Monthly Archives: May 2013

Congratulations to the Class of 2013!

Authors:  Nicole Svonavec, GEd’09 and Marvin Rocha, C ’06

After a great Final Toast event on Wednesday, April 24, the Class of 2013, led by Class President Jon Youshaei, has officially passed the senior torch to the Class of 2014.  Pending the passing of final exams (fingers crossed!), we ecstatically welcome 2013 as our newest yPenn cohort!  Here’s a small taste of the fun, but click on the photos to link to all Final Toast pics:

Final Toast Tree Planting 2013

final toast 2013

We had a BLAST at the event, and we’re pumped that it’s only the first of many Senior Week festivities!   More information about Senior Week (including tickets to all ticketed events) will be available outside Sweeten Alumni House Monday-Wednesday (May 6-8) from 11AM – 3PM.

In the meantime, here’s the information about a few other Senior Week events we’re hosting:

yPenn Senior Leadership Reception
Monday, May 6
Hall of Flags
5:00 – 6:30 PM

Senior Resource Fair
Monday, May 6
Hall of Flags
6:30 – 8:00 PM

Association of Alumnae Wine & Cheese Reception
Tuesday, May 7
College Green
7:30 – 8:30 PM

We’ll close out Senior Week with an exclusive event on Friday, May 10.  What better way to welcome the Class of 2013 into the alumni realm than by throwing them a party!  We’re so excited to invite 2013 to their first official alumni event – the yPenn Highball!

yPenn Highball
Friday, May 10
Hall of Flags
9:00 PM – 12:00 AM

And to think we knew them when:

cohort

Some of our nearest and dearest members of the Class of 2013 at the end of their freshman year – my how far they’ve come!

We look forward to celebrating Senior Week and welcoming the Class of 2013 into our alumni family!

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Party Like It’s 1993!

By Kiera Reilly, C’93  @KieraReilly

In just over a week, the Penn Class of 1993 will celebrate our 20th reunion with a full schedule of events (see the full line-up here). But, let’s remind ourselves why we’re so excited to return – to reconnect and remember all the good times we had while on campus (click on images to see them full sized).

In the spirit of these party invites from long ago, here’s one last invite – come back to Penn and help us party like it’s 1993!

Quad after party

Penn 1993 – it’s less than two weeks until our 20th reunion – and advance registration closes on Friday! Don’t forget to:

We can’t wait to see you on campus May 10-11, 2013!

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See our previous reunion posts here:

Hey Day 1993 – 21 Years Later – April 24, 2013

Meet Me at the Button – March 30, 2013

Drink a Highball…at Nightfall – March 15, 2013

Celebrating Feb Club – 20 Years Later – February 26, 2013

 

 

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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words… or a Kindle

Author: Janell Wiseley

The Third Annual Penn Alumni Photo Contest has just concluded and we have some fantastic winners.

The photo contest is open to all participants who have taken a Penn Alumni Travel trip. They may enter one photo in the following four categories: people, places, culture and nature.  Each photo is judged by its creativity and relevance to the specific category.

Grand Prize Winner and First Place, Places Category: “Reed House-Uros Islands,” by Amy Converse

Places-Reed Houses Uros Islands-Amy Converse

First Place People Category: “Father at Monastery of St. John,” by Robin Love

People-Father at Monastery of St  John Patmos Greece-Robin Love

First Place Culture Category: “Street Musician-Havana,” by Arthur Brown

Culture-Street Musicians-Arthur Brown

First Place Nature Category: “Orchids of Machu Picchu,” by Alex Converse

Nature-Orchids on Machu Picchu-Alex Converse

For more information about the photo contest visit our website. To enter the Fourth Annual Penn Alumni Travel photo contest, you can email your submission directly to me at jwiseley@upenn.edu.

Deadline for photo entries is February 28, 2014.

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