{"id":5530,"date":"2025-04-17T13:46:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T18:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/reunion\/?p=5530"},"modified":"2025-04-22T11:43:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T16:43:43","slug":"newsletter-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/reunion\/2025\/04\/newsletter-1\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udf89 Your Reunion Countdown Has Begun"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection>\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Welcome Home. You\u2019ve waited years for this.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We know this Reunion weekend is extra special\u2014because it\u2019s been a long time coming. After missing the chance to gather in 2020, <strong>this year marks your first time reuniting since 2015 (or, for our Classes of 2015 and 2020, the first time ever)<\/strong>, and we couldn\u2019t be more excited to welcome you back to the Hill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This newsletter kicks off our Reunion series\u2014each edition will help you make the most of your weekend with event previews, planning tips, and fun behind-the-scenes details. We hope these notes add to the anticipation and help you feel celebrated even before you arrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So dust off your yearbooks, practice your Um! Yah! Yah!, reach out to your classmates, dig out your black and gold, and get ready to celebrate what connects us\u2014past, present, and future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See you soon,<br \/><strong><em>The Alumni &amp; Parent Relations Team<\/em><br \/><\/strong>Ellen Draeger Cattadoris &#8217;07, Joshua Lee, Kate Kaufman, Luke Kopnick, Madi Rappe, and Liz Sandberg<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__image_overlay panel panel-image_overlay site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"image-overlay\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div role=\"img\" aria-label=\"_DSF5925_DxO\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/reunion\/files\/2023\/11\/DSF5925_DxO-1600x1067.jpg');\" loading=\"lazy\"  class=\"site-section__bg-img site-section__bg-img--m-stack\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t@media all and ( min-width: 960px ) {\n\t\t\t#site-panel__image-overlay-69f5cfc123073 {\n\t\t\t\theight: 500px;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n    \n\t<div id=\"site-panel__image-overlay-69f5cfc123073\" class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-wrap site-panel__img-overlay--no-ribbon horz-center vert-middle\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content t-content--light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__desc\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hurrytimer-cdt hurrytimer-cdt--4482 hurrytimer-campaign hurryt-loading hurrytimer-campaign-4482\" data-config=\"{&quot;id&quot;:4482,&quot;run_in_background&quot;:false,&quot;sticky&quot;:false,&quot;product_ids&quot;:[],&quot;actions&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:6,&quot;redirectUrl&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;message&quot;:&quot;Reunion is happening NOW!&quot;,&quot;coupon&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;wcStockStatus&quot;:&quot;instock&quot;}],&quot;template&quot;:&quot;&lt;div class=\\&quot;hurrytimer-timer-block hurrytimer-cdt__dur\\&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;hurrytimer-timer-digit hurrytimer-cdt__time\\&quot;&gt;%D&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;hurrytimer-timer-label hurrytimer-cdt__label\\&quot; &gt;days&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;hurrytimer-cdt__sep hurrytimer-timer-sep\\&quot;&gt;:&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;hurrytimer-timer-block hurrytimer-cdt__dur\\&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;hurrytimer-timer-digit hurrytimer-cdt__time\\&quot;&gt;%H&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;hurrytimer-timer-label hurrytimer-cdt__label\\&quot; &gt;hours&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;hurrytimer-cdt__sep hurrytimer-timer-sep\\&quot;&gt;:&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;hurrytimer-timer-block hurrytimer-cdt__dur\\&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;hurrytimer-timer-digit hurrytimer-cdt__time\\&quot;&gt;%M&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;hurrytimer-timer-label hurrytimer-cdt__label\\&quot; &gt;minutes&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;\\\/div&gt;&quot;,&quot;methods&quot;:[1,2],&quot;mode&quot;:&quot;one_time&quot;,&quot;sticky_bar_hide_timeout&quot;:7,&quot;recurr&quot;:false,&quot;timeToNextRecurrence&quot;:0,&quot;isRegular&quot;:true,&quot;endDate&quot;:1748523600000}\" >\n<div class=\"hurrytimer-cdt__headline hurrytimer-headline\"><strong>Countdown to Reunion Weekend<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"hurrytimer-cdt__inner hurrytimer-timer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Reunion Weekend is almost here, and we\u2019re on track to welcome <strong>over 1,400 alumni and guests<\/strong>! \ud83c\udf89<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">There\u2019s still time for your friends to join you\u2014whether it\u2019s for the full weekend or just one day. Remind them that they can choose from flexible packages:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">All-Weekend with On-Campus Housing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">All-Weekend\u2014No Housing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Friday Social and Entertainment Package<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">All-Saturday Package<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Saturday Reunion Dinner and Entertainment Package<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Saturday Celebration Lunch and Campus Programming Package<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Golden Oles\u2014\u00c0 La Carte Options<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stolaf.events.alumniq.com\/go\/reunion25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\ud83d\udcf2 Invite a Friend + Register Here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__image_overlay panel panel-image_overlay site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"image-overlay\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div role=\"img\" aria-label=\"_DSF6279_DxO\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/reunion\/files\/2025\/04\/DSF6279_DxO-1600x1067.jpg');\" loading=\"lazy\"  class=\"site-section__bg-img site-section__bg-img--m-stack\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t@media all and ( min-width: 960px ) {\n\t\t\t#site-panel__image-overlay-69f5cfc1298e8 {\n\t\t\t\theight: 500px;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n    \n\t<div id=\"site-panel__image-overlay-69f5cfc1298e8\" class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-wrap site-panel__img-overlay--no-ribbon horz-left vert-top\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content t-content--light\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"site-section__title bold\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ud83e\udea9 WHAT\u2019S NEW THIS YEAR \u2014You can&#8217;t miss it!\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/reunion\/files\/2025\/04\/48029980821_7d1939c75a_o-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5676\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f7f5f2\"><strong>Class Toast and Social&nbsp;<\/strong><br \/>Kick-off the weekend by raising a glass with your classmates. Then, take your crew on a progressive culinary journey through Buntrock Commons, savoring delicious food and drink along the way!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f7f5f2\"><strong>The Big Chair<br \/><\/strong>Designed and built on campus by St. Olaf\u2019s own Steve Zubik, this oversized wooden chair quickly became a photo favorite and a student hangout. Snap a group shot or a solo throwback moment!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/reunion\/files\/2025\/04\/DSCF5507-dng_DxO_DeepPRIME-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5634\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/reunion\/files\/2025\/04\/FSR_6017-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5606\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f7f5f2\"><strong>Container Pubs<br \/><\/strong>Get your refreshments from three container pubs featuring local tap beer from Imminent and Tanzenwald Breweries, wine, seltzer,&nbsp; a signature cocktail + mocktail, and other NA options. Open Friday evening, Saturday afternoon and evening during entertainment hours.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f7f5f2\"><strong>Yoga<br \/><\/strong>Start your Saturday morning with a calming, all-levels yoga session in Skoglund led by Heidi Henriksen Amouta \u201907. Bring your own mat\u2014limited mats available on a first-come, first-served basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/reunion\/files\/2025\/04\/DSC01496-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5594\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/reunion\/files\/2025\/04\/intramural5-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5674\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f7f5f2\"><strong>Reunion Recess<\/strong><br \/>Come down on Saturday morning to Skoglund and Tostrud to get in a quick tennis match, a few laps in the pool, or trot on a fun run led by Assistant Track and Cross Country coach Luke Kopnick.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f7f5f2\"><strong>Swag for Every Guest<br \/><\/strong>Every registrant gets a shiny swag ticket to redeem at the Ole Shop. Choose from some great new merch\u2014but don\u2019t wait, the most popular items go fast!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/reunion\/files\/2025\/04\/DSC01024-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5618\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/reunion\/files\/2025\/04\/FSR_4996-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5607\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f7f5f2\"><strong>The Flair Bar<br \/><\/strong>Personalize your lanyard at our on-site flair bar! Buttons, badges, and more\u2014just the thing to show off your Ole spirit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f7f5f2\"><strong>Haunted Hill Tour<br \/><\/strong>Bring your flashlight (or have your phone charged up) and join Greg Kneser for an evening walking tour with spooky stories, unexplained events, and campus folklore that\u2019s been whispered about for decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/reunion\/files\/2025\/04\/DSC_0315-1-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5670\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"766\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/reunion\/files\/2025\/04\/Dorm-Ext-478-HDR-Pano-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5604\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a\" style=\"background-color:#f7f5f2\"><strong>St. Olaf Avenue Open Houses<br \/><\/strong>Tour the newest residential spaces from the 2022 Ole Avenue Project and peek inside New Hall\u2014our newest dormitory.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f7f5f2\"><strong>Silent Disco<\/strong><br \/>Head to the campus green on Friday and Saturday nights and grab a pair of headphones to (silently) dance to your pick of three DJ stations, each with music from a different era!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/reunion\/files\/2024\/02\/DSC01352-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4367\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__image_overlay panel panel-image_overlay site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"image-overlay\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div role=\"img\" aria-label=\"FSR_5984\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/reunion\/files\/2025\/04\/FSR_5984-1600x1067.jpg');\" loading=\"lazy\"  class=\"site-section__bg-img site-section__bg-img--m-stack\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t@media all and ( min-width: 960px ) {\n\t\t\t#site-panel__image-overlay-69f5cfc12e97c {\n\t\t\t\theight: 500px;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n    \n\t<div id=\"site-panel__image-overlay-69f5cfc12e97c\" class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-wrap site-panel__img-overlay--no-ribbon horz-left vert-top\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content t-content--light\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"site-section__title bold\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f DRINK TOKENS + SOUVENIR CUP PACKAGES\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__desc\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"background-color: #e4a11b; padding: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; line-height: 1.5;\"><strong>COMING SOON!<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f6c167\">We\u2019re making sure your Reunion weekend is smooth and fun\u2014no more waiting in line for drinks when you could be enjoying all the excitement on campus! To simplify your experience, we\u2019ll be offering drink tokens and souvenir cups for pre-purchase, allowing you to pick them up at the Ole Shop when you arrive.&nbsp;Stay tuned for the launch of our pre-purchase platform coming in the next newsletter\u2014this will be your chance to secure your drink token package and souvenir cup before you even get to campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__image_overlay panel panel-image_overlay site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"image-overlay\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div role=\"img\" aria-label=\"DSC00428\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/reunion\/files\/2025\/04\/DSC00428-1600x2400.jpg');\" loading=\"lazy\"  class=\"site-section__bg-img site-section__bg-img--m-stack\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t@media all and ( min-width: 960px ) {\n\t\t\t#site-panel__image-overlay-69f5cfc12f61c {\n\t\t\t\theight: 500px;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n    \n\t<div id=\"site-panel__image-overlay-69f5cfc12f61c\" class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-wrap site-panel__img-overlay--no-ribbon horz-left vert-top\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content t-content--light\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"site-section__title bold\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ud83d\udc9b A Special Welcome for the Class of 1975\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is your golden moment\u2014<strong>50 years since you ran to Boe Chapel in a deluge of rain<\/strong>, and now it\u2019s time to come back and celebrate all that connects you to St. Olaf and each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You have a full weekend of meaningful moments, exclusive gatherings, and joyful reconnection ahead, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Private Thursday evening <strong>Welcome Reception<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Following the Welcome Reception, head to Ytterboe Lounge for <strong>Arts Cafe<\/strong> with music, memories, and open-mic fun! Join classmates for a cozy, come-as-you-are gathering featuring songs, poems, stories, jokes\u2014and \u201cOle Oldies\u201d from your house band led by Yata Peinovich and Jim Morgenstern.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Service of Remembrance<\/strong> in Boe Chapel, followed by your class photo. We are looking for more classmates to join the choral ensemble for Friday\u2019s Service of Remembrance, led by Jenny King Nolan \u201975. All are welcome\u2014alumni, spouses, partners, and friends.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Welcome Lunch<\/strong> in the Buntrock Ballrooms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Join us in Tomson 280 to hear <strong>three Ole Talks<\/strong> featuring some of your 1975 classmates and faculty\/staff speakers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Affinity Group Gatherings\u2014connect with classmates who shared your Hill experiences (Paracollege, Music, Theater, Kildahl, Hoyme, and more)<br \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This is more than a milestone\u2014it&#8217;s your time to reflect, reconnect, and be celebrated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All the details for your reunion are found in our <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/reunion\/2025-schedule-of-events\/\">schedule of events<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-background\">Want to perform a song, poem, story, or joke at the Arts Cafe? 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