1. What’s the Overview for Reunion Weekend?
Latest schedule from the college.
Houses open 4pm on Thursday 5/23, with activities planned for the evening.
Friday and Saturday are pretty packed, dawn until dusk. Faculty lectures, tours of the new Neilson library, hands on programs, JYA/affinity group gatherings, Ivy Day (Alumnae Parade), and Illumination Night are just some of the activities.
Our class programs will take place Friday late afternoon and Saturday afternoon with schedules still being coordinated. Class dinners and happy hours are planned for Friday and Saturday evening. Helen Hills Hills Chapel will hold a beautiful all-class Service of Remembrance on Saturday.
The weekend will capped off by Sunday morning breakfast. Campus will get pretty quiet after 12:00pm with the houses closing before noon.
2. What are the Class of 1994 programs at Reunion?
Our featured class programs include a film screening, tea, and a movement class!
‘Where I Became” by Tandiwe Njobe ’94 and Jane Shang ’82 is an award winning documentary about 16 Smith College scholarship recipients from South Africa. This will screen on Friday afternoon (TBD) and hopefully feature a discussion with the filmmaker. Lori Tharps ’94 details their story here.
Our second class program, our 1994 Class Tea, is back by popular demand! Tea will be served Saturday afternoon, in addition to dinners on Friday and on Saturday evening, and breakfast on Sunday.
Rachel Ann Day ’94 will be leading a movement class – time and location TBD.
3. What house will we be staying in —Is it Accessible?
The College will determine where we are housed based on the number of registrants and identified special needs. It is extremely helpful if you REGISTER EARLY and declare any special needs then. Contact info will be provided in the February Registration mailing if you would like to speak to someone directly about Accessibility.
4. What do I Register for? How much does it cost?
The Reunion Registration mailing will be sent in February. Online registration will be available starting in February.
On campus room & board rate is for the entire weekend, without exception. Feel free to to book your own Airbnb or hotel as an alternative. Breakfast is included in the board rate and Saturday lunch will be subsidized by the College. Lunch will be picnic-style.
Other meals are purchased a la carte. There is some choice between food options when registering for meals. Dining services is working diligently to satisfy a wide variety of dietary needs. A list of ingredients will be available upon request.
Room & board costs approximately $500, if you register within the early bird period specified, likely by April. Transportation costs to and from Smith are the responsibility of each attendee.
Very limited financial assistance from the Class of 1994 is available, and can be requested on the registration form. Confidentiality is strictly adhered to in reviewing financial aid requests, which will be reviewed by one designated class officer and one designated staff person at the College.
5. How can I help?
- Please share your photos — from college days or from yesterday. We will have a slideshow at one of our Reunion Class Dinners! We’ve created a shared google photo album to make it easy – just click and drop your shots!
- Volunteer for One Hour — Could you call your Smith House mates? Please help call (or email or text) your friends and housemates and tell them about Reunion! This should take less than one hour of your time and it will be a huge help. Contact Rachel Ann Day ’94, day.rachelann@gmail.com, our House Connector Chair, if you are interested!
- Make a Donation to the Smith Fund! Increase our fundraising numbers that will be announced with a big white sign at the all-alumnae meeting by President Sarah Willie-LeBreton! Smith Fund dollars are spent the year in which they are received and go where the College needs it most — currently, most goes to financial aid and the rest to operational expenses. You may designate your gift if you wish, and any gift may be made in honor or in memoriam of a loved one.