Do Cornell, Dartmouth, WashU and UChicago alums ever go back to campus after graduating?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:With lack of D1 sports and proximity to a major airport or isolated location, I assume visits back to campus are pretty infrequent? While UVA, UMD, Michigan, Duke, Notre Dame, GU and other Ivy alums have D1 sports and/or proximity to airports and major coastal cities, making visits more common?

Do you know where UChicago is located?

Yes. In the Midwest, in Chicago, way down on the South Side of the city over an hour from the O'Hare. No D1 sports, not much to do around campus, bad weather, not a lot of Greek life. Most of their alums are on the coasts, so that's quite a hike and what is the draw to return?

You understand Chicago has more than one airport, right?

Frankly, you either "get" UChicago or you don't. I don't really see much point to explaining the community's values to people who blather on about D-whatever sports and call fraternities rather than Classics departments "Greek life."

The thread is about alums visiting campus. And I’d be willing to bet a large sum of money UChicago alums rarely visit after graduating — for a variety of reasons.

[Anonymous]

I went to Wash U and loved it and would go again in a heartbeat. But, I don't go back to campus often, no. Maybe 2-3 times in the last 25 years? One thing that's great about Wash U is that it draws people from all over the country, but after graduation they tend to scatter back. So I don't have many friends still in St. Louis, and I also don't see my college friends as often as the people here (Northern Virginia) who went to state schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Husband and I are ND (me) and Dartmouth (him) alums. We have only gone back to ND once but we go back to Dartmouth every couple years. Hanover is a much nicer place to visit and I could care less if I never see ND again. Not a fan.

You realize you are an exception then.