WPAOG Parent Handbook 2019-20

WestPointAOG.org | 800.BE A.GRAD 67 The 50-Year Class Affiliation Program Beginning on R Day, each entering cadet class is paired with an alumni class that is fifty years its senior. The purpose of the 50-Year Affiliation Program is to strengthen the ties between the graduates of yesterday and the cadets of today. Graduates from the 50-Year Affiliate Class participate in many of the cadet rites of passage and present the following gifts to their affiliate class: • The class flag, presented in a ceremony at the conclusion of Cadet Field Training at Camp Buckner. • Class coins, given to each rising Cow reaffirming his or her commitment to the profession of arms. • Branch insignia, received by Firsties on Branch Night. • Second Lieutenant bars, presented at graduation immediately after each cadet has received his or her diploma. Members of the senior affiliated class also co-host the WPAOG Breakfast on R Day for the families of the new cadet candidates, attend the Plebes’ unveiling of their class crest, and attend Ring Weekend activities. WestPointAOG.org/50-Year 845.446.1614 Cathy Kilner ’90, Director of Class Services Jo Ann Shipley, Coordinator of Class Services WEST POINT IS EVERYWHERE WEST POINT SOCIETIES & PARENTS CLUBS There are more than 140 West Point Societies and 85 West Point Parents Clubs nationwide, and growing! Wherever you reside, there is a good chance that a West Point Society or Parents Club is in your area. Each Society and Parents Club organizes activities matching their members’ West Point-related needs and interests: • Admissions recruiting • Social events and business networking • Supporting Army teams and clubs when they travel • Outreach to grads on active duty • Community projects • Annual Founders Day events • Parents Club and Society tailgates, hail & farewell lunches/dinners, Term End Exams (TEE) snacks To find the closest West Point society, please visit WestPointAOG.org/Societies. 845.446.1612 Societies 845.446.1535 Parents Clubs WestPointAOG.org