Give Us Emory & Henry In the City!
Emory & Henry in the City (#EHCITY) is the E&H Alumni Association’s annual happy hour event. It takes place on one day (the last Friday in March…unless Easter falls on that weekend), but it occurs in many locations. The tag line often used is “One Night: Many Happy Hours!”
If an alumnus doesn’t live near a happy hour site he or she can download a poster from the E&H webpage and snap a selfie with it to post on social media using the hashtag #EHCITY. Or, some folks just raise a glass and toast alma mater without the poster. Posts come in from all parts of the world, and this year we received a photo from Zach Hupp who is stationed in Bahrain and John Yao who lives in Australia.
This year we heard from alumni who were traveling and wanted to connect with alumni in cities where they don’t normally live. Frank and Jo Berman were “snowbirding” in Florida and got together with Tampa alums; Taylor Lyne was at a conference in New York City and connected with Big Apple grads.
Perhaps no PHP photo was more noteworthy than the one received from Sacramento, California, featuring two well-known public servants: Pam Kestner (’83), Virginia’s Deputy Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development, and Senator Toni Atkins (’84) who, only a day earlier, had been sworn in as the President Pro Tempore of the California Senate.
Monica Hoel (’85), E&H Director of Alumni Engagement, says the numbers are great, but the number of participants isn’t the most important thing. “I almost wish we had never started counting: because we’re always going to want to beat last year’s numbers. The best part of this event is alumni getting to know each other and sharing pride in their alma mater. We have fewer than 20 alumni in 
She did add, however, that it’s fun to be able to say that the event has gotten bigger every year!
Hoel says this is the biggest volunteer-led event the alumni association holds. “With 40 events, it’s fair to say this event could never happen without clever and energetic volunteers. And because so many people look forward to the event, I now have people contacting me to volunteer instead of waiting for a call! Our alumni really are just the best.”
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– Monica Hoel ’85
E&H Alumni Director