Engines are revved up, banners are complete and buckets of sugary treats are full as campus organizations and clubs prepare for a Homecoming tradition.

The Homecoming parade will take place today at 5 p.m. on the Avenue of Champions.

Some organizations have made floats and others chose to walk and wave.

The Black Student Alliance and Gamma Sigma Sigma sorority will walk in the parade.

“We didn’t really have the money or time to put together a float, so, instead of not participating in the parade, we chose to walk,” said Kayla Tyson, Gamma Sigma Sigma member and a junior from Dixon, Tenn.

Ginny Hensley, director of Alumni Programming for the Alumni Association, said that there are usually about 10 to 15 floats in the parade.

There were rules and regulations for float designers, Hensley said. They couldn’t start working on the float until last Sunday at noon and they have to finish by 4 p.m. today.

Chi Omega sorority and Kappa Alpha Order partnered for their float. Float committee chair Lizzie Correa, a Bowling Green senior, said they used countless amounts of tissue and glue.

But Americans for Informed Democracy decided against doing a traditional float for something more fitting to the organization’s personality and mission.

“We’re always talking the talk about social and environmental responsibility so we decided that it’s time we start walking the walk,” said Matt Vaughn, a junior from Mexico, Mo. “What better time than in this year’s Homecoming parade?”

The float will be a group of cyclists and walkers in “ONE” shirts holding banners and handing out fair trade chocolate to children.

Floats are awarded the best community entry and the Homecoming spirit award. Organizations from the community are also allowed to have floats in the parade.

The Avenue of Champions will be blocked off at 5 p.m. and College Heights Boulevard will also shut down in preparation for the parade.