KIT A WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST ALUMNI*

Hello Seniors and Families,

As Roeper’s Alumni Director, I am honored to be the first to welcome you all into the Roeper alumni family!

Just as you all made Roeper a better place, now it’s time for you to go out and make the world a better place I’m here to remind you that you’re not venturing out alone You will forever share a bond with the people in this room and can always lean on each other The people in this room will always be your people And whether you realize it now or not, you also share a bond with over 2,500 Roeper alums who have come before you

The Roeper alumni community welcomes you with open arms, and I encourage you to use your new Alumni network because your Roeper connections may prove to be invaluable To make it even easier, we’ve just launched a networking and mentoring platform just for Roeper alums, and I hope you will join It’s called AlumniFire, and it’s an easy way to connect with alumni who went to the university or college you’re attending in the fall or to seek out a mentor who works in a field that interests you

Alumni are eager to help and to serve as a resource because that’s what our community does — we support each other, within these walls and also outside of them We hope that as a Roeper alum, you will do the same for those who come after you

I know you’re ready to move on to the next chapter of your lives, but I want you to know that all of us want to keep in touch with you We invite you to come back and visit during school events and participate in alumni reunions We want to keep in touch with you and celebrate your milestones because you are, and always will be, a part of the Roeper family And parents, that includes you too You‘re all a part of our alumni family now Roeper will forever be a piece of you, and you will forever be a piece of Roeper

On that note, once again, Congratulations Class of 2023, and welcome to the Roeper alumni family!

* Delivered at the 2023 Junior/Senior Dinner