Homecoming 2021 recap: Your best photos, tweets, posts

  • Author By Julie Mana-ay Perez
  • October 18, 2021
A mascot with its hands in the air.
Reggie Redbird at the Homecoming game.

Illinois State University celebrated 100 Years of Homecoming by coming together to show what Redbird Pride is about. Students, faculty, staff, alumni, and spectators shared their Homecoming experiences throughout social media all week long. See this year’s round-up of some of the best tweets, and Instagram posts, and photos during #RedbirdHomecoming week.

A crowd of people at a football game.
Redbirds in the crowd cheer on the football team at the Homecoming game.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CU9BBx1r1Qr/?utm_medium=share_sheet
Photo of a band student performing at a Homecoming game.
The Big Red Marching Machine performed during halftime at the Homecoming game.
Students waving flags at a parade.
Students march with their flags at the Homecoming Parade.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CVGmpyWFk4N/?utm_medium=share_sheet
Four people wave to the crowd.
The alumni king and queen and the prince and princess were crowned during Homecoming week.
https://twitter.com/ISU_Homecoming/status/1448303041455796227
A woman playing basketball with a little boy.
Illinois State University President Dr. Terri Goss Kinzy at Reggie’s Tailgate.
A mascot and cheerleaders waving on a float.
Reggie Redbird and Illinois State’s cheer team ride on the Victory Bell during the Homecoming Parade.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CVJj12PLmQo/?utm_medium=share_sheet
https://www.instagram.com/p/CVGLD_oFO0G/?utm_medium=share_sheet

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