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Celebration Honors Matriculation of Black Students

On Nov. 12, the Georgia Tech Black Alumni Organization and President G. P. “Bud” Peterson will host a black tie event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the matriculation of black students at Georgia Tech. The event is the culmination of a yearlong commemoration of Ralph Long Jr., Ford Greene and Lawrence Williams enrolling at [...]

New Blog Offers Job-hunting Tips for Georgia Tech Alumni

“In crafting your resume, you’ve likely had friends, family and maybe professionals proofread and offer constructive criticism,” writes Caroline Player, the Alumni Association’s Director of Career Services, on a new career advice blog. “I’ll bet you’ve heard as many opinions as people you’ve had read the resume.” But what does Player recommend? First, open the [...]

To Hell With Georgia!

Have you taken a great photo of the legendary slogan in action? Send us your shot, then check back Nov. 21 to see the full gallery right here on the Alumni Magazine’s blog. Email your photo to [email protected] or post them on the Georgia Tech Alumni Association’s Facebook wall. And don’t forget to cheer on the [...]

Greek Challenge Winners Honored at Halftime

Alumni Association President Joe Irwin and Chair Dean Alford presented checks to the fraternities and sororities that finished atop the rankings in the inaugural Greek Alumni Challenge at halftime of the Georgia Tech-Maryland football game. The Challenge pits fraternities and sororities against each other in a competition to see which organizations can have the highest [...]

Glee Club To Release New Album

Engineers Are People Too is the title of an upcoming album from the Georgia Tech Glee Club that features new arrangements of popular songs. The Glee Club—Tech’s oldest student organization—had previously released an album, Sing, Kindred Voices, in 2007. The club says the new release “is meant to capture the healthy irreverence and the Tech [...]

1,600 Students Sign Up During SAA Launch Event

The Georgia Tech Student Alumni Association’s 2011 launch event was a huge success, with more than 1,600 students signing up as members. The event was held Sept. 15 across campus. Students could learn more about SAA, sign up and get free food and other items during the day at seven stations across Tech. Then, at [...]

Roosevelt House Imploded

The Alumni Association’s own Saxon Unrue captured on video the Feb. 27 implosion of the Roosevelt House, which formerly stood directly next to the Alumni House. The video is available on the Alumni Association’s YouTube channel.

Kathy Mattea Performing Holiday Songs at Ferst

Grammy Award-winning Nashville star Kathy Mattea brings her holiday show to the Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5. “I put out a Christmas record many years ago, in the early ’90s. It took me years to make it. I decided that I didn’t want to just go [...]

RA Sushi Gets into the Game with Jackets Roll

Through Nov. 27, RA Sushi, 1080 Peachtree St., Atlanta, is offering GT Yellow Jackets and UGA Bulldogs rolls. On game day, the rolls will be half price, $4.25 each. The winning team’s sushi roll will remain on RA Sushi’s menu through Dec. 31, and $2 from every winning roll sold during the month of December [...]

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