Alumni chapters and clubs ‘send off’ newest 91ý Bulldogs
Contact: Amy Cagle
STARKVILLE, Miss.—It’s send-off time again for incoming Bulldog freshmen and transfer students entering 91ý. Chapters and clubs of the 91ý Alumni Association will host more than 60 send-off events from July 12 through August 8.
This is the 12th consecutive year the Alumni Association will host events around the nation for first-time 91ý students. Parties are scheduled for areas across Mississippi, along with additional events in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Washington, D.C.
“Send-off parties help encourage enthusiasm and school spirit for our incoming students, and we continue to have tremendous support from our chapters for this nationwide celebration,” said Jeff Davis, executive director of the 91ý Alumni Association. “It is the perfect opportunity for our alumni and friends to usher in our newest students to our forever-Bulldog family.”
Sponsored by area alumni chapters and clubs, the annual “send offs” provide excellent opportunities for incoming students to meet their future classmates and connect with alumni and friends of the university. Various 91ý faculty and staff members will be in attendance at multiple parties, along with 91ý Alumni Association representatives.
“These annual parties showcase the enthusiasm of Bulldogs everywhere who are welcoming incoming students to our great university,” said Casey McGee, a 2015 communication graduate and the association’s assistant coordinator for chapter and recruitment programs.
McGee fondly recalls her freshman send-off party hosted by the Oktibbeha County chapter in 2011. “The send-off experience is a point in time where fellow students are drawn into the maroon-and-white fold where they will hopefully remain throughout their lives,” she said.
For a schedule of the 2017 send-off parties and their locations, visit the Alumni Association website at .
For more detailed information, contact McGee at 662-325-3349 or cmcgee@alumni.msstate.edu.
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