{"id":935,"date":"2026-08-24T13:28:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T17:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/eli-banana\/?p=935"},"modified":"2026-08-24T13:28:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T17:28:31","slug":"youre-invited-eli-bananas-2026-fall-reunion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/eli-banana\/2026\/08\/24\/youre-invited-eli-bananas-2026-fall-reunion\/","title":{"rendered":"You&#8217;re Invited: Eli Banana&#8217;s 2026 Fall Reunion!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-874 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/eli-banana\/files\/EliBanana_Fall-Reunion_EB-1-1-1-1024x560.png\" alt=\"Eli Banana Fall Reunion promo image\" width=\"1024\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/eli-banana\/files\/EliBanana_Fall-Reunion_EB-1-1-1-1024x560.png 1024w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/eli-banana\/files\/EliBanana_Fall-Reunion_EB-1-1-1-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/eli-banana\/files\/EliBanana_Fall-Reunion_EB-1-1-1-768x420.png 768w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/eli-banana\/files\/EliBanana_Fall-Reunion_EB-1-1-1-1536x840.png 1536w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/eli-banana\/files\/EliBanana_Fall-Reunion_EB-1-1-1-2048x1120.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fellow Elis,<\/p>\n<p>Please join us in celebrating Eli Banana&#8217;s history and brotherhood at our <strong>annual <a href=\"http:\/\/events.blackthorn.io\/en\/8c1ksMv7\/eli-banana-fall-reunion-2026-3a8YhSnK5\/overview\">Fall Reunion<\/a> on October 22-24, 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Celebrations will begin Thursday, October 22, with our <strong>History Seminar<\/strong> at the Zeta Psi House from 6-8 p.m. Food will be provided by the Gus Bus. We will continue the celebrations on Saturday, October 24, with our annual <strong>Drum and Robe Convocation<\/strong> at the Zeta Psi House beginning at 1:30 p.m. with our normal festive spread and beverages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"btn btn-orange\" href=\"http:\/\/events.blackthorn.io\/en\/8c1ksMv7\/eli-banana-fall-reunion-2026-3a8YhSnK5\/overview\">Register today!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Get excited! Below are a few things you can do to prepare for the reunion:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mark your calendars<\/strong> for October 22-24.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Book your accommodations<\/strong> for the weekend. Check out the Charlottesville Visitors Bureau for a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitcharlottesville.org\/places-to-stay\/\">list of places to stay<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Call, text, and email your Eli brothers<\/strong> to make sure they&#8217;re coming back for this can&#8217;t-miss weekend. If they didn&#8217;t receive this invite, please share our <a href=\"http:\/\/uvaalumni.org\/aig\/communication-opt-in\/\">listserv signup form<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Grab your robe!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Crackloo,<br \/>\nThe Eli Banana Fund<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fellow Elis, Please join us in celebrating Eli Banana&#8217;s history and brotherhood at our annual Fall Reunion on October 22-24, 2026. Celebrations will begin Thursday, October 22, with our History Seminar at the Zeta Psi House from 6-8 p.m. Food will be provided by the Gus Bus. We will continue the celebrations on Saturday, October [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>You&#039;re Invited: Eli Banana&#039;s 2026 Fall Reunion! - The Eli Banana Fund<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/eli-banana\/2026\/08\/24\/youre-invited-eli-bananas-2026-fall-reunion\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Kiki McLaughlin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/eli-banana\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/24\\\/youre-invited-eli-bananas-2026-fall-reunion\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/eli-banana\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/24\\\/youre-invited-eli-bananas-2026-fall-reunion\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Kiki McLaughlin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/eli-banana\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/56e4d4887754d111218b120270d4033e\"},\"headline\":\"You&#8217;re Invited: Eli Banana&#8217;s 2026 Fall Reunion!\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-24T17:28:31+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/eli-banana\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/24\\\/youre-invited-eli-bananas-2026-fall-reunion\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":168,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/eli-banana\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/eli-banana\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/24\\\/youre-invited-eli-bananas-2026-fall-reunion\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/eli-banana\\\/files\\\/EliBanana_Fall-Reunion_EB-1-1-1-1024x560.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Events\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/eli-banana\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/24\\\/youre-invited-eli-bananas-2026-fall-reunion\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aig.uvaalumni.org\\\/eli-banana\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/24\\\/youre-invited-eli-bananas-2026-fall-reunion\\\/\",\"name\":\"You're Invited: Eli Banana's 2026 Fall Reunion! 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