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July 21, 2015
Chapter Officers Winter Training
January 30, 2010
Chapter Networking
• Career Networking
• Networking with local community
organizations
• Collaborating with professional
organizations or colleges
• Collaborating with other local
area alumni chapters
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Career Networking
• Richmond Chapter:
Hokies Helping Hokies
Chris Vidler & Rick Curry
• Business and career networking group for
Richmond area Virginia Tech alumni
• $5.00 charge to attend
• Monthly meeting, weekday morning from 7:15 to
9:00 a.m.
• Door prizes
• Meeting attire is business casual
• Marketed via email, website, linkedin, facebook
• Have had as few as 12 and as many as 100
attend
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Career Networking
• Houston Chapter:
Downtown Hokie Lunch Bunch
Mike Strickler
• First Thursday of every month, 11:30 to 1:00
• Professional Hokies working in downtown Houston
• Table reserved ahead of time
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Career Networking
• Chicago Chapter:
Virginia Tech Business Alliance
Coleman Jones
• Mission is to provide engaging opportunities for
Chicagoland Hokies to build and strengthen their
professional relationships
• Held annually in January
• Fee charged to cover room, appetizer and bar
• Speaker panel
• Structured speed networking program
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Career Networking
• Other examples?
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Networking With Local
Community Organizations
• Alleghany Highlands Chapter:
Blue/Gray Banquet
Betty Lee
• In conjunction with Rotary Club and local community
college – pay no fees for location
• Dr. Bud Robertson draws a diverse audience
• Community college culinary department researches
and prepares food
• Provide free tickets for 10-20 students to attend
• Money raised for chapter scholarships
• Advertise in local paper, VTAA e-mails & mailers
• Invite other local Virginia Tech Alumni chapters
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Networking With Local
Community Organizations
• Fredericksburg Chapter:
Historic Fredericksburg
Foundation Candlelight Tour
Betty Lee
• Community service event assisting Historic
Fredericksburg Foundation
• Volunteers worked shifts manning road barricades
• Volunteers received one free ticket & discount on
additional tickets
• Event was followed by chapter holiday party
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Networking With Local
Community Organizations
• Rockbridge Chapter:
Rockbridge Community Festival
Betty Lee
• Chapter hosted booth at local community festival
• Provided opportunity to promote Virginia Tech Alumni
Association
• Networking opportunity with other organizations that
were involved in the festival
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Networking With Local
Community Organizations
• Other examples?
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Collaborating With Professional
Organizations & VT Colleges
• Western North Carolina Chapter:
Jack Davis Speaker Event
Mark Tokay
• Jack Davis, dean of College of Architecture and Urban
Studies, Virginia Tech
• Worked with American Institute of Architects to host
and promote the event
• Hors d’oeuvres and drinks served
• $5.00 fee per person (suggested contribution)
• Event was also chapter’s holiday party
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Collaborating With Professional
Organizations & VT Colleges
• Houston Chapter:
Houston Area Geosciences
Support Group (HAVTGSG)
Mike Strickler
• Formed to complement the VT Geosciences Alumni
Relations Committee (ARC)
• Worked with Geosciences Department to host alumni
dinners in Houston
• Setup visits for Virginia Tech geosciences students at
oil and gas exploration companies
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Collaborating With Professional
Organizations & VT Colleges
• Other examples?
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Collaborating With Other
Local Area Alumni Chapters
• South Florida Chapter:
ACC Basketball Kickoff Event at
Finnegan’s on the River
Eric McClellan
• Hosted by Miami Seminole Club in conjunction with
local ACC alumni chapters and clubs
• VT vs. FSU Men’s Basketball game at 6:00 p.m.
• All day event, $10 per person (children free)
• Games and raffles throughout the day
• Prizes awarded to alumni chapters with most contest
wins and best attendance
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Collaborating With Other
Local Area Alumni Chapters
• San Antonio Chapter:
Softball Team in San Antonio
Alumni League
Josh Burnheimer
• Advertise via word of mouth and chapter list-serv
• Recruited some other non-Hokies to fill roster spots
• Will resume in Spring 2010
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Collaborating With Other
Local Area Alumni Chapters
• Other examples?
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Programming for Alumni
with Varied Interests
• Engaging young alumni
• Engaging older alumni
• Family-oriented programming
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Engaging Young Alumni
• Richmond Chapter:
Hokie Hump Day Happy Hours
Chris Vidler and Rick Curry
• Held the first Wednesday of every month
• Drink specials and hors d’ouevres
• All Richmond area Hokies invited
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Engaging Young Alumni
• Chattanooga Chapter:
Hokies Old & New Picnic
Corrine Woods
• All Chattanooga area Hokies and their
families are invited
• $5.00 per person + bring covered dish
• Hamburgers and hot dogs, drinks
included in cover charge
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Engaging Young Alumni
• Other examples?
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Engaging Older Alumni
• Fredericksburg Chapter:
Wine Tasting Bus Tour
Betty Lee
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• Northern Neck Wine Tour, Tasting, and
Tutorial
• $50 fee includes motor coach travel, box
lunch, private tours, wine tastings, light
picnic fare on the bus
• Have had Extension Agents speak on
the last 2 tours
• Contact Mark Steele for more info:
[email protected]
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Engaging Older Alumni
• Charlotte Chapter:
Pops in the Park
Bill Smith
• Free event held every Sunday in June by the
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
• One Sunday is selected for “Hokie Day”
• Choose common meeting location, use balloons
to mark the spot
• Participants bring chairs and blankets and are
invited to bring food and beverages to share
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Engaging Older Alumni
• National Capital Region Chapter:
Performing Arts at the Kennedy
Center – Kambiz Rahnavardy
• Shen Yun Performing Arts – Performance of
traditional Chinese dancing and music
• 10% discount for Virginia Tech alumni and a
chance to meet the cast
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Engaging Older Alumni
• Other examples?
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Family-Oriented Programming
• Las Vegas Chapter:
Las Vegas 51s Baseball Game
and Tailgate – Susan Meacham
• Las Vegas minor league baseball team
• Tailgate event prior to the game
• Activities during the game for the whole
family
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Family-Oriented Programming
• Chattanooga Chapter:
Tennessee Valley Railroad
Museum Hokie Holiday Social
Corrine Woods
• Exclusive ride aboard vintage, coal
burning train
• Four-course meal served in dining car
• Stop at nearby town for holiday shopping
• $80 fee includes ride and dinner
• Total train time – about 2 hours
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Family-Oriented Programming
• Other examples?
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Other questions?
• Chapter Resources:
http://www.alumni.vt.edu/chapters/chapters.html
• Chapter Officers Group on the
Hokie Nation Network… join us!
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