Reunion Weekend Schedule

Reunion Weekend 2024 schedule of events

Schedule is subject to change. Please check back for updates.

Events with asterisks (*) require registration. 

Thursday, May 30

TimeEvent
9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Library Open
Musselman Library
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Schmucker Art Gallery Open
Schmucker Art Gallery, Schmucker Hall Main Floor
11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. Registration & Welcome Center
Lobby, College Union Building (SUB)
Noon Lunch on your Own
Visit the new Bullet Hole in the Janet Morgan Riggs Student Center
1:00–4:00 p.m. Special Collections Open
Fourth Floor, Musselman Library 
 Throughout the Afternoon *Alumni College Classes

Friday, May 31

TimeEvent
6:30 a.m. *Orange and Blue Golf Tournament
Hanover Country Club
Shotgun starts are at 7:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Come tee it up with our Orange & Blue faithful in support of Gettysburg College Athletics. Save the date for the 32nd Annual Gettysburg College Orange & Blue Golf Classic, Presented by The Cly-Del Manufacturing Co. Visit www.gettysburgsports.com (Orange & Blue) for more information or contact OandB@gettysburg.edu or 717-337-6398.
8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. Registration & Welcome Center
Lobby, College Union Building (SUB)
9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Library Open
Musselman Library
Throughout the Day *Alumni College Classes
10:00 a.m. Campus Walking Tour
Depart from the Lobby, College Union
Building (SUB)
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Schmucker Art Gallery Open
Schmucker Art Gallery, Schmucker Hall Main Floor
12:00–2:00 p.m. *Alumni Lunch
Atrium Dining
All alumni are welcome, especially those who are participating in Alumni College.
1:00–4:00 p.m. Special Collections Open
Fourth Floor, Musselman Library 
4:00 p.m. Campus Walking Tour
Depart from the Lobby, College Union
Building (SUB)
6:00–7:30 p.m. Cupola Reception (by invitation)
President’s House Lawn
Evening Reunion Class Socials

Saturday, June 1

TimeEvent
8:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. Registration & Welcome Center
Lobby, College Union Building (SUB)
8:00 a.m. Morning on the Battlefield
Meet in the Jaeger Center Lobby
Enjoy a casual run or walk with fellow alumni on the Gettysburg battlefield. Maps will be provided. Don’t forget your water bottle!
9:00 a.m. *50th Reunion Breakfast for the Class of 1974
Dining Hall
9:30–10:30 a.m. All Reunion Class Breakfast
Ballroom, College Union Building (SUB)
Complimentary breakfast before the President’s remarks.
10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Special Collections Open
Fourth Floor, Musselman Library 
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Library Open
Musselman Library
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Schmucker Art Gallery Open
Schmucker Art Gallery, Schmucker Hall Main Floor
10:30–11:30 a.m.

President’s Address and Awards Ceremony
Ballroom, College Union Building (SUB)
Remarks from President Iuliano, class reunion gift presentations, and awards.

MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD (for a lifetime of service to Gettysburg College)
YOUNG ALUMNI - SERVICE AWARD (for service to Gettysburg College)
YOUNG ALUMNI - CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD (for professional achievement)

Beginning at Noon

Class Reunion Photos
North Steps, Pennsylvania Hall

Noon *Heritage Society Luncheon for Classes Prior to 1974
Atrium Dining
Class of 1954, 1959, 1964 and 1969 will have class photos taken at Heritage Lunch.
12:00–2:30 p.m. *All Alumni Lunch
Location to be determined
1:00–3:00 p.m. Live Music on the Alumni House Lawn
Norris-Wachob Alumni House
1:30–3:00 p.m. Sorority Suites Open House
Sorority Suites, Ice House Complex, 30 North Washington Street
Please feel free to stop by your sorority suite. Please note that the current sisters are not on campus during Reunion Weekend. 
2:00–3:00 p.m. Gettysburg College Civil War Tour
Meet in front of the Admissions House
Join John Rudy ’07 on a walking tour of the campus that reveals the College’s Civil War history. This tour was developed by John, a history major and Civil War Era Studies minor, as an independent project when he was a Gettysburg College student.
3:00–4:00 p.m. The History of Stand-up Comedy: America’s Reflection in the Fun House Mirror
Joseph Theater, Breidenbaugh Hall
A funny and insightful multimedia presentation about the roots and flowering of an original American art form. The stories of lost legends, martyred iconoclasts and familiar stars show how the simple act of one joker taking on a crowd became a cultural phenomenon, and big box office draw. Presented by Ritchie Shydner ’74, writer and comedian.
Evening Reunion Class Events

9:15–11:30 p.m. All Class Party
The Ballroom, Junction and Bullet Hole, Janet Morgan Riggs Student Center
Party for all classes!

Sunday, June 2

TimeEvent
8:00–11:00 a.m. Dorm Check-Out
Lobby, College Union Building (SUB)