In memory of Kirby Capen ’07

18Jun12

I recently heard through the grapevine that Kirby Capen ’07 passed away from cancer in January. Her family kept a blog for her called KirbyStrong to provide family and friends with updates. The blog also became a tool to collect literally thousands of paper cranes that were folded for Kirby. After Kirby’s death, her family […]

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Tags: '07, memorials, origami, paper cranes

The Cat’s Pajamas & Other Accolades

29Jan09

People seem to be talking about us! Here are few clippings: “Impressive, humbling and really fascinating.” (C.B. Whittemore ’83) “Fantastic.” (Naomi Greychase ’94) “Obviously, more recent classes are well-represented, but the most interesting writing (I’ve found), comes from bloggers in the classes between 1960 and 1989. These are women who are living their lives well […]

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Tags: '07, '94, 83, bloggers, blogging, meta, smith, smith alumnae, smith college

Virtual Ivy Day Parade: <10 years

27Mar08

Although the official two-year reunion has been quietly abolished, the youngest alums are planning to parade nonetheless! Here are some other samplings of the Smithie spirit: Jessica ’01 was delighted to receive a package full of incredibly beautiful fabric scraps from a friend. (“One woman’s scraps are another woman’s… soon-to-be quilt?” “From scraps to stitches?” […]

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Tags: '01, '02, '03, '04, '05, '06, '07, '08