In spring 2006, the Association of Rice Alumni launched a new group for Houston alumni who graduated between 1980 and 1996: Houston Alumni 2.0 ("2.0" for short). This group is designed to meet the needs of alumni who no longer fit in the Houston Young Alumni demographic but still would like to socialize with their Rice peers. The group intends to expand to cater to alumni 10–30 years post-graduation.
The initial, "test-the-water" event was a reception held on February 27, 2006, prior to a lecture by Eric Schlosser, best-selling author of Fast Food Nation. Held in the Rice Memorial Center in conjunction with the President's Lecture Series, the event was a resounding success, attracting more than 150 alumni who enjoyed drinks, gourmet appetizers, and great conversation.
Houston Alumni 2.0 is led by a steering committee that seeks to provide 6–8 events per year that target the interests of our demographic: lectures, cultural events, social events, Rice sports gatherings, family-friendly activities and any other requested events. All will provide a venue for alumni to reconnect with Rice friends.
Interested in joining the steering committee? New members are always welcome! We would like to have at least one person from each graduating class. Please contact committee chair Phil Schwarz '91.
Update your email address Most 2.0 event announcements will be sent via email, so we need your address in order to keep you informed!
"Interested Parties" listserv Alumni who graduated between 1980 and 1996 should automatically receive our announcements. (If not, see above!) But if you fall outside that range and are interested in our events, we've created a listserv just for you.
Upcoming Events
:: Thursday, December 17, 6-9 p.m. - Houston 2.0 and
Young Alumni Holiday Happy Hour
Mugsy's, 2239 Richmond Ave, Houston
Join Houston 2.0 and Houston Young Alumni for a special holiday
networking happy hour benefiting the Marine
Toys for Tots Foundation. Get in the holiday spirit
and come out for a fun and casual evening with fellow Owls.
Please donate a toy and enjoy time with friends. (Toys should
be new and unwrapped.) Let's help some kids have a great
time during the holidays!
:: Spring 2010 (TBD) - Family Trip to the Zoo
:: Spring 2010 (TBD) - Baseball Tailgate Party
Recent Events
:: Friday
throuth Sunday, November 13-15, 2009 - Homecoming
& Reunion 2009
Reunions for class years ending in "4" and "9"
and activities for all interests.
:: Saturday, September
26, 2009 - First home football game vs. Vanderbilt
Bring your family and friends to cheer on the Owls in their
first home game of the season! Visit www.riceowls.com
for tickets and information.
::
Thursday, October 8, 2009 - Book Reading with author David
Eagleman '93 Sum:
Forty Tales from the Afterlives
Exclusive Houston 2.0 Event! Huff
House (formerly O'Connor House)
Rice Campus
Mark your calendar for an evening with author and Rice alumnus
David Eagleman '93 as he reads from his provocative new book
exploring the meaning of life and death. Eagleman, a
neuroscientist at Baylor College of Medicine, studies time
perception, synesthesia, and the impact of neuroscience on
the legal system. RSVP
online by October 2.
:: Saturday,
August 8, 2009 - Houston Shakespeare Festival: Twelfth
Night
(Co-hosted with Houston Young Alumni)
Miller Outdoor Theatre, Hermann Park
:: Saturday, April 4, 2009 - Baseball Crawfish Boil with Tulane
Alumni
Grab your glove, your Rice gear and your friends and join
Alumni 2.0 as we celebrate the mud bug and baseball when the
Tulane Green Wave faces the Rice Owls on Saturday, April 4
at Reckling Park.
:: Wednesday, March 4, 2009 - 2.0
Spring Lecture: Robert M. Stein Professor of Political Science, Rice University
6:30 p.m. Cocktails, registration, & networking
7:30 p.m. Lecture http://alumni.cgi.rice.edu/events/event_dtl.php?evtid=1009
