THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Ho mecoming Sparks Creativity
By ANN EICHLER
Tons of chickenwire, cartons of
napkins and lumber, animals,
storybook characters and football
players.
After weeks of fervid prepara-
tion and anxious anticipation
comes Homecoming weekend, an-
nual event on campus since the
year 1898 when the alums re-
turned to play the varsity.
Front lawns of each of the 98
residence halls, fraternities and
sororities are literally littered
with materials of all types suit-
able for building the display
which, each-house hopes, will win
first prize.
Figures Constructed
Yellow, blue, green and varied
shades of red napkins are handed
back and forth between members
of the house as they are poked
into chicken wire for .the figures
of their display. Other houses use
naner mache and paint to an-
ties given by some houses on Fri-
day night. These "build the .dis-
play" parties have coeds and men
alike hard at work to complete the
display by judging time the next
morning. Usually, residents of the
houses pull "all-nighters" prepar-
ing their entry.
The annual Mudbowl game be-
tween Sigma Alpha Epsilon and
Phi Delta Theta on Saturday
morning and a Mudbowl queen of
fraternity contestants submitted
by each sorority . . . that's part
of Homecoming too.
Soccer, Dog Race Scheduled
So is the traditional soccer
game between Collegiate Soro-
sis and Kappa Alpha Theta soror-
ities and the St. Bernard race on
the Diag between Delta Upsilon's
Brandy It and Lambda Chi Al-
pha's Major IV.
The Homecoming game in the
afternoon honors returned alums-
and the band presents a special
halftime show. The winners of the
Homecoming displays are also an-
nounced.,
Each year Homecoming has a
theme, and the displays are built
around that theme. Homecoming
1957 was "Mythigan Year," and
the Mythigan "spirit" was Pan,
pastoral god of fertility from
Greek mythology. Displays were
constructed to represent myths.
Dance Ends Day
Dancing to the music of a "big-
name" band is a final part of the
University's Homecoming. Last
year Duke Ellington played for
the annual event. Other bands
that have appeared on campus for
the Homecoming Dance are Tom-
my Dorsey, Count Basie, Billy
May, Claud Thornhill, Woody
Herman and Elliott Lawrence.
Hardest working of the Home-
coming committees is the Central
Committee, which sees that every-
thing is going according to sched-
ule, approves the ideas for dis-
plays, has charge of the Judging
and does numerous things to make
the weekend a pleasure to every-
one on campus.
Pledge Group. Aids Panhel in Projects
Junior Panhellenic Association, "
just as the name implies, is the in the fall, and Help Week, a summer recreation progri
daughter organization to Panhel- spring activity. these children, the pledges
lenic Association. MARCD sees pledges engaged in five afternoons during a
Begun in 1949, it was felt that door to door campaign for funds. week cleaning up the cami
a junior organization such as this Each year, the campaign closes Jr. Panhel officers are
would acquaint sorority pledges with a social mixer, sponsored for a full year. They are pr
with the working of Panhel, as jointly by the two associations. vice-president, second vice
well as give them a chance to Help Week Scheduled dent, secretary, treasurer an
meet their fellow pledges. A service to the University, as lic relations chairman.
Furthering cooperation among well as to underprivileged children A delegate from each
sororities of the University and is provided when fraternity and attends the Wednesday af
unifying the interests of sorority sorority pledges undertake to clean Jr. Panhel meetings. Each
and non-sorority women are two up the University Fresh Air Camp class casts its vote throup
main ideals of Jr. Panhel, accord- at Pinckney. Helping to assure a delegate.
ing to its constitution.
Cooperation Stressedi-
Te T constitution further 'states N ew M ary.M ar kleythtJr Dneorrnlsrvet
that Jr. Panihel should strive to ewM r l y Dm
further fine intellectual achieve-W *
ment and sound scholarship, to i I I O Ceed in Fal
cooperate with the University ad-
ministration in the maintenance (Continued from Page.1)
of high standards and to promote ( ed so that women could n
cooperation with other campus newcomers should have the oppor- Markley from another re
and community activities. hall. Women could state
Junior Interfraternity Council tunity to move into Markley Hall housing preferences for t
and Jr. Panhel work closely to- this fall, Miss Marthenke ex- providing their present re
gether each year. Traditionally, plained. and Markley were two
they co-sponsor two projects-the With the co-operation of the choices.
Michigan Association for Retarded office of the Dean of Women the Government Provide
Children Drive, which takes place entire dormitory system was open- The planning committ
created a provisionary gove
WILL IT WIN?-Weeks of preparation go into preparing displays nounce their
for Homecoming to welcome back alumni and give spirit of rivalry will be the vic
o the day's football contest. Elbow grea
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