IU Alumni Association - Chapter Resource Center
Welcome to Chapter News! Every month, alumni chapter leaders receive this e-newsletter with information regarding IU, the Alumni Association, and best practices for alumni chapters.
Where is Your Usual Hangout for IU Basketball?
Even though IU Football season is underway, IU Basketball will be here before we know it! Many alumni chapters annually sponsor game watching parties where alumni and fans can enjoy the games together. If your chapter sponsors TV game watch parties or has a specific place ("The Usual Hangout") where IU fans can gather to watch IU Basketball games, please let the IU Alumni Association know about it soon! We post game watches and game watch locations on our website each year, and we are in the process of updating our list. To update your chapter's game watch location, contact Tom Sparrenberger, tsparren@indiana.edu
Alumni chapter leaders were recognized during the halftime of IU's home opener vs. Nicholls State on September 10.
Give Blood in the 9th Annual IU/Purdue Blood Donor Challenge
The IU Alumni Association has joined forces again with the Purdue Alumni Association in this friendly competition to benefit area blood donation centers around the state. The dates for this year's IU/Purdue Blood Donor Challenge will be October 3 through November 11. The competition is co-sponsored by the IUAA, PAA, and the Indiana Blood Center, in conjunction with the American Red Cross and the South Bend Medical Foundation. Alumni chapters in the following Indiana cities will have an opportunity to participate in the challenge this year: Bloomington, Indianapolis, Lafayette, Evansville, Jeffersonville, Ft. Wayne, South Bend, Anderson, Columbus, Kokomo, Terre Haute, Shelbyville, Goshen, Jasper, and Merrillville. Donation centers are located in all of the above cities, or mobile units can be arranged by alumni chapter leaders wanting to sponsor blood drives in neighboring communities. For more information about the IU/Purdue Blood Donor Challenge visit the web.

Membership Matters!
Alumni chapters play an important role in promoting IU Alumni Association membership - from special member pricing at chapter events to simply reminding friends and fellow chapter leaders to renew their IUAA memberships. Remember, your chapter's annual due allocation is based on the number of IUAA members in your area. The more members you have, the more programming funds you receive, which can lead to more events and activities for your chapter.

For membership information, stats, resources, and tips for growing your membership base, be sure to read "Membership Matters", the monthly membership e-mail report. To help you use these reports as a continual source for membership ideas, we've archived each edition online.  Be sure to bookmark this page for easy reference.

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Don't Miss Homecoming Weekend
Come Alive in 2005
It's not too late to make plans to attend this weekend's Homecoming festivities and game. For a complete listing of Homecoming events or to register, visit the web.

Alumni Chapters Help Hurricane Victims
IUAA alumni chapters have always embraced community service activities, and many IU alumni chapters are already helping victims of Hurricane Katrina. Approximately 3,500 IU alumni live in the areas ravaged by the storm. If your chapter is interested in assisting people affected by the Hurricane, or you would like to see what Indiana University is doing to help victims, visit the web.
IU is Red Hot

IU Student Preview Schedule - IU is Red Hot!
Prospective students around the country are attending IU Previews this fall to find out more about our great university, and why Newsweek magazine selected IU Bloomington as the Hottest State School in the United States! Be sure your alumni chapter is involved with the IU Preview in your area. Visit the IU Alumni Student Recruitment website for a complete schedule of IU Previews and a link to the Newsweek article.