Reunions and Events

Annual Reunions

The Annual Alumni Reunions are open to all Conrad Grebel alumni. We do make a special invitation to those who lived, or studied at Grebel during the featured years, but all are welcome. You may have graduated 1, 2 or even 10 years after these dates, but if they are the significant ones for you, then we want you to return to Grebel and reconnect with your old friends. Each alumni event is planned by the members of the Alumni Executive who represent those years.

Alumni Gatherings

The Alumni committee plans a variety of events and reunions. In the recent alumni survey participants asked for more alumni gatherings in various locations. For questions, comments or suggestions, email Alison Enns: aenns@uwaterloo.ca

We've held other Alumni gatherings all across Canada including: Leamington, Toronto, Kitchener-Waterloo, Ottawa, Vancouver, Winnipeg and at Grebel.

Look through photos from previous reunions and gatherings in our photo albums.

As part of UWaterloo's Reunion Weekend, nearly 100 Grebelites from the late ‘90s returned to the College for the 1995-2000 Era Reunion. Our enthusiastic hosts Ian Stokes-Rees and Martha Crealock took us deep into the past as alumni shared memories, sported decades-old Grebelwear, read old issues of GrebelSpeaks, and tested each other’s knowledge of Grebel lore. With music from the Spice Girls, ABBA, Blind Melon, and an amazing ‘90s medley, the crowd quickly got into the spirit (and lyrics) of the 90s!

Many thanks to the Reunion Planning Committee (Taylor Martin, Shauna Leis, Reuben Janzen-Martin, Kristin Reimer, Mike Steinmann, Jen Konkle, and Alison Enns) who dreamed up this event and made it happen. Thanks also to Brian McBay, Ben Janzen, Brandon Leis, Mariana Diez de Bonilla, and Matthew Bailey-Dick for performing, and to Rebecca Steinman and Mariana Diez de Bonilla for sharing about their Grebel experience.

Upcoming Reunions and Gatherings

The next annual reunion at Grebel will be for the 2000-2005 era, on June 6, 2026. Details will come out in the new year.

Friday, October 31, 2025 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Winnipeg Alumni Gathering and Concert

Join fellow Grebel alumni and friends in Winnipeg for a special reception and concert. As part of the Agassiz Cello Festival, Grebel Music Professor Karen Sunabacka will premiere her new ten-minute piece for eight cellos, titled "Water, Reeling and Kin."

Thursday, November 13, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Saskatoon Alumni & Friends Reunion

Grebel Alumni & Friends in the Saskatoon area are invited to an evening gathering at High Key Brewing in Saskatoon. Hosted by Grebel's Academic Dean, Troy Osborne, who will give a College update and answer any questions. Grebel will provide appetizers at this informal gathering.