{"id":71226,"date":"2016-08-03T06:59:32","date_gmt":"2016-08-03T11:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/?p=71226"},"modified":"2016-08-05T07:45:11","modified_gmt":"2016-08-05T12:45:11","slug":"alumni-association-welcomes-back-delta-state-ole-grads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/2016\/08\/alumni-association-welcomes-back-delta-state-ole-grads\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Association welcomes back Delta State \u201cOle\u201d grads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Delta State University Alumni Association will host the 16<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0annual &#8220;Ole&#8221; Grad Reunion August 5-6 on the campus of Delta State University.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s event will provide an active schedule, which will feature Delta State Night with guests from campus, a tour of the \u201cBoo\u201d Ferriss Museum, a tour of the Capps Archives &amp; Museum, and a\u00a0tour of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.grammymuseumms.org\/\"><b>GRAMMY Museum<\/b>\u00ae <b>Mississippi<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Each year, alumni come from all over the state to attend the reunion. \u201cOle\u201d grads are alumni of Delta State University who are in the Golden Circle, a prestigious group of graduates who have been alumni for\u00a050 years or more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeveral \u2018Ole\u2019 Delta State grads met at Homecoming in 2000 at the Country Platter in Cleveland and the \u2018Ole\u2019 Grad Reunion was born,\u201d said Wayne Lee &#8217;57. \u201cMeeting \u2018Ole\u2019 Delta State graduates and friends each year at our reunion keeps the die-hard supporters in touch with each other and creates a special bond that cements a relationship beyond description.\u00a0The Delta State grads attending our annual reunions dearly love Delta State University for many reasons \u2013 not the least being Delta State gave each \u2018Ole\u2019 grad a feeling of belonging to a special group and a real and competitive chance in life. We urge all \u2018Ole\u2019 Delta State graduates, far and wide, to make plans to attend the 16th annual \u2018Ole\u2019 Grad Reunion on the campus of Delta State University.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0event begins Friday\u00a0with registration at the Hugh Ellis Walker Alumni-Foundation House from 5-5:30 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m. A\u00a0silent auction will be\u00a0open from 5-9 p.m. on Friday and 8 am. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The cost per person is $25 per night. Proceeds from the silent auction will go to the Anniversary Scholarship. To view the invitation and full schedule of events, visit the website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deltastategiving.org\/alumniassociation\/olegradreunion\">https:\/\/www.deltastategiving.org\/alumniassociation\/olegradreunion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To stay up to date on the Alumni Association\u2019s activities, follow these social media sites: Facebook (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deltastateuniversityalumni\"><strong>Statesmen Graduates<\/strong><\/a>), Twitter (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DSU_Alumni\"><strong>@DSU_Alumni<\/strong><\/a>), Tumblr (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dsualumni.tumblr.com\/\"><strong>http:\/\/www.dsualumni.tumblr.com<\/strong><\/a>), LinkedIn (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/DSU-Alumni-84668\/about\"><strong>DSU alumni<\/strong><\/a>), Instagram (<a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/dsualumni\"><strong>dsualumni<\/strong><\/a>) and You Tube (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/DSUalumni1\"><strong>dsualumni1<\/strong><\/a>). Save the date for Pig Pickin\u2019 (Sept.\u00a024) and Homecoming (Oct. 15).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Delta State University Alumni Association will host the 16th\u00a0annual &#8220;Ole&#8221; Grad Reunion August 5-6 on the campus of Delta State University. 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