As over 44,000 fans occupied L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium to witness the Louisville Cardinals defeat Stanford in a Halloween football blowout, they also witnessed a different kind of success. During halftime, Christian Peeples and Anne Emongo were crowned homecoming king and queen, respectively.
In addition to becoming newly-appointed homecoming royalty, Emongo is a senior criminal justice major and the president of the Society of Porter Scholars. In Greek Life, she is a member of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority.
Peeples, a senior communication major, is the president of the National Pan-Hellenic Council and the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. He also co-founded Cardinals Rising, a college readiness program for students in grades 8 through 12.
A winning feeling
For University of Louisville students, it was difficult to go anywhere on campus without seeing Emongo campaigning for the title. Booths, signs and even social media videos were utilized to put her ahead of the competition…