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Happy Holidays from the Eli Banana Fund!

Fellow Elis, Happy Holidays! The 2024-2025 Annual Report will be arriving in mailboxes soon. Until then, please enjoy this electronic version. If you have not recently updated your contact information, please submit an update so we can continue to stay in touch. Lastly, during this giving season, please consider making a contribution to the Eli […]

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The Eli Banana Fund’s Generous Donors

The following totals acknowledge lifetime giving. Grand Banana Level ($100,000+) Beverly R. Carter IV ’89 Jon C. Cole ’74 Paul Tudor Jones II ’76 William D. Walker ’75 Golden Banana Level ($25,000+) Creed F. Alderson, Jr. ’59* Arthur C. Best, Jr. ’75 Harry Burn III ’66 Terrence D. Daniels ’66 Herbert E. Fitzgerald III ’77 […]

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2024 and 2025 Annual Report

FISCAL YEAR: JULY 1, 2024 – JUNE 30, 2025 This past fiscal year, which ended June 30, 2025, was yet another successful year for the Eli Banana Fund. We are pleased to report that after gift disbursements, the Fund has grown to $2.7 million. The Fund continues to positively impact the UVA community through its […]

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Eli Banana Fund Board Members

David Ogens ’75, Chairman Arthur Best ’75, Treasurer C. Taylor Cole ’91, Vice-Chairman Walker Simmons ’25, Grand Banana Charles M. Caravati III ’87 Beverly R. Carter IV ’89 Jon C. Cole ’74 Charles C. D’Agostino ’92 Craig B. Jones ’77 John G. Jordan III ’90 R. Parker LeCorgne ’76 Peter W. Schmidt ’70 J. Scott […]

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Fiscal-Year 2024 and 2025 Donors

 The following list acknowledges giving from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025. James T. Alexander IV ’05 John R. Alford, Jr. ’83 William G. Allen ’07 N. Calhoun Anderson, Jr. ’74 Grant R. Anhorn ’19 L. Bradford Armstrong ’72 Andrew Higgins Aube ’25 Edward E. Bagnell, Jr. ’00 W. Preston Baldwin III ’84 Richard […]

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Last Call for Eli Banana’s Fall Reunion!

Fellow Elis, We are just one week away from returning to Charlottesville to celebrate Eli Banana’s history and brotherhood at our annual Fall Reunion on October 16-18, 2025. Let us know if you’re planning to attend! Register Today! Schedule of Events Thursday, October 16, 6-8 p.m. | History Seminar at the Delta Kappa Epsilon House […]

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Get Ready for Eli Banana’s Fall Reunion!

Fellow Elis, We are just four weeks away from returning to Charlottesville to celebrate Eli Banana’s history and brotherhood at our annual Fall Reunion on October 16-18, 2025. Tickets are on sale now; get yours today! Register today! We’ll kick off the weekend with our History Seminar at the Delta Kappa Epsilon House on Thursday, […]

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Register Today: Eli Banana’s Fall Reunion

Fellow Elis, Please join us in celebrating Eli Banana’s history and brotherhood at our annual Fall Reunion on October 16-18, 2025. We’ll kick off the weekend with our History Seminar at the Delta Kappa Epsilon House on Thursday, October 16, from 6-8 p.m., featuring food from the Gus Bus. Festivities will continue on Saturday, October 18, […]

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Welcome, New Members!

We are pleased to announce the following as our newest members of the Eli Banana Society: Pavel Akmaev Matthew Anderson Alexander Boriss* Henry Campbell Chase Cha Isaac Coles JD Comeau Spencer Cox Garland Freeauf Will Gottsegen Chase Greer Edward Grinder Cam Holdych Davis Jones Oliver Jones Patrick Keller Will Lankford Jackson Lopez Flynn Mann Nick […]

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The Mystic Order of Honorary Big Bananas

On November 30, 1878, the Honorary Society of Eli Banana was established as an organization dedicated to good fellowship and supporting our beloved University. During our 100 year anniversary celebration, the Eli Banana Fund was created as a vehicle to provide financial support to the University with the purpose of furthering the mission and values […]

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