Guess whooo’s coming to dinner?

Rice’s new Owls ventured outside the hedges Aug. 20 for the annual Associates Dinner, an event where O-Week groups from all 11 residential colleges visit and dine at the homes of college associates who live in the Houston metropolitan area. Associates are faculty, university employees, community members and alumni who serve as mentors to students in their respective colleges and spend time with them at college functions.

Pictured below: Students from Wiess College enjoyed dinner and an impromptu “Thriller” dance lesson at the home of Carlos Solis and his wife, Sandra. Photo credit: Jeff Fitlow.

Pictured below: Students from Lovett College dined at the home of George Phillips, the Ralph and Dorothy Looney Professor of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, and his wife, Tracey. Photo credit: Amy Hodges.