The ’93-second Survey Results

By Kiera Reilly, C’93

In January, we asked classmates a few questions about their memories of Penn and our upcoming reunion. As luck would have it, this short quiz only took classmates 93 seconds to complete! The results have been tabulated, and we are excited to share them here.

Have you visited Penn since we graduated in 1993?

• Yes, 77.53% of respondents had visited campus and within the last five years.
• Yes, 20.22% had visited campus but more than five years ago.
• Only 2.25% had not visited campus since we graduated.

• 21.35% said they had never attended a reunion.
• 28.09% said they attended at least one reunion.
• 35.96% had attended more than one reunion but not all reunions.
• And a dedicated 14.61% have attended all of our Penn reunions.

• 4.49% had no interest (and that makes us sad).
• 7.87% are interested but unable to attend (which bums us).
• 19.10% were on the fence? On the fence? How about on the button? Meet us there!
• 68.54% are planning to attend and can’t wait to see everyone in May!

Haven’t registered yet? You can register here!

• 15.66% live locally so do not need a room.
• 4.82% are staying with friends.
• 21.69% had yet to reserve a room (remember this survey was done in January).
• 57.83% had reserved a room already (in January!!).

Who are you most excited to see at our reunion in May?

• 47.36% were excited to see their roommates
• 32.89% were excited to see fraternity or sorority sisters
• 32.89% were most excited to see friends from student groups
• 15.79% looked forward to seeing friends from their major
• 13.16% hoped to see performing arts friends.
• 5.26% were excited to see sports teammates
• 3.95% were excited to see old flames

What is your favorite building on campus?

This was a free-form response, so we were curious to see what everyone wrote.

Some of the more interesting answers:

“my wife.” ??? um, maybe this refers to the question about who you’re most excited to see?

“Subway” – interesting choice, but going down the stairs to take the trolleys into Center City was a new experience for many of us freshman year.

“Does Smokes count?” Yes, yes it counts, and we think this is one of our favorite spots (though technically not “on campus”).

Twenty-two percent of classmates listed the Quad as their favorite building.

The most popular building on campus (according to 38.96% the Class of 1993) is the Furness Building . Classmates may recall that it was closed for restoration for a bit while we were students.

 

Here are some of the other buildings mentioned by classmates as their favorites.

Receiving five votes

The Palestra! That’s fitting since our Ivy Stone is on the front side of the building

College Hall – probably the most iconic building on Penn’s campus

Receiving three mentions each

Irvine Auditorium

Steinberg-Dietrich

Receiving two mentions

The old Bookstore

We can’t seem to locate a picture of the old Bookstore (that was at Locust Walk and 38th Street). The building was demolished to make way for the Wharton School’s Huntsman Hall building in recent years.

Van Pelt

Not our favorite building but two people liked it. We should note that inside has been remodeled and it is worth looking inside when you are back for reunion to see how the space has been transformed. And the Button is in front of Van Pelt, so we’ll all be seeing it in a few weeks.

Houston Hall

These buildings received one vote or mention

DuBois College House

Locust Walk (not a building but we’ll accept this)

The chapel / Women’s Center

The current location of the Women’s Center was a fraternity when we were students. We think the women’s center was located in the Palladium building at one point? Does anyone remember?

Towne Building

Moore School

Tannenbaum Quad

We were confused by this since there’s The Quad, which is a dormitory, and then there’s Tanenbaum Hall which houses the Biddle Law Library for the Law School.

University Museum

The Museum’s Middle Eastern galleries re-opened recently and are worth a visit if you have time while on campus. Note in the photo below Penn Tower behind the Museum. Penn Tower is no longer…you’ll have to visit campus to see what’s there now.

Franklin Field

 

There are so many old buildings to re-visit during Alumni Weekend, but there are many new additions to campus too. Most of these favorite buildings remain, but it is worth spending time taking a building tour during the weekend or wandering around on your own to see how Penn’s campus has changed since 1993.

Penn Class of 1993 25th Reunion Countdown