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June 16 - 19, 2022 - BU50 alums and other generations gather in Woodbridge, Virginia, a short distance from Washington, DC, for a long weekend of fun, fellowship, exploration, and commemoration of the second annual observance of America's new JUNETEENTH federal holiday. The 3-day reunion on the soil where America's "original sin" began brought together classmates who attended the inaugural BU50 weekend reunion, held in northern Virginia in 2010, some of those who attended the second BU50 weekend reunion in Stamford, Connecticut, in 2018, and, once again, attracted first-time attendees eager to reconnect and reminisce about their time at Boston University, who also looked forward to ushering in with a warm embrace the new national holiday celebrating the emancipation of America's once-enslaved people. The event, held at the Hilton Garden Inn hotel, was highlighted by remarks from Boston University's newly-appointed Vice President for Alumni Engagement, Erika Jordan, Patrice Miller-Robinson, a relative of the Miller family of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, who, in 2020, bought the Sharswood Plantation where their enslaved ancestors once toiled, Ralph H. Groce, III, a BU alumnus, benefactor and owner of the Knowhere Art Gallery at Oak Bluffs on Martha's Vineyard island off the coast of Massachusetts, educator and BU alum Deborah Isom, Ed.D., who works with young people through the Cross Cultural Horizons program in Brooklyn, New York, and Barton Greer, who, in 1997, hosted a Black BU alumni affinity event in Washington, DC in conjunction with the BU DC Alumni Chapter.

The 2022 Boston University Juneteenth Alumni Reunion in Woodbridge, Virginia kicked off its dance party with the music video below celebrating the Black students who have matriculated at Boston University through the years.

June 22 - 24, 2018 - BU50 alums and other generations gather for a weekend of fun and fellowship in Stamford, Connecticut, a short distance from New York City. The 3-day "Old School" reunion brought together classmates who attended the inaugural BU50 weekend reunion, held in northern Virginia in 2010, and attracted first-time attendees eager to reconnect and reminisce about the "good old days" of their youth. The event, held at the Sheraton Hotel, was highlighted by remarks from fellow alums Kevin Merida, a sitting member of the Boston University Board of Trustees, Kenneth Elmore, the BU Dean of Students, Ralph H. Groce, III, a member of the Deans' Advisory Board at BU, and Duane Jackson, president of the Golden Decade Foundation (representing black BU alums from the 1970s).

June 22, 2018 - While sightseeing in New York City on Friday - one of the activities kicking off the Old School Reunion held in Stamford, Connecticut - a group of BU50 alums were drafted to play various roles in a fantasy "Tonight Show" production at the end of their tour of NBC Studios. Wisely, after reviewing the video, none of them opted to quit their day jobs.

May 20, 2017 - Classmates of Ralph H. Groce, III gather on campus at BU to witness and cheer him on as he receives a Distinguished Alumni Award for Service to Alma Mater and then delivers the Metropolitan College commencement address. Following the commencement exercises at the Harry Agganis Arena, Ralph hosted a reception for family and friends at the Hotel Commonwealth in Kenmore Square.

February 2017 - BU alum John Hobby crosses over from BU50 to BU60 as he observes his 60th birthday with BU classmates, family and friends at his home in Brooklyn, New York

September 25, 2016 - BU50 alums visit the brand new National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC

September 25, 2016 - BU continues its weekend commemoration of the opening of the Smithsonian's new museum with a breakfast reception at The Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington, DC featuring a panel discussion led by accomplished African American alumni

September 24, 2016 - Boston University President Robert Brown welcomes alums in Washington, DC to an evening reception at the Smithsonian's Museum of African Art in commemoration of the grand opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture earlier that day

September 2016 - Friends and classmates of the late Steven H. Sindos raise a toast in dedication of a bench with Steve's name on it in Nashawena Park across from the former summer home of U.S. Senator Edward Brooke of Massachusetts. For several years, the home at 42 Nashawena Avenue in Oak Bluffs was a place of rest and refuge for Steve and his friends in the waning days of summer. The bench will now serve as a place to stop and remember Steve and the good times that were had there.

December 4 - 6, 2015 - Brothers of the 17th House (Boston Area / Sigma Chapter) of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated Converge in Beantown to Mark the Organization's 100th Anniversary with a Weekend of Activities

September 27-28, 2013 - Friends and relatives of Steven H. Sindos gather following his funeral in New York to fondly remember the man and his legacy

January 2013 - Delta Sorors Converge in the Nation's Capital to Mark the Organization's 100th Anniversary with a Weekend of Activities

December 14, 2012 - Alums and Friends Get Together in Brooklyn in the Shadow of the Williamsburgh Bridge for an Annual Ritual Holiday Meal at the Famed and Expensive Peter Luger Steak House