Valparaiso University - Beacon / Record Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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18 Queen Sonja. Hanson The Greatest Show on Earth Was the theme of Homecoming, 1961. An all Greek yell contest 0f ficially opened festivities. That evening students and alumni flocked uthe big top where sororities and fraternities each sponsored a bomb of some kind. Cylminating the first day's acrivities was the corona- tion of Sonja Hansen, a junior from Chicago, IllL : nois, as Homecoming Queen. : Homecoming . . . Presentation of the royal court. The Queen and her attendants T op 70w: Dee Dunzweiler, Herta Dravininkas. Bottom row: Julie Gouty, Lynn Weber.

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Frosh soon caught the traditional Valpo spirit. The annual Big-Littleesis Breakfast. School Spirit Scared. For Freshmen the first few weeks of school spelled orien- tation to the many phases of Valpo h'fe. Meetings, the dunes picnic, the AWS. big-litde sis picnic, and a week and a half of hazing culminated in the traditional hSmnt Night. For them and the rest of the campus as well there Was the excitement of the first pep rally and the football game. h Drummer boy. Crusaderettes at half time . The count down.

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Fireworks culminated coronation ceremonies. Memorial took top womens honors in the cheer contest. TKES rolled on to first place as they cried Ban the bears! German band called classes to a halt Lamda Chi carnival booth, Grand prize. 19