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50 Year Club Reunion--Class of 1960

 
Event Description - 50 Year Club Reunion--Class of 1960

Pull out your yearbooks and reminisce! It’s time for your 50 Year Reunion from South Dakota State University!

Join your fellow classmates and friends for a reunion full of memories, friendships and plenty of SDSU pride!

Activities begin June 10 and continue until the evening of June 11 . Cost is $120/person and includes all activities and meals. The reunion is a packaged deal. No ala carte options are available. RSVP's are due June 1 . Complete refunds will be given for cancellations made by June 3, 2010. After that date, the fee is non-refundable. Reservations not honored will be billed.

Thursday, June 10  
During your free time gather in the Rally Room anytime Thurs. 3 - 5 pm and Fri. 8 am - 2 pm for beverages, snacks and view pictures from your 1960 yearbook in the Tompkins Alumni Center.

5:00 - 6:00 pm             Welcome Back Bash
                                    Check in and Social hour -  Medary Commons
                                    
6:00 – 8:00                  Supper Buffet - Medary Commons

Friday, June 11
8:00 – 9:00 am            Breakfast Buffet - Medary Commons
                                   
9:00 – 10:30                Welcome and Self-introductions by class members - Medary Commons

10:30 - 11:00               Class Photos - Wecota Hall

11:00 - 12:00               Tours and/or Free-time
                                    Campus tours with student ambassadors
                                    Tour of the South Dakota Art Museum                           

12:00 - 1:30 pm           Luncheon -  Medary Commons

1:30 – 2:30                  Woodbine Cottage Tour -  Woodbine Cottage 
                                    Home of President David L. '69 and Marcia '71 Chicoine

2:30 - 3:30                   Celebrate STATE - T ompkins Alumni Center

5:00 – 5:30                  Class of 1960 Celebration Social -  Lincoln Music Hall  
                                     Dress attire: Semi-formal

5:30 - 7:00                   Class of 1960 Celebration Banquet -  Lincoln Music Hall

7:30 pm                       Prairie Repertory Theatre Performance – Jesus Christ Superstar
                                    Administration Building, Doner Auditorium

Times and locations are subject to change due to weather.

Click here for a campus map. Parking is available behind the Tompkins Alumni Center, the Ag Heritage Museum and on Adminstration Lane.

Area Lodging:
Brookings Days Inn -
2500 6th Street, Brookings - (877) 831-1562
Comfort Inn - 514 Sunrise Ridge Road, Brookings - (800) 228-5150 - Request "SDSU Alumni" by June 1
Fairfield Inn & Suites - 3000 LeFevre Drive, Brookings - (800) 228-2800
Hampton Inn & Suites - 3017 LeFevre Drive, Brookings - (800) 426-7866
Holiday Inn Express  - 3020 LeFevre Drive, Brookings - (605) 692-9060 - Request "SDSU Alumni" by June 1
Staurolite Inn & Suites - 2515 6th Street, Brookings - (800) 362-1516 - Request "SDSU Alumni" by May 26
Super 8 Motel  - 3034 LeFevre Drive, Brookings - (800) 800-8000
Sonshine Inn - 108 6th Street, Brookings - (800) 884-2518
Arlington Inn 704 S Hwy 81  - Arlington - (605) 983-4609 ‎- Request "SDSU Alumni" by June 1
Pheasant Motel - 410 East Ash Street, Arlington  - (605) 983-9927
Royal River Casino & Hotel - 607 South Veterans Street, Flandreau - (605) 997-3746 - Request "SDSU Alumni" by May 9
Super 8 Motel - U.S. 81 & County Highway 34, Madison - (605) 256-6931
Americinn Lodge & Suites - 504 10th Street Southeast, Madison - (800) 634-3444
Lake Park Motel - 1515 Northwest 2nd Street, Madison - (605) 256-3524

Campgrounds:
Danceland Campground - 8510 Danceland Rd., Brookings - 605-693-3555
Sexauer Park - Western Ave. 4 Blocks N. of 6th St., Brookings - 605-692-2708
Oakwood Lakes State Park - Located 7 miles N. and 3 miles W. of Volga, off US Highway 14. Or, use Exit 140 on I-29 - (800) 710-2267 

Additional lodging accommodations can be made at: Watertown and Sioux Falls. Please call specific cities for more information.  

Here is your chance to experience dorm life once again. Your class representatives, Gordy Bratz and Denny Wolfe, want to inform you that Caldwell Hall is open for lodging during the reunion. Caldwell is an air conditioned, suite style residence hall with two double rooms connected by a shared bathroom. The suites can be occupied by one to four people. Rooms are available from June 9 – 12, 2010.

  • Check in is open from 12 pm - 8 pm June 9 - 10.
  • Check out will be available June 12 from 8 am - 8 pm.
  • Check out will be available June 12 from 8 am - 8 pm.

Caldwell Hall serves as one of SDSU’s residence halls during the academic year, thus does not come equipped with the amenities you will find in most hotels. Linens will be provided including sheets, blankets, pillows, towels and washcloths. Toilet paper is provided in the bathrooms. Housekeeping, toiletries, phones and TV’s are not provided during your stay.

  Cost: $35/person per night for singles
          $30/person per night for doubles

Rooms must be reserved by May 21st . To reserve a room please contact Residential Life and ask for LeAnn or Troy at 605-688-5148.

  Cost: $35/person per night for singles
          $30/person per night for doubles

Rooms must be reserved by May 21st . To reserve a room please contact Residential Life and ask for LeAnn or Troy at 605-688-5148.

 
Contact Information
Primary Contact
SDSU Alumni Association
SDSU TAC Box 515
905 Medary Ave.
Brookings , SD 57007
888-735-2257
alumni@statealum.com
 
 
 
Date & Location
Date: June 10 to June 11, 2010
Location: SDSU Campus
Brookings, SD