1977 Home Page

Your class graduated from Gettysburg College on June 4, 1977.

Gettysburg Then and Now

	Then (1977)	Now (2008/2009)
President	Carl Hanson	Janet Morgan Riggs '77
Enrollment	1,920	2,600
Tuition	$4,680	$37,600

 

1977 at a Glance...

President of the United States:
Jimmy Carter

United States Population:
220,239,425

Price of a Gallon of Gas:
$0.62

Best Picture Academy Award:
Annie Hall

Number One Song:
Tonight's the Night - Rod Stewart

Baseball - World Series:
New York Yankees d. San Francisco Giants

NCAA Basketball Championship:
Marquette d. North Carolina (67-59)

Super Bowl:
Oakland Raiders d. Minnesota Vikings (32-14)

Interesting Fact:
The first artificial satellite, Sputnik, was launched in 1977

Contacts:

Please e-mail the 1977 Reunion Committee at alumni@gettysburg.edu if you have any questions, suggestions or would like to join the committee.