The College Homecoming

While Homecoming in high school is mostly about the dances, court, and football games, in college it is a completely different experience. With float building ever day until 2 in the morning, Homecoming in college is more than just a 3 hour football game. This roller coaster of a week has probably been one of the best experiences of my college career (even though I have 3 more years left).

It all began with a hot tub, a HOT TUB TIME MACHINE that is. With the theme this year being “Past, Present, and Future”, I came up with the idea with “Hot Tub Time Machine”, because we (the Yampa Hall Council) couldn’t do the Delorean from Back to the Future (thanks Barrett, the Honors College), but it was probably the most original idea out of all the floats.

When it comes to making a hot tub float, there are somethings you might need to know. First, if you plan to Papier-mâché anything, do it with glue. You might think that flour is going to work, but it just takes longer and makes more of a mess. As for the actual hot tub, to get that hot tubby feel it is a smart idea to use dry ice, but don’t put the dry ice in a tub so big that no one can see it, it just makes the ice a huge waster of money. But the number pointer I can give you is to start early and get as many people as possible to help you out, because the less people you have, the harder it will be.

But overall, my first experience of ASU homecoming was bittersweet. Bitter, because I am extremely tired and felt like we put too much work into a float that was only appreciated for 20 minutes tops. But sweet, because I got to actually be in the parade, build my first float, and make some really good friends. So if you ever have the chance to be apart of Homecoming, what ever college you to, do it, it will be a worthwhile experience.

 

Song of the post: “Keep Breathing” by Ingrid Michaelson

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