by Cori Hilsgen
news@thenewsleaders.com
The first all-school reunion will be held this weekend, June 28-30, as part of the centennial celebration at the College of St. Benedict.
More than 1,300 alumnae will be returning for a wide variety of events. St. Joseph businesses can expect to see some increased business patronage as “Bennies” from 38 states and four countries return for the reunion.
CSB Director of Media Relations Diane Hageman said they had been anticipating between 700-1,000 alumae to return for the reunion, but as of Tuesday, 1,324 had registered.
Two alumnae from the class of 1939 and two from the class of 1940 are planning on attending. Almost 500 are staying on campus Friday evening and 600 are staying on campus on Saturday evening. One person is traveling from Australia.
- [/media-credit] More than 1,300 College of St. Benedict alumnae will return to St. Joseph for the first all-school reunion to be held this weekend as part of the college’s centennial celebration.