https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 03 May 2026 09:22:20 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-donate-to-your-alma-mater/page/2#post-889013 Thu, 27 Jun 2013 11:31:35 +0000 SupernovaJ 889013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>heck nah. i think my alma mater might be in the top 5-10 most expensive schools in the nation. i'm still bitter about that. :/ i'm sure they're doing fine without my paltry donation anyway... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-donate-to-your-alma-mater/page/2#post-888875 Thu, 27 Jun 2013 11:09:50 +0000 tequiero21 888875@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They already took enough from me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-donate-to-your-alma-mater/page/2#post-888171 Thu, 27 Jun 2013 09:22:17 +0000 Sapphiresun 888171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: Can you not designate where it goes? For me they usually ask you to write in where you want it to go. I always designate student financial aid (since I attended on scholarship, and DEFINITELY wouldn't have been able to afford arguably the country's best university without it) and my husband always designates his to go to the Lacrosse program. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-donate-to-your-alma-mater#post-879511 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 11:17:58 +0000 cascademom 879511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I donated to my college alma mater with a payment plan where you would get your name on a brick at the end of paying $100 over a few years. I don't donate to my graduate school alma mater. </p> <p>I donate to my high school through their French class France trip scholarship. For me, this was such a great trip when I went that I'm more than happy to help out those who need assistance to go. I get letters and postcards from the girls who received the assistance too. With this, I know that the money is going to the girls and not to administrative purposes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-donate-to-your-alma-mater#post-879478 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 11:08:58 +0000 avivoca 879478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. I wasn't in a financial position to do it before, and now that I am, I don't want to. I despise being solicited like that, and it gets to be more like harassment every year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-donate-to-your-alma-mater#post-879435 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 10:55:03 +0000 Mrs Hedgehog 879435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They got plenty from my tuition. I love my school but I am done paying their high "fees" ontop of tuition. All power to those who do donate though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-donate-to-your-alma-mater#post-879430 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 10:53:47 +0000 keiki_mama 879430@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, we're not really in the financial position to make donations. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-donate-to-your-alma-mater#post-879379 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 10:34:59 +0000 IcebergMom 879379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not yet! We will When student loans are paid off! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-donate-to-your-alma-mater#post-879371 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 10:33:20 +0000 MrsBrewer 879371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No way! They make enough on tuition! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-donate-to-your-alma-mater#post-879320 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 10:15:19 +0000 katsupgirl 879320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@zippylef: ::chuckle:: Your comment next to your avatar makes for a hilarious combo!<br /> @mrs. 64: That's crazy! That's straight up harrassment. They should be doing better things with their time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-donate-to-your-alma-mater#post-878991 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 08:43:49 +0000 mrs. 64 878991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I donated for about 5 years, but then they started calling twice a year. They also wanted you to double your gift every time. They were getting way too greedy and I've been annoyed. As it is, they still call me DAILY, weekends and everything. I just don't pick up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-donate-to-your-alma-mater#post-878927 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 08:17:14 +0000 regberadaisy 878927@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sarbear: ha! They have students from within the major call. The one time I asked.<br /> Now be honest. Your a student. Do you see any of the money come to our department? Pause. Laughs. Right, so that's why I'm not donating. Please take me off the list.</p> <p>No calls after that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-donate-to-your-alma-mater#post-878919 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 08:15:15 +0000 LuLu Mom 878919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, I'm still playing plenty in school loans! Maybe when I've got those done will start. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-donate-to-your-alma-mater#post-878888 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 08:05:51 +0000 GrapeCrush 878888@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>nope. I don't think I ever even opened an envelope from them after I graduated. so who knows if they asked....haha</p> <p>DH gets calls ALL.THE.TIME to make donations! he tells them no, and to stop calling, but they don't listen! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-donate-to-your-alma-mater#post-878887 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 08:05:50 +0000 LindsayInNY 878887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't donate to mine but we do donate quite a bit to DH's! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-donate-to-your-alma-mater#post-878845 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 07:43:22 +0000 TheReelDeal 878845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@zippylef: LOL!! buttmunches! I need to start using that again </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-donate-to-your-alma-mater#post-878841 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 07:41:53 +0000 loveisstrange 878841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hell no. I hated my university. They were money-grubbing buttmunches. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-donate-to-your-alma-mater#post-878833 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 07:39:06 +0000 looch 878833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, because I do not agree with how they spend the funds. I think most of it should go to the students in need. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-donate-to-your-alma-mater#post-878826 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 07:37:16 +0000 TheReelDeal 878826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't feel like I'm in a place to make donations, I need to pass out a donation basket for myself! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-donate-to-your-alma-mater#post-878796 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 07:25:52 +0000 regberadaisy 878796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Heck no! None of the money ever comes to my department, so NO! And I told them that each time they call to ask for donations. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-donate-to-your-alma-mater#post-878753 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 07:09:59 +0000 heffalump 878753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. I don't work so we're on a very limited budget. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-donate-to-your-alma-mater#post-878677 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 06:34:47 +0000 edelweiss 878677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i didn't for a while, but now i do. there's no way that the amount of my donations will help our LO get into college, but i really did enjoy my college experience and was helped by others' donations and financial aid. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-donate-to-your-alma-mater#post-878651 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 06:07:38 +0000 swedishfish 878651@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-donate-to-your-alma-mater#post-878648 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 06:00:15 +0000 Andrea 878648@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, maybe it will help our kids get in. We met at uni. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-donate-to-your-alma-mater#post-878603 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 04:07:29 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 878603@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I have always consistently given a little to my major's resume book. I can single handedly point to my major's awesome studebt professional organization and the resume book they put out every year as to why I have a job. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-donate-to-your-alma-mater#post-878532 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 01:05:54 +0000 BSB 878532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup, I do. I donate to the Science department at my campus. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-donate-to-your-alma-mater#post-878419 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 22:50:20 +0000 mamimami 878419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have donated to my university but am more faithful donating to my high school. I work in nonprofit education so I know how important it is to maintain that relationship and give back. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-donate-to-your-alma-mater#post-878414 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 22:46:01 +0000 MaisyMay 878414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We both loved our school, and it's where we met, so we would if we could, but they closed about 2 years ago, so we can't. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-donate-to-your-alma-mater#post-878410 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 22:42:55 +0000 PurplePeony 878410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I LOVED undergrad so I make sure to donate every year. Law school, not so much. I got really irritated with how aggressive the callers from my law school were when trying to solicit money, so I told them to remove my phone number and not contact me again. Maybe someday I'll donate to them, but right now I'm still a little too annoyed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-donate-to-your-alma-mater#post-878396 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 22:24:23 +0000 sunny 878396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did until I needed the university for something important and nobody came through for me. It was incredibly disappointing, frustrating and every year I torture the poor student who calls me asking for donations with my story, with the request that they escalate the story to their supervisors. </p>