Clubs

Our Dartmouth alumni clubs across the world have continued to make some fun and interesting connections over recent months. Perhaps one of the largest gatherings of young alumni of late was the fourth annual Green Key in New York City young alumni party. More than 250 young alums and friends showed up at the bar called Proof with DJ Twix (Tommy Kim '02) spinning and Dartmouth Club of New York social chair Shannon Danzy '00 assuring that next year's shindia will have a bigger space.

This past February a group of more than 40 alums and friends were ably led by Phil Stoiber '61 through the Seattle Art Museums brand new Olympic Sculpture Park. Also earlier this year Chris "Pinto" Miller '63 of AnimalHouse fame brought his charm, charisma and copies of his new book The Real Animal House to a variety of clubs throughout the country, including Los Angeles, Cleveland and New York City. The Cleveland event was organized by Lindsay Hirschfeld '03 and Ned Searby '86 and attendess purchasing copies of the book were thrilled to have books signed with "Toga!" and much more interesting vignettes. Jack Herrick '60 was seen purchasing an armload of these books to read to his young grandchildren.

Also in February the Dartmouth Club Officers Association selected Derek Symer '90 from a very competitive field of excellent club leadership throughout the world as the Club President of the Year for his work with the Dartmouth Club of Washington, D.C. This club has the fourth largest alumni population in the world—3,100—and has been in operation since 1876. Highlights of the clubs past year include a dinner honoring Rand Beers '64, a longtime diplomat, Foreign Service officer and White House anti-terrorism leader, and a paddle and picnic down the Potomac with biographer Ted Zug '91, author of American Traveler: The Life and Adventuresof John Ledyard.

Many of our alums are involved with the Tucker Foundations Summer Enrichment at Dartmouth (SEAD) program, a program that expands the educational opportunities for promising high school students from selected under-resourced urban and rural schools while offering the Dartmouth community a unique opportunity for service learning.The Dartmouth Club of Greater San Francisco has been involved with the program for almost two years. Quentin Kopp '49 and Dick Wenzel '71 have provided tireless leadership in forming a relationship between the areas participating school, El Cerrito High School, and the Dartmouth Club of Greater San Francisco. Area resident Sarah Ives '03 as a Dartmouth student had been a mentor of the first group of high school students who visited Dartmouth in this program and quickly volunteered to serve as the intern liaison between the club and the school. This year's intern Erica Jones 'OB found herself highly supported by the club as she arrived in San Francisco with a welcoming reception, mid-term dinner and final exam banquet for her.

Bob Conway '73, president of the Dartmouth Club of Eastern New York, reports that the first four members of his club's SEAD program have graduated from Albany High School and are heading for college. In 2004 Charles Buchanan '53 and the late William Barnet II '34 led the club's successful efforts to raise $18,500 to begin its participation in the SEAD program. The club plans to expand its SEAD program to Schenectady High School in 2008.

Thank you for all you do through our club system. This column is as interesting as you'll make it—so please write!

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