MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2004
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 5A
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various banners and decorated vehicles and the Arab Shriners Clown Unit.
Jim Huttenhoff has enjoyed homecoming events for the past 25 years.
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This year's parade was much different from previous years and was the largest parade he'd ever seen, said Huttenhoff, Olathe resident.
His favorite part this year was watching the kids frantically pick up the candy thrown into the street.
"It reminds me of going to Mardi Gras," he said.
Dorothy of The Wizard of Oz was the highlight for many of the male members of the crowd, who were glad she was back in Kansas.
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Dorothy, actually a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, was part of the Kappa Alpha Theta and Delta Upsilon float with the movie theme.
"The guys around me were saying, 'Where's my camera, where's my camera,'" said Gary Anderson, Olathe resident.
Unlike the traditional Dorothy costume, this one left little to the imagination.
Steve Munch, student body president, and Jeff Dunlap, student body vice president, provided commentary and acted as announcers for the parade.
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Although homecoming has been around since 1912, the parade with its floats and a procession down Jayhawk Boulevard, has only been a part of homecoming since 1979.
The first parade started in the JRP Hall parking lot, made its way down Jayhawk Boulevard and came to an end in the parking lot behind the
Overall homecoming winner
- Sigma Kappa & Sigma Alpha Epsilon
- Deck the Halls — Oliver Hall
HOMECOMING WEEK WINNERS
Ovornall homecoming winner
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1st place — Sigma Kappa & Sigma Alpha Epsilon
2nd place — Tie between Alpha Chi Omega & Lambda Chi
Alpha and Sigma Kappa & Sigma Alpha Epsilon
3rd place — Delta Delta Delta & Kappa Sigma
Spirit Sing
Spirit Sing
1st place — Sigma Kappa & Sigma Alpha Epsilon
2nd place — Alpha Chi Omega & Lambda Chi Alpha
3rd place — Chi Omega & Phi Kappa Tau
Check if Rock
1st place — Alpha Delta Pi & Theta Chi
2nd place — Gamma Phi Beta & Delta Chi
3rd place — Kappa Alpha Theta & Delta Upsilon
Chalk 'n' Rock
Jayhawk 'Can'struction
1st place — Oliver Hall
2nd place — Kappa Alpha Theta & Delta Upsilon
3rd place — Delta Gamma & Sigma Nu
Jayhawk Idol
Amanda Altoro, Prairie Village sophomore
Three-on-Three Basketball
- Men's bracket — Sigma Nu defeated The Flying Irishmen
- Women's bracket — Chi Omega defeated Alpha Chi
- Coed bracket — Hoof-hearted defeated Oliver Who's Who
Best Parade Float
Sigma Kappa & Sigma Alpha Epsilon
High School Marching Band
Shawnee Heights High School Marching Band
Ex.C.E.L. award recipients
Ex.C.E.L. award recipients
■ Susan Henry, Fort Scott senior
■ Gaston Araoz, La Paz, Bolivia, senior
Kansas Union, according to an Oct. 3, 1979 homecoming committee meeting document.
"You can't get more traditional than a homecoming parade," Dunlap said. "It's something every town can relate with."
The parade today remains a symbolic part of the University's homecoming, Dunlap said.
Source: www.homecoming.ku.edu
— Edited by Steve Schmidt
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