2008
Suffolk County alumni enjoy a
48 Alumni Events Spring 2009
Paying Homage to their Alma
The atmosphere on the Garden City cam-
pus was celebratory on October 4, 2008,
as generations of alumni returned to their
alma mater to kick off the Homecoming
Weekend festivities.
The day’s events included a ribbon-cut-
ting ceremony to commemorate the open-
ing of the new Center for Recreation and
Sports, a Retro Reunion for alumni of the
’60s, ’70s, and ’80s, and the Homecoming
King and Queen coronation.
Those who attended the alumni spirit
festival held on Levermore lawn were re-
warded with tempting culinary delights and
ample opportunities to connect with friends.
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homecoming
Mater
Honors College alumni enjoyed a heady
gathering at Honors College Dean Richard
Garner’s home. The intimate group relished
the opportunity to catch up with their
beloved dean.
Former editors and staff mem-
bers of long-standing campus
publications congregated for
evening Delphian and Oracle
reunions.
“It’s a great memory,” says
former editor-in-chief of
the Delphian Lori DiBeloa
Wallsah ’89. “My husband
and I like to come. It’s an
opportunity to see people,
professors, what’s new
on campus.”
By Ana Barbu ’10
Long Island Ducks game.
S u f fol k
A lu m n i
Chapter
Takes Off
Adelphi alumni who live in Suffolk County can
look forward to a new series of events and
get-togethers sponsored by the new Suffolk
Alumni Chapter. As part of the Office of
Alumni Relations’ endeavor to develop more
regional chapters, the Suffolk Chapter, under
the leadership of President Gregg A. Scheiner
’90, has gotten off to a promising start.
“It’s very exciting,” says Mr. Scheiner. “There
are charismatic, energetic people to inter-
act with and events for everybody to get
involved.”
In September, the chapter hosted Fan
Appreciation Day at the Long Island Ducks
final home game for the season, in conjunc-
tion with the G.O.L.D. (Graduates of the Last
Decade) alumni chapter. The next event was
held in October at the Riverhead County Fair,
followed, in November, by a shopping day at
Tanger Outlet in Riverhead. More events were
held in the spring.
“We’ve tried to come up with activities that
would engage families as well as alumni,” says
Senior Associate Director of Alumni Relations
Mary Ann Mearini ’05.
So far, engagement efforts have proven suc-
cessful. More than 100 alumni attended the
Ducks game, and Ms. Mearini hopes that the
chapter will continue to grow.
For more information on this chapter and oth-
er regional alumni chapters, visit the Office of
Alumni Relations Web site at http://alum-
ni.adelphi.edu/ or email Gregg Scheiner at
greggatli@aol.com.
By Molly Mann ’09
4/27/09 4:26:04 PM