For those of us who have graduated, when did you finally start giving money back to your alma mater?

12/18/2009 2:32:53 PM

I've only donated via the wolfpack club for the purposes of buying football tickets. I started as soon as I graduated, but they have/had a deal where it was like 50 or 100 bucks to join as a recent grad. Whenever that ran out, i started donating the minimum to stay a member, and have just done that every year.

Whenever I get around to buying lifetime rights of my own I guess i'll have to give more but for now, I get season tickets from friends.

12/18/2009 2:36:01 PM

I donated my leftover print quota to the school.

12/18/2009 2:37:01 PM

im not donating jack shit til my student loans are paid off

12/18/2009 2:38:07 PM

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"giving money back to your alma mater"

does not compute

that statement implies that I owe them something above and beyond tuition, student fees, and my tax dollars

12/18/2009 3:01:00 PM

Graduated 6 years ago, still haven't and probably never will.

12/18/2009 3:02:50 PM

never will..got everything they can outta me for out of state tuition.

12/18/2009 3:09:26 PM

fuck that

12/18/2009 3:21:24 PM

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"fuck that"

this...

12/18/2009 3:27:53 PM

ive already donated with tuition, fees, and parking and drinking tickets

12/18/2009 3:37:56 PM

they dont have shit worthy enough of a donation

12/18/2009 3:46:50 PM

why the hell would i give them more money?

12/18/2009 3:51:31 PM

My work has an development fund with the college of management that I drop about two bills in every year since graduation. Plus the $120/yr. that the WPC hits me up for. That's about it.

12/18/2009 4:49:17 PM

once i finally graduate from grad school and get my loans paid off, i'll probably try to donate enough to get football tickets. i'll probably be mid-30's by that point

12/18/2009 4:53:27 PM

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"fuck that"

12/18/2009 4:54:26 PM

fuck this jewniversity

this logo is so damn fitting

12/18/2009 5:13:48 PM

Uhhhh.....maybe if I get rich I'll get a small scholarship set up to help out a female student in
science or engineering...that's a pretty big IF though.

12/18/2009 5:29:57 PM

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"fuck this jewniversity this logo is so damn fitting "

+1

12/18/2009 6:05:02 PM

im not donating jack shit til my student loans are paid off lee fowler is fired

12/18/2009 6:10:34 PM

I give them money every month. They should be happy they get even that

12/18/2009 6:59:12 PM

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"why the hell would i give them more money?"

12/18/2009 8:01:10 PM

never

12/18/2009 8:14:42 PM

NCSU forfeited any chance of getting money from me at the very last second possible for them to fuck things up. My undergrad experience was pretty good, although I've since realized that there are/were a lot of problems with the ECE curriculum and advising that really should be addressed. But anyway, it was good enough for me to want to give back.

But then.... ECE Graduation in Stewart theater, December 2002 was the sorriest excuse for a graduation ceremony I've ever seen. It would have been embarrassing for a middle school graduation, much less a highly respected engineering program. It was an embarrassment to everyone in attendance, and I literally walked out of the theater that day and said "fuck you" to NC State and any future financial support from me.

I posted an epic rant in The Lounge soon after it happened. Too bad the archives have been purged since then...

12/18/2009 8:22:53 PM

I graduated in 00 and joined the WPC right away and teh Alumni Association a few years later. I also donate on occasion straight back to the CE Dept. It's all small potatoes stuff, I ain't rich.

12/18/2009 8:27:54 PM

^^ What happened?

12/18/2009 8:36:30 PM

i really don't feel like typing it all out again, but.... a few "highlights"
- the speaker (forgot his name. one of the higher-ups in ECE) literally could not pronounce about 70% of the names. He wasn't even close. Sure, they were mostly Asian names, but we learned that the CSC advisors went to every single graduate before graduation and learned how to say each of their names

- the lines they put us in were totally fucked. Many, many people were in the wrong order (they lined us up) so when names were called, people were constantly stepping out of line, or whole lines had to go back and sit down and get other lines up

- several people were completely missed. As in, they were next in line at the edge of the stage, but then their names were never called. They had to stand there like jackasses while people passed them. Eventually, a faculty member had to go over and ask their names, write them down, take that paper over to the podium where they were announced

- they ran out of seating for the Grad students. Undergrad sat in the theater, and Grad's had chairs on the stage. Some-fucking-how, they didn't know how many Grad students they had and at least 1/2 dozen had to stand the whole time near the wings of the stage beside all the seats

Those are some specifics I can remember (it's been..... 7 years now? jesus), but basically, it was just completely unprofessional and everyone running it was ill-prepared. It showed a total lack of respect to the students, who just spent 4-6+ years paying in thousands of dollars, and to the families who came great distances to see what was supposed to be a special occasion.

12/18/2009 8:56:27 PM

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"why the hell would i give them more money?"

12/18/2009 8:58:17 PM

This could have also been called the official "I am a bitter nerd" thread

12/18/2009 9:02:05 PM

Yeah, I didn't even go to my departmental graduation. I walked in the big one so my relatives could see me in a cap and gown, but that was it. If I go back and get a masters I'll probably do the same.

12/18/2009 9:03:05 PM

I'm not throwing stones or anything here (I haven't given any money), but this is the kind of shit that keeps NC State pretty low in the BS rankings like USN&WR. Alumni giving (percentage of alumni who give any money at all) is a significant factor in their rankings.

But I haven't given any money. Maybe I'll join the Alumni Association and give the yearly minimum eventually...

12/18/2009 9:33:07 PM

Wow yeah, that does sound like a shitty graduation.

Mine was alright. My department was small so we were able to do it in a church near campus.

12/18/2009 9:39:30 PM

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"I'm not throwing stones or anything here (I haven't given any money), but this is the kind of shit that keeps NC State pretty low in the BS rankings like USN&WR. Alumni giving (percentage of alumni who give any money at all) is a significant factor in their rankings. But I haven't given any money. Maybe I'll join the Alumni Association and give the yearly minimum eventually..."

Sounds like a classic chicken-egg scenario.

12/18/2009 9:41:59 PM

If you do decide to give, scrutinize where the money is going and for what. I had my other alma mater (Virginia Tech) ask me to pledge. I said I would, did some research, and found out where the money was going. Thank You No. I'm still considering donating directly to my program (NOT department) I was in. Anyways, scrutinize if you do donate.

12/18/2009 9:46:16 PM

Where was the money going?

And where do you locate that info?

[Edited on December 18, 2009 at 9:52 PM. Reason : .]

12/18/2009 9:51:43 PM

agentlion is my brother, and at the time, I felt really bad about missing his graduation ceremony. I was caught up doing the final report for my senior design project (MS Word exploded and cost us a few hours of work, etc etc etc) and ran over and got there just as all the graduates were leaving the ceremony. I felt like a pretty good dickhead for missing it when I was on campus at the time. But then he described the experience and I didn't feel so bad.

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""I'm not throwing stones or anything here (I haven't given any money), but this is the kind of shit that keeps NC State pretty low in the BS rankings like USN&WR. Alumni giving (percentage of alumni who give any money at all) is a significant factor in their rankings. But I haven't given any money. Maybe I'll join the Alumni Association and give the yearly minimum eventually..." Sounds like a classic chicken-egg scenario."

Additionally, the general endowment goes a (very) long way in those damn rankings. And our endowment totally sucks. But, on the other hand, it's not like your puny donation will even make a scratch in a number that big.

12/18/2009 9:59:26 PM

yeah, im so glad my graduation was in the RBC Center

i have donated enough to get tickets, thats about it

the alumni association calls from time to time, but im not giving those morons anything

12/18/2009 10:39:20 PM

LOL, being pissed at the ECE department b/c of one shitty graduation ceremony is hilarious to me. All that takes is like one person to fuck up. There are sooooooo many better reasons to hate the ECE dept.

12/18/2009 10:47:05 PM

We've given them enough money in tuition. I will not be donating anything extra. I don't see the point.

12/19/2009 11:00:53 PM

i bought a license plate with my alma mater on it. when the students call looking for more money, i tell them to check my records for my license plate. my license plate tax goes directly to the school.

12/19/2009 11:09:49 PM

im not donating jack shit till lee fowler is fired

12/19/2009 11:11:40 PM

I have paid the $40 minimum to be in the alumni association every year since I graduated. I moved away so it sort of made me feel connected i guess.

12/19/2009 11:27:12 PM

I donate to the colleges/divisions closest to my heart (CHASS, Libraries) but to very specific funds. I would never want a cent of my money to even get close to supporting Lee Fowler or Mary Easley shenanigans.

12/20/2009 1:58:55 PM

I donated about $50k bucks to them when I was there. That should be enough.

12/20/2009 2:21:24 PM

With how badly and repeatedly scewed over I have been by this school, I will never donate anything to them.

12/21/2009 11:07:05 AM

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"Where was the money going? And where do you locate that info?"

You have to dig down into the school's website a bit more than just the surface crap they present:
http://www.campaign.vt.edu/campaign-vt/?q=by-use

After digging, when I saw approximately 3/4 of it being spent for general budgeting (i.e. whatever we think it should go towards) or faculty-related items, I passed. "Current operations" ... right.

[Edited on December 21, 2009 at 11:42 AM. Reason : .]

12/21/2009 11:41:42 AM

I love how so many people seem to get off on proclaiming they will never donate a dime to State because State has "fucked them" in so many ways


Makes you look petty....you got a solid education for <50K...don't be a shylock now

12/21/2009 11:46:13 AM

i didn't get fucked at all, i just don't feel obligated to give them money. i paid my tuition. why should i owe them more? i don't give back to my high school or anything.

12/21/2009 11:49:03 AM

You're not obligated, its just dumb to take pride in saying "Fuck you Alma Mater" the same way you would to a ex-employer or scorned lover

Bunch of grudge holders itt

12/21/2009 11:50:52 AM

I'd like to stand up and say that I'm very proud of my alma mater. I've donated over $200 in parking ticket fines, over 5 years, while I was still in school.

12/21/2009 11:55:59 AM

just got a thank you letter from mine.


set'em up

12/21/2009 11:58:56 AM