The Alumni Association offers a number of events and activities to keep Winthrop alumni engaged throughout the year. Follow the Alumni Association on Facebook, Instagram (@winthropalumni) and X (@winthropalumni) for updates on alumni events!
Use one of the free digital Winthrop backgrounds for virtual events and wear your garnet and gold attire to show your Eagle pride for both in-person and virtual activities!
*All event times are Eastern unless otherwise noted.
May 24-July 26
Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, "Demon Copperhead" by Barbara Kingsolver, is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father's good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. In a plot that never pauses for breath, relayed in his own unsparing voice, he braves the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves and crushing losses. Through all of it, he reckons with his own invisibility in a popular culture where even the superheroes have abandoned rural people in favor of cities.
The reading period is May 24-July 26. We look forward to reading with you!
Click here to read a summary and reviews for it. Visit the Suggested Reading Schedule so you know the reading milestones we are striving for ahead of time.
Join the Virtual Alumni Book Club by signing up at www.pbc.guru/winthrop.
Tuesday, July 30 | 6-8 p.m.
Social House | 25 Delano Dr Unit A, Greenville, SC 29601
Join the Upstate Alumni Chapter, Winthrop Alumni Association and Winthrop Student Affairs as we welcome new students from the Upstate to the Winthrop family! Families will
have the opportunity to meet alumni and other Winthrop families and our newest Eagles
will officially be welcomed to the nest! There is a brief interactive program at 6:30
p.m. Food and beverages will be provided by the Winthrop Alumni Association. Registration
closed on Thursday, July 18. E-mail Brittany Neely '14, alumni engagement coordinator if you have any questions.
Thursday, Aug. 1-Tuesday, Nov. 12
Are you ready to celebrate this years Homecoming and Reunion Weekend? Purchase your 2024 Homecoming T-shirt for $25 from Thursday, Aug. 1 – Tuesday, Nov. 12. T-shirts will be mailed to the address noted on the order form and shipping confirmations will be e-mailed before T-shirts are shipped.
Homecoming T-shirts purchased by Monday, Sept. 30 will be mailed in October. Please allow 2-3 weeks for production and shipping following the Sept. 30 deadline. Homecoming T-shirts purchased after Monday, Sept. 30 will be mailed in December.
The 2024 Homecoming T-shirt design will be printed on the front of a vintage gold T-shirt. More information and to order this years Homecoming T-shirt can be found on the Homecoming website. Contact Brittany Neely '14, alumni engagement coordinator, at neelyb@winthrop.edu with questions.
Aug. 2-Oct. 4
It’s a hot and sticky Sunday in Lafayette, Louisiana, and Glory has settled into her usual after-church routine, meeting gamblers at the local coffee shop, where she works as a small-time bookie. Sitting at her corner table, Glory hears that her best friend—a nun beloved by the community—has been found dead in her apartment. When police declare the mysterious death a suicide, Glory is convinced that there must be more to the story and, with her reluctant daughter, with troubles of her own, in tow, launches a shadow investigation in a town of oil tycoons, church gossips, and a rumored voodoo priestess. As a Black woman of a certain age who grew up in a segregated Louisiana, Glory is used to being minimized and overlooked. But she’s determined to make her presence known as the case leads her deep into a web of intrigue she never realized Lafayette could harbor.
The reading period is Aug. 2-Oct. 4. We look forward to reading with you!
Click here to read a summary and reviews for it. Visit the Suggested Reading Schedule so you know the reading milestones we are striving for ahead of time.
Join the Virtual Alumni Book Club by signing up at www.pbc.guru/winthrop.
Tuesday, Sept. 10 | 10:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
McBryde Hall
Meet the Firms is a job fair for accounting, finance, economics, and computer information students and recent graduates. This is a time for students to learn about different career paths and internship opportunities with various organizations. Participants include CPA firms, wealth management firms, banks, government agencies, and relevant corporate departments (e.g., internal audit, accounting, tax, and finance).
Meet the Firms is hosted by the College of Business and Technology’s Beta Alpha Psi, an international honors society for accounting, finance, and information systems
students, and supported by the Center for Career Development and Internships.
Register by Wednesday, Aug. 31, for a printed nametag. Registration will remain open after
Aug. 31, but a printed nametag is not guaranteed. If you are working for an organization
that would like to participate in Meet the Firms, please refer to the Meet the Firms website or contact Dr. Hannah Richards, assistant professor of accounting.
Oct. 11-Dec. 13
The incredible true story of a woman who rode her horse across America in the 1950s, fulfilling her dying wish to see the Pacific Ocean, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Horse and The Eighty-Dollar Champion.
In 1954, Annie Wilkins, a sixty-three-year-old farmer from Maine, embarked on an impossible journey. She had no relatives left, she'd lost her family farm to back taxes, and her doctor had just given her two years to live--but only if she lived restfully. He offered her a spot in the county's charity home. Instead, she decided she wanted to see the Pacific Ocean just once before she died. She bought a cast-off brown gelding named Tarzan, donned men's dungarees, loaded up her horse, and headed out from Maine in mid-November, hoping to beat the snow. She had no map, no GPS, no phone. But she had her ex-racehorse, her faithful mutt, and her own unfailing belief that Americans would treat a stranger with kindness.
The reading period is Oct. 11-Dec. 13. We look forward to reading with you!
Click here to read a summary and reviews for it. Visit the Suggested Reading Schedule so you know the reading milestones we are striving for ahead of time.
Join the Virtual Alumni Book Club by signing up at www.pbc.guru/winthrop.
Nov. 4-9
We are excited to welcome alumni and friends back to campus for Homecoming and Reunion Nov. 4-9! If your class year ends in '4 and '9 you are celebrating a milestone reunion this year. More information about your class reunion will arrive to your mailbox
and e-mail in August. For questions about class reunions or other weekend activities,
please call 803/323-2145 or e-mail alumni@winthrop.edu.
