Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Oak Yearbook / INSTANO Yearbook (Indiana, PA)

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HOMECOMING FESTIVITIES BRING FAIRY TALES TO LIFE Old friendships are renewed, memories relived and new addresses and telephone numbers exchanged. These are just a few of the features of a Homecoming celebra- tion at lUP. A Homecoming Carnival on the lawn next to Stapleton Library kicked off the Homecoming festivities. Student organiza- tions set up boothes and foodstands to raise money and to promote themselves. Despite steady drizzle and showers, the annual Homecoming Parade continued as scheduled. This year ' s Greek float theme being fairy tales. Delta Zeta sorority and 20 This page ■ Top Lett: One float portrays the story of Snow White. Top Right: Sigma Tau Gamma and Alpha Gamma Delta ' s float entry was Humpty Dumpty. Middle: Shriners ap- peared on horseback in the parade. Bottom: Even Ronald McDonald made a special ap- pearance in the parade. Next page - Top Lett: One of the attractions at the Homecoming Carnival was this funnel caks booth. Top Right: Dr. Mrs. Welty wave to the crowd during the parade. Middle: Despite the rainy weather the crowd was caught up in the spirit of celebration. Bottom Lett: The Pirate Parrot helps lUP celebrate Homecoming. Bottom Center: The winning float entry: Delta Zeta and Kappa Sigma ' s Cinderella. Bottom Right: Shriners entertain the crowd with their antics in midget cars. Kappa Sigma fraternity captured top hon- ors with their Cinderella entry. Shriners, local high school bands and other Indiana County organizations helped to make the parade shine festive through the dismal day. The Homecoming King and Queen ceremony also brightened the day. Kathy Opalisky from Shiremanstown and Dana Caruso from Yardley reigned as this year ' s gueen and king. Kathy reflected, I was thrilled with the honor, but I think my dad was even more excited than I was. Dana said, I was excited, thrilled be- cause it was an honor. There ' s only one king a year and I was him. Kittanning ' s king and queen were Brenda Kaschalk from Mineral Point and Michael F. Monach from Levittown. Joe Bernarding from Pittsburgh and Sally Fer- ree from Wernersville were Punxataw- ney ' s king and queen. The highlight of the weekend was lUP ' s football victory against Clarion. The game secured lUP ' s Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Divi- sion title and bolstered the Indian ' s hopes for state conference play. But the true meaning of Homecoming is the reunion of old classmates, and the pas- sage of time that brings about new experi- ences and changes. It is the gathering together of generation after generation of lUP ' s alumni to share their love and re- spect for their school. - Angie Fought

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lUP MARCHING BAND . . . The 1985 lUP Marching Band, under the direction of Charles E. Casavant, is a source of entertainment and pride for the university. Dr. Casavant joined the lUP staff in 1976 and changed the face of the lUP Marching Band to one with a very diversified array of musical selections and a variety of shov s. They never perform the same show for the same audience. Their shows are made up of a different combination of over 12 musical selections. These include Somewhere Over the Rainbow which has a trumpet solo by Tom Deckavac and We Are the World with three solos: Jenny Good and Jenny Pepple, both on French horn; and George Wozniak on trumpet. Other songs include Amazing Grace, Chicago ' s You ' re the Inspira- tion, Tchiakovsky ' s Sleeping Beauty, God Save the Queen, and Kafka by the Manhatten Transfer. Each half-time show consists, on the av- erage, of three songs with the finale from Saint-Saens Organ Symphony as the opener. Before football games they perform a 30-minute show that is called their Big Show. During this they play about nine songs. This show included Toccata by Emerson, Lake and Palmer with a drum solo written by two band members. Bob McConnel and Tom Ray. Other percus- sion composers are Terry Bieler and Paul Rennick. The band also performed at festivals during many weekends of the football sea- son. These festivals have taken the band to Maryland and New Jersey. They have also done festivals in Pennsylvania such as those in Bradford, Baldwin and Mt. Lebanon. Putting together all these shows and getting the 200-member band together for performances takes a lot of work. There are a number of people who help Dr. Casavant get the band ready for their many performances. These include Dan Ebeling, executive drum major, and two assistant drum majors, Brad Genevro and Jeff Steiner. Two graduate assistants also help get the band together, Gary Ziek and Bob Carmella. Ziek also arranges songs for the shows along with Chris McDonald and Roy Mitchell. There is also a commanding officer, Tim Stienhauer, who is essentially the manag- er and makes sure everyone does their job. Assistant officers are Louise Marino and Jeff Steiner. Other instructors and section leaders for each division of the band also contrib- ute to the organization of getting the band ready for their numerous performances. -Maryann Kolenchak 22 Activities