After a marathon outpouring of unity, community, and brotherhood - Friday's daring plan is Tuesday's miraculous reality. The year is 1999. The second weekend of October, to be exact. Leaders of the '69 Library Drive share stories in chapel. Alumni and parents begin to arrive on campus in the afternoon.
Class reunions meet at various locations on campus in the morning and over lunch.
The EMU vs. Messiah soccer rivalry is renewed in the afternoon. By midafternoon, a crowd gathers on the front lawn under a large tent. They examine hundreds of donated items from students' home communities. A student-sponsored auction begins. Alumni and parents enjoy a chicken BBQ on the front lawn.