Fifth Anniversary of the weekend celebrated former record fashion

  17:21, 3rd June 2013 - More than 5,000 participants, employees, teachers and volunteers were on campus, the former University of Delaware Weekend 2013, a remarkable increase in the use of celebrating last year.

"This year marks our fifth anniversary and the people responded positively with participants record setting," said Cindy Campanella, director of alumni relations. "About a dozen sold out events, including mugs Night".

Other events included sold-out tours of the interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Laboratory (ISE Lab) and dairy UDairy.

Many alumni who wish to return to forgo the hotel accommodation for a weekend in the living room.

Alumni Relations sells all rooms on campus - Laird total of 1577 beds - within four days, and sold as complex Russell.

The fifth anniversary of the weekend former consisted of many firsts - the first recorded time can donate online, played more than a band for the first time and the first cup of night time sold out.

On 23 May the two tents Cup night were registered capacity. Despite the sweltering heat on Friday night, thousands of participants in two tents on the green to revel in memories with friends, dance and enjoy food and drink gathered.

The band-President City of graduates millennium together, the audience entertained in the blue tent on the green north. The green of the South, UD popular 90s band Love Seed Mama Jump provided the soundtrack for the Delaware Cup night-swimming.

The first Blue Hen R & B Years exhibition hosted 175 guests to enjoy hors d'oeuvres, an open bar and music.

On Saturday, the former walk around the campus in a variety of events. Several campus groups and members of the classes, 1963, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003 and 2008 sessions. The participants attended events, including tours of campus, a Zumba class on the lawn of Independence, a wine tasting and new video series career advice career service.

Popular Events Saturday including lunch with UD mascot and a visit to the historic architecture of UD with David Ames, director of UD for historic architecture and design.

On Sunday, about 400 participants in the annual Blue Hen 5K run on campus Laird.