It has been quite a summer so far! In June we had a fascinating visit from Professor Jon Caris, just this past weekend we welcomed our newly matriculating Smithies into the fold at our annual Summer Tea, and every month our Smith College Club of the Peninsula Book Club gets together.

As ever, members get a proactive Evite to all club events -- become a member to ensure that you never miss out on one of these fun gatherings!

HEY YOU! we are looking for additional people to make our board more robust. We meet via Zoom once per month to plan events and communications that support our mission: connect local alums and support the college through student recruitment via college fairs and more. Click here to complete a Google form to let us know that you're interested in joining the board at any level!

SUMMER TEA, Welcoming New Students - Sunday, July 23

It's the most wonderful time of the year! We had a delightful event at the home of Joy Silver '96 (THANK YOU, JOY), welcoming many of our newly matriculating Smithies and catching up with a few current Smithies who are in the area for the Summer. Every year this event is such a special moment for the new students to experience a taste of the lasting connection that Smith offers, and for alums to meet these promising, brilliant young people at the beginning of their Smith journey.

FACULTY SPEAKER - Saturday, June 17

BOOK CLUB - Wednesday, June 21

Eight of us held a lengthy discussion of Octavia E. Butler’s “Kindred” on Wednesday the 21st. Many thanks to Diana McDonough for hosting us. We were critical of the author’s writing—it seemed unsophisticated, with no memorable passages—but the overall effect was engrossing; most of us found it a page-turner. We were impressed by the range of themes, especially the violence, both physical and psychological, of slavery; the insidious ease of acclimatization to and acceptance of a changed situation; and an array of moral dilemmas with no easy answers.

Upcoming books:

• August 9: Annual Movie Night and potluck: “All the King’s Men” by Robert Penn Warren
• September 20: "These Precious Days" by Ann Patchett

If you're interested in joining the conversation this month, please contact the Book Club Coordinator Sally Smith '64 via email.

To get details about the monthly meetings click here to join the book club.

HEY YOU LOVELY ALUM!

JOIN THE BOARD of the SMITH COLLEGE CLUB of the PENINSULA

'Tis the season to get put the SCCP board together! EVERYONE is invited. Ideally, we would like to have a larger board including "at large" members who join the conversation once a month and help guide our efforts to connect alums, current students, and prospective students from the Peninsula Bay Area.

We need help with communications, high school recruitment fairs, event co-ordination, and any other talent you bring! Please consider joining the board at ANY level. COMPLETE THIS FORM to let us know that you're interested.

Join the Fun! Become a Member!

As a paying member of the Smith College Club of the Peninsula, you will get proactive evites to every planned event, and the following additional perks:

• Discounted admission to Club events, including lectures by faculty from the College
• Evite invitations to fun programs geared toward the varying interests of local alums
• The opportunity to meet and form lifelong connections with intelligent, interesting alums
• A sense of satisfaction knowing that Club funds help Smith attract outstanding young women from the Peninsula and provide scholarship funds to enable them to attend the College

Join the Book Club

If you are interested in attending our book club meetings or getting on the mailing list, please contact the Book Club Coordinator Sally Smith '64 via email or by filling out the form on our website at https://www.peninsulasmithclubca.org/book-club.

The book club meets at 7:30 p.m., generally on the third Wednesday of each month.

What are you waiting for? JOIN THE CLUB »