Stop Alumni abuse and waste now! SAAWN - Page 2

AOX81 · #16 06-12-2002, 10:36 AM

I remember reading this post a long time ago and I remember it having a lot of good ideas. I'm an Alum and I'm helping the active members get their stuff organized so the communication between ALL members will be improved.

Your ideas are wonderful James.

AXPAlum · #17 06-12-2002, 04:30 PM

I agree, it's just that many people don't want to or just don't have the time or effort to sit down and do this type of work. It takes a lot of dedication and energy to get your alumni to attend. Not mention the $$ factor. Good ideas, yes, but now the trouble is finding a small group that can take on the task and go through with it without being half-assed.

AXPAlum

DWAlphaGam · #18 06-12-2002, 07:09 PM

I'm really glad that you ressurected this thread, AOX81! Thank you! I recently became alumnae relations advisor for my chapter, which has had virtually next to no contact with alumnae for the past few years. We have made great strides in the past 2 years, finally producing a newsletter, setting up a website and a Yahoo group, and having alumnae day again, but our contact is still very limited. I will be passing this thread along to the alumnae relations coordinator to see what we can come up with as far as using some of these ideas for our chapter. Thank you, James, for your ideas, and if anyone else has any other ideas, please pass them along!

#19 06-12-2002, 07:48 PM

I 'd also like to say thank to James for starting this.
I would just like to say that also...when you invite alumni down to help out with stuff...LET US HELP! And if we give you advice, its not that we dont think you dont know what you're doing or talking about, its just that we 've known the campus longer then you and have been through what your going through. Its never hurt anyone to ask for help

AOX81 · #20 06-13-2002, 12:41 PM

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Originally posted by DWAlphaGam
I'm really glad that you ressurected this thread, AOX81! Thank you!

Your welcome

Tom Earp · #21 06-13-2002, 04:10 PM

UMGirl, a very good point!

In our better days, we sent out a news letter 2 times a year!

It high lighted what the Chapter was doing and at least something about 2 Alums! It gave a list of events of per semester, Births, weddings, who got Initiated, recruted, and a state of the Fraternity Message from the High Alpha, President!

Alums do want to help where they can as 98 % remember what the good old days are even though they be only Graduated for one or two years!

Everyone loves to see their name in print.

No one was more suprised that me when I was presented the Alumni of The Decade Award at Founders Day!

One of the few times I was Speachless!

Remember one thing Tho, it can only be put in if they are notified!

Also with the cost of printing and mailing it can be a drain on the Budget. Cyber sends can only reach so many. If you do not have the address, well they do not get the message!

That is why getting e-m is so important and you can only get that by working your tail off! Well of couse if they remmeber to send you a change of address!

LXAAlum · #22 06-13-2002, 05:29 PM

One thing about invites - don't send a homecoming activity invitation to alums just two weeks before the event - give a minimum of 3 MONTHS lead time for alums to get the calendar squared away - life in the "real" world (work, spouse, kids) gets full-up quickly. The more lead time, the greater the probability of attending.

#23 06-13-2002, 06:35 PM

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Originally posted by LXAAlum
One thing about invites - don't send a homecoming activity invitation to alums just two weeks before the event - give a minimum of 3 MONTHS lead time for alums to get the calendar squared away - life in the "real" world (work, spouse, kids) gets full-up quickly. The more lead time, the greater the probability of attending.

Thank You!

sweetie adpi · #24 06-13-2002, 08:06 PM

hiya... i'd found this post a while ago but hadn't posted... i wanna take the opportunity to thank james and those who posted more ideas and resurrected the thread... one of our chapter goals is improvement in alumni relations, and you all have some great ideas going on here, so... thanks!!!

Tom Earp · #25 06-14-2002, 05:02 PM

We had a Leadership or mentoring meet with our actives and discussed the points that needed to be laid out for them!

1 Set an agenda
2 list the agenda and let me know as I am the one who sends out e-m Messages. A lot off hard work but have over 200 now!
3 Put together a Lambda Gram, our newsletter!
4 List dates of events so that the Brothers will be aware of them early enough to make plans to come back!

Alums have familys, and while they still have the feeling, it may be hard with out early notice they cannot come!

I know ours are all over the country and have to set up plans to be there!

Try 2 main times of the year! First Semester, Homecoming. Second Semester Founders Day! This way, maybe they can come back for at least one!

If they can come for at least one, you have won the battle, you get them there! If they have a good time, heck it is like glue, they will stick!

But of course, they need to know what is going on!

After 4 years, I am finally getting Brothers to send me changes and getting leads and e-m list to put in our data bank so we can let them know!

Sad but true, I have @ 200 out of 600!

They really want to hear from you!!!!!!!! They will do more if you do!

Remember, they had the love for the Fraternity/Soroity to spend time with you. It is hard to turn that love off!

I rember every member of the local I started and am pissed because I am missing 3 out of 20!

I am still looking!

pinkyphimu · #26 07-26-2002, 04:25 PM

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Originally posted by LXAAlum
One thing about invites - don't send a homecoming activity invitation to alums just two weeks before the event - give a minimum of 3 MONTHS lead time for alums to get the calendar squared away - life in the "real" world (work, spouse, kids) gets full-up quickly. The more lead time, the greater the probability of attending.

Wow...three weeks...that is a lot in my chapter. I once received an invite to initiation 3 days before it was scheduled! I live 6 hrs away from the chapter, so I had no chance of ever making it. And it was scheduled for a Wednesday at 10 PM, even the local alums couldn't make it!

I really appreciate all of the suggestions that everyone has made. I wish the girls from my chapter were reading this! When I was collegiate president, I added the position of corresponding secretary (our chapter was pretty small so we had one secretary doing recording and corresponding prior to this). I graduated 5 years ago, and each year since I have received less and less mail. As a matter of fact, I don't think I have seen a newsletter in over a year! And we have a chapter association, too. I have gotten one newsletter in 2 years. It is definately hard to contribute to the chapter's wish list when I haven't heard a thing from them!!

KillarneyRose · #27 07-28-2002, 11:21 PM

Great idea James, I can't believe I didn't see it the "first time around"!

Unfortunately, when I was in college we looked at the involved alumnae as people who basically had no life. What a shame! I'm sure there would have been so many sisters who would have loved to be included in things but weren't.

EagleChick19 · #28 09-21-2002, 06:58 PM

BUMP!!!

AlphaSigLana · #29 11-19-2002, 07:36 PM

I was just elected VP of Alum and heritage of my chapter. i am so excited. I have gotten great ideas from this forum. The VP before me did a great job getting alum involved so i hope I continue to do the same!

Tom Earp · #30 11-19-2002, 10:36 PM

Hey Sweety, thanks for moving this up in the threads a bit! Congratualstions!!!!!

If need any help, Just a moment away!

Ya Da Best!!!!!!!