Whrrrrrrr beedeep! A giant R2D2 rolled up Sumter Street during USC’s Homecoming parade in 1977, and South Caroliniana Library has the photographs to prove it.
“In fact, several floats sported a Star Wars theme that year,” said Elizabeth West, South Caroliniana Library, who has put together an exhibit that showcases traditions and fun facts from past USC Homecomings.
“During half-time festivities in 1948, a huge fabric football was carried out onto the field and the homecoming queen—whose identity had been kept secret—stepped out of the football to reveal who she was,” West said. “It was the first and only time this was done at a USC homecoming.”
The exhibit, "Fanfare and Pageantry: A Look Back at Carolina Homecomings," includes photographs, game programs, and other memorabilia that highlight the origins and traditions of homecoming at USC, including the first homecoming queen, bonfires, pep rallies, Carolina Capers, Buster Span and his Carolina Gamecocks, and perhaps the newest homecoming tradition at USC, Cockfest.
The exhibit is free and will be on display in the South Caroliniana Library lobby Oct. 20–26.
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USC archivist Elizabeth West has a story for every item in "Fanfare and Pageantry: A Look Back at Carolina Homecomings." The exhibit will be on display in the lobby of South Caroliniana Library from Oct. 20 to 26.
