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By Kiera Reilly, C’93

As many photos as we have shared in our #93tothe25th countdown posts, many more have been shared in our Class Facebook group. And everyone is also being reflective.

Eliza Schleifstein wrote:

When I talk about my four years at Penn, I still say it is the best four years of my life, despite 13 years at a private school, 20 years of marriage and two children. Given that my kids now view some of my Penn friends as closer to them than their own family and call their kids their cousins, it just makes sense. No matter where you go, Penn alumni seem to all say the same thing, and you do not hear it from other schools.

Jennifer Jarett shared:

I have to admit, a little over five years ago, I was on the fence about attending our 20th reunion. Susan Baranovsky West, charmer that she is, convinced me to go. I ended up having a wonderful time catching up with old friends and making a new friend in Rob Williams! It was such a delightful weekend that when I came back, I immediately tried to find out how to volunteer for the 25th reunion. So I have been looking forward to this for a pretty long time! And now, over the past few weeks, with everyone sharing all of their photos and memories (thank you to all the class hoarders who still have so many tickets and fliers and t-shirts!!!), I am overflowing with excitement!! I can’t wait to see you all!

Caren Lissner added:

May we all make new friends. I keep seeing so many photos that remind me just how many people I *didn’t* know in my class…but there were 5,000 undergrads in our school, so it’s logical we never crossed paths with some.

And Amanda Rykoff chimed in:

The best part about the Penn community is that we share that bond no matter what class and even if we didn’t know each other while we were at Penn. Some of my best friends are Penn alumni I didn’t know when I was there or who graduated well after me but we had that bond. All roads lead to Penn. Looking forward to seeing everyone next weekend!

And now back to reminiscing about our Senior Week back in 1993.

Our Senior Class board planned a week of events for us.

Penn 1993 Senior Class Board

The schedule!

Senior Week 1993 schedule

Who remembers the South Street Strut?

The map for the South Street Strut, photo courtesy of Lisa Bardfeld Shapiro

Laura Booker, Susi Baronovsky, Jill Varon , Heather Caslow and Tara Wortman on the South Street Strut photo courtesy of Jennifer Jarett

Jennifer Jarett, Heather Caslow, Laura Booker, Tara Wortman and Jill Varon on the South Street Strut

The Phillies game – tickets were only $7.00!

Phillies game! Photo courtesy of Lisa Bardfeld Shapiro

We went to Great Adventure.

Great Adventure photo by Wendy Spander

Not sure if this is from Great Adventure or the beach.

photo courtesy of Jennifer Warren

We spent the day in Atlantic City and at the beach.

Buses to AC! Photo courtesy of Lisa Bardfeld Shapiro

at the beach photo courtesy of Derek Braslow

Fun at the beach photo courtesy of Lisa Nass Grabelle

The Walnut Walk!!!

The Walnut Walk map!

Walnut Walk route photo courtesy of Lisa Bardfeld Shapiro

Fun on the walk

Walnut Walk – Smoke’s stop, Noah Sonnenshin, Josh Astrof and Larry Schoen, photo courtesy of Wendy Spander

Walnut Walk – Smoke’s stop, Andy Shapiro, Fred Dold, Barry Mark? – photo courtesy of Wendy Spander

Lori Bean, Dave Baxt, Heather Caslow, Steve Rice, Jill Varon and Erin Ziegler on the Walnut Walk, photo courtesy of Jennifer Jarett

Heather Caslow, Jill Varon and Tara Wortman on the Walnut Walk photo courtesy of Jennifer Jarett

Fun on Walnut Walk Matt Klein, Christine Lutton Foster, David Foster, Paul Luongo, ?, and Dan Gouger photo by Kiera Reilly

Kiera Reilly and Chris Lehman with Al “Abs of Steel” Youssef on the Walnut Walk, photo courtesy of Kiera Reilly

We spent the day on the Green.

Spending the day on College Green, photo courtesy of Jennifer Jarett

Fun on College Green photo courtesy of Wendy Spander

Hanging on College Green during senior week

The Senior Formal at the Bellevue Hotel.

The Senior Class Board before the formal.

The 1993 Senior Class board during Senior week, photo courtesy of Julie Berliner Bell

Senior Class Board at the Senior Formal, photo courtesy of Julie Berliner Bell: Brooke Hayes, Ed Miller, Allison Bieber McKibben, Julie Berliner Bell, Chrissy Bass Hofbeck, Doug Rosenberg, Elissa Laitin, Michael Rosenband and Jennifer Spadano-Gasbaro

Friends at the formal, photo courtesy of Allison Brody: Voula Tsoutsiplides Katsouris, Emily Leong, Lester, Jim Asali, Allison Brody

Jody Lynne Baird Steiner and Wendy Spander

Keith Waxelman, Wendy Spander and Scott Schwartz

Jackie, Elyse and Wendy, photo courtesy of Wendy Spander

Eric Gomberg and Josh Astrof, photo courtesy of Wendy Spander

Wendy Spander and Gilda Mann Zimmett

Eric, Josh and Noah, photo courtesy of Wendy Spander

4034 Walnut goes to the senior formal, photo courtesy of Jennifer Jarett

The floor seen from above at The Bellevue

Jackie, Elyse and Wendy, photo courtesy of Wendy Spander

Eric, Josh and Noah, photo courtesy of Wendy Spander

Eric Gomberg and Josh Astrof, photo courtesy of Wendy Spander

Wendy Spander and Gilda Mann Zimmett

Keith Waxelman, Wendy Spander and Scott Schwartz

Photo courtesy of Howard Levene

Photo courtesy of Jennifer Warren

and Andrew Wise

Kathleen Paralusz and a friend

Senior Formal at the Bellevue

Dinner at Pine Street before the formal: Dave Toccafundi, Howard Belcher, Meg O’Leary, Stephen Golden, Dan Yoshida, Jason Liss, Kiera Reilly, Paul Luongo, Lisa Bardfeld Shapiro and Mitchell Kraus

Chi O friends at the formal

Jeff Lichtman, Meg O’Leary, Allison Rouse and Kiera Reilly

photo courtesy of Jennifer Warren

Stephen Bell and Julie Berliner Bell photo courtesy of Joel Yarbrough

Going to the senior formal, photo courtesy of Julie Avila Stuckman: Allison Ford (now Harbart), Catherine Donaldson-Evans, Liz Rabbi Cribbs, you, Jennifer Warren, Suneeta Krish, Ellen Chung (now Kinney), Nancy Boudreau (now Oliver), Bridget, Sonia Verma (now Parekh)

Tri Delts

Meg O’Leary, Michael Sluchan, and Kiera Reilly

Sonia Biswas, Kathleen Paralusz

JodiLynne Bayrd Steiner and Wendy Spander

And then our very first alumni day where we marched as a class down Locust Walk in the Alumni Day parade.

Penn Band drum major Lisa Bardfeld Shapiro and Mitchell Kraus lead the Penn Band over the 38th Street bridge on Alumni Day 1993

Jonathan Goldstein was seen carrying the Philomathean Society flag in the Alumni Parade – and Provost Aiken and Lucy Hackney and President Sheldon Hackney .

Jonathan Goldstein with the Philomathean flag

We presented a check from our Senior Class Gift drive.

Senior Class Gift Drive co-chairs Stephanie Fish and Lincoln Singleton with Doug Hodis

Jodi Lynne Baird Styner, Wendy Spander and Andy Roth on alumni day

Kiera Reilly and Lisa Bardfeld Shapiro

Alumni Day celebrations on College Green in front of Van Pelt

The Glee Club performs on the steps of Van Pelt

Drum major Lisa Bardfeld Shapiro directs the Penn Band

Next stop….Commencement!

Penn Class of 1993 25th Reunion Countdown