Texas Tech University - La Ventana Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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A tarnished homecoming | There ' s no place like home. That was the theme for the 1987 homecoming celebra- tion. This homecoming, how- ever, will not be remembered just for celebrating. ' I vo inci- dents occurred that set the 1987 homecoming apart from the rest. The homecoming parade took a turn for the worse when members of the Phi Gamma Delta and Phi Delta Theta fraternities engaged in a street brawl in front of Texas Tech President Lauro Cavazos. The second incident was the football game in which the Raiders were run over by the Arkansas Razorbacks, 31-0. More than 40.000 fans packed Jones Stadium for the evening game. The crowd did not last long, however. Disappointed fans left dur- ing the third quarter following a spectacular light show per- formance by the Goin ' Band from Raiderland. The best part of the game was the light show and the lighted Masked Rider, said Michelle Gilliland, a junior broadcast journalism major from Houston. Senior Lisa Ehrlich shares her ex- citement with Wilson .Jones after she ?s named as homecoming queen. (Photo by Corby Roberts) JVlasked Rider Knn .Saunders, atop Tech ' s newest horse mascot Midnight Raider, has her guns up during the homecoming parade. (Photo by Ian Halperin) Some positive festivities during the weekend were road races, receptions, rallies and reminiscing. The activities began Friday night with the annual Home- coming pep rally and bonfire. Excitement continued through the Homecoming pa- rade as crowds lined Broad- way to view the bands and floats. An award was given to Hulen Clement for best pa- rade float in the residence hall category, and Alpha Chi Ome- ga sorority was awarded the best float trophy in the frater- nity sorority category. The best overall parade float trophy went to A Chi 0, and second place award was received by Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Chi Omega took top honors in spirit competition during the week, and received the most points of any Tech orga- nization in attendance at Homecoming events, sponsor- ing a Homecoming Queen candidate and participating in a spirit contest at the pep ral- ly. — Paige Hindman 24 — Homecoming

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1987-88 Miss Texas Tech Tammy Fair Owens, a ju- nior marketing major from Al- len, was named Miss Texas Tech for 1987-88. Owens said it was quite an adjustment coming from a school with a graduating class of around 250 to a major uni- versity. She has kept her goals at Tech in perspective and has planned her future carefully. So many girls get out and think they will get a job as a buyer, said Owens. But you have to be realistic. I want to get my degree in the business field and back it up with classes in merchandising. What helps me the most is that I model in Lubbock and Dallas, and just being able to get that experience has helped me. Owens has a brother, Dan- ny, who will attend Tech next semester. Her father, Charles Owens, attended Tech in the ' 60s. I guess the hardest thing was being on my own, said Owens, who represented Fash- ion Board in the Miss Texas Tech pageant. Owens said her toughest task has been leaving her fam- ily. I guess we ' ve always been a close-knit family, she said. My Mom still gets teary-eyed whenever she drops me off at the airport. — Tony Renteria Miss Texas Tech — 23

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In a show ofpoor judgment, member of the FIJI and Phi Delta Theta fra ternities enKage in a brawl over a bell durint; the homecomint; parade. The fraternity members found out that a bad place to start the brawl was in front of top school administrators. The Uniuersity Daily and Tech Presi dent Lauro Cavazos. What followefl was a couple of weeks of highly publi cized criticisms and apologies which led to concern about the Greek system in general, which had been under fire because of past hazing incidents, any- way. The bell turned out to be a very costly one. (Photo by Rodney Mark ham) Among their many services to the Tech community, the Saddle Tramps are active in the bonfire ceremonies at Tech homecoming pep rallies. This Saddle Tramp rings his bell to liven up the crowd as he shows his spirit with his guns up. (Photo by Ian Hal- perin) % .- ♦ ' ■ ? !» ' im s