26/1/12 Guide to the Student Alumni Association and Student Ambassadors File Student Alumni Association and Student Ambassadors

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Guide to the Student Alumni Association and Student Ambassadors File 1979/2017 University of Illinois Archives Overview of the Collection Student Alumni Association and Student Ambassadors File 1979-2003, 2006-2007, 2010, 2017 26/1/12 Alumni Association 2.50 English University of Illinois Archives
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Other Information:

Additional information may be found at https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/2601012.pdf

Historical Note:

Organized on June 5, 1873,1 the Alumni Association held decennial reunions in 18822 and 1892.3 It is a separate corporation promoting the interests of the University as an educational agency and maintaining contact with alumni of the University.4 It is managed by a Board of Directors elected by the regular members of the Association.5 The Association encourages activities of Illini Clubs, solicits alumni support for University activities and arranges class reunions and other functions. On March 11, 1965, the Board authorized a system of Associate Directors for each campus. In 1967 the word "Associate" was dropped from their titles and each is now known as a Campus Director.6

1. Franklin W. Scott, ed., The Semi-Centennial Record of the University of Illinois, University of Illinois, 1918, p. xxxv.

2. Ibid., p. xxxviii.

3. Ibid., p. xli.

4. Alumni Association Proceedings, 1873-1891, 1916-1920. RS 26/1/1, Box 1, p. 559.

5. Alumni Association Constitution, 1932, in Organizations, Elections, and Publications File, 1914- , RS 26/1/0/3 in University Archives.

6. Donald R. Dodds, University of Illinois Alumni Association, Campus Director, Urbana-Champaign.

Access Terms

This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Genre/Form of Material: Papers Topical Term: Alumni Association Homecoming Pep Rallies Recruiting Student Ambassadors
Administrative Information Accruals:

6/11/1999; 7/24/00; 5/11/01; 5/14/02; 7/18/03; 8/22/2010

Arrangement of Materials:

By source (SAA or SA) and chronological thereunder

Scope and Contents

Student Alumni Association and Student Ambassadors Administration Files (1979-2002, 2006-2007) contain publications and promotional flyers, correspondence, financial reports, meeting agenda and minutes, photographs and slide shows, events schedules, membership application and interview information, and membership lists for the Student Alumni Association (SAA) and Student Ambassadors (SA) and relating to events planned by SAA including homecoming, pep rally, Illini First Night, Great Escape/Spring Fest Taste of Campus, Zero Year Reunion/Gradfest, Chautauqua for high school leadership, Senior Blowout, Illini Comeback, campus tours, and Student Ambassadors activities, including recruitment, finances, and legislative program. Files also include special exhibits and posters produced by the SAA and SA highlighting the activities and members of the two groups (1990s).

Detailed List of Contents id103203 Student Alumni Assocation Files id103205 1 1 Publications and Flyers (4 folders) undated and 1979-90 id103206 1 2 Activities 1986-89 id103207 1 3 Slides c. 1980s, 1986 id103208 1 4 Great Escape, Taste of Campus (3 folders) Spring 1986-87 id103209 1 5 V.P. for Finance 1992-96 id103210 1 6 1993 Homecoming 1992-94 id103211 1 7 SAA President's Summary Report 1993/94 id103212 1 8 Financial File 1995-97 id103213 1 9 Comeback Notebook 1994 id103214 1 10 1994 Homecoming Pep Rally, "Homeward Bound," 1994-95 id103215 1 11 Mom's Day Raffle 1996 id103216 1 12 SA/SAA Membership Training Manual ca. 1996 id103217 1 13 Homecoming (5 folders) 1994-97 id103218 1 14 1997 Membership Profiles id103219 1 15 Chautauqua High School Leadership Conference 1997 id103220 1 15 Evaluation Forms 1997 id103221 1 15 Leadership Development 1997 id103222 1 16 Zero Year Reunion/Gradfest (2 folders) 1998 id103223 Student Ambassadors Files id103225 1 1 Agendas and Meeting Schedules October 1992-February 1999 Scope and Contents

Application forms, work request forms, evaluation sheets, Alumnet information

id103226 1 2 Correspondence, February 1993-January 1999 id103227 1 3 Events planning January 1993-Fall 1995 id103228 1 4 Finances December 1992-April 1993 id103229 1 5 Goals and officer responsibilities, Spring 1992-Spring 1999 id103230 1 6 High school recruiting, Fall 1992 id103231 1 7 Legislative program March 1993-Dec 1993 id103232 1 8 Membership recruitment 1998-99 id103233 1 9 Planning calendar ca. 1995 id103234 1 10 Publications and announcements undated and 1996-1999 id103235 1 11 Telephone lists, personal notes, updates on SA members 1995-1999 id103236 1 12 Time warp idea drawings ca. 1995
id103237 More Student Alumni Assocation Files id103239 2 1 Alumni Association Family Camp 1993-1994 id103240 2 2 Alumni Association "Reality Park" Mousepad 1990s id103241 2 3 SAA Alumni 1976 id103242 2 4 Articles 1990s id103243 2 5 ASAP District 5 Convention Welcome Packet 2001 id103244 2 6 ASAP Convention-Session Evaluations (2 folders) 2001 id103245 2 7 "Be a Part from the Start" Program Information 1993-1994 id103246 2 8 "BAPS" Slides 1994 id103247 2 9 "BAPS" Soundtrack 1994 id103248 2 10 Campus Tour Information 1990s id103249 2 11 Commencement Breakfast 1993 id103250 2 12 Constitution, n.d. id103251 2 13 Correspondence and Business-Related Materials 1990s id103252 2 14 Events/Programs 1990s id103253 2 15 Executive Officer Application Materials, SA and SAA 1990s id103254 2 16 SAA Homecoming 1993 id103255 2 17 SAA Homecoming Photo Contact Sheets and Negatives 1993 id103256 2 18 SAA Homecoming 1994 id103257 2 19 Homecoming-Millinium 1999 id103258 2 20 SAA-Homecoming Publicity Material 2000 id103259 2 21 SAA-Homecoming T-shirt 2000 id103260 2 22 SAA-Homecoming Publicity Material 2001 id103261 2 23 SAA Illini Achievers 1992 id103262 2 24 SAA-Illini Comeback Program, c. 1994 1997, 1999 id103263 2 25 SAA-Illini Comeback 2000 id103264 2 26 Illini Fact Flashcards 1990s id103265 2 27 Inaugural Siblings' Weekend 1993 id103266 2 28 Interview Guidelines and Evaluations 1990s-2001 id103267 2 29 "Lou N You"/"Team Up With Tepper" Events 1993/1994 id103268 2 30 Meetings, SA-Agendas, Minutes, Attendance Records 1994-2001 id103269 2 31 Membership Application Publicity and Information 1990s id103270 2 32 SA Membership Development Slide Show-CD/Slides 1999 id103271 2 33 Member "Fun" Surveys 1990s id103272 2 34 Member Surveys 1990s id103273 2 35 Member Lists and Contact Information 1980s-1990s id103274 2 36 New Member Retreat Packets 1995-1996 id103275 2 37 Organizational Information-Other University Sas/SAAs c. 1990s id103276 2 38 Photographs ca. early 1900s-1990s id103277 2 39 Picture CD 2001 id103278 2 40 Posters (ARC Map Case 2) 1990s id103279 2 41 SAA Relay for Life 1994 id103280 2 42 Retreat Materials 1990s id103281 2 43 Recognition Banquet May 3, 2001 id103282 2 44 SAA/SF International Network Convention 1999 id103283 2 45 Senior 100 Honorary Programs-Class of 2001 2001 id103284 More Student Ambassadors Files id103286 2 1 SA President's Records 1992 id103287 2 2 Senior Blowout Invitations 2000-2001 id103288 2 3 University of Illinois Alumni Association, n.d. id103289 2 4 SA VP Internal Notebook 1990 id103290 2 5 SA/SAA What? Newsletter Spring 1996-Fall 1997 id103291 2 6 SAA and SA Newsletter 1999-2000 id103293 3 1 Student Ambassadors Exhibit 1990s