USD Magazine Summer 2015

[ r e a c h i n g o u t ] T I ES THAT ST I LL B IND A f f i n i t y g r o u p s k e e p U S D a l u m n i c o n n e c t e d

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out of the Alumni Association that aim to connect graduates with USD and with one another in avenues that they deem meaningful. To date, the Alumni Associa- tion has worked with more than 30 such groups, 13 of which are officially recognized as alumni clubs by the university. These range from academic- based groups (such as the College for Men and Sacred Heart Alumnae), to student organizations (PRIDE Alumni,

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FUSO Alumni Network, Sigma Chi Alumni, Men’s Lacrosse Alumni), and finally, to special interest groups (Black Alumni Network, Comité Mexico and Torero Varsity Association.) Alumni Association activities have also been coordinated with groups based on class years, such as the Golden Toreros, the Mid-Career Alumni Network and Young Alumni Network. To learn more, please email alumni@sandiego.edu. — Kara Marsh Proffitt ’04

1 Young Alumni Network: Emily Rote ‘12, Katie Kucich ’12 and Samantha Merrion ’12. 2 Black Alumni Network: Troy Owens ‘08 (JD), LaShanta Raymond ’03, ‘15 (JD), Kalicia Hepburn ‘06, Carol Dyson ’02 and Tatiana Lopez-Rogers ’14. 3 Filipino Ugnayan Student Organization (FUSO): Hector Ramos Jr. ‘13, Kayla Kawile ‘13, Tiffany Mendoza ‘10, Krystle Umanzor ‘04, Edilita de Boda ‘95, Barbra Calantas ’03 and Alejandro Cervantes ‘09. 4 Sacred Heart Alumnae: Susan Wachowiak ‘62, Judith Pidgeon ’56 and Agnes West-Kohler ’65.

Park, the university and the Alumni Association have noticed a trend: Over the years, alumni have repeatedly shared that their strongest memories and affiliations are tied to the stu- dent organizations in which they participated, the sports in which they played and the academic clubs in which they studied. These “affinity groups,” are budding programs housed

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