PUBLISHED: Old-School” Aggies Enjoy Homecoming 2012

 

 The author, India Holland and Sharon Jenkins, Miss A&T 1991

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Old-School” Aggies Enjoy Homecoming 2012

By India Holland

There is nothing better than an NCAT homecoming except an old-school NCAT homecoming.  Thousands of A&T alumni return to Greensboro each year during homecoming to reunite with old friends and colleagues.  It is a time of reflection and fun.
“I come to homecoming as often as I can to see old friends that meant so much to me while I was a student here,” said former Miss A&T 1991, Sharon Jenkins.  “There is nothing like coming back to A&T; it just gives you a great feeling just to be back on campus.”
Jenkins, like so many other alumni, look forward to certain events during homecoming such as the parade, the football game, tailgating, concerts, day and evening parties.  “When you graduate, you never know where life is going to lead you but you always know there is a road back to an A&T homecoming ,” Jenkins stated.
“I enjoy attending old school events because I know I will see a lot of old classmates that I may not see any other time during homecoming; so the old school events are a great resource for us,” said Shawanna Brock, NCAT graduate 1994.  “Old school to me is when you sit down with your college friends and laugh about how silly you were when you were here as a student, how dumb you were, and if we knew then what we know now…we would be dangerous.”
When asked what is old school? Charles Blackburn, 1979 NCAT graduate said, “If you can remember going to school with Ron McNair and Jessie Jackson, then you are old school.”  Blackburn added, “There is an unspoken appreciation of an HBCU and you carry that with you no matter where you go, who you work for.  Simply said, its pride…AGGIE PRIDE.”
No matter if you are tailgating or cheering on the Blue and Gold, young or old, you will never forget your first Aggie Homecoming and it will not be your last.