FALL 2011 - Lake Erie College

feature Commencement
Lake Erie’s First Lady hosts
Senior Ladies’ Tea
Graduating senior ladies and their mothers or other special
women in their lives were guests of honor at the formal
Senior Ladies’ Tea held the afternoon of May 13 at the
Victor Manor House.
Craige Victor, wife of President Michael T. Victor, was
hostess for this popular event. She welcomed all, served
from the College’s beautiful silver tea sets and toasted the
graduates. Guests milled about the beautiful downstairs
rooms and formal outdoor gardens of the home while they
partook of a variety of teas, wine, sherry, party sandwiches
and special desserts.
The Senior Ladies’ Tea is a tradition that was celebrated for
many years beginning in the early days of Lake Erie Female
Seminary. It was a rite of passage for the graduates, marking
their entrance into sophisticated society.
The ladies of the Class of
2011 will long remember
this afternoon of
celebrating, reminiscing
and anticipating a world
away from their
alma mater.
Graduating seniors
celebrate at cocktail party
The Victor Manor House was the setting for the formal
cocktail party for seniors held May 12, 2011. For this
party, graduating seniors donned formal attire to
celebrate together one last
time before commencement.
President and Mrs. Michael
T. Victor hosted the popular
black-tie event, which is an
annual tradition brought back
during Victor’s presidency.
On this special evening, the
students mingled, danced
and enjoyed one another’s
company while sampling a
variety of cocktails and
hors d’oeuvres.
This event is part of the series
of class dinners the Victors host
throughout the year for Lake
Erie students. The dinners allow
class members an opportunity
to get to know one another in a
setting away from campus and,
for many, the chance to see the
stately home of the College
president for the first time.
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