Texas Christian University - Horned Frog Yearbook (Fort Worth, TX)

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urple Pride Reign by Heather Steinle This has been the year of Pur- ple Pride. With a Cinderella foot- ball team and a winning season, TCU, the city of Forth Worth, and even parts of the country have caught Frog Fever. With tee-shirts that say, Brand the Bears, 'Expressbustersj' and the ultimate, Hornbusters, to dif- ferent versions of popular songs written about TCU's Horned Frogs, such as the Horned Frog Kiss, and 'Hornbustersf' and fi- nally the first sold out football game since 1957 Purple Pride blossomed everywhere! Students, professors, alums, fu- ture frogs, and Fort Worth citi- zens came out to support the Frogs as was seen at one of the Residents of Wiggins prepare for the TCU- Texas game. Photos by Heather Steinle and Sharon Fagen e 4 Opening 'T . re ex - A ref tif' I 1 . 'A . le. ,N 1,. -A 0' .H - Chancellor Tucker meets people on Parent? ' 1. Weekend. The new Horned Frog statue wa tches over TCU. biggest pep rallies that TCU has ever had, the night ,before the TCU-Texas game. The Bluebon- net Bowl in Houston on New Year's eve was the icing on the cake as school spirit soared like it never had before at TCU. As Coach Jim Wacker said it on the Wacker Show, We're unique. There's only one 'Horned Frog school in the world, and that's its, and we're darn proud ol'Vit! f s' e df

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. 1- -qw, 'ai PS' ' 9 hwy 3,-and tvsBeal'.' experiences that are a part of a col lege student's life over before one knows xt. Remember back to that first day as a college freshman, learning to live with a roommate, taking core classes, get ting thrown into Frog Fountaln screaming at Horned Frog football games, and dancing the nights away at crazy theme parties, to that final year, that final day, when you're proud to say . . . I made it! and I'm a TCU alum! It all goes by so quickly, that it is Relationships are an important part of college life. This smashed car was one ofthe scare tactics used during the Alcohol A wareness Week and for many students it really hit home. Don 't rain on our parade, says a Tri Dell as the rain poured down during the entire parade. Brand the Bears was also their logo for the Homecoming game against Baylor. Opening 3

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- Y Members of Programming Council enjoy them- selves at the Riclrel All-Nighter, which is only one of the many events that they sponsor. Q. articipation qual Fun Participating in major events on the campus can add lots of fun and excite- ment to one's life. Most of the major events are sponsored by TCU's Pro- gramming Council, which consists of student volunteers. Howdy Week, the Activities Carnival, Parent's Weekend, Homecoming, and the All-Nighter Par- ty are just some of the things that Pro- gramming Council sponsor. is just one event that is growing in pop- ularity every year. Students working to- gether and setting goals is what makes it happen. All of the extra events help to make a student a well-rounded person. Contests and prizes stimulate lots of outstanding and creative projects for Homecoming. Participating in different events is just one more way in which a student can become a part of TCU as a whole. TCU is ,quite umqlfe m many of ws all camplfs events Sara Smith and Chancellor Tucker unveil the newly acquired Horned Frog because of ltS smaller SIZC. The all-school HOII'lCCOmlIlg party Statue, which was a gift to the school from the House of Representatives. Opening 5