Homecoming is here. Every year, NDSU brings out its best to show their bison pride as students and staff celebrate the return of the school year.
This year is definitely no different: from the annual Homecoming Show to Saturday’s football game, there’s something fun for every day of the week.
The Blue Key Show
For the past 40 years, the Blue Key Honor Society has hosted the Homecoming Show to raise money for local charities.
This year, Blue Key will be donating all their proceeds to Valley Senior Services, a group empowering the lives of the elderly by providing taxi services and meals to those in need.
Blue Key is an honor society focusing on leadership and charity in the community.
“It was really nice to be in charge of this really good thing,” says student coordinator and Blue Key member Madison Novacek. “Blue Key has always done the Homecoming Show, and the proceeds have always been donated to charity. It’s been really great to be a part of something this huge and to get to know not only members of Blue Key, but also of the entire NDSU community.”
The Homecoming Show is entirely student run with an entire cast of student talent.
Eleven groups, including the NDSU Dance Team, the improv group and even members of the Sandy’s Donuts Club, will take the stage this year, each performing to their specific talent.
Blue Key will also be performing skits in between each performance, providing nonstop entertainment the entire evening.
At the end, the audience will choose their favorite performance as the winner of the night.
Tickets are $5 and will be sold in the Memorial Union all week. The Homecoming Show will be Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. in Festival Concert Hall.
Homecoming Court
Vote for a Homecoming King and Queen starting this Wednesday and for each vote, Gate City Bank will donate a dollar to a charity.
Last year, Gate City donated $4,ooo dollars to Wellspring for the World.
Voting begins Wednesday at 8 a.m. and ends Thursday at 5 p.m. Coronation will take place right after the Homecoming Show on Sept. 29th.
The Parade
From horses and buggies to giant tractors and huge floats, the annual Homecoming Parade has gotten a whole lot bigger over the years.
Students crowd the streets of Downtown Fargo to show their bison pride as student organizations and community members wind through the streets in elaborate floats that each represent a unique facet of NDSU and Fargo.
The parade is not only a great way to get downtown and explore the local shops, but it’s also fun way to bond with friends and see everything Fargo has to offer.
Plus, there will be free candy thrown at you. Who wouldn’t love that?
The parade will start at 5:30 p.m. along Broadway in Downtown Fargo.
The Game
The Homecoming football game is definitely not something to miss, especially with their current 3 – 0 record.
After a phenomenal finish against the Iowa Hawkeyes and nail-biters the two games previous, the Homecoming game will surely be a fantastic end to the week.
The Bison kickoff against the Illinois State Redbirds at the Fargodome at 1 p.m. on Oct. 1 for their Homecoming game.