Public Affairs Office
Alumni Matters
Alumna, alumnus, alumnae, alumni: alumna refers to a woman; alumnae is the plural. Alumnus refers to a man; alumni is the plural, also used for a group of men and women:the alumni board, the alumni association, reunions, Portland chapter
not:
the Alumni Board, the Alumni Association, Reunions, Portland Chapter
Class names: lowercase is preferred. Example:
class of '89
Class years: no comma between name and class year, or after the class year. The class year apostrophe is formed in Word by the combined commands shift-option-right bracket (]):
Reed alumna Barbara Ehrenreich '63.
not:
Reed Alumna Barbara Ehrenreich, '63
