Welcome
Greetings Classmates
Welcome to our Class of 1975 50th Reunion Website!
We are excited to see that so many classmates have registered for Reunion. If you haven’t already, you can register for our reunion here.
Our Reunion Weekend planning is coming together. Check out the schedule on the Events page. Note that our class dinner with President Casey is on Thursday night, May 29 .
Check back on the 13th of each month as we post more news, photos, and details about our 50th Reunion celebration.
We look forward to reuniting with all of you under the tents on May 29 to June 1, 2025.
Julie Bergeron and Bill Gillick
Reunion Chairs
We’ve been waiting 50 years to say this:
REGISTRATION for our 50th Reunion IS OPEN!
See our Events page for more details.
Questions about registration? Contact Colgate at alumni@colgate.edu.
Class Gift
Make an Impact
As the anticipation grows for our upcoming 50th Reunion Celebration and Class Gift, we recognize we have a new opportunity to extend and solidify our remarkable legacy. We encourage not only your attendance at Reunion but also that you join your classmates by supporting the Class Gift, helping us meet our goals, and allowing the Class of 1975 to shatter the records for participation and contribution.
Here are our ambitious – and achievable – goals:
Class Participation Rate: 18% (69 donors)
The class has set an ambitious giving participation goal of 75% (284 donors). This includes outright gifts in any amount, to any designation made in this fiscal year (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025). Please note that pledges and planned gifts are not included for participation purposes.
Presidents’ Circle Members: 5
The Presidents’ Circle provides philanthropic leadership and vital support for Colgate. We hope to reach 55 new members from our class. To be eligible each year, members of the class of 1975 would give at the leadership level of $2,500 or more.
To learn more about our 50th Reunion Class Gift and how you can help us achieve our goals, please visit the Class Gift page.
Current Willow Society Members: TBD
The Willow Society recognizes hundreds of loyal alumni, parents, and friends who have made estate plans, life-income arrangements, and life insurance and IRA beneficiary designations for Colgate. If you have included Colgate in your plans, they will count for the 50th reunion gift, and we encourage you to let the Planned Giving team know by emailing plannedgiving@colgate.edu.
How to Make a Gift to Colgate
Online
colgate.edu/makeagift
Phone
1-800-668-4428
Mail
Colgate University
P.O. Box 313
Canajoharie, NY 13317-0313
For more information
Visit www.colgate.edu/give/ways-give or contact Jen Stone, Class of 1975 Staff Fundraising Liaison, at jstone@colgate.edu.
Picture this
Photo Gallery
- All Photos
- Campus
- Colgate Days
- Graduation
- Post-Colgate Days
- Reunions
Versailles, June 1973, Alan Salz & Susan Kelley, from Alice Diamond
Susan Kelley & Janet Dennerlein Hobbs, East Hall 1971, from Alice Diamond
Robin Goldin Como & Alice Diamond, Lebanon St, from Alice Diamond
Phil Blumenkrantz near Alumni & West Halls, 1971-72, from Alice Diamond
Penny & Rabinkoff & Beth Brandfass, Spring 1972, from Alice Diamond
Boston 2024, Janet Dennerlein Hobbs, Liz Lipski, Jan Sutcliffe, Robin Kirsch & Alice Diamond, from Alice Diamond
Visit the Photos page to view the full photo gallery.
Got photos to share?
Upload them on the photo submission page.
Reunion Radio
Billboard's Top Songs of 1971
These songs bring us back to our days when we were transitioning from our role as the most experienced high school students to novice college freshmen embarking on an unknown experience ahead.
For the playlists and instructions on how to listen to them, visit the Playlist page.
If you have any suggestions for our 50th Reunion or would like to volunteer on the committee, please write to us at 50threunion@colgate1975.org.