Chapter Officer Resources
The information provided through the links below is intended to help guide chapter leadership as you grow and maintain your area's annual chapter activities. If you have any questions, please contact Michael Richardson at 662-325-3659 or mrichardson@alumni.msstate.edu.
Become a chapter volunteer
- Download Alumni Chapter Logos
- 2022 Chapter Organization and Volunteer Information
- Chapter Membership Categories (based on number of alumni in the chapter georegion)
- Chapter Recognition Program (Awards)
- Alumni Activities, Events & Meetings (examples)
- Bully's Bark Archives
- Code of Conduct and Confidentiality Agreement - to be completed by all volunteers of the MSU Alumni Association
- Membership Reports
- Reports and Forms (end of the year, nominations, sign-in sheets, meeting requests)
- Sample Meeting Minutes
- Send-off Party ideas (samples and examples)
- Send-off Party Planning and Logistics for 2022 (coming soon)
Giving Tuesday Chapter Challenge - Nov. 1 - 29, 2022
2021 Virtual Leadership Conference Videos and Presentations
- Training Videos are available on our YouTube Playlist.
- Welcome from Dr. Mark Keenum
- Programming in 2021 (Events & Activities for Chapters/Clubs)
- Effective Use of Social Media
- Volunteer Development
- Why (or how) did you get involved
- Finances and Fundraising
- Saturday's Program - Watch the Virtual Conference
- Annual Meeting of the Alumni Association (Agenda) - Sherri Bevis, National President of the Alumni Association Board of Directors
- Alumni Association Update & Survey Results - Jeff Davis, Executive Director of the Alumni Association
- Think Inclusion - Ra'Sheda Forbes, Vice President for Access, Diversity, and Inclusion
- University Update - Dr. David Shaw, Provost and Executive Vice President
- Chapter Awards 2020
- Q&A
For our new volunteers, learn more about working with an alumni chapter/club by reading the
2021 Chapter Organization and Volunteer Information (PDF web document)
Powerpoint Presentations are also available in PDF format.
- Programming in 2021 (Events & Activities for Chapters/Clubs)
- Effective Use of Social Media
- Volunteer Development
- Finances and Fundraising
2020 Leadership Conference Presentations
- Alumni Association Update - Jeff Davis and staff
- Academic Affairs & University Update Part 1 - Dr. David Shaw, Provost and Executive Vice President
- Alumni Recruitment Network - Orly Hardin
- Annual Giving Update - Georgia Carter
- Best Practices from Fellow Alumni Leaders
- Re-imagining Your Chapter: Lowndes County - Adrienne Morris & Allex Morris
- Using Social Media at Send-off Party: Houston, TX - John Guyton
- Managing a Working Chapter Board: Central Mississippi - Brad Reeves
- Managing a Working Chapter Board: Memphis, TN - Jessica Dougan
- Breakout Sessions
- Annual Giving/Scholarship Funds - Georgia Carter
- Leadership 101 - Michael Richardson
- Planning Events & Activities - Janet Downey
- Young Alumni - Brady Sistrunk
2019 Leadership Conference Presentations
- Making Your Impact Through Student Recruiting - Naron Remillard & Dr. John Dickerson
- Annual Giving: A Resource to Grow Support - Georgia Carter
- Best Practices from Fellow Alumni Leaders
- Revitalizing a Chapter: Newton County - Joshua Yeager
- Diverse Programming: Memphis Maroon Club - Jessica Dougan
- Social Media for Your Chapter: Atlanta & Nashville - Cassie Gage & Joey Brown
- Maroon Update: The Road Ahead - Sid Salter
2018 Leadership Conference Presentations
- Athletics Update - John Cohen
- Student Affairs Update - Dr. Regina Young-Hyatt
- Athletic Compliance Update - Steve Smith
- Best Practices from Fellow Alumni Leaders
- Atlanta's Sip & Scribe - Blaire Wilson
- Mississippi Gulf Coast's Annual Meeting - Darlon Necaise
- Birmingham's Road Dawgs Change Up - Terri Russell
- Revitalizing a Chapter: Leake County - Debra Hayes, Wendy Ellis Sallis, Patty Roberts
Additional Resources
- Office of Institutional Research & Effectiveness - Enrollment & Statistical Data
- Alumni Association Strategic Plan
- Athletic Department Donation Requests
- Athletic Compliance (Dos & Don'ts for Alumni, Boosters, Fans & Friends)
- Constitution of the Alumni Association
- Bylaws of the Alumni Association
- Chapter Finance, 501(c)(7) Information
- Phonathon Guidelines
- Policy on Distribution and Use of Chapter Lists and E-Mail Addresses
- Facebook How To
- Twitter How To