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The Daily OrangeReturn to the Hill: Homecoming, reunion dominate weekend on campus
By Paul Stanley
Posted: 10/11/07, 4:17 AM EST Section: News
Reunion activities will be take place Friday, with class lunches and cocktail receptions for each class celebrating either a fifth or 10th anniversary (or every class that graduated in a year ending with two or seven).
Alumni will be present from every class from 1937 through 2002. A dinner for the Class of 1957 is scheduled for Friday evening.
"The 50th anniversary reunion is the main class that we work with," Bobkiewicz said. "The largest number of people who are coming back to campus are coming back for the Class of 1957 reunion."
During the day on Friday - while students have no classes - the Office of Alumni Relations is offering a variety of academic and cultural programming for alumni.
"We're offering everything from a crime scene investigation class to a class on Mozart," King said. Many art exhibits will also be open across campus.
"Friday is the biggest night of Homecoming, and festivities are for everybody," King said.
The festivities begin with the 'Cuse Commotion Homecoming Parade, led by grand marshals from the 1957 basketball team. The parade will begin in front of the Schine Student Center at 5:30 p.m. and end in the Quad with a pep rally and bonfire.
Immediately following, a special Homecoming party is planned to bring alumni and students together for food and music. To round out the evening's activities, Gym Class Heroes will play a free concert in the Quad at 9:00 p.m.
"I've never seen a big Homecoming celebration, and the college seems to be going all out this year," said Leilani Mroczkowski, a freshman political science major.
Saturday, following a pregame barbeque on the Quad, the Syracuse Orange will take on Rutgers University Scarlet Knights. Members of the SU Alumni Band Association and alumni cheerleaders will join the SU marching band and cheerleaders on the field for pregame festivities. Kick-off is set for noon.
"There's an energy that you feel on campus during Homecoming that you just don't get for a football game or other times during the fall," Bobkiewicz said. "For me personally, I'm looking forward to being on campus and experiencing that."
"I don't really know what to expect this weekend for my first Homecoming, but I think having the alumni come back will make things more interesting," said freshman Cliff Kim, an electrical engineering major.
Although the merger of reunion and Homecoming is new, Bobkiewicz said student involvement in Homecoming is relatively new as well. He credits the Division of Student Affairs for doing an excellent job of working with various campus organizations to get students involved and excited about the event.
"As recently as four or five years ago, that excitement wasn't always there, and today it's a very different kind of feeling on campus during Homecoming because of the student activities," Bobkiewicz said.
Alumni will be present from every class from 1937 through 2002. A dinner for the Class of 1957 is scheduled for Friday evening.
"The 50th anniversary reunion is the main class that we work with," Bobkiewicz said. "The largest number of people who are coming back to campus are coming back for the Class of 1957 reunion."
During the day on Friday - while students have no classes - the Office of Alumni Relations is offering a variety of academic and cultural programming for alumni.
"We're offering everything from a crime scene investigation class to a class on Mozart," King said. Many art exhibits will also be open across campus.
"Friday is the biggest night of Homecoming, and festivities are for everybody," King said.
The festivities begin with the 'Cuse Commotion Homecoming Parade, led by grand marshals from the 1957 basketball team. The parade will begin in front of the Schine Student Center at 5:30 p.m. and end in the Quad with a pep rally and bonfire.
Immediately following, a special Homecoming party is planned to bring alumni and students together for food and music. To round out the evening's activities, Gym Class Heroes will play a free concert in the Quad at 9:00 p.m.
"I've never seen a big Homecoming celebration, and the college seems to be going all out this year," said Leilani Mroczkowski, a freshman political science major.
Saturday, following a pregame barbeque on the Quad, the Syracuse Orange will take on Rutgers University Scarlet Knights. Members of the SU Alumni Band Association and alumni cheerleaders will join the SU marching band and cheerleaders on the field for pregame festivities. Kick-off is set for noon.
"There's an energy that you feel on campus during Homecoming that you just don't get for a football game or other times during the fall," Bobkiewicz said. "For me personally, I'm looking forward to being on campus and experiencing that."
"I don't really know what to expect this weekend for my first Homecoming, but I think having the alumni come back will make things more interesting," said freshman Cliff Kim, an electrical engineering major.
Although the merger of reunion and Homecoming is new, Bobkiewicz said student involvement in Homecoming is relatively new as well. He credits the Division of Student Affairs for doing an excellent job of working with various campus organizations to get students involved and excited about the event.
"As recently as four or five years ago, that excitement wasn't always there, and today it's a very different kind of feeling on campus during Homecoming because of the student activities," Bobkiewicz said.
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