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Originally posted by ROWDYsister
If "alumni" refers to masculine or mixed plural, then why is it dead wrong when used for an all-female college? Wouldn't it be like one of those situations you could use the male form for, just to be safe? I mean, I know "alumnae" would be preferred...
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Because if it's an all female college, there are no male graduates, therefore there are no alumni. If it is a college that USED to be all female and has admitted some males, they should go w/ "alumni" but Spelman hasn't done that.