Are you
hoping to get the most out of your four short years as a student at UF? If you
are, joining the UF Alumni Association (UFAA) as a student member is an
excellent way to get started. The UFAA is an alumni organization for present
and past Gators that provides members with special benefits and services. The
Alumni Association offers discounts for members to places such as Cloud 9 Spa,
Kaplan Test Prep, Disney, just about every restaurant in Gainesville, and many
other businesses! The UFAA also helps with career development by offering information
on posting and searching for jobs, career seminars, continuing education
resources, and networking opportunities. Another incentive of being a UFAA
member is access to special alumni events. These include exclusive tailgates,
Black Alumni Weekend, and other alumni reunions. As a member you are also given
the opportunity to join Gator Clubs, affiliated organizations of the UFAA that
support the goals of the organization. Signing up to be a UFAA member
automatically grants you membership to your local Gator Club.
Still not
sold on becoming a member of the Alumni Association? Well you haven’t learned
about the perks of being a student member yet! Student members are offered all
the same benefits as alumni members and more. Student members receive special
Gator swag like a drawstring backpack, sunglasses, and a water bottle just to
name a few. One of my very favorite parts of being a student member of the UFAA
is getting BEAT shirts for upcoming football games. Student members are given
the opportunity to become a Tradition Keeper by keeping track of specific Gator
traditions (painting the 34th St wall, visiting the bat house,
taking a picture with the Bull Gator, etc) you complete during your time at UF.
Aside from the fun experience of completing these traditions, members are also
given a medal to wear at graduation for completing a certain number of
traditions. Student members are also eligible to apply to be a Cicerone, an
official student ambassador of the University of Florida. You can sign up to be
a student member online or at Emerson Alumni Hall for the small price of $20 a
year or $70 for your entire UF career. Given all of the perks of being a
student member, this truly is a great deal!
A very
special alumni association event is taking place THIS WEDNESDAY, October 30th
at 10:00 am! Students of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS)
have the opportunity to receive a coveted CALS BEAT shirt – a special BEAT
shirt created exclusively for our college! To receive a shirt, you will have to
be a member of the UFAA. If you haven’t signed up yet, you can complete
registration Wednesday morning where the shirts are being distributed. Speaking
of which, you can pick up your BEAT shirt on the northeast side of McCarty D. These
shirts will be distributed on a first come first serve basis, so arrive early! If
you are not already a student member of the UFAA, now is the perfect time to
begin your legacy as a Gator!
Go Gators and BEAT Georgia!
- Kaley Mialki
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