Reunion Events
Reunion Weekend Program
Our reunion committee has been planning a 4-day Reunion Weekend packed with activities, starting with a special 50th Reunion Class Dinner on Thursday, June 3rd at 6 p.m. We hope you’ll make plans to join us for this memorable evening.
Additional events will include faculty and alumni-led discussions, Seven Oaks golf, torchlight procession on Friday night, a celebration of life for deceased classmates on Saturday morning, class dinner on Saturday night, and, of course, lots of tenting!
As more events are locked in, we’ll update this page.
Hamilton Food Cupboard Food Drive
Colgate’s 50th Reunion Class of 1977 will be sponsoring a food drive to support the Hamilton Food Cupboard during Reunion Weekend. The Cupboard serves 175-200 families every month from the Hamilton and Madison school districts, with significant support going to families with children and senior-only households.
We’ll be posting critical needs and donation locations on this site as we get closer to Reunion Weekend.
Want to learn more now? Go to https://www.hamiltonfoodcupboard.org/, or contact the project leader, Scott Meiklejohn ’77 at scottm04079@gmail.com.
Thursday
May 28, 2025
11:30 am Presidents’ Circle Shotgun Golf | Seven Oaks
6 pm 50th Reunion Dinner, hosted by President Brian Casey | Raab House
Friday
May 29, 2025
7:30 AM - 10 AM Breakfast | Frank Dining Hall
7:30 AM 50th Reunion Shotgun Golf | Seven Oaks
9 AM - 4 PM Reunion College Sessions
10 AM Reconnecting: Colgate Women’s Bond Proves Powerful. Class of '75 presenters Janice McSherry, Alice Diamond, Janet (Dennerlein) Hobbs, Jan Sutcliffe
11 AM Everything I needed to know about Systems Engineering and Infrastructure I learned at Colgate. Class of '75 presenter Peter Zuk
2 PM Nuclear Energy: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going. Class of '75 presenter Steve Burns
11:30 AM Welcome Lunch | Main Tent
1 PM - 2 PM Class of '75 DJ at WRCU 90.1 - Bob Orenstein
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Dorm Reunions | Curtis Hall Quad (where Kendrick-Eaton-Dodge used to be, on the Hill, behind the Chapel, near Frank Dining Hall)
5 PM Welcome Dinner | Food Trucks
5 PM - 6 PM Class of '75 DJ at WRCU 90.1 - Steve Burns
7:30 PM Awards Ceremony | Memorial Chapel
9 PM Torchlight and Fireworks
9:30 PM - 1 AM Entertainment | Main Tent - Bands: Kruel Karma & 151
Saturday
May 30, 2025
7:30 AM - 10 AM Breakfast | Frank Dining Hall
8 AM Refreshments near Memorial Chapel
8:30 AM 50th Reunion Memorial Service | Memorial Chapel
To recognize and honor our departed classmates. Refreshments will be served before and after this special service.
9:30 AM 50th Reunion Class Photo | Memorial Chapel steps
Taken on the steps of the Chapel immediately following the service.
9:30 AM Leadership Breakfast | Merrill House Tent
.All members of the class of 1975 are invited to attend.
10 AM - 4 PM Reunion College Sessions
2 PM Ode to Joy. Class of '75 presenter Dan Mason
11 AM Hour with the President | Memorial Chapel
12 NOON - 1 PM Class of '75 DJ at WRCU 90.1 - Larry Alpert
3 PM Affinity Receptions
6 PM Class of 1975 Cocktails and Dinner | Class of 1965 Arena, College Street
9:30 PM - 1 AM Entertainment | Main Tent - Band: Atomic Funk Project
Sunday
May 31, 2025
7:30 AM - 10 AM Breakfast | Frank Dining Hall
We hope you can join us!
REGISTER for our 50th Reunion
Questions about registration? Contact Colgate at alumni@colgate.edu.