Donating to College Alma Mater

[KDCat]

I used to donate to my undergraduate school, but not my grad schools. I TA'd at one grad school and they got their money's worth out of us. The other school is so rich, it hardly matters if I donate.

I quit donating to my undergrad school after I got married. They started sending all of my mail to me in my husband's name -- "Mrs. John Doe." (My husband graduated from the same school.) I was royally pissed and still am. I'm an alumna in my own right -- they know my name. It's on my transcript. I didn't got there to get an MRS. degree. I have two graduate degees and a career in my own right. It's my money that they are asking for, not my husband's money.

Sending cranky mail to school did nothing to get my mail sent to me in my own name, instead of my husband's name. I started sending my money to Doctors without Borders and Heifer International instead.

[aephi alum]

Originally Posted by KDCat

I quit donating to my undergrad school after I got married. They started sending all of my mail to me in my husband's name -- "Mrs. John Doe." (My husband graduated from the same school.) I was royally pissed and still am. I'm an alumna in my own right -- they know my name. It's on my transcript. I didn't got there to get an MRS. degree. I have two graduate degees and a career in my own right. It's my money that they are asking for, not my husband's money.

I feel your pain. I have my own perfectly good first name, and I prefer Ms.

<threaddrift>My husband and I attended the same school, so we received two identical copies of our alumni magazine every time it was sent out. A few years ago, our alumni association sent a mailing to all married couples where both partners were alumni. They didn't want to waste paper by sending two copies to such couples, so the mailing asked if we wanted to continue receiving separate copies or just get one copy. We told them to send us just one copy.

From that day to this, whenever the alumni magazines are mailed out, we get a copy addressed to "Mr. and Mrs. John Doe" with a code indicating his major and year of graduation. AND we get a copy addressed to "Mrs. Jane Doe" with a code indicating MY major and year of graduation.

This saves paper how? </threaddrift>

[AOIIalum]

I do not give a dime to my alma mater, for various reasons I won't bore everyone with again. The best was one year when I got a call during what they consider as "rivalry Week" to raise more money than the opposing school, and yes, I'd already donated as a supporter to the other school's fundraising efforts. However, I have many donations through the years to my initiating chapter of AOII as well as to the AOII Foundation in a variety of capacities.

The thing that really gets me is when I get the donation pleas from the schools where our two oldest are attending. We're already paying for them to attend your schools and you want MORE MONEY??? Seriously?

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by aephi alum

From that day to this, whenever the alumni magazines are mailed out, we get a copy addressed to "Mr. and Mrs. John Doe" with a code indicating his major and year of graduation. AND we get a copy addressed to "Mrs. Jane Doe" with a code indicating MY major and year of graduation.

This saves paper how? </threaddrift>

I worked with several married couples when I worked on campus. When they got things like that, it was typically "John and Jane Doe" -- seems like an easy fix lol