30-Plus Reasons
For You To Come Home!

It’s bleachers crowded with happy fans but also quiet moments crowded with memories. It’s young men and women whooping it up at a bonfire and retirees laughing it up over lunch. It’s pageantry, it’s parties, it’s pride. And it’s all yours—so why not go just a little wild with it?

TUESDAY, OCT. 23
All day
Banner/Window/Door Contest judging, campus-wide.
8:15 p.m.
Chamber Singers Fall Concert, Music Hall. Choir alumni reception in lobby following concert. For information call 903-886-5278.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 24
Noon-1:30 p.m.
Hot Dog Spirit Rally, East Lawn. Free hotdogs, sodas, entertainment and prizes. Winners of Window/Banner/Door Contest announced.

THURSDAY, OCT. 25
7 p.m.
Pep rally and bonfire behind Whitley Hall.

Friday, Oct. 26
Noon
Alumni Golf Scramble—noon check-in, 1 p.m. shotgun start, Webb Hill Country Club. Entry fee: $50 Call 903-886-5765 for information.
3-5 p.m.
Social Work Dept. Open House & Reception, 3rd floor of Henderson Hall. All are welcome. 903-886-5029.
7 p.m.
Multi-Cultural Alumni Mixer, The Gold Bar, 1900 Elm St. (corner of Elm & St. Paul), Dallas. Call Gwen Smith at 903-886-5523 for details.

SATURDAY, OCT. 27
8 a.m.
Distinguished Alumni Chapter Breakfast, Heritage Room. Invitations will be mailed.
8:30 a.m.
Gold Blazer Breakfast, Rayburn Room of the MSC. Invitations will be mailed.
8:30-9 a.m.
Agriculture Alumni Reception, Leadership Lounge of the MSC.
9-10:45 a.m.
General registration and reception for alumni, faculty and staff in the Founders Lounge of the MSC.
9-10:45 a.m.
Chi Omega Alumnae Reception, Chi Omega House
9-9:55 a.m.
Mathematics Alumni Breakfast, Bluebonnet Room of the MSC. $6.50. RSVP to 903-886-5157 by Oct. 24.
9-10:45 a.m.
Reception for International Studies Program alumni, Founders Lounge of the MSC.
9-10:45 a.m.
Dept. of Sociology & Criminal Justice Reception, Founders Lounge of the MSC.
9-10:45 a.m.
Delta Tau Delta Alumni Reception, Founders Lounge of the MSC.
9-11:30 a.m.
Agriculture Alumni Breakfast, American Ballroom of the MSC. Cost: $10. RSVP to 903-886-5358 by Oct. 12.
9:30-10:30 a.m.
Biological, Earth Sciences & Chemistry Alumni Reception, Science Bldg., Room 306
10 a.m.
W. L. Mayo Memorial Service at the gravesite on Lee Street.
10 a.m.-noon
2nd Annual Editors’ Reunion and Reception, Journalism Bldg., Room 113. Former editors of The East Texan, The Special, The Locust, as well as former journalism students and staff members. RSVP to 903-886-5239 or -5231 by Oct. 15.
10:30-noon
Health, Kinesiology & Sports Studies Alumni Reception, room 100 at the Field House. RSVP to 903-886-5549.
10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
College Football Hall of Fame Road Show scheduled to open near Memorial Stadium. Built into a 38-foot RV, the Road Show features exhibits from the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Ind. Admission is FREE.
11a.m.
Kappa Delta Alumnae Reception, Kappa Delta House
11a.m.-noon
History Department Reception for history alumni &
families, Leadership Lounge on 2nd floor of the MSC.
11 a.m.
Homecoming Luncheon and Pep Rally, Texas Ballroom in the MSC. Presentation of Homecoming Court, Distinguished Alumnus Citation, Gold Blazer Awards and Class of ’51. Tickets $10, $5 for students. Send ticket orders, made payable to A&M-Commerce Alumni Association, plus a stamped, self-addressed envelope to: Alumni Services, A&M-Commerce, P. O. Box 3011, Commerce, TX 75429. DEADLINE FOR TICKETS BY MAIL IS OCT. 17. NO TICKETS SOLD AT THE DOOR.
11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Farm Boy Alumni Luncheon, Ag/IT Bldg., Room 253. Cost: $10. RSVP to 903-886-5358 by Oct. 12.
1:30 p.m.
Lions Football Game
4-5:30 p.m.
Training School Reception, Leadership Lounge of the MSC
5-7 p.m.
Multi-Cultural Alumni Reception, Ben E. Keith Co., 2248 Live Oak St., Commerce. Call 903-886-5087 for information.
5 p.m.
Hall of Fame Reception, Founders Lounge of the MSC; call 903-886-5558 for information
5:30 p.m.
Hall of Fame Dinner, Texas Ballroom of the MSC; call 903-886-5558 for information.
6 p.m.
Training School Dinner, American Ballroom of the MSC. Invitations will be mailed.
6 p.m.
Intercultural Services and Pan-Hellenic Scholarship Greek Show, Ferguson Auditorium. Call Student Life Office, 903-886-5087, for information.
6 p.m.
Truax Scholarship Foundation Reception. Dinner at 7 p.m., Lions Lair of the MSC. Cost: $17. RSVP to 903-886-5637 by Oct. 22.
8 p.m.
Oak Ridge Boys Concert, Field House. (Doors open at 7 p.m.) Send $12.50 per ticket, made payable to “Texas A&M-Commerce,” plus a stamped, self-addressed envelope to: “Oak Ridge Boys Concert,” A&M-Commerce, P.O. Box 3011, Commerce, TX 75429. Call 903-886-5400 for information.
10 p.m.-2 a.m.
Multi-Cultural Alumni Mixer, Texas Ballroom of the MSC. Call the Student Life Office at 903-886-5087 for information.
10:30 p.m.-2 a.m.
Pan-Hellenic Scholarship Dance, Watson Center. Call the Student Life Office at 903-886-5087 for information.

Note: Other activities may be added; please check with your department or student organization to determine if they are hosting an event.