Homecoming Week 2020

February 17-22, 2020

Homecoming Week was full of glitz and glamour as we rang in a new decade with the Roaring ’20s theme. Flapper dresses and newsboy caps were out in full force at a number of events, including the Fashion Show, Murder Mystery and Speakeasy. The festivities culminated in a great Homecoming Weekend, with alumni returning to campus for the annual tailgate and basketball games. Saturday also saw a special reunion, with members of the 1964-65 Hurricane basketball team meeting up on campus to tour their old haunts and reminisce.

Midnight Bash: Students kicked off Homecoming Week with a gathering at the Lakehouse, where they enjoyed food and live music from student musicians and a DJ.

Fashion Show: Students and staff showed off their 1920s and 2020s fashion on the catwalk.

Murder Mystery: Students worked together to solve an interactive murder mystery, complete with 1920s mobsters and flappers in costume.

Blood Drive: Faculty, staff, students, & community members donated blood at the Red Cross Blood Drive.

4. Blood Drive: Faculty, staff, students, & community members donated blood at the Red Cross Blood Drive.

Chili Cook-Off: Despite rainy weather, students gathered in the Intramural Gym to enjoy hot dogs, chili, music, and lawn games.

Speakeasy: High atop campus in the unfinished space above the Marshall Student Center, students enjoyed a night of dancing and fun in a 1920s-style speakeasy - if they knew the secret password to enter!

Gatsby’s Gathering Spot: Alumni gathered at the Windsor Hotel on Friday evening to socialize and enjoy drinks and appetizers.

Flappers & Fellas 5K & 1M Fun Run: This annual event put on by the GSW Alumni Association drew a crowd of nearly 60. Cash prizes were awarded to the top male & female runners.

Tailgate: Greek students and alumni packed Centennial Plaza for the annual Homecoming Tailgate, enjoying hotdogs, hamburgers, and the Hurricane spirit.

Alumni Stroll-Off: NPHC alumni competed in a number of rounds before the ladies of Zeta Phi Beta were crowned Stroll-Off winners by a panel of student judges.

Women’s Basketball: The Lady Hurricanes notched a 65-56 win over Flagler on Homecoming weekend, coming hot off a 66-62 win over Young Harris earlier in the week.

Homecoming King & Queen: Sophomore Tripp Larkey and Senior Cassidy Shipp were crowned Homecoming King and Queen between the women’s and men’s basketball games.

1964-65 Basketball Team Reunion: Members of GSW’s 1964-65 basketball team reunited and met the current Hurricane players.

Baseball: The Hurricanes split a doubleheader vs Young Harris, winning the first game 2-0.