SEMO Homecoming parade & pre-game

Fred Lynch

Saturday, October 26, 2013

'Honoring Tradition, Inspiring Success' is the theme for the 2013 SEMO Homecoming Saturday, Oct. 26 in Cape Girardeau.

Rowdy Redhawk walks in the SEMO Homecoming parade Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 on Broadway in Cape Girardeau.
The Golden Eagles Marching Band lead the 2013 SEMO Homecoming parade Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 on Broadway in Cape Girardeau.
Bill Stacy, a former president of Southeast Missouri State University from 1980-1989, serves as a parade marshal for the SEMO Homecoming Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013. (Fred Lynch)
Kala Stroup, a former president of Southeast Missouri State University from 1990-1995, serves as a parade marshal for the SEMO Homecoming Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013.

Kenneth Dobbins, president of Southeast Missouri State University since 1999, and his wife, Jeanine, ride in the SEMO Homecoming parade Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 in Cape Girardeau.
Children stand along the route of the SEMO Homecoming parade Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 on Broadway in Cape Girardeau.
Delta Delta Delta and Lamda Chi Alpha sponsored this float in the SEMO Homecoming parade Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 on Broadway in Cape Girardeau.
The VFW Post 63 honor guard marches in the SEMO Homecoming parade Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 on Broadway in Cape Girardeau.
Horses pull a Wells Fargo & Company stagecoach in the SEMO Homecoming parade Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 on Broadway in Cape Girardeau.

The Flying Indians ride in the SEMO Homecoming parade Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 on Broadway in Cape Girardeau.
Gamma Phi Beta members ride in the SEMO Homecoming parade Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 on Broadway in Cape Girardeau.
"The Fabulous '50s" float sponsored by Gamma Phi Beta and Sigma Chi cruises down Broadway in the SEMO Homecoming parade Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013.
The Golden Eagles Marching Band marches in the SEMO Homecoming parade Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 in Cape Girardeau. (Fred Lynch)
Children sit along the route of the SEMO Homecoming parade Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 on Broadway in Cape Girardeau.
Members of the SEMO Show Stoppers dance team perform in the SEMO Homecoming parade Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 on Broadway in Cape Girardeau.
The crowd connects with the SEMO Homecoming parade Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 on Broadway in Cape Girardeau.
Alpha Delta Pi members ride in the SEMO Homecoming parade Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 on Broadway in Cape Girardeau.
Two sheep brought by the SEMO Department of Agriculture walk in the SEMO Homecoming parade Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 on Broadway in Cape Girardeau.
Alpha Chi Omega and Sigma Phi Epsilon sponsored this float in the SEMO Homecoming parade Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013.
Alpha Xi Delta members ride in the SEMO Homecoming parade Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 on Broadway in Cape Girardeau.
The Delta Bobcats marching band proceeds down Broadway in the SEMO Homecoming parade Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013.
Youngsters solicit candy during the SEMO Homecoming parade Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 on Broadway in Cape Girardeau. (Fred Lynch)
Alpha Xi Delta and Sigma Tau Gamma sponsored this float in the SEMO Homecoming parade Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 in Cape Girardeau.
A float by Alpha Delta Pi and Sigma Nu proceeds in the SEMO Homecoming parade Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 in Cape Girardeau.
"Swingin' into the '40s" is one of the floats in the SEMO Homecoming parade Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 on Broadway in Cape Girardeau. (Fred Lynch)
The SEMO Homecoming parade proceeds down Broadway Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 in Cape Girardeau. (Fred Lynch)
Steve Schaffner and Manitou play for the tailgate crowd before the homecoming game with Eastern Kentucky Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 in Cape Girardeau.
The Golden Eagles Marching Band plays before the homecoming game with Eastern Kentucky on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013.
The SEMO cheerleaders fire up the tailgate crowd before the homecoming game with Eastern Kentucky on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013.
Yard art is a newer homecoming tradition at Southeast Missouri State University.
Yard art is a newer homecoming tradition at Southeast Missouri State University.
Bill Gosche, left, Lori Malvitz, Tim Maevers and Bob Kinder pose at a tailgate before the SEMO Homecoming game Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 in Cape Girardeau.
Jared Bush-Howe, left, Kacie Bauman, Bryan Pruett and Charles DiStefano pose at a tailgate before the SEMO Homecoming game Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 in Cape Girardeau.
Jim Friedrich, left, Larry Freese and Jim Whales pose at a tailgate before the SEMO Homecoming game Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 in Cape Girardeau.
Keith McFerren, left, Luther Bonds and Travis Cox pose at a tailgate before the SEMO Homecoming game Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 in Cape Girardeau.
Janet Esicar, left, Gail Dame, Mary Obergoenner and Susan Vickery pose at a tailgate before the SEMO Homecoming game Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 in Cape Girardeau.
Laurel Adkisson, left, Chris Adkisson, Blake Esicar and Bill Vickery pose at a tailgate before the SEMO Homecoming game Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 in Cape Girardeau.
Emily Obergoenner, left, Todd Obergoenner, Susan Matthews and Mark Matthews pose at a tailgate before the SEMO Homecoming game Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 in Cape Girardeau.