A seaside reunion

Last summer, about a dozen alums got together for a reunion by renting a beach house for a week. The alums consisted of Frank Graff, BSJ '82 and MA '83, of Cincinnati; Mark Carter, BSC '83, of Wheeling, W.Va.; Mary Hawkins Carter, BSED '83, of Wheeling, W.Va.; Amy Connolly Haskins, BSHEC '83, of Cincinnati; Mike Haskins, BS '83 and BSPT '91, of Cincinnati; Mike Pierce, BSC '83, of New York City; Tony Satterfield, BBA '83, of Marietta, Ohio; Gary Sherwood, BBA '83 and MSA '84, of Cleveland; Terry Sherwood, BBA '83, of Cleveland; and Gary Siok, BSJ '83, of Bergen County, N.J.

The Ohio University alumni take a break from their beach reunion to pose for a photo.

Essentially, we all met on the West Green in Sargent Hall. I was their resident assistant. While most people leave the dorms after two years, we had so much fun we all stayed for a third year. We became friends and stayed friends. After graduation, we got together for weddings, first communions and homecomings and have made it a point to get together at least twice a year. I think I speak for everyone when I say we count each other as some of our best friends.

For our 20th anniversary, we decided to do something special and decided to go on a vacation (to the Outer Banks in North Carolina) together. With 13 kids and 14 adults, we did everything together ? going to the beach in the morning and the pool in the afternoon, playing games and hunting for crabs at night. We took turns cooking, cleaning up and, in a way, reliving dorm life (except that quiet hours weren't enforced!).

Frank Graff, BSJ '82 and MA '83

Cincinnati