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“Come Back to Carolina” is the theme for this year’s Homecoming celebration Oct. 21–22. The celebration includes the annual Homecoming parade, Cockfest, Alumni Awards Gala, and Game Day Party. The weekend will culminate with the Homecoming game Oct. 22 against Vanderbilt.
Weekend festivities will begin at 4 p.m. Oct. 21 with the Homecoming parade, featuring the marching band, cheerleaders, floats built by students, and Cocky. The viewing stand will be on Sumter Street in front of the Horseshoe.
Class reunions and the annual Alumni Awards Gala are set for 6:30 p.m. Oct. 21 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center on Lincoln Street in the Vista. The party after the ceremony will include music, cocktails, and heavy hors d’oeuvres. Tickets are $35 each.
Cockfest, a spirited pep rally featuring student skits, cheerleaders, and the Carolina Band, will begin at 8 p.m. in Williams-Brice Stadium.
The Black Alumni Council Jazz Social will sponsor an alumni gathering in conjunction with the reunion party at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. The reunion will begin at 6:30 p.m. Special tickets are available to attend the Jazz Social from 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 each. Young Alumni also will sponsor a special gathering at the Alumni Awards Gala.
The Homecoming Game Day Party for all alumni will begin two hours before the Homecoming game in the National Guard Armory on Bluff Road. The party will feature food and music by The Men of Distinction. Tickets are $10 each. The Homecoming Game Day Party is sponsored by Carolina Alumni Association; Moore School of Business; College of Hospitality, Retail, and Sport Management; College of Arts and Sciences; College of Education; School of Music; School of the Environment; and College of Social Work.
Other Homecoming events include:
- Class of 1955 luncheon, noon Oct. 21, President’s House
- School of Music open house, 4–5 p.m. Oct. 21
- Alumni Band social, Oct. 21; call the USC Band Office at 7-4278 for information
- College of Education cookout, 5–7 p.m. Oct. 21, Wardlaw Courtyard; call 7-3075
- College of Hospitality, Retail, and Sport Management alumni gala, Oct. 21, McCutchen House; for information, call 7-6721
- School of Law alumni dinner and Compleat Lawyer Awards Ceremony, Oct. 21; for information, go to www.law.sc.edu
- Black Alumni Council tailgate, Oct. 22; for information, call 7-4111.
- College of Pharmacy alumni reception, Oct. 22, Rebekah’s Garden, State Farmer’s Market, Bluff Road; for information, call 7-4151
- Honors College champagne brunch and awards ceremony, 10 a.m.–noon Oct. 22, Top of Carolina, Capstone House; for information, call 7-8102
- College of Mass Communications and Information Studies pre-game barbecue, two hours before the Homecoming game, Oct. 22, S.C. ETV; for information, e-mail Elaine Taylor at etaylor@sc.edu.
For more information about all Homecoming activities, call the Carolina Alumni Association at 7-4111.
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