GREENSBORO, N.C. — We've grown accustomed to packed houses at North Carolina A&T for the 'Greatest Homecoming on Earth'.
We expect the same atmosphere on Saturday but times ten. Many Aggies truly look forward to GHOE weekend.
It's why they came from all over, just to look back on the good times.
WFMY News 2's Nixon Norman ran into three generations of Aggies.
The heart of GHOE goes beyond tailgating, football, and FanFest. The real heart of North Carolina A&T's homecoming lies within the people who come back every year.
Aggies vary in age and where they come from but one thing, they all have in common – A&T is home. Dr. Bert Piggott Jr.'s father was a football coach for the university back in the 50's. His mother was a dean.
"A lot of the players had fathers that we're not around and they told him [Piggot's father] that he was like the only father that they knew," Piggott shared.
Debra Austin was Miss A&T from 1965 to 1966. She said she was honored to be crowned then, but what touches her is that even though she was unlike some of the queens before her, she still got the crown.
“I was the first Miss A&T who is a nursing graduate and a graduate of the school of nursing. I didn't have a sorority that I represented and I was a South Carolinian," Austin shared.
Other Aggies came back to A&T after graduation to teach. John Jolly said he's already reconnected with several students this year.
“They come up and they hug. They remember me. I am 78 years old and they still remember from 1971 and 1972 when I taught at A&T," Jolly exclaimed.
If you'd like to take part in any GHOE festivities, check out our homecoming guide HERE.