Homecoming & Family Weekend - Oct 3-5, 2025!
We welcome you into Luteville October 3 – 5, 2025 to embrace the energy of Homecoming & Family Weekend! We are making the final touches on some exciting and nostalgic festivities for alumni, students and the PLU community to enjoy. We hope you can join us to ignite your inner Lute in the spirit of celebration.
Whip up a batch of famous PLU scones while you wait! Tickets for sporting events can be purchased at the door.
Class of 1975 Informal Gathering – 4-6pm
Farrelli’s Pizza, Garfield Street
A non-hosted gathering for the Class of 1975 to kick-off the reunion festivities.
Volleyball Game – 7pm
PLU Olson Gymnasium
Wear your black and gold and cheer on the Lutes as they take on Linfield!
Comedy Show, 9–10:15pm
The Cave, Anderson University Center
PLU’s student improv comedy group, The Clay Crows, will open for stand-up comedian, Sam Ellefson ’19. Sam is from Minnesota and now lives in Denver. After he left small town America for the Pacific Northwest, he started his comedy career with PLU’s grassroots comedy show (Late Knight) which earned two Northwest Emmy Nominations. Show is free – registration required.
Alumni Swim Meet
9:30am – Warm-Ups, 10:00am – Meet Starts, 11-11:30am estimated end time
PLU Pool
Attendance is free.
Lute Family Brunch – 10 – 11am
Chris Knutzen Hall, Anderson University Center
Current PLU students and their families are invited to a campus breakfast. VP for Student Life Dr. Joanna Royce-Davis, VP for University Relations Dan Lee, and Provost Joanna Gregson will share updates. $15 per person.
Golden Club Brunch – 10:30am
Regency Room, Anderson University Center
The PLU class of 1975 and earlier are invited to the Golden Club Brunch! Free – registration required.
Women’s Soccer Game – 12pm
PLU Soccer Field
Wear your black and gold and cheer on the Lutes as they take on Pacific!
Football Game – 1pm, Sparks Stadium (601 7th Ave, Puyallup)
Wear your black and gold and cheer on the Lutes as they take on Willamette! We will honor PLU’s 25th and 50th anniversary of championship teams at the football game for teams in 2000/2001: Men’s Golf, Women’s Rowing, Softball, Women’s Tennis; and teams in 1975/1976: Men’s Cross Country, Football, Men’s Golf, Men’s Swimming, Men’s Tennis, Women’s Tennis.
Men’s Soccer Game – 2:45 pm
PLU Soccer Field
Wear your black and gold and cheer on the Lutes as they take on Pacific!
Class of 1975 50th Reunion – 4-7pm
Scandinavian Cultural Center, Anderson University Center
Lutes in the Class of 1975 are gathering to celebrate 50 years since graduating from PLU! $50 per person. Dinner and drinks included.
Mystery & Legends Campus Tour – 6-7pm
Want to unravel the secrets of PLU? This exciting tour, led by tour guide and PLU alumnus Chris Staudinger ’08 of Pretty Gritty Tours, will take you into the hidden corners of upper campus and unwind the story of this magnificent academic world. Learn the obscure past, dive into the mysteries, and see behind the scenes of PLU’s greatest spots. Ghost stories, local legends, and that zingy Lutheran humor you have always wanted. All in one breathless hour-long exploration of upper campus. $10. Space is limited – get your tickets early!
Volleyball Game – 6pm
Olson Gymnasium
Wear your black and gold as you cheer on the women’s basketball team as they take on Pacific!
PLU on Tap – 7-9pm
Chris Knutzen Hall, Anderson University Center
Join us as we continue the PLU on Tap tradition with Lute producers of beer, wine and cider. $25 includes 4 tastings, appetizers and a tasting glass. Event is 21+.
70th Reunion Brunch – 11:30am – 2pm
Nesvig Alumni Center (518 123rd St S)
For alumni from the class of 1955. Free – registration required.
Women’s Soccer Game – 12pm
PLU Soccer Field
Wear your black and gold and watch the Lutes take on Linfield!
Men’s Soccer Game – 2:45pm
PLU Soccer Field
Cheer on the Lutes as they take on Linfield!