PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
5/24/2012

Homecoming arrives in Waves

By Christina Miller
Staff Writer 

King Triton marches at the Tidal Wave pep rally Wednesday. Photo/Faith LynnThe Spirit Cup competition has arrived. Let the games begin!

And what better way to start than with dessert? Each Homecoming team, consisting of all the fraternities and sororities as well as the Student Alumni Organization and the Hawaii club, baked cakes that served 10 people.

Delta Delta Delta and Gamma Phi Beta sororities along with Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity took first prize with their cakes that replicated the entire Malibu campus.

They followed up that victory with another in the scavenger hunt Tuesday. Each team had to try to complete as many questions as possible without splitting up, using cars or dialing cell phones.

The next big event, which is a new addition this year, is the Spirit Wall competition today and tomorrow. Each group will decorate a 10-by-10 wall composed of a wood base and chicken wire stuffed with tissue paper. Organizations can win up to $500, but half of the prize must be used for a charity donation or for a group volunteer project.

The wall will be judged on readability, artistic quality and promotion of homecoming spirit. Groups are not allowed to spend more than $400 on the project.  The Spirit Cup winners will be announced Saturday.

Activities Schedule

Thursday

Men’s Volleyball vs. Stanford, 7 p.m.

Dance in Flight, 7:30 p.m. 

Pepperdine derbys were distributed at the Tidal Wave pep rally Thursday. Photo/Faith LynnFriday

Back to the Classroom, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. 

Weisman Museum Art Exhibit, 1 p.m -5 p.m. 

Men’s Baseball vs. Washington, 2 p.m.    

Dance in Flight, 7:30 p.m. 

Saturday

Surfing Lessons, 8 a.m. 

Malibu Hills Nature Hike, 8 a.m. 

Seaver Class Reunions, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Homecoming Village activities, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.  

Car Show

Food Court

Community Organization Booths

Musical Concert

GPC Gathering 

Weisman Museum Exhibit

Mardi Cart Parade, 12 p.m. 

PAC Reunion, 12:30 p.m.

Career Round Tables, 12:30 p.m.

Building Tours, 1, 2 and 3 p.m.

Pepperdine Tours, 1 and 2 p.m.

Sports-Med Reunion, 1 p.m. 

Soccer Alumni Game, noon

Water Polo Alumni Game, 1 p.m.

Florence Reunion, 1 p.m.

Heidelberg Reunion, 2 p.m.

Baseball vs. Houston, 2 p.m.

Men’s Volleyball vs. Pacific, 4 p.m.

Communication Majors Reunion, 4 p.m.

Men’s Basketball vs. Portland, 7:30 p.m.

Preservation Hall Jazz Band, 8 p.m.

 

Sunday

University Church of Christ Worship, 

      8:15 and 11 a.m.

Weisman Museum Exhibit, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Oceana String Quartet, 2 p.m.

Baseball vs. UC Santa Barbara, 2 p.m.