Reunion Classes

The class of 1975 will celebrate its golden 50th anniversary in 2025. 

• GIVING

  Members of the Class of 1975 are rallying together to leave a lasting legacy by naming a space in WPI’s Innovation Studio. With a goal of raising $100,000, this gift continues the class's critical support of the building, empowering future innovators. Join fellow alumni in making this meaningful impact by giving through the class-specific giving page. Or, make a gift to support your greatest WPI passion here.
   

• SHARE YOUR WPI MEMORIES

  Your reunion committee is seeking your help to create a fun throwback slideshow that will be displayed at the reunion dinner. Contribute your photos here.
   

• SPECIAL EVENTS

  The following special events will be held during Homecoming to recognize the class's 50th reunion:

  • FRIDAY: Class of 1975 50th Reunion Reception
    Members of the 50th Reunion Class of 1975 will kick off their golden anniversary weekend with a private cocktail reception in the Innovation Studio. Reunion celebrants will be inducted in the Fifty-Year Associates.
  • SATURDAY: The Homecoming Parade
    After the football game, members of reunion classes, award recipients, and others will take part in a special Alumni Bridge Crossing before embarking on our traditional march around the Quad.
  • SATURDAY: Honoring Our Champions
    In addition to the Alumni Association presenting awards for professional achievement and service to WPI, reunion classes will present their reunion gifts and members of the 50th reunion class of 1975 who have not already been inducted into the Fifty-Year Associates this weekend will be inducted during Honoring Our Champions.
  • SATURDAY: Class of 1975 50th Reunion Dinner
    Open to members of the 50th reunion class of 1975 and their guests. Reunion celebrants who have not already been inducted into the Fifty-Year Associates this weekend will be inducted. Registration for this event includes dinner, tableside wine service, and cash bar service, plus registration for the Decades Dance! 
    
    Much gratitude to Judy Nitsch ’75 for her generous support of WPI’s Homecoming and the Class of 1975 50th Reunion Dinner, helping to reduce the early registration cost to $50. Early bird registration pricing for this event is available through September 1.
     

• HONOR YOUR CLASSMATES

  Honor your classmates who are receiving awards for their service to WPI during Honoring Our Champions! Congratulations to Michael E. Aspinwall, Paula M. Delaney, and John F. Gabranski.

• SPECIAL EVENTS

  The following special events will be held during Homecoming to recognize reunions for the classes of 1970, 1965, 1960, 1955, and 1950:

  • SATURDAY: The Homecoming Parade
    After the football game, members of reunion classes, award recipients, and others will take part in a special Alumni Bridge Crossing before embarking on our traditional march around the Quad.
  • SATURDAY: Honoring Our Champions
    The Alumni Association will present awards for professional achievement and service to WPI, and reunion classes will present their reunion gifts during Honoring Our Champions.  
  • SATURDAY: The Fifty-Year Associates Dinner
    The classes of 1970, 1965, 1960, 1955, and 1950 will have their reunions recognized during this special dinner event. Registration for this event includes dinner, tableside wine service, and cash bar service, plus registration for the Decades Dance! 
     

• HONOR YOUR CLASSMATES

  Honor your classmates who are receiving awards for their service to WPI during Honoring Our Champions! Congratulations to Patrick T. Moran '65 and Lothar W. Kleiner ‘70.

• SPECIAL EVENTS

  Each of these events will provide opportunities to celebrate your renunion and reconnect with classmates and friends:

  • FRIDAY: Dinner on Your Own
    Grab your classmates and head to one of our campus dining halls to dine alongside our students! Morgan Dining Hall and the Rubin Campus Center food court are both great options. Special gathering spaces and opportunities will be available for reunion classes in Morgan Dining Hall.
  • SATURDAY: "The Herd Comes Home" Gathering on the Quad
    Special gathering spaces and opportunities will be available for reunion classes during this festival-style event that includes food, games, music, giveaways, trivia, arts and crafts, and our famous "Stuff-a-Goat" activity.
  • SATURDAY: The Homecoming Parade
    After the football game, members of reunion classes, award recipients, and others will take part in a special Alumni Bridge Crossing before embarking on our traditional march around the Quad.
  • SATURDAY: Honoring Our Champions
    The Alumni Association will present awards for professional achievement and service to WPI, and reunion classes will present their reunion gifts during Honoring Our Champions. See the full list of award recipients online here.
  • SATURDAY: Dinner on Your Own
    Grab your classmates and head to one of our campus dining halls to dine alongside our students! Morgan Dining Hall and the Rubin Campus Center food court are both great options. Special gathering spaces and opportunities will be available for reunion classes in Morgan Dining Hall.
  • SATURDAY: Decades Dance
    Hit the dancefloor with your classmates and show off your class spirit! Special gathering opportunities will be available for reunion classes.

Each year, alumni honor their WPI education and the friends they made here with a reunion gift. Classes celebrating a reunion compete to reach the highest percentage of class giving and to raise the largest class gift. 

Your class reunion is the perfect time to give back to WPI in a way that is meaningful to you. Learn more about how you can make your gift at wpi.edu/give. You can make your gift through our online giving form, or as part of your Homecoming registration.