Old Dominion University celebrated its Homecoming with a week full of activities to honor Monarch pride and traditions. Events included the Homecoming football game, the Distinguished Alumni Dinner and the Homecoming parade. Photos Chuck Thomas and Nicholas Clark/ODU
The Monarchs exit the tunnel onto Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium to take on Texas State for the Homecoming football game. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU
Colton Joseph, a redshirt freshman, evades tacklers during the Homecoming football game vs. Texas State. Joseph finished the game with three rushing touchdowns, leading the Monarchs to a 24-14 victory. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU
Students celebrate after ODU takes the lead in their Homecoming game vs. Texas State. Photo Nicholas Clark/ODU
Homecoming King Miles King (left) and Queen Je'Nae Hill (right) during halftime of the football game vs. Texas State. Photo Nicholas Clark/ODU
A group of students lift their fellow Monarch in celebration during the Homecoming football game vs. Texas State. Photo Nicholas Clark/ODU
ODU football player Jordan Saunder's parents wear T-shirts to show support for their son during the Homecoming game. Photo Nicholas Clark/ODU
Big Blue greets fans during the Homecoming parade along Hampton Boulevard. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU
Members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. flash their sign during the Homecoming parade. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU
Students embrace the rodeo theme during the Homecoming parade. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU
Students paint crowns on the sidewalks surrounding Kaufman Mall to represent their student organizations, fraternities and sororities. Photo Nicholas Clark/ODU
Board of Visitors Student Representative Ray Griffin speaks on the importance of the newly installed National Pan-Hellenic Council Plots on the Williamsburg Lawn. This space honors the nine historically black fraternities and sororities and the thousands of ODU students and alumni who hold membership in these organizations. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU
Members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. celebrate the unveiling of the National Pan-Hellenic Council Plots. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU
President Brian O. Hemphill, Ph.D., First Lady Marisela Rosas Hemphill, Ph.D., students, faculty and staff gather to celebrate collecting 73,189 non-perishable food items for Norfolk Public Schools, the Monarch Pantry and the Food Bank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore as part of the University's annual Monarchs Give Back initiative. Photo Nicholas Clark/ODU
Founded in 2011, the Society of Distinguished Alumni was created to strengthen connections between individuals recognized by the ODU Alumni Association and the University. This year, the society honored Marialena Murphy, Kay Kemper and Sarah Bishop. Pictured from left are Krista Harrell, associate vice president of Alumni Relations, Murphy, Kemper, Bishop and Cathy Lewis, ODU community engagement liaison. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU
Several fraternities and sororities came together for a group photo during a legacy reception held at the Ellmer Health Sciences Building, celebrating their shared traditions and community. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU
The Blue Diamonds cheerleading team perform outside Webb University Center during Monarch Day. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU
A student pets a goat during Monarch Day on Kaufman Mall. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU
The Monarchs exit the tunnel onto Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium to take on Texas State for the Homecoming football game. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU
Colton Joseph, a redshirt freshman, evades tacklers during the Homecoming football game vs. Texas State. Joseph finished the game with three rushing touchdowns, leading the Monarchs to a 24-14 victory. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU
Students celebrate after ODU takes the lead in their Homecoming game vs. Texas State. Photo Nicholas Clark/ODU
Homecoming King Miles King (left) and Queen Je'Nae Hill (right) during halftime of the football game vs. Texas State. Photo Nicholas Clark/ODU
A group of students lift their fellow Monarch in celebration during the Homecoming football game vs. Texas State. Photo Nicholas Clark/ODU
ODU football player Jordan Saunder's parents wear T-shirts to show support for their son during the Homecoming game. Photo Nicholas Clark/ODU
Big Blue greets fans during the Homecoming parade along Hampton Boulevard. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU
Members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. flash their sign during the Homecoming parade. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU
Students embrace the rodeo theme during the Homecoming parade. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU
Students paint crowns on the sidewalks surrounding Kaufman Mall to represent their student organizations, fraternities and sororities. Photo Nicholas Clark/ODU
Board of Visitors Student Representative Ray Griffin speaks on the importance of the newly installed National Pan-Hellenic Council Plots on the Williamsburg Lawn. This space honors the nine historically black fraternities and sororities and the thousands of ODU students and alumni who hold membership in these organizations. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU
Members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. celebrate the unveiling of the National Pan-Hellenic Council Plots. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU
President Brian O. Hemphill, Ph.D., First Lady Marisela Rosas Hemphill, Ph.D., students, faculty and staff gather to celebrate collecting 73,189 non-perishable food items for Norfolk Public Schools, the Monarch Pantry and the Food Bank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore as part of the University's annual Monarchs Give Back initiative. Photo Nicholas Clark/ODU
Founded in 2011, the Society of Distinguished Alumni was created to strengthen connections between individuals recognized by the ODU Alumni Association and the University. This year, the society honored Marialena Murphy, Kay Kemper and Sarah Bishop. Pictured from left are Krista Harrell, associate vice president of Alumni Relations, Murphy, Kemper, Bishop and Cathy Lewis, ODU community engagement liaison. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU
Several fraternities and sororities came together for a group photo during a legacy reception held at the Ellmer Health Sciences Building, celebrating their shared traditions and community. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU
The Blue Diamonds cheerleading team perform outside Webb University Center during Monarch Day. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU
A student pets a goat during Monarch Day on Kaufman Mall. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU