 Waters recalled being "shunned by white students" and "victimized by biased white teachers", but she persevered and ultimately earned a bachelor's degree in 1968, by which time there were numerous African American students on campus.Homecoming grew during the 1950s and early 1960s, with each year's festivities featuring a parade, a football game, and a homecoming dance.Intramural sports continued to be among the most popular student activities, and during this era they included women for the first time, although modern women's intercollegiate athletics would not exist at ETSC or its successor East Texas State University (ETSU) until the passage of Title IX in 1972.