Reunion Weekend 2011 kicked off early on Friday, Oct. 14, as alumni attending the Reunion Luncheon gathered before the event to find their friends and share their stories. Nearly 70 alumni were inducted into the Fifty Year Club to honor those who graduated in 1961 or earlier. They received certificates and pins and a special congratulations from the Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., president of DePaul. That evening, young alumni met and mingled at LUXBAR, one of Chicago’s trendiest spots in the Gold Coast.
Holtschneider also celebrated with alumni at the Reunion Dinners on Saturday night. He opened the evening with law alumni at the Hotel InterContinental Chicago. Later, at the Drake Hotel, Holtschneider engaged the crowd with news of the university and stories of students. The mood was captured by one student at the event who said, “I’m never going to miss one of these after I graduate.”
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The weekend closed with Sunday Mass and a brunch, where alumni were reminded of their school days by the presence of DIBS and a concert by DMaC, DePaul’s all-male a capella group. As reunion guests slowly made their way back home, there was talk of next year, when the celebration will begin again, honoring class years ending in 2 or 7.
To see more photos from Reunion Weekend 2011, go to alumni.depaul.edu/reunion.