Baton Rouge Area Auburn Club
(BRAAC)
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Please note, unless otherwise indicated, phone numbers are area code 504
On April 2, 1997 the Out-of -State Auburn Club Presidents were sent a letter from William V. Muse, President of Auburn University. The subject of the letter was announcing the approval of the Auburn Legacy Program. The program was officially approved by the Auburn University Board of Trustees at their March 20th meeting. "The program allows the children of an Auburn graduate, who is a life member of the Auburn Alumni Association, to be assessed tuition at two times the in-state rate. Without this program, students would have to pay three times the in-state rate. This amounts to a savings of approximately $10,000 over a four-year period for each student effected, at current tuition rates."
"At the same meeting, the Trustees also approved a proposal to allow students from out-of -state who have a scholarship that is at least equal in value to the in-state tuition to be assessed tuition at two times the in-state rate. This represents a savings of similar amount as the Auburn Legacy Program for out-of-state students. It also represents a savings for those Auburn Clubs in other states that have established scholarship funds for students who desire to go to Auburn."
"Both of these changes were necessitated by an Alabama residency law adopted by the 1996 Legislature that does not allow students who come to Alabama primarily for the purpose of going to school to be classified as residents and prohibits the waiver of out-of-state tuition except in a very few well-defined cases."
"The Auburn Alumni Association and the Office of Alumni and Development worked hard to obtain approval of these two proposals by the Board of Trustees. They hope that these measures will help us retain the tradition of our alumni encouraging their sons and daughters to attend Auburn. The Auburn Family is a very important part of the university and they want to strengthen the family ties in this way.
If you have further questions on this matter, please contact Dr. Muse at (334) 844-4650.
Your BRAAC board has met on two occasions since our last mailing, on May 6 and June 17. The following information has been discussed and is being communicated here in this newsletter.
Thanks goes to all of those who attended and helped with the successful Crawfish Boil.
Thanks go the Biekers for hosting the Women’s Tennis Team for dinner.
Good bye to Mike McCrary and Shane & Jan George who have moved away from Baton Rouge.
Welcome Jason Spratley to the club. He is a mechanical engineer with Exxon and was recruited by past BRAACmember Scott Arvin.
Congratulations to Wendy Harris for completing her MBA program at that little university in town called lsu. :-)
We will be passing the hat to collect money to be donated to the Auburn Gymnastics program and the building that will replace the old gym that burnt down during last year’s Auburn vs. LSU game.
Sandy McIntyre-Colby (1985) has agreed to set up and maintain the the BRAAC home page.
BRAAC to start communicating via the Internet. Send us your E-Mail address by contacting Barbara Bieker at [email protected].
BRAAC needs you to host a game watching or Christmas party. See calendar of events and contact Leslie Ward at 751-7286 if you are interested.
Elections will be held at the Christmas Party. We need new orange and blue blood!
The Columbia-Midlands Auburn Club will be hosting SpiritFest on Oct. 3 & 4 prior to Auburn vs. Univ. of South Carolina football game. If you are interested please contact the event chairmen Mr. Bill Gregory at home at (803) 732-6374 or Mr. Michael Johnson Columbia-Midlands Auburn Club President at home at (803) 799-5300.
In cooperation with the Auburn University Alumni Association the Baton Rouge Area Auburn Club will be host their Jambalaya bash prior to the Auburn vs. Louisiana State University football game on Saturday September 20, 1997. The event will be held at the Field House on the LSU campus. We open at 2 PM. For a little site seeing after the Auburn victory, see the Louisiana Office of Tourism
If you are interested in attending please call Barbara Bieker, 753-5040, or to help with this event please contact Leslie Ward at 751-7286.
Show your colors, wear Orange and Blue.
(Consult the Membership List inserted in this newsletter to check the status of your families’ membership)
1997 Calendar of Events
Sat. Sep. 20 BRAAC Jambalaya and Tailgate Party TBD The Field House (LSU campus)
Sat. Sep. 20 Auburn vs. LSU Football Game (on ESPN) 6:30 pm LSU Tiger Stadium (ESPN)
Fri. Sep. 26 Auburn vs. LSU Volleyball 7:00 pm LSU Campus
Sat. Oct. 18 Florida at Auburn Football (on CBS) 2:30 pm
Sat. Nov.15 Auburn vs. Georgia Football Game watching party noon The Biekers'
Sat. Nov.22 Alabama at Auburn Football (on ESPN) 1:00 pm
Note: Since we got an inconsistent turn out at our parties last year and because many of the BIG games will be held in Auburn (or Baton Rouge) this year we are going to plan only one game watching party. If you are interested in hosting a watching or listening party you may contact the members yourself. The games that have been officially designated to be on TV are listed above. The other games to be played this season are as follows:
10/11 vs. LA Tech [homecoming?]
Sat. Dec 6 BRAAC Annual Meeting & Christmas Party TBD any volunteers?
Baton Rouge Area Auburn Club
C/O Barbara Bieker, President
16430 Jefferson Hwy.
7th Annual World’s Largest Auburn Club Meeting, Calendar of Events and much, much more.....
Now is the time for all good Auburn club members to pay their 1997 dues! Please send $10 per family and the form below to Mr. Morris Welch, at 2377 Honeysuckle Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70808. Checks are payable to the Baton Rouge Area Auburn Club. Please remember to pay your local BRAAC dues and your National Auburn Alumni dues. These funds continue to make your Auburn University a better place for others.
Please pay your dues by Sept. 1 to ensure that you will not miss out on any future Baton Rouge Area Auburn Club communications.
The BRAAC Board will be selling Baton Rouge Area Auburn Club name tags. They will be ordered from Ware’s Jeweler's in Auburn at a cost of $8.50 each. The name tags will be of the hard plastic variety and will include your name, year of graduation, the club’s name and the official logo of the university the mighty A on top of the U. If you are interested please send your money & order info to Susan Day at 16441 S. Harrels Ferry Rd. Baton Rouge, LA 70816 or call her at (504) 751-5615. She can also be contacted via E-Mail at [email protected].
Show your colors, wear Orange and Blue.
Sandy McIntyre-Colby Posted September 15, 1997