[honeychile]

My ideas are more on the alumnae support.

1) Have your alumnae liason get together with your alumnae association in the beginning of each term to set up a good time/date for teas or any graduation programs involving alumnae.

2) NEVER, EVER send out invitations less than 2 weeks prior to the event!! Alumnae have busy lives, too.

3) And, NEVER, EVER change the date of an alumnae event at the last minute!! Alumnae who have to get baby sitters will resent that with a passion!

4) If you have a graduation program that involves the alumnae, and there are certain items that they ask you to provide, DO IT!!

5) If you want alumnae to help you for Recruitment, tell them the dates as soon as you know them. I have known alumnae to actually take their vacation to be there for Recruitment.

6) Let the alumnae know what the theme of each party is, and what the actives will be wearing. No, they rarely want to wear the same thing, but if y'all are in t-shirts & shorts, your alumnae don't want to be wearing a dress & heels! Or, vice versa - would you really want your alumnae to wear shorts to help out with Pref? I didn't think so.

I'm reserving the option to add more.