The Southeastern Alumni Association was formed May 27, 1927 with $1,367.75 in the
bank with May Addison serving as the first president. The organization was later incorporated
on December 5, 1948. At that time there were 4,798 members plus 86 deceased members.
Today, Southeastern has over 75,000 graduates.
The Alumni Association office originally was located in the Hill House at 611 N. Pine
Street and remained there until 1994, when the organization raised private funds to
build the current Alumni Center at 500 University Avenue.
Throughout the years, the Alumni Association has provided various scholarships, including
a $230,000 endowment for student scholarships, $50,000 in Hurricane Katrina scholarships
for Southeastern students, and an endowed scholarship for Fanfare. The Alumni Association
also funded its first professorship, which is awarded to Dr. Sanichiro Yoshida, who
registered the first patent for Southeastern.
Today, the Alumni Association hosts numerous events for alumni to reunite throughout
the year. As Alumni return to campus, they can visit Alumni Field, which the Association
helped build and named accordingly to commemorate all Southeastern Alumni.