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 HOMECOMING 2007

We hope you enjoyed the weekend! 

Mark you calendars and make plans to attend next year's Homecoming to be held September 26, 27, 28, 2008.

Friday, September 28

8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. ~ ALUMNI REGISTRATION

~ Friends of Art Gallery.

Alumni are invited to sign in and see who else is on campus!  Alumni may also enter their business cards in a drawing to win prizes!  Names will be drawn at the booth at the Stadium for prizes to be awarded during the football game Saturday.

11:00 a.m. ~ BLUE-GOLD GOLF SCRAMBLE

~ Greens of Greenville (formerly Greenville Country Club) $65 per person includes golf, cart, lunch and prizes. Tee time 11:00am. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED

1:00 to 3:00 p.m. ~ THIEL ARCHIVES OPEN

Second floor of the Langheim Memorial Library. Browse historic Thiel information and check out your era.  

New      2:00 to 4:00 p.m. ~WINE TASTING OPEN HOUSE

Event!  ~ 40 Eagle Street, Greenville.

Sample favorites from Volant Mill Winery, while becoming reacquainted with alumni and friends.

3:30 p.m. CAMPUS TOUR

~ Sign in at the registration desk for a staff guided tour or pick up our informational booklet to explore the campus on your own.

5:00 p.m. ~ Class of 1957 DINNER ~ Sawhill-Georgian Room

$10 per person.   RESERVATIONS REQUIRED

6:30 p.m. ~ ALUMNI AWARDS CEREMONY & RECEPTION

Reception Dedicated in Memory of Eleanor Demi Kilner '36

~Lutheran Heritage Room, Howard Miller Student Center. 

Class of 1957 Recognition & Class Gift Presentation 

We will present the following awards ...

Service to Thiel ~ The Rev. Dr. Albert Gesler '56 and Arlene Summerhill Shultz '57(posthumously)

Distinguished Alumni ~ James Davy '75, Denise Boustead Muha '81 & Edgar Robb '59

Young Alumni ~  George Heald '00 and Ryan Gloyer '04

No charge, but RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED          

Saturday, September 29

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ~ ALUMNI REGISTRATION in the Friends of Art Gallery 

Sign in and see who else is on campus!  Plus, alumni may enter their business cards in a drawing to win prizes!  Drawings will be held during today's football game.

9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. ~ THIEL CHOIR ALUMNI BREAKFAST at the Rae Johnson ’59 Home,

206 Lynwood Drive, Greenville.     No reservations necessary

9:00 a.m. ~ CLASS OF 1957 BREAKFAST in the Masters Dining Room

No charge, but RESERVATIONS REQUIRED

9:00 a.m. ~  Dedication of the David M. Miller '61 Business & Economics Classroom, AC 33

9:30 a.m. ~  Bill Frank '50  Chemistry Lab Dedication, AC 101

10:00 a.m. ~ Neuroscience Classroom Dedication, AC 202

10:30 a.m. ~ REFRESHMENTS in our NEW CENTER FOR LEARNING & ADVISING

Meet our leadership team in the Langenheim Memorial Library

Event hosted by Dr. Robert Olson '60, President and Gary Witosky '79, Senior Vice President

10:00 a.m. ~ ALL FOOTBALL ALUMNI TEAM BREAKFAST ~ Honoring the 1957 & 1982 teams.

The Dining Place, HMSC  (no charge for football alumni)  RESERVATIONS REQUIRED

10:00 - 11:30 a.m. ~ THIEL ARCHIVES OPEN

Browse through Thiel history and check for photos of your era.

10:30 to 11:00 a.m. ~ ANNUAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MEETING ~ Greenville Hall, Room 101. 

Come and see what your Alumni Association does for you and for Thiel. 

11:00 a.m. ~ WOMENS VOLLEYBALL ~ Thiel vs. Washington & Jefferson College

~ Rissell Beighley Gymnasium,  Free Admission

11:15 a.m. ~ CLASS OF 2007 GIFT DEDICATION ~ College Avenue

11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ~ TAILGATE ~ Alumni Stadium at Stoeber Field.

12:00 ~ HOMECOMING PARADE ~ Map of parade route available at Alumni Registration. 

12:30 to 2:00 p.m. ~ ALUMNI BOOTH AT THE STADIUM ~ Alumni Registration and last chance to enter the alumni prize drawings. 

12:45 p.m. ~ FOOTBALL ALUMNI TUNNEL

Meet by the tailgate shelter to form a player tunnel.  Look for the balloons.

1:00 p.m.  ~ KICK-OFF FOR HOMECOMING FOOTBALL GAME ~ Alumni Stadium

Thiel Tomcats vs. Bethany College at Alumni Stadium.  HALFTIME: Presentation of the 1957 and 1982 football teams, the Homecoming Court, and alumni prize drawings. 

ZETA ANNUAL HOMECOMING PICNIC ~ ZTA House on College Avenue

Contact:  Samantha Holbrook, Zeta Alumni Chair at 724-589-3366

3:00 p.m. ~ WOMENS VOLLEYBALL ~ Thiel vs. Bethany College ~ Rissell Beighley Gymnasium

Free Admission

4:00 – 6:00 p.m. ~ POST-GAME CELEBRATION ~ Grille Room, Greens of Greenville  (formerly Greenville Country Club.)  Cash bar.

4:00 - 6:00 p.m. G.O.L.D. Reunion (Graduates Of the Last Decade 1997-2007)

~ Join alumni who attended Thiel during the last decade at Illusionz, 130 Main Street, Greenville.

No reservations necessary.

4:00 – 6:00 p.m.  ~ 19th ANNUAL THIEL PLAYERS ALUMNI REUNION ~

Join  Dr. William Robinson for fun, merriment, & his much-loved cheeseballs! 

New Location: 40 Eagle Street, Greenville (formerly the Thiel president's home)  

No reservations necessary.

6:30 p.m. ~ ALUMNI SOIREE ~ Join us for hors d'oeuvres in the Lutheran Heritage Room which will include a carving station, crudities, special desserts and refreshments before enjoying an opening performance and dedication of the William Robinson Theater. 

Enjoy an evening of reuniting with classmates and friends.  Class photos will be taken. Class years ending in twos and sevens celebrate special reunions this year- but ALL are welcome and encouraged to attend. 

$20 per person.  RESERVATIONS NECESSARY.

8:00 p.m. ~ WILLIAM ROBINSON THEATER OPENING CELEBRATION ~

We are planning a dedication which will include a mini performance presented by the Thiel Players under the direction of Dr. William Robinson in our new state-of-the-art theater adjacent to Passavant Center.  Additional details will be posted as they become available.  NO CHARGE BUT RESERVATIONS ARE NECESSARY

Sunday, September 30

10:00 – 11:15 a.m. ~ FAREWELL BRUNCH and HOMECOMING SERVICE

~ David Johnson Memorial Chapel. 

A continental breakfast will be available prior to our morning worship service at 11:00 a.m. The Thiel College Choir will join us and we will hold our Service of Remembrance which includes a reading of the Memorial Roster of those alumni who have passed away in the last year. 

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Revised 8/23/07:lm