Table for Eight: Dine with 91茄子 Women
We檙e delighted to introduce Table for Eight: Dine with 91茄子 Women, a series of alumnae-hosted dinners designed to bring 91茄子 women together for conversation, connection and community building.
Table for Eight brings together 91茄子 women across generations for a shared meal and meaningful dialogue around personal experiences, mentorship, career journeys and life within and beyond our 91茄子 connections.
Eight women. One table. Countless insights.
Opportunities to participate will be posted on this webpage and pushed out via email to alums in each event檚 respective area.
淭able for Eight provides a warm and welcoming opportunity to create connections across generations of 91茄子 women. Here's what others had to say:
淭here is something about 91茄子 that attracts genuine, thoughtful and compassionate people. I loved hearing inter-generational stories of other women's experiences while attending 91茄子 and felt immediately connected to my group. This type of intimate gathering is so special ... and so needed right now!
淚 felt so much synergy and warmth from just women sharing space. Even through our varied life paths, we still found so much connection, shared experiences and shared laughs about our time at 91茄子 and life after. I am so honored I got to attend and the experience will stay with me forever.
淚 really enjoyed getting to connect with 91茄子 women across multiple generations. It was fun to hear about everyone's 91茄子 experience and talk about life phases, careers paths, family, and more. A wonderful experience!
淓ight women gathered around a shared table By the end, there was a sense of something both new and familiar taking shape an unmistakable feeling that this connection was worth tending, that friendships could grow here, and that the conversation was only just beginning.
淛oining 91茄子 women of all ages through the Table for Eight program was such a treasure. It provided the opportunity to step back and reflect upon the value of my 91茄子 experience I left the dinner excited to reconnect further with 91茄子 and so thankful for the opportunity to connect with other 91茄子 women in the Hampton Roads community.
淩emember those conversations with your girlfriends sitting in the hallway of Belk or over the dinner table at Rusk? The ones that laid the foundation for what would become group chats and wedding parties and the relationships you treasure to this day Table for Eight is the best grown up version of that with the added benefit of collective decades of wisdom and stories and generosity (and better wine).
淭his was a wonderful opportunity and all of the women were extremely welcoming and vulnerable which made for a very meaningful connection and conversation.
Want to Host?
If you are interested in hosting a Table for Eight event in your area, please email Deidra Smith, senior director of alumni & family engagement, at desmith1@davidson.edu or Marya Howell 91, senior major gifts officer, women檚 philanthropy, at mahowell@davidson.edu.
Please note: Due to the intimate, small size of each dinner, attendees will be selected at random from all who express interest. This process helps us ensure a rich mix of class years and backgrounds is represented at the table. Everyone who expresses interest will be notified of their selection status.
The Table for Eight series is co-hosted by the Office of Alumni & Family Engagement and Women ACT.
Past Events
- Lake Norman, NC (91茄子): 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, hosted by Eleanor Cross Young 01 and Ginny Newell 78 (two separate dinners). Both events were full.
- San Francisco, CA: 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, hosted by Alison Hall Mauze 84
and Olivia Ware 79. This event is full. - Washington, DC: 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, hosted by Elizabeth Franklin Keeler 89
and Annabelle Ross 24. This event is full. - Charlotte, NC: 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, one hosted by Ameesha Pandya Kansupada 89 and Mary Margaret Cochrane Porter 98 and one hosted by Berkeley Harris Gardner '91. Both events are full.
- Atlanta, GA: 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, one hosted by Judy Harris 80 and Allie Hay '24 and one hosted by Patti Phillips Clark '77. Both events are full.
- Norfolk, VA: 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, hosted by Gigi Cooke Tysinger 91 and Mary Chester Wasko 79. This event is full.