Homecoming 2026 : Thiel In Time 1866 - 2026 (A 160 - Year Journey)

Homecoming 2026 : Thiel In Time 1866 - 2026 (A 160 - Year Journey) will take place on September 24 - September 27 with events being held both on campus and in the greater Greenville area.

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1976 Class Reunion Information

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Schedule of Events

Thursday, Sept. 24

Kickoff Rally and campus spirit photo
In front of Greenville Hall
11:15 a.m. – 11:45 p.m.

Career Conversation Alumni Panel
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lutheran Heritage Room, HMSC

Joining Generations Cookout
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
St. Paul’s Senior Living Community
Rust Colony Square Pavilion
Adjacent to the Keifer Building

Friday, Sept. 25

Alumni and Friends Registration & Hospitality
8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Weyers Lounge, HMSC

TC Café Hours
7:15 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Reserved Alumni seating

Campus Store Open
9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Blue-Gold Golf Outing
10:00 a.m. registration – 11 a.m. start
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Pine Hill Golf Course
Greenville

Campus Tours for Alumni
11:00 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Starting from Weyers Lounge, HMSC

Presidents’ Tree Walk
1:30 -2:30 p.m.
Starts at Passavant

John Hauser ’71 H’20 Archives Open
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Langenheim Memorial Library

Alumni and Friends
Wine Tasting Open House
hosted by Class of 1976
(special guest Class of 1966)
2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Haer Family Science and
Arts Connector, 2nd Fl.

Thiel Tennis Alumni Tournament
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Tennis Courts

Thiel Women’s Soccer vs Bethany
5:00 p.m.
Stoeber Field at Alumni Stadium

Alumni Awards Dinner
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Lutheran Heritage Room, HMSC
Awardees – Ethan Ludwig ’13, Alex Horvaits ’17, John Zawacki ’71 & Cathryn (Rich) Zawacki ‘71

Thiel Women’s Soccer vs Bethany
5:00 p.m.
Stoeber Field at Alumni Stadium

Thiel Men’s Soccer vs Bethany
7:30 p.m.
Stoeber Field at Alumni Stadium

Alumni Hospitality Tent, Pep Rally and Fireworks Display
All Welcome

8:30 p.m., 9:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Alumni Stadium

Saturday, Sept. 26

Alumni and Friends Registration & Hospitality
8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Weyers Lounge, HMSC

All Class Reunion Breakfast
(Special guests – Class of 1976)
9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Sawhill Georgian Room, HMSC

7^th Annual Worldwide Zoom Call
9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
email alumni@thiel.edu for Zoom link

Campus Store Open
10 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Campus Tours for Alumni
10 a.m. - noon
Starting from Weyers Lounge, HMSC

Met Your Mate Event
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Brother Martin’s Walk – starting near Hodge Hall and walking to the David Johnson Memorial Chapel (blessing, renewal of vows, and pictures in the Betty Harter-Spence Prayer Garden)

TC Café Hours
11:15 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Reserved section for Alumni
All Tomcat Lunch 11:15 – 2 p.m.

Tailgate Zone – Alumni Hospitality Tent
Special guests – Classes of 1976 and 1971
Noon - 3 p.m.
Alumni Stadium Tent Tailgating - Reserve your space here!

Cheer / Dance Reunion
Noon – 3:00 p.m. (and on the sideline during the first quarter)
Alumni Stadium Parking Lot Tent

Class of 1986 40^th Reunion
hosted by the Delta Sigma Phi Class of 1986
Noon – 10:00 p.m.
Delta Sigma Phi tent in Alumni Stadium

Homecoming Parade
Judge's Grandstand in front of the Majestic
1:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Main-N. Penn-Eagle Street route

Football Game
(Thiel vs. Hiram College Terriers)
3 p.m.
Alumni Stadium

Class of 1976 Social, Class Photo (6:50 p.m.) and Dinner
(Classes of 1975 and 1977 invited)
6:30 p.m. - ? p.m.
Lutheran Heritage Room, HMSC

Class of 1981 45th Reunion
with invitations to the Classes of 1978 to 1984 to join the celebration.
6:30 - 8:30 p.m. social hour
Class photo, appetizers and drinks
Pedas Communication Center

Sunday, Sept. 27

Service of Remembrance
11 a.m. - Noon
David Johnson Chapel

All Tomcat Brunch
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
TC Cafe, HMSC