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

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Gave Memphi The Bl H By Alison McCall Give Memphis the Blues! Yes siree, that is just what we did here at the Univer- sity of Tennessee,this Homecoming 1984. You know how homecoming can be. For one week anything resembling routine college life comes to a halt, fraternities teamed up with sorority partners to work on Giving Memphis the Blues , the All Campus Events Committee cranked out its plans for Homecoming and the hall associations put their two cents in by decorating the dorms. Even-the alumni began pulling out their Big Orange garb and paraphernalia to flash at the big game on Saturday against Memphis State. Everyone would agree, there are quite a few memories to tuck into our memory boxes. Just what is Homecoming anyway? Tradition! That's right. It is the kind of tradition laced with new freshman faces, unusual events, fresh alumni, new win- ners, etc...etc. All of these combine to turn another traditional homecoming into Homecoming 1984. Part of the great tradition of Homecoming comes when the Greeks take it to the limit with an all out week of amusing activities sponsored by the All Campus Events Committee. We started planning last spring quarter, says Holly McCall, co-chairperson of A.C.E. What was held as a secret until this fall turned into fun for the Greeks who took on the excitement of competition. All of the fraternity houses were hum- ming with life as the co-ed groups tcom- prised of sorority gals, fraternity guys, lit- tle sisters, and any other available volunteersl burned the midnight oil Homecoming week, creating new works of art to fit this year's theme. Give Memphis the Blues' adorned banners, floats, and lawn displays. Crepe paper from red, blue, yellow, orange and white fthe list goes onj lay strewn across frater- nity basements and lawns signifying that large and small floats and lawn displays were in the making. Krystal, Rechen- bach's, Record Bar, The Torch Restaurant, Pilot Oil and sixteen other Cumberland Avenue merchants donated their windows for a week to painted foot- ball players, Smokies and tortured blue tigers. What was not so traditional was Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and Delta Tau Delta fraternity making the history books along with the Black Cultural Pro- gramming Committee in a week long con- 20 - Student Life

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l Memphi Wa Blue 41- 5 Ccont.J troversy over the Greeks' window. Homecoming activities came to an end temporarily for the fraternityfsorority when their theme Make Memphis Want Their Mammiesw was found to be unac- ceptable. lt was all a communication breakdown, says Holly McCall on behalf of the A.C.E. With the window design changed Kappa Kappa Gamma and Delta Tau Delta carried on with their Homecoming duties and fun. The Anything Goes Committee was just as creative with their events, this year as ever before. This yearis homecoming games had willing and unwilling con- testants alike running obstacle courses on Monday, taking a dunk in the Aquatic Center pool Tuesday, and tossing eggs tgreased with baby oily on Wednesday. Many a volunteer was eating his heart out', in a huge pig-out contest held in Presidential court. The last event held featured a traditional 1984 game -a trivial pursuit scavenger hunt. The week of spirited competition came to an end. The Homecoming festivities were finalized with the All Campus Events Committee's fireworks display on Thursday night. Then, after a sleepless night of last minute pomping, all were ready for the week's grand finale -the Homecoming parade. After a week of cloudy skies and chilly temperatures, Fri- day turned out to be a great day for a parade . Students lined the sidewalks of Andy Holt Ave., Fraternity Row, and Volunteer Boulevard to see the finished products. Many say it was the best parade in years. What could possibly top a week like this? What next? Why, it was the un- forgettable Homecoming game on Saturday! . .. l Ah, Homecoming day! It was the day the Memphis Tigers met the Big Orange on U.T. ground. Hey, U.T. fans, remember how it was that homecoming day? Remember the cold? The rain? More than that, remember the traditional half- time activities? The U.T. band, led by Ed Nichols, started off with a little wet music to set the Homecoming moodf' After the music ceased, announcements began. Alumni came up to claim the rewards of their long, exciting week. There was much re- 22 - Student Life Paul Hethmon