REGISTER NOW!
Our class will be staying in Mission, which has been renovated since we attended Williams. It's really nice now, but the configuration has changed quite a bit. There are a few doubles, but VERY few. So, if you request a double, it's likely you will not get one. It's pretty much luck of the draw there. Most of the suites now have five single beds. The suites on the very edges in Armstrong and Dennett and the first floors of Mills and Pratt have 12 beds. So, when people are requesting to be in a suite with others, you should be aware of a few things:
Groups of THREE or FOUR: You will likely be sharing your suite with others to fill up that suite.
Groups of FIVE: If all of you request each other, your request is likely to be honored because it's easy to house groups of five.
Groups of SIX or SEVEN: You are likely to be split up (but near each other) unless there is room in one of the bigger suites. If you request with a group of twelve or a very large group, you might be assigned to the same suite, or you will be in suites near each other.
Most common housing complications:
Non-registration
If one person in your group of five doesn't register before Reunion they will probably not room with you. Beds will not be saved in a suite on the promise that someone will register.
Variation in requests
Sometimes each individual in a group adds another person and it is hard to tell who is really in the group. For example:
A requests B, C, D, E
B requests A, C, D, and adds F
C is married to G and they ask for two beds and they ask to be near A, B, D, and E
D requests A, B, C, and E
E doesn't make a request.
This situation makes it difficult, especially if other peripheral people request any of the above people. A clean and easy version would be the following (assuming each of these people register):
A requests B, C, D, E
B requests A, C, D, E
C requests A, B, D, E
D requests A, B, C, E
E requests A, B, C, D
Children
Because Mission is primarily single-bed rooms, if someone requests a separate bed for a child, that child will likely be in a different room (obviously right next to the parent). Therefore, if you have kids under a certain age you might not want to request a separate bed for that child. In the past some have chosen to bring pack ‘n plays and squeeze it into their room.
***Its just a place to sleep...
The person who does the housing works really hard and people should know that. He will essentially be housing everyone in a very short time and will work hard to honor special requests. However, not all requests are going to be honored perfectly. The housing is a big puzzle and sometimes the pieces don't fit perfectly. Everyone should remember that most of the time is spent outside of the dorm room, so while it might be disappointing not to be near your friends, you will see them during the weekend and you'll spend precious few hours in your room.
June 1 Registration Update
Due to the complexity of the housing assignments, online registration will close at 11:59 pm on June 5th. Paper registration forms will continue, as will "day of" registration. Housing will be limited at these later dates, and at higher risk of being away from your reunion headquarters.Reunion Weekend Costs
We have worked hard to strike the right balance between "I’m still a grad student/my life savings were with Bernie Maddoff and I’m broke" and "I’ve made my millions by now, money is meaningless." We’ve sold off our toxic assets to the government, eliminated pork-barrel spending from the class budget, and have determined that the cost of Reunion Weekend will be $165 per alum and $155 per guest. If you are only attending Saturday night, the one night cost will be $130 per alum and $120 per guest. Children under the age of 10 are invited to attend for free. These prices cover the cost of dinners and drinks on Friday and Saturday, lunch on Saturday, brunch on Sunday, a reunion memento, tents, supplies, music, entertainment, and all the behind-the-scene expenses that will make it a weekend to remember. We’ve been careful in our planning and lean in our spending to keep our pricing reasonable. However, if these costs would pose a hardship or prevent you from attending, please contact us. We’ll find a way to make it happen.Registration
Registration is now open! Click on the Register Now! link above, or you can visit the Williams website at www.williams.edu/alumni/go/reunion. If you want to go old-school, you can mail in the registration form (you should have received one in the mail) with a check. Even if you’ve already indicated that you’re planning/thinking of coming, you still need to make it official by registering. The sooner you register, the easier it will be for us to figure out accurate head counts for our events and the better the weekend will be! Don’t procrastinate – do it today!Future Ephs
There is no school-sponsored babysitting at the reunion, but we will do our best to help you figure out child care for your little ones. We’re working on getting a list of potential babysitters for those who need them…in the meantime, check the discussion board in the Facebook group or the forum on the class website. There are a number of events for kids planned for Saturday; check out the schedule here.Housing
Our Reunion Headquarters and accommodations for the weekend are in Mission. When you register online, you’ll have the opportunity to request the friends with whom you’d like to stay – be sure your friends request you, too, to make it easier for the housing organizers. Register early to increase the chances of your housing request being honored. The Housing Fee is $50 for the weekend (in addition to the regular reunion registration fee) and covers Thursday – Saturday nights. If you choose not to stay in Mission with the rest of us (c’mon...we promise not to set off the fire alarm or drive trucks under your window at 4 a.m.!), you can check out these other Williamstown accommodations.More Information on Housing
We have received many questions regarding housing so we thought we’d post some information to help you better understand the process.Our class will be staying in Mission, which has been renovated since we attended Williams. It's really nice now, but the configuration has changed quite a bit. There are a few doubles, but VERY few. So, if you request a double, it's likely you will not get one. It's pretty much luck of the draw there. Most of the suites now have five single beds. The suites on the very edges in Armstrong and Dennett and the first floors of Mills and Pratt have 12 beds. So, when people are requesting to be in a suite with others, you should be aware of a few things:
Groups of THREE or FOUR: You will likely be sharing your suite with others to fill up that suite.
Groups of FIVE: If all of you request each other, your request is likely to be honored because it's easy to house groups of five.
Groups of SIX or SEVEN: You are likely to be split up (but near each other) unless there is room in one of the bigger suites. If you request with a group of twelve or a very large group, you might be assigned to the same suite, or you will be in suites near each other.
Most common housing complications:
Non-registration
If one person in your group of five doesn't register before Reunion they will probably not room with you. Beds will not be saved in a suite on the promise that someone will register.
Variation in requests
Sometimes each individual in a group adds another person and it is hard to tell who is really in the group. For example:
A requests B, C, D, E
B requests A, C, D, and adds F
C is married to G and they ask for two beds and they ask to be near A, B, D, and E
D requests A, B, C, and E
E doesn't make a request.
This situation makes it difficult, especially if other peripheral people request any of the above people. A clean and easy version would be the following (assuming each of these people register):
A requests B, C, D, E
B requests A, C, D, E
C requests A, B, D, E
D requests A, B, C, E
E requests A, B, C, D
Children
Because Mission is primarily single-bed rooms, if someone requests a separate bed for a child, that child will likely be in a different room (obviously right next to the parent). Therefore, if you have kids under a certain age you might not want to request a separate bed for that child. In the past some have chosen to bring pack ‘n plays and squeeze it into their room.
***Its just a place to sleep...
The person who does the housing works really hard and people should know that. He will essentially be housing everyone in a very short time and will work hard to honor special requests. However, not all requests are going to be honored perfectly. The housing is a big puzzle and sometimes the pieces don't fit perfectly. Everyone should remember that most of the time is spent outside of the dorm room, so while it might be disappointing not to be near your friends, you will see them during the weekend and you'll spend precious few hours in your room.