The
purpose of Alumni Event, held on October 19th, was to allow the alumni of the Fraternity of Alpha Zeta
to meet the new pledges and share their own experiences with them. Up until
this point, the pledges were only aware of the brothers’ experiences as active
members, but now the pledges had the opportunity to listen to people who have
already completed their time as active brothers and moved on to become active
alumni. In addition, this event allowed pledges to meet distant members of
their families from grand-bigs and on. This allowed new family connections to
be formed. The setting was casual so that the pledges would feel more
comfortable talking with the vast amount of alumni who attended. Alumni were
also allowed to confirm the pledges’ knowledge of Alpha Zeta by asking the
pledges various questions in exchange for signatures. Each pledge was required
to receive 15 alumni signatures in order to encourage them to meet the alumni
and learn more about their experiences as brothers.