Join us on October 25, 2025 for Alumni & Family Day.
Rider Wrestling Gathering
9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Canastra Health Center
No Cost
Join the team for an open practice from 9 – 10 a.m. in the Tim Morrison & Family Wrestling Room, followed by an alumni, student and family gathering in the parking lot adjacent to the Gary Taylor Wrestling Center from 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Legacy Family Breakfast
9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Bart Luedeke Center, NJM Community Room
No Cost
Please join us and all legacy family members for this complimentary breakfast to recognize those who have made attending Rider University a family tradition.
Ultimate Frisbee Game and Lunch
9:30 a.m. (lunch immediately following)
No Cost
Fields behind Daly’s Dining Hall
An annual tradition featuring current Rider Ultimate Frisbee students taking on their alumni counterparts!
50-Year Society Brunch
10:30 a.m. - Noon
Bart Luedeke Center, Cavalla Room
No Cost
Can you believe that 50 years have gone by since you graduated from Rider? Celebrate your milestone reunion with your fellow classmates and enjoy a celebration with the 50th reunion class and members for the 50-year society (those who graduated 50 years and back from Rider).
Family Feud
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Fine Arts Building, Yvonne Theater
No Cost
Get ready to bring the fun and battle it out Family Feud-style at Alumni & Family Day! Gather your crew and compete for bragging rights in this crowd-favorite showdown!
Ultimate Frisbee Alumni Lunch
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Daly Dining Hall, Mercer Room
No Cost
Come celebrate after the game! Please note the Lunch is open to Rider Ultimate Frisbee alumni, current players, and their guests only!
Haunted House
Noon - 3 p.m. and 5 - 7 p.m.
$5 entry tickets
Delta Phi Epsilon House
Join us for a spooky experience at the Delta Phi Epsilon House as we transform it into a Haunted House! The experience is for guests of all ages and scare levels, and 100% of the ticket proceeds go towards our philanthropy, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. This is an incredibly impactful organization with the mission to find a cure and continue creating treatments for those living with cystic fibrosis. In addition to the Haunted House, we will be having a 50/50 raffle, face painting, tarot card readings, and candy! Stop by with your friends and family, and make a difference in helping this cause. Pay at the door with cash or credit card!
50th Reunion Celebration
12:15 - 1 p.m.
Bart Luedeke Center, NJM Community Room
No Cost
Continue the celebration with your classmates (and those friends from the class of 1974 and 1976). Your reunion committee has been hard at work planning a special celebration for everyone. They are Bill 'Tank' Devine ’75, Susan Fehrer ’75, Judy Gold ’76, Leslie Pica Krutan ’75, Marilyn Longo Reese ’75, and Janet Lohmann Roman ’74.
Sweater Weather Social with Our New President John R. Loyack
1 - 3 p.m.
Campus Mall (in front of Alumni Gym)
No Cost; Cash Bar
Please join John and Theresa and the Rider community for an all-campus celebration.
- Live music, cookie decorating workshop by Jersey Cookie Girl, Caricature Art by Michael Arnold of Speedydoodle Studios, live pumpkin carving demonstration, and Beer tasting by River Horse Brewery (fee).
- Oh, and there's more...Snack foods provided by Rollin on the Rocks (seasonal mocktails), Jersey Jacket Kettle Korn, Nosh Homemade Empanadas, Under the Moon (2-3 flavors of chili) and Rolling Munchies (mini pancakes with toppings, cotton candy, and apple nachos).
- Be sure to join the fun and sign up for the Cornhole Competition - see link for team sign-up.
- And finally, the Alumni Association will host a Silent Auction with various prizes to bid on.
Don't miss out on gathering with your classmates and making memories as we celebrate the 160th anniversary of Rider and 100th anniversary of Westminster Choir College.
Twelfth Night
2 p.m.
Bart Luedeke Center Theater
$25 adults, $20 students/seniors, $5 Rider University students with valid ID
Get swept away in this musical reimagining of Twelfth Night, where mistaken identities, unspoken love, and bold new sounds meet on the shores of Illyria. With a dynamic jazz-funk score by Shaina Taub, this fresh musical take on Twelfth Night offers a vibrant experience for audiences of all ages.
Men’s Exhibition Basketball Game vs Rowan University
3 p.m.
Alumni Gym
Tickets are available now. Please use promo code MBBHC25
Philosophy Club 20th Anniversary Reunion
3 - 5 p.m.
Lynch Adler Hall, Room 202
No Cost
Join us for a discussion and networking with alumni and students.
95 Years of The Rider News, Newsroom Tour
4:30 - 5:15 p.m.
Longstreet House
Please join us for a tour of the Newsroom from 4:30-5:15 p.m.
95 Years of The Rider News
5 - 7 p.m.
Bart Luedeke Center, NJM Community Room
$15.00 per person/Cash Bar (Food stations to salute the nation's historic newspapers)
All alumni journalists and editors: Please join the Rider News' current student staff to celebrate 95 years of the award-winning student newspaper, which was named best college paper in New Jersey in April 2025. Please encourage your fellow Rider News alumni from across the years to join us, and learn how students are transforming the organization into vital campus digital news, sports features and now podcasting!
All Greek Alumni/Student Mixer
4 - 6 p.m.
Muller’s Pub and Patio
$10.00 per person/ cash bar
Attention all Greeks! Join us for a celebration of Greek life and the lifelong connections you established with your fellow classmates. Connect with your Greek network and encourage them to come back to Rider.
Pre-Concert and Pre-Performance Gathering
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Bart Luedeke Center, Cavalla Room
No Cost
Join us before the Twelfth Night performance and the Westminster Chapel Choir & Westminster Symphonic Choir: What Gives Peace concert. Connect with alumni, parents, students, faculty and staff.
Twelfth Night
7:30 p.m.
Bart Luedeke Center Theater
$25 adults, $20 students/seniors, $5 Rider University students with valid ID
Get swept away in this musical reimagining of Twelfth Night, where mistaken identities, unspoken love, and bold new sounds meet on the shores of Illyria. With a dynamic jazz-funk score by Shaina Taub, this fresh musical take on Twelfth Night offers a vibrant experience for audiences of all ages.
Westminster Chapel Choir & Westminster Symphonic Choir: What Gives Peace
7:30 p.m.
Gill Chapel
$20 adults, $15 students/seniors
Westminster's Chapel Choir & Westminster Symphonic Choir presents What Gives Peace—an exploration of the many facets of peace through powerful choral works spanning time and tradition. This concert features the Westminster Symphonic Choir as a guest choir.
Muller’s Pub Hours
3 - 9 p.m.