Saint Xavier Alumni Called Home To Alma Mater For 2025 Homecoming

CHICAGO — Saint Xavier University is calling alumni from all eras and classes home to their alma mater for homecoming, with events planned for Saturday, Oct. 11. All activities take place on SXU’s Chicago campus at 3700 W. 103rd St.

Alumni can get in some exercise by putting on their cleats and join an alumni baseball game at 8 a.m. on the Richard R. Ferrell Memorial Field, or alumni basketball games at 9 a.m. (women) and 9:30 a.m. (men) in the Shannon Center.

Wear your SXU gear and head to Bruce R. Deaton Memorial Field for a noon kickoff against Siena Heights University of Adrian, Mich. Saint Xavier University alumni from all eras and graduating classes are invited to the Alumni Tailgate Tent from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. before the game. The first 150 alumni to check in on game day will receive free SXU Alumni swag.

Enjoy delicious eats, music, and more in the alumni tailgate tent, before the noon kickoff, when the 2-2 Saint Xavier Cougars host the 2-1 Siena Heights Saints (pending the Oct. 4 games). Kickoff is at noon. Admission to the game is $5.

While you’re waiting for the game to start, stroll around the SXU campus and see what’s remained and what has changed on the Chicago campus. Stop by the SXU Gallery and check out artist Diana Noh’s “refractured/Threads of Awakening, The Self.”

The homecoming celebration continues into Sunday, Oct. 12, when SXU music alumni will join the SXU Jazz Cats in the Music Performance Hall at 3 p.m.

Visit the SXU Calendar or The Den for more information on homecoming, and get ready to share your Cougar pride.