Rice Alumni: Established 1919
spacer
EVENTS CALENDAR
spacer dots spacer
spacer
ALUMNI GROUPS
 
Special Interest Groups
Regional Groups
School-Based Groups
Graduate-Degree Alumni
Friends Groups
spacer dots spacer
spacer
YOUNG ALUMNI /STUDENTS
spacer dots spacer
spacer
CAREER CONNECTION
spacer dots spacer
spacer
VOLUNTEER
spacer dots spacer
spacer
LEARNING & TRAVEL
spacer dots spacer
spacer
HONORS & AWARDS
spacer dots spacer
spacer
WHAT'S NEW @ RICE
spacer dots spacer
spacer
ABOUT THE ARA
spacer dots spacer
spacer
FAQ FILE
spacer dots spacer
spacer
GIVE TO RICE

 

About Alumni Association

So you want to get together with fellow alumni and friends? A number of groups provide opportunities for members of the Rice community to unite around common interests:

Special Interest Groups
are largely Houston-based groups that are formed on the basis of shared ethnicity, career or leisure interests, and so on.

Regional Groups provide a means for alumni and friends living outside of Houston to interact with one another and to stay in touch with Rice.

School-Based Alumni Groups provide opportunities for alumni with common academic backgrounds to stay in touch.

Graduate-Degree Alumni can stay connected through networking events, educational opportunities, career assistance, student mentoring programs, and much more.

Friends Groups offer ways for individuals to support with their time and means various academic schools, departments, and other university entities and interests.

Search this site
Search rice.edu
spacer
Online Services
Find Events/RSVP
Alumni Directory
Update Address
Email Forwarding
Career Network
Business Finder
Submit Classnote
Digital Library
spacer
Rice: Home


Alumni Special Interest Groups
With a population base of more than 12,000 Owls, Houston-area alumni have formed a number of special-interest groups. These groups have various agendas and interests, but many offer networking and social gatherings, seminars, and other means for alumni to stay connected to one another and to Rice. For more information about a particular group, contact the person listed after each organization below, or Ann Peterson in the alumni office at 713-348-4057.

Association of Rice University Black Alumni (ARUBA) Monique Forward '95 713-320-5831
Gay and Lesbian Alumni (GALA) Corey Devine '03 713-373-7600
Houston Alumni 2.0 Pat Huttenbach '92  
Houston Young Alumni Committee Kate Gunn '05  
NROTC Alumni Association Rice NROTC Office 713-348-4825
Praying Rice Owls Ryn Bowers '64 713-626-4940
Rice Business Network Karl Maier '84 713-927-6182
Rice Engineering Alumni Amanda Geck '04  
Rice Old Men Eating Out (ROMEOs) Woods Martin '49 713-621-3786
Rice University Baseball Players Association Steven Herce '03  
Rice University Business and Professional Women (RUBPW) Corrinn Davis '01 713-501-1285
Rice University Chinese Alumni Association (RUCAA) Ben Chu '00  
Rugby Alumni Kent Bayazitoglu '98  
Society of Rice Indigenous Alumni (SRIA) Ken Masters '00  
Society of Latino Alumni of Rice (SOLAR) Thomas Gonzales '87  
Society of Rice University Women (SRUW) Barbara Taylor '55 713-942-8006
South Asian Society Alumni Rice Alumni Office 713-348-4057


School-Based Alumni Groups

Jones Graduate School Alumni Association (JGSAA)
The network of Jones Graduate School of Management (JGSM) graduates includes more than 2,900 Jones School alumni living and working throughout the United States and in several foreign countries. All alumni become lifetime members upon graduation and are eligible for all of the benefits and services provided by the JGSAA. The JGSAA sponsors an annual career forum for students, hosts social events, awards scholarships, and publishes an online directory for its members. The JGSAA is led by an 18-member board of directors that cultivates alumni engagement with the school through planning and development of the Jones School's alumni program. The board maintains several standing committees, such as Student-Alumni, Area Groups, Events, and External Relations. Student-alumni liaisons work hand-in-hand with the members of the Student-Alumni Committee to develop and execute that facet of the alumni program. For more information, contact Shaheen Ladhani '97, associate director for alumni affairs at the Jones School, at 713-348-4489.

Jones Leaders
The Jones Leaders is a select group of more than 50 active Jones Graduate School of Management (JGSM) alumni who serve as an operational arm for the Jones Graduate School Alumni Association (JGSAA) Board of Directors. Jones Leaders participate through such activities as conducting mock interviews, presenting career panels, calling and interviewing prospective students, serving on the school's standing committees, and many other important activities. JGSAA board members are also Jones Leaders. You may have already met several members of the board of directors or Jones Leaders through admission activities. If you would like a complete list of the alumni who participate in the Jones Leaders or JGSAA Board of Directors, please contact the JGSM alumni office at 713-348-4489.

Rice Engineering Alumni
Dedicated to providing support to the George R. Brown School of Engineering. Membership in the REA is open to alumni of the eight departments of the George R. Brown School of Engineering: Bioengineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (formerly Chemical Engineering), Civil Engineering, Computational and Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Environmental Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, and Statistics. Formed in 1938, the REA is the oldest alumni organization at Rice.

Shepherd School Alumni
Shepherd School graduates are represented across the world as premier musicians, and their accomplishments continually renew the value of musical study at Rice University. The Alumni Profiles section of our web site features many of our graduates who are embarking on their musical careers. If you have not been included in this area and you are a Shepherd School graduate or you attended the Shepherd School, please contact us. We would like to hear from you.

 

Friends Groups

Friends of Fondren
Friends of Fondren strives to enhance Fondren Library's collection and facilities. Graduating students may join the Friends of Fondren for a $15 annual membership fee for their first five years after graduating from Rice; afterward, the basic membership fee is $100 with a 25% discount for Rice alumni. For more information, contact Mary Bixby, 713-348-5157.

Friends of Rice Players
Friends of Rice Players provides ongoing financial support for Rice's dramatic activities and facilities. In the past, the Friends have underwritten residential college productions and invited non-collegiate acting troupes to campus. For further information, contact Rachel Kimbro '01.

Friends of the Rice University Art Gallery
This group works to strengthen the gallery's influence in the Houston area by presenting exhibitions, sponsoring lectures, adding to the permanent collection, and enlarging the overall scope of Rice University Art Gallery programs. For additional information, contact Jaye Anderton at 713-348-6069.

Jones Graduate School Partners
The mission of the Partners is to promote and support the Jones Graduate School. Annual dues vary with level of membership, ranging from $50 to $25,000+ for Senior Corporate Partners. For information, call 713-348-5376 or contact the Partners.

Rice Athletics Fund (RAF)
The Rice Athletics Fund is the official booster club of Rice University athletics. This fund serves as an umbrella for those giving programs that have supported student-athletes so successfully in the past and for new fundraising initiatives that will propel our program to our high standard of excellence. The five areas under the RAF includes: Owl Club Scholarship Fund, Athletic Scholarship Endowment, Athletic Capital Fund, Sports Interest Groups (SIGs), and the "R" Association of Letterwinners. For more information, contact Paul J. Sutera.

"R" Association
See "Rice Athletics Fund"

Rice Design Alliance
Stimulates public awareness and discussion of the urban environment through seminars, a lecture series, design exhibitions, and an annual architectural tour. Membership includes discounted tickets to RDA programs and four issues of Cite, a magazine that spotlights important issues of city life and provides a forum for architectural critique. For additional information, contact Linda Sylvan or call 713-348-4876.

Rice Historical Society
The RHS works to collect and preserve the history of Rice University by taking oral histories, collecting artifacts and documents, and by arranging public displays of these items at university functions. Membership benefits include a quarterly newsletter, invitations to program lunches/dinners, special events, and field trips. Membership starts at $25 and up. For more information contact Karen Rogers at 713-960-8600.

Shepherd Society
Formed in 1977 to support the cause of music at Rice and in Houston, the 1,000+ members of the Shepherd Society provide more than $200,000 in scholarships for musicians studying at the Shepherd School. The society sponsors a series of special events for its members, such as the annual Madrigal dinners. Membership: $35 and up. For further information, contact the Shepherd Society at 713-348-3492.

 

spacer
Contact the Office of Alumni Affairs | Send a Comment | Home Copyright © Rice University