Family weekend preview

by Maria R. Chambers staff writer

Every year Cabrini College welcomes its students and their families with an event known as "Family Weekend." Each fall the campus comes together to show the families of students what Cabrini is all about and how diverse the college community has become. Family weekend will take place from Friday, Sept. 28 to Sunday, Sept. 30. Over the course of the weekend there will be activities for all to enjoy.

Friday, Sept. 28, there will be a Matriculation Ceremony for all first year students and families. This will take place in the Dixon Center with a reception immediately after.

Saturday, Sept. 29, 10 a.m. to noon, there will be an information fair in the food court. Here, families can check in, pick up their tickets for dinner and meet the members of the Student Government Association (SGA). From 11 a.m. to noon, there will be a Dean's List Ceremony in the Grace Hall Atrium.

If you are interested in sports you might want to come see the Cabrini Volleyball Tournament in the Dixon center from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Also in the Dixon center from 3:15 - 4:15 p.m., students and their families have the opportunity to meet the president's cabinet. Refreshments will be served.

Out on the commons from 2 - 5, there will be a carnival with snacks, games, music and more. This will be fun for young and old.

At 3 p.m. in the Red Cloud Theatre, Neil Newman and the theater students will perform scenes from

'Tho Gentleman of Verona." They will be performing the entire musical in the spring semester. This will give all a chance to preview the play. Following the play performance is "On The Spot," Cabrini College's improvisational comedy troupe.

Mass will be held in the Brockmann Chapel at 4:30; all are welcome. At 6:15, there will be a cocktail reception for parents in the Mansion Foyer and immediately following will be the Festa Famiglia Italian Dinner on the Mansion Lawn.

At 9 p.m. in the Grace Hall Atrium there will be an event called the Cava Fama Jama (Cavalier Family Jam). There will be coffee, desserts and performances by several students.

Sunday, Sept. 30, there will be tours of the Mansion from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. During the same time in the Widener Center Lecture Hall, there will be an informative discussion and slide show on Saint Frances Cabrini- Woman For Our Times. Both of these events will be 30 minutes long and will run continuously for two hours.

Finally, from noon to 4 p.m., there will be a kite festival for world peace held on the upper athletic field.

Sophomore Maria McMickle is excited about family weekend because her ''Mom, Dad and Grandmom are coming to visit." McMickle's family live in Connecticut so it makes visits difficult. Family weekend gives her a chance to see her parents and have lots of fun.