Elon Homecoming 30 years ago
Pam Richter – Class of 2011 Oct. 21, 2009 During the weekend of October 23-25, 2009, thousands of alumni will be returning to Elon’s campus for Homecoming events. They will reminisce on some of their best and most cherished moments here at Elon. The weekend’s festivities will be highlighted by the football game on Saturday as well as the crowning of the Homecoming king and queen during halftime of the game. The year 1979 was a groundbreaking year for Homecoming festivities at the university. Mary Carroll was the first African American named to the court, when she was crowned Homecoming Queen in 1979. Carroll graduated Elon University in 1981 and was a Human Services major. “There were no expectations, there was never any thought of what if I win because you never expected to win you know,” said Carroll in an interview with L’Tanya Richmond in December of 2004. Shortly…
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Pam Richter – Class of 2011 Sept. 9, 2009 For Elon University seniors, the term “under the oaks” has a special meaning. This is the spot where they will make their way across the stage and will receive their diplomas. This is a long standing tradition at the university beginning in 1923 after the Old Main Administration Building burned down, as graduations were previously held in the auditorium of this building. “This commencement promises to be the best of all Elon’s commencements, but the thing which makes it unique is the fact that it will mark the end of an old era and the beginning of a new in the history of the college.” This was written in the Maroon and Gold on May 18, 1923.
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