Coming home to The Citadel
The Military College of S.C. welcomes alumni, families and neighbors for Homecoming 2013
CHARLESTON, S.C. – From the sounds of The Citadel Regimental Band and Pipes, to the sights of the orderly parade of 21 cadet companies, to the familiar scents of the S.C. Lowcountry – fall means coming home to one of the nation's most historic college campuses for hundreds of visitors.
With events for alumni groups dating as far back as the class of 1954, Homecoming 2013 at The Citadel offers a busy schedule of reunions, remembering, football and fun. Official festivities begin with the Homecoming Gala Reception and Awards Dinner, Oct. 31, and conclude with a variety of worship services on Nov. 3.
As early as the class of 1886, Citadel graduates have been holding reunions on campus to celebrate their achievements and catch up with their classmates. The first homecoming football game was on Oct. 25, 1924. According to newspaper reports at the time, The Citadel played Furman in Hampton Park and graduates had a barbeque picnic on Indian Hill.
This year The Citadel Bulldogs play Samford University at 2p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2 at Johnson Hagood Stadium. There are four days of homecoming events. A list of highlights is below.
Homecoming is one of the college's four major weekends. The others are Parents' Day in October, Corps Day in March and Graduation Week in May.
For more information about attending any specific Citadel Homecoming 2013 event, please contact the Office of Alumni Affairs at 953-7696.
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Oct. 31 |
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6p.m. |
Homecoming Gala Reception and Awards Dinner |
Holliday Alumni Center |
Members only; Free to attend |
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Nov. 1 |
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10a.m. |
Alumni Association annual meeting and awards |
Holliday Alumni Center |
Members only; Free to attend |
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1-5p.m. |
Game tickets on sale |
McAlister Field House or www.etix.com
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$30-$35 |
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2:00 |
School of Engineering Barbeque |
Behind Grimsley Hall |
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1:30p.m. |
Ring resizing and reordering |
Holliday Alumni Center |
Citadel graduates only |
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3:30p.m. |
Cadet Chorale performs Alumni Memorial Service |
Summerall Chapel |
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5:10p.m. |
Memorial Parade |
Summerall Field |
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5:45-7p.m. |
Citadel Young Alumni event for Classes of 1999-2013 |
Renken Room and Courtyard; Holliday Alumni Center |
Free for Alumni from Classes of 1999-2013 |
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7-11p.m. |
Alumni Jamboree |
Charleston Visitor’s Center Bus Shed; Meeting Street |
Fee to attend |
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Nov. 2 |
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8a.m. |
Annual breakfast for past presidents of The Citadel |
Holliday Alumni Center |
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8:30-11a.m. |
Alumni Information Center & Coffee |
Holliday Alumni Center |
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8:30-10a.m. |
Barracks & facilities open to visitors; Pipe Band performances |
Barracks |
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8:50a.m. |
Summerall Guard performance |
Summerall Field |
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9a.m. |
Sale of game tickets |
Johnson Hagood Stadium or www.etix.com
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$30-$35 |
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9a.m. |
Himelright Scholarship Presentation |
LeTellier Hall |
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11a.m. |
Homecoming Review of Cadets; recognition of Arland D. Williams Society inductees; 2013 CAA Honored Alumni |
Summerall Field |
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Noon |
Open Luncheon |
Coward Hall |
$10 (Free for cadets) |
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Noon |
School of Engineering Luncheon |
Grimsley Hall |
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12:30p.m. |
Stadium gates open; concessions available |
Johnson Hagood Stadium |
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Noon-2p.m. |
Pre-game Tailgate Events |
Holliday Alumni Center |
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2pm |
Game kick off; The Citadel vs. Samford |
Johnson Hagood Stadium |
$30-$35 |
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Half-time |
Regimental Band and Pipes performance |
Johnson Hagood Stadium |
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Nov. 3 |
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9a.m. |
Protestant service |
Summerall Chapel |
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10a.m. |
Protestant service reception |
Mark Clark Hall Reception Room |
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10:45a.m. |
Catholic Mass |
Summerall Chapel |
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Noon |
Catholic Mass reception |
Mark Clark Hall Reception Room |
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