SOCIAL LIFE AT FLORIDA

 All work and no play makes Jack, as well as Jill, a dull person, so the
University offers students a wide and varied social life. Recreation and en-
tertainment are continuously provided, so the Florida student never needs to
look forward to a dull day.
 To start off the social life of the new students, pajama parades, pep rallies,
and mixer dances are offered as part of the activities during Orientation
Week.
 A student who joins a fraternity or sorority will find a vast round of
activities, with planned functions supplementing campus-wide affairs each
semester.
 The social life of the Greek world includes formal weekends, dances, picnics,
barbecues, costume parties, teas, dinners, and many other forms of entertain-
ment.
 With the fall semester and football practically synonymous at the Univer-
sity, students find themselves in the midst of rallies, parades, dances, and
parties planned by individual social groups.
 Homecoming, the biggest football weekend, is held in honor of the Alumni
of the University, with the campus assuming a festive air through the attrac-























 One of the contestant's for the "King Ugly" crown busy campaigning.

tive decorations put up by residence halls, and fraternity and sorority
houses. This weekend is complete with a parade, which features elaborate
floats competing for coveted trophies.
 The annual Gator Growl, held in connection with Homecoming, is the
largest college variety show in the nation, playing to over 40,000 people at
Florida Field. Skits by fraternities, sororities, and individual acts make up the
main part of the mammoth show which is climaxed by a gigantic fireworks
display.
 Also featured at homecoming are the Swimcapades, the annual water show;
the John Marshall Bar Association skit; Florida Blue Key Banquet; and the
annual Homecoming dance, besides the various banquets, special programs,