Thousands of students, alumni and community members lined the streets of downtown State College Friday night to cheer on Penn State's 2006 homecoming parade.
The parade, which reached downtown at 6:30, featured a diverse mix of more than 160 groups, including campus organizations, community groups, greek organizations, four marching bands, politicians and this year's homecoming court.
The floats that brought color to College Avenue had themes ranging from children's movies, such as Ice Age, to television shows such as The Price is Right and American Gladiator, and tourist destinations such as Las Vegas and Paris.
"Everyone was really creative," said Rachel Shaak (junior-geoscience), who rode on the float constructed by the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.
"We had a lot of fun making ours," she said.
Though the rain on Friday morning led to problems with float construction, the parade was a success and went according to schedule, Jackie Fiorello, homecoming parade overall, said.
"The parade went really well," Fiorello said.
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