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. 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