About Alumni Organizations

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There are five basic ways in which you may be involved as an alumnus:

1. The alumni chapter is an official voting group of alumni. This can be composed of the alumni of all chapters in a particular geographic area.

2. The alumni association is an organization set up along chapter lines regardless of geographic area. Alumni associations exist formally or informally for many chapters and should include all the alumni in good standing of a chapter wherever they may live, even though the periodic or annual meetings may be held in the college town or another city with a large concentration of that chapter's alumni.

3. An alumni corporate board is the incorporated householding corporation and/or fiscal control board of the chapter. Although it may be independent of the general alumni association of the chapter, in the case of Georgia Gamma Tau, it is one and the same.

4. A chapter alumnus advisor is a position in which you may want to find yourself some day. This advisor usually lives close to the chapter and is involved in its daily affairs. He advises the undergraduate brothers and chapter officers on administrative activities, financial matters, and also housing concerns. The alumnus advisor usually works as a liaison to the alumni association and ensures that the lines of communication are open between the association and the chapter. At Georgia Gamma Tau, the members of the alumni e-board jointly perform this function under the coordination of the alumni president.

   There are many undergraduates who get some assistance from an alumnus after they graduate. As an alumnus, you may help in a number of ways, for example, with career assistance. You may advise undergraduates who are interested in the field in which you are employed. Perhaps you would work with the undergraduates, alumni association, and alumnus advisor to set up seminars that deal with interviewing, resume writing, and the job search. Some alumni seek out undergraduates for intern positions and eventually hire that brother. Remember to always lend a helping and caring hand to your brothers!

5. Financial support is another way in which you can greatly impact your undergraduate brothers. Your financial assistance is very necessary to the continued success of Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity.

   • Gifts to Phi Kappa Theta National Foundation fund leadership conferences and help send leadership consultants to individual chapters. They also provide scholarships to undergraduates. The National Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational foundation, and gifts to it are fully tax-deductible and are eligible for the matching gift program at many companies. Visit National's Website for information on making donations to the National Foundation. At the National site, select "Headquarters" from the navigation bar at the top, and then "Foundation" when the "Headquarters" navigation bar appears on the left.

   • Gifts to your own alumni association are also greatly appreciated, although they are not deductible. You may send checks payable to PKT Foundation addressed to:
     Alumni Treasurer
     Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity
     800 Fowler Street
     Atlanta, Georgia 30313

   • You may also make online donations to the Gamma Tau Active Chapter using PayPal, which accepts donations charged to credit cards, debit cards, or directly to a checking or savings account. Simply click on the link above. If you already have an account, you will be asked for your password; if you do not, you will be given the opportunity to open a new account.

These are only a few of the ways in which you may be involved as an alumnus. More information about alumni activities, such as serving as a Province Volunteer, may be found at National's Web Site. Remember that your duty to brotherhood lasts a lifetime.

Most of the above text was excerpted from "Towards Brotherhood", the Pledge Manual of Phi Kappa Theta (undated, ca. 1968, believed to be the Fifth Edition) and from "Journey -- Phi Kappa Theta's Guide To University and Fraternity" Fourteenth Edition, 2000.

From the National Constitution

ARTICLE IV. LEGISLATION
Section 2. Composition of International Convention

5. Alumni organizations, to be considered in good standing and eligible to send a delegate to the convention, or propose legislation, must meet the following: Payment of the alumni organization assessment for the biennium, have on file with the Executive Offices a current officers list, current constitution, and the minutes from the last regular meeting, and said alumni organization must be a chartered alumni group with the National Fraternity.

1. An Alumni Chapter shall consist of ten (10) or more persons who have been active members of the Fraternity, who are located in the same geographic area or region of a State, County or community; or who have been active members of a given Active Chapter located in that area.
2. Alumni Chapters shall be designated by any name chosen by the alumni members of said chapter, with the advise and consent of the International Board of Trustees, including, but not limited to the name of the geographic area or region of a State, county or community or the name of the Active Chapter located in that area.
3. Alumni Chapters shall have the powers to adopt their own By-Laws, rules and regulations, which shall not be in conflict with this Constitution or any enactments of the Fraternity and shall have full control over its meetings, revenues and local government and shall provide for such officers as it may see fit.
4. Each Alumni Chapter in good standing shall be entitled to elect a delegate to each session of the International Convention.
5. Each chartered alumni chapter: (1) Must pay thealumni organization assessment, (2) keep a current constitution on file with the Executive Offices, (3) meet officially at least once
6. annually, (4) submit the minutes of at least one regular meeting to the Executive Offices per year, (5) maintain current officers roster on file with the Executive Offices.

Gamma Tau Alumni Corporation By-Laws

This page was last updated 4 December 2009