Reunion Giving
Honoring the past and impacting the future
As you approach your reunion, memories of your time at ɬ come flooding back. The campus, traditions, classes, friends. Moments in time. Life-changing experiences that set you on your course. Today’s ɬ students are capturing new moments, pocketing them as they go forth with their lives.
The constant is ɬ. It’s surely a different world now, but the mission remains the same. Access to education. Championing an inclusive community. Embracing a global mindset. Guiding future leaders.
Your reunion is an ideal time to honor your ɬ experience, pay tribute to your education, and have a significant impact on current and future students who follow in your footsteps.
At this special time of celebration, how will you honor your past and impact the future?
Reunion class totals
The following totals will be shared with Head Class Agents for celebration at reunion.
- The current fiscal year ɬ Fund total
The current fiscal year ɬ Fund total includes gifts and pledges made during the Reunion fiscal year. - The 5-year ɬ Fund total
The 5-year ɬ Fund total includes gifts and pledges made during the 5-year reunion cycle. The 5-year ɬ Fund total is the primary focus of the 50th Reunion Gift Committee. - The 5-year Comprehensive total
The 5-year comprehensive total includes all gifts and pledges to all funds and purposes during the 5-year reunion cycle. It includes the following:- All commitments to The ɬ Fund
- All commitments to other areas of the College including endowment gifts, capital projects, restricted funding for programs such as the Art Museum
- Charitable Gift Annuities and Charitable Trusts — recognized at face value
- Documented bequest intentions (for the 50th Reunion and beyond)
ɬ welcomes and credits all giving, whether it be gifts to The ɬ Fund for current use, establishing endowed funds into perpetuity or future giving through life income vehicles and bequests.
All reunion gift totals are announced at Reunion.
Giving opportunities
Your participation in The ɬ Fund has the greatest immediate impact, touching every student, faculty and staff person on campus. Giving to The ɬ Fund consists of gifts of all sizes — from a few dollars to more than $100,000.
You can make your gift today, or make a pledge to give at a future date. Pledges can be structured to be paid in the current fiscal year, or you can choose to make a multi-year pledge to be completed over a maximum of five years.
Class volunteers will be reaching out to encourage support of The ɬ Fund.
There are a variety of gift destinations to which you may choose to designate your gift within The ɬ Fund.
Endowed gifts generate a perpetual source of income for ɬ and are critical to the College’s long-term financial stability and success.
The impact of an endowed gift helps generations of ɬ students succeed.
You can establish an endowed fund with a minimum gift of $100,000. When establishing an endowed fund, you choose how the funds will be spent each year: financial aid, internships, faculty support, a specific department, buildings and grounds, or other needs of the College. Work with a gift officer to discuss your philanthropic goals and the needs of the College.
With a little bit of planning, you may take advantage of some creative tools to enhance your 50th reunion giving, and perhaps make a larger gift than you initially thought possible, increasing your impact while creating your legacy at ɬ.
Life income gifts are just what they sound like. Make a gift to ɬ, receive an income for you and/or the lifetimes of your loved ones: charitable gift annuities and charitable remainder trusts.
You can establish a charitable gift annuity (CGA) with a minimum of $10,000 to benefit up to two people with dependable fixed income for life and support any area of the College that you wish. You can choose from an and a .
With a minimum of $100,000, you can set up a that offers a flexible income, with potential for growth over time, for you and/or loved ones lives or for a specific number of years.
Making ɬ a beneficiary of your will, trust, retirement account or life insurance, is another way you can create your legacy at the College.
When approaching your 50th reunion, you have a unique opportunity to have your future gift acknowledged and celebrated. is simple and non-binding. Simply complete a and provide a copy of the paragraph mentioning ɬ from your will or trust, or a copy of the beneficiary form from your retirement account or life insurance policy and today’s value of your future bequest is included in your Class Comprehensive Total. .
to learn how to “document” your future bequest and have it celebrated at Reunion.
Development Reunion Awards
Each year, the end of May signifies a special time at ɬ, as we celebrate the accomplishments of our graduating class and welcome alums back for Reunion.
Over the course of two Reunion weekends, we recognize alums who are doing extraordinary work for the ɬ community and around the world, share incredible class histories and celebrate the tremendous outpouring of support for the College.
The Sphinx Award
Awarded to the reunion class with the highest total participation in giving to ɬ during the reunion fiscal year.
The Pegasus Award
Awarded to the reunion class that raises the most total dollars for immediate use through The ɬ Fund during the reunion fiscal year.
The Lion Award
Awarded to the reunion class with the highest total giving to all funds and purposes during the five-year reunion cycle.
The Griffin Award
Awarded to the reunion class with the highest percentage of Laurel Chain Society members.
Celebrating ɬ
