Below is the current schedule for Family Weekend 2025 - Check back often as updates will be made as events are added!
Registration will open on Wednesday, July 9
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
Greetings and Weekend Information
Burrow Hall
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Attend a Rhodes College Class
Various Classes
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Mertie W. Buckman International Internship
Blount Auditorium, Buckman Hall
3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
HPA Info Session
Barret 051, Paul Barret, Jr. Library
3:30 p.m.
Discover how our advising services help students navigate a successful path to professional schools and learn about the success of our students.
Department Open House
3:30- 5:00 p.m.
Faculty from the following departments will be hosting Open Houses for families to stop by and visit and learn more about their department:
- Neuroscience: FJ114
- Politics and Law: Buckman 300
- Data Analytics: Briggs 119
- Business: Buckman 313
- Urban Studies and Health Equity: West Campus 215
- Modern Languages and Literatures: Southwestern 102 (Language Center)
- History: Buckman 200
- Music: Hassell 100
- ENVS: first floor Robertson lobby
- Ancient Mediterranean Studies: 4th Floor Halliburton Conf Room 410
Campus Tours
Meet at Diehl Court
4:00 p.m.
Men's Soccer
Rhodes vs. Washington University, St. Louis
Soccer Fields at Fargason Fields
4:00 p.m.
Family Dinner
Catherine Burrow Refectory
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
For campus guests and students without a meal plan, the cost is $10.58 per person, payable at the door by credit card only.
Kappa Delta All-Sing
Mallory Gymnasium
7:00 p.m. (Venue opens at 6:00 p.m.)
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
Reformed University Fellowship Parents' Weekend Brunch
Craddock Quad
8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Coffee with President Collins
McCallum Ballroom, Bryan Campus Life Center
8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Registration Required
Tri Delta Family Weekend Brunch
Tri Delta Lodge
9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
The Theodore W. Eckels International Internships
Blount Auditorium, Buckman Hall
9:45 - 10:45 a.m.
Baseball Freshmen vs. Upperclassmen Weekend
Stauffer Field at Irwin Lainoff Stadium
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Softball Red vs. Black Scrimmage
Softball Field at Fargason Fields
10:30 a.m.
The Theodore W. Eckels Art Internships
Blount Auditorium, Buckman Hall
10:45 – 11:15 a.m.
BackBeat Memphis Mojo Tour
Departs and Returns from West Campus Parking Lot (near Rhodes Bookstore)
11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m, 3:00 p.m., and 5:00 p.m.
$25/person
Men's Lacrosse Scrimmage
Crain Field at Fargason Fields
11:00 - 12:30 p.m.
Women's Lacrosse Red vs. White Scrimmage
Mason Field at Fargason Fields
11:30 a.m.
Taste of Memphis Lunch
Catherine Burrow Refectory
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Enjoy a taste of the city right here on campus, featuring three of Memphis’s most beloved restaurants—Central BBQ, Fino’s, and Gus’s Fried Chicken! Tickets are required and can be purchased below. Rhodes students will need a ticket to enjoy this special meal, but the regular Refectory line will remain open for meal plan use.
Adults: $20, Children 3-12 $10
Alpha Omicron Psi - Smoke Out Arthritis
Bryan Campus Life Center (BCLC)
11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Chi Omega Canes for a Cause
Bryan Campus Life Center Lawn (BCLC)
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Internships, Fellowships, and Study Abroad
Blount Auditorium, Buckman Hall
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Rhodes Chemistry Club - Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream
Outside of Kennedy Hall
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Campus Tours
Meet at Diehl Court
2:30 p.m.
Alumni/Legacy Tailgate
Southwest End of Crain Field
5:30 p.m.
Free event for Rhodes Alumni and their families, registration required.
The Rhodes College Office of Alumni Relations invites Rhodes alumni who have children or grandchildren currently attending Rhodes to special tailgate area. Come meet fellow alums and their families!
Food Truck Tailgate
North Lane behind The Bryan Campus Life Center
5:30 p.m.
Local food trucks will be available to purchase as you cheer on the Lynx! Food trucks scheduled include Mexico in Memphis and StickEM.
Rhodes vs. Austin College Football Game
Crain Field at Fargason Fields
6:00 p.m.
Cup Back-to-School Bonanza
McCoy Theatre
8:30 - 10:00 p.m.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
Baseball Freshmen vs. Upperclassmen Weekend
Stauffer Field at Irwin Lainoff Stadium at Fargason Fields
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Sunday Brunch
Catherine Burrow Refectory
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
For campus guests and students without a meal plan, the cost is $10.58 per person, payable at the door by credit card only.
Women's Soccer vs. Hendrix
Soccer Field at Fargason Fields
12:00 p.m.