Mini Reunions

Would you like to gather members of your dormitory, sorority, or fraternity for a mini reunion? Or do you want to get your department, religious club, or any other ISU organization together for a few hours?

The planning committee wants to assist you. They can reserve a table for breakfast or lunch, or assist in locating a room on or off campus for your group. They will help you locate classmates and promote your mini-reunion on this Web site.

Recommended Times for Mini Reunions 

• Wednesday, May 13 (evening): This is the evening before official Alumni Days activities get started. This provides a great time to meet and catch up with classmates before the weekend gets underway.
• Lunch on Thursday, May 14 or Friday, May 15: You can choose to reserve a table during lunch for your mini reunion group or go to a separate room/location.
• Thursday night Class Dinners, May 14: You can reserve tables for your mini reunion group during the Thursday night Class Dinners. Please note that reserved tables for this dinner will be placed in the back of the room. (No tables can be reserved for the Friday night Gold Medal Banquet.)
• Saturday, May 16: There will be a brunch held on Saturday morning from 9-11am. After this brunch, you can find a place to gather with classmates.
• Thursday, May 14 and Friday, May 15 afternoons:  From 1-4 p.m. on Thursday and Friday afternoon, optional afternoon activities will be offered. This time also allows for mini reunions to occur.

Mini Reunions already being planned include (updates and locations will appear on the Web site as information becomes available): 

• Beta Theta Pi – Friday, May 15; 1-5 p.m.; Beta Theta Pi House (2120 Lincoln Way); contact John Bridgman at jabridgman@sw.rr.com or (940) 692-9411
• Cardinal Key/Mortar Board – Friday, May 15; 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.; Campanile Room, Memorial Union; Contact Marcia (Wilsie) Campbell at rbcarch@aol.com or Ron Baukol at robaukol@hotmail.com. -- Register online now.
• Class of 1954 – Thursday, May 14; 3-3:45 p.m.; Great Hall, Memorial Union; Contact Bob Kauffman at rgkauffm@wisc.edu or Ken Larson at kelarson@iastate.edu
• Delta Delta Delta – Wednesday, May 13; 7 p.m.; Aunt Maude's; Contact Neala (Lawrence) Benson at nlclb@isunet.net
• FarmHouse – Thursday, May 14; 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.: Reserved tables for '59 FarmHouse graduates at the Reiman Gardens lunch; Contact Charles Oldham at oakknoll@iowatelecom.net or (641) 969-4272.
• Gamma Phi Beta – Friday, May 15; lunch at the Gateway Hotel & Conference Center with afternoon tour of Gamma Phi Beta house (318 Pearson Ave.) 
• Home Economics – Friday, May 15; 1 p.m.; reserved tables during lunch at the Union Drive Marketplace; you must RSVP to this mini reunion by May 4 only if you aren't registered for Alumni Days (Alumni Days participants do not need to RSVP); contact the ISU Alumni Association toll-free at (877) 478-2586 or by e-mailing Pat Thiede at pthide@iastate.edu
• Kappa Alpha Theta – Thursday, May 14; 4 p.m.; "Tea or Tequilla" at Linda Emmerson's home, 630 Ridgewood, Ames; Contact Linda at Linda_emmerson@yahoo.com or (515) 233-1140
• Kappa Kappa Gamma – Thursday, May 14; 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; lunch at the Kappa Kappa Gamma House (120 Lynn Ave.); Contact Marcia (Wilsie) Campbell at (650) 961-3415 or rbarch@aol.com
• Memorial Union "ReUnion" – Wednesday, May 13; greeting and tours 3-5 p.m.; reception and program 7-10 p.m.; Great Hall, Memorial Union; Register by May 8; Contact Kathy Svec at ksvec@iastate.edu or (515) 294-2549 or register online
• Phi Delta Theta – Thursday, May 14; 4-5:30 p.m..; Pre-dinner social at Gateway Hotel; and Saturday, May 16; 6 p.m. social hour and dinner at Gateway Hotel; Contact Dick Campbell at rbarch@aol.com or Gregg Hiatt at hagita@verizon.net or Bill Meek at bdmeek@hotmail.com
• St. Thomas Aquinas Church and Catholic Student Center – Thursday, May 14; Mass at noon in the daily Mass chapel (2210 Lincoln Way) followed by gourmet luncheon from 12:30-2 p.m. in the parish's Lower Lounge; RSVP by Friday, May 8 to Kris Egan at (515) 292-3810, ext. 18 or kris@staparish.net
• Tau Beta Pi – Friday, May 15; 7:30-9 a.m.; Reserved tables during breakfast at ISU Alumni Center; Contact LeVern Faidley at levern@faidley.org
• Tomahawk – Thursday, May 14; 2-2:45 p.m.; East Linden Lounge; Contact Dick Sackett at (630) 466-3719 or sackett@ameritech.net
• Veterinary Medicine – Wednesday, May 13; 7 p.m.; Holiday Inn; Contact Bill Speer at bnnspeer@iowatelecom.net or (563) 659-5822.
• WRA-MRA-WARD – Thursday, May 14; 2:45 p.m.-4 p.m.; East Linden Lounge; Contact John Shors at johnshors@davisbrownlaw.com or JoAnn (Osenbaugh) Clark at ywfall@huxcomm.net

Read what people attending last year’s Alumni Days said about mini reunions:

“Our mini reunion on Wednesday was great.”

“Cardinal Key/Mortar Board mini reunion was very well done. The lunch was good and the venue was great.”

“Mini reunions are the heart of a successful reunion.”

“Mini reunions are always a draw for any class if you can get a person to start it.”

If you are interested in planning a mini reunion, contact:
Marcia (Wilsie) Campbell, (650) 961-3415; rbcarch@aol.com
Carole (Hird) Winter, (319) 338-2555; cwinterdesign@mchsi.com