As a part of Family Weekend, from October 8-11, 2021, old traditions found their way back to campus, including the meet & greet for Laker Parents. The Laker Meet & Greet was hosted in the Grand Valley Grand River Room, on the Allendale campus, in coordination with the weekends' other festivities. As a part of family weekend, we wanted to create spirit on- and off-campus, this extends to include the families of our Lakers from all locations. Creating the space for members of the Lakers' family Facebook page offered the opportunity to meet the admin team, create connections to other parents and the campus, and meet departments that have a great impact on both the students and their parents. These departments will include: Housing, Dining, Mental Health/Advising, Public Safety, Financial Aid, and (Office of Student Life)OSL/Involvement. This was an an RSVP event, which has been done though ticketing online and received 674 RSVPs. A simple buffet was prepared by catering, accompanied by a generous donation of 250 assorted cookie from Insomnia Cookies. Hosted from 3-6pm offered a flexible range that parents can visit from farther locations, have time to meet with their Lakers before or after the event, and not have to wait very long if they planned to attend the football game at 7pm against Northwood on home turf winning with a score of 70-9.