This was why Irish Chocolate is a celebrity of sorts among classmates and die-hard alumni.
Although no one is asking to see a diploma, initial takers seem to be big financial donors and die-hard alumni -- "the ones at the tailgates, at the ballgames, at the arts functions," said Mark Hesemann, general manager of the Georgia Tech Club.
Students and die-hard alumni will continue going to NCAA basketball stadiums and tuning in on TV, but the total audience will become much narrower.
But there are concerns about leaning too hard on alumni giving for basics - "budget-relieving gifts" as they are called at Dartmouth.
Understand that our clubs earn no profit on this trip and the entire fee goes towards the trip costs -- a great value provided by hard-working alumni volunteers.
It's hard to find alumni who will underwrite roof work.
"We are working hard to engage our alumni, supporters and friends on the critical value and impact of N.U.S.'s work — in education, research and service — to Singapore, Asia and beyond".
Founded in 1997 by Ennis Rimawi '91, SM '96, the MIT AAA benefits from the hard work of many alumni volunteers, including past president Shaheen Husain, SM '81, and vice president Samer Khanachet '72.
Many residents in the city, including a strong contingency of alumni of the university, are die-hard fans of USC.
Nor is religious indoctrination a big factor, Ms Argo insists; only a fraction of the alumni of hard-line madrassas in Pakistan and Indonesia engage in violence.
In recent years, Mr. Mallawany, 50, an easygoing banker formerly with a local Chase affiliate, and Mr. Heikal, 46, a charming yet hard-driving Goldman Sachs alumnus, have expanded the firm's reach by making it a full-service investment bank with advisory services, a brokerage unit and fund management.
