▁up ▁to ▁the ▁Home coming ▁celebr ation . ▁ ▁The ▁bon fire ▁is ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁Al pha ▁Ph i ▁Om ega ▁( intern ational ▁service ▁frat ern ity ). ▁Pre ced ing ▁the ▁light ing ▁of ▁the ▁bon fire , ▁a ▁" T orch light ▁Par ade " ▁is ▁held , ▁where ▁students ▁walk ▁through ▁campus ▁with ▁lights ▁to ▁the ▁Home coming ▁P ep ▁R ally . ▁ ▁The ▁Student ▁Activ ities ▁Association ▁dist ributes ▁Home coming ▁Sh ir ts ▁by ▁allowing ▁students ▁to ▁trade ▁in ▁other ▁university - aff ili ated ▁gar ments . ▁Part icip ants ▁get ▁new ▁S FA ▁sh ir ts , ▁and ▁the ▁used ▁trade - ins ▁are ▁burn ed ▁in ▁the ▁Home coming ▁bon fire . ▁The ▁S aw y ers ▁were ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁men ' s ▁social ▁organization . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁the ▁S aw y ers ▁adapted ▁D elta ▁S igma ▁Ph i ▁frat ern ity . ▁They ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁group ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁reserved ▁section ▁in ▁the ▁stands ▁at ▁football ▁games , ▁which ▁was ▁requested ▁by ▁H omer ▁Bry ce , ▁for ▁whom ▁the ▁stad ium ▁is ▁named . ▁The ▁S aw y ers ▁began ▁the ▁tradition ▁of ▁bringing ▁ax e ▁handles ▁to ▁the ▁football ▁games ▁and ▁using ▁them ▁as ▁noise ▁mak ers . ▁The ▁Pur ple ▁Haz e ▁Inc . ▁began ▁incorpor ating ▁the ▁tradition ▁of ▁the ▁ax e ▁handle ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2