The aura of school spirit was thick in the air going into last Saturday’s Homecoming Game as the local community, students and supporters of the Lions, alumni watched decorative floats during the “Around the World” themed Homecoming Parade.
As the participants or those riding on floats, convertible luxury cars and marching bands met on the North Campus at the beginning of the route, organizations, hungry for the festive flaunting of Roomie and his brigade to arrive, cooked and set up tents at Friendship Circle along Western Avenue. Alumni and students were excited to see the faces of Southeastern come together because of a common interest, which was to share support for Lion football and the annual homecoming day.
“Well I’m pretty excited; like I get to see all the people I went to school with and the parade’s just a lot of fun,” said Matt Taylor, alumnus and kinesiology grad student. “You get to see like all the organizations hard work going into the floats, getting to see it all come together because I know what it’s like to put one of the floats together…everyone’s out for the game so it’s a big crowd, just an exciting on.”
As the floats made their way down North General Pershing Street Extension towards Alumni Field, participants met mostly local families from Hammond, but the peak of the route began once Roomie and his green and gold firetruck arrived at Friendship Circle. The largest number of spectators met on Western Avenue. Individual floats themed as: Alpha Omicron Pi’s “Welcome to “Roomie goes to Amish