Homecoming Schedule...

A thought just occurred to me... if you didn't attend the Spring Info meeting, NOT ONLY did you miss out on tons of pizza but you also missed out the release of the Homecoming 2010 schedule. I guess I can still let you guys in on it though.... :]

Sunday, Oct. 3: Flag Football pre-lims at Bethel Rec Fields

Monday, Oct. 4: Opening Ceremonies at the new Rec Center followed by FIREWORKS on LaFollette Field

Tuesday, Oct. 5: Residence hall dinner + Ball State's Got Talent (talent search!)

Wednesday, Oct. 6: "Pimp My Grill" Tailgating Competition + Flag Football semi-finals/championship at Schuemann Stadium

Thursday, Oct. 7: AIR JAM.

Friday, Oct. 8: Bed Races on Riverside @ their NEW TIME: 12:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 9: Morning parade--time TBA + Football game vs. Western Michigan Broncos!

On a side note, if you plan on being in the parade this year--SIGN UP EARLY. We are decreasing the number of entries this year.

Thanks!

Kait

COUNTDOWN: 9 SCHOOL WEEKS UNTIL "ROCK THE RED" HOMECOMING 2010!!

Hey everyone!

Just thought I'd drop in and say thanks to everyone who came to the Spring Info meeting. Hopefully you're all getting as pumped about homecoming as the steering committee is!

I've just about got everything done for flag football for this semester. We've got some great giveaways planned for people who play AND people who watch! You should definitely make this event a must see during homecoming week :]

Have a great end of semester! We'll see you at the Fall Info meeting in a few months!

Kait Buck

Flag Football Chairman

Faculty & Staff Royalty!!

Hey Guys!!

I hope you are getting as excited as we are about Homecoming 2010! My name is Brittney Williams and I am the Faculty/Staff Chairman. I am really excited to be planning some great events for Homecoming 2010! This past week nominations were submitted for faculty and staff royalty. I am proud to say that we have 102 queen nominations and 93 king nominations for faculty and staff!!

This fall is when we will be voting for Homecoming 2010 Faculty/Staff Royalty King and Queen!! I hope everyone who attended the Spring Information Meeting last night enjoyed themselves and found out some very helpful information about homecoming!

Thanks & Rock the Red,

Brittney Williams

Faculty/Staff Chairman

Air Jam 2010!!!

Get pumped! Air Jam 2010 is coming soon! This event is always well attended by the Ball State community, and this year will be the most exciting year we have seen yet! Coronation of the 2010 Homecoming king, queen, and cournt will be during Air Jam again this year. This sell out event will be held on Thursday, October 7, 2010 at 9:00 p.m. in Emens Auditorium!

I am delighted and honored to be a poart of one of the most anticipated events of the week and cant wait to see the creative and exciting dance and lyracism with this years 'Rockin' theme! We have a lot of the same criteria as last year in regards to having a 20 entry limit with 7 alternate spots, each team will have a non-refundable $30 entry fee to be considered, and songs will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

There are 3 judging categories (Greek, Residence Hall, and Independent) with 5-20 people per team. Ashley Points will be awarded for group participation. Judges will award points to groups the fit the theme'Rock the Red' theme in their acts, dance, and accuracy of lip-sync.

I am very excited to meet all of you in the fall! With you cooperation and enthusiasm, I know that Air Jam will be a great success and Homecoming 2010 will be 'ROCKIN'!'

One Love,

Jenna Day

Alpha Gamma Delta, Beta Tau
Cardinal Corps
Homecoming Steering Committee, Air Jam Chairman
Peer Health Education, Mentor
Student Alumni Relations Team (St.A.R.T.)
Office of Admissions

FREE PIZZA! -say what?

HEY GUYS! SPRING INFO MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT AT 9:30PM! COME GET FREE PIZZA! and learn about the best event of the year!

Get ready for a Rockin Homecoming this year!!! So far we have had a little over a months worth of meetings and we have been coming up with some really cool ideas for Homecoming 2010! We have some new events and of course some old traditional ones.

I have been preparing street closings and getting all the paper work completed for the Parade. Soon I can focus on the fun stuff- LIKE PARADE ENTRIES! :) Everyone be sure to turn in your entry forms for the parade early! We will be cutting down on entry forms this year- it will be first come first serve.

See you all tomorrow night!

love,

Paula Truex

(Parade Chair)

Rock the RED!!

Hey everybody, my name is Matt Wells and I am in charge of Community Relations/Sponsorships and Promotions for Homecoming 2010. We are starting to get things together in our preparations for the biggest week of the school year!

Sponsorships and promotions are a huge part of each event that occur throughout the week. As always, the committee is looking for donations from anybody and everybody that wants to be a part of Homecoming! However, a big push this year is bringing the sponsors to the students and connecting the community with our beautiful campus. How is this going to happen? Simple.

Air Jam will include a brand-new "sponsorship row" of local businesses who will be on-site giving away items and information about their companies to interested students. They will be there at the door, waiting on you, and ready to showcase their business on one of the biggest nights of the year. It's too early to unveil who is going to be involved, but it's something to get excited about!

Finally, if anyone wants to get involved with Homecoming on a promotional side or via donation, feel free to contact me at bsuhomecoming10promotions@gmail.com to set up a meeting! I would love to hear from you and I am extremely excited for the week of October 4-9, leading all the way to a battle against MAC West foe Western Michigan!

GO CARDS AND... ROCK THE RED!

Matt Wells
Community Relations/Sponsorships/Promotions

What's New this Year!

As the title to this post suggest there are some new things this year's upcoming "Rock the Red" Homecoming 2010.

This is Bryan and I am one of the Special Event Coordinators and my event is going to blow your socks off. Last year was BSU's first ever all campus Flag Football Tournament. What goes best with football and friends? Grilling out of course!

Before the Flag Football Tournament we will be having our first ever "Pimp My Grill" Tailgate Contest. Organizations, Faculty/Staff, alumni, and students will compete for the ULTIMATE TAILGATING PACKAGE!

We potentially might also have a live band to play while the competitors are setting up as well as enjoying themselves before the game!

We will be giving out the awards during halftime of the Championship Game. Awards will be given to divisional winners, an overall winner, and Best Food Entrée!

Get excited for "Rock the Red" and "Pimp My Grill"!

UPDATE from Special Events Chairman!

Hey everyone! I'm Kait, one of your 4 Special Events Chairmen for this year's homecoming!

Things are really picking up speed lately so get excited! We have all of our events in place and a GREAT theme--Rock the Red! The spring info meeting is next Wednesday, April 14th so come out, get pumped for homecoming and eat free pizza :]

This week we're finishing up the logo and getting together prizes/awards/giveaways for all of our events. Look forward to some pretty cool freebies this year!

My baby this year is the Flag Football Tournament--yes, it's back for a 2nd run!! This year we've decided on a major change though. Both a semi-finals round AND the championship game will be hosted at Schuemann Stadium. Hopefully this will give more of you a chance to play in the Stadium and generate more EXCITEMENT! Learn more about this event at the Spring Info Meeting and start thinking about your teams. Maybe you could be the Flag Football Champion of Homecoming 2010!!

First blog from your royalty chairperson!!

First Post on the site!
Kalyn here from the 2010 Homecoming Steering Committee as Royalty Chairperson! Things are rolling right along on our agenda with sponsorships rolling in, new special events and nominations for this year's royalty candidates. If you haven't heard already our theme is......ROCK THE RED BALL STATE HOMECOMING 2010! So get excited because this Homecoming is about to the best yet!!