Alumni gather for Reunion weekend at St. Kate’s -

Thursday, June 13, 2024

The annual celebration also included an alumni farewell to President Roloff.

Five women celebrating their Reunion pose outside.

Photos by Rebecca Zenefski Slater ’10 / By Rebecca Studios

President Roloff speaks at a podium in front of a projected screen that reads "Evening With St. Kate's"

A group of women sit around a picnic table.

Two hands hold an old, yellowed photograph.

A near bird's eye-view of people getting a tour of the inside of the Chapel.

Two women, one facing the camera, one facing away, embrace.

A large group of Reunion celebrants stand together inside, in front of a purple St. Kate's backdrop.

Three women in pink shirts pose in front of a Barbie backdrop.

Over two hundred ��ɫӰ�� alumni returned to campus June 7–9 to reunite with classmates and celebrate their connections to the Katie community.

The festivities kicked off on Friday with a special Evening With St. Kate’s honoring the retiring President ReBecca Koenig Roloff ’76 and her years of leadership and service to the University. Alumni shared tributes to President Roloff and the alumni relations team presented her with a farewell gift. As a St. Kate’s graduate herself, President Roloff’s connection to the alumni community runs deep, and the alumni farewell was a meaningful goodbye to the President of the past eight years.

The weekend continued with fun activities for alumni from class years ending in 4 and 9. Reunion celebrants took tours of Our Lady of Victory Chapel and Mendel to see the ongoing renovations, volunteered on projects around campus as part of a new initiative called Volunteer While You're Here, and watched Barbie for a St. Kate’s-style movie night on Saturday. In one of the most treasured alumni traditions, members of the classes of 1974 and 1999 celebrated their 50- and 25-Year Reunions with pinning ceremonies and class photos.

Above all, Reunion served as a chance for alumni to reconnect with former classmates, reminisce about their days on campus, and relish in all the changes that have taken place in the time since graduation — whether it’s been five years or 55.

“Reunion is a special occasion for alumni to return to a campus we all love and cherish deeply,” said Lindsay Butterfield Whipple '09, director of alumni relations. “It was a joy to see classmates finding spaces to connect with each other and share their memories of St. Kate's.”

The weekend was an expression of the lifelong impact of a St. Kate’s education, and a reminder that no matter how long it’s been, alumni will always be welcomed back to campus and into the fold.