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Alumnae
Strong Enough to Last a Lifetime
We have more than 24,000 alumnae living in all 50 states and abroad. Alumnae keep ӣƵstrong through outreach opportunities, including continuing education, professional networking, social events, fundraising, and more.
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Alumnae Business Directory
Are you a ӣƵalumna who owns a business? The Office of Alumnae Relations is seeking to provide the ӣƵcommunity with a list of STRONG alumnae business owners from all over the country in a wide variety of industries. We hope this resource will encourage networking and provide support for alumnae-owned businesses.
Move-In Day
Do you remember when you first arrived to campus as a freshman at Meredith? Perhaps you fondly recall driving under the balloon arch to those welcoming cheers.
Each year we invite alumnae to join us in welcoming new students and their families to Meredith! This is your opportunity to relive one of your treasured ӣƵmemories but without the unpacking! Alumnae are invited to be hall greeters, staff water tents, deliver water, and oversee the amusement activities such as inflatables, yard games, and snow cones. Volunteers can work shifts to accommodate your schedule.
We look forward to seeing you back on campus in August!
Discover Meredith
Do you know a prospective ӣƵstudent? Whether she is your daughter, student, babysitter or neighbor, you and your prospective student(s) are invited to Discover Meredith.
This exclusive open day for alumnae and their prospective student(s) is held each fall. The day includes a student and alumnae panel, campus traditions tour, and a luncheon on campus. All open houses are listed on the Admissions website and registration is available once dates are set.
Homecoming Weekend
November 4-5, 2023
Held in conjunction with Cornhuskin’, alumnae and friends are invited to a weekend full of campus activities! Highlights for the weekend include the Golden Oaks Society Luncheon, Can Art, Homecoming Happy Hour, brunch, class competition, Homecoming Picnic, Kids Zone, and tours.
Once dates for 2023 have been decided they will be posted.
Should you have questions, please contact the Office of Alumnae Relations at (919) 760-8548 or alumnae@meredith.edu.
Angel Adventures, the Alumnae Travel Program allows alumnae and friends to travel along with the ӣƵcommunity. MC in NYC is an annual trip to New York City each November. International trips have included: Sansepolcro, Italy; Paris, France; London, England; and a Scandinavian cruise. Typically, the College offers one domestic and two international trips per academic year.
The Latest
ӣƵCollege hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on September 8, 2023, to celebrate the construction of a new softball, tennis, and golf complex that will allow athletes adequate space to train. Chris Speight Brown, ’76, along with her siblings, gave a $1 million lead gift that will name the Estes-Speight Family Athletic Complex in memory of her mother Mary Estes Speight, ʼ53, and her father Bobby Speight.
Each semester, the Alumnae Association and Office of Alumnae Relations host a student-focused event to engage, support, and foster outreach to all current students. The events provide students with an opportunity to connect with active alumnae volunteers, who share ways in which they have remained involved with their alma mater.
ӣƵCollege has again made the list of “Top 50 Alma Maters of National Board Certified Teachers ” by total number of alumnae/i to hold this distinction. ӣƵearned this recognition with 494 alumnae/i who have earned National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification. At 46 in the nation, ӣƵis the only independent college in North Carolina to make the list. The College first made the Top 50 ranking in 2014.
ӣƵMentors is an online platform connecting members of the ӣƵCollege community for mentoring and networking. Alumnae/i can connect with other graduates, students, faculty, and staff on a variety of topics such as majors, industry, location, study abroad destinations, and even your CliftonStrengths identified through StrongPoints®.
Communication
Insight and information about the news, activities, events, programs, plans, and people of the College.
The alumnae/i electronic newsletter is published three times a year with information important to all graduates.