======================= HKN Alumni Newsletter February 2003 ======================= Hey Alumni! Welcome back to the Alumni Newsletter. I'm Raman, your AlumRel for Spring 2003, and I don't intend on letting the alumni sit on the backburner anymore. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride. =) Contents: 1. ALUMNI APPRECIATION DINNER! 2. Broomball Games 3. Alumni Care Packages 4. Ideas (Berkeley, SoBay, SoCal, etc.) 5. Contact Other Alumni and the Alumforum 6. Upcoming HKN Events 1. ALUMNI APPRECIATION DINNER! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ OK so you all probably know about the traditional alumni appreciation dinner. So you're all going to come, since the whole reason we throw it is to appreciate YOU guys. =P WHAT: Alumni Appreciation Dinner 2003 WHERE: TGI Friday's in Jack London Square WHEN: Monday, Febuary 10, 2003 WHO: You. Yes you, reading this newsletter. You're coming. WHY: Because Alumni Appreciation Dinner would suck without alumni. =P *** IMPORTANT: RSVP with me immediately if you're planning on coming. I need an accurate headcount. *** 2. Broomball Games +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ We'll be having a couple Alumni Broomball games this semester as well. The first is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, February 27th, and the second is even more tentatively set for Tuesday, April 8th. Both will probably be at either Oakland or Berkeley Ice. If you have any suggestions for dates or any other comments, let me know. Also, check http://hkn.berkeley.edu/calendar for the latest info on the events (including the locations). Remember, you alumni have to come out to kick ass and impress the candidates, because without ass-kicking alumni our whole organization might fall apart. Don't let that happen! =P 3. Alumni Care Packages +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ So apparently the little packages you're supposed to get when you sign up on the website and get on this list have been backlogged for quite a while. I've been collecting data and organizing it all, plus adding new alumni to the list, so as soon as I'm done I'll attempt to get my hands on Cool Stuff to send. Those who haven't received anything yet, look forward to a cool T-shirt, a yearbook, and possibly more Cool Stuff depending on how nice the treasurer is to me (maybe beanies? =P). All of this depends on when we get our next shipment of T-shirts in too, but I'll push for us to restock as soon as possible. For everyone who's emailed me with their preferences, I'll do my best to cater. However, I found out that it'll be pretty impossible to get a yearbook from before 1998ish, so if you wanted one from before that I can send you a copy of our most recent instead. 4. Ideas +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Here's where I throw out some random ideas that any of you are welcome to comment on or take charge of. i) Alumni Chill Session - Sort of like peer advising, but on real life instead of classes. This would involve having a bunch of local alumni come to campus and hang out with Engineering kids, entertaining them with stories of their exciting post-college lives and answering questions about what it's like "out there." Of course there would be plenty of free food. What do you NorCal alumni think about this? ii) SoBay Event - For those alumni at or near the junior university across the bay, we could have an official event in the area. Maybe a picnic or something along those lines. Would anyone be interested in helping coordinate this? Alice? iii) SoCal Event - We have alot of officers/members that go home to SoCal for breaks and vacations, as well as plenty of alumni in the area. Last time I checked there was plenty to do around SoCal, so maybe we could have an event down there as well. What do you SoCal people think? 5. Contact Other Alumni / Alumforum +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ There's a cool page at http://hkn.berkeley.edu/alumni/alumnilist.html that gets generated off of this very email list, so that you guys can get in touch with each other. Just making sure you guys knew about it. I'll probably link it every issue so that newcomers can check it out. Also, there hasn't been any progress on a dedicated alumni portal or forum since it hasn't been brought up with compserv recently. So, I'll see if I can get them to do anything about it, if you guys feel like you want one. Let me know if this is something you guys want to see happen. 6. Upcoming HKN Events +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Feb 10 (Mon), 7:30pm - Alumni Appreciation Dinner, TGI Friday's in Jack London Square Feb 11 (Tue), 7:30pm - Ice Cream Social Feb 20 (Thu), 6:00pm - Candidate Meeting, Wozniak Lounge Feb 22 (Sat), 12:30pm - Cal vs. Stanfurd Rugby Game Feb 27 (Thu), TBA - Alumni Broomball #1 As always, check http://hkn.berkeley.edu/calendar for more events and specific info (plus last minute changes). ======================= Well, that's it for this month. Email me back at alumrel@hkn if you want to talk to me about anything at all. Don't forget to RSVP for the Alumni Appreciation Dinner. See you next month! Raman Gulati Alumni Relations Sp03 alumrel@hkn.berkeley.edu http://hkn.berkeley.edu/alumni