Monday, October 29, 2007
Students in various clubs, residence halls and Greek organizations will participate in Homecoming activities tomorrow through Saturday in an effort to win the most points in their respective Student Life or Greek Life categories. The winners in each category will be announced during halftime of Saturday’s game.
Individual students may also compete in the activities, which include three-on-three basketball, the second annual Medallion Hunt and Chalk ‘n’ Rock – the traditional sidewalk mural-drawing event. Prizes are KU t-shirts, gift certificates to local businesses and coupons to campus eateries such as The Underground. Prizes for Wednesday’s Jayhawk Nation Money Station event will include scholarships.
Homecoming activities are open to any student group or individual student. In the past fraternities, sororities and scholarship halls have paired up to create a greater number of potential participants. But small groups needn’t be discouraged, said Hollie Dawson, Wichita junior and Homecoming Steering Committee Awards chairwoman.
“Participation points are based on percentage, so groups aren’t hurt by only having 10 people because, if all 10 people participate, you get the max amount of points,” she said. “The only thing that is restricted is the parade. Only the Student Life groups can do banners because they’re smaller. We don’t expect them to do a moving parts float,” Dawson said.
New events and new rules for some old events exist this year. Dawson said the committee used survey results to determine which changes to make. Stuff the Bus will replace Canstruction, the canned food drive, to decrease the budget required for participation, allowing smaller groups to join in, Dawson said.
The Jayhawk Nation Money Station and the Halloween costume contest are among this year’s other new events, Bill Walberg, Steering Committee co-director, said.
Two traditional events – the song and mural contests – will have new procedures this year. Participants in the Jayhawk Jingle are limited to singing one University song and one other song of their chioce. Voters for the best Chalk ‘n’ Rock mural will be asked for a small donation, which will then be given to United Way.
Each event is part of the competition for points and the chance at recognition (and a trophy) for a particular student group. Ashley Moser, Topeka sophomore and Delta Gamma homecoming chairwoman, said the competition title was not the only reason students participate during homecoming week.
“Homecoming is a really good opportunity for the fraternities and sororities and other groups to get together and have a friendly competition to show school spirit,” she said. “There’s also the canned food drive, which is a good opportunity to help others.”
— Edited by Amelia Freidline and Rachel Gray
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