The Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) has approved more than 20 Shared Interest Groups (SIGs). Group interests range from “Architectural and Urban Society” to “Harvard Veterans” (view a complete list). Harvard Magazine offers a list of scheduled SIG Commencement and reunion activities below; SIG officers may send updates to jean_martin@harvard.edu. A chronological list of SIG Commencement events appears on the HAA website.
Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance
Harvard Asian American alumni from all classes are invited to our second annual reunion reception. Meet and network with other alumni from all of Harvard's schools and reminisce about our days at Harvard; also discuss topics of interest impacting Asian students. HAAAA is an HAA Shared Interest Group (SIG) with members worldwide. Harvard Yard, Grays Hall, Grays Common Room. Saturday, May 29, from 4 to 6 p.m. Free and open to the Harvard community. Register now. With questions, please e-mail reunion@haaaa.net.
It is with great excitement that HBAS announces its eighth annual reunion reception. Each year, this event provides black alumni returning to Cambridge in celebration of their respective reunions, with an opportunity to gather together with family, faculty, and friends in the spirit of community, reconnection and fellowship. Boylston Hall, Ticknor Lounge. Saturday, May 29, from 3 to 5 p.m. Free and open to the Harvard community. To register or for questions, please e-mail Woodley@post.harvard.edu.
Among its various programs, Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs hosts an annual reception at reunion time for the benefit of our more distant alumni. We invite like-minded creative alumni to a wine-and-cheese reception on Saturday, May 29, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Straus Hall Common Room. This is an opportunity to meet, swap war stories, and generally unwind in a social setting. Visit our website for details about HAE and this gathering.
Alumni and friends of the Episcopal Chaplaincy at Harvard are invited to the Garden Party to celebrate its ministry in the University community. Episcopal Chaplaincy, 2 Garden Street. Saturday, May 29, from 3 to 5 p.m. Free and open to the Harvard community. With questions, please e-mail rtobin@hds.harvard.edu.
Harvard Gay and
Lesbian Caucus
It's said that anything that goes on for more than two years in a row is a tradition. Well, it looks like we're about to have our own tradition with the second annual Early Bird GLBT Meet, Mix'n' Mingle! We'd like to invite all alumni, their partners, friends, and classmates to a casual gathering to kick off the reunion weekend! John Harvard’s Brew Pub, 33 Dunster Street. Wednesday, May 26, from 4 to 6 p.m. Free and open to the Harvard community. With questions, please e-mail bsnola4@hotmail.com.
At the annual Harvard Gay and Lesbian Caucus Commencement dinner the next day (May 27) in Lowell House, the guest speaker will be Anthony C. Woods, MP.P. ’08, a West Point graduate who was discharged from the army under the “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy after serving two tours of duty in Iraq. Woods delivered the Graduate English Address at Commencement two years ago, and subsequently initiated his own dismissal from the military by publicly acknowledging his homosexuality. Visit the HGLC website for details on the dinner (reservations are required).
Holden Choirs Alumni
Join fellow Harvard Glee Club/Radcliffe Choral Society/Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum alumni from the 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th, and 35th reunion classes and their friends for a pan-Holden alumni sing. Jameson Marvin, Director of Choral Activities, will lead the assembled singers in a sight sing of Mozart's Requiem (Levin Edition). Paine Hall, North Yard. Saturday, May 29, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Free and open to Holden Choir Alumni. With questions, please e-mail cathgrant@earthlink.net.
Harvard alumni, students, and faculty who are Humanist, secular, agnostic, atheist, or nonreligious are invited to a reception for mingling and meeting Humanist Chaplain Greg Epstein, author of the best-selling book Good Without God. Harvard Faculty Club, 20 Quincy Street. Saturday, May 29, from 3 to 5 p.m. Free and open to the Harvard community. To register or for questions, please e-mail mgeorge@harvardhumanist.org.
Harvard University Muslim Alumni
Whether you have just graduated or are in Cambridge for the weekend, come meet fellow Muslims at a reception and reminisce about the good old days. Ticknor Lounge, Boylston Hall. Friday, May 28, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Free and open to the Harvard community. With questions, e-mail hismail@post.harvard.edu.
Phillips
Brooks
House Association
Please join us for a PBHA-Alumni Reunion Reception, a chance to visit with other former volunteers and all alumni interested in public service. There will be brief remarks by current students and staff at 4:30 PM. Drinks and hors d'oeuvres will be served. Phillips Brooks House, Parlor Room. Saturday, May 29, from 4 to 5 p.m. Free and open to the Harvard community. With questions, please e-mail alumni@pbha.org or call 617-495-5842.
Alumnae and Friends of Radcliffe College
Join us for coffee and conversation on Radcliffe Day with members of the Alumnae and Friends of Radcliffe College SIG and Susan Marine, assistant dean of Harvard College for student life and director of the Harvard College Women's Center. She will give us her views regarding undergraduate life for women students at present, Q & A to follow. Harvard College Women’s Center, Canaday B Entry. Friday, May 28, from 9 to 10 a.m. Free and open to the Harvard Community. To register or for questions, please e-mail maryvcarty@gmail.com.
Harvard Radcliffe Scence Fiction Alumni Networking Society
It's 2010, and while there are no giant space monoliths, there are still plenty of dreamers. Join Harvard-Radcliffe Science Fiction Alumni Networking Society, a group of alumni interested in speculative fiction, as we reminisce about Battlestar Galactica (the old and the new), contemplate life after Lost, and prepare for the impending robot apocalypse. Lowell House Senior Common Room, Q Entryway. Saturday, May 29, from 3 to 6 p.m. Free and open to the Harvard community. With questions, please e-mail kartikv@gmail.com.
Welcome back to 46 Dunster for our alumni reception! Come see the clubhouse, peruse books in the library, and enjoy the company of your Signet classmates. The Signet remains the premier arts and literary society for Harvard undergraduates, and we look forward to welcoming you during your reunion! This event is open to alumni members of the Signet Society. Come relive your undergraduate Signet experiences by raising a glass with your classmates "To The Society!" The Signet Society, 46 Dunster Street. Thursday, May 27, from 4 to 7 p.m. and Saturday, May 29, from 3 to 5 p.m. Free and open to Signet alumni. With questions, please e-mail nsins@earthlink.net.
Harvard
Veterans Alumni Organization
The Harvard Veterans Alumni Organization invites all members of the Harvard community who are serving, or have served, in the Armed Forces of the United States to gather for a casual "meet and greet." The Charles Hotel, Legal Seafood’s Outdoor Bar, 1 Bennett Street. Saturday, May 29, from 3 to 5 p.m. Open to all members of the Harvard community who are serving/have served in the US Armed Forces. With questions, please e-mail info@harvardveterans.org.
Harvard Women's Leadership Project
Past participants of the annual Women's Leadership Conference are invited to a reception during reunion weekend. Come and get to know other conference alumni, a network that comprises over 700 women whose interests, talents, and accomplishments are incredibly diverse. Harvard College Women’s Center, Canaday B Basement. Saturday, May 29, from 3 to 5 p.m. Free and open to WLPAN alumni. To register or with questions, please e-mail estahl@post.harvard.edu.
Don’t forget! It’s our fourth annual Harvardwood Reunion Mixer, for Harvard alumni, students, faculty, and staff in the arts, media, and entertainment, in Cambridge on May 29. Join Greater Boston-based Harvardwood members, folks in town for reunion week, and current students for food, drink, and general merriment! RSVP recommended at the event webpage. Tommy Doyle's Irish Pub, 96 Winthrop Street. Saturday, May 29, from 3 to 5 p.m. Free and open to the Harvard community. With questions, please e-mail boston@harvardwood.org.
