The homecoming experience is something that should not be missed. Especially, when it is a homecoming at a southern Historically Black College or University. Homecoming marks the arrival alumni, friends, and family of Tuskegee University. This is my first time experiencing a real college homecoming and I was not disappointed. The theme this year was The T.R.U.T.H: Transcending the Rebirth of Unforgettable Tuskegee Homecoming.
The first event that I went to was the the Tuskegee University 2012 Homecoming Gala. I was one of the campus kings and queens. I had the honor to represent the biology department as Mr. Biology with Miss Biology, Jade Johnson.
Mr. and Miss Biology
The Gala Dance
The next activity was the Tuskegee Bazaar. They had stalls selling merchandise all the way down Campus Avenue.
The Ave.
That night we had one of the most anticipated events of homecoming, the Wale Concert. Wale, pronounced Wah-lay, is a internationally known rapper out of Washington D.C. I was surprised that he was going to have a concert at Tuskegee, but now I know that Tuskegee is full of surprises. The concert was fantastic!
The Tickets
The line was a bit long
Wale in action
The next morning was the time we all were waiting for, The Homecoming Football Game! But first we had the Homecoming Parade. Many city organizations and schools were apart of the parade as well as some campus organizations
The Blue Devil Band
Miss First Grade
Finally, it was time for the game!
They even had a parachutists
LET'S GO GOLDEN TIGERS!!!
We beat Kentucky State 37-0!!
The last event was the step show! Fraternities and Sororities competed against each other to determine who had the best step team. In the end the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity step team
The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority step team had a mission impossible theme
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The Winning Delta Sigma Theta step team
The Phi Beta Sigma Step team acted out scenes from the film Harlem Nights
The Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority step team used "The Wiz" as their theme
Our host was FREE from "106 & Park" on BET
My first homecoming was great! I can't wait until next year!