Reunion Plans Take Shape

The Reunion Committee has made some decisions you should know about.  First, if you are planning to attend, please preregister.  This “registration” is not binding, but will ensure you get timely, complete information as the rest of the reunion program is published.

Note: The Class wants everyone to attend this important Reunion.  Therefore, financial aid for reunion fees and on-campus housing will be available to those who want to attend but would face financial hardship.  It’s obtained by contacting the YAA for a confidential conversation, details available in March.

Housing, On Campus and Off

Second, the housing information has been updated on our “Reunion Details” page with the cost for staying in Davenport (our Reunion HQ).  The Reunion Committee wants to create an incentive for you to come early and stay longer.  So, staying all three nights (Thursday, Friday and Saturday) costs only $145!  (A two-night stay is $123; a one-night stay is $100.) Children under 10 are housed free if in a sleeping bag or portable crib; Yale does not provide cribs.

For those of you who haven’t been on campus recently, be advised that the old dorm rooms have been nicely upgraded.  The YAA website has lots of detailed and important information about on-campus housing, including reminders like “bathrooms are communal and doors cannot be locked” and “Private accommodations cannot be provided except for medical reasons.”  Click over there to read more.

And those of you planning to stay in hotels off campus should see the information we put together about hotels in the area.  There are useful links and phone numbers there.

Registration Countdown

As mentioned, you should preregister right now.  That will get you on the reunion mailing list and create a “who’s coming” list for others to see.  Again, it’s not binding, so even if you are only “likely” and not fully committed, please preregister.

In early March Yale will publish an online web page where you can sign up for the reunion, choose which meals you want (specifying any special dietary needs), and opt-in for on-campus housing if you want to say in the college.

In late March or early April, you should receive your copy of the 50th Reunion ClassBook.  It looks really great, and it contains more than 800 pages of material contributed by classmates. Everyone on the Reunion Committee thinks you’ll really enjoy it.

During the months of March and April, we hope that everyone will register so that we’ll have a headcount and can flesh out the details of the weekend.

The final reunion program will be published as it takes shape —including the university-wide lectures, tours, special events at places such a Sterling, Peabody, and Payne-Whitney, and class-only panels and other events.  As things evolve, we’ll update the Reunion Details page online and announce updates in the newsletter.

Reunion Details Page

There is a standing page on the website called “Reunion Details.”  You can get to it by going to Yale1969.org and looking at the navigation menu bar across the masthead.  Click on “Reunion Details” there—you don’t even need to be logged in to see the Reunion Details page!   Go ahead, please click on it now and check it out.

The Reunion Details page is going to be our standing bulletin board for reunion information and links to those pages on the Yale Alumni Association website for our Reunion.

Countdown Until The Reunion

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Okay, the countdown has begun!  Hope to see you in May!