Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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Spirit cheerleaders and ambassador candidates through the city. The new K-State ambassadors Julie Martin, junior in pre-medicine, and Jeff Dillon, junior in agricultural economics, were announced during halftime of that afternoon ' s football game. Ambassador candidates are chosen after completing formal applications and two interviews with student and faculty panels. Winners are chosen by a student body vote during Homecoming week. The ambassador program, sponsored by Blue Key, has grown since its beginn- ing seven years ago, Mueller said. There were twice as many voters than ever before, Mueller said. This shows an increase in student awareness. Ambassadors make appearances representing and promoting K-State almost every week and serve for a calen- dar year. Winners of the float competition were also announced during halftime. Judged by category, they were as follows: Greek moving, ATO and Gamma Phi; Greek non-moving, Sigma Alpha Ep- silon and Pi Beta Phi; residence hall moving. West and Haymaker; residence hall non-moving, Goodnow and Marlatt. The Homecoming Spirit Award, based on overall points accumulated 18 homecoming The bonfire provides the members of Alpha Tau Omega and Gamma Phi Beta the opportunity to chant the ' Cats to victory. throughout the week, went to the ATO and Gamma Phi team. Second in overall points were Delta Upsilon and Kappa Alpha Theta, while Pi Kappa Alpha and Alpha Delta Pi placed third. In addition to the competitions. Blue Key sponsored fund-raisers. Seventy-six local businesses paid $25 each to have members paint their windows with homecoming slogans. They also sold homecoming buttons that could be used for discounts with certain area merchants. Purple paw prints were painted on hands or faces for 25 cents in the Union and were free of charge at the game. Chimes, an honorary, painted the paws on Saturday and received half of the proceeds earned on Friday, according to Mueller. Money raised by Blue Key is used for its scholarship program. Last year, $3,000 in scholarships were awarded, Mueller said. — by Donna Osborn

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Yelling, building, chanting, increase the Homeconning SPIRIT The format was the same as the previous years, but something was missing. That something was a losing football team. The Wildcats began a winning tradition and the an- ticipation grew from the beginning of the week up to the Saturday game against the Missouri Tigers. The regionally televised football game ended in an unexpected seven-point tie. Activities centered around the theme, The ' Cats Are Back and Making Tracks, and were designed to build en- thusiasm for the Saturday football game. A new event, Pant the Chant was incorporated into the competition for the overall spirit award. Blue Key, a senior honorary, began homecoming plans last March. Entry forms to allow participation in events had to be filled out in advance, enabling Blue Key to plan ahead, according to Dave Mueller, president of Blue Key and senior in agricultural economics. On Wednesday, one of the most audi- ble events in the Union courtyard was Yell like Hell — a competition bet- ween teams of living groups using prepared skits, cheers and chants. Judges picked three groups to participate Fri- day ' s finals. Balloon stuffing was an event where one member of a team wore large long Johns while another stuffed balloons into them. Points were subtracted for each balloon popped during the process. After the contest, the ballons were pop- ped with a pin. Delta Delta Delta and Phi Delta Theta finishing with the best time. A pep rally and bonfire was held at Memorial Stadium, Thursday evening. Traditionally it had been the night before the game, but was moved back so the football players could attend. It got people fired up seeing the foot- ball players there, Mueller said. After aU, they ' re the ones the bonfire is for. The rally started with the marching band performing and included the new contest, Pant the Chant. Chants were to be based on the Homecoming theme. A dummy of a Missouri Tiger was burn- ed and the football players ended the event doing the Samoan war dance, a new 1982 post-game tradition. It was really successful; the stadium was packed, Mueller said. We were really excited. We hadn ' t expected that kind of turnout. CBS Sports included the bonfire in its coverage of the game. Friday ' s events started with a pie- eating contest between university officals ended with Chet Peters, vice president of student affairs, as the winner. Bill Rogenmoser, student body president and senior in secondary education, was the apparent loser, ending up with a pie in his face. In the Yell like Hell finals, Tri-Delt and Phi Delt won with a skit depicting the ' Cats making tracks to the Orange Bowl. Friday evening, the group Chicago performed in Ahearn Field House before a crowd of 7,900, their second ap- pearance at K-State in four years. Com- edian Alan Kaye opened the show with an act tailored for a college audience and K-State. The band played many of its classics, taking the stage appropriately with On- ly the Beginning. Also included were some of their classics, 25 or 6 to 4, Colour My World and Saturday in the Park as well a material off their new album. I liked hearing the old music, said Brent Bayer, senior in journalism and mass communications. ' Colour My World ' was changed, but it was still a good concert. Union Program Council sponsored the concert and grossed approximately $8,000 in ticket sales and $2,000 in T-shirt sales, according to Barbara Burke, UPC program adviser. The following morning. Gov. John Carlin was grand marshall of the parade through downtown Manhattan. The marching band led 21 floats, ► Thrilled with her announcement as K-State am- bassador, Julie Martin, junior in pre-medicine, hugs her escort Randy Reinhardt, senior in agriculture economics. Jeff Dillon, junior in agriculture economics, was also chosen as ambassador. ' .itJQ W ' i V Homecoming 17

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Pie eating is more than Bill Rogenmoser, senior in secondary education and student body president, bargained (or, as most of the pie ended up in the wrong places. The event matched students and ad- ministration in a race to the bottom of the pie tin. Hurnyet Aydogan homecoming 19