Statistics

Total number of attendees: 2,394

Total number of attendees who have not been to Reunion or Homecoming in the past: 867

Total number of attendees who have never been to a Rensselaer alumni event in the past: 438

Largest number of returning alumni (Classes): 1959 with 114

Largest number of returning alumni (Greeks): Delta Tau Delta with 109

Largest number of returning alumni (Athletes): Football with 80

Class Gift Competition
Click here to see how your class did!

Who Came?

Click here for a sortable RSVP list, or click here for an MS Word document with an alphabetical by class year listing.

Top Returning Classes:
Class of 1959 - 114
Class of 2009 - 80
Class of 1979 - 74
Class of 2008 - 72
Class of 2009 - 80

Top Returning Greek Organizations:
Delta Tau Delta - 109
Lambda Chi Alpha - 65
Sigma Phi Epsilon - 60
Tau Kappa Epsilon - 59
Theta Chi - 54

Top Returning Athletic Team Alumni:
Football - 80
Lacrosse - 65
Baseball - 46
Track - 40
Swimming - 24

Top States of Residence:
New York - 502
Massachusetts - 167
Connecticut - 114
New Jersey - 95
California - 58
Pennsylvania - 51

International:
Austria - 1
Canada - 1
Germany - 1
Ireland - 1
Turkey - 1

Oldest Returning Alumnus:
Henry Mitchell '39

October 2-4, 2009
Nearly 2,400 alumni, family, and friends returned to campus to celebrate during Reunion & Homecoming Weekend. Class Reunions, former athletes, Greeks (16 fraternities and 4 sororities), and special interest groups came together to enjoy a vibrant campus bustling with students and faculty, and a wide variety of activities.

Events

Festivities included "Back to Class," which allowed alumni to sit in on active classes, tours, the dedication of the Joel Dolven Conductor's Suite in EMPAC, President Jackson's State of the Institute Address (click here to watch!), a reception for graduate alumni and faculty, Greek gatherings, sporting events, Class dinners, and the highlight of the weekend: the Grand Opening of the East Campus Athletic Village, which included dedication ceremonies and the Celebration of Classes. Click here to see the entire schedule of events.

A big thank-you to all the volunteers who worked to make the weekend such a success for their organizations!

Weekend Photos

Enjoy the slide show below, or visit Flickr for even more weekend photos. (To access Flickr, all you need is a free Yahoo account.) Stay tuned for more statistics and information about Reunion & Homecoming 2009!

	Start Over Photos by Rensselaer/Scott Barrow, Amie Canfield, Ray Felix, Thomas Perlman '11, Kris Qua, and Chris Shields.

Click here for a photo gallery at the Rensselaer Athletics Web site, which includes images from the Grand Opening of the East Campus Athletic Village.

Mark your calendar for these upcoming Reunion & Homecoming Dates:
Oct. 15-17, 2010
Oct. 21-23, 2011