University of Louisiana Monroe - Chacahoula Yearbook (Monroe, LA)

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oe SS ae ski boat. ning float in the parade. It’s a celebration of reunion and reminiscing in Northeast spirit. Homecoming offers a weekend of festivities for both students and alumni to enjoy. Building floats for the parade and buying mums from Phi AI- pha Theta both added to the week of anticipation for some, while others eagerly looked for- ward to revisiting the old col- lege days. Even though rain dowsed most of the events, the turn-out 16B Homecoming Mike Meeks Representing the ski team, students Fritz Harsh a d Todd Trichel enjoy the parade from their supra comp TS6M After hours of hard work, Zeta Tau Ar } pha proudly drove their first place win- still represented Indian loyalty. Unfortunately, the Thursday pep rally suffered more than some of the other events. It had to be completely cancelled due to the weather. The first major social event was the Cocktail Buffet pro- vided for returning alumni on Friday. Ouachita Alumni Chap- ter and Budweiser sponsored this informal get together. “Since it is their first chance back on campus, the out-of- town people really enjoy the Cocktail Buffet,’ said Don Weems, alumni director. Awards were presented for the Homecoming Tennis Tour- nament. In the women’s dou- bles, Dottie Brooks and Lucy Shackelford won. Bob Tucker and Dicki Raymond were the winners in the men’s doubles. The Homecoming Golf Tour- nament was also early Friday afternoon. It was expanded into a two day competition with Mike Meeks awards given for each day, so that more out-of-towners would be able to participate. John Van Veckhoven and Bob Coo- per were the winners. These two events are opened to anyone who wishes to com- pete and pre-registers for them. On Saturday, it continued to rain. Even so, the parade was held in full force. Approximate- ly 110 entries, including bands, floats and cars traveled the four miles between the meri-

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Kappa Delta's original and eye-catch ing float won the coveted President's Award. - It was a proud moment for Ame Har The Homecoming dance s € Adding color n H obistale site S a ing dance wa Today was a major att veston and her father just after she was by many people like Thomas Pa crowned and hundreds of helium bal- Stephanie Cook after th parade, wned a d: reliu: al pha ka y loons were released. from the game. ig a break from cheerleading halftime show, Sonya Odorr flage raincoats over their Homecoming outfits due to the bad weather. ! i 2 Richard Lupo Meeks Mike Mike Meeks Jennifer Angelloz is thrilled to learn, Due to the rain and cold weather, stu ; ul P Sharing’an emotional 1 that after workinghfor several day . i dents not only covered thebleachers Be . : : Sue Scott and her father welt for, the = before sitting down, but they also re re etme aa sorted to bringing extra blankets to f ment, Mary With true Indian spirit, Karen Harris, Lynna Hall, Annette Stinson and David McCalfey cheer on the parade. of the court stay warm. . e - Running and picking up candy thrown Coming home to NLU to play old songs and visit old friends, these band alums kept a surrounding crowd in good spir its from participants of the parade was lots of fun for young children Mike Meeks Mike Meeks Mike Meeks Richard Lupo Mike Meeks Mike Meeks 16D Homecoming 16C domecoming Homecomi ng 16E Homecoming 16F

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As always, Pi Kappa Alpha displayed true Indian spirit at the Homecoming game. Mike Meeks can Bank on 18th Street to Northeast. Floats, carefully designed and built; music, — skillfully played and covertibles filled with the other spirit groups, en- dured the downfall of water - with little disturbance. The bright colors of the floats and the encouraging slo- gans depicted a hopeful victory over the McNeese Cowboys. 3uilt and ridden by various fra- ernities and sororities, the floats spread a spirited liveli- ness throughout the parade. The beat of marching music announced each band as it passed through the streets. NL(’s “Sound of Today” set the pace and the sound for the other bands from many sur- rounding areas to follow. The Alumni-Faculty Annual Awards Dinner was held that afternoon. Before approximate- ly 350 people, Outstanding Teacher, Outstanding Re- searcher, Outstanding Alumni and Outstanding Chapter of the Year Award were presented to Nancy Lowery, Dr. Mervin Kon- trovitz, Talmadge Foster and the Dallas NLU Chapter, re- spectfully. In the evening, the big mo- ment finally arrived ... the football game. Unfortunately, the score ended as 10-0, in the Cowboys’ favor. Some say per- formance was down because spirit was down. Rainy weather and the exaggerated controver- sy certainly did not help. However, the true spirit of Homecoming was held by those coming home. Whether or not the game was lost, they enjoyed the excuse to return to old stomping grounds. — Elizabeth Gustwick Student Life 16G