University of Virginia Alumni Association

Formed on July 4, 1838, the Alumni Association of the University of Virginia was the sixth such group organized in the United States. A charter was granted to the University near the end of the nineteenth century by the General Assembly of Virginia. The association was originally housed in Pavilion VII on the Lawn of the Academical Village. In 1936 it moved to its current location, the Kappa Phi House on Emmet Street. By using service as the link between alumni and their alma mater, the Alumni Association has a window view into the University's long and proud history. The Alumni Association keeps its members and friends involved in the University's present. No matter how far away (either in time or location) alumni have traveled from Charlottesville, their views on the governance of today's University are represented. The Alumni Association assists and encourages connections between alumni and students by hosting joint discussions on the Honor System, cosponsoring alumni-student job fairs, administering the U.Va. fund, housing the prestigious Jefferson Scholars Program, sending alumni association members the Alumni News magazine quarterly, and overseeing other important initiatives and activities. Through active involvement with the Association while still on Grounds, students are cultivated to assume the mantle of "university caretaker" when they become alumni. In partnership with the University of Virginia, and through its own mission and goals, the Alumni Association plays an active role in the institution's future as well. By doing its job well today, the Alumni Association makes it much easier for the University to call on its beloved sons and daughters for help tomorrow. Source: www.alumni.virginia.edu