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

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A moment oi triumph as Freshman Scott Lange scores J 1'- a touchdown. Sensing an upcoming victory, Tony Bauer gives a tri- umphant smile. ',.-fqv , . V. w i .H ' ,I .Q i .Qq,..3,.g 'wi i ' u-.v, 'L. ' Q . N ---1--N, '- - .11 . N ' . ' 1- ' ,. -0 ..' - '-10 1 A tender moment on a special day. A happy time for Homecoming Queen, Ruth Serna and King, Neal Mortensen. 15

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53- Homecoming '82 Crisp cold air autumn leaves a teardrop new faces and old - these were just some of the characteristics of this year's Homecoming which was ap- propriately named Oktoberfest. Activities for the weekend began Friday afternoon with the ever popular Home- coming games the Slime-in with Chi Sig- ma Xi sorority emerging as victors, the waterballoon football contest, the Gong Show featuring Boone's Farm Beatles, and the Rootbeer Chug-a-lug and Belching Contest with Bob Osborne the winner in both. Friday evening, students saw the tra- ditional bonfire and pep rally, feeling united in that special way known only to Crusaders. This evening also saw the crowning of Ruth Serna as Homecoming Queen and Neil Mortenson as Homecom- ing King at the Oktoberfest Dance. Saturday morning, students and alumni proceeded downtown to witness the Homecoming Parade. The parade dis- played many floats of originality, color and ingenious technique. Float contest win- ners were: Phi Kappa PsifPhi Omega - creativity, Chi Sigma XifLambda Chi Al- pha - originality, and Kappa Psi OmegafPi Kappa Alpha - slogan and theme. Saturday afternoon, excitement peaked and reached an all-time high as the Crusaders emerged victorious over the Evansville Aces with a 21-17 win. Homecoming 1982 Oktoberfest - was truly a shining success. Crisp, clear weather, balloons, smiles, and a victory made for a perfect homecoming game. -J' r O Above center: Winner for float creativity was Lambda Chi AlphafChi Sigma Xi with their float, Mug the Aces. Above: in the originality category Phi Kappa PsifPhi Omega took first place for their mechanical clock works. Left: The declaration Come Game Time the Victory Bell Will Chime brought Pi Kappa AlphafKappa Psi Omega a first place trophy for slogan and theme.

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YS fx I 1 .1 You Know You're A VU You know you're a VU Freshman when upperclassmen just snicker when you ask them what Dunes Day is - you register for all 8:00 classes so you can get them over with - your profs give you a syllabus which you keep up with - and they don't - you're the only one at the keggar with a purse - you actually keep in touch with your high school friends - you learn not to throw your red sweat pants in the wash with your underwear - you plan to take stress run next year - you go to bed before midnight - you find out the parents of 15 other kids on your floor went to Valpo,too - you walk down to old campus the same way everyday so you don't get lost - you have to look up the number for Greeks - you aquire a taste for coffee - you perfect your taste for beer - all your brothers and sisters get Val- paraiso University sweatshirts for Christmas and their birthdays. Spokes-dragon for VU Food Services, Ollie Cart, made a guest appearance at the Student - Prof Bar- beque. Ollie became a familiar friend to freshmen this year as he helped introduce the new food ser- vice program this year. Freshmen got a chance to meet each other and their professors at the Student - Professor Barbeque held on the Union Patio. The food was good and so was the atmosphere as everyone was given the opportunity to get aquainted before they met on a more official basis in the classroom. K