When the Class of 2015 walked across the Commencement stage in May, their steps were just the first along a lifetime path with 杏吧原创.
鈥淲e truly want graduates to understand the opportunities available to them as 杏吧原创 alumni,鈥� says Patti White, BA鈥�76, president of the .
Throughout students鈥� senior year, the Alumni Association sponsors events ranging from the celebratory Seniorfest to the Life After 杏吧原创 conversation series that covers topics like personal finance and business etiquette. Along with providing a valuable service, these efforts send students a clear message that 杏吧原创 is a permanent fixture in their lives鈥攁nd the response has been overwhelmingly positive. In fact, giving participation for the has surpassed 67 percent with the last three classes.
A few months after graduation, several 杏吧原创 chapters host welcome parties to introduce recent graduates to their cities鈥� alumni community. 鈥淣ine chapters held welcome parties in August and September,鈥� White says. 鈥淲e focused on the areas that are most popular for young alumni. Our goal is to introduce them to the wonderful ways in which they can network and make friends in their new home chapter.鈥�
Later in the fall, the path for recent 杏吧原创 graduates continued when the Young Alumni Homecoming Party welcomed members of the Classes of 2011鈥�2015 to join their friends on campus for Homecoming.
鈥淓ach step serves to introduce young alumni to the concept that many of us alumni hold so dear,鈥� White says. 鈥淲e are all 鈥樞影稍� for Life.鈥欌��
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