"Tradition meets tomorrow"
Homecoming competition and events begin today
Leanna Payton
Issue date: 10/27/08 Section: Lifestyles
Homecoming began today, and the competition is going strong on campus.
What some students care most about during this week is the Homecoming court or the game against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, ranked at No. 19, but for some it is the chance to show their creativity and pride for their fraternities, sororities, Registered Student Organizations and residence halls.
There will be different events happening throughout the week. The fraternities and sororities are paired up and will compete against each other while the RSOs and residence halls will also compete in their separate divisions.
For the Homecoming events there will be a first, second and third place winners from each of the three categories. By the end of the week, overall winners from the three groups will be named the champions of Homecoming.
Points will be given to those groups who have the most creativity to go along with the theme "Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow."
The Red Cross Blood Drive, which took place last week, was a Homecoming event, and the winners will soon be announced.
Chris Scarborough, a junior from Ashdown majoring in poultry science, is a member of the Farmhouse Fraternity and participated with Kappa Delta Sorority, Sigma Nu Fraternity and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.
Scarborough said they participated in the blood drive to get extra points and that "Homecoming is important. It promotes inter-Greek community on campus, and it's nice to meet other people in the houses."
The other competitive events will begin 11 a.m. tomorrow with the "Homecoming Cook-Off" at the Gardens at Razorback Road.
Groups must prepare all food at the pavilion, and judging will begin at 4 p.m. The categories in the cook-off include a meat entrée, a side dish and dessert, and more points will be given to participants whose food fit the theme.
"We are working hard on cook-off," said Jonathan Carlsmith, a junior journalism major from Lincoln, Ark., and the director of recruitment for his RSO, the Student Ambassadors.
What some students care most about during this week is the Homecoming court or the game against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, ranked at No. 19, but for some it is the chance to show their creativity and pride for their fraternities, sororities, Registered Student Organizations and residence halls.
There will be different events happening throughout the week. The fraternities and sororities are paired up and will compete against each other while the RSOs and residence halls will also compete in their separate divisions.
For the Homecoming events there will be a first, second and third place winners from each of the three categories. By the end of the week, overall winners from the three groups will be named the champions of Homecoming.
Points will be given to those groups who have the most creativity to go along with the theme "Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow."
The Red Cross Blood Drive, which took place last week, was a Homecoming event, and the winners will soon be announced.
Chris Scarborough, a junior from Ashdown majoring in poultry science, is a member of the Farmhouse Fraternity and participated with Kappa Delta Sorority, Sigma Nu Fraternity and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.
Scarborough said they participated in the blood drive to get extra points and that "Homecoming is important. It promotes inter-Greek community on campus, and it's nice to meet other people in the houses."
The other competitive events will begin 11 a.m. tomorrow with the "Homecoming Cook-Off" at the Gardens at Razorback Road.
Groups must prepare all food at the pavilion, and judging will begin at 4 p.m. The categories in the cook-off include a meat entrée, a side dish and dessert, and more points will be given to participants whose food fit the theme.
"We are working hard on cook-off," said Jonathan Carlsmith, a junior journalism major from Lincoln, Ark., and the director of recruitment for his RSO, the Student Ambassadors.
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