Interested in being a general board member, volunteering or serving on the Club Board? We are always looking for Belles to get involved! With over 2,000 alumnae, the SMC Chicago East Alumnae Club is the oldest, largest and most active alumnae club for Saint Mary's College and focuses on alumnae in the downtown Chicago area.
Working on the club board is a great way to connect and network with Belles in the city, gain leadership experience and give back to your Chicago community. And it looks fantastic on your resume!
You can join the board as a general board member, as a committee member for one of our three flagship events or for a more specific role listed below.
Open Roles:
Social Media Co-Chair - Are you passionate about graphic design, Instagram and spreading Club news? We are looking for someone to help with our social media accounts! We have a Canva premium account which gives you access to tons of templates for posts and video reels. Help us spread the news on Club events with fun graphics! Check out our Instagram account to see some of our past posts.
Secretary - Assists the president by taking notes during board meetings and ensuring there is an accurate summary and recap to share with members. Assists with email communication by monitoring the Club gmail account and flagging when emails may need a response from the President or certain board members. Writes the quarterly Club News update for the Avenues magazine and provides to the Office of Alumnae Relations.
Webmaster - Manages the Club website by ensuring all information is up to date including board member information, dues info and more. Adds new events to the website as soon as they are finalized. Adds brief event recaps and photos to the blog when available.
Social Events Co-Chair - Leads planning and logistics for social events for the club including quarterly happy hours, dinner/brunch club outings, game watches, sports outings, and any other fun ideas we have such as recipe night, Class Ring happy hour, wine night, paint and sip night, etc.
General Board Member - Join the Club Board as a general board member where you can help out with any and all Club initiatives. Our general board members stay up to date with Club initiatives and help out as they are able. General board members commit to leading TWO events per year AND commit to joining the committee for at least ONE of our big three events (Spring Spirits, Student Send Off or Founders Day). Check out our past events for more info on what the Club organizes each year.
committees:
Spring Spirits Committee - Leads the coordination of Spring Spirits - host outreach, locking down a date, working on auction/raffle item donations, promoting the event, selling tickets and ensuring set up/clean up go well. Usually this committee will be focused and working from November - April each year. Spring Spirits is usually held sometime in April - June but depends on host availability.
Student Send-Off Committee - Leads the coordination of the Student Send-Off each summer - outreach to Office of Alumnae Relations for the student list, invites to students, promotion on social media, host outreach, locking down a date, food and beverage planning for the send off, gifts for the students, and set up/clean up of the event. Usually this committee will be focused and working from May - early August each year. The send off is usually held sometime in late July or early August before students go back to school but depends on host availability.
Founders’ Day Committee - Leads the coordination of a Founders' Day event - many different formats from brunch & mass, brunch & trivia or a service event. Usually this committee will be focused and working from June - October each year. Founders’ Day is usually held sometime in October but depends on host availability.
Interested in joining a committee, volunteering or serving on the Club Board? Contact us to get involved!