Young Alumni Advisory Council

Are you seeking a hands-on leadership opportunity with Alpha Sigma Nu that allows you to engage young alumni, collaborate with student leaders, and support the future of our Jesuit honor society?

We invite you to apply to the Alpha Sigma Nu Young Alumni Advisory Council (YAAC).

Membership

The term for the next cohort of Council members will open in early 2028.  For more information about the YAAC, please contact Amy O’Neil, Director of Development and Alumni Relations at amy.oneil@marquette.edu or (414) 288-7547.

The YAAC brings together engaged young alumni who are passionate about strengthening lifelong connections within Alpha Sigma Nu. Council members help engage young ΑΣΝ alumni through virtual and in-person events, collaborate with undergraduate chapter leaders, and support donor stewardship efforts that sustain the mission of our Jesuit honor society. Through this work, the YAAC partners closely with the ΑΣΝ Board of Directors and staff to ensure young alumni perspectives help guide our programs and outreach.

Expectations

Council members attend quarterly Zoom meetings, actively participate in discussions, and collaborate on initiatives and recommendations that support alumni engagement, student connections, and donor stewardship across Alpha Sigma Nu.

If you are passionate about service, leadership, and the Jesuit tradition—and want to make a lasting impact on Alpha Sigma Nu—we encourage you to apply.

Young Alumni Advisory Council Cohort Wrapping Up

Young alumni boards are common amongst organizations, however, the YAAC stands distinct in certain key elements. Few young alumni boards are afforded such an influential seat at the table with the ASN staff and Board of Directors willing to enact policies, initiatives, and ideas directly from young alumni members.

As only the second cohort (affectionately named Beta Class) of the YAAC, we entered a specific paradigm. The inaugural class had proposed massive, detailed comprehensive proposals that centered around some of the most pressing and timely issues facing Alpha Sigma Nu: diversity, branding, programming, and alumni connections. During our tenure, the onus was on us to execute these proposals, put them into action and pragmatically adapt details.

We are immensely proud of the work our cohort has produced amidst working full-time jobs, attending law school, and graduate school. We worked in tandem with the Central Office we have enacted new policies around interpretation of requirements to expand access to ASN for underrepresented groups while still maintaining our rigorous standards of excellence.

• We presented to the chapter leaders to empower them to enact change on their campuses.
• We deployed new discernment programming to the chapters called Discernment Day to support students as they think about their next chapters.
• We built new ways for alumni to network with the Alumni Voices initiative to spread the word about what our members lead once graduated.
• We initiated rebranding elements of communication for a fresh look. These are some of the many other initiatives in the works that we will pass down to our successors, Gamma Class.

Join the next class of the YAAC! This is the perfect opportunity for those looking to further develop leadership skills, executional excellence, and problem-solving. Whether you are a young professional or applying to graduate programs, serving on the YAAC provides excellent skill sets that are not easily replicated outside of the undergraduate experience. Learn more about how to apply here.