University of Miami - Ibis Yearbook (Coral Gables, FL)

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A feminine master float-builde gives orders to her cohorts with one hand while she continues to paint with the other. Alumni, Students Greet Homecoming With a Splash of Color and Action Homecoming Week, the main event of any college year, is the time when alumni get together and reminisce old times with their fellow graduates. They have an opportunity to take leisurely walks around the campus and marvel at the progression and changes which have taken place since they were students. But Homecoming also provides students with a chance to dis- play their artistic talents. Beginning their preparations weeks in advance, organizations spend much time and effort decorating houses and constructing floats with creative themes and intricate detail. Citizens of the surrounding community donate their ser- vices by coming on campus and appraising and judging the students ' work. It is also during this exciting week of the academic year that the various honorary fraternities choose those students for mem- bership who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and academic achievements in facets of university life. The University of Miami Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, national leadership honor society for men, sponsored Homecom- ing and shared in the promotion of many events such as the street dance and parade. Homecoming was opened with the tra- ditional bell-ringing atop the Student Union by the president of ODK. In addition to officiating at the queen contest and leading events at pep rallies, ODK was also the host at the successful Homecoming ball, which annually culminates Homecoming Week. A finished product of time and attention awaits its judgment. 29

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28 Hours of preparation and hard work are hidden in the detailed composition of a completed float ready to be displayed.

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Allan Rosenbaum, president of ODK, pulls the rope of the ODK bell which announces the arrival of Homecoming. Walking the straight and narrow, Iron Arrow members forge ahead in their search for a worthy tappee. The ODK key in silhouette permits the spectator to view ODK tapping in background.