5th Reunion

Welcome, Class of 2018! We're excited to have your class back on campus for Reunion 2023.

class-specific events

We're planning two class-specific events for the 5th Reunion: a class gathering on Friday, and a class dinner on Saturday.

The class gathering is a happy hour-esque event without much structure - just a space where you and your classmates can connect and catch up, along with a cash bar. We would love your committee's help creating a Spotify playlist for this event (see below). One member of the planning committee should also speak briefly to welcome folks back to campus.

The class dinner is a more "formal" event with a sit-down dinner.

playlist and slideshow

Collect photos for your class slideshow in this Google folder. At least one person on your committee should be responsible for pulling these into a Google Slides or PowerPoint presentation in May to be played at your class dinner. Here are a few different ways to engage folks with your slideshow:

  • Post your favorite pic on social media and encourage others to add some in the Google folder.

  • Hop into the Archives and search for Mac Weekly articles from your time at Mac!

  • Coordinate a "photo nostalgia" day where people go through their old photos and send their favorites to each other.

Add songs to your collaborative class Spotify playlist! Here are a few different ways to engage folks with the playlist:

  • Post a poll in your class' Facebook group or on your own page about the music that reminds folks of their time at Mac

  • Include a link in your emails/texts

  • Listen to the playlist while you're writing emails/postcards/texts

class outreach

One area in which you can make a significant impact as a Reunion volunteer is outreach to your class. Telling folks that you're excited about Reunion and want to see them there is more impactful than any email the college could send!

  • Help write an email for your entire class for January. We need 2-3 members of your class to help write an email that will go to your entire class in January encouraging them to come back for Reunion. We've found these emails are more impactful when they are written by alumni. Here is some sample email language; this draft is due Monday, January 10.

  • Reach out to classmates directly. We've created a Reunion toolbox within MacDirect, the alumni directory, that will give you access to classmates' contact information (except for those who have asked us not to give it out). Use the toolbox to sign up to contact at least ten classmates about Reunion, and then reach out to them individually via email, text, social, or in-person.

  • Send postcards in November. We will send you pre-addressed and stamped postcards to send to the folks you want to see at Reunion! You will need to log into the Reunion toolbox and indicate which folks you want to contact for Reunion. You will receive the postcards from us around November 5th. Please send out by November 15th.

images for social media

For Twitter and Facebook

(image description: a photo of alumni dancing in the martini tent at Reunion. Blue text on a white background reads, "Class of 2017 Reunion, June 2-5, 2022")

For Instagram

(image description: a photo of alumni dancing in the martini tent at Reunion. Blue text on a white background reads, "Class of 2017 Reunion, June 2-5, 2022")