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Royalty crowned, alumni come home
By Bridget Karl
Collegian Reporter
Enthusiasm ran
high Saturday when alumni returned to their alma mater and current
students basked in school spirit. From
a car show to a choir performance to the football game, smiling
people participated in the campus festivities.
The annual alumni choir sang on
the steps of Central Hall in the late morning, drawing a crowd.
Immediately after the casual performance was a pie-throwing
fundraiser sponsored by the International Justice Mission.
At the football game, Karl Anderson,
an independent, and Coral Shaw, of Kappa Kappa Gamma, were crowned
Homecoming King and Queen at halftime.
Even an hour after she was crowned,
Shaw, a math major from Traverse City, Mich., was still glowing.
"It's such an honor. I was
so surprised," Shaw said. "It's so overwhelming, so
exciting to see all my friends cheering for me."
Shaw's parents, Doug and Barb,
were there to support her, and she said she was excited they
came.
Anderson, a political economy
major from Angola, Ind., was shocked to be chosen as well. His
parents, Gordon and Daphne, were also able to attend the game
to see their son crowned.
"It was really nerve-wracking
because I don't like being in front of people," Anderson
said. "But I was really, really excited that people voted
and thought I was worthy of such a title."
Independent court member Sara
Kosik was pleased to be part of the festivities.
"I was honestly tickled,"
she said. "It was just nice to be thought of. Just to be
on the court was an honor even without winning."
Independent court member Jonathan
Brunick had been out of town all week for religious reasons
and was unaware he had even been nominated for Homecoming King.
He returned Sunday afternoon to discover what he had missed.
"I would have loved to have
been here. I am very flattered my friends would consider me.
I didn't know I was on court," Brunick said.
A large spectrum of alumni from
distant decades to the most recent came to join the festivities.
Many brought with them new spouses or tiny, diapered additions
to their families.
These alumni flocked to the game,
which was heightened by the efforts of the Pep Band, the Pit
Posse and the glistening pompoms of the cheerleaders.
"I played basketball here
and it's nice to have everyone around for the weekend,"
Erin Dowd, '00, said.
"It's funny going down the
sidewalk-it took an hour [because of seeing old friends],"
said Jen (Lewis) Boon, '03.
"It's great to see new faces
and old friends - nice to talk to alumni," Beth Schienke,
'03, said.
Sororities held luncheons on Saturday
to welcome alumni. Susannah Luthi, a junior and member of Kappa
Kappa Gamma, said she enjoyed the casual luncheon at her sorority.
"We have people from all
different years come back, particularly from the 50s and 60s,"
she said.
A big draw for those not even
involved in Homecoming was the second annual Homecoming Car
Show, which drew plenty of attention with its elaborate display
of 120 hot rods and collector cars ranging from the 1920s to
a Millenium edition Corvette.
Organized by Patricia Lennox,
secretary of the alumni office, car show contestants judged
each others' cars, choosing the top 15 cars. A People's Choice
Award was chosen by spectators who were not contestants.
"Anyone can enter,"
she said.
They did. Contestants were not
only from Hillsdale and neighboring towns but from as far away
as Ohio, Indiana and Lansing.
Makai Nance, KKG, might have been
able to speak for many students and alumni when she said: "Today's
a very good day. I'm very happy."
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Tyler Horning/Collegian
Kappa Kappa Gamma representative
Coral Shaw (L) and Independent representative Karl Anderson
pose after their coronation. Shaw and Anderson are majoring
in math and political economy, respectively.
Tyler Horning/Collegian
Surrounded by close friends,
Karl Anderson celebrates his victory. Anderson's parents were
also present to watch their son receive the campuswide recognition.
QUEEN
CORAL SHAW,
KKG
CHI OMEGA:
Amy Marshall
ALPHA XI DELTA:
Katherine Flowers
PI BETA PHI:
Stephanie Emiling
INDEPENDENT:
Sara Kosik
INDEPENDENT:
Emily Willett
INDEPENDENT:
Natalie Lemire
INDEPENDENT:
Brittany Dixon
KING
KARL ANDERSON, IND.
DELTA SIGMA PHI:
Jonathon Bromley
SIGMA CHI:
Neal Buchanan
ALPHA TAU OMEGA:
Thomas Burke
INDEPENDENT: Judson Alphin
INDEPENDENT: Benjamin Rogers
INDEPENDENT: Jonathan Brunick
Tyler Horning/Collegian
The second annual car
show featured 120 cars from 1920 to 2003. The cars lined College
Street and filled the Central Hall parking lots.
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