Alpha Phi has been such a strong and important part of your college experience – helping to shape who you are and the relationships you value.  Yet unlike college, Alpha Phi doesn’t have to end at graduation.  It continues forever.  Over the next three issues of Transitions, we will be counting down the top ten ways you can stay involved and keep Alpha Phi a strong part of your life.

 

Start planning monthly or bi-monthly gatherings to keep in touch with alumnae from your chapter.  From Sunday brunches or Friday Happy Hours to road trips visiting sisters in their new cities, it is important to plan regular activities with your Alpha Phi sisters.

Whenever you're on the Alpha Phi Web site, see if you can help us locate alumnae who have ended up on our "lost" list.  View the list here, click on your chapter name, then scan the list for any names you recognize. . 

 

Connect with other Alpha Phi alumnae in your area, attend fun social events and participate in important philanthropic activities — all by joining an alumnae chapter.  There are over 140 chapters across the country!  Check out this list to find one near you.  Not one in your area?  E-mail alumnae@alphaphi.org for more information about starting one.

 

Go back to your chapter to help with their Founders' Day or Red Dress event.  If you can't make it back in person, offer your list of contacts to help strengthen your chapter's alumnae relations program.  Consider volunteering with one of our other 150 chapters who could use your help too.  Take a moment to fill out the Volunteer Interest Survey for an opportunity to give back to Alpha Phi. 

 

While you might not be recruiting girls anymore, you can still help with recruitment.  If you know a great girl who is heading to college, talk with her about greek life.  If you think she would be a good match for Alpha Phi, complete a recommendation for her. 

 

 

When you're on the go (and let's be honest, who among us isn't?) enrich your life with these 5 to 10 minute podcasts that will encourage, enlighten and excite you.  Alpha Phi delves into topics that matter most to women today - from money management to spring break safety - all in bite size podcasts that are easy to enjoy wherever your life may take you!  Download it here.

Alpha Phi is on Facebook and Twitter now so it's easy to stay up to date on Fraternity happenings.  Plus, you might meet new friends on our fanpage in your new city.  If you have plans to travel after graduation, be sure to check out the "Alpha Phis Overseas" Facebook group.  It is a great way to connect with a sister living abroad and to gain valuable travel advice.

Now that you'll be dressed in "business casual" more often during the week, here are a few easy ways to continue mapping (Marketing Alpha Phi) as an alumna: wear your red dress pin, sport your t-shirts at the gym, wear your badge or even buy new Alpha Phi accessories to compliment this new chapter of your life.  You never know where you might run into an Alpha Phi sister!

 

Are you the sister that others consider the main "communicator" and keeps tabs on everyone?  Know exactly the sister we are referring to?  Encourage her to update the Executive Office on classmates' contact information and create some way everyone in the class can remain connected.  There are so many options: Facebook groups, pledge class blogs, monthly e-mails.  No matter how you do it, remember it's easier to stay connected than it is to reconnect in a few years.