Homecoming at ETSU - sounds like a real hoot. It reminds me of the "bad old days".
Homecoming and the 12-athon gets us involved with other groups and charitable organizations," said Lauren Relleva, a member and Homecoming chair of Kappa Delta Sorority. "This improves our leadership skills and broadens our way of thinking by getting involved with fellow students."
Students involved in the event participated in fun activities such as sack-racing, spinning around a bat, running a three-legged race, eating baby food, being a human wheel barrow and throwing a hula hoop around a ring.
"It is fun and very competitive," said Curt Collins, a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.
Also, students carried a golf ball in a spoon while racing against one another, sprinted across the gym, ran backward, carried a basketball between their legs and consumed an entire jar of peanut butter at the end the race.
Not only did students enjoy watching their teammates and opponents compete against each other, but they observed students slipping on peanut butter.
Also, students watched as some participants gagged while eating baby food and others fell after spinning around a bat 10 times.
Kappa Delta Sorority and Sigma Phi Epsilon took first place at the 12-athon after competing against the other student organizations.
Let me see if I understand this: A fraternity or sorority has its members eat peanut butter and baby food until they gag, while running around a bat 'til they fall down.
If just one group does it in private it is hazing. If they all get together and do it in public it's entertainment.
Am I missing something here? I don't think my leadership skills could stand that much "improvement".
Homecoming 12-athon Field Day offers students fun, fellowship - Sports
