The annual Alumni Gala party, a football game against Liberty University and a marching band reunion are some of the highlights of Elon’s Homecoming Reunion Weekend, Nov. 8-10.
Homecoming activities are set to begin Friday, Nov. 8. Highlights of the day include an alumni golf tournament, campus tours and a pep rally and fireworks show at 8 p.m. in Rhodes Stadium.
Campus tours and the Elon Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony will start the day on Saturday, Nov. 9. Tailgating activities, which begin at noon, will include a march through campus by “The Fire of the Carolinas,” Elon’s marching band, at 12:30 p.m. The Phoenix football team will host Liberty University in a 2 p.m., game at Rhodes Stadium. The halftime show will feature marching band alumni performing with “The Fire of the Carolinas” in a tribute to former Elon marching band director Jack O. White.
After the game, the Alumni Gala will take place in Moseley Center from 8 p.m. until midnight. The event will feature food, drinks and the sounds of “Johnny White and the Elite Band.”
Other Saturday events include a chaplain’s breakfast, a performance of “Music Man,” by Elon’s Department of Performing Arts and a mixer for former professors, faculty, staff and alumni. On Sunday, Nov. 10, deceased alumni will be remembered during an 11 a.m. memorial service at the Elon Community Church. Homecoming activities conclude on Sunday afternoon with tours of academic facilities, including the Academic Village, School of Communications and the Career Center.