[Chaplain2009] Foounders' Day Convocation

[Pat Richeson]

 From the Chaplain’s Office
September 18, 2007

Attention First Years and Juniors!

Founders’ Day Convocation is Friday, September 21 in Murchison Lane 
Auditorium, Babcock Fine Arts Center at 3p.m. All classes will have 
reserved seating at Founders' Day Convocation again this year and all 
students are invited to place flowers on Daisy's grave.

Juniors should invite their first-year little sisters to sit with them 
during Convocation in reserved seating on the right hand side of the 
auditorium. First years (and sophomores) should wear black/dark bottoms 
and a white top and juniors should also wear black and white (a 
tradition started two years ago by the junior class!!) Seniors will wear 
their academic robes for the first time.

Please arrive early so you are in your seats by 2:50 p.m. If you are not 
coming with your big/little sister, please come anyway and sit in the 
seating designated for the Classes of 2009 and 2011!!! Be a part of the 
tradition of honoring our Founders!

Founders’ Day Convocation will take place at 3:00 p.m. with the 
presentation of the Distinguished Alumna Award to Gay Hart Gaines, Class 
of 1959, for her work in the fields of education and historic 
preservation. Keynote speaker for Convocation will be Prudence Bushnell, 
former Ambassador to Kenya and Guatemala and current CEO of Sage 
Associates.

Following the Convocation, a bagpiper will lead the procession up to 
Monument Hill for the ceremony of the presentation of the memorial 
flowers at Daisy’s grave. Seniors will be escorted by sophomores to the 
monument, and juniors by their first-year little sisters. Please wear 
comfortable walking shoes. Seniors/ sophomores will place white daisies 
and Juniors/first years will place pink daisies.
In the event of rain, the placing of the memorial flowers will take 
place in the Memorial Chapel.

We hope that the Classes of 2009 and 2011 will participate in this 
important and important and meaningful occasion. See you at 2:50 p.m. in 
Babcock on Friday, September 21!

First years - this is a part of First Year Orientation!