Summer Welcome Parties
Join your fellow alums at a virtual Summer Welcome Party and meet new Cal students from your area.
Remember your first year at Berkeley?
The first time you set foot on campus? The first time you met the stranger sharing your Unit 1 Double? The first time you hustled to find a seat for your lecture in Wheeler…only to find 400 others had the same idea?
The first year at Cal can be daunting—as alums, we’ve all been there, and some of us remember it all too well. That’s why we’re helping the newest members of our UC Berkeley family find their way at Cal! Alumni Chapters across the country are hosting Summer Welcome Parties for incoming Cal students in their areas. These alumni-organized gatherings are a great way for incoming students to meet with their local alumni chapters, learn about Cal traditions, and hear alumni stories. Get involved with a regional or identity-based chapter, and share your experiences with students so they can start to see themselves in your shoes.
RSVP for your local Summer Welcome Party to meet incoming first-year and transfer students as well as local Cal alumni. Contact us at chapters@alumni.berkeley.edu or 510.900.8240 with any questions.
More Summer Welcome Parties coming soon!
Summer Welcome Parties
Special Interest & Cultural
Hosted by: Prytanean Honor Society Alumnae
July 23, 2022 | Berkeley, CA
BKAA Family Summer Picnic ’22
Hosted by: Berkeley Korean-American Alumni Association
July 23, 2022 | Huntington Beach, CA
Berkeley Chinese Alumni International Association (BCAIA) Summer Welcome
Hosted by: Berkeley Chinese Alumni International Association (BCAIA)
July 29, 2022 | Virtual
Summer Welcome Party with the Chicanx Latinx Alumni Association, Los Angeles
Hosted by: Chicanx Latinx Alumni Association, Los Angeles
July 30, 2022 | Los Angeles
Black Engineering and Science Alumni Club (BESAC) Official Summer Welcome
Hosted by: Black Engineering and Science Alumni Club
August 7, 2022 | Berkeley, CA
Public Service Welcome Party
Hosted by: Public Service Center Alumni
August 8, 2022 | In Person (Location TBD)
Summer Welcome Party with the Chicanx Latinx Alumni Association, East Bay
Hosted by: Chicanx Latinx Alumni Association, East Bay
August 8, 2022 | Berkeley, CA
Summer Welcome Party with the Native and Indigenous Alumni Chapter
Hosted by: Native and Indigenous Alumni Chapter
August 13, 2022 | Berkeley, CA
Northern California
Hosted by: Bears in the Woods
July 20, 2022 | Virtual
What’s the Buzz? Coffee and Welcome with the SacBears
Hosted by: SacBears
July 23, 2022 | Sacramento, CA
Summer Welcome Party in San Francisco
Hosted by: Cal Alumni Club of San Francisco
July 31, 2022 | San Francisco, CA
Summer Welcome Party with the Chicanx Latinx Alumni Association, East Bay
Hosted by: Chicanx Latinx Alumni Association, East Bay
August 6, 2022 | Berkeley, CA
Summer Welcome Party for San Joaquin County Students, Alumni & Friends
Hosted by: Cal Alumni Club of San Joaquin County
August 7, 2022 | Stockton, CA
Monterey County Summer Welcome Party
Hosted by: Cal Alumni Club of Monterey County
August 7, 2022 | Salinas, CA
Central California
Southern California
Hosted by: San Gabriel Cal Alumni Club
July 9, 2022 | Pasadena, CA
Summer Welcome Reception for San Diego County
Hosted by: UC Berkeley Alumni Club of San Diego
July 16, 2022 | Carlsbad, CA
Long Beach Summer Welcome Drive-Through
Hosted by: Cal Alumni of Long Beach Chapter
July 16, 2022 | Long Beach, CA
BKAA Family Summer Picnic ’22
Hosted by: Berkeley Korean-American Alumni Association
July 23, 2022 | Huntington Beach, CA
Summer Welcome Party for the Coachella Valley
Hosted by: Cal Bears in the Desert
July 25, 2022 | Palm Desert, CA
South Bay New Student Welcome Party
Hosted by: South Bay Cal Alumni Club
July 30, 2022 | Rolling Hills Estates, CA
Summer Welcome Party with the Chicanx Latinx Alumni Association, Los Angeles
Hosted by: Chicanx Latinx Alumni Association, Los Angeles
July 30, 2022 | TBD
Los Angeles Summer Welcome Party
Hosted by: Cal Alumni of Los Angeles
July 31, 2022 | Los Angeles, CA
Orange County Summer Welcome Party
Hosted by: Orange County Cal Alumni Club
July 31, 2022 | Irvine, CA
Southern California Summer Welcome Party
Hosted by:
Cal Alumni of Los Angeles
San Gabriel Valley Cal Alumni Club
Cal Alumni Club of Long Beach
Orange County Cal Alumni Club
Pilipinx American Alumni Chapter
Chicanx Latinx Alumni Association, Los Angeles
Chicanx Latinx Alumni Association, Orange County
Aug 6, 2022 | Virtual
Out-of-State
Hosted by: Cal Alumni Club of New England
July 9, 2022 | Virtual
Phoenix Summer Welcome Party
Hosted by: Cal Alumni Club of Phoenix
July 9, 2022 | Phoenix, AZ
Austin Summer Welcome Party
Hosted by: Cal Alumni Club of Austin
July 16, 2022 | Austin, TX
South East Michigan Summer Welcome Party
Hosted by: Motor City Bears
July 16, 2022 | Milford, MI
Chicago Summer Welcome Party
Hosted by: Cal Alumni Club of Chicago
July 17, 2022 | Lake Bluff, IL
New York Summer Welcome Party
Hosted by: Cal Alumni Club of New York (CACNY)
July 17, 2022 | The Great Lawn, Central Park
Northern Nevada and The Sierras Summer Welcome Party
Hosted by: Bears in the Woods
July 20, 2022 | Virtual
Washington D.C. Summer Welcome Party
Hosted by: Cal Alumni Club of Washington D.C.
July 23, 2022 | Potomac, MD
Colorado Summer Welcome Party
Hosted by: Rocky Mountain Golden Bears
July 24, 2022 | Aurora, CO
Houston Summer Welcome Party
Hosted by: Cal Alumni Club of Houston
July 30, 2022 | Houston, TX
Southern Nevada Summer Welcome Party
Hosted by: Cal Alumni Chapter of Southern Nevada
August 6, 2022 | Las Vegas, NV