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Over the past 54 years, Lee University
graduates have come together annually to celebrate and remember. Homecoming
2014 is rapidly approaching and Lee looks forward to a time when old friends
can come back together.

Homecoming begins Friday, Nov. 7, at noon
with the Check-In Buffet and will conclude with the Dessert Mixer on Saturday,
Nov. 8, at 8 p.m. Throughout the weekend, Lee will host various events to
welcome alumni back to campus.

“The university truly looks forward
to Homecoming each year. We love to have our alumni back on campus to catch up
with them and hear about their lives after Lee,” said Patti Cawood, director of
Alumni Relations. “The menu of Homecoming activities has evolved over the
years, and there are multiple activities that will appeal to our wide array of
alums. Whether you’ve been back every year or only once in the last 20,
Homecoming is a great time to check out what’s going on here at Lee.”

Check-In begins at noon Friday in the Science and Math Complex Great Room and
concludes at 6 p.m. Free T-shirts will be provided while supplies last. A free
lunch buffet will be offered from noon to 2 p.m., featuring food from campus
restaurants.

Lee’s annual Volley for a Cure will begin at 7 p.m.
Friday night where the Lady Flames will face-off against Christian Brothers
University. The goal of the event is to help raise awareness about breast
cancer as well as raise money for the Mary Ellen Locher Foundation of
Chattanooga. The foundation grants scholarships to college students with a
parent affected by breast cancer. The Lady Flames will also face Union
University at 7 p.m. on Saturday.

Lee Theatre will perform “All My
Sons” by Arthur Miller Nov. 7-8 at 7:30 p.m. Set in Anytown, America, after the
end of World War II, “All My Sons” portrays the Keller family, a reasonably
successful and friendly household on the precipice of upset and upheaval.

The Alumni Grand Reunion, a highlight of the Homecoming experience,
will be held Friday night, 8-10 p.m., in the Paul Conn Student Union. Everyone
is invited for this celebratory party featuring music by a disc jockey, free
festive food, and the company of alumni and friends.

Back for a
second year, the department breakfasts will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. at
various locations. It will be a networking opportunity for alumni to connect
with professors and former classmates. Ten departments will participate, and
each will feature a guest speaker. The department chairs will provide updates
about the department, and an award celebrating a distinguished alumnus will be
presented at each event.

Another event returning for a second year is
the Blessing of the Couples, which will be held on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. on
the steps of the Lee Chapel. A word of encouragement and a prayer will be
offered over the couples who choose to attend.

The Student
Organization Booths will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Walker Arena parking
lot, providing a time for current club members and alumni to mingle. The
Homecoming Tailgate Party will follow at noon with free food, including
hamburgers, hot dogs, cookies, and sodas for all students and alumni.

The Homecoming basketball games will take place Saturday in the Walker
Arena. The Lady Flames will play Bryan College at noon, and the men’s team will
face Martin Methodist at 2 p.m.

Saturday night, Lee will celebrate
their commitment to worship together as a community of believers with a brand
new event—a Worship Service held in Pangle Hall, located in Lee’s Church Street
Annex.

The annual Homecoming Music Festival will also take place
Saturday evening. This year’s festival program will include familiar student
ensembles Campus Choir, Chamber Strings, Evangelistic Singers, Jazz Band,
Ladies of Lee, Lee Singers, Symphonic Band, Voices of Lee, and a brand new
group this year called the Brass Choir.

The weekend will conclude on
Saturday with the Dessert Mixer, a relaxed reception full of sweet treats. The
event will be held in the John Nichols Courtyard at 8 p.m., and everyone is
invited.

Delta Zeta Tau, Lee University’s first women’s Greek club,
will also celebrate their 50th anniversary by hosting a service project during
Homecoming for Operation Christmas Child through the Samaritan’s Purse
organization.

For more information, to view a complete schedule of
events, or to register for Homecoming, www.leehomecoming.com.

PHOTOS: Alumni at Check-In excited to catch up with
friends, left, and students line up at the Tailgate Party to usher the Lee
Flames into Walker Arena.