West Point Society of the Carolinas

Not to have the uptown session left out! Good to see everyone!

Happy 4th of July to the WPSOC Team! Apologies for the delayed post from last week’s Benny Havens Social and Charlotte Knights baseball game, but it’s a good day to share some pics featuring America’s favorite pastime.

We had a good showing with seven Old Grads, several spouses and future Old Grads (aka, kids). The Pub at Uptown fueled us up for a great game where the Knights pulled out a win in the final innings. Thanks to all who came out to join us.

In July we’ll return to our 3rd Thursday of the month schedule for Benny Havens, so stay tuned for details for our Thursday, 16 July get-together.

Stay safe if you’re traveling, we look forward to seeing you at the next event.

Beat Navy!

REMINDER: Our monthly luncheons are Thursday, July 2, 2026. Please see below for location details and keep in mind these lunches will continue monthly on the 1st Thursday of every month.

What: Monthly West Point Society of the Carolinas Lunch
When: Thursday, July 2, 2026 from noon to 1 PM
Where:
- North - Torrence and Knox, 20936 Torrence Chapel Rd, Cornelius.
- Uptown – Ri Ra Irish Pub, 208 N. Tryon Street.
- South – Tony’s Pizza, 14027 Conlan Cir, Charlotte (Ballantyne).

This is either the worst 3-on-3 basketball team ever, or a trio of Old Grads enjoying the Uptown WPSOC lunch today. Fortunately it’s the latter. On hand for food and fellowship were Jung (‘73), Davis (‘06) and Bolen (‘92).

Looking forward to our next event on 25 June, our monthly Benny Havens social combined with a Knights baseball game at Truist Field. Game tickets are available now, and stay tuned for information on our pre-game Benny Havens festivities.

Beat Navy!!

REMINDER: Our monthly luncheons are Thursday, June 4, 2026. Please see below for location details and keep in mind these lunches will continue monthly on the 1st Thursday of every month.

What: Monthly West Point Society of the Carolinas Lunch
When: Thursday, June 4, 2026 from noon to 1 PM
Where:
- North - Torrence and Knox, 20936 Torrence Chapel Rd, Cornelius.
- Uptown – Ri Ra Irish Pub, 208 N. Tryon Street.
- South – Tony’s Pizza, 14027 Conlan Cir, Charlotte (Ballantyne).

Had four Old Grads join us at Primal Brewery for the May WPSOC Benny Havens social (plus a great supporting effort from a couple of spouses and kids). Present for duty were Jung ‘73); Browne (‘06); Pimentel (‘25); and Bolen (‘92).

Great to see everyone; stay tuned for details on our June Benny Havens in conjunction with our baseball game at Truist Stadium.

Reminder for tonight’s (Thursday, 21 May) WPSOC Benny Havens social! Come join us at Primal Brewery in Belmont, located at 52 Ervin Street about a block from Downtown Belmont. The fun starts at 5:30pm. Look forward to seeing a good crowd and catching up with some Old Grads and friends of WPSOC.

https://primalbrewery.com/belmont-info/

REMINDER: Our monthly luncheons are Thursday, May 7, 2026. Please see below for location details and keep in mind these lunches will continue monthly on the 1st Thursday of every month.

What: Monthly West Point Society of the Carolinas Lunch
When: Thursday, May 7, 2026 from noon to 1 PM
Where:
- North - Torrence and Knox, 20936 Torrence Chapel Rd, Cornelius.
- Uptown – Ri Ra Irish Pub, 208 N. Tryon Street.
- South – Tony’s Pizza, 14027 Conlan Cir, Charlotte (Ballantyne).

Last post for this social media catch-up! We had a quartet or Old Grads on hand at the Uptown WPSOC lunch on 2 April. Assembled for lunch formation were Jung ‘73; Cal ‘85; Kneisc ‘00 and Bolen ‘92.

Reminder that we have three simultaneous lunches the first Thursday of each month in Uptown, Lake Norman and Ballyntyne. Come join us for some good chow and great company!

Thanks to everyone who joined us for our Founders Day celebration on Sunday, 22 March. We had another great event at The Palmer Building in Charlotte, with over 120 folks coming out to honor our Alma Mater.

Special thanks to COL TK Kelly, our guest speaker from West Point; Gary Dolan ‘69, our “Most Senior” Grad rep; Parker Hanes ‘23, our Youngest Grad; and Paul Coughlin ‘51, our Oldest Grad Emeritus.

Our after action survey went out to all participants this week; take a few minutes and let us know how we did and how we can improve future events. Planning for next year’s Founders Day starts this summer; we’re happy for any help we can get from the Society…reach out and let us know how you can contribute!