Homecoming & Family Weekend 2025

Homecoming schedule as of Sept. 8.

GREENVILLE UNIVERSITY

HOMECOMING & FAMILY WEEKEND 2025

October 23–26, 2025

Wednesday, October 22

9:30 a.m. Alumni TWE H.J. Long Gymnasium

feat. Alumni Awardees & 2025 Distinguished Alumnus Guest Speaker

7:00 p.m. GU Concert Band Performs to Wallace Whitlock Music Center

and Gromit: The Wrong Trousers

10:00 p.m. Midnight Madness (GSGA) H.J. Long Gymnasium

Thursday, October 23

11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. “Almost Alumni” Senior Class Event Krober Room

feat. Alumni Panel (Alumni Board & Ambassadors)

1:00–8:00 p.m. Alumni Board Meeting Tidball Alumni House

3:00–7:00 p.m. Homecoming Registration Tidball Alumni House

5:00 p.m. 40- & 50-Year Class Reunion Gatherings

Class of 1975 @ Krober Room; Class of 1985 @ Tidball Alumni House

7:00 p.m. GU Choir Concert Whitlock Music Center

9:30 p.m. Vespers (student-led worship) Whitlock Music Center

Friday, October 24

9:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. Registration / Check-In Tidball Alumni House

9:30–10:30 a.m. Coffee with the President Whitlock Music Center

Updates from President Davis and the Advancement/Alumni Team

9:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Admissions Preview Day SMART Center

feat. GU Legacy League Prospective Students

10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Factory Theatre Open House Factory Theatre

10:30–11:45 a.m. Off-Campus Tour (Shuttlers) Ganton Circle

feat. Athletic Facilities, Gymnastics Center, Equine Center, SMART Center

11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Lunch Options: Dining Commons, Student Union or Local Restaurants

1:45 p.m. Bock Museum 50thAnniversary Open House Bock Museum

170 Years of Almira House

2:30–3:45 p.m. On-Campus Tour & Tour of Gullies (Walking) Ganton Circle

4:00 p.m. Alumni Football Game GU Practice Field (by Annex)

4:00 p.m. JV Women’s Volleyball (vs. Westminster) H.J. Long Gymnasium

4:30 p.m. Homecoming Parade College Avenue

5:30–7:30 p.m. Panther Palooza Scott Field/Hogue Lawn

Dinner Options: Food Trucks, Dining Commons or Student Union

Lawn Games & Music

Kids Activities / Inflatables

5:30–7:30 p.m. 25- & 10-Year Class Reunion Gatherings

Class of 2000 @ Upper Union; Class of 2015 @ Ladue Auditorium*

5:30 p.m. Alumni Softball Game Panther Field

6:00 p.m. Alumni Baseball Game Robert E. Smith Field

6:00 p.m. Women’s Volleyball (vs. Westminster) H.J. Long Gymnasium

7:30–9 p.m. S’More Family Fun w/ Fire Pits Scott Field

7:30 p.m. * Young Alumni Midnight(ish) Breakfast LaDue Auditorium

Hosted by the Class of 2015

8:30 p.m. Alumni Men’s Volleyball Game H.J. Long Gymnasium

9:00 p.m. Blackroom Concert Blackroom

feat. Fusion & Alumni Jam Session

* Childcare (kids flick, cheese pizza, juice and water) provided for attendees in Marston 201/202. Please register by noon.

Saturday, October 25

8:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Registration / Check-In Tidball Alumni House

8:00 a.m. Children’s Fun Run (ages 4–8) Scott Field /

Kids Activities / Inflatables Hogue Lawn

8:00 a.m. Alumni Men's Soccer Game S.W. Andrews Field

8:30 a.m. Panther 5K Start/Finish at Hogue Lawn

9:00 a.m. Alumni Women’s Volleyball Game H.J. Long Gymnasium

9:00–11:00 a.m. Alumni & Family Gathering on the Green Hogue Lawn

feat. Fresh Ideas Breakfast Sandwiches & Fruit, Scooters Coffee, Milkhouse Donuts

9:30–11:00 a.m. Affinity Gatherings

50-Year Reunion Class & Krober Room

Wilson T. Hogue Society (with breakfast)

40-Year Reunion Class Tidball Alumni House

25-Year Reunion Class Upper Union

10-Year Reunion Class LaDue Auditorium

Alumni Travel Reunion & Greece Trip Q&A Tidball Alumni House

Audio Engineering Reunion Luzader Chapel

McAllaster Scholars Honors Reception Snyder Hal 103

30-Year Anniversary Reunion

Science Summer Research Presentations Dietzman 102

& Department Update

10:00 a.m. Mixed Doubles Tennis Tournament Scott Burgess Tennis Complex

Alumni & GU Teams

10:00 a.m. Alumni Women's Soccer Game S.W. Andrews Fields

11:00 a.m. Baseball Facilities Dedications & Reunion Robert E. Smith Museum

Robert "Ish" Smith Museum

David Altopp Clubhouse

11:00 a.m. Alumni Women’s Basketball Game H.J. Long Gymnasium

11:30 a.m. Lunch Options: “Decades” Tailgate at Frances Field or Dining Commons

12:15 p.m. Football Game (vs. Minnesota-Morris) Football Field

1:00 p.m. Men’s Soccer Game (vs. Spalding) Soccer Field

3:00 p.m. Women’s Soccer Game (vs. Spalding) Soccer Field

5:00 p.m. Alumni Gala Armington Center

feat. Heavy Hors D'oeuvres, Class Reunions & 50-Year Medallion Presentations

6:30 p.m. Homecoming Honors Awards Whitlock Music Center

8:00 p.m. Homecoming Honors Awards Reception Claussen Courtyard

If Rain: Luzader Chapel

8:30 p.m. Alumni Men’s Basketball Game H.J. Long Gym

9:30 p.m. GU Student Dance (GSGA) TBD

feat. Homecoming King & Queen Coronation

Sunday, October 26

9:30 a.m. Sunday Songs & Stories Whitlock Music Center

11 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Homecoming Brunch Armington Center

1:00 p.m. Ultimate Frisbee Alumni Game Scott Field

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