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Homecoming 2015 – A Festive Week of Events

Congratulations to Adriana Ongay and Sam Brown – Homecoming Queen and King

Homecoming 2015 at Millersville was a festive week of events, beginning last Wednesday and culminating on Saturday, October 24.  The celebration included the Millersville Parade with the theme of “Superheroes.” Spectators lined the sidewalks of George St. to watch the 19th annual Millersville Community Parade.  More than 2,300 participants were in the parade including members of marching bands, local businesses and student organizations.

Throughout the day, nine reunions took place on campus, including the 50th celebration for the class of 1965.

Other reunion events included Class of ’65 meet & mingle, Sigma Phi Omega reunion, Phi Sigma Pi reunion, MU Alpha Kappa reunion, wrestling reunion, Kappa Alpha Psi reunion, The Snapper 90th reunion gathering, Class of ’65 reunion and Classes of ’70 and ’75 combined reunion.

The 2015 Homecoming King and Queen were announced Saturday.

Samuel Brown is the Homecoming King. Brown is a junior majoring in speech communications with a concentration in public relations and a minor in athletic coaching. He is currently the president of the Black Student Union and is a student ambassador on the Students Helping Admissions Recruitment Program (SHARP) team. He has also volunteered for Walk 4 Melissa, a domestic violence awareness event and he helps with the Coatesville Youth Initiative.

Adriana Ongay was named Homecoming Queen. Ongay is a junior majoring in government and political affairs with a minor in Latino studies. She is a member of the Society of Latino Affairs and has held the positions of secretary and vice president. She was a peer leader at the second annual Latino Student Leadership Institute which encourages Latino students to graduate and seek higher education. She also had the privilege to present at the Midwest Association for Latin American Studies conference recently and plans to present her research findings on gender and the tourism industry in the Dominican Republic.

Additional events held throughout the week ranged from the alumni baseball game to the annual Athletics Hall of Fame inductee dinner and the college of science and technology alumni gathering.

Homecoming photos are available on the University’s Facebook page.

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