University of Tennessee Knoxville - Volunteer Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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Homecoming l84 Was Not Whether We Won Or Lost, But HOW We Played The Games It is a good thing that Homecoming is more than a single football game and that the week-long event can be consid- ered a success without actually winning on the gridiron. This year's Homecoming -- An Old Southern Rebellion - could have been perfect had it not been for the Vols anes- thetizing 95,585 loyal fans with a 13-10 loss to Ole Miss on a freezing night in November. The Homecoming games and events were about the same as the last couple of years. Anything goes, lawn display, soap box derby, eating contest, window display, banner and float competition gave students in greek and non-greek organiza- tions a chance to show their spirit and compete for trophies and prizes. The games and competitive events are what Homecom- ing is all about, said Mike Craig, a sophomore from Ripley, TN. They're also a good way to meet people and make new friends, he added. Participation in Homecoming week activities was much better than last year. The turnout was terrific, said Mitch Walker, a junior Business Administration major from Chattanooga. Walker was involved with the All Campus Events committee that planned and sponsored Homecoming. Usually in the past only the Greeks would compete in the events, but this year quite a few independent organizations got involved, she said. Some people feel that there is too much money spent on Homecoming in an effort to win trophies and first place standings. It was this feeling of excessive expenditures that inspired Sigma Alpha Epsilon and their Little Sisters of Mi- nerva to give us our first Generic Homecoming. llWe just wanted to spend less money and have a great time, explained Richard Scharff, a junior from Knoxville. Scharff and his brothers in Sigma Alpha Epsilon used a black and white generic color scheme on everything from their float and banner to window display, but it was the float that was the real show stopper. The generic Homecoming float was a huge white box with black letters on the side proclaiming it to be a Generic Homecoming float. Inside the float were black balloons which were released at an opportune time during the pa- rade. Molly Harrel

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Molly Harrell ,, A MW: the adjustments we have to make in being away from home. It includes a freshman's strides toward independence and self-sufficiency, and a graduating senior's search for financial security. Private life in college is a learning process. It's learn- ing how to do laundry, manage money, learning how fast and mysteriously parking tickets add up. It is also learning how long distance telephone rates are calculated, and how your mother and father were really not so dumb after all. Private life is a process of adjustment. Living in a dorm means learning to like the Quiet Riot and the Beethoven your neighbors play much too loudly. It means getting used to community baths and Winter Quarter fire alarms. All in all, the college life is an experience with its share of problems and hassles, but after its all over and the time comes to enter the real world, most of us will leave behind fond memories of the place and the life we learned to love and hate. - Ted Ed Alan English Student Life; 21

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