Wow this is way helpful!
I'm planning our 5 year reunion. I know it is short but it is a big deal to make it to our first reunion. Many of our Alpha Class live so far away we've never met them. This is our big chance!
I really like the survey idea! We've had sketchy relations w/our alumnae, not alot of emphasis on it. It is impacted because they are all in school so few have the time and money to approach us. We are hoping that this will help turn our relations around, not that they are bad, but we could/should be doing better.
How have you guys done invites? What company? Suggestions on this? Our reunion is in April, letters are going out at the end of the summer talking about what is possibly going to happen, we'll send surveys then too
And start letting them know about what we want to do. Formal invites are going out to the chapter alumnae probably nov/dec is that too early? some women live abroad so... Then we'll follow up with regular letters over the next few months leading up. Chapters and nat'l will get stuff in Jan. i'm not sure on our timeline for all this...eek!
ARe there some etiquette things that we should watch for? ie, who we invite? Should we plan a philanthropy event for the weekend? We are gonna do a whole weekend thing it is gonna be a long weekend and we are working on having initiation that weekend.
We are planning on combining our formal with our founders. We've always had our formal that weekend so we are going to combine, also to help us with our dues (eek!) All of our alumnae are young...i dunno you all have me worried at this point about a formal affair...most aren't married so that will help, only two will have babies!!!!!! (our first chapter legacies!!!!!!)
blah so much to think about!
I'd appreciate any help anyone will give!!!!
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