Peace at 150 years
Graduates and other guests converge on the Raleigh campus this weekend
Published: Sat, May. 19, 2007 12:00AM
Modified Sat, May. 19, 2007 04:57AM
E-Mail
Print
tool name
closeWHAT'S HAPPENING
Peace celebrates its alumnae weekend and sesquicentennial. Events include a 150th birthday bash on the college green, an alumnae theatrical presentation, a late-night breakfast with karaoke and a fountain ceremony on the front campus.
WHO'S COMING
SUNDAY
10-11 a.m.: Chapel service
11 a.m.: Fountain ceremony, front campus
TODAY
8-11 a.m.: Breakfast, front campus, under the tent
9-10 a.m.: 50-Year Club and Class of 1957 Induction Reunion Breakfast, main parlor
10:15-11:15 a.m.: Alumnae book club and coffee, featuring cookbook author Bill Smith
Noon-2 p.m.: Picnic and ice cream social, front campus, under the tent
2-5 p.m.: Classes without quizzes: Faculty members give lectures, various locations
3-5 p.m.: Walking tour of downtown Raleigh
3-3:30 p.m.: Alumnae Art Show, main lobby
4-5 p.m.: 10th and 25th reunion receptions, induction ceremonies
6:30-7:30 p.m.: Cocktail receptions, main patio and Belk Courtyard
7:30-10 p.m.: 150th Birthday Bash, front campus, under the tent
10 p.m.-midnight: Late-night breakfast with karaoke, Belk Dining Hall
Related Content
More Home
More than 330 graduates and other guests are expected to visit the downtown Raleigh campus of the four-year liberal arts school for women. For the first time, visiting alumnae will stay overnight on campus.
"It's just great to touch base with my past," said Melisa Miller of Raleigh, a 1986 graduate who is staying on campus this weekend with her freshman college roommate. "It's great to be together."
A BIT OF HISTORY
Peace College was chartered in 1857 by Presbyterian elders and opened in 1872. It is still affiliated with the Presbyterian Church and has a long tradition of educating generations of families. Cecelia Jennette Gilcher-Powers, a 1957 graduate who traveled from Cleveland to stay on campus this weekend, plans to have breakfast on campus with her granddaughter, who has yet to pick a college.
"A lot has changed," Gilcher-Powers said. "We didn't have all these buildings when I was here. But the place still has a very soft spot in my heart."
Get it all with convenient home delivery of The News & Observer.
The News & Observer is pleased to be able to offer its users the opportunity to make comments and hold conversations online. However, the interactive nature of the internet makes it impracticable for our staff to monitor each and every posting.
Since The News & Observer does not control user submitted statements, we cannot promise that readers will not occasionally find offensive or inaccurate comments posted on our website. In addition, we remind anyone interested in making an online comment that responsibility for statements posted lies with the person submitting the comment, not The News and Observer.
If you find a comment offensive, clicking on the exclamation icon will flag the comment for review by the administrators, we are counting on the good judgment of all our readers to help us.
