From the President

March 2011

Greetings! It's been a while since we've sent a Class e-blast, and I hope this finds everyone well. The first few years after reunion tend to be quiet, but as you can see from Sue Rittenhouse Sokoloski's note below, your Class Officers and Reunion Chairs are getting charged up and back into action, planning our 35th Reunion during the weekend of May 25th - 27th, 2012. Sue and I went back to the College for a planning weekend, and as always, the experience energized and refreshed us, and reminded us again how amazing the College is, and how special the Alumna are! We met women from the Class of 1947 who were sharp and spry and entered into challenging discussions with all of us, including Professor Ferraro who came to talk to us about a special multi-disciplinary course being offered, "War....What is It Good For". We had a fascinating discussion for an hour, which made many of us want to be back on Campus, being challenged by both the faculty and our classmates. I was ready to apply all over again!

On this subject, one idea Sue and I thought about was scheduling a Back to Campus weekend next fall, getting some of us back to South Hadley to kick off our 35th Reunion year. I will be in touch with everyone to let you know the dates that are available, but let me know if you are interested (lizgershon@att.net). We heard from some of the other classes who have done this and they said its a great weekend, giving alums a chance to actually go to classes, interact with the students and faculty, and of course spend time with other classmates. Sue and I are excited about this, and we hope you are too. More on this in our next e-blast, but please do let me know your thoughts.

Looking forward to hearing from you with any ideas and suggestions you have, relative to these e-blasts, our web page, or our upcoming reunion plans.

Regards to all,

Liz Lewis Gershon