Alumni Weekend

Alumni Weekend 2025 Schedule

FRIDAY, JUNE 6

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

10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Registration Open
Campus Plaza
Pick up your registration materials, full schedule of events, name tag, your Alumni Weekend hat ($10 pre-purchase suggested), and anything else you might need for the weekend.

3 – 4:30 p.m.
Alumni House Open House
Join us for coffee and cupcakes and see your new Alumni House (across the street, on the corner of the traffic light)! Walk or drive. There is plenty of parking.
All alumni are invited!

5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Class of 1975 (1974 and 1976) – 50th Reunion Reception
Hatcher Dining Room, Rollins Campus Center
Light refreshments will be provided.
Classes of 1974, 1975, and 1976 are invited!
Pre-registration is 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 1974 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 1975 members; $20 for Half-Century Club members; $30 for all other alumni and guests.
Pre-registration is required.

• The Young Alumni Achievement Award: Leah Cheshier Mustachio, 2016
• The Spirit of Young Harris Award: Leigh Burns, 1991
• The Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Career Achievement: Trisha Yearwood, 1984
• The Nancy Louise Haynes Robertson Award Given to an Outstanding Friend of Young Harris College: Wade Benson
• The YHC Family of the Year Award: Jacky Jones Family

SATURDAY, JUNE 7
$15 per person for all of Saturday’s events!
Pre-registration is suggested.

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

9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Registration Open
Campus Plaza
Pick up your registration materials, full schedule of events, name tag, your Alumni Weekend hat ($10 pre-purchase suggested), and anything else you might need for the weekend.

9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Dorcas/SPAT Breakfast
Grace Rollins Dining Hall, Rollins Campus Center
$10 per person (pay at the door, not included in the $15 fee)
Pre-registration is required.

11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Celebration of Life for Bob Nichols
Near Susan B. Harris Chapel
Gayle Nichols will host a drop-by.

11:30 a.m.
1886 Society College Update – Open to all alumni!
Suber Banquet Hall, Rollins Campus Center
Mingle with YHC President Dr. Wells, retired faculty and staff, and fellow alumni. Recognition will be given to this year’s 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 – 2 p.m.
All Alumni Buffet Luncheon
Rollins Campus Center Patio
Mix and mingle with generations of YHC alumni and friends, as well as emeriti, retired, and current faculty and staff.
*Included with the $15 registration fee

Noon – 5 p.m.
Tailgate Tent Takeover
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! Hang out and enjoy a photo booth, live music, and a bounce house!
All alumni are invited! Scroll down to see if your reunion class will have a special meeting spot.
*Included with the $15 registration fee

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

2 – 3 p.m.
Afternoon Chapel Service
Susan B. Harris Chapel
Enjoy a traditional chapel service and time of remembrance led by YHC Chaplains Rev. Dr. Adam Daniels and Rev. Fred Whitley for alumni who passed away between June 2024 and June 2025.
All alumni are invited.

3 p.m.
Alumni Weekend Group Photo
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 – 5 p.m.
It’s a Party on the Campus Plaza
Complimentary snacks and beverages will be provided. Classes are welcome to gather in celebration of a milestone reunion or to casually mingle with classmates.
*Included in the $15 registration fee

4:30 p.m.
Class of 1965 (1965-1969) Reunion Social
Rollins Campus Center, Admissions Balcony
A reunion tent will be available all day on the lawn. Bring your chairs!

5:30 p.m.
Reunion Dinner (Classes of 1965-1970)
Rollins Campus Center, Admissions Balcony
*Included in the $15 registration fee

6 – 8 p.m.
Alumni Social
Crane Creek Vineyards
Reminisce about your days at YHC 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’oeuvres. There will also be a food truck! Everything Crane Creek has to offer will be available for purchase. Visit cranecreekvineyards.com for additional information. Food truck will be on site.
Included in the registration fee, but registration is requested.

Reunions

Come mingle with your classmates!

3 p.m.
1970 (1969-1971) 55th Reunion Celebration
Gazebo next to chapel, snacks provided
*Included in the $15 registration fee

4:30 p.m.
Class of 1965 (1965-1969) Reunion Social
Rollins Campus Center, Admissions Balcony
A reunion tent will be available all day on the lawn. Bring your chairs!
5:30 p.m. Reunion Dinner (Classes of 1965-1969)
Rollins Campus Center, Admissions Balcony
*Included in $15 registration fee

7-10 p.m
1975 (1974-1976) –50th Reunion – “Holy Cow”
Brasstown Valley Resort, Tack Room
$30 per person
Contact Jane at davi4660@bellsouth or Ceil at [email protected]

Complimentary snacks and adult beverages will be provided by YHC for all the Tailgate Reunions. 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.

3 – 5 p.m.

1960 (1959-1961)
Lawn next to Susan B. Harris Chapel

1980 (1979-1981)
Campus Plaza
as well as the Social at Crane Creek Vineyards

1985 (1984-1986)
Lawn next to Susan B. Harris Chapel
as well as the Social at Crane Creek Vineyards

1990 (1989-1991)
Near the Campus Plaza
as well as the Social at Crane Creek Vineyards

1995 (1994-1996)
Near the Campus Plaza
as well as the Social at Crane Creek Vineyards

2000 (1999-2001)
In front of Appleby Center
as well as the Social at Crane Creek Vineyards

2005 (2004-2006)
Near the Campus Plaza
as well as the Social at Crane Creek Vineyards

2015 (2014-2016)
Lawn adjacent to Susan B. Harris Chapel
as well as the Social at Crane Creek Vineyards

2020 (2019-2021)
Near the Campus Plaza
as well as the Social at Crane Creek Vineyards

Registration Opens May 1, 2025