Reunion is finally here, and it is going to be 

Gen X-traordinary!

Please download the official Smith College Reunion app for updates and news from Reunion and for our schedule. Filter with "1990" and only our events will appear. 

Here is a summary of Reunion weekend activities for the great Class of 1990, but please use the app 📱for the most recent updates and locations since I will be enjoying the activities too and may not get back to this list! 😬 There are many open houses🏠 and visits at the libraries📚 Lyman Plant House🪴 the art museum🎨 etc., so check the app for exact times and locations. Also keep an eye open for special gatherings for JYA alums, international students, conversations, presentations, and more. 🎉🎊🎓🎶🎻🎾🏀💃 Reunion HQ in Chase House!

Thursday, May 15th: 

• 4:00 pm Check-in, Seelye Hall
• 5:00 pm All Class Dinner, Chapin Lawn Tent
• 6:30 Night at Your Museum, Smith College Museum of Art
• 8:00 Celebrations Dance Company's Annual Commencement Concert, Scott Dance Studio

Friday, May 16th:

• 7:00 am Class of 1990 Breakfast, Cutter-Ziskind
• 8:00 am Birdwatching with Emma Guest-Consales, meet at Chase HQ, bring your binoculars and wear boots!
• 8:00 am Check-in, Seelye Hall
• 9:45 am The Smith Experience with VP for Enrollment Joanna May, Weinstein Auditorium, Wright Hall
• 10:30 am Erin Barrett Joslyn painting unveiling, The Lewis Global Studies Center, Wright Hall
• 11:00 am Smith Today: A Conversation with President Sarah Willie-LeBreton, Weinstein Auditorium, Wright Hall
• 12:00 pm All Class Lunch, Chapin Lawn Tent
• 2:45 pm Class of 1990 - 35th Milestone Tea, Skyline Lounge, Neilson Library
• 5:30 pm Class of 1990 Social Hour and Dinner, Alumnae House
• 8:00 pm Celebrations Dance Company's Annual Commencement Concert, Scott Dance Studio
• 8:30 pm Commencement Orchestra Concert, Sweeney Concert Hall, Sage Hall

Saturday, May 17th:

• 7:00 am Class of 1990 Breakfast, Cutter-Ziskind
• 8:00 am Check-in, Seelye Hall
• 8:45 am Alumnae Parade Assembly, Chapin Lawn
• 9:15 am Alumnae Parade and Ivy Day, The Quad
• 11:30 am All Class Lunch, Chapin Lawn Tent
• 1:00 pm Class of 1990 Program - Surviving Menopause... And all that comes with it, 103 McConnell Hall
• 2:15 pm Memorial Gathering for Birgit Mittag LaPerla, Chase Living Room
• 3:00 pm Class of 1990 Private Program with Rep. Becca Balint, Alumnae House Conference Hall
• 5:30 pm Class of 1990 Social Hour and Dinner (with '80s swag!), Carroll Room, Campus Center
• 8:30 pm Illumination Night
• 9:30 pm Dance Party! Chapin Lawn

Sunday, May 18th:

• 7:00 am Class of 1990 Breakfast, Cutter-Ziskind
• 7:30 am Check-out, Seelye Hall
• 10:00 am Commencement Exercises, The Quad
• 1:00 pm Resident Houses Close

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Less than a week to go for Reunion! 

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DID YOU MAKE YOUR REUNION DONATION?!

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We won't give you a PBS tote bag, but you can get special a pair of Smith🧦socks🧦! Donors giving new gifts of $70 or more to any scholarship designation will receive limited-edition socks. You know you want them...😏

We are now at 21.7% participation (124 out of 575 of us), but our goal is 25% which means we just need TWENTY NEW donors, so if you have not given since July 1, 2024, what are you waiting for?! Just click here!👈

Remember, EVERY gift counts! It is not about the amount, it is about the participation, so please show up and support Smith. Our class cumulative giving amount will be announced at the Ivy Day Parade, so let's hit that 25%, or maybe even let's go OVER! I know there are 20 more of you who can donate, and I have a feeling there may even be 30 more of us ready to give😄

Thank you in advance for your generosity!

See you all very soon!

Emma and the Reunion Team

PS This might have the most exclamation points out of all my posts... 😜

News and information from Reunion Chairs

REUNION IS ALMOST HERE!! 

Are you ready? HQ is in CHASE House 😊

ICYMI: click here for the latest news from our fabulous Reunion Chairs, Amanda and Stephanie. They have been working so hard! 👏👏👏 

PLEASE COMPLETE THE CLASS of 1990 SURVEY!

REMINDERS: 

• The Class of 1990 Auction has some great items and experiences, so please browse and BID to support our class. The password is: Smith1990
• Smith has a wonderful app for Reunion. Please download it and refer to it for information about events, meals, and all things Reunion. Android app here iOS app here
• Don't forget your whites for Ivy Day! If you have a red sash, please bring it. They will also be available when you check in. 
• If you’d like to participate in a gathering at reunion of ‘90s who were close to Birgit Mittag-LaPerla — that we hope Birgit’s daughter (Smith ‘25) will attend — please email Amy Allen: amyallen90@gmail.com
• Bring your binoculars for a Friday morning bird walk with me. I'm an intermediate birder, but what I may lack in skills, I make up for in enthusiasm! Download Merlin Bird ID or eBird if you would like to track what we see.
• We have a Smith 1990 Instagram page! Send me pics or tag our page if you want to be featured. I will be updating it during Reunion.
• Don't forget our Smith 1990 Facebook group too.

Reunion Panels: We are honored to welcome Congresswoman Becca Balint, US Representative from Vermont, for a conversation about her time at Smith, her career journey, as well as her current work around bravery.

 

Also, we will host a women's health panel with Dr. Shami Feinglass, Dr. Alison Erhlich, and Dr. Kevin Bishoff – covering the topics and questions relevant to this stage of life. 

      

Both sessions are closed and are only available for our Reunion class. 

          

Only nine days left to go!! 

xoxo

Emma

Heading down the homestretch....

Our 35th REUNION IS ALMOST HERE!! 

May 15th is a lot closer than you think 😀

There are almost 150 members of the great class of 1990 registered to attend our Milestone 35th Reunion! 

Our Class HQ is CHASE HOUSE!!

Reunion Co-Chairs Amanda Orr and Stephanie Smith have been hard at work with our Reunion volunteers planning and preparing for a great time with engaging programs, delicious meals, and plenty of time for hanging out together and catching up!

Please go ahead and browse some of the lovely items our classmates have offered for our class auction. The access code is Smith1990. Even if you may not be able to attend the reunion, you can still bid to support our class. Please note that there are some physical items that require you to be present at reunion to pick them up, but others can be shipped within the United States. 

If you have general Reunion questions, please see the main Smith Reunion website.

If you have not done so already, please download the official Smith College Reunion App, just look for the official logo when you are searching for the app. This will be your best resource during reunion for information about meals, lectures, campus tours, visits, and more. 

Our latest newsletter is available here and please be sure to check out our Class of 1990 Facebook group for the very latest news. I am much better at social media than I am at Blogger 😬

I cannot wait to see you in May!

xoxo

Emma

GenXtraordinary is getting ready for our 35th Reunion!

 *knock, knock* ...helloooo? anyone here? *cough, cough* Whoa, it's a little dusty, but here we are!

OK, Smithies of the great class of 1990 ARE YOU READY TO RUMBLE?! After our virtual 30th reunion, it will be great to be on campus for our 35th. How time flies!

Here are a few photos from our 25th Reunion plus a photo of members of the Class of 1990 with their Class of 2022 graduates at Ivy Day. 😊

Our theme is GenXtraordinary, so please start thinking of fun ways to celebrate all things Gen-X. We will not be ignored any longer! 😜 Send pics and ideas to me directly, or please comment on this post, or find us in our Class of 1990 FB group. 

I cannot wait to see you in May! xoxo Emma 

Letter from Class President, November 2020

 Hello, friends from Class of 1990!

I am excited to introduce our new team of Class of 1990 officers, who are volunteering for a 5-year term until our next reunion in May 2025.  

 

Reunion Chairs: Amanda Orr and Stephanie Smith
Secretary: Stephanie Foster
Treasurer: Bronwyn Wallace
Digital Media Coordinator: Cathy Katona
Fund Team Coordinators: Karen Smith and Dorothy Adler Kenney

While we were not able to celebrate our 30th Reunion in person in May, more than 100 members of the class—from across the US and internationally—logged in to our Virtual Reunion (and dance party!).  Our reunion class gift to Smith was $560,000.  Thank you to all who participated and donated!

Having so many of our classmates together during the Virtual Reunion, even for just a few minutes over the internet, was energizing for all who were involved.  Many have since remarked that they had not realized how important Reunion was to them until it was gone—that the loss of connecting with classmates in person is still felt these few months later.  Therefore, a primary goal of our new class officer team is to find ways to keep this Reunion energy alive by fostering additional opportunities for connecting.  

Planning is underway for a series of virtual Class of ’90 gatherings--Zoom get-togethers and webinars focused on professional topics, current events and issues, navigating life in our ‘50’s, and some “just for fun” sessions.  

Please take our survey and let us know what topics are most interesting to you.  We request that you complete the survey by November 15, 2020 so that we can start planning.

Once we’ve synthesized what we have heard from you, we will send out a calendar of events through e-mail.  If you were unable to participate in the Virtual Reunion, we hope you will join us for some of these sessions—we would love to see you!  

We also hope that additional connections with our Smith friends and family might help ease the dislocation many continue to experience during the pandemic.  Whether it’s sending your news to the Alumnae Quarterly, contributing to the conversation in our active Facebook group, or participating in an upcoming virtual gathering, there are many ways to be in touch with the class and the larger Smith community; please also see the links below.  

Stay safe and well, ‘90’s—and we hope to see you soon, virtually!

All the best, 

Megan Mulvihill Elkins

Class President

meganmulvihill@icloud.com

Virtual Gatherings Survey for 2021

Planning is underway for a series of virtual Class of ’90 gatherings--Zoom get-togethers and webinars focused on professional topics, current events and issues, navigating life in our ‘50’s, and some “just for fun” sessions.  

Please take our survey and let us know what topics are most interesting to you.  We request that you complete the survey by November 15, 2020 so that we can start planning.