Homecoming Will Bring True Blue Spirit to U of M Campus
For release: September 22, 2004
For press information, contact Gabrielle Maxey

Fall means football, and football means Homecoming, which will be celebrated the weekend of Oct. 1 & 2 at the University of Memphis. Along with many student events, the Homecoming schedule also includes activities for alumni and the general public:

Friday, Oct. 1

5 p.m. - Half-Century Club reception honoring the class of 1954 at the Grand Ballroom of the Holiday Inn at the University of Memphis. All graduates and class friends of 50 years or more are invited to attend.

5:30 p.m. - Homecoming Parade on the U of M campus along Patterson Avenue and Central Avenue. Participants will include U of M President Shirley Raines, Ingram Hill, the Memphis Blues Queens, Sound Fuzion, ROTC cadets, the Mighty Sound of the South marching band, Tiger Mascot Pouncer, and spirit squads. There also will be float and banner competitions and plenty of food and drinks available.

6:30 p.m. - Pep rally at the U of M's Central Avenue parking lot with Tiger Coach Tommy West, Ingram Hill, Sound Fuzion, the Mighty Sound of the South marching band, and cheer squads. The rally will feature a salute to the founding members of the Highland Hundred, the University's football booster group.

7 p.m. - Alumni Association party at the Holiday Inn at the University of Memphis. There will be live music, appetizers, and alumni and club chapter gatherings.

Saturday, Oct. 2

1 p.m. - Homecoming game against C-USA rival the University of Houston, Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

The latest information about U of M Homecoming activities is available by phone at 678-2586 or online at www.memphis.edu/alumni/homecoming.html.

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