Indiana State University - Sycamore Yearbook (Terre Haute, IN)

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Homecoming Wednesday marked the beginning of a new activity, Ebony and Ivory, spon- sored by the Homecoming Steering Committee and Black Student Union. This featured a Toyota Jump, and a human domino fall. Despite chilly winds, approximately 1,000 people came to the event, Keith Adams, president of BSU, said. Thursday night saw students at the annual Torchlight Parade which ended at the Arena for a Yell-Like-Hell pep rally. Students donned costumes to lead the romp around campus. Various awards given throughout the week for smaller events were announc- ed on this night. In the window decorating competition, Phi Delta Theta, Gamma Phi Beta and Blumberg Hall netted first place for fraternities, sororities and halls, respectively. In other events, Alpha Tau Omega captured first in the softball tourna- ment. ATO, Gamma Phi and Sigma Nu pairing won first place for T-shirt competition. Friday brought the Sycamore Trike Derby. Thirteen men's teams and nine women's teams participated in the event that culminated weeks of preparation. The hard work paid off for Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. The ATO's, who started in last position, completed the 40 laps to capture first place. Hines Hall placed second. Chi Omega sorority claimed first place for the women's division. Burford Hall followed for second place. There were only two accidents dur- ing the race. Both were in the men's division. . The race went really well, said Nancy Gilbert, coordinator for the race. The Pi Lambda Phi team was involved in one of the wrecks during the men's race. - Photo by Stan Schelhorn We worried about it because of the fast qualifying times, but it was actually a very safe race. The night featured the annual Homecoming Blue and White Dance. With music provided by Morning Missed, and WPFR, students danced in a Hawaiian and Oriental atmosphere. Continental cuisine such as Mexican wedding cakes, fortune cookies and tropical punch helped to take students on An Evening Far Away. In the past, there's never been many decorations at the dance, said Jody Berg, co-coordinator of the event. This year the committee has worked really hard to go all out and decorate accord- ing to the theme. E Paul Wolf, associate professor emeritus of men's physical education, served as the grand marshal for the Homecoming parade. e Photo by J. R Parker H t w Homecoming 12

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Homecoming Saturday was the climax of the week. People lined Wabash Avenue as early as 8 a.m. for the Homecoming Parade. The Sweepstakes float was Pi Kappa Alpha and Delta Gamma float of Dutch Treat. Float categories were divided into the A division for floats costing more than $800, B division for floats costing between $500 and $800, and mini-floats spending below $500. In the A division, ATO's, Gamma Phi's and Sigma Nu's won with their Chinese New Year. Lambda Chi Alpha and Chi Omega placed second with African Adven- ture, and Theta Chi, Alpha Phi and Sigma Phi Epsilon placed third with Emporor's Paradise. In the B division, Phi Delta Theta and Alpha Omicron Pi finished first with Homecoming 14 The Swiss Clock Maker. Mills and Jones halls paired for second place finishing float of Mexican Fiesta. Placin third was Phi Gamma Delta and Alp a Xi Delta with a Trip to Egypt , . . The mim-float category Winner was Cromwell and Pickerl Hall float of Tour de France. The Society of Packagin and Handling Engineers float of gypt ranked second. Sigma Pi and Alpha Sigma Alpha float theme, Journe to the Great White North, placed third. Parades draw all sizes of spectators. This child is enamored over a float. - Photo by Craig Johnson Rita Burns, Terre Haute senior, hugs Sandra Andersen, Evansville soghomore, after winning the trike race for the C i 0's. Coach Ruthanne Hilbrich, Griffith senior tin back roundi, smiles her approval. - Photo by Rob Wil iams