Geneseo Legacy Program

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SUNY Geneseo’s Legacy Program honors families who have made attending the College a tradition. We treasure the ties that bind your family to ours and take pride in celebrating the shared roots that span decades--or even centuries.

Each fall we present first-year students with a legacy pin, and we honor all legacy connections online.

A legacy student has a parent, grandparent, sibling, aunt, uncle, or cousin who is a Geneseo graduate. 

2026 First-Year Legacy Student Celebration Station - Class of 2030:

  • This event will coincide with first-year residence hall check-in and family programming.
    Tuesday, August 18, 2026
    11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
    College Union Lobby
    • pick-up a Geneseo Legacy pin for your current student and an Aunt Cookies voucher
    • pose for a Legacy Family snapshot if your student is in attendance
  • More details and registration links coming in spring 2026.
View galleries from previous legacy celebrations:

2025 Legacy Celebration
2024 Legacy Celebration
2023 Legacy Celebration
2022 Legacy Celebration
2021 Legacy Celebration
2020 Virtual Legacy Celebration
2019 Legacy Pinning Ceremony
2018 Legacy Pinning Ceremony

Legacy defined

We consider any family relation a legacy connection. For example, if your great-uncle attended Geneseo and so did you (regardless of when either of you graduated), you have a legacy connection that we want to celebrate.

Legacy connections include (and you may even find yourself in several of these categories):

  • Parent/Grandparent - Child/Grandchild
  • Aunt/Uncle - Niece/Nephew
  • Siblings and First Cousins
Other resources

All college yearbooks are available digitally if you want to search for photos of family members during their time at SUNY Geneseo.

By completing the legacy form, you agree to SUNY Geneseo's Photo Release Policy. Your signature on this form is not required.