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Squigs dress as cadets in their homecoming parade performance (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)

Gallery: Rained on our Homecoming Parade but that didn’t stop us.

October 14, 2018 by Nicholas Cromwell and Cynthia Rangel

The rain couldn’t stop us from having the Wildcat Homecoming Parade. There was a great turnout of ACU fans despite the cold mist.

The Women of GATA walked as blue bells in the Homecoming Parade. (Photo by Cynthia Rangel)
Willie the Wildcat waves to children at the Homecoming Parade. (Photo by Cynthia Rangel)
Tri Kappa Gamma pledges, also known as Srappies walk in the Homecoming Parade as the moon and sun. (Photo by Cynthia Rangel)

Tri Kappa Gamma pledges, walked as the moon and sun in the Homecoming parade. (Photo by Cynthia Rangel)
Gamma Sigma Pi pledges, known as siblings, fight crime at the Homecoming parade. (Photo by Cynthia Rangel)
International Students represent their country at the Homecoming Parade. (Photo by Cynthia Rangel)

Frater Sodalis pledges brought Christmas in October at the Homecoming Parade. (Photo by Cynthia Rangel)
Alpha Kai Omega honored Jessica Richardson at the Homecoming Parade. (Photo by Cynthia Rangel)
Alpha Kai Omega pledges walked as Rachel from Friends in the Homecoming Parade. (Photo by Cynthia Rangel)

Shades step team stepped at the Homecoming Parade. (Photo by Cynthia Rangel)
Delta Theta pledges dressed at girl scouts at the Homecoming parade. (Photo by Cynthia Rangel)
Ko Jo Kai pledges gave us pixie dust at the homecoming parade. (Photo by Cynthia Rangel)

AKO practice before the homecoming parade (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)
Men prepare the Thunderbird by taking the top off before the parade after waiting until the last minutes before the start to protect the car from the rain. (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)
Karson Tutt, Nunu at the front of the row practicing for the Homecoming Parade (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)

Nunu’s are lead by a director in practice just before the Homecoming Parade. (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)
Young family stays warm together waiting for the parade to start. (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)
Familys and friends stay dry under their umbrellas waiting for the parade to start. (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)

Familys and friends stay dry under their umbrellas waiting for the parade to start. (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)
Travis Mack (left) and Kelvin Kelley (right) wave to friends accross the street before the Homecoming Parade starts (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)
Homecoming Parade (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)

The flags over ACU start off the parade (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)
Better Together is the theme of the Homecoming Parade. (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)
Big Purple Band plays at the start of the parade. (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)

Vincent Young plays trumpet in the homecoming parade.(Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)
Big Purple Band plays at the start of the parade. (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)
The Agriculture and Environmental Science studnets ride their hay tractor through the Parade (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)

(Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)
Gamma Sigma Phi, Siblings show off their Better Together theme of Batman and Robin fighting Gothem crime. (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)
Zeta Rho float (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)

International Student from Japan shows some culture in the parade (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)
(Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)
Pi Kappa pledges perform NSYNC songs at the Homecoming parade.(Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)

The Women of GATA, winners of this years women’s float competition, shows their love of Blue Bell (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)
The Women of GATA, winners of this years women’s float competition, shows their love of Blue Bell (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)
The Women of GATA, winners of this years women’s float competition, shows their love of Blue Bell (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)

Brats of Frats dress as Cows in the Homecoming parade pulling their sleigh. (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)
Brats of Frats dress as Cows in the Homecoming parade pulling their sleigh. One of the cookies gets dunked in Milk(Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)
ACU Rugby rides along in the parade (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)

AKO walks through the parade with their FRIENDS theme. (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)
ACU Softball walks though the parade. (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)
Mens Basketball walk through the parade. (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)

Squigs dress as cadets in their homecoming parade performance (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)
(Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)
(Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)

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(Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)

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(Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)

ACU families leave the parade as it begins to rain. (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)
ACU families leave the parade as it begins to rain. (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)
ACU families leave the parade as it begins to rain. (Photo by Nicholas Cromwell)

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About Nicholas Cromwell

Nicholas is a senior accounting and finance major from Dallas.

Being an accounting major, I don't spend all of my time crunching numbers but spend a lot of my free time outside, adventuring. Specifically I enjoy cycling, mountain biking, hiking, hunting, camping, sports of all kinds, and taking photos of these things. However, sometimes I also spend my time inside, cooking! I prefer to do my adventuring with other people who like to adventure because adventuring with people is much more memorable.

About Cynthia Rangel

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