Homecoming attendees typically include ALUMNI, graduates, ALUMS, and alus. ALUMNI are former students of a school or college who have graduated, while graduates are those who have recently completed their studies. ALUMS are a shortened form of the word 'ALUMNUS, ' which is used to refer to a male graduate, and alus is a shortened form of the word 'ALUMNA, ' which is used to refer to a female graduate. All of these terms refer to people who have attended a school or college in the past and are returning to celebrate a homecoming event.