UpDate - Vol. 12, No. 5, Page 4                                
October 1, 1992                                                
Homecoming celebration begins with pep fest, parade            
                                                               
     The 1992 Homecoming celebration is offering a series of events  
before and after the game between the Delaware Blue Hens and the     
Boston University Terriers, which will kick off at 1 p.m., Saturday, 
Oct. 10. For information on general admission tickets, call 831-2257.
     Other highlights include a U. of D. Celebrity Golf Classic, the 
second annual Campus 5K Run-A-Round, a cocktail reception, a dance at
the new Bob Carpenter Center, class reunions, a parade and pep rally.
     The first U. of D. Celebrity Golf Classic will tee off the      
weekend events. Player registration is at 9:30 a.m., Friday, Oct. 9, 
at the Du Pont Country Club in Wilmington. There will be special     
events in the morning, with the tournament beginning after lunch at  
12:15 p.m. and celebrities joining foursomes to play the course. The 
day will conclude with a Friday evening cocktail, auction and awards 
party at 5:45 p.m. for participants and their guests. For further    
information, call (215) 566-1171 or 831-2341.                        
     A parade, followed by a pep rally, will be held at 4 p.m.,
Friday, Oct. 9, on the North Mall, between Harter and Brown residence
halls in the area bordered by Main Street and Delaware Avenue. The   
festivities will continue Oct. 9 with the Homecoming cocktail        
reception from 6-7:30 p.m. at Clayton Hall, with hors d'oeuvres and a
cash bar. Cost is $8 per person.                                     
     Topping off Friday night will be the Homecoming dance in the new
Bob Carpenter Center from 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. featuring The Fabulous     
Greaseband. Cost is $8 per person in advance and $12 at the door.    
     The popular Campus 5K Run-A-Round, with walking and running     
competitions for alumni, students and other athletes from under 18 to
over 60, will begin at 9 a.m.-not 10 a.m. as was reported            
previously-on Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Blue and Gold Club. For      
information and registration forms, call 831-6712.                   
     Pre-game activities on Oct. 10 include the College of Business     
and Economics Alumni Award of Excellence reception at 10 a.m. at     
Clayton Hall. For information, call 831-2551.                        
     The Black Alumni Organization will hold a tailgate party        
beginning at 11 a.m. in the stadium area. For more information, call 
Norma Gaines at 831-2302.                                            
     The College of Arts and Science will greet its alumni at a      
Welcome-Back Tent outside of Delaware Stadium.                       
     The Office of Alumni Relations Hospitality Tent will be located 
behind the Delaware Field House, next to the north end zone. Opening 
at 11 a.m., it will provide a message board to help classmates contact        
each other. The tent will also host the Goal Post Party immediately  
after the game, with a cash bar and food available.                  
     Reunions are planned for 1952 chemical engineers and for the    
classes of 1942, 1957, 1967, 1972, 1982 and 1987.                    
     For information on individual reunions or about Homecoming
weekend, call the Office of Alumni Relations at 831-2341.