Otterbein University - Sibyl Yearbook (Westerville, OH)

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The Blues Brothers times two! Greg Menssen, Greg Kembitzky, Steve Fricke, and Michael Hitt serenade the independent candidate, Paula jo Mathieu. janet Yaus, with her escort Tom Chance, beams as her Theta Nu sisters serenade her. tl .L TR I 4 le ' 'sl - . 5. +. J . Searching, Pomping, Cleaning, and Singing College Greeks prepare for Homecoming Weekend Homecoming is more than one clay long. It actually begins weeks before the big day, with everyone pulling together to ready the festivities. Elatbeds, chicken wire and brightly colored tissue paper, pretty girls and fun- ny songs are the things that go together to make homecoming weekend a success. Everyone, Greek organizations and other groups, is infected with the spirit of homecoming. Plans are readied for the float that each organization can enter in the parade. Finding a flatbed is usually the most difficult task. Everybody puts in many hours and long nights to finish the floats in time for the start of the parade on homecoming morning. Some groups take the competition very seriously, trying their best to win, while other groups concentrate more on just enjoying the activities. This year the Sphinx fraternity won with their entry 2 Homecoming Week titled, Otterbein Wrecks the Dukes of Heidelburg. I Jzzppofe we put in at lean' 40 bourr ofwork that week. - Lim Porter Most Greek organizations put in a lot of elbow grease in order to get their houses in shape for visiting alumni. One of the more beautiful activities of the week is Serenades. Women are bedeckecl in the colors of their sororities underneath a canopy of crepe paper and garland. The queen candidates are serenaded by their sisters while an au- dience of friends and faculty watches. The evening is a lot of hard work for the sororities. The precedinglweeks in- clude hours of choosing music, per- sonalizing the lyrics and practicing the songs L to perfect the women's performance. Lisa Potter, co-chorister of Tau Ep- silon Mu sorority, said, The worst part was probably getting the practice rooms. I suppose we put in at least 40 hours of work that week. - The tradition of announcing the queen by playing her favorite song on WOBN continued. Shonda Keckley was congratulated by her sorority sisters as they gathered at the OWL house to listen for the announcement of queen. After hours of hard work and prepara- tion, the campus was ready for Homecoming Day. - Lisa Pettit and Jeannine Seitz

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HE i ..,, RQ? l'WfH5 'PHE NIGHT BEFEIRE HIQMEEEIMINE SHIQNIEPFI KEEKIJEY ERIEIWNEIEJ HEIMEEIEIMINE QUEEN It was the night before homecoming and all through the campus everyone was listening to WOBN so they could hear the announcement. Students stayed close to their radios on the night of October 11, because the 1985 homecoming queen was to be announced. The song, Don't Try to Live Your Life in One Day came on, and the Sigma Alpha Tau house began to go wild with screams of excitement. WOBN was playing the song of their candidate, Shonda Keckley. The house was filled with excitement as everyone tried to rush up at the same time to congratulate Shonda, who had her face in her hands, Owl Rosemary Lutz said. Everyone was so excited, it was hard to believe we got it, she said. The 1985 maid-of-honor was Epsilon Kappa Tau's Alecia jones. A beautiful fall morning welcomed, the homecoming parade, Prime Time at the Beinf' It wen bam' to believe we get ii. - Rosemary Luiz Alumni and students lined Main Street to watch the floats pass by. The crowd cheered as homecoming queen, Shonda Keckley rode by with escort Mark Puskarich. The floats were judged before the parade by judges who were not affiliated with the school so they would be impar- tial. First place honors went to Sigma ' 39' Q , 5 -- - 4 The 1985 Homecoming Queen and Her Court: Lynn Rigg, Nancy Ray. Paula jo Mathieu, janet Yaus, Maid-of-Honor Alecia The Owl house gives a hoot as WOBN anno jones, Queen Shonda Keckley, 1984 Queen Lisa Fickle, Shonda Keckleyasrhe 1985 Homecoming Queen. 2 Homecoming Delta Phi for its entry, Otterbein Wrecks the Dukes of Heidelburgf' Ac- cording to the Campus Programming Board President, jennifer Merkle, Everything worked smoothly, even though we did run short one car for a candidate to ride on. Following the parade, some spectators chose to watch the football battle be- tween Otterbein and Heidelburg, while alumni visited greek houses or picked up mementos of their former college days in the bookstore. In the evening about 175 students at- tended the homecoming mixer. As the evening began to close, and some students were walking out of sight, someone was heard to exclaim A Hap- py Homecoming to all, and to all a good time! - Beth Knoles TIZER