What a wonderful 55th Reunion weekend we had! Despite the chilly—40s and 50s much of the time!—and rainy weather, the warmth of being together with our classmates for the first time in 10 years carried us through. For a recap, classmate’s reflections, and more, head to the 55^th Reunion and Reunion Reflections pages, which we are in the process of updating as we get more submissions. (This section is private for class members. For a password hint, scroll down to the Class Website section below.).

Many thanks to our 55^th reunion team, led by Sara Caples and Allie Perry, for providing the programs to let us live the theme: STILL ENGAGING, EMBRACING, SUSTAINING. We will also post news on our Smith Class of 1970 Facebook page.

We will continue to add updates on Facebook and our class website as more information becomes available.

If you want to get all email updates, please scroll down to the section below, Is your Contact Information Correct? Also, if you want to hear from the class without giving your email to the college (and note that you can choose to get only email from the class), please contact Marlene Bellamy or Peggy Moore; contact information is on the Class Officers page.

Dues: To rebuild our treasury so that our 60th Reunion in 2030 is fabulous and we stay connected as a class, we need your class dues to cover the 2025-2030 period. Only $70 for 5 years—where else can you get so much for less than 4¢ a day? And it’s one item whose price has not increased in many years! See our Dues page for details on where to send your check.

Virtual House and other Mini-Reunions: Many houses had wonderful pre-reunion Zoom gatherings already and plan to continue to have regular Zoom sessions. For more information and online meeting resources, go to our Virtual Reunions page.

Virtual Art Exhibit: Please visit it and enjoy your classmates’ creativity. Our gallery is growing, so check back often and continue to send your submissions for the slide show; directions are on the page.

Fund Raising Update: The Challenge

To celebrate our 55th, we challenged you to get our Class of 1970 Endowed Scholarship to $1.5 million. Why? To fund a student these days, it takes $1.5 million in endowment. And we did it! Our successful campaign closed the gap between what we had and what we needed to fully fund our student. Thanks to all who helped us reach that goal and also to raise a record $7.5 million in the 2020-2025 period! For the details, check out the 55th Reunion and Supporting Smith pages.

Mary Grant     marygrant48@gmail.com

Lynne Withey lynnewithey@gmail.com

Let’s Connect!

Facebook offers another way to know the latest class news, catch up with old friends, and make new connections. Our private group is growing andnow has more than 165 members.

If you’ve hesitated to join Facebook because of privacy concerns, we assure you that this group is members-only. The site administrators verify all requests (by checking the class directory and verification questions) so that only classmates can become members and post. 

If you are not on Facebook yet but would like to join our private class Facebook group, there are two easy steps. Go to Facebook.com and follow the sign-up instructions. Once your membership is confirmed, go to the Smith Class of 1970 page and send a request to join, answering three verification questions. You can also set your privacy settings so that only friends—those you invite or accept—have access to your profile and can post. 

Your Contact Details: Are you getting class emails? If not, the Office of Alumnae Relations, which sends our broadcast emails, doesn’t have an email on file for you. To update your contact information, go to the Smith Network site and log in; click on “My Profile,” then “Update My Information.” Then scroll all the way to the bottom to Communication Preferences to specify which types of email you wish to receive—just class emails and club emails, for example. You can switch to “No email contact” at any time. You can also email your changes to  alumnaerecords@smith.edu. Only you can make changes to your profile; please do not send the information to us. 

Smith70.com: We update this website regularly, with the latest information on the welcome page so you can find it quickly. This Welcome page is public.

Class Website: Because of privacy concerns, this home page is public and most other pages are password protected (to prevent search engines and unwanted people from accessing our information) and viewable by only you and your classmates. The password is easy to remember: the pond where we rowed crew and went ice skating in the winter (one word, eight letters, all lower case). Questions? Please e-mail the Web administrator: smithclassof1970 [at] gmail.com.

Disclaimer: This is the official web site of the Smith College Class of 1970, independent of, but affiliated with, the Alumnae Association of Smith College.  This page was created by and for the Class of 1970 of Smith College.  Information on this page is intended for individual communication of a personal nature among Smith alumnae from the Class of 1970.  Use of this information for any other purpose is strictly prohibited.  Accuracy of the information on these pages cannot be guaranteed.  Smith College and the Alumnae Association of Smith College are not responsible for the content of these pages.  Responsibility for that content belongs solely to the Smith College Class of 1970.  This site is maintained by the class Web Administrator.