What a great Reunion. Our Class rocked -- people started rolling in on Thursday afternoon and the excitement built all weekend. By the end, we had well over 1,000 classmates and their guests join us for a weekend of connecting with old friends friends of long standing, hanging out, dancing, singing, thinking, eating and just plain old enjoying ourselves.
The highlights of the weekend included classmate panels on what it was like to work at the White House, the future of the novel, the human mind, being a professional athlete, getting your child through the college admissions process, the economy, and much more. One exciting panel – the Long and Winding Road – highlighted the different paths people have taken to get to this spot in their lives. All great stuff. For a video of the highlights, please click here.
Another highlight were the evenings under the big tent on Old Campus. People stayed up late talking to their friends and rekindling old relationships. Saturday night included a die hard group on the dance floor who were not pleased when the music stopped at 1 AM.
At the end of the day, our Reunion was really not about discussing our personal list of accomplishments and achievements. It was about how our four years together impacted us. How the shared Yale experience we joked about 25 years ago at Class Day has shaped our lives. And it most definitely has shaped our lives -- not just through the classes we took, the things we learned, and the majors we declared but through the friends we made: the friends who have cheered us on, the friends who have counseled and consoled us, the friends who have inspired us, the friends who have challenged us and set us straight, the friends we laugh with, and the friends we came back to New Haven to see.
As we leave our 25th Reunion, there was a palpable sense of connection with the Class and a desire to participate in Yale’s vibrant community. Those interested in joining in can do so a few ways:
Class E-newsletter We have a monthly class e-newsletter (which I will be giving a rest for a little while). If you’d like to get the newsletter but you’re not, just send me an e-mail at happado@hotmail.com and I will be sure to send it your way.
Class Facebook Group For pictures from Reunion, for updates from your friends, you can find it on the Class Facebook Group.
Class Twitter You can follow class news via twitter: @YaleCollege1987 or #yale87.
Class Council We are forming a Class Council – a clearinghouse of ideas and initiatives. Let's work together to solve some of the problems we, as a class, might be uniquely positioned to solve. And, let's learn about and support each other's passions. We have such a talented group of people who have already done so much. Imagine how much more full the next five years of our lives will be if we live them with a common purpose. You can get more information by clikcing on the Class Council tab at the top of the page or by clicking here.
The last five years have been transformative for our class – many of us have become active in the AYA and Yale more broadly. Let’s take that involvement to a new level during the next five years, so our 30th Reunion will be even better!
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