Pre-rade a success!

A crowd of several hundred, including alumni from the area dressed in their Reunions costumes, as well as the University Band, parents and members of the Classes of '09, '10 and '11 gathered on the lawn in front of Nassau Hall on Sunday, 7 September, to welcome the freshman class of 2012.

This was the fourth annual "Pre-Rade" which was led by President Shirley Tilghman and a retinue of around 100 faculty members and administrators, dressed in their academic regalia, entering through Fitzrandolph gate, leading eventually to a class of '12 barbeque and then the "Step Sing" on Blair Steps, where the class was introduced to five Princeton songs including, of course, Old Nassau.

Thanks to the alumni, many from the Princeton Area Alumni Association, for helping make this event a success.

Some photos can be found here.