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

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he stadium did shake from the cheering of co-eds and alumni as the Volunteers were on their way to a win over Memphis State. Trailers of chicken wire and pomps rattled on Volunteer and Andy Holt. And Sigma Phi Epsilon rolled over the rest of the contestants to take first place as the overall winners in the Homecom- ing contest. Anyone that was tuned in this year knows that the theme for this years Homecoming activities was Shake, Rattle and Roll Over Memphis. And that is exactly what happened to the campus. This year saw the death and birth of tradition at UT, and sometimes we stop- ped to ask ourselves what is tradition. For the third year in a row the Homecoming week was plagued by rain. It rained while we painted our windows on Cumberland Avenue. It rained as we carried our banners to the stadium at six oiclock in the morning. And it rained on our parade. The only time the rain let up was during the game, and even then it threatened. The ACE committee cemented some of the newer members to their list of usual participants and added some others. Among those were Humes. Greeve, and Massey Residence Halls, The Baptist Student Union, The Chris- tian Student Center and The Black Cultural Programming Committee. Even some of the non-traditional Greeks participated, said Ace Chair Shelly Goebel. iTrying to get more people in- volved has been hard. But we are try- ing,i' she said. iiGetting organizations other than the Greeks involved is one of ACE's aims. Homecoming is not meant to be an exclusive Greek event. it is designed for campus-widet participation? Some people may have wondered if ii playing Memphis State is tradi- tional-or repetitive of the eighties. Three out of the last four years Ten- nessee has played the Tigers-and beat the Tigers-for the Homecoming game. The ACE committee will have a challange, trying to be original with themes each year. One thing that seems to be ap- proaching the criteria for tradition is Sigma Phi Epsilon's -cont.

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It Won ht Be So Bad Afterall t7 think that UT switching to the semester system is a dam , good idea. You save a lot of time L in registration, drop and add, ' . and the like? hThink about it-you spend , actually 33 percent less time standing in lines. You can place your summers better, too. On a semester system the summer falls at about the right time; ltd rather have more time in May 5:; than in August? I thIass structure is the best part of being on a semester 2: system-you only have linals :5. twice a year. And if you get a h . teacher you really like, then you m; can stick with them for a longer time. But the drop and add is still 3;: there if you need it. hOh, and one more thing, ifs ' much easier to finish your major. : Even though the classes are longer and more detailed, you V know where you stand because 'h there are less classes to take. 2 Right now there are so many re- quirements for this class and that class; ifs easy to get behind, possibly even for a whole year. : Also, people get confused on a I quarter system because there are 2 too many classes in the 5 timetable? ttWhiIe I was at East Ten- nessee State University I heard that UT would be switching to j semesters. I did think about . waiting until they had switched over, but in the end it didnht real- - 1y effect my decision. I'm glad theytre changing. -Michael Miller, Sophomore in V Technical Writing Fall Student Life 23

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Itls Not All Greek to Me . Wl'oo many times Homecom- ing is considered a Greek event, but it's not meant to ,be that way. All Campus Events puts on Homecoming for the campus, and that means any campus organization is asked to participate. l' lhl'm glad to see that Greve and Massey did take the initiative to participate. 'l l . tAn interest has always been there, but one of the major pro- blems for the resident halls is funding. Massey and Greve felt that this year they could raise enough funds to pitticipate. They decided they would and they did. And I'm glad. it What we did was ask Ben Harrington of Fraternity Affairs what they predicted would be an organizationls cost for Homecoming. From there the halls raised as much as they V could through their own fund- 1 raising projects, and then we lUnited Residents Hall Councili gave them 5100 extra. wl'he desire to participate in Homecoming has always been present, especially in the East Area, where there is less of a Greek population. llWe hope to get involved with All Sing andlor Camicus, too. It looks like we just might, if not this year, the next. I've been talk- ing to a few of the Head Residents and theylve expressed an interest. bbl'm glad to see more of us non-Greeks getting involved. We will definitely get more involved with Homecoming, but as far All Sing and Carnicus, it's just mat- ter of getting started? -Pat Hunt, Junior in Marketing, ' and President of UHRC