"Nostalgia Isn't What It Used To Be."

Not true.  The history of this web site proves it.

It actually began at the  Class Reunion held in September, 1999 at the school formerly known as Mater Christi.  Two people from the class of '69 met for the first time that night. They were two unattached attractive people, one male (Steve Byczek), one female (Marjorie Caruso).   By the end of the night they did what came natural - THEY COLLABORATED ON A PLAN TO LINK THE CLASS OF 69 ELECTRONICALLY!  Hey, I'm not making this up.  They contacted everyone they could by email and an email group was formed.  More and more '69 alumni joined the group.  Probably an average of 10-15 emails a day were shared by the group.  Jokes, birth announcements, heartache, philosophy, you name it.  The group just kept growing.  Eventually a chat room was added.  In March of 2000, the list grew too large for some email systems to handle so we went to a web-based messaging system.  I decided it would be fun to have a "Class of 69" section on my own personal web site.  The other 69ers contributed some photos and commentary and the site was born. Many of the people of this group met for minireunions, lunch, etc.  The amazing thing about it is that we are not necessarily people who knew each other well in High School.  As a matter of fact, most of us were strangers when this group was formed.  We don't feel like strangers any more.

I decided that this group should have its own web site.  And then I figured - why not have a web site for ALL graduates of Mater Christi.  So in March of 2000 I registered the name www.materchristi.com and quietly began working on the site.  I actually published directly on the web while I was drafting the site.  I figured no one would visit since the URL was not known.  Then I received an email from Elizabeth Brunning Ohlgart  ('65) commenting on the site.  She had come across it accidentally and was letting her friends know about it.  So ready-for-prime-time or not, the site was launched.

I am very excited about this site.  I feel there  is a strong bond among the people who are part of the Mater Christi family.  I look forward to linking up with the thousands of Mater Christi alumni.

Be advised that this is not a spectator sport.  You will be asked to participate.  I will expect that if I give you an assignment it will be completed in a timely manner.  Neatness counts and your grade will become a part of your "permanent record."

Bye for now.

Mater Christi Web Guy