{"id":1352,"date":"2026-10-21T09:36:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T13:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/foundation\/?p=1352"},"modified":"2026-10-21T09:36:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T13:36:31","slug":"100-years-of-homecoming-memories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/foundation\/2026\/10\/21\/100-years-of-homecoming-memories\/","title":{"rendered":"100 Years of Homecoming Memories"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>A Legacy of Traditions<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">For 100 years, Homecoming has brought generations of Cardinals back to Ball State University to celebrate the traditions, friendships, and memories that make the University feel like home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">From marching in the Homecoming parade and cheering on the Cardinals to participating in campus traditions and reuniting with friends, each generation has its own stories to tell. As Ball State celebrates its 100th anniversary of the first Homecoming, alumni are looking back at the moment that made their Homecoming experiences unforgettable.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">For Cardinals <span style=\"color: #ba0c2f\"><a style=\"color: #ba0c2f\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/courtneybishop16\/\">Courtney Bishop<\/a>, <\/span>&#8217;16, and<span style=\"color: #ba0c2f\"> <a style=\"color: #ba0c2f\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/alexa.louden?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDoxNjIxNzUzMjk2NjYyNTU3XzI1MDkxMDM3NDYyNzk5ODY%3D&amp;__cft__[0]=AZh4_RSrzJDi9AVcIO_T9hWqyyea7M_1dq5u-BAJjpG3SH_8pSltxrs2WJoGtpfEMsa0ShnL32WTF5qnMLMxNazwjG4z2cdM6yvXr0ra6a2KsJk2y1QZOPd7q_XsjXSHdtTuiOTF8FWlM5kCgAJB3p1IKnCvOfcWHoGjSQfWWvN3hve1eufD6GOwSqM&amp;__cft__[1]=AZj8GIXhbt4fEoor7-Ox7snjhiqB7mJl3Arm6A463bOH21hjcfARHpCEmv5OWoz6blJOp1mLcL-_hsYU20WylsvPqrVG9qxkzXcoNbfFmINv7J4VVA4cm_PzHb4LY57d_K1lnxNoXd7tqodxMZ8aCoBw7xZkg3fg&amp;__tn__=R]-R\">Alexa Louden<\/a>,<\/span> &#8217;16, Homecoming wasn&#8217;t just something to attend; it was something they helped create. Both remember serving on the Homecoming Steering Committee, helping shape the traditions and celebrations that brought campus together.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1357\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1357\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1357\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/19153558\/Courtney-Bishop-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"The 2016 Homecoming Steering Committee posing together.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/19153558\/Courtney-Bishop-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/19153558\/Courtney-Bishop-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/19153558\/Courtney-Bishop.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1357\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 2016 Homecoming Steering Committee<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u201cThe year I was on the Homecoming Steering Committee holds all the best Homecoming memories! Our theme was so fun! It was No Place Like Homecoming, going off the Wizard of Oz. The group worked well together, and homecoming week was a blast!\u201d Bishop said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Bishop recalled one of her favorite memories of that year being the night before the parade, when she and all of the steering committee decided to go watch the band, Florida Georgia Line, perform at Emens. &#8220;It was so worth it, even after having to wake up at 4:00 A.M. to start setting up the parade,&#8221; she shared.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">For other alumni, Homecoming became a family tradition that continued long after their college years.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1359\" style=\"width: 208px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1359\" class=\"wp-image-1359 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/19153601\/Heather-Hileman-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"A little girl using the trumpet!\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/19153601\/Heather-Hileman-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/19153601\/Heather-Hileman-677x1024.jpg 677w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/19153601\/Heather-Hileman-768x1163.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/19153601\/Heather-Hileman-1015x1536.jpg 1015w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/19153601\/Heather-Hileman.jpg 1353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1359\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heather Hileman&#8217;s daughter playing the baritone.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #ba0c2f\"><a style=\"color: #ba0c2f\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lisankemp\/\">Lisa Kemp<\/a>, <\/span>&#8217;90 and &#8217;22, remembers bringing her newborn son, James, to the 1995 Homecoming parade. Because of the cold weather, the family watched from their car, holding him up to the window. James learned the Ball State fight song at age 2 and eventually became a Ball State graduate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #ba0c2f\"><a style=\"color: #ba0c2f\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/heather.munseyhileman?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDoxNjIxNzUzMjk2NjYyNTU3XzE3NDA3NjcyODA1NjIxODY%3D\">Heather Hileman,<\/a> <\/span>&#8217;96,\u00a0 similarly watched her daughter\u2019s connection to Ball State grow. Hileman and her husband returned to Homecoming 21 years ago to march with the band and brought their daughter with them. Fascinated by her father\u2019s baritone, she eventually graduated from Ball State and became a band director.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1362\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1362\" class=\"wp-image-1362 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/19153606\/Kara-Schmid-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/19153606\/Kara-Schmid-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/19153606\/Kara-Schmid.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1362\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kara Schmid and family with Charlie Cardinal.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">For <span style=\"color: #ba0c2f\"><a style=\"color: #ba0c2f\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kara-schmid\/\">Kara Schmid<\/a>,<\/span>&#8217;13, Homecoming provided an opportunity to introduce her children to Cardinal traditions. She remembers \u201cintroducing my daughter, named Charlie, to Charlie Cardinal\u201d after her son had met the mascot the previous year at Family Weekend. <span style=\"color: #ba0c2f\"><a style=\"color: #ba0c2f\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/courtneycocoa?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDoxNjIxNzUzMjk2NjYyNTU3XzExMDE1NzEzMTIzNjkyNjU%3D&amp;__cft__[0]=AZh4_RSrzJDi9AVcIO_T9hWqyyea7M_1dq5u-BAJjpG3SH_8pSltxrs2WJoGtpfEMsa0ShnL32WTF5qnMLMxNazwjG4z2cdM6yvXr0ra6a2KsJk2y1QZOPd7q_XsjXSHdtTuiOTF8FWlM5kCgAJB3p1IKnCvOfcWHoGjSQfWWvN3hve1eufD6GOwSqM&amp;__cft__[1]=AZj8GIXhbt4fEoor7-Ox7snjhiqB7mJl3Arm6A463bOH21hjcfARHpCEmv5OWoz6blJOp1mLcL-_hsYU20WylsvPqrVG9qxkzXcoNbfFmINv7J4VVA4cm_PzHb4LY57d_K1lnxNoXd7tqodxMZ8aCoBw7xZkg3fg&amp;__tn__=R]-R\">Courtney Katrina Brown<\/a>,<\/span> &#8217;25, also remembers bringing her children to Homecoming as a senior to watch their aunt perform with the marching band. Now, Brown is returning to Ball State for her master\u2019s degree.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">For many alumni, Homecoming Week traditions remain some of their favorite college memories. <span style=\"color: #ba0c2f\"><a style=\"color: #ba0c2f\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/aaeverett86?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDoxNjIxNzUzMjk2NjYyNTU3XzIzMDIwMDgwOTM4Njk5MDE%3D&amp;__cft__[0]=AZh4_RSrzJDi9AVcIO_T9hWqyyea7M_1dq5u-BAJjpG3SH_8pSltxrs2WJoGtpfEMsa0ShnL32WTF5qnMLMxNazwjG4z2cdM6yvXr0ra6a2KsJk2y1QZOPd7q_XsjXSHdtTuiOTF8FWlM5kCgAJB3p1IKnCvOfcWHoGjSQfWWvN3hve1eufD6GOwSqM&amp;__cft__[1]=AZj8GIXhbt4fEoor7-Ox7snjhiqB7mJl3Arm6A463bOH21hjcfARHpCEmv5OWoz6blJOp1mLcL-_hsYU20WylsvPqrVG9qxkzXcoNbfFmINv7J4VVA4cm_PzHb4LY57d_K1lnxNoXd7tqodxMZ8aCoBw7xZkg3fg&amp;__tn__=R]-R\">Ashley West<\/a> <\/span>&#8217;10 remembers \u201cAir Jam and all the other Homecoming Week festivities,\u201d while <span style=\"color: #ba0c2f\"><a style=\"color: #ba0c2f\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sarah.schaetzel.daily?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDoxNjIxNzUzMjk2NjYyNTU3XzIzMTkyNjExNzIyMjc5MjQ%3D&amp;__cft__[0]=AZh4_RSrzJDi9AVcIO_T9hWqyyea7M_1dq5u-BAJjpG3SH_8pSltxrs2WJoGtpfEMsa0ShnL32WTF5qnMLMxNazwjG4z2cdM6yvXr0ra6a2KsJk2y1QZOPd7q_XsjXSHdtTuiOTF8FWlM5kCgAJB3p1IKnCvOfcWHoGjSQfWWvN3hve1eufD6GOwSqM&amp;__cft__[1]=AZj8GIXhbt4fEoor7-Ox7snjhiqB7mJl3Arm6A463bOH21hjcfARHpCEmv5OWoz6blJOp1mLcL-_hsYU20WylsvPqrVG9qxkzXcoNbfFmINv7J4VVA4cm_PzHb4LY57d_K1lnxNoXd7tqodxMZ8aCoBw7xZkg3fg&amp;__tn__=R]-R\">Sarah Schaetzel Daily<\/a>,<\/span> &#8217;20 and &#8217;25, recalls Air Jam, bed races, and time spent with the Ball State University Singers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The Pride of Mid-American Marching Band is another tradition that has left a lasting impression. <a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kirstie.lauren.31?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDoxNjIxNzUzMjk2NjYyNTU3XzE3NDk1NzU5MzI5MTc3MTU%3D&amp;__cft__[0]=AZh4_RSrzJDi9AVcIO_T9hWqyyea7M_1dq5u-BAJjpG3SH_8pSltxrs2WJoGtpfEMsa0ShnL32WTF5qnMLMxNazwjG4z2cdM6yvXr0ra6a2KsJk2y1QZOPd7q_XsjXSHdtTuiOTF8FWlM5kCgAJB3p1IKnCvOfcWHoGjSQfWWvN3hve1eufD6GOwSqM&amp;__cft__[1]=AZj8GIXhbt4fEoor7-Ox7snjhiqB7mJl3Arm6A463bOH21hjcfARHpCEmv5OWoz6blJOp1mLcL-_hsYU20WylsvPqrVG9qxkzXcoNbfFmINv7J4VVA4cm_PzHb4LY57d_K1lnxNoXd7tqodxMZ8aCoBw7xZkg3fg&amp;__tn__=R]-R\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><span style=\"color: #ba0c2f\">Kirstie Brown,<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0&#8217;18, remembers marching in the Homecoming parade and rooting for the Cardinals during the Homecoming game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Some alumni remember traditions that may be less familiar to today\u2019s Cardinals. <span style=\"color: #ba0c2f\"><a style=\"color: #ba0c2f\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/vickie-welsh-huston-06b83a9\/\">Vickie Welsh-Huston<\/a>,<\/span> &#8217;80 and &#8217;81, participated in the residence-hall yard display contest while living in what was then Johnson Complex. In 1977, with the Homecoming theme \u201cGreatest Show,\u201d students created an elaborate circus organ display featuring Charlie Cardinal and little red birds popping out from the organ pipes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Preparing for the competition, Welsh-Huston remembers the late nights spent \u201cstuffing tissue paper into chicken wire\u201d and getting to know other residents along the way.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1365\" style=\"width: 294px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1365\" class=\"wp-image-1365 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/19153611\/Leeannda-Fischer-284x300.jpg\" alt=\"A couple smiling after being engaged!\" width=\"284\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/19153611\/Leeannda-Fischer-284x300.jpg 284w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/19153611\/Leeannda-Fischer-768x812.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/10\/19153611\/Leeannda-Fischer.jpg 908w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1365\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leeannda Fischer and her husband newly engaged in 2013.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">For <span style=\"color: #ba0c2f\"><a style=\"color: #ba0c2f\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/leeanndafischer\/\">Leeannda Fischer<\/a>,<\/span> &#8217;13, Homecoming became the setting for another milestone: \u201cIn 2013 my husband and I got engaged at Homecoming!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">For alumni like <span style=\"color: #ba0c2f\"><a style=\"color: #ba0c2f\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jennifer-rausei-956b962b3\/\">Jennifer Rausei<\/a>,<\/span> &#8217;02 and &#8217;08, returning to Homecoming is a way to celebrate both Ball State memories and the University\u2019s continued impact.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u201cWe love coming to Homecoming each year celebrating Ball State and its continued efforts to provide a quality education while reminiscing about our wonderful experience during our college years,\u201d Rausei said. As an educator, she added, returning to campus also serves as a reminder of the importance of making meaningful connections with students.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">That sense of connection is echoed throughout the memories shared by Cardinals across generations. Whether they are marching in the parade, competing in a residence-hall display, cheering from the stands, dancing in Air Jam, or bringing their children back to campus, alumni have found countless ways to make Homecoming their own.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">After 100 years, the traditions of Homecoming may continue to evolve, but its purpose remains familiar: bringing Cardinals together. The memories alumni carry with them, and the new memories they continue to create with their families and friends, are what make Homecoming more than a celebration on the calendar. It is a tradition that connects generations of Cardinals to one another and to the University they call home.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Legacy of Traditions For 100 years, Homecoming has brought generations of Cardinals back to Ball State University to celebrate the traditions, friendships, and memories that make the University feel like home. From marching in the Homecoming parade and cheering on the Cardinals to participating in campus traditions and reuniting with friends, each generation has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":440,"featured_media":1369,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,73],"tags":[25,71,14,65],"class_list":["post-1352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alumni","category-foundation","tag-alumni","tag-alumni-engagement","tag-cardinal","tag-homecoming"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>100 Years of Homecoming Memories - Ball State Foundation Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ball State celebrates 100 years of Homecoming as alumni share memories, traditions and family connections spanning generations of Cardinals.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/foundation\/2026\/10\/21\/100-years-of-homecoming-memories\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"100 Years of Homecoming Memories - 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