University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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, 'w.. 4 44, f P - ' 'N uit-M W . Q , -mo... : , .. -.. Homecoming: 'Can ' struction. floats. Late Night. banner contests and a new kissing record. This past homecoming KU added two new traditions - a kissing record amd student housing joining the homecoming contests. The normal contests oferaziest lim. mural painting. Chalk 'N Rock. 'Canfstruction. lield rlay. spirit sing. the parade. and Ex.C.E.L. continued as tt major part ol'Homecoming activities. The week ol'ex ents culminated with Late N ight in the Phog and Homecoming day activi- ties. including tt loothall game and parade. Late Night on Friday, Oct. 17. featured K.l.S.S.. Keeping In School Spirit. sponsored by Guiness Book ol'World Records and Hcrsht-y's Kiss. The Homecoming Steering Committee prompted lims to break the old record lor number ol couples kissing at once. With l.632 kissing couples. thc University surpassed the record ol 1.582 couples. Hundreds olflttyliaxt k litns lined jayliawk Boulevard Saturday morning to sec chicken wire and tissue paper representations oftheir linorite hird. Spectators watched I5 lloats compete in this years homecomingparade under the theme oI '.lay'liau k Generations: Bringing Back the Classics. Mural painting: Lewis Hall 'LCan',struction: Kappa Alpha Theta and Sigma Alpha Epsilon Spirit song: Kappa Alpha Theta and Sigma Alpha Epsilon tied with Alpha Gamma Delta and Phi Kappa Tau float with non-moving parts: Kappa Alpha Theta and Sigma Alpha Epsilon float with moving parts: Kappa Kappa Gamma and Theta Chi Ex.c.e.l. Winners: Casey Collier and Jacob Williams Overall Winners: Kappa Alpha Theta and Sigma Alpha Epsilon. alhaw l I

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'J 2 3 .WA , 'hint ply i ihfii mel hillt- ntl Members ollour sttrdent ltotrsirrggrvvrrps. the Assoeiation ol'llrriversity l'l,esirlerree llalls,Stot1l'ler' Neiglnhorltoorl Assoeiation, All Seholarship l lall Clorrneil and ,layhawker 'lowers 'lienants Assoeiation, wor'ked on their l'loat lor more than a week. 'l'he lloat was a lirst lor residenee halls, who had never participated in that homeeoming tradition. lt depieted dillerentJayhawks used to represent the University in their respeetive time periods. Alpha Delta Pi sorority and Triangle lraternity spent three weeks eonstrueting their lloat. whieh showed a Baylor Bear' approaelringa,lay hawk on a livotlvall lield. Alter reaehing thejayhawk, the Bear bent down and lmaeked away. 'lio represent the theme. all parts olthe l'loat exeept the Jayhawk were in blaek and white, like elassie TV, said Steve lfyerley. lftrdorajtrnior. Getting the moving parts to work at the eorreet time was the hardest part olputting the lloat together. liverley said. Younger members olthe lraternity sat under the loonlmall lield and made the parts move. The eraxiest lan did not have his own lloat. hut painted his entire hody erimson and hlue and donned a spandex wrestling suit with red lishnet stoekings lor the event. He did jump roping trieks and ran through the parade interaeting with speetators. The lootball team laeed Baylor in the Homeeoming garne later that day. lt was a hard lought mateh but the Jayhawks eame away with a seeond eonseeutive home win and a seore ol'28-Qi. 'The Universily nl Kansas and lhe lawrence eemmunily have heen wenrlerlul le my lamily anrl me. ll's always my nleasnre le nive semelhine haek when I have lhe ennerlunilyf' -Danny Manning, Homecoming parade Grand Marshall and former Kansas basketball player