEFT TO RIGHT: Jon Strombom, Susan Sam- mons and friends dress in Halloween garb for the Homecoming Concert. An exhausted John Gilbreath tries to catch his breath between laps of the Mini-500 tricycle race. BOTTOM. LEFT TO RIGHT: One of the Producers play at the Homecom- ing Concert. A Volkswagen becomes the victim of a spirited pep-rally. The tire obstacle seems to be too much for this Olympian. John Young, with his wife and Dr. Pettit, view the Reck Parade.