Alumni-Initiate Activities

Alumni-initiate Relations
What are some ways your initiate classes can get to know your Alumni? How do you teach your Initiates about the importance of Alumni and being a brother for ever?

Alumni Sponsored Initiate Scholarships
Bay Area Alumni Association/Delta Omega
see: Scholarship

Alumni-initiate Pen Pals
Gamma Xi (can Charlie do a write-up?)

Initiate Interviews
If you require your initiates to interview members of your chapter, consider encouraging them to also interview local Alumni, even if they are not from your chapter. Providing your initiates additional viewpoints on what the fraternity and chapter means to individuals can help guide them through the process.

Alumni Big Brothers
Unless your chapter by-laws prohibit it, your Alumni might be good options for big brothers, especially if there are not enough people and brothers need to take two or three littles per rush period. Make sure you talk to the Alumni whom you want to participate ahead of time to make sure they are able to commit to it. Also make sure you invite them to events so that you initiates can become familiar with them. Don't assume your Alumni know what events they are invited to attend.

Family Line Events
Encouraging Alumni to participate in events with their family lines, especially during the rush and initiation process will both help keep your Alumni involved and also serve as a role model for newer members on how to continue to participate after graduation. Consider encouraging chapter wide family line events such as; dinners, movies, bowling etc.

Initiate Meetings
Do you invite local Alumni to attend your chapter's weekly initiate meetings? Consider having a few come and lead sessions for your initiate classes when they are discussing Alumni topics. Introducing your initiates to your Alumni early on with help them understand that //brotherhood is forever//. Also consider bringing some Alumni to events to help teach the history of the chapter.