And, obviously, it wouldn't be a Homecoming week without "Spirit Splash," that mad frenzy of students swarming the waters of the Reflection Pond.
This has become a staple of campus life at UCF, something spoken about on campus tours and during freshman orientation, something looked forward to by young and old students alike, by faculty and staff, by the community at large...it is a tradition that has come to represent all of student life, and its images have become iconic...But how did Spirit Splash start? How has it grown? What were the experiences of students during the early years of Spirit Splash? And what traditions have, themselves, been formed during the Spirit Splash celebration (from squirt guns, to the fountain guard, to slip n slides)?
As always, leave some comments or drop me an email (nholic@mail.ucf.edu). I'd love to hear your thoughts and stories; I'd love to speak with you; and I'd love to see your pictures of the event.