Now and Then: Homecoming

The Hub

Homecoming photos in 1988 and 2022

ABOVE: Alpha Kappa Lambda and Delta Sigma perform in the winning Yell Like Hell skit for Homecoming 1987. INSET: Students perform at Yell Like Hell at the homecoming Pep Rally, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. “Then” Image by ISU Special Collections and University Archives; "Now" Image by Matt Van Winkle 

Alumni have returned to Iowa State for homecoming since the first official event in 1912. Since then, the campuswide celebration continues to entertain young and old Iowa Staters, with tailgate parties, fireworks, lawn displays, the “Yell Like Hell” cheering competition, and mass campaniling. Currently, the Student Alumni Association Leadership Council (SALC) coordinates the efforts of hundreds of students to make homecoming special for all Iowa Staters.