Traditions Weekend

Visit the new studio and participate in deep-dive presentations with professors and students who are utilizing innovative spaces in Swem Library to push the boundaries of academic excellence.

Begin the weekend by stopping by the Sadler Center to check in, connect with fellow classmates and pick up your registration packet.  

Join us for an interactive session with a panel of financial, legal and tax experts to learn more about recent developments that may affect you and your personal legacy. 

Discover how your beloved alma mater has grown! Student guides will describe facilities and answer questions. The bus tour will start and end in front of the Sadler Center. Tours depart at 2:30 and 3:30 p.m.

Celebrate the start of Traditions Weekend with members of the 50th Reunion Class, Olde Guarde and Boyle Legacy Society.

Gather for a reception in Swem Library to celebrate the start of your 50th Reunion. Rekindle old friendships and make new ones while enjoying heavy hors d'oeuvres and an open bar.

Stop by Alan B. Miller Hall to check in, connect with fellow classmates and pick up your registration packet.  

Join us for a conversation with President Katherine Rowe and Provost Peggy Agouris as they explore the opportunities and challenges facing William & Mary’s academic enterprise.

Participate in a virtual classroom, where you will witness firsthand how teaching and learning have evolved over the decades.

Enjoy a casual lunch buffet while mingling with classmates and interacting with current students.

All members of the Olde Guarde are invited to meet and mingle with classmates and friends, both old and new, at a fun, festive cocktail party in the Great Hall. Drinks and hors d'oeuvres will be served and dress is casual.

Continue the celebration with an evening of cocktails, dinner and dancing. The night will kick off with the class unveiling its gift to William & Mary and presenting the check to President Katherine A. Rowe.

A light breakfast will be available while classmates arrive to pick up caps and gowns.

The Class of 1970 will be inducted into The Olde Guarde of Their Majesties’ Royal Colledge in Virginia in a ceremony reminiscent of graduation 50 years ago.