Temple University has recently started an alumni group called the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Alumni (LGBTA) group. According to a press release sent out by Temple, they have been creating various specific alumni groups to keep graduates connected to the university. The following is taken from the press release:

According to Marena Ariffin, assistant director of alumni relations, augmenting the more traditional groups, like the TUYA and college-specific alumni organizations, was a no-brainer.

\\?Class reunions are not as appealing as they used to be,? she says, ?so we have to identify things that people are involved in and have a connection to, not necessarily race or lifestyle, but some sort of common ground that connects them to Temple and to each other.?

?As with all Temple alumni groups, the goal is to reconnect graduates to the school,? explains Michael Williams, a 1993 graduate and founding member of the LGBTA. ?Over the years, there has been a disconnect between graduates and Temple. There are so many alumni who have lost touch.?\\

The alumni group will be hosting its first alumni reunion during Temple’s Homecoming weekend, on Saturday October 6th. For more details, contact Ray Betzner at (215) 204-7595 or email ray.betzner@temple.edu.

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