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

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Alpha Delta Pi sorority members Shelly Underwood, sophomore in elementary education, and Tracy Gough, sophomore in food and nutrition - exercise science, hold up part of the Homecoming parade float their house help build.(Photo by Andy Nelson) Marc hing Band drummer David Watson, sophomore in arts and sciences undecided, performs during Homecoming halftime in special uniforms the band rented for the occasion. (Photo by Steve Wolgast) Members of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority and the Phi Kappa Theta fraternity run circles around their Homecoming parade float. (Photo by Andy Nelson) 15

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Hold on to Your Hats...Here Come the Cats echoed throughout the Union as groups participated in the 1987 Homecoming celebration. The competition preceded the K-State vs. University of Oklahoma football game. The festivity began with groups competing in Body Building. Yell Like Hell consisted of skits with acting and singing. Pant the Chant, a screaming contest, took place at the bonfire held in Memorial Stadium. The morning of the game, competitors displayed their floats in the annual Homecoming parade. For two weeks, every evening we spent at least four to five hours on the float, and some nights we spent up to eight hours, said Kim Dahlsten, member of Kappa Kappa Gamma and sophomore in management. This was the first year that FarmHouse participated in the Homecoming competition. For our house, it was a little difficult because we had never done it before, said Stacey Campbell, senior in agricultural journalism and member of FarmHouse fraternity. The Homecoming activities culminated Saturday afternoon with the announcing of the new ambassadors. Janelle Larson, junior in animal science and industry, and Mark Lacy, junior in business administration, were named ambassadors in front of 27,200 people at halftime of the game. by Sheila Graber Football schedule doesn ' t deter Homecoming festivities. Eric Becker, left, senior in and Dave Johnson, in civil engineering, get a good view of the Homecoming parade. (Photo by Gary Lytle) 14 Homecoming

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P L WHAT ' S Grads face real problems. AHEAD? Getting out of college and into the real world can be quite an experience. find themselves facing a new set of problems. Deciding among many options — where to apply for a job, what to wear for an interview, how to choose between two jobs or how to deal with the frustration of not finding a job — can be the first real world challenges. Bruce Laughlin, director of Career Planning and Placement, said the job market for qualified in most fields is very good. But, he added, there is no field in which a student can get a job without any effort at all. For Sandy Macy, 1987 graduate in interior design, finding an entry-level position after graduation was not an easy task. Although Macy found employment in something other than her major area, she believed K-State her well for a career in interior design. We are lucky at K-State, in that K-State is well recognized for its quality of education and for the work ethics of Laughlin said. Many graduates find adjusting to a professional life a real difficult one to make. The hardest part is with non-activity, said Leslie Stokes, 1987 graduate in journalism and mass communications. Having most of her evenings to Stokes said she has to find things to do with her time. Time, that in the past, was spent studying. I miss the friendships the most, Macy said. But, she said, she is looking to what the future holds. by Lori Bredow Cindy Durham, graduate in art, adds stripes of color to the sea of black-ai id-white commencement gowns, worn by the 1987 K-State graduates, with her brightly painted cap.(Photo by Gary Lytle) Two of the students from the class of ' 87 find a way to show a little bit of color during the All-University Graduation at KSU Stadium in May of 1987. (Photo by Gary Lytle) 16