Two students pose in front of a sparkle backdrop holding state signs with Mississippi and Louisiana

Hometown Pride

Join the other new Lions from your hometown for a night of Hometown Pride, a Lion regional mixer. This gathering is about celebrating where you come from while deepening your connections here on campus.

Bring your hometown pride. Find your LMU community.

A postcard with the LMU letters filled in with the chapel and lion statue that says Greetings from Hometown Pride

At Hometown Pride, you’ll meet other students from your region and discover that while you’re building a new home at LMU, you don’t have to leave your hometown behind.

You are welcome to attend whichever regional event is where you call home. Come ready to connect, laugh, and celebrate! Join us to:

Meet other new students from your corner of the country
Share stories, traditions, and hometown pride
Build friendships that make your two homes feel closer together
Enjoy small bites inspired by the flavors of your region

Hometown Pride: Regional Dinners

Three students stand in front of large silver balloon letters spelling LOS ANGELES and hold LMU-branded shirts and sweatshirts during a campus event

Southern California and Hawaii

Monday, Sept., 14, at 5 p.m.
Southern California and Hawaii

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Two female students one with a red sweatshirt and one with a striped white and black sweatshirt pose with food on their forks.

Northern California and Pacific Northwest

Tuesday, Sept., 15, at 5 p.m.
Alaska, Oregon, and Washington

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An attendee wearing a blue Aeropostale hoodie holds up a smartphone while standing near a registration or check-in table at an LMU Hometown Pride event

The South

Thursday, Sept., 17, at 5 p.m.
Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, and West Virginia

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Three students sit together at a round table during an LMU Hometown Pride event

East Coast

Wednesday, Sept., 23, at 5 p.m.
East (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia)

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Five attendees pose together at an LMU Hometown Pride event in front of a decorative metallic fringe backdrop

Midwest and Mountain

Thursday, Sept., 24, at 5 p.m.
Midwest (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Wisconsin) and the Mountain region (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming)

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