Sure-Fire Tips for Reunion Fun

So you're nervous about your upcoming reunion, and why wouldn't you be? You haven't seen these people in years! No need to worry. Go through our five point checklist for some tips and tricks to have a good time at your reunion — guaranteed!

5. Have some good jokes to tell.
A handful of jokes may come in handy when you find yourself in a conversational lull with your old lab partner. It may seem a bit cheeky, but everyone loves a good joke, so pack a few zingers with you. NOTE: off-color jokes are not your best bet. Keep it in the middle of the road.

4. Keep your address book handy.
Keeping in touch with old friends after the reunion is one way to keep the party going. The information you get now will make the next reunion even better because you'll know how to reach everyone. (You can even organize your own mini-reunion!)

3. Ask questions.
No one likes person who can only talk about themselves. Have questions in mind: Do they have kids? How are their parents? Did they ever climb Mount Everest like they wanted to do in school?

2. Be yourself.
Reunions are traditionally the place where people try to impress one another and embellish the truth. You'll find that if you're honest, others will be too. Then you can get past the "Impress Me" act and catch up with the person they truly are.

1. Don't limit yourself by only talking to your old gang.
Talk to everyone, even the one person you wouldn't dare talk to in school. You never know, the person you hated might become your best friend, or the nerd you never spoke to may just help you get a new job. And who knows? The cute classmate you never had the nerve to talk to just might be available!