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Homecoming 2021: A Horned Frog Family Reunion

By Texas Christian University

October 27^th, 2021

WE GATHER TOGETHER

Horned Frogs returned to campus for reunions and festivities before Saturday’s football game against West Virginia University on Oct. 23, 2021.

Family-friendly FrogFest moved to game day afternoon on the Dee J.Kelly Alumni & Visitor Center back lawn, featuring inflatable slides, face painting, spirit tattoos, mechanical bull riding, balloon creations, poster signings by athletes, crafts and caricatures. A few impromptu dances broke out.

Tailgating parties really got cooking, some of which were sponsored by TCU groups: Ranch Management, AddRan College of Liberal Arts/College of Education, Black Alumni Alliance, Hispanic Alumni Alliance, TCU military veterans, Neeley Graduate Programs and the Luther King Center for Financial Studies. Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences sponsored a come-and-go reception with refreshments in the Paulette Burns Garden outside the Annie Richardson Bass Building.

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TRADITION WITH RELEVANCE

TCU students now elect an Outstanding Senior at Homecoming, and Chase Berry (below) won this year’s honor.

Berry is a strategic communication major/business minor who has served in a number of leadership roles and organizations at TCU, including being a Frog Camp Director and marching band percussionist.

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THIS QUEEN STILL REIGNS

This year’s Homecoming festivities included a special tribute to beloved Fort Worth educator and community leader Jennifer Giddings Brooks ’71 (MS ’74). When she was crowned in 1970, she not only became TCU’s first Black homecoming queen but also the Southwest Conference’s first Black homecoming queen. Brooks says she felt honored and that the election symbolized acceptance by the TCU student community.

On Friday, Oct. 22, a portrait of Brooks was unveiled at the Dee J. Kelly Alumni & Visitors Center. At Saturday’s football halftime ceremony, she joined returning Homecoming honorees from 1995 and 1996 on the field at Amon G. Carter Stadium.

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HOME TURF

The Frogs may have lost the football game against the Mountaineers 29-17, but the shared enthusiasm for being together at Amon G. Carter Stadium still made for a memorable evening. School spirit filled the air, and there were plenty of modern TCU traditions, including fireworks.

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Footnotes

Photos and video assets by Glen E. Ellman

FootNotes

Photos and video assets by Glen E. Ellman

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