https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 04:39:09 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-to-your-alma-mater#post-462003 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 18:24:36 +0000 tororojo 462003@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't because we're broke! Most of the people I graduated with went on to become doctors/lawyers/really highly paid business people. I work for a nonprofit making very little, so I don't feel guilty. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-to-your-alma-mater#post-461834 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 16:07:15 +0000 Boogs 461834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. I didn't love my experience there and it's my way of letting them know that. I could have really used financial aid when I was in school and they never gave me a dime so they aren't getting a dime from me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-to-your-alma-mater#post-461826 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 16:00:13 +0000 PurplePumps 461826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, they got enough money from me! And at undergrad tuition of about 43k/year now, it just doesn't seem like they're hurting for it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-to-your-alma-mater#post-461786 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 15:28:51 +0000 Trailmix 461786@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup! DH and I met in college and are still completely obsessed with it almost 8 years out. All our current friends are from college, my mom and brother went there and I just love it! I do specify to give it to the two sport teams that I played on, to help them some rather than just give it to the general fund...Plus, there's a big competition every year among several similar schools to see who can get the highest alumni giving percentage and I like my school to do as well as it can! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-to-your-alma-mater#post-461781 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 15:24:49 +0000 Mrs. Pen 461781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ms.janedoe: did you go to a school in MN?</p> <p>Nope - I went to a comm. college and as a result we have no disposable income. bahaha. jk. but for real - we don't consider that a worthwhile donation. We would rather give to our church, community, missions work, and families in need. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-to-your-alma-mater#post-461780 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 15:24:37 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 461780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No because we're not making any money yet, but even if we were I wouldn't because I did not have a good experience. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-to-your-alma-mater#post-461764 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 15:06:48 +0000 Mrs. Tricycle 461764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We joke that there's no giving until the student loans are paid off. It always annoyed us that they called to solicit donations in the first year after graduation when you still had so much debt. Our loans are now paid off, so we can't use that excuse anymore. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-to-your-alma-mater#post-461728 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 14:46:13 +0000 Turd Ferguson 461728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, but that doesn't stop them from calling me every other night...blah. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-to-your-alma-mater#post-461579 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 12:01:08 +0000 Bookish 461579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, no room in the budget, and if there were, I wouldn't :p I work for my alma mater and know how they treat their staff- no money from me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-to-your-alma-mater#post-461574 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 11:54:02 +0000 sunny 461574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to until my university screwed me over about 2 years after I graduated. I needed a letter from the university and couldn't get it even after trying for 9 months. After that, I stopped giving to the university and every year when a student calls to ask for donations, I tell that poor student my story and ask them to pass it onto the head of the alumni assocation/donations people. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-to-your-alma-mater#post-461519 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 11:11:20 +0000 JessiBee 461519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, every year. Not a ton, but always something. It's part of the school culture, and a school with a very high alumni giving rate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-to-your-alma-mater#post-461517 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 11:03:46 +0000 gracecat 461517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, at most once a year and a small amount. But I volunteer to do alumni interviews and staffed a high school college fair once for them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-to-your-alma-mater#post-461516 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 11:03:41 +0000 creativemomma15 461516@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! DH's alma mater sends up mail to ask us to give almost every month but we are still paying his school loans and don't have the extra money to give to them! We also have other things closer to our hearts that we give to with the money we have to donate (church, family &amp; friends missions, etc). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-to-your-alma-mater#post-461515 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 11:02:45 +0000 autumnlove 461515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, we should start! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-to-your-alma-mater#post-461509 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 10:58:32 +0000 lemondrop 461509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, we don't have too much disposable income, especially with the baby. If we are going to donate, there are animal rescue charities we would much rather donate to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-to-your-alma-mater#post-461433 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 09:15:40 +0000 ladyfingers 461433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, but not because I don't think they deserve it, but rather there's not much left in our budget for stuff like that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-to-your-alma-mater#post-461426 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 08:57:53 +0000 dagret 461426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Once a year..not much though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-to-your-alma-mater#post-461411 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 08:29:36 +0000 Andrea 461411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ha! I do not give to mine but DH went to the same one and he gives! I give to my high school! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-to-your-alma-mater#post-461405 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 08:25:30 +0000 mrbee 461405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do not... my school has a high alumni giving rate, so I am working to bring it down. I felt my college experience was ok, but in spite of my college instead of because of it. So this is my way of expressing that...</p> <p>Do you give to your alma mater? </p>