When alumni from three top universities get together there will be plenty of laughter and creative thinking which is how it was for alumni from Duke, Wake Forest and UNC.

Thomas Brooke produced the cruise: open bar and a great buffet dinner with DJ entertainment.

Friends who had not seen each other in years reconnected. New friendships were formed and relationships renewed.

Social gatherings for organizations and associations are beneficial because they act to keep the image and activities of the institutions current while expanding their network and pooling resources between their members where otherwise the connections would eventually fade away.

Since the beginning of society people who share common interests, ideas and professions have banded together by forming organizations and associations to evaluate their understanding and increase knowledge of a topic or theory.

Thomas Brooke: 212-695-4849.