Parents Weekend 2012 to be filled with milestones
The Citadel will welcome parents to campus in October for the annual Parents' Weekend celebration.
Families, friends and alumni from across the country and around the globe are expected on campus for the biggest of the college's four major weekends celebrated each year. The others are Homecoming, Corps Days and Graduation Week.
Parents' Weekend is filled with pomp and circumstance and milestones worth celebrating - from the promotion of the freshmen to cadet privates and their induction to the South Carolina Corps of Cadets to the presentation of class rings to the seniors. And, of course, it's all about parents getting a chance to spend time with their cadets, visit the campus and learn more about how the college develops principled leaders.
In addition to the Saturday morning military dress parade in honor of all parents, all academic departments will host open houses on Friday and on Saturday parents and families will be able to go inside the barracks to visit cadet rooms, watch the Kelly Cup competition, hear the Regimental Band and Pipes perform and take part in many other activities, including that afternoon's football game.
Here is a list of Parents' Weekend activities. Schedule is subject to change. Changes due to weather will be announced on this page and on www.citadel.edu.
| Friday, Oct. 12 | |
| 12:55 p.m. |
1st Class procession piped to McAlister Field House by The Citadel Pipe Band |
| 1 p.m. | Presentation of class rings to the Class of 2013 McAlister Field House Replay the webcast |
| 1-2:30 p.m. |
Academic Department Open Houses |
| 1-3:30 p.m. | Parents’ Information Reception Mark Clark Hall Reception Room |
| 3:30 p.m. | Report to parents by the President Buyer Auditorium, Mark Clark Hall |
| 4 p.m. | Soccer vs. Samford, WLI Field |
| 6-9 p.m. | Ring Ceremony McAlister Field House |
| 8-11 p.m. | Ring and Parents' Weekend Hop Deas Hall |
| Saturday, Oct. 13 | |
| 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Information Center: Coffee and juice for parents and guests, sale of mementos and company pictures Buyer Auditorium, Mark Clark Hall |
| 8:30-10:15 a.m. | Barracks open to parents. The Citadel Pipe Band performs at all barracks |
| 8:45 - 9:15 a.m. |
Kelly Cup Competition |
| 9:30 - 10 a.m. | Regimental Band Concert Summerall Field |
| 10:10 a.m. |
4th Class Promotion |
| 10:30 - 10:45 a.m. | Carillon Concert |
| 11-11:45 a.m. | Military Dress Parade in honor of parents Summerall Field Includes 4th Class Acceptance, awards presentations (Kelly Cup, Cadre Leadership Award, and Regimental Commander’s Bowl) Inclement weather: Parade cancelled and awards presented at next parade |
| 11:30 a.m. |
Pre and post-game festivities |
| Noon - 12:45 p.m. |
Family style lunch, Coward Mess Hall |
| 1:30 p.m. | The Corps of Cadets marches to Johnson Hagood Stadium |
| 2 p.m. |
The Citadel vs. Western Carolina football game |
| 7 p.m. |
Volleyball vs. Samford, McAlister Field House |
| Sunday, Oct. 14 | |
| 9 a.m. |
Protestant Service, Summerall Chapel Episcopal Service (Blessing of the Rings), Buyer Auditorium, Mark Clark Hall. Reception to follow in Mark Clark Hall. |
| 10:45 a.m. |
Roman Catholic Mass, Summerall Chapel. Reception to follow in Mark Clark Hall |
| 2 p.m. |
Soccer vs. Chattanooga, WLI Field |
| 3 p.m. |
Volleyball vs. Chattanooga, McAlister Field House |
Contact information
| Cadet Activities | 843-953-5111 |
| Lunch Ticket information | 843-953-5055 |
| External Affairs Office | 843-953-6779 |
| Athletic Ticket Office | 843-953-3647 |
| Class Rings/Alumni Association | 843-953-7696 |
