Binghamton University officials have announced the schedule for the Homecoming 2009 weekend, which will mark the anniversaries of many on-campus landmarks.

This year’s Homecoming, scheduled for Oct. 2 to 4, will host anniversaries including the 50th anniversary of the Dickinson Community, 25th anniversary of the on-campus apartments, the 20th anniversary of Pi Lambda Phi, the 20th anniversary of the African Student Organization and 30th anniversary of the Caribbean Student Association, according to Steve Seepersaud, alumni communications specialist for BU.

According to BU’s Web site, events such as dinners, bonfires and cocktail receptions are being held to welcome back alumni who wish to celebrate these anniversaries.

The tailgate event, which was successful when it was initiated last year, will be repeated for the ‘09 weekend.

“The tailgate event … is a barbeque from 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday taking place outside in the Events Center parking lot,” Seepersaud said.

According to Seepersaud, the annual Homecoming parade will also take place on Saturday, starting at 5 p.m.

Saturday will close with the fireworks show beginning at 7 p.m., immediately after BU’s men’s soccer team faces the University of Rhode Island.

According to Jennifer Keegin, the associate director of Campus Life, other special events planned for Homecoming weekend include the Black Student Union Fashion Show, Campus Wars — the competition between the various housing communities on campus — and a presentation by Frank Warren, the author of “Post Secret.”

“Frank Warren will be doing his presentation of his new book on Oct. 2 at 8 p.m. in the Anderson Center,” Keegin said. “The event is sponsored by the Student Association Programming Board, Late Nite and Hillel, and is free for students.”

The Campus Wars aspect of Homecoming weekend is a series of events that are specifically planned for the on-campus residential communities.

“Campus Wars activities are decided on by the programming board,” Keegin said.

According to Aaron Cohn, Student Association vice president for programming, Campus Wars is a competition between the on-campus communities that is a subset to Homecoming.

“This year, because of the dates for homecoming, Campus Wars was shortened to three particular events,” Cohn said.

The three events, according to Cohn, will consist of a “Great Scavenger Hunt,” co-recreational football tournament and the float competition in the Homecoming parade.

The scavenger hunt will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Oct. 1, and will consist of students from different communities going to find specific items anywhere they can around the BU campus, Cohn explained.

The co-recreational football tournament will be a single-elimination tournament at the College-in-the-Woods community field on Oct. 3.

The final event of Campus Wars will be the float competition, where each community can pick a float theme from the medieval realm, Cohn said.

According to Seepersaud, BU’s Homecoming weekend has done well with attendance, drawing 2,000 students, family and friends in 2008, its most successful year.

“Homecoming weekend is a great way for people to network and show some school spirit,” Seepersaud said.

For more information about Homecoming weekend and registrations, visit homecoming.binghamton.edu.