In the admitted student portal is a link to all of the student receptions around the country that are open to attend. We attended one at a “bougie” country club. It was beautiful, with very gracious, non-bougie hosts. Some of the students there were ED, and others were EA. A 7% acceptance rate announcement was made. Dean Nondorf hosted one of these events in NY, but it was not the one referenced in the maroon article above. My daughter just got invited to two more local receptions that have not been posted in the portal yet, and we are going to try and attend another so she can meet more students before the year starts. There were alumni at the event we attended, but no particular reference was made to them by anyone from the university.