The schedule is locked. This is what we’ll be doing. BTA.
Thursday night, March 1
Miller Center Reception
2201 Old Ivy Rd, Charlottesville
Thursday, March 1 | 6:30-10:00 pm
The Miller Center and Bill Antholis have generously agreed for the Miller Center to host us for a reception and basketball (UVA/Louisville) watching party. We will have heavy hors d’oeuvres and an open bar. Big screen TVs will be set up for watching the 8:00 p.m. UVA/Louisville basketball game. Dress is business casual.
National is doing a ceremony starting at the Colonnade Club and walking to 47 West Range around 6:45pm. They will publish on Facebook Live and we will live stream the event at the Miller Center.
Friday, March 2
Tour of John Paul Jones Arena
295 Massie Rd, Charlottesville
Friday, March 2 | 9:00 am
We will have a private tour of the John Paul Jones Arena starting at 9:00 am. The tour should take 45 minutes to an hour. Meet at the main entrance to the arena at 8:55 am if you want to join. We are currently expecting about 36 people. Dress is casual.
Golf at Birdwood
410 Golf Course Dr, Charlottesville
Friday, March 2 | Shotgun Start at 9:30 am
Weather permitting, Jeff Pellegrino has reserved 5 foursomes for a shotgun start at Birdwood. Golf will be on a first come, first serve RSVP basis and each golfer will pay his own greens fees. In a separate e-mail, we have communicated with those who signed up for golf and handed them off to Jeff to coordinate. If you did not get copied on that e-mail, then please let Jeff (jrpellegrino at peris dot com) know. Participants will pay for their own green fees. There’s room for a few more golfers.
Miller Center Presentation
2201 Old Ivy Rd, Charlottesville
Friday, March 2 | 11:00 am-12:00 Noon
For anyone interested in an interactive, audio-visual overview of the work of the Miller Center, Bill Antholis will host people back at the Center for a session looking at what history can tell us about President Trump’s First Year, and where this presidency may be headed. Coffee, bagels and donuts will served.
The Miller Center specializes in presidential history and public policy. Its efforts include oral histories of the Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton and Bush administrations. It also leads in transcribing the secret Oval Office recordings of the Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations. The Center has both full-time scholars and shared faculty with other parts of the University. Bill has been director of the Miller Center since 2015. He returned to UVA after 10 years at Brookings, where he was managing director. Before that he served at the White House and State Department, as well as a few other think tanks. Dress is casual.
Afternoon Social
Biltmore Restaurant
16 Elliewood Ave, Charlottesville
Friday, March 2 | 12:00-2:30 pm
In light of weather uncertainties and various complications relating to the use of the range room, we have decided to have the afternoon social at the Biltmore Restaurant at the corner. Depending on the weather, we will be either indoors or outdoors. There will be an open bar, but no food provided, so please either eat before you come or you can eat at the Biltmore off of the menu at your own cost. Dress is casual.
Celebration Dinner in the Piedmont Room of the Graduate Hotel
1309 W. Main St, Charlottesville
Friday, March 2 | 6:00 pm-until
There will be a cocktail hour (technically an hour and a half) starting at 6:00 p.m. We will have dinner served buffet style around 7:30’ish and an informal program for us to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the fraternity. We have rented out the floor with the bar and the Piedmont Room for the night so we can relax and stay awhile if we want to. This event is free of charge. Dress is business casual but a sport coat is encouraged.
Saturday, March 3
Pictures at the House
513 Rugby Rd, Charlottesville
Saturday, March 3 | 2:00 pm
We will gather at the fraternity house for pictures before the basketball game. We will be done in time for people to either get to the game (if you have tickets) or to Boylan Heights at the corner for the watch party. Dress is casual.
Basketball Watch Party
Boylan Heights
102 14th St NW, Charlottesville
Saturday, March 3 | 3:00-7:00 pm
We will gather at Boylan Heights on the corner in a room with appetizers to watch the UVA/Notre Dame basketball game which begins at 4:00 p.m. This event is free of charge, but there will be a cash bar. Dress is casual.
Party at the Fraternity House
513 Rugby Rd, Charlottesville
Saturday, March 3 | 7:00-11:00 pm
To end the weekend, we will gather at the fraternity house for a full bar and heavy hors d’oeuvres and listen to old tunes. This event is free of charge. Dress is casual.