REUNION WEEKEND IS MAY 17–19, 2024!
✨Registration closes May 6 at 12 p.m. EDT!✨
View the complete schedule, register for reunion weekend events, and see who else is coming! Click the "Register" button below to sign up and view the attendance list. Registration closes May 6.
Interested in staying on campus? To reserve on-campus housing, please visit the separate reservation pages by clicking the buttons below. More information can be found at each reservation page or under "On-Campus Accommodations" further down this page.
Whether you've attended every reunion over the past five decades or haven't been in touch, you are a vital part of this 50th reunion. Delaware and OWU have grown and evolved yet are delightfully familiar—just like each of us.
The '74 Reunion Committee is collecting photos of our time on campus—from snapshots of some of the great concerts to pictures of you and your friends—to include in a slideshow for our 50th Reunion Class Dinner. Help us make the best program possible in honor of our milestone!
*If you are unable to upload photos through the form, please email the files to Makenna Daniels, Associate Director of Advancement, at mdaniels@owu.edu. Thank you!
Is there music playing in your head when you reminisce about OWU? Tell us what song it is, and we will add it to our 50th Reunion playlist!
Thank you to all who have supported our class gift so far! As of April 24, 2024, 141 members of our class have raised $249,166 for Ohio Wesleyan.
Join classmates and support our Class of '74 50th Reunion Gift!
It is notable that 99% of current OWU students receive merit- or need-based financial aid. Our gifts have never been more important. Our 50th Reunion Class Gift will directly support the areas of greatest need at OWU, including student scholarships. By making a gift in honor of our 50th reunion, you will help ensure that current and future Bishops will one day celebrate their 50th reunions! Please help us reach our goal of $350,000.
"Scholarships, faculty, and programs depended on philanthropic support as much then as they do today."
Read the letter from your class reunion committee sharing how your 50th Reunion Gift can make a difference for current OWU students, just as alumni support made our own OWU experiences possible.
Remember bell bottoms and Wite-Out?
If you're traveling from out of town, we recommend arriving Thursday evening to be able to enjoy the first 50th celebration events on Friday, May 17!
Our first 50th reunion event at OWU begins with the Welcome Back Lunch, followed by a storytelling session by our classmates and an All-Class Celebration, and an after-party for the Class of '74!
Highlights include the All-Alumni Picnic, the Parade of Classes, the presentation of the 50th class gift, and our 50th Reunion Class Reception and Dinner!
I look forward to reconnecting with other members of our 50th anniversary class and offering a toast to our past and future success!
"The older you get, the more important it is to know people you knew when." Amy Poehler
We will be at our 50th! Hope you are, too!
The upcoming reunion has allowed me to reconnect with classmates from around the country. It has been hilarious and thought-provoking - what a diverse group. I tell new jurors during orientation that if they do not find this service to be one of the most rewarding in their life, to call me. The same applies to this reunion: if you do not have fun, if you do not laugh out loud at least one time or cry at least one time then call me up!
This is the last big round-up so I urge you all to come and visit with people you might never see again. I detect the normal shenanigans from our wayward class. The 50th Reunion should be on everyone's bucket list.
In our fraternity, a saying has been repeated many times over the past 54 years. Being a Phi Gamma Delta member, "is not for college days alone." Being an alum of Ohio Wesleyan has proven to have meaning well beyond those 4 years on campus. The connections made as a student, and those made over the past 50 years with fellow Bishops have made a significant impact on me and my family and I remain proud and grateful for these enduring friendships.
I am looking forward to our 50th OWU reunion for three reasons. First, to have fun. Second, to reconnect with many OWU friends from my past. Finally, to help carry on OWU's mission in the future by raising - hopefully - a record class gift with all my 1974 classmates to give back for the great experience we had as students there.
Please tell me the camera adds more than 10 pounds.
The friendships I have made from my time at Ohio Wesleyan are some of the most special ones that I have in my life, next to my family. I look forward to our 50th and celebrating the great run that many of us have had together!
Recounting Unforgettable Memories: OWU Class of 1974 50th Reunion
Cheers to the Largest Class in the history of OWU having the best 50th Reunion ever! Hope to see you there!
Jim Breeces have been looking forward to OWU 50th's for over fifty years… I am another one ☝️.
Ohio Wesleyan is pleased to offer the following on-campus accommodations for the weekend! On-campus lodging reservations open on March 1. All reservations and associated pricing include both Friday and Saturday nights of Reunion Weekend.
When making a group reservation, we ask that one individual make the reservation and pay for the group.
Stuyvesant Hall: Traditional residence hall with individual rooms, single bed, half-suite, and full-suite options. Click here to make a reservation.
Bradford Milligan Hall: Apartment style accommodations with full kitchen, living area, and shared bathrooms. Click here to make a reservation.
Sloan House Unit A: This is a duplex style house with 12 beds, full kitchen, living area, porch, and shared bathrooms. Click here to reserve Unit A for your group.
We value inclusion and access for all participants and will do our best to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. If you have a specific request, please contact Mindie Burke, msburke@owu.edu by April 19, 2024.
Additionally, we will have numerous golf carts available to assist in taking guests to and from various events, as well as a designated golf cart campus tour to serve those with accessibility needs.
The majority of campus buildings used are accessible, including the newly renovated Slocum Hall.
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