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Gallery: Parade welcomes back ACU community to campus

November 2, 2026 by Joshua Varner, Daniel Rhodes and Emalee Martinez Leave a Comment

The annual Homecoming Parade headlined a busy weekend that welcomed alumni back to campus. The Fraternities and Sororities on campus, along with various other student organizations, competed for the best float. This year’s winners were Gamma Sigma Phi for the fraternity division, Sigma Theta Chi for the sorority division, and the Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Club for the student organization division. The parade also featured various guests, including this year’s Homecoming Court and Coming Home Court, and other members of the ACU community.

K9 Fritter of ACUPD rides in a car at the start of the parade. (Photo by Joshua Varner)
Brynn Dorman, sophomore kinesiology major from San Antonio; Abbie Myers, sophomore ministry and vocation major from Highland Village; and Avery Houle, sophomore interior architecture and design major from Colorado Springs, Colorado; carry flags on horseback at the front of the parade. (Photo by Joshua Varner)
The Big Purple Band March in the Homecoming Parade. (Photo by Daniel Rhodes)

Lauren Burris, junior multimedia major from Fort Wayne, Indiana, marches with the Big Purple Band. (Photo by Emalee Martinez)
Sarah Schulze, senior information systems major from Pflugerville, and Chera Brooker (’15), sit in a car together as members of the Homecoming and Coming Home Courts. (Photo by Joshua Varner)
Sabrina Blondeau, senior animal science major from Dallas, holds Riba the goat with Abigail Gomez, sophomore animal science major from Mesquite, on the Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Club float in the Parade. (Photo by Joshua Varner)

Members of Sigma Theta Chi perform their chant behind their float. (Photo by Daniel Rhodes)
Members of ACU’s Black Student Union smile while riding in a car. (Photo by Joshua Varner)
Laci Lightfoot, senior accounting major from Canyon, waves from a car as a member of the Homecoming Court. (Photo by Joshua Varner)

Members of Omicron Xi Chi march in the Homecoming Parade. (Photo by Emalee Martinez)
Gamma Sigma Phi’s float, based on The World Famous Bean, turns the corner at the halfway point of the parade. (Photo by Joshua Varner)
Members of Ko Jo Kai perform their chant during the Homecoming Parade. (Photo by Daniel Rhodes)

Laura Hill, senior kinesiology major from Weston, Missouri, and Rachel Lopez De Castilla (’15), sit together as members as the Homecoming and Coming Home Courts. (Photo by Joshua Varner)
Jack Maxwell the sculptor and creator of Jacob’s Dream and his wife, Jill Maxwell, in the Homecoming Parade. (Photo by Emalee Martinez)
Gamma Sigma Phi marches and sings during the parade. (Photo by Daniel Rhodes)

Members of Frater Sodalis perform a chant behind their float. (Photo by Daniel Rhodes)
Dr. Clint Buck, assistant professor in the College of Business, rides in the Homecoming Parade. (Photo by Emalee Martinez)
Ava Houston, senior English major from Fort Worth, and Courtney Barber (’15), ride together in a car as members of the Homecoming and Coming Home Courts. (Photo by Joshua Varner)

Members of the Internation Student Association carry the flags of nations that students have come from. (Photo by Daniel Rhodes)
The ACU Track and Field races the ACU Cross Country team during the parade. (Photo By Emalee Martinez)
The Women of Delta Theta chant behind their float as they wear butterfly wings. (Photo by Joshua Varner)

The Women of GATA march behind their float in the Homecoming Parade.(Photo by Joshua Varner)
The Women of Tri Kappa Gamma chant together behind their float. (Photo by Joshua Varner)

 

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