Assistant Director of Student Engagement and Activities Lucas Beal said homecoming weekend “is a time to reflect on the past and see how to move forward, while also creating new traditions and memories with new people.”
Oct. 17 and 18 are filled with various events, from a block party to reunions. For those not interested in sports, these are all the non-athletic activities occurring during homecoming weekend.
The agenda for the full weekend of activities, including alumni games and other sporting events, is available on Albion’s homecoming website.
Friday, Oct. 17
The Brit Shop Open 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
The Brit Shop, located on the KC first floor, recently extended its hours after a grand opening Oct. 13.
Welcome Desk Open – 12 to 5 p.m.
Senior Director of Alumni Engagement Amy Everhart, alumna ‘08, said the welcome station will be in the KC, but they’ll be “encouraging people to head down to the Dow” because many homecoming events will be there, something that’s “new this year.”
Brit Talks – 2 to 4 p.m.
Everhart said Brit Talks occurs annually, and several alumni will be speaking “about their career path.” This year, Brit Talks will be in the living room on the Mudd Library’s first floor.
James L. Curtis Institute for Race and Belonging Mixer – 3 to 3:45 p.m.
Belonging Lounge, KC second floor
Communication Studies Alumni Panel and Networking Event – 3:30 to 5 p.m.
Olin, rooms 111 and 112
Art and Art History Reception, Alumni Exhibition – 5 to 7 p.m.
Bobbitt Visual Arts Center
Kresge Dedication – 5 to 6 p.m.
Kresge Gymnasium
Athletics Hall of Fame – 6 to 8:30 p.m.
Everhart said Hall of Fame inductees are celebrated annually at homecoming, adding this year, there are eight individual inductees, as well as the 1998 football team, all of whom will be inducted in Upper Baldwin.
Kaos in the KC – 7 to 11 p.m.
Beal said the event will feature massage therapists, crafts and a Halloween movie marathon, adding that students can play video games and watch the eSports team compete.
ESports vs. St. Xavier– 8 p.m.
Belonging Lounge
Saturday, Oct. 18
Admission Fall Open House – 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Associate Director of Campus Experiences Daria Bloomfield Eble, alumna ‘20, said generally “prospective seniors” participate in the open house, which will take place in the Science Complex Atrium.
“It’s just an introduction to campus, and it’s kind of a cool day to have visitors on campus because they get to see when campus is a little more lively and all the alumni are back,” Bloomfield Eble said.
Welcome Tent Open – 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Green space south of the KC
Homecoming Bird Walk – 9 to 11 a.m.
Whitehouse Nature Center
Kappa Delta Open House – 9 to 11 a.m.
Kappa Delta lodge, Cass Street
Delta Tau Delta, Coffee and Donuts – 9 to 11 a.m.
Grassy area, northwest corner of Hannah/Ditzler and Erie Street
Kappa Alpha Theta Open House – 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Kappa Alpha Theta lodge, Cass Street
Tau Kappa Epsilon Open House – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tau Kappa Epsilon House
Kids’ Tent – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Everhart said the kids activities, which will take place near the boathouse off of Hannah Street at the Dow, will include pumpkin painting, friendship bracelets, a bounce house and more.
“That’ll all be right by the football stadium, which I think will feel really nice,” Everhart said. “People will be able to come and go, and watch the game.”
Tailgating – 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Everhart said in the past, tailgating has been in the Ferguson lot, but the football parent tailgate goes “all out,” so all tailgating has been shifted, and will now take place in the grassy area at the Dow entrance.
The website adds that individual tailgates are “permitted in the Ferguson lot” on a “first come, first served” basis.
Alumni Band Check-In – 10 a.m.
Goodrich Chapel
Kinesiology Lounge Dedication – 10 to 11 a.m.
Science Complex
Pleiad Open House – 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Pleiad Office, KC 405
Alpha Xi Delta Open House – 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Alpha Xi Delta lodge, Cass Street
The Brit Shop Open – 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
KC first floor
Delta Gamma Open House – 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Delta Gamma lodge, Cass Street
Tailgate Competition – 11 a.m.
Grassy area at the Dow entrance
Delta Tau Delta, Philanthropy Event – 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Grassy area, northwest corner of Hannah/Ditzler and Erie Street
Alpha Chi Omega Open House – 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Alpha Chi Omega lodge, Cass Street
Lunch Tent Open – 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The Dow, near the sand volleyball court
BSA Block Party – 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Secretary of the Black Student Alliance (BSA) James Grey, Chicago senior, said last year was their first year doing the block party, adding that it had a “very good turnout.”
This year, Grey said the event, which will take place at Umbrella House on Cass Street, will have food, games, an aux battle, a chance for people to showcase skills and time for students to connect with alumni.
Homecoming Concert – 7:30 p.m.
Goodrich Chapel
Class Reunions – Saturday Evening
Locations vary depending on class, with information posted on the reunions website.
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