July 14, 2004
Dear Classmates,

I can emphatically say that our five-year reunion was a huge success. It was wonderful to see so many of you and learn about your travels, careers, and in many cases, upcoming nuptials. I think everyone in attendance would agree that despite being a bit older it felt like it always was. I have always believed that a sign of true friendship is the ability to overcome the obstacles of time and distance. Our reunion weekend was evidence that as a class we share that brand of friendship. That comfort is difficult to find. Those who were unable to attend were missed. You were asked for and in many cases a friend was able provide an update on your life. I would like to thank reunion co-chair Zack Aria, and the entire volunteer committee for their work over the past year. I would also like to recognize the office of Alumni Affairs and College Events who worked incredibly hard to insure that our five-year reunion would not disappoint. In addition to pulling off some great events, we set a new 5th Reunion giving record, raising $28,566 from 31% of our class.

Thank you to everyone who participated by making a gift. A special thanks goes to our Fund Chairs and FOP Chairs: Emily Rover, Marisa Behnke, Stephanie Sayia Walsh, and Lindsay Kern. Having been re-energized by reunion, I would like to do everything possible to give people the tools to stay in touch. Over the next year I would like to develop a class website featuring a message board, the ability to upload pictures, and a class directory complete with phone numbers, email addresses, etc. I know we have many talented programmers and web designers in our class and I encourage anyone who is interested in working on the project to please let me know. I think it would also be nice to start having annual 1999 alumni city gatherings starting with Boston and New York in 2005.

If anyone has any digital pictures from the weekend (for public viewing) please send them to Nancy Magnus at magnusnancy@hotmail.com. We would like to get a slide show up on Shutterfly.com and will email the link out when it is ready.I hope you have a wonderful summer and I look forward to seeing you again soon.

For more photos, visit the Reunion 2004 Scrapbook.