Designing for Baylor Homecoming
Baylor Homecoming is one of the university’s largest and most celebrated traditions, bringing together students, alumni, and the Waco community for a weekend of events and traditions. One of the most recognizable parts of Homecoming is the parade, where student organizations spend months designing and constructing large-scale floats to bring their ideas to life.
As Executive Float Chair for Chi Omega, I have the opportunity to lead our team through the entire process, from early concepts and design development to material planning, construction, and final execution. While float design is very different from apparel, I have been surprised by how much the two creative processes overlap. Both require translating an idea into something physical while considering materials, construction, scale, functionality, and countless details along the way.
More than anything, this experience is teaching me about leadership, project management, collaboration, and creative problem-solving. Managing a project of this scale means learning when to make decisions, when to adapt, how to communicate an idea clearly, and how to trust others with different parts of the creative process.
For now, the details of our 2026 float have to stay under wraps. I can’t share the design, theme, or construction process just yet, but I am excited to document the experience and share much more after Baylor Homecoming.