The festivities continue on Saturday, when students and fans can meet their favorite Wolfpack football players at Carter-Finley Stadium. Students are also invited to join the Panhellenic Association for an ice cream social and catch an outdoor screening of Toy Story 3. (A poignant choice, at least for the parents sending their children off to college.)
The Alumni Association will host its annual Legacy Luncheon on Saturday for incoming freshmen whose parents or grandparents are NC State alumni. Sorry, but registration has already closed for that popular event. (Check back here next week for more coverage of that fun and emotional gathering.)
On Sunday, new students will get a chance to take part in a campus scavenger hunt and a recreation festival. And, let’s not forget that students (with the help of their parents) will be moving into their dorm rooms throughout the weekend.
Tired yet? Well, there is still plenty more to come throughout next week — including, of course, the first day of classes on Wednesday.
For more details on the schedule and events for Wolfpack Welcome Week, check out the website.
Players’ Retreat has been a familiar watering hole in Raleigh for NC State alumni for years. Many, many years.
The venerable bar is turning 60 years old this year, according to a recent account in The News & Observer. Chances are you’ve heard of the bar, located close to campus near the corner of Oberlin Road and Hillsborough Street, or been one of its patrons through the years.
Players’ Retreat (affectionately known as the “PR”) was on the verge of closing when alumnus Richard “Gus” Gusler ‘72, ‘80 MPA bought it in 2005. He has made a few menu changes since then but stayed true to the bar’s character.
Read more on the bar’s history and 60th year celebration in the N&O story. And share with us your favorite story from the PR.
Below is a list of upcoming Alumni Association events. Click on the title of the event for a link to complete details.
Thursday, March 3 Tri-State NC State Alumni Network: ACC Mixer - Kick off March Madness in the company of fellow ACC alumni and friends at Hudson Terrace at 621 W. 46th St. in New York City.
Tuesday, March 15 & 22 Financial Planning Seminars - Join us for our annual series of financial planning seminars at the Park Alumni Center. Each seminar consists of two three-hour sessions.
Wednesday, March 16 Chancellor Randy Woodson Reception in Atlanta - Network with area alumni and talk one-on-one with NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson. Get the latest campus news and hear about NC State’s future.
Reynolds Coliseum was home to the basketball team for nearly 50 years, including two NCAA champion teams. Reynolds Coliseum also provides a venue for large university and city events. Today it houses several NC State athletic teams, as well as NC State's ROTC units. The men’s basketball team moved to the RBC Center in 2000.
If you sign up before March 1, you’ll receive free driving credits to use during your first month of service. The code for the promotion discount is backtoschool2011.
The Bulletin also reported this week on the Zipcar service and other ride-sharing options available on campus.
Below is a list of upcoming Alumni Association events. Click on the title of the event for a link to complete details.
Tuesday, Feb. 1 Senior Salute - The event is geared toward graduating students and will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Dail Club in Vaughn Towers. H’ordeuvres will be served and vendors will showcase class rings and the graduation trip.
Saturday, Feb. 5 New Hanover County Alumni Network basketball gamewatch - Join the New Hanover County Alumni Network for a game viewing party as the Wolfpack men’s basketball team takes on Duke. The event begins at 6 p.m. at the Fox and Hound at 920 Town Center Drive in Wilmington.
Saturday, Feb. 5 Krispy Kreme Challenge - Cheer on participants as they run from the NC State Belltower to the Krispy Kreme store on Peace Street. After eating a dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts, the participants must run 2 miles back to the Belltower. The annual student-operated race benefits the NC Children’s Hospital.
Friday, Feb. 11 Minneapolis NC State Alumni Network Potluck- Join alumni and friends for the second annual Minneapolis potluck. General Mills’ Betty Crocker Kitchens will provide food and silent auction items. Money raised will benefit endowments for the Food Science and Textiles departments.
Saturday, Feb. 12 Annual Caldwell Fellows Alumni Gala - Caldwell Fellows alumni and students are invited to an elegant evening of celebration, connection and charity at the N.C. Museum of History.
Below is a list of upcoming Alumni Association events. Click on the title
of the event for a link to complete details.
Friday, Jan. 28 Evening of Stars Gala — Celebrate the winners of the College Distinguished Alumni Awards, the Wolfpack Club’s Ronnie Shavlik Award and the Alumni Association Awards at the seventh annual Evening of Stars Gala. The event begins at 6 p.m. with a reception at the Prestonwood Country Club in Cary. Black tie is preferred. The event cost $110 per person.
Sunday, Jan. 30 Hoops 4 Hope game - NC State will recognize breast cancer survivors at the annual Hoops 4 Hope women’s basketball game at Reynolds Coliseum. Survivors can register at GoPack.com. To get tickets, call 919-865-1510.
Tuesday, Feb. 1 Senior Salute - The event is geared toward graduating students and will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Dail Club in Vaughn Towers. H’ordeuvres will be served and vendors will showcase class rings and the graduation trip.
Saturday, Feb. 5 New Hanover County Alumni Network basketball gamewatch - Join the New Hanover County Alumni Network for a game viewing party as the Wolfpack men’s basketball team takes on Duke. The event begins at 6 p.m. at the Fox and Hound at 920 Town Center Drive in Wilmington.
Saturday, Feb. 5 Krispy Kreme Challenge - Cheer on participants as they run from the NC State Belltower to the Krispy Kreme store on Peace Street. After eating a dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts, the participants must run 2 miles back to the Belltower. The annual student-operated race benefits the NC Children’s Hospital.
As if North Carolina wasn’t already rife with bass fishing history and tradition, it is also home to the 2010 top bass fishing college. North Carolina State University is in Raleigh, N.C., where Wolfpack anglers, better known as the BassPack, have access to thousands of acres of prime fishing water in the center of the state. They also have put together one of the most organized and established college clubs in the country.
Founded in 2005, BassPack club membership is hovering at more than 50. But don’t think all those members will hold anyone back from participating. The club fishes regularly, with monthly qualifying tournaments, invitationals hosted by them and neighboring schools, and the top national collegiate circuits on the schedule.
The new students are about to show up at NC State, and the university is ready to make sure they feel welcome.
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