Alumni relations announces Halloween theme for 2011 Homecoming events
GVL Archive A past Homecoming court after the ceremony during halftime of the football game.
Oct 24, 2011
This year’s homecoming is packed full of events that aim at bringing GVSU community members from all walks of life – current students, alumni, faculty, staff and family members – together to celebrate Laker pride.
Events like the Thrilling Flash Mob, 5K Walk/Run and costume competition, pancake breakfast and a performance by Mike Posner, sponsored by Spotlight Productions, will take place throughout the week.
The week of activities will all culminate on Saturday night at Lubbers Stadium when the Laker football team goes head-to-head with Michigan Technological University.
Alumni relations will also bring back the Reunion Row event, where various tents will be set up along the North Turf Building Grounds and the East Football Practice Field for attendees to mingle with former classmates, teammates, campus organizations, academic units, alumni chapters, fraternity brothers and sisters and former student organization members. Among those groups attending the event are the GVSU Family Association, GVSU Softball, HTM alumni and students and many organizations in the Greek community including Sigma Kappa, Sigma Pi, Delta Zeta, Phi Sigma Sigma, Delta Sigma Phi and Alpha Sigma Alpha.
GVSU’s Student Senate will be in the Kirkhof Center lobby from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. all week hosting the annual T-Shirt Swap, where students can bring in old high school t-shirts and exchange them for GVSU gear.
“I know that Student Senate is excited to be holding the T-Shirt Swap again,” said Natalie Cleary, Student Senate president. “It’s been really successful in the past and we’re looking forward to distributing more Laker apparel.”
For more information on how to get involved with 2011 homecoming events, visit www.gvsu.edu/studentlife/homecoming.
“There’s this university-wide committee called the Student Philanthropy Committee and it’s really been focused on creating traditions at Grand Valley and promoting the traditions we already have,” Cleary said. “One thing that’s great about homecoming is that it brings together all the Lakers. You get to see people that already graduated, people that are a still here, and celebrate our experiences at Grand Valley. It’s all about being a Laker for a lifetime.”
