{"id":73156,"date":"2026-06-24T09:11:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T13:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=73156"},"modified":"2026-06-24T09:40:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T13:40:36","slug":"continuous-reunion-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/continuous-reunion-club\/","title":{"rendered":"These Alums Love Reunion\u2014and Not Just Every Five Years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">The members of a 120-year-old Big Red club pride themselves on coming back to the Hill, again and again (and again)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By <strong>Joe Wilensky<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The banner, with \u201cWELCOME BACK CRC\u201d emblazoned in white letters on a red background, has been trotted out at Reunion for decades. But one year, the \u201cL\u201d fell off, so it said \u201cWE COME BACK\u201d\u2014and for the <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cornelluniversity.imodules.com\/s\/1717\/cc\/club.aspx?sid=1717&amp;gid=58\">Continuous Reunion Club<\/a>, that message was even more on point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in 1906, the CRC offers a home to Cornellians for whom reuning every five years just isn\u2019t enough. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/CRC_banner-A-1024x659.jpg\" alt=\"the Continuous Reunion Club banner after the letter &quot;L&quot; fell off, spelling &quot;WE COME BACK&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-73150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/CRC_banner-A-1024x659.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/CRC_banner-A-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/CRC_banner-A-768x494.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/CRC_banner-A-1536x989.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/CRC_banner-A-1264x814.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/CRC_banner-A-632x407.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/CRC_banner-A-316x203.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/CRC_banner-A-400x258.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/CRC_banner-A-200x129.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/CRC_banner-A-100x64.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/CRC_banner-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"rkv-image-credit\">Provided<\/figcaption><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A missing &#8220;L&#8221; creates a mantra.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At each annual gathering, the group has its own headquarters and hosts a few meals and other events, but otherwise lets its members explore and hang out with friends old and new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s wonderful: we have a home, a cohort, and a posse,\u201d says Pat Reilly \u201978, CRC\u2019s vice president. \u201cAnd it\u2019s all the generations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Reunion 2026, several dozen members celebrated CRC\u2019s 120th anniversary with a toast before their Dinosaur Bar-B-Que dinner on North Campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>It\u2019s wonderful: we have a home, a cohort, and a posse. And it\u2019s all the generations.<\/p>\n<cite><strong>Pat Reilly \u201978<\/strong>, CRC vice president<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been to about 25 Reunions in a row,\u201d John Henrehan \u201971, BS \u201976, said during the event\u2019s round of reminiscences. \u201cWhat I look forward to every Reunion, both with my class and with CRC, are those bull sessions in the dorm in the evenings. They\u2019re the best, and it reminds me of my freshman year here back in 1967.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As he added with a chuckle: \u201cSome people have enjoyed CRC so much that they don\u2019t reune with their class anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/DSCF3689-A-1024x687.jpg\" alt=\"The CRC table is visible at the Barton Reunion lunch in 1964, amid the signs of other class years\" class=\"wp-image-73151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/DSCF3689-A-1024x687.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/DSCF3689-A-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/DSCF3689-A-768x516.jpg 768w, 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and Manuscript Collections<\/figcaption><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">CRC members at the 1964 all-alumni lunch in Barton Hall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While Alumni Affairs does make provision for any Cornellian who wishes to attend outside their class\u2019s official gathering, this \u201c<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/come-back\/reunion\/classes-groups\/nry\/\">Non-Reunion Year<\/a>\u201d registration is distinct from CRC\u2014which offers the camaraderie of a cohort that comes back to the Hill annually, June after June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, its longtime president\u2014<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cornellbigred.com\/honors\/hall-of-fame\/jim-hanchett\/612\">Jim Hanchett \u201953<\/a>, who led the organization for more than four decades until his death in 2021\u2014fondly referred to the group as the \u201cChronic Reunion Club.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/DSCF2099-A-1024x675.jpg\" alt=\"A CRC member chats with fellow alumni at Cayuga Lake during a Reunion gathering in the early 1990s\" class=\"wp-image-73155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/DSCF2099-A-1024x675.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/DSCF2099-A-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/DSCF2099-A-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/DSCF2099-A-1536x1012.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/DSCF2099-A-1264x833.jpg 1264w, 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style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/DSCF3826-A-1024x676.jpg\" alt=\"Eliot Greenwald \u201973 and Connie Hosterman \u201957 chat at the CRC toast and dinner during Reunion 2026\" class=\"wp-image-73152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/DSCF3826-A-1024x676.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/DSCF3826-A-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/DSCF3826-A-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/DSCF3826-A-1536x1015.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/DSCF3826-A-1264x835.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/DSCF3826-A-632x418.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/DSCF3826-A-316x209.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/DSCF3826-A-400x264.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/DSCF3826-A-200x132.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/DSCF3826-A-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/DSCF3826-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"rkv-image-credit\">Joe Wilensky \/ Cornell University<\/figcaption><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8230; and Eliot Greenwald \u201973 and Connie Santagato Hosterman \u201957 chat in 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere were a dozen young dudes for whom just one Reunion every five years wouldn\u2019t do,\u201d Hanchett wrote in the club\u2019s official history, \u201cso they banded together and out came CRC.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those first members (the group was all male until 1990) vowed to attend every Reunion, with a hefty fine\u2014set at $25 in 1907, roughly $850 in today\u2019s dollars\u2014for each year missed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignwide is-style-solid-color\"><blockquote><p>Jim Hanchett \u201953, who led CRC for more than four decades until his death in 2021, fondly referred to the group as the \u201cChronic Reunion Club.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And while the fine is long gone, CRC has met on the Hill every year, with the only interruptions due to World War II and the COVID pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For many years, CRC had close ties to Big Red Athletics, hosting coaches at an annual luncheon and recognizing a team with an annual award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/2026_1235_AB_005-A-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"CRC members toast to the group's 120th anniversary at Reunion 2026\" class=\"wp-image-73148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/2026_1235_AB_005-A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/2026_1235_AB_005-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/2026_1235_AB_005-A-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/2026_1235_AB_005-A-1536x864.jpg 1536w, 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https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/2026_1235_AB_005-A-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/2026_1235_AB_005-A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/2026_1235_AB_005-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/2026_1235_AB_005-A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/2026_1235_AB_005-A-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/2026_1235_AB_005-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"rkv-image-credit\">Alex Bayer \/ Cornell University<\/figcaption><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Toasting CRC\u2019s 120th anniversary.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Membership (open to all Cornell alumni, undergrad and graduate) now stands at a bit over 100, with at least half reliably attending every year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe provide three breakfasts, along with late-night snacks, and all the beer and wine they can drink,\u201d says current president Melinda Dower \u201978. \u201cThe greatest part of CRC has been those late-night gatherings: after people have been to class events or other events, they come back and reminisce.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The greatest part of CRC has been those late-night gatherings: after people have been to class events or other events, they come back and reminisce.<\/p>\n<cite><strong>Melinda Dower \u201978<\/strong>, CRC president<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Longtime member Connie Santagato Hosterman \u201957 recalls that at her last class Reunion in 2022, she stayed at the Statler\u2014but at night, CRC members \u201csent somebody to pick me up, and got me to the group. My own classmates had long since gone to sleep, and I stayed here and had a great time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" data-id=\"73154\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/IMG_1414-A.jpg\" alt=\"Pat Reilly \u201978, left, and Melinda Dower \u201978, current president and vice president of the Continuous Reunion Club\" class=\"wp-image-73154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/IMG_1414-A.jpg 540w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/IMG_1414-A-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/IMG_1414-A-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/IMG_1414-A-316x316.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/IMG_1414-A-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/IMG_1414-A-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/IMG_1414-A-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><figcaption class=\"rkv-image-credit\">Provided<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"73149\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/2026_1235_AB_012-A-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Tony Chen \u201912 at the CRC toast and dinner at Reunion 2026\" class=\"wp-image-73149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/2026_1235_AB_012-A-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/2026_1235_AB_012-A-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/2026_1235_AB_012-A-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/2026_1235_AB_012-A-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/2026_1235_AB_012-A-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/2026_1235_AB_012-A-1264x1265.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/2026_1235_AB_012-A-632x632.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/2026_1235_AB_012-A-316x316.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/2026_1235_AB_012-A-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/2026_1235_AB_012-A-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/2026_1235_AB_012-A-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/2026_1235_AB_012-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"rkv-image-credit\">Alex Bayer \/ Cornell University<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Reilly (left) and Dower are CRC\u2019s current leaders; Tony Chen \u201912 is membership chair.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The group is also keen on growing its membership with younger alumni. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, they recently named Cornell superfan <a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/chen-alumni-connector\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tony Chen \u201912<\/a> as CRC\u2019s membership chair, since he had essentially already taken on the job\u2014often encountering potential recruits at the Arts Quad tent parties and bringing them straight to CRC headquarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor a lot of Cornellians, their friends aren\u2019t just from their class year; they want to talk to people who are a year before or after them as well,\u201d says Chen. \u201cI hope it becomes a normal thing for everybody to come to Reunion every year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Top: CRC members at Reunion 2026. 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