Reunion Weekend … by the numbers

How big is Reunion Weekend? Here’s a look at some little-known statistics behind the celebration that takes place June 8-10 ... all over campus.

By the numbers:

1,500: Alumni and guests expected at the Saturday night porch party
750: Milano’s subs ordered for this party, each cut into 8 portions
1,920: Portions of Milano’s turkey subs this order includes
2: Porches under the porch party tent
1: Porches expanded this year to make more room for the band
16: Portable restrooms available at the porch party
8: Number available at the 2006 porch party
1,850: Grilled chicken breasts, beer brats, hamburgers, veggie burgers and hotdogs ordered for Saturday’s all-class picnic on the KU lawn
75: Pounds of coleslaw ordered for the picnic
6: Disc jockeys hired for RW events
4: Peak position on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart of “Back to Life” by Soul II Soul, which the Class of 1992 will play during its class party to celebrate UD’s 1990 NCAA tournament run
12: UD’s seed in the 1990 tournament
2: Points by which UD defeated fifth-seed Illinois in the first round
18,889: Attendance on March 24, 1967, in Louisville’s Freedom Hall for the NCAA semi-final game between UD and North Carolina
14: Points by which the ’67 team defeated UNC to advance to the NCAA championship game against UCLA
35: Percent of the Class of 1957 returning for RW to be inducted as Golden Flyers
21: Percent of the Class of 2002 returning for its five-year reunion
330: Members of the Class of 2002 this percentage represents, the highest total attendance for any class in the history of RW
36: Width in inches of the giant check representing gifts by Reunion classes this fiscal year that alumni will present to the University
1,840,629: Amount in dollars of that check
600,000: Minimum amount in dollars given just by the Class of 1977, the highest-ever total for a 30-year class
20: Days after the end of RW that remain in this fiscal year, during which gifts will continue to be counted for this fiscal year
30: Number of studio interviews with alumni scheduled during RW as part of the Alumni Oral History project
1: Self-interview kiosks available during RW for alumni to tell their UD story
12: Golf carts in service to transport alumni on campus
44: Walkie-talkies used by the RW event staff
3: Rock bands playing at RW events
1: Number of these bands called The Skeptical Cats

Faculty and staff are encouraged to attend any or all of the Reunion Weekend events. Contact the alumni relations department for more information at 229-3264.

—Matthew Dewald