Flair of eau claire
Homecoming parade energy, float performances anticipated for weekend
Luke Anderson
Issue date: 10/2/08 Section: Showcase
"Perhaps it's because we are big and loud and we can get everyone's attention to start things off," Dickerson said via email.
As of Tuesday, Dickerson said the band had not decided on what they would play during the parade. He said the theme this year is classic rock, so the band would either do some rock songs or other university songs.
The band will be sporting their traditional uniforms. The uniforms are blue and gold, having the word BLUGOLDS on the front.
"(The uniforms) are much better representations of Blugold spirit than if we wore anything else," Dickerson said.
Dickerson said the high school students that are playing in the parade are important as well.
"I speak to them on the parade route and make sure that if they attend the game they are able to sit beside our band in the stands," he said. "I encourage our students to interact with the high school students as much as possible."
There will be three sororities involved in the parade: Sigma Sigma Sigma, Delta Zeta and Alpha Xi Delta. Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) will represent the Eau Claire fraternities. All four of the organizations are working together, something a bit out of the ordinary.
"This year, four of the Greek organizations … have banded together to participate in all the Homecoming activities, games and parade," FIJI president junior Michael Williams said.
Williams said that the floats and designs made by the organizations will be following the Greek theme.
"We are all extremely excited to work together as we have never all fully worked together in the past," Williams said.
Junior Tara Dettle, president of Sigma Sigma Sigma, said she is looking forward to the parade on Saturday as well.
"I like being on the float," she said. "There is so much energy. The energy especially coming from people watching is always really fun."
Dettle said the organizations plan to make a "Mount Olympus" type float this year. Some people will be wearing T-shirts stating "the top 10 reasons why the Greeks are on our (Eau Claire's) side," and some will be wearing Greek-like togas as well, she said.
As of Tuesday, Dickerson said the band had not decided on what they would play during the parade. He said the theme this year is classic rock, so the band would either do some rock songs or other university songs.
The band will be sporting their traditional uniforms. The uniforms are blue and gold, having the word BLUGOLDS on the front.
"(The uniforms) are much better representations of Blugold spirit than if we wore anything else," Dickerson said.
Dickerson said the high school students that are playing in the parade are important as well.
"I speak to them on the parade route and make sure that if they attend the game they are able to sit beside our band in the stands," he said. "I encourage our students to interact with the high school students as much as possible."
There will be three sororities involved in the parade: Sigma Sigma Sigma, Delta Zeta and Alpha Xi Delta. Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) will represent the Eau Claire fraternities. All four of the organizations are working together, something a bit out of the ordinary.
"This year, four of the Greek organizations … have banded together to participate in all the Homecoming activities, games and parade," FIJI president junior Michael Williams said.
Williams said that the floats and designs made by the organizations will be following the Greek theme.
"We are all extremely excited to work together as we have never all fully worked together in the past," Williams said.
Junior Tara Dettle, president of Sigma Sigma Sigma, said she is looking forward to the parade on Saturday as well.
"I like being on the float," she said. "There is so much energy. The energy especially coming from people watching is always really fun."
Dettle said the organizations plan to make a "Mount Olympus" type float this year. Some people will be wearing T-shirts stating "the top 10 reasons why the Greeks are on our (Eau Claire's) side," and some will be wearing Greek-like togas as well, she said.
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