March 18, 2013

Photos and Video: Students and Alumni Celebrate Founding of Lafayette

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Students and alumni from around the globe celebrated the 187th anniversary of the founding of Lafayette College this month. Alumni gathered in 25 U.S. locations and seven other countries March 9 to take part in Wine 3/9: A Coast to Coast Toast to Lafayette. President-Elect Alison Byerly greeted alumni chapters with the following message:

A Coast to Coast Toast

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Alumni in Fairfield, Conn.
Jerry Berland '81 (L-R), Laila Berland '84, Karen Murray '08, Lindsay Johnston '74, and David Green '85 in Atlanta
Alumni in Boston
Alumni in Bucks County, Pa.
Alumni in Hoboken, N.J.
Alumni from Jersey Shore South
Tyler Anderson '08, left, and Danny Massa '08 celebrate at a ski lodge in Killington, Vt.
Alumni in Los Angeles
Alumni in Los Angeles
Alumni in Madrid, Spain
Dana Newcomb ’02 (L-R), Catherine Lewis ’04, Kelly Nash ’04, and Alex Karapetian ’04 in New York City
Alumni in Phoenix, Ari.

On campus, students attended the non-alcoholic Dine 3/9 with President Daniel H. Weiss and special guest Cindy Linville ’80 P’13. The annual event celebrates the signing of the charter establishing the College by the governor of Pennsylvania March 9, 1826.

Dine 3/9

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Students enjoy the party.
Lafayette's birthday cake
Students enjoy the chocolate fountain.
The all-alumni jazz band The Jack Furlong Quartet entertains the students.
Students enjoy the party.
Tommaso Marsella '06, assistant director of alumni relations, and Ed Auble '61, chair of the international committee of the Alumni Council, enjoy the event.
Guest speaker Cindy Linville ’80 P’13 addresses the students.
President Daniel H. Weiss and Cindy Linville ’80 P’13 cut the cake as Abigail Williams '15, vice president of Alumni Relations Council, watches.
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1 Comment

  1. Francey Kanengiser Burke says:
    March 20, 2013 at 10:46 am

    Love all the photos of Wine Three Nine from around the globe! Count me in as host for 2014!

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