alumnae

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They were ultimately swayed, he said, by appeals from more than a thousand of the camp’s alumnae loyalists and families eager for their daughters to return this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

The College of Charleston is nearly 70% female, and those alumnae opened up my understanding of this whole story.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2024

The petition had been launched by alumnae of Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana, who opposed the liberal arts school’s plan.

From Washington Times • Nov. 28, 2023

But when Mount Holyoke changed its admissions standards in 2014, many alumnae voiced deep concerns sometimes in a vitriolic and personal way, said Lynn Pasquerella, the president at the time.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2023

Over afternoon teas, she made nice with the alumnae of Delta Sigma Theta so they’d sponsor her for regionals.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray