Family and Friends Weekend

Family & Friends weekend: history at a glance

Family & Friends weekend: history at a glance

BY MICHALA SAWYER ’17

Inviting families into the Mount Holyoke bubble has only been a relatively recent tradition in the history of the College. The first Parents’ Day was in 1951. However, from 1958-1973, only students’ fathers were invited to visit their children and take part in an annual Father-Daughter dance. The weekend became open to all parents in 1974.