alumnae
Women who graduated
Alumnae is the plural of alumna, a female graduate or former student of a school, college, or university.
This Latin plural follows the pattern where feminine nouns ending in -a take the -ae ending in the plural.
While alumna and alumnae remain in use, particularly at women's colleges and in formal contexts, the gender-neutral alumni or alums has become more common in general usage.
The alumnae of Wellesley gathered for their reunion.
Returning to one's origin
- reunionGathering after separation
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- fundraisingSoliciting money for organizations
newsletter · directory · network · chapter · giving · benefactor · scholarship fund · annual fund
Act of starting
- diplomaAcademic completion document
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- convocationFormal ceremonial gathering
- cap and gownCeremonial graduation attire
regalia · tassel · valedictorian · summa cum laude · magna cum laude · cum laude · honors · dean's list
Bond among women
- Greek lifeFraternity and sorority culture
- chapterDivision of a book
- pledgeBinding promise given
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
ritual · philanthropy · rush · recruitment · legacy · formal · mixer · house
Advice for decisions
- role modelPerson others emulate
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- adviceGuidance on decisions
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
coaching · empowerment · leadership · inspiration · support · protégé · sponsorship · influence
homecoming
Returning to one's origin
fundraising · newsletter · directory · network · chapter · giving · benefactor · scholarship fund · annual fund · hall of fame
commencement
Act of starting
- diplomaAcademic completion document
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- convocationFormal ceremonial gathering
cap and gown · regalia · tassel · valedictorian · summa cum laude · magna cum laude · cum laude · honors · dean's list · bachelor's
sisterhood
Bond among women
- Greek lifeFraternity and sorority culture
- chapterDivision of a book
- pledgeBinding promise given
initiation · ritual · philanthropy · rush · recruitment · legacy · formal · mixer · house · neophyte
guidance
Advice for decisions
- role modelPerson others emulate
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- adviceGuidance on decisions
wisdom · coaching · empowerment · leadership · inspiration · support · protégé · sponsorship · influence · expertise
- pluralsmen, women, feet, mice, geese
- girls' boarding schoolsdormitories, dorms, uniforms, headmistress, house system
- Greek lifefraternities, fraternity, sorority, sororities, frats
- women's educationSmith College, Vassar, Radcliffe, Spelman, Seven Sisters
- Women's CollegesRadcliffe, Smith College, Smith, Vassar, Wellesley
- schoolsprimary school, school, college, academy, high school
alumnaeenrollees
Those officially signed up
undergraduates · freshmen · matriculants · applicants · candidates
- alumni networkOrganization linking past students
- distinguished alumniAccomplished former students
- alumni officeDepartment serving former students
- alumni reunionsGatherings of former graduates
- college alumniFormer university students
- alumni connectionsTies between former students