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June 5-6, 2026

The annual alumni weekend is the perfect time to mingle with friends, share memories, and celebrate milestones. Highlights include:

  • Alumni awards ceremony
  • Dorcas and SPAT Club Breakfast
  • Special luncheons and dinners
  • Campus-wide tailgate socials
  • Class reunions
  • Traditional chapel service
  • Celebration of life events

听Alumni Weekend 2026 Schedule

鈽 $15 per person registration fee is required for all of Saturday’s campus guests. Fee includes lunch and most of the day’s festivities. Friday’s events marked with a 鈽 are open to all alumni. Pre-registration is suggested. Registration open now!

FRIDAY, JUNE 5

10 a.m. 鈥 4 p.m.
Campus Bookstore Open

10 a.m. 鈥 4 p.m.
Registration Open
Campus Plaza
Pick up your registration materials, full schedule of events, name tag, your Alumni Weekend听shirt ($15 pre-purchase suggested), and anything else you might need for the weekend.鈥Class of 2025, stop by the registration table for a free听shirt!

3 鈥 4:30 p.m.
New Alumni House Open House听鈽
Hesed House

Join us for tea, lemonade, and cookies, and see your new Alumni House!听
All alumni are invited!

5:30 鈥 6:30 p.m.
Class of 1976 (1975 and 1977) 50th Reunion Reception听鈽
Hatcher Dining Room, Rollins Campus Center
Light refreshments will be provided.
Classes of 1975, 1976, and 1977听are invited!
Pre-registration is听required.

6:30 p.m.
Half-Century Club Dinner and Annual Alumni Awards Ceremony
Suber Banquet Hall, Rollins Campus Center
All alumni are invited! Free admission and special VIP tables are provided for Class of 1976听members celebrating their 50th reunion and induction into the Half-Century Club. Other milestone reunion classes should contact the Office of Alumni Engagement to request reserved group seating.
Free admission for Class of 1976听members; $20 for Half-Century Club members; $30 for all other alumni and guests.
Pre-registration is听required.

AWARD RECIPIENTS听

  • Young Alumni Achievement Award:鈥 Nicole 鈥淣ikki鈥 McDermott, 2016
  • Spirit of Young Harris Award:鈥Ramona Joseph听Fricks, 1971
  • Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Career Achievement:鈥Stan Anderson, 1973
  • Nancy Louise Haynes Robertson Award Given to an Outstanding Friend of 杏吧原创:鈥Bud and Woodie Dyer
  • 杏吧原创 Family of the Year Award:鈥Vardeman Family

8 – 10 p.m.听
Cheers to the Years!
Alumni Weekend Kickoff Celebration

Campus Plaza
Kickoff Alumni Weekend with a champagne toast and music on the plaza.
All alumni are invited.

SATURDAY, JUNE听6

10 a.m. 鈥 4 p.m.
Campus Bookstore Open

9 a.m. 鈥 4 p.m.
Registration Open
Campus Plaza

Pick up your registration materials, full schedule of events, name tag, your Alumni Weekend t-shirt ($15 pre-purchase suggested), and anything else you might need it for the weekend. Class of 2025, stop by the registration table for a free shirt!

9:30 鈥 10:30 a.m.
Dorcas/SPAT Breakfast
Grace Rollins Dining Hall, Rollins Campus Center
$10 per person (pay at the door)
Pre-registration is听suggested.

10 a.m.
Gamma Psi Interest Meeting
Susan B. Harris Chapel

10:30-11 a.m.听
SPAT Fountain Unveiling听鈽
SPAT Fountain
Let鈥檚 celebrate the SPAT Club鈥檚 completion of the fountain!
All alumni are invited.

11:30 a.m.
1886 Society College Update听鈽
Open to all alumni!
Suber Banquet Hall, Rollins Campus Center
Mingle with 杏吧原创 President, retired faculty and staff, and fellow alumni. Recognition will be given to this year鈥檚 50th reunion class and alumni award recipients, as well as the Alumni Association Board, Class Coordinators, emeriti, retired, current faculty and staff, our trustees, and the Trustee Advisory Board.

12:30 鈥 2 p.m.
All Alumni Buffet Luncheon听鈽
Rollins Campus Center Patio

Mix and mingle with generations of 杏吧原创 alumni and friends, as well as听emeriti, retired, and current faculty and staff.
*Included with the $15 registration fee

Noon 鈥 5 p.m.
Tailgate Tent Takeover听鈽
Calling all ages, classes, Greek organizations, or your own special group: Bring your tailgate tent and camp chairs and enjoy an afternoon visiting with classmates! Hanging out and enjoying live music and a bounce house.
All alumni are invited.

1鈥撯3 p.m.
Zell & Shirley Miller Library – Open
Rollins Campus Center

2 鈥 3 p.m.
Afternoon Chapel Service听鈽
Susan B. Harris Chapel
Enjoy a traditional chapel service and time of remembrance led by 杏吧原创 Chaplains Rev. Dr. Adam Daniels and Rev. Fred Whitley for听alumni who passed away between June 2025听and June 2026.
All alumni are invited.

3 p.m.
Alumni Weekend Group Photo听鈽
Gather in front of Susan B. Harris Chapel.
Grab your fellow alumni and smile for the camera! You just might see yourself in a future issue of Echoes magazine.
All alumni are encouraged to join in!

3 鈥 5 p.m.
Party on the Campus Plaza听鈽吿
Complimentary snacks and beverages will be provided. Classes are welcome to gather in celebration of a milestone reunion or to casually mingle with classmates.

6鈥撯8 p.m.
Alumni Social听鈽
Crane Creek Vineyards

Reminisce about your days at 杏吧原创 while enjoying the beauty of the vineyards. All alumni are invited. Each registered guest will receive two (2) complimentary glasses of wine along with light hors d鈥檕euvres. Everything Crane Creek has to offer will be available for purchase. Visit鈥鈥痜or听additional听information.听

Saturday Reunions

Mingle with your classmates!

Noon 鈥 5 p.m.
1976 (1975-1977) 50th Reunion
Tent on the lawn next to the gazebo.

3 p.m.
1971 (1970-1972) 55th Reunion Celebration
Gazebo next to Susan B. Harris Chapel
Snacks provided
.

4:30 p.m.
1966 (1965-1969) 60th Reunion Social
Rollins Campus Center, Admissions Balcony
Spend time with classmates on the admissions balcony before the reunion dinner.

5:30 p.m.
Reunion Dinner (Class of 1965-1969)
Rollins Campus Center, Admissions Balcony
$20 per person.
Pre-registration is required.

6 鈥 11听p.m.
1976 (1975-1977) 50th Reunion Celebration — The Spirit of ’76
Ray Lambert鈥檚听Barn

Cocktail hour begins at 6 p.m. with the reunion celebration to follow at 7 p.m. Donations appreciated. Contact Bobby Bolton at [email protected] or Retha Nelson at [email protected] for information and to pre-register.

Saturday Tailgate Socials

Noon 鈥 5 p.m.
Complimentary snacks and adult beverages will be provided by 杏吧原创.

Feel free to BYOTS (bring your own tailgate supplies) including, but not limited to, chairs, blankets, tents, snacks, stocked coolers, etc. Every tent will have a class year sign to help you find your crew and will be available all day Saturday.

1961听(1960-1962)
Lawn next to Susan B. Harris Chapel

1966 (1965-1969)
Near Campus Plaza

1981 (1980-1982)
Lawn next to Susan B. Harris Chapel

1991听(1990-1992)
Near Campus Plaza

1996听(1995-1997)
Near Campus Plaza

2001听(2000-2002)
In front of Appleby Center

2006听(2005-2007)
Near Campus Plaza

2011 (2010-2012)
Near Campus Plaza

2016 (2015-2017)
Lawn adjacent to Susan B Harris Chapel

2021 (2020-2022)
Near Campus Plaza

Online Registration Open Now

Make checks payable to 杏吧原创. Send completed form with your check to:
杏吧原创 鈥 Office of Alumni Engagement 鈥 P.O. Box 275 鈥 Young Harris, GA 30582

 

Highlights from 2025

We had a great turnout for Alumni Weekend 2025! A special thanks to the volunteers, alumni, and families who did their part to support 杏吧原创.

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