Is Homecoming a Holiday to you?
 

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I loooooooooooove Homecoming. In fact, I love it so much, I just told my friend that it was my favorite Holiday, tied with Christmas.

And my school doesn't even have Homecomings the magnitude of schools with a big greek life, or an HBCU, like Howard.

I just love it! Seeing all the old heads come back, putting all the old beef to the side, enjoying all the festivities, seeing all the old hotties get HOTTER with age.

*sigh*

Does anyone else love homecoming as much as I?

lol i guess i never thought about it that way before- it is a lot of fun! i love seeing all the alumni downtown and having tons of sisters around- also greekweek and the festivities is so much fun (though we all want to kill each other by the end lol) i wouldn't say its my favorite holiday- (for those of you from central new york area- i'd have to say my fave holiday is CORTACA!) but i def do like it

Oh yeah.

Homecoming is definitely a holiday at South Carolina State, which is an HBCU in Orangeburg, South Carolina.

The parade, the tailgate, the game, the concert, the afterparties. All in the same day.

The old friends coming back to campus.

Those are the things that make football season. And furthermore having a football team great.

I'm ready for the half-time show now.

I LOVE Homecoming too. I'm sure it quite falls into the realm of "holiday" but it's damn close.

Is Homecoming a Holiday? You better believe it!

Went to homecoming last October at my alma mater, North Carolina A & T State University in Greensboro (AGGIE PRIDE!!!) for the 1st time in about 4 years. I was sooo hyped, I couldn't stand it! Had a blast!

Was totally exhausted trying to go to work the following Monday, but every ache was worth it. After the game, everybody goes up on the plots (greek areas) and watch the old school frats step and the ladies stroll.

And halftime - wow! That's a show within itself! Don't know if I'll be going back this year, but it's definitely an experience each and every time, especially seeing the school grow from when I attended.

My stupid school doesn't have stupid Homecoming and it stupid sucks.

They do make up for it by giving seniors a special week to binge drink.

I never thought of it as a holiday, but I try to go back every year. It's great to see old friends and walk the beautiful campus again.

We don't need a Homecoming anymore. Our football team has been undefeated since 1939.

Mostly because we don't have one.

Ours has been undefeated since the 60s. ;) We do have a club team now though.

Re: Is Homecoming a Holiday to you?
 

Well if you enjoy Homecoming so much, I suggest that next fall you come visit my lovely school as it is the place where Homecoming was originally founded. Homecoming at Mizzou is absolutely out of control, and some people think it's a little ridiculous but if you enjoy homecoming I am sure you would love how we do it around here. :D

I don't necessarily consider it a holiday, but the week of Homecoming classes kind of get overlooked b/c there is so much going on and soooo much left to do so it might as well be a holiday since no one goes to classes anyway. ;)

I would enjoy it a lot more if I ever got to go to one! In the three years I've been out of school, I've only been able to go back once (right after I graduated) because of my stoopid husband and his stoopid brother. :p He promised me we get to go back this year and we'd better since the only other reason to go back to Iowa State when you're an alum has been cancelled for next year! ;)

I suppose my school does "Homecoming". It in Spetember just after school starts and it's a weekend affair. It's not a big to do though. Most don't notice it's homecoming.

Eh. I think it was a lot more fun when I was an active, actually.

University of Kentucky Homecoming ---YES!
( Where I used to go and still know people in undergrad and grad. there)

Eastern Kentucky University---NO! (where I transferred to and currently have come back to for a second degree).


Basically the tailgaiting and parties and sports and what not are just on too small of a scale for my taste at EKU. I need big time crazy tailgaiting and big stadium sports like at UK(regardless of how good or bad the team is).
:p

At my undergrad school, yes. IT's pretty much a big deal, and every hotel in town is booked for the weekend. It's almost always followed by the Royal Military College's Homecoming (they call it something else, but I don't remember what it is). There are pub events that cater to various decades, and the nice cafeteria is always closed down for alumni dinners. At U of Toronto, however, homecoming is pretty quiet. I think the football team has only won one game since 2000 or something like that.

Hahahaha, sorry this made me laugh.

Guelph has a pretty bad football team too, but the one thing we pride ourselves on is "At least we're not as bad as UofT"

Sorry :D

I looove Homecoming, even if our football team leaves a bit to be desired. There was a reason why I was Homecoming chair twice for my chapter when I was an undergrad, I live for the whole week. I'm planning on having a tailgate this Homecoming for all of my friends that are around my age if I can get it coordinated.

Homecoming should be a holiday!:)

Hey! They were good for three years! :)

Fun. I was just invited to MC a dinner for the Alumni Marching Band at Homecoming this year. I did it two years ago and got a nice award as their former announcer.

This is particularly nice since it will mark the end of the official university bicentennial celebration. (Ohio University, 1804-2004)

Homecoming a holiday at NCSU? Not quite. A lot of people don't really even know it's homecoming. Some alum come back and we do have a homecoming parade and banner contest, but it doesn't draw a big crowd. The school is working hard to make it a bigger deal with lots of events, but so far it hasn't really taken off. I really wish it was a bigger deal though.

I used to. I would take the Friday off and the Monday after to go to festivities.

I think this year, I'll only take 1/2 day on Friday off since our game is @ 1pm. I LOVE the game. I'm more into the athletics than the fanfare. I AM approaching 11 years removed from my alma mater. :D I would want to SMOADS! :D :p

A&M doesn't have homecoming. We consider it as high school-ish.

Most Old Ags make it back for most of the home games anyways, and since Greek life has only been at A&M for 15 of the 125 years it's existed, it's really not a big deal.

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True, and we beat Iowa all the years that we were there, except for freshman year! Which I loved especially since I grew up in eastern Iowa. :D

Cleveland State had homcoming this past fall semster with our Basketball Team a week before finals. From what I heard, It wasn't too bad. Plus, Common was the musical guest.

The Best Homecoming I remember was at Norfolk State University . I had the best time of my life.

Even though all my close friends are local, I think we're gonna get a hotel room on campus so we don't miss any action and can optimize our party-going.

:D

Bumping because my it's that time of year! I can't wait to go back for Homecoming!:)

I'm going back this year, I'm so excited!! I'm not quite sure how I feel about it being a night game as that seriously cuts into the after-game bar time, but I'm sure we'll manage. I'm really looking forward to visiting the house again, I've heard they've made tons of updates.

Hooray for homecoming!

OMG I absolutely love homecoming...lawn displays, kareoke, the game, everything.

I wouldn't say it is much to do with seeing old alums or anything, as I'm usually too busy to notice.

This year is going to be interesting, as I am up for Homecoming Royalty. I had my interview last night and find out Thursday at 5pm. I was surprised to be chosen as a semifinalist, and if I get to be a finalist, homecoming week is going to be more crazy than usual, b/c I basically have to attend all the events. I don't think I have much chance at winning the crown, but to be one of 10 or so male finalists would be awesome, particularly since a bunch of my friends are also up for it.

Leaving for Homecoming two weeks from today and really looking forward to it.

I get to introduce the new president of the university at a Saturday night dinner for Marching Band Alumni. (No, I didn't play an instrument, I was their announcer.)

Homecoming at Arkansas is a blast! up and down dickson street , walking up to old main, seeing the house lawn displays, alums you haven't seen in a while, reliving favorable moments with old friends and roommates in your old dorm Gibson Hall, the parties!!!!!!!...... there is a feeling of electricity in the air when that time of yr comes about and your on your old campus and being surrounded by friends.....what better feeling!:)

Homecoming? What's that?

We do have a football team, and we do have homecoming, but the running joke is that the homecoming game is broadcast in stereo so that you can hear both people in the stands. :p It's pretty much a non-event unless you're on the team.

Now that's funny...

Back in the 80's, when we were winning a game every two to three years it seemed the running joke was that any student who stayed for a whole football game would get a full ride scholarship -- and they never gave one away. Everyone came for the band show at pre-game and halftime then headed for the uptown bars.

My school didn't have Homecoming because we had no football team and no one went to the basketball games. There's no school pride at NYU until you graduate.

I love Homecoming! I always had fun at it, even though our football team was pretty bad most of the time. (My first two years at IU, the team was pretty good. Trent Green was QB at that time.)

I like going to my high school's homecoming games, too, when I can. My 10 year reunion was held the same weekend as homecoming. :)

My school does not have a football team either, but that doesn't stop us from having Homecoming (actually called Fall Fest for some odd reason). I love Fall Fest and I frequently say that it is just like Christmas, because it only comes once a year. I think it's because I absolutely adore drinking during the day. It's so much more fun than getting drunk at night. I also like to see our recent alums and changing outfits a thousand times, because that's usually what happens. I had a lot of fun last weekend at Fall Fest- and I can't wait until next year, since all of my sisters in my pledge class will finally be old enough to go to the bars with me...

Unfortunately, homecoming at Boston U. was not a big deal at all. We always put together a Greek Life float for the parade, but there wasn't much else. I always thought the lack of a football team contributed to that.

Yes! We start planning our homecoming like 6 months before...

Homecoming is awesome fun at W&L. It was last weekend!!

Ours is this weekend!!!!!!

wooooooooooooooooooo hooooooooooooooooo!

I am leaving tomorrow morning and will be coming Home saturday night.

YES, I live in the same city, but I am spending friday night with friends so I can be sure to attend the saturday morning events on time. (Career talk, used book sale, etc)

Next weekend.

Depending on whether or not UCO beats Kingsville, this could be an important game to see if UCO has a shot at a Conference title.