Northwest Missouri State University - Tower Yearbook (Maryville, MO)

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The Homecoming Queen finalists were: Front Row; Belinda Bryant, sponsored by Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and Sigma Alpha lota; and Laurie Engle, sponsored by Delta Chi. Back Row; Robin Jones, sponsored by Sigma Phi Epsiion; Sally Waller, sponsored by Delta Zeta; and Toni Prawl, sponsored by Alpha Kappa Lambda. -Photo by D. Cieseke The women of Phi Mu present the Creek women ' s winning skit, Fame. -Photo by D. Cieseke Cone With the Northwest Wind, produced by Sigma Sigma Sigma, starred Penny Helle, Caye Lane, Helen Leeper and Rhonda Hauptman. -Photo by E. Barrera J eft Thompson leads members of Delta Chi in the finale of Bearcat House. -Photo by E. Barrera V v IN 24 Homecoming The seventl brougl m. Homei firsinl

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During their presentation of On Colden Pond, Jay Votipka and Tim Dummer (Sigma Phi Epsilon) had the Variety Show audience convinc- ed in the reality of their characters. -Photo by E. Barrera Run, Steve, run. Steve Hansley pushes through as Mike Zentic practices his offensive skills. -Photo by S. Setley And the band played on seemed to be the motto for the Bearcat Marching Band. With their instruments high, they braved threatening clouds to entertain spectators. -Photo by D. Nowatzke Maryville parade entrants have to be prepared for any type of weather. This year, the parade was dampered by rain. -Photo by D. Nowatzke

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Homecoming Queen Robin Jones waves to spectators during the parade. Jones, a senior majoring in English Journalism and secondary education, was sponsored by Sigma Phi Epsiion. -Photo by D. Nowatzke Masters of ceremony Joe Saubers and Al Andrew put the finishing touches on their rou- tine during rehearsal for the Variety Show. -Photo by S. Trunkhill Ncrthwest sees to the mcvies ' I The girls in the skit were all from seventh floor, Jan Malone said. It brought us all closer. A drive around campus on the eve of Homecoming was like a tour through the backlots of Universal Studios. Movie related house decs, were everywhere. Weeks of hard work (and a lot of pomps and chicken wire) were put into vivid scenes such as Phi Sigma Epsilon ' s Jungle Book and Millikan Hall ' s The Bad News Bears, both of which won first place honors. We knew we could win by bringing out all the colors in the characters, said Glen Robbins of Phi Sigma Epsiion. The Phi Sigma Epsiion fraternity won first place in all Greek men ' s Homecom- ing categories except the Variety Show skit. Everyone pitched in and worked together, Robbins said. After working so long everyone was tired, but we weren ' t about to give in to the temptation to rest. From the opening curtain of the Variety Show to the final victory dance, the Bear- cats celebrated this 59th Homecoming with an abundance of wet, wonderful and winning spirit. By Saturday morning, not even an on- again, off-again, rain shower at the parade could dampen the Homecoming spirit. The only group hindered by the drizzle was the broadcast students filming the 150-unit parade. The rain caused confusion for the whole crew, said Mike Harbit, director of the remote. We lost one camera completely, and neither one of the re- maining two knew when they were on. However, after editing, the film turned out quite well. All the reviews I heard were good, said Fred Lamer, executive producer of the remote and mass com- munication instructor. ! had faith in the students to produce a good show. Sixteen floats and 32 bands highlighted the 90-minute event, which also included clowns, jalopies and auxiliary entries. Phi Sigma Epsiion, Alpha Sigma Alpha and Sigma Society presented the winning floats- E.T., Bambi and Cad-