Heck, we could even let the Pep Band march down the street to end the parade. Our aversion to having a real Homecoming is completed with the Homecoming dance we do have. Except it is not really a Homecoming dance, we call it the Colonnade Ball, even though it always is on Homecoming weekend and its purpose is to be a Homecoming dance. I guess we were just too pretentious to call it a Homecoming dance. Furthermore, Homecoming week at other colleges and universities is a magnet for other activities.
Universities bring in speakers, hold activities and parties take place.
Here at the University, none of those events happen. We have a Homecoming weekend consisting of a football game and a few parties before and after that game. Even the football game does not hold much meaning anymore. I understand the need to schedule a weak team for Homecoming weekend to ensure a win, but the athletic department really has dipped the bottom of the barrel. My fraternity even scheduled our alumni weekend for the weekend of the University of North Carolina game because our alumni told us they wanted to come and see that game.