reunions

deltaphi94 · #1 06-29-2003, 03:56 AM

I went to my high school reunion tonight, and I was just wondering if anyone has stories to share from theirs... if you've had them/ attended.

As for mine, hubby got dragged along and was surprised to see it was held in a bar... no surprise to me. Anyway, one of my classmates left her hubby sitting with us for appetizers -- limited seating, and our husbands are close in age so I guess she figured he'd be more comfy.

We left our husbands to chat while we mingled and tried to determine the identity of a few 'mystery classmates' (and spouses).

I checked on my husband from time to time, making sure that he wasn't completely bored to tears, and it looked like he and the other husband were talking quite a bit, so I wasn't terribly worried. Of course, I had no idea what the topic of conversation was. Turns out the other guy did nothing but gripe about being there the whole time...drinks were too expensive, he had to drive to another town some distance away and my classmate was spending too much time gabbing, what have you.

Mine being the good husband that he is, said I don't ask a lot of him, so it wasn't going to kill him to spend a few hours with people I haven't seen in forever.

I just wish I had been closer to the table to catch the reaction.

AlphaSigOU · #2 06-29-2003, 11:23 AM

I'm planning the 20-year reunion for my high school's graduatiing class (Class of 1983). Am I glad I have a reunion planning company doing most of the legwork -- otherwise it would be a major pain in the ass. (It still is, especially trying to contact long lost alumni you haven seen nor heard from in 20 years!)

winnieb · #3 06-29-2003, 12:19 PM

I went to my 10 year reunion last year. Alot of the people were still the same--- I was on the planning committee, and I had more fun planning than anything else.
But at 10 years, I was surprised by the people who had boobjobs and face lifts. One of the girls who had a face lift was a twin, just have to say the twin (w/o the work) looked so much better. But facelifts at 28--- seems way tooo early!!!
My reunion though was two nights-- one night at a bar with appetizers and the other was a dinner and a dance. We had fun, and it was great to catch up with everyone!!

-wendi

aephi alum · #4 08-17-2003, 06:47 PM

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I just got the info in the mail for my high school reunion. Ten years

I'm trying to decide whether or not to go. I kept in touch with a few people from HS for the first few months after we graduated, then we all kind of drifted apart. It would be interesting to see how things have gone for my former classmates and a great way to network - but it's $88 per person - is it just me having lived in rural Connecticut for the past several years, or is that unreasonably steep?? (Reunion is in Long Island, NY)

MeLikey · #5 08-17-2003, 07:01 PM

It's funny I just saw this thread because my mom just told me 2 minutes ago she's going to her high school reunion. I don't know if I'd go to mine... also depends where I'm living at the time.

AlphaSigOU · #6 08-17-2003, 07:02 PM

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Originally posted by aephi alum
*bump*

I just got the info in the mail for my high school reunion. Ten years

I'm trying to decide whether or not to go. I kept in touch with a few people from HS for the first few months after we graduated, then we all kind of drifted apart. It would be interesting to see how things have gone for my former classmates and a great way to network - but it's $88 per person - is it just me having lived in rural Connecticut for the past several years, or is that unreasonably steep?? (Reunion is in Long Island, NY)

It's about on par with professionally planned events nowadays. My reunion's fees are $105 per person for the two night package (Friday cocktail reception at a local restaurant/bar; Saturday formal gala dinner and dance) and $95 per person for Saturday only. Not counting additional items such as group photos, reunion souvenirs and hotel room rates, which vary with personal preference. (We had a special room rate for the hotel where we're having the Saturday night gala.)

Two more weeks to go before the reunion... can't wait for this thing to be done and over with! (Note to self: never volunteer to plan a reunion again!

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deltaphi94 · #7 08-17-2003, 11:34 PM

My reunion was really inexpensive. Some of the women from my class planned it, and it was still local for most people. It was only the one night, and we didn't have a dinner planned, so it was only $20 per couple to cover the appetizers. One of the planners told me that out of a class of 125, there were 25 rsvp's. More showed up, so it was a good turn out.
Almost everyone I had seen since high school still lives within 20 minutes or so of where we grew up. I live about 40 miles away, and I know of 2 who are out of state now. One drove in from Denver -- 24 hours on the road for her.

Peaches-n-Cream · #8 08-18-2003, 01:22 AM

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Originally posted by aephi alum
*bump*

I just got the info in the mail for my high school reunion. Ten years

I'm trying to decide whether or not to go. I kept in touch with a few people from HS for the first few months after we graduated, then we all kind of drifted apart. It would be interesting to see how things have gone for my former classmates and a great way to network - but it's $88 per person - is it just me having lived in rural Connecticut for the past several years, or is that unreasonably steep?? (Reunion is in Long Island, NY)

Where will it be held? That's about right for the average catering hall or hotel on Long Island or in NYC.

aephi alum · #9 08-18-2003, 06:22 PM

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Originally posted by Cream
Where will it be held? That's about right for the average catering hall or hotel on Long Island or in NYC.

I guess it is, at that

It's at the Long Island Marriott in Uniondale.

aephi alum · #10 11-29-2003, 01:24 PM

So my reunion was last night...

WORST. FUNCTION. EVER.

It was done by one of those reunion-organizing companies. They rented out five different function rooms and were running five simultaneous reunions (which meant they could get away with one check-in desk and two staffers for all five reunions).

Food: No hors d'oeuvres, just a veggie platter and a cheese platter. Buffet dinner - the food was decent, nothing special. I wasn't expecting a gourmet meal, but some hors d'oeuvres would have been nice.

Bar: Two-hour open bar with house liquors. Mixed drinks were terribly watered down. They switched over to a cash bar five minutes before the 2 hours were up.

DJ: Wayyy too loud, and playing a seemingly random mix of lame music. I think the guy just loaded up a bunch of CD's and hit "random". Nobody was dancing.

Classmates: Chatted with a number of them, saw and was seen. I was easily the best-dressed there; a bunch of people showed up in jeans.

Of course, everyone was wildly successful as a doctor, lawyer, investment banker, model, software engineer, etc.

On a visit to the ladies' room, I noticed that someone had taken advantage of the opportunity to smoke some pot. Yes, it was high school all over again.

A bunch of us, myself included, snuck out after we'd eaten and the bar became a cash bar.

I think I'll skip the 20th.

AGDee · #11 11-29-2003, 10:40 PM

I went to my 20 year reunion in October and had a blast! I split a hotel room with one of my best friends since grade school and she left her hubby at home with her kids, so it was like an old fashioned slumber party. One of my other best friends flew in from California but did have her boyfriend with her. What surprised me the most was that the women all looked the same but I didn't recognize most of the men without looking at their name tags. I had an absolute riot reminiscing about Spanish Club camping trips, learning how to play euchre in Physics class, etc. I also learned a couple things about myself. I was talking to one guy for a long time.. the one who taught me how to play euchre and his friend was standing there. I introduced myself and told him I didn't think we'd had each other in any classes and he says "Yeah, I was in that physics class too, but I was pretty much a wall flower and didn't talk much". I said "I was a wall flower too in high school". Both of them started laughing hysterically at that comment. I said "I wasn't?" and they both said "No way". I found that interesting because I felt like I was very self conscious and introverted in high school and didn't come out of my shell until college but that wasn't how I was perceived at all.

Anyway, with a class of over 700, I didn't know everybody at the reunion and we had about 350 people there (including dates/SOs). I did have a great time talking with some friends from wayyyyyy back and I'm so glad I went!

Dee

PrincessPhiSig · #12 11-30-2003, 01:19 AM

I'm currently supposed to be planning my 5th HS reunion. Someone else took the reigns though and since I'm busy with school they can go right ahead.

My plans as they were though was to have something very informal. I graduated with under 150 people in my class so my idea was go to a park, reserve a picnic grove, bring kegs, and have a BBQ. It's informal, cheap, and I believe a decent amount of people would show. Plus there is a play area for all their kids.

Hopefully it won't be too formal, 5 years really isn't a big deal.