Alumni Homecoming Celebration

Friday, September 30 to Saturday, October 1

- Alumni Award Recipients being celebrated include -

Honorary Alumna - Marianna Jackson
Award of Merit - Dick Johann ‘50
Outstanding Achievement - Sharon Hanner ‘65
Alumni Board President’s Award for Service - Gloria McNett ‘55
Outstanding Young Alumni - Erin Knobloch ‘03  and Scott Wolland ‘96

- 2011 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees -
 Jess Reardon ‘05 and Carrie Eisenbarth Matthews ‘03

Reunion Classes of 2001 and 1987 will celebrate at a
post-game party at the Chanticleer Back Room after the game. All Alumni Welcome!

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Student Homecoming Celebration

Sunday, September 25 to Saturday, October 1

An entire week full of student activities and events.
You don't want to miss anything!
Scroll down for times and places...so you don't miss out!

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Homecoming Buttons

Buy a Button - Cause U Can't Touch This

The Homecoming 2011 button gets you both Monday dinner and Friday campus lunch. It also goes towards a donation to a service project for the week organized by the Homecoming Chair- Aaron Case.

It's a win-win.

Button prices -

Buttons will be available on campus during Homecoming.

Greek Council 50/50 Raffle Tickets

Greek Council representatives will be available during most* Homecoming events selling raffle tickets. 

Tickets sell for $1 each, or $5 for an arm's length of tickets. 

A winner will be drawn at the end of each Homecoming event! 

The winner will receive 50% of the pot from ticket sales, and the other 50% of the pot will go to Greek Council funds.

15% of the funds that Greek Council receives will be donated to the Woodford Children's Advocacy Center.

Questions? Contact Greek Council President
Brittany Darby - bdarby@eureka.edu or Vice President of Finances Myles Philipp - mphilipp@eureka.edu.

*During all Homecoming events (excluding excluding entertainment night practice,torchlight parade, bonfire, Convocation, Hall of Fame inductions, parade,and football game)

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Campus Cook Out

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Old Elm Cook-Off

Tuesday, September 27

6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

 Entertainment Night Practice

Wednesday, September 28

2:00 pm

Women's Red Devil Soccer plays Illinois College

Traister Field

4:00 pm

Men's Red Devil Soccer plays Illinois College

Traister Field

7:30 pm

Chant/ Skit Night - Cerf Center

Torchlight Parade, Bonfire, Fireworks

Melick Library Booksale

Campus Convocation Breakfast

Homecoming Convocation - Cerf Center

Featuring the 2011 Outstanding Young Alumni Award presentation and the announcement of homecoming royalty.

Barbeque / Cook Out

Reagan Center Practice Field

Old Elm Games - Practice Field

President’s Circle Members’ Reception

3rd Floor Burgess Hall Art Gallery

Hall of Fame Induction - Cerf Center

Homecoming Happenings (pep rally)

Reagan Gym

Saturday, October 1

Melick Library Booksale continues

Eureka Alumni Hospitality Center
1st Floor of Burrus Dickinson Hall
President Arnold and Dr. Loren Logsdon will be autographing copies of their book, Stories ‘neath the Elms: Eureka College
1940-1970.

Leaf and Bound: International Book and Paper Exhibition
Burgess Art Gallery

Pritchard Theatre Open House

Homecoming Parade along College Avenue

Shenkman Research Center Tours
Melick Library

McKinzie Field Tailgate Cook Out / Barbeque

(Cerf Center rain site)
FREE Children’s area with attractions by Fun on the Run; Balloon creations by The Unique Twist
Catered by Sodexo
$8 adults, $5 children 5-12

Included on Residental Student Meal Plan.

Alumni Hospitality Area, Silent Auction; Bookstore Items,
Personalized T-shirts by Scott Sauder,
12:45 pm - Pre-game alumni festivities begin

Eureka Red Devils vs. Westminister Blue Jays
(All alumni receive $1 off admission at the gate)

Alumni Post –Game Party at the Chanticleer

Back Room, compliments of the Alumni Board.
All Alumni Welcome!

Reunion Classes of 2001 and 1987 will be celebrated.
Free Food and Cash Bar

For Alumni -

Shellie Schwanke

Director of Alumni Relations

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Register for events >

For Students, Faculty & Staff -

Brooke Campbell

Director of Student Activities and Cerf Center

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