While Mardi Gras is technically in late winter, when ICO alumni gather, any day can be a celebration! Strike up the band, find your shiniest beads to wear, and enjoy several pages recapping Homecoming at ICO.  

Spending four years in Chicago can have very different effects on ICO alumni. Some ODs find that they thrive in the energy of a big city. Others feel the pull toward a quieter, smaller town. Life after ICO may mean starting a business, a family… and inevitably, student loan repayment. 

Almost fifty years ago, a young couple left their native country of India to provide greater opportunities for equality, education, and advancement for the children they did not yet have. They created a ripple.