Alumni returned home October 5-7 and enjoyed a variety of fun-filled events, including the 5K Run/Walk & Breakfast, Alumni Brunch, Alumni Tailgate & Beer Garden, and the football game. Alumni showed what it means to be a Laker for a Lifetime; thank you to all who volunteered and attended.
![Three people play the saxophone](/gvmagazine/files/img/article/49944182-BA1F-22FA-1B0BEEB09BC5E81D/49EB8B59-A61A-1EE1-2FFFE02B3CF94216/500[43527291].jpg)
![Group of students at the alumni tailgate](/gvmagazine/files/img/article/49944182-BA1F-22FA-1B0BEEB09BC5E81D/49EC836D-96F9-BC59-21EA96CF47E32549/500[43527291].jpg)
![Kids and adults play with a parachute in the Kelly Family Sports center](/gvmagazine/files/img/article/49944182-BA1F-22FA-1B0BEEB09BC5E81D/49ED9002-EC2D-FB2E-B0F0FFF0C55ACA9B/500[43527291].jpg)
![The Haas' pose with alumni by a tent](/gvmagazine/files/img/article/49944182-BA1F-22FA-1B0BEEB09BC5E81D/49EEA3A1-CFD4-0EC8-491F4FD759F334C4/500[43527291].jpg)
![Alumni pose with Louie the Laker](/gvmagazine/files/img/article/49944182-BA1F-22FA-1B0BEEB09BC5E81D/49EF778A-01BB-404E-AED364E7F446FAB1/500[43527291].jpg)
![Three people look at old GVSU images on a desk](/gvmagazine/files/img/article/49944182-BA1F-22FA-1B0BEEB09BC5E81D/49F066E7-CA83-C0B6-127F2B261DDAE745/500[43527291].jpg)
Class of 1968 holds golden reunion
In the morning, class members enjoyed brunch while listening to a Laker panel of entrepreneurial alumni, followed by a campus tour.
Current students joined the reunion group for lunch, and stories were exchanged about campus life in 1968 and 2018. A trip to the Seidman House to examine University Archives memorabilia was next, followed by the alumni tailgate and pep rally before the Laker football game.
Their weekend concluded with a brunch. Throughout the reunion, memories were shared, friendships were rekindled, and class members were able to see how much their alma mater has changed in the past 50 years.
![Group shot of members of GVSU's second graduating class](/gvmagazine/files/img/article/49944182-BA1F-22FA-1B0BEEB09BC5E81D/49F15587-0920-A9A8-29E701406867783E/500[43527291].jpg)