Family weekend questions

pursuit
Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:31:54 +0000

I’m looking for some idea how the weekend will play out. We are parents of a freshman so its all new to us. We have ordered our tickets to the football game and made dinner reservations for Sat. night in town ( I hear the students appreciate a nice dinner out). So what else is the weekend like? Do a lot of families tailgate before the game? Do they allow alcohol at the pregame tailgates? Is there a " must attend" event? Do we need to bring some business casual clothing? Will my young son ( age11) have something to do? My other son is a high school junior and we want him to spend a night in the dorm with his brother to get a feel for the school and the campus life, is that ok?

Just looking for some color as we are very excited to get involved!

Thanks