Sigma Phi Epsilon · NH Alpha · Dartmouth College

Dr. Seuss Centennial Celebration

Honoring Theodor Geisel

D’25 · SigEp · C&G

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Date
Sun, Oct 4, 2026
Time
12:00 – 3:00 PM
Location
Hanover Inn Ballroom
Occasion
Homecoming
01About the afternoon

A century on, the legacy still lives at 11 Webster Ave.

Before he was Dr. Seuss, Theodor Geisel was a Dartmouth man and a brother of Sigma Phi Epsilon. The imagination that reshaped how the world reads first took root here in Hanover.

This reception marks the centennial of his 1925 graduation. Join fellow alumni, current brothers, and the wider Dartmouth community for an afternoon celebrating Geisel’s enduring influence, featuring a reading and remarks from Professor Donald Pease, a keynote from a senior alum, mocktails, and light bites.

Dress: Business casual.

Sigma Phi Epsilon Cat in the Hat crest
02Event program

Centennial schedule

Three hours in the Hanover Inn Ballroom, built around a reading from Geisel’s biographer.

Sunday, October 4
Hanover Inn Ballroom
2 E Wheelock St, Hanover, NH 03755
Food and drinks provided

  1. 12:00 – 12:30 PM

    Guest arrival & open reception

    Check-in, hors d’oeuvres, mocktails, and informal networking.

  2. 12:30 – 12:40 PM

    Welcome remarks

    NH Alpha leadership welcomes guests and introduces Professor Donald Pease.

  3. 12:40 – 1:10 PM

    Dr. Seuss at Dartmouth Featured

    Professor Donald Pease offers a reading and remarks on Geisel’s Dartmouth experience and legacy.

  4. 1:10 – 1:25 PM

    Moderated Q&A

    Conversation with Professor Pease on Dr. Seuss, Dartmouth history, and Geisel’s legacy.

  5. 1:25 – 1:35 PM

    Alumni & centennial remarks

    Steven Tseng offers brief remarks on NH Alpha history, alumni community, and the centennial.

  6. 1:35 – 3:00 PM

    Networking reception & closing remarks

    Reception continues with thanks to speakers, alumni, Dartmouth partners, and guests.

03Featured remarks
Professor Donald Pease

Professor Donald Pease

Ted & Helen Geisel Third Century Professor in the Humanities, Dartmouth

Chair, Master of Arts in Liberal Studies

Author of the definitive Geisel biography, Professor Pease will offer a reading and reflections on the man behind the myth: the Dartmouth years, the fraternity that shaped him, and the improbable path from Hanover to the printed page. Few know the story better.

Steven Tseng

Steven Tseng

Senior Partner, Deloitte

D’95 · T’01 · P’30 · SigEp

Delivering the afternoon’s keynote, Steven Tseng brings three decades advising multinational enterprises through PwC, Goldman Sachs, KPMG, and now Deloitte, alongside active ties to the chapter itself as President of NH Alpha’s Alumni & Volunteer Corporation. His remarks connect the values formed at 11 Webster Ave to a career, and a life, built on them.

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