Utah State Student Alumni

Welcome Back Social at The Pizza Pie Cafe!

2012-01-25T13:26:00.009-07:00

Hey Aggies!!!! Just wanted to put up a quick blog post about our awesome Welcome Back Social Last night at the ever so delicious Pizza Pie Cafe! Thank you to all the members who came, for all those who joined last night and for those of you who came just to party with the coolest club on campus!

For those who are unaware, SAA is now doing a $15 membership for the semester so I encourage everyone to sign-up because we have some incredible activities comin' your way for the rest of the semester!

We would also like to send a HUGE shout out to our activities girl, Alyssa Pope, for putting everything together because it was beyond fabulous! Also another HUGE shout out to Ralph Ericson, our alumni for the night, coming to chat to our students and tell us a little bit about life after college!

Peace out AGGIES and happy spring semester!!!

January True Aggie Night

2012-01-18T16:57:00.005-07:00

Hello Aggies!!! Sorry it has taken me a few to get these up, but here are some fabulous pics from our January True Aggie Night!

A special shout out the our new Aggie Football Offensive Coordinator and his cute wive for being our celebrity couple and another to our fabulous tradition committee for helping out!

GO AGGIES!!!!

Guest Speaker, Ugly Sweaters, True Aggie Night....OH MY!

2011-12-14T20:21:00.014-07:00

HEY AGGIES! Sorry it has been a while, my camera and memory card have been on the fritz, but they are mostly working now so we are back on!

I'd first like to blog about our amazing Alum-night we had with Ted Jensen, VP of IBEW. He is quite the man who has a lot of knowledge, and we truly enjoyed having him speak to us! He talked a lot about compliments of certain things and just how to grab an opportunity when it comes at you. One thing he said that I really liked was that when you say no or shut one door, another doesn't always open. He suggested to take each opportunity and peel back its layers and see what it holds and what it will do to benefit you in the long run.

He also added in that as students, now while we are developing life long habits and patterns, that right now, we need to take the time to do something we enjoy. As students we are always running out of time because of work, school, projects, roommates, family and everything else the world throws at us, but one of his biggest suggestions was to make sure you take time to do something you enjoy. I would also like to add, that by doing that, it actually keeps most of us students pretty sane and it makes it a lot easier to enjoy life!

He was such a great speaker and incredible man to talk to! Thank you Ted Jensen!

The next thing that we need to catch up on is our UGLY SWEATER DANCE!!!!!!!!!! What a great SAA activity! We had a lot of people show up and have a good time and blow off some dead week stress! There is nothing quite like getting with your friends, wearin' your ugly sweater and dancin' the night away! Thanks for coming everyone, it was a great time!

Last but not least.....TRUE AGGIE NIGHT! For it being the middle of December and freezing cold, we had a great turn out! Thanks everyone for comin' to smooch you sweat heart at midnight! Go Aggies!!!

Last but not least I would just like to wish all the Aggies out there a Happy Holidays! It sounded like this semester was pretty rough for a lot of us, but we all made it through and had some great times along the way! Thanks for making Fall 2011 a great one! We cant wait to see you back next semester!

HAPPY HOLIDAY AGGIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

True Aggie Night

2011-11-11T12:07:00.003-07:00

Well Aggies......we have done it again! True Aggie Night was a success, especially for it being so cold! Logan is such a perfect place to live in, but once that wind starts coming out of the canyon it is bitter, but that bitter wind stopped no one last night! We had quite the turn out for how chilly it was! We have several new True Aggies in our midst so check out the pics below to see if you see you or anyone you know!

Also just a reminder, our November activity is on Wednesday the 16th! We will be have turkey bowling, pie eating contests, thank you card chains and so much more so make sure you are all there!

Happy November Aggies!!!!!!!!!!!!

Movie Night

2011-10-30T11:54:00.003-06:00

I cant believe October is practically over! Where did all the time go?! I must say however that for being over half way through the semester, we have had some good times already! True Aggie Nights have been a hit, our first Alum Night was spectacular and all of our activities have gone great, so we decided what better way to end October then with fun movie activity where we just got to relax for a couple hours and have some fun!

Wednesday was great! We got together and watched the ever so classic 1993 hit, Hocus Pocus! What a way to take you back to your childhood. It was great. We had treats, a fun movie and time with friends. I don't think you can get much better then that! Yes, I was a slacker and completely forgot my camera, but know that we all had a good time!

Well there is is Aggies, the end of October! As the semester is closing in, we wish you all good luck and from everyone on SAA.....HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!!!

Alum Night and True Aggie Night

2011-10-16T14:29:00.010-06:00

HEY AGGIES!!!!! So glad to see that everyone is still surviving this semester! I'd like to just do a quick post on the events we had this past week. We were able to have a double whammy this week with an Alum Night and a True Aggie Night all on one night.

For our first Alum Night, Braquel planned a fabulous event down in Park City! I was unable to be there myself, but I heard nothing but fabulous things. I heard from tons that the food was delicious and that the people and experience was wonderful! At the Alum Night, students had the privilege to meet and talk with Gail Bedke (VP OC Tanner), Dale Adams (Economics/Finance), Dave and Suzzane Moore (Business), Robin Tvurdy Mazzone (Real Estate/Teaching), and Sally Tauber (Swaner Eco Center.)

Below are some pics that were sent to me so check to see if you beautiful face made it onto the post! I'd also like to give a big shout out to Braquel for planning such a wonderful Alum Night!

Along with our Alum Night, just a few hours after, we had our 3rd True Aggie Night for this year, which also went great! There was a great turn out and the weather was a little chilly, but just right if you ask me! Congrats to all our recent True Aggies and we look forward to seeing everyone next month! And as always, Thank Megan for putting together such a fun night :D

Cafe Sabor Night

2011-10-04T11:51:00.006-06:00

Cafe Sabor Night = one big SUCCESS!!!!! It was a great night! I know I had a lot of fun. Like James promised, it was the best night of the week, without a doubt. There was fun music, amazingly tasting food, and just a great atmosphere.

Thank you to everyone that came to relax and eat some food, I could tell everyone was having a good time! I would also like to send out a shout out to the staff and owner of Cafe Sabor, we could not have done it without them! Also a quick thank you James for find us some awesome prizes, Alyssa for putting this whole thing together and the board for doing all that you did! It was such a great night! Dont forget to look below to see if you are now famous on the SAA blog!

And Congrats to all our drawing winners! I hope you use all those wonderful presents wisely!!!

Homecoming True Aggie Night and Parade

2011-09-24T12:23:00.006-06:00

Well SAA we did it! We made it through another Homecoming and it was a SUCCESS!!!!!! As a council we cannot thank everyone enough for helping out this past week with all our activities! Street painting was a success on Sunday and True Aggie Night and the parade were awesome and went, I think, almost as smoothly as they could have gone.

I would like to congratulate USU for breaking the world record for the Longest Kissing Chain! How cool is that?! We had 1500ish people which is practically 3 times as many people from the previously set record, so, we to be Aggies! On top of that, to all the SAA Volunteers.....THANK YOU!!!!!!! I know dealing with the kissing chain and all the people was a little crazy, but thanks for putting on the big muscles for the night and being the SAA Bouncers! We could not have done it without you guys!

As for True Aggie Night itself.....FABULOUS! Going back to tradition was the best thing we could have done last night! I thought it went pretty well. Everyone still got to kiss at midnight and stay if they wanted, so I think it well. And congrats to all those out there who are now officially a True Aggie! Way to carry on the tradition!

As for the parade......AWESOME!!!!! I know I had a ton of fun and it looked like everyone else did as well! I know it was an early start to the day, especially after last night, but thank you, one and all, for coming to help! It looked like all went pretty much according to plan and the spectators seemed to love it as well!

I would also like to send a super loud shout out to Brianna Bodily and Megan Allen for doing a fabulous job on all the traditions stuff! This week was such a success and you guys did awesome!!!!! Also Craig Whyte, Milo Williams, Bobbie Chatterton, SAA Council, volunteers and everyone else that headed up this week.....THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH!!!!! This week could have not have happened with everyone's help! Thanks guys and Happy Homecoming!!!!

Street Painting

2011-09-20T18:35:00.014-06:00

Hello Homecoming Week!!!!!!! What a fabulous week we have ahead of us! Homecoming is such a fun week with soooo many activities planned, so I encourage everyone....young or old, small or tall, tired or energetic.....EVERYONE to attend as many activities as you can this week!

There are so many fun activities this week and what better way to start out a week full of activities with one of the greatest activities of them all.....STREET PAINTING!!!! As SAA we were able to go late Sunday night and paint the intersections of 4th North and Main, as well as 8th East and 10th North, and might I add they look FABULOUS!

Thank you to all of those who came and help. We could not have done it without all you wonderful volunteers. I know it was late and a little chilly, but we really do appreciate everyone for coming and helping. I like to think that we all had a pretty good time taping, painting and partying it up at 11pm at night in the middle of the busiest streets in Logan!

I'd like to give a big shout out to Brianna Bodily, our wonderful traditions chairperson who was in charge of this fabulous activity. Everything went according to plan due to her great organization skills and we thank you for that. And thank you again for coming and pulling those great art skills to help us accomplish this great task!

I'd also like to remind everyone about True Aggie Night on Friday. Do NOT forget that we are going to be world record breaking Aggies as of friday night! I want to see everyone at the quad at 10:45pm to help break the world record for the longest kissing chain! Then on saturday morning we need all the volunteers we can get to help with the parade. We will be meeting at 7:30am at Logan High School!

Well thanks again everyone and I hope you have a fabulous homecoming week, and make sure you scroll down and check out the pics from street painting.....they are great!

Highway Cleanup

2011-09-17T22:40:00.002-06:00

Nothing like some bright orange vests, a busy highway, and a good afternoon to bring a bunch of serving individuals together!

This year, we kicked off our service projects with a great Highway Cleanup! There were not a ton of us there, but we were able to accomplish a lot and have a great time doing it.....and don't we all look so spiffy in our bright orange safety vest?! I sure think we do!

I'd also like to give a shout out to Whitney Olson for putting together a great service project! It was fabulous!

Just a reminder that Homecoming week is this week, so everyone get ready for a fabulous week! Our first SAA activity will be street painting tomorrow night. We will be meeting at the Alumni House and then split into our groups to go paint. On Friday we have True Aggie Night where we will not only be kissing out special someones, but we will also be unveiling our newly refinished "A" and breaking the world record for the longest kissing chain! Then Saturday morning we will be meeting at Logan High at 7:30am the start on stuff for the parade, so I hope to see everyone there during our fun week that we have planned! TOOTLES!!!

September 12th True Aggie Night

2011-09-14T22:55:00.014-06:00

First True Aggie Night is a Success! Thank you to everyone who showed up show their Aggie spirit whether it was to smooch your special someone or just to spectate, it was a great night....even if we were all soaking wet from the ever so loved sprinklers! There was a great turn out, Aggie radio provided some great music and commentary, and SAA was on their game! Way to be everyone!

I'd also like to give a shout out to Megan Allen and her traditions committee....You guys rocked it! We couldn't have done it without you guys!

Now I know we just had a True Aggie Night, but Homecoming True Aggie Night is just around the corner, so everyone get your smoochin' lips ready, cause September 23rd is going to ROCK! Not only will we be kissin' your special someone at midnight and having a ribbon cutting for our newly renovated "A", we, the Utah State Aggies, will be breaking the Guinness World Record for the longest kissing train! It is going to be the coolest thing ever, so make sure you head over to the quad at 11pm on September 23rd to help break the record (and this will be cheek kissing so everyone can come)!

Below are some pictures from our September 12, 2011 True Aggie Night, so check them out to see if ya made it on!

Welcome Back Social

2011-09-11T13:26:00.024-06:00

I'd like to thank everyone for coming to our welcome back social! It was a total success! It was so great to see everyone there, meet so many new people, and see some old faces too! It was really fun to see all the personalities and people that we will have in SAA this year. Thanks to everyone who came to socialize, eat some pizza, join SAA, and have a great time! Also thank you for getting the word out and bringing your friends and showing them what SAA was all about! I would still like to encourage all of you out there to join SAA if you haven't yet, because this year is going to be rockin!!!!!! Also I posted lots of pictures, so scroll down to see if you made it on the blog!!!! I would also like to give a shout out to our council for all the hard work they did to put this social together, especially James, our main membership man!

Before I go I would like to remind everyone that this coming Thursday, September 15th, we will be having our first service project! We will be cleaning the highway at 4pm. Also, tomorrow, September 12, will be our first True Aggie Night, so grab your significant other, your sweetheart, or even some random stranger off the street and head on over to the A for some midnight smoochin'! TOOTLES

Scholarship Social

2011-09-06T10:56:00.004-06:00

Hey Aggies! I hope everyone survived their first week back to school! With everything going on I hope you are all having a good time, but keeping up on homework just as much ;D

So a week and half ago, the SAA had their annual Scholarship Recipient Ice Cream Social and it went GREAT!!!! There was a great turn out and it was loads of fun to meet all of you! I can tell this is going to be a fabulous year already. The board had such a great time getting to know everyone and we were all really happy to see almost everyone there. This year will not disappoint, I promise you that!

Beyond an update on our ice cream social, I would just like to remind everyone that we will be having out annual Welcome Back Bash this Thursday, September 8th, at 7pm at the Alumni House! There will be pizza, people, and loads upon loads of fun, so I hope to see everyone there....Happy second week of school everyone!!!!!

Welcome Back Aggies!

2011-08-30T17:04:00.002-06:00

Welcome back AGGIES!!!!!!!!! I hope everyone had a fabulous summer and is ready to dive back on into another fabulous school year! SAA is proud to say that we are ripped and ready to go for another amazing year up here at Utah State University. We have an amazing year ahead of us and I hope everyone will be ready and willing to share their awesome year with us as well.

Just a few quick things to let you guys know of. First, this blog will be updated regularly with things that we, SAA, will be doing throughout the year! On the right side of the blog is a list of all our upcoming activities, true aggie nights, and alum nights. Not all activities are up right now, but I will be posting those monthly as we go throughout the year. Also, if there are any questions regarding the activities, or anything for that matter, leave a comment in the comment box with your email and I will get back to ya as soon as I can!

Second thing to fill everyone in on...we want to make this year the best one yet, and the best way to do that is to have as many people as possible come and party with us all, so if you are a member and keeping up on the blog or just someone who happened to stumble on the blog, please come join and bring your friends! We have a year planned of amazing activities, fun services projects, and so much more!

And last but not least, I would like to introduce our executive board for this 2011-2012 school year. We are the ones you call, email, text, come running too, and anything else you can think of if you have any questions.

2011-2012 SAA Executive Board:

President: Caleb Gorringe
Vice President: Kyle Hardy
Secretary: Missy Warner
Historian: Kristen Steiner
Traditions: Megan Allen
Traditions: Brianna Bodily
A Week: Andrew Gooch
Service: Whitney Olson
Networking: Braquel Woodward
Membership: Jameson Olsen
Promotions: Alexis Halling
Activities: Alyssa Pope

So there you all have it! Again welcome back to school and to the Student Alumni Association! This year is going to be a fabulous one and I hope we see you all at our events! Again if there are any questions, just leave a comment and I will get back to you ASAP. Thanks everybody and happy first week of school!!!!!!

True Aggie Night Jan 19

2011-01-21T17:28:00.000-07:00

Welcome Back!

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Painting Pumpkins

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Homecoming Parade

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Street Painting

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Highway Cleanup

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Cafe Sabor Night

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Barbeque

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SAA Executive Board

2010-10-02T10:33:00.003-06:00

The guys: Kimball Burton, Caleb Corringe, Jo Olsen, Kyle Hardy, and Shane Jonson.
The girls: Missy Warner, Alexis Halling, Tessa Goodall, Meghan Peterson, Braquel Woodward, Emily Anderson, and Megan Allen.

2010-10-02T10:30:00.001-06:00

Happy October 2nd!

2010-03-11T22:32:00.002-07:00

Hey everybody who reads this blog! The time has come to apply for positions on the executive board for 2010-2011!
Still your madly beating hearts, and check your impulse to run around in a frenzy, yelling (in your mind), "Hoorah hoorah oh hoorah! Long have I waited for the chance to join the wicked awesome USU Student Alumni Association Executive Board! What must I do to have this privilege? Who can I bribe? How long do I have to bribe them? Not that I need any, but what are the perks of being on the exec. board? I GOTSTA KNOW!!!"
Here is a little info for you, dear reader. And in bulletin form!

Applications are available through the monthly member email, or at the Alumni House. No matter which way you get it, you need to return it in paper form to the Alumni House.
Applications are due by 5 p.m. on March 24th. There are NO exceptions. Think of it as being due by 5 p.m. on...March 23. Yeah.
Those who are selected to serve will be notified by Friday, April 2nd.
NO BRIBING! You can give me monetary gifts if you'd like, but that will only give you my personal appreciation. Sorry.
Perks- far too many to count. I tried, but I was overwhelmed. Let's just say that the positives(many) far outweigh the negatives (few) in whatever position you apply for.

A wise man named Jack Handey once said, "I hope some animal never bores a hole in my head and lays its eggs in my brain, because later you might think you're having a good idea but it's just eggs hatching." Well my friends, that sensation in you brains right now is the former, not the latter. It is a good idea. Now, go to! Apply! Put your little hearts into that application!

Well, that's about it.

Upcoming Events

2010-02-03T14:10:00.004-07:00

Happy February to You!

Here is a list of upcoming SAA activities:

ETIQUETTE DINNER

We are having our Etiquette Dinner at Hamilton's on February 10th and 6:45. This is a ticketed event, so remember to go to the Alumni House and pick one (or two) up! Tickets cost $5 for members, $15 for nonmembers. So bring a date! We will have a guest speaker to teach attendees of social hour etiquette.

MOVIE NIGHT

Movie night this month will be February 11th at 9 p.m. We are watching Cool Runnings! Partly to welcome the winter Olympics, and partly because it's just an excellent movie. Bring your pals, your pillows, pals to use as pillows, etc.

A-DAY COMMITTEE

A-Day is coming up! What a glorious week. But! We need help to make it glorious! A-Day meetings are every Tuesday at 8p.m. in the Alumni House. Share in the joy of planning a week of service and fun activities!

SERVICE COMMITTEE

The Service committee meetings are held every 2nd and 4th Thursday at 6p.m. in the Alumni House. We love to serve! If you also love to serve, come on over and help plan some excellent service activities.

TRUE AGGIE NIGHT

Ah, True Aggie Night. Favorite quote from the Jan. 30th TAN- "It's not awkward, it's tradition!" The next True Aggie Night will be February 28th. You may be thinking, "Wait, it's really March 1st, right? Because TAN doesn't start until midnight, which is technically a new day. And the 28th is the last day of February, right? So it really is March 1st, right?" If this is what you are thinking, then you are correct. But don't let your intelligence get in the way of common sense! Get yourself on up there on the 28th. Meet someone new! Because it isn't awkward, it's tradition!

Have a great month, everybody!

Welcome Back!

2010-01-11T16:23:00.005-07:00

Hey everybody! We hope you had an absolutely amazing Christmas break!

Cafe Sabor night was a hit, with lots of great food as per usual.

Santa showed up at the December True Aggie Night! He and Mrs. Claus were our celebrity couple.

The SAA Christmas party included cookie decorating, presents, and games, culminating in a viewing of that kooky holiday fave Christmas Vacation.

We're looking forward to a great semester. Good luck!

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Highway Cleanup, Movie Nights, and Halloween Party!

2009-11-19T01:08:00.006-07:00

Hey everyone! It has been a very eventful semester so far for the Student Alumni Association! Highway cleanup went well, thanks to all our volunteers!

Monthly Movie Night has been a hit! We watched Hocus Pocus in October and Up in November. What will we watch next time? It's a mystery.

Everyone enjoyed the SAA Halloween Party. Scary stories were told, treats were eaten, costumes were worn. Good times!

And we can't forget True Aggie Nights!

Don't miss out on our upcoming activities-

Cafe Sabor night November 19 (tomorrow) is free to paying members
Come help decorate the SAA Christmas tree for Holiday Lanes November 24th (Tuesday)
Chuck Your Change is December 1st, with funds going toward making Christmas special for Logan families
True Aggie Night is December 2nd.
The SAA Christmas Party is December 9th!

HOMECOMING 2009

2009-10-06T11:04:00.005-06:00

Hey everyone! Homecoming was a blast this year! We started the week with street painting and finished it off with the Homecoming parade and game. Good times were had by all.

The parade consisted of more that 70 entries, including but not limited to:

ASUSU, USU Swing Club, Army ROTC, Utah Congressman Rob Bishop, Sub for Santa, and the USU Marching Band

Of course, our very own Student Alumni Exec. Board wrapped it up.

Great job everyone, we'll see you next year!

Opening Barbeque!

2009-09-13T19:39:00.008-06:00

HEY SAA MEMBERS!

The opening barbeque had a great turn out with everyone enjoying barbeque sandwiches, snow cones, and Viewers Like You!

Members and friends had a great time getting to know each other, listening to the band and watching the antics of the band members and ska dancers.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO A

GREAT YEAR!

I've Got a Feelin'...

2009-09-04T13:36:00.002-06:00

"Tonight's gonna be a good good night!" It's here! The first True Aggie Night of the year! Hopefully we'll see all your smiling faces out at the A tonight at midnight! Bring your friends, your significant other, or not, just come for a good time!

Opening Barbeque

2009-09-03T12:26:00.002-06:00

This coming Wednesday, September 9th, is our Opening Barbeque. There will be great food, friends, and fun. Plus Viewers Like You will be on hand providing LIVE music, so don't miss it!

When: September 9th @ 6 PM
Where: Alumni House

True Aggie Night

2009-02-10T20:41:00.003-07:00

On the night of February 9th, 2009, it was True Aggie Night once again, this time with a touch of Valentine's Day. After snowing all day, we were left with a gorgeous landscape of snow frosted trees and a sweet glow from the reflection of light off of the snow and the low cloud cover. We had a great turn out and the couple that was wearing the most red and pink received giant chocolate lips! It was also one of our Exec Board member's birthday: Megan Furniss - Happy Birthday Megan! Thanks to all those who came and made it possible as well as a success. Don't forget to mark your calendars on March 11th for the next True Aggie Night.

Etiquette Dinner

2009-02-10T20:25:00.004-07:00

On February 4th, we had our annual Etiquette Dinner at Hamilton's restaurant. The food was amazing and we learned some great tips on etiquette from USU professor Bonnie Smith.

2008-11-24T10:00:00.004-07:00

For all those that missed it, last Wednesday night was our Cafe Sabor night. It was certainly a fun filled evening with great food in a fun atmosphere. There was even karaoke. Those who came had the option of sweet pork, shredded chicken, or shredded beef burritos - man were they good! The chips and salsa were amazing as well. As the evening went on, between the karaoke, there were some raffle drawings and prizes given away.

Happy Halloween Aggies!!

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Homecoming True Aggie Night!

2008-10-29T22:01:00.002-06:00

On the night of the 24th, after the Homecoming Dance, hundreds of Aggies gathered around the "A" to take part in the 90 year old tradition of becoming a True Aggie. Athletics Director Scott Barnes and his wife were the celebrity couple. The A on Old Main was lit blue. Also, there was an A on the mountain side lit up.

Membership Luau and True Aggie Night

2008-10-15T11:40:00.002-06:00

On October 7th, we had a Luau at the Alumni House. We had Hawaiian Haystacks for dinner and then watched 50 First Dates. There were even live fish in the centerpieces! It was a night of food and fun, and if you didn't come, you sure missed out. Thanks to all those who helped make this activity possible.

Last night, October 14th, was True Aggie Night. We had quite the crowd and several couples climbed upon the "A" and under the light of the moon and the Old Main A lit Blue, kissed and became True Aggies. It was a little cold but still a blast. Thanks to all who braved the cold to help out or to participate.

Don't forget, next week is Homecoming Week. On our Newsletter page: (http://www.usu.edu/saa/newsletter/index.cfm) there is a link to the latest Newsletter and on the back page is a schedule of all that will be going on next week.

Also, for True Aggie Night, next Friday the 24th, we will be breaking the school record of more than 2,000 people kissing at midnight. So we will need EVERYONE there to participate and help break the record. Registration will begin at 10:30 so we can keep track of how many people are there kissing. So don't be late because we will all be kissing at Midnight!

Below are some pictures from the luau:

First True Aggie Night!

2008-09-22T22:57:00.002-06:00

Hey Fellow Aggies!!

Sorry it has taken me a bit to get these pictures posted here.

If you didn't go to the first True Aggie Night, you MISSED OUT!! We had quite the crowd; it started kinda slow but exploded to a huge number of people! Thanks to all who came and also to those who helped!

Our "celebrity" couple that started us off at Midnight was Dan and Heather Pelfrey, recently married. Even our Traditions VP, Megan Darrington became a True Aggie!

Whether you were at this one or missed out, be sure to be there next month!! At Homecoming we are going to break the school record of the number of people who become True Aggies, but we need everyone's help to do that, so BE THERE!!

Membership Opening BBQ

2008-09-05T17:10:00.003-06:00

Hey Student Alumni!!

This last Wednesday night was our opening BBQ and if you couldn't make it, you missed out on a PARTY!! The whole night was Western themed including a DJ playing country music all night. Throughout the night there was country swing dancing, roping, horseshoes, and barrel racing. Plus there was some very delicious bbq chicken or pork sandwiches and mashed potatoes, as well as snow cones! Thanks to all those who made the BBQ possible and thanks to all those who came and made it awesome!

We look forward to seeing everyone at our next event: True Aggie Night! It is going to be Monday the 15th at Midnight, don't be late!

WELCOME BACK AGGIES!!!

2008-08-29T11:53:00.002-06:00

Hey there fellow Aggies! Well, the new semester has begun and we have a week under our belts and a long weekend ahead of us! Yea!

If you missed us on Day on the Quad or you didn't have a chance to join Student Alumni or pay your dues for the year or find out what Student Alumni is all about, COME to our first big party next Wednesday, September 3rd at 7:00 PM at the Alumni House. Come for FREE food and entertainment. Bring your friends as well so they can join in on the fun and find out what Student Alumni is. It is going to be Western themed this year so there will be activities from swing dancing to roping so don't forget to mark your calendars.

See y'all Wednesday!!

ASAP National Networking Convention

2008-08-03T18:48:00.002-06:00

Hey there fellow Aggies and members of Student Alumni! This weekend, part of the Exec Board went to the ASAP National Networking Convention, held in downtown Salt Lake City at the Hilton. We had a blast and met lots of people from allover the United States - there were lots of schools from the Mid-West and back East. We got lots of great ideas of how we can better our Student Alumni and lots of new ideas we can incorporate into our organization. There were several great keynote speakers: Nadine Wimmer from KSL 5 Eyewitness News, Michael Dunn - was attacked by a grizzly bear 14 years ago in Grand Teton National Park, and Jill Stevens - Miss Utah 2007 and served in Afghanistan. We also received an award for Outstanding External Program for A-Day! We look forward to incorporating what we learned to what we already have in our organization as well as adding new things to Student Alumni!

Only 3 more weeks until school starts again!

Summer!!!

2008-06-20T23:54:00.008-06:00

Hey there fellow Aggies!! This is the new Student Alumni Blog. Be sure to check back here often for periodic updates throughout the summer and for a lot more during the school year.

Summer is well underway, wahoo!! For some of you that still means you are in school, some are working and some playing, some in Logan and some not. Well, a couple weeks ago, the new Exec Board met for a retreat in Park City to plan the coming year, and let me just tell you, it is going to be AWESOME!! First of all, we would like you to get to know the new Exec Board a bit. Here is a photo we took in Park City:

Front row left to right: Megan Furniss - Activites, Tessa Goodall - Vice President, Kieley Hayden - Service
Middle row left to right: Alyson Shepherd - President, Allyce Jones - Treasurer, Corinne Smith - Membership, Alyse Marchant - Promotions, Meghan Gudmundson - Networking, Tate Matta - Promotions
Back row left to right: Todd Vincent - Secretary, Matthew Hansen - Historian, Lexie Grant - Activities, Megan Darrington - Traditions, Daniel Hilker - A-Day, Ryan Gudmundson - Networking

We spent a whole day planning next year and making sure that all the events will be great and to get a good jump start on next year.

Next year's memberships are now available. Now, whenever you join, your membership is good for one year from that point, not just to the end of the school year. This year's membership packet includes some sweet sweet items such as a Student Alumni water bottle:

and the return of True Aggie Chapstick!!!

So "Satisfy Tradition" and get yours. Membership fees are $30 like last year, so be sure to pay your dues for this year and tell all your friends about Student Alumni and to join as well!