For Advisors & Alumni

With a Greek community that is over 150 years old, we have over 25,000 living Greek alumni who have graduated from Vanderbilt and gone on to excel in politics, business, education, industry & technology, medicine, law, entertainment and sports. Continued involvement and support from alumni reinforces that membership is for a lifetime!

As a part of the Vanderbilt University Fraternity & Sorority Standards all chapters are expected to meet the following areas related to alumni involvement:

• Chapter has an active alumni/ae advisory board or graduate chapter advisor(s)
• Chapter hosts at least one event for or with alumni/ae each year. Examples include but are not limited to a Homecoming Tailgate or Founder's Day Celebration that is publicized and open to all alumni/ae
• Chapter communicates with chapter alumni/ae via newsletters, emails, websites, or other useful means at least once each semester

Advisory support is critical to the success of the Greek community at Vanderbilt. During the 2007-2008 year, the Greek community will be increasing our focus on advisor involvement with chapters. Throughout the fall semester, Greek Life staff, student leaders and national/regional organization representatives will be hosting advisor information receptions to educate alumni about involvement opportunities in individual chapters. In the early spring semester an Advisor Training Workshop will be held where all chapters should be represented. Additional information is forthcoming about the details of the workshop.

Chapters with consistent alumni involvement tend to be our best chapters. If you are interested in getting involved as an advisor to any of our chapters, please contact Kristin Torrey, Director of Greek Life - kristin.torrey@vanderbilt.edu

Giving to Vanderbilt

Alumni, parents and friends have the opportunity to provide financial support to their fraternity or sorority by giving to Vanderbilt. Tax deductible gifts may be given through Vanderbilt for Greek organizations to support renovation projects, house improvements and upgrades, educational programming and a variety of other chapter needs.

If you are interested in giving a gift to Vanderbilt to benefit your chapter, you can do so by including the chapter name on your check and sending it to:

Station B 357727
2301 Vanderbilt Place
Nashville, TN 37235-7727

You can also give online, by clicking here. Please click "other" in the area you would like to support and include your chapter name in the special comments area.

If you have questions about the use of gifts, please contact Kristin Torrey, Director of Greek Life or Claudia Hazelwood, Executive Director of Development and Alumni Relations.

Homecoming/Reunion, October 24 - 25, 2008:

We hope that you will join us for the Homecoming & Reunion Celebration this year. Individual chapters may be hosting special events for alumni throughout the weekend and we hope that you will take the opportunity to reconnect with old friends and see the progress that the chapter has made in recent years. For more information about the events occuring during this time please visit the Homecoming website or the Homecoming/Reunion website.