Monthly Newsletter. July 2023

Created by the GUNAA Puget Sound Chapter (Seattle WA) for display at the HBCU Major Baseball League Inaugural Event in July

Becoming a part of the change is a picture away.

New GSU graduates are free for the 1st year!

GOLDEN TIGER ANNOUNCEMENT

GUNAA has 5 - 6 generations of GramFam and we want to intentionally plan events, communications, etc. to meet the needs of all paid members.

GOLDEN TIGERS: If you are a member of GUNAA and need us to contact you by phone, please call our National office at 318.247.6770 and make your need known to our Office Manager. We are using an honor system (disabled, do have not access to email and/or a mobile phone) and ask that you please allow this limited capacity to be consumed by members who truly need the help to remain engaged with the alumni association.

CHAPTER SPOTLIGHT!

GUNAA Shreveport Chapter - Membership Drive

The Windy City Chapter - 2023 Scholarship Recipients

Alumni Spotlight!

Dr. David Ponton

Foreword Author

Ahvery N. Thomas

Lead Author/ Partner

Dr. Edwin B. Thomas

Foreword Author

Thomas Moorehead

Andre Robinson

James Thompson



Grambling was well represented at the Inaugural HBCU Major League Baseball Event held in Seattle WA!

Ladies! H-E-L-L-O my beautiful GramFam Sisters! This is a special call for you to be a part of the first female team at the annual golf classic! Plan to come out and join this event for a great cause. See below for more details!

Homecoming 2023: The committee is hard at work to plan an fantastic slate of events for all alum. Chairperson: Torry Dean and co-chair: Aisha Cooper! Stay tuned for more happenings during the October 14, 2023 Homecoming.

Bayou Classic 2023: This is the 50th anniversary of the Bayou Classic. Come out and support Grambling. We are planning many events and desire your presence.

Save the Dates - the G Men are coming!

Get Involved - Join a Committee!

GUNAA Committees are a vital part of the association and the heartbeat of all activities and planning. GUNAA is in search of volunteers who are talented and eager to utilize their gifts to positively effect GUNAA and GSU. Go to our website: www.gunaa.org/committees or click here: Committees | GUNAA, INC.

Latest commitee: Scholarship! Chaired by Dewanna Jefferson!

GUNAA FUNDRAISING

First Event of the year - DANCE-A-Thon!

July 30th from 3pm - 6pm

More details are coming to you shortly! Please plan to contribute and participate.

Chairperson: Oluremi Sano

The Purpose of GUNAA

•To facilitate better communication and relationships between the University, Graduates

and Friends.

•To cooperate with the University's Administration, Field Services, and other Alumni

organizations in the promotion of worthwhile activities for the Grambling State University

Faculty, Graduates, Students, Prospective Students, and Friends.

•To encourage the highest type of professional ethics and scholarships among the Alumni

and Students.

•To stimulate school loyalty, devotion, and responsibility.

•To further encourage professional enthusiasm, initiative, and growth.

•To provide a National Association to channel information to support local, state, regional

and national programs

•To provide suitable headquarters, offices, and facilities to direct Alumni Affairs and to

channel information to support local, state, regional, and national programs.

•To study any propositions concerning the mutual relationship of the University and the

various allied organizations to the end that both will benefit from their close association.  

•To legislate through bylaws or by resolution upon any subject of general concern to the

members of this organization.

•To promote a "Greater Grambling" through the work of the Alumni Association.

•To secure financial assistance to Grambling State University through the following

methods: Cash, Securities, Bequest, Life-Income, Real Estate, Insurance, Specified

Property, Annual Dues, and by Annual Fund Drives.

•To establish Alumni Chapters throughout the nation to assist Grambling State University

in achieving the above goals, as well as, educational excellence, financial security,

humanitarian ideals, athletic and social prominence.

•The purpose for which the corporation is organized are exclusively charitable, scientific,

literary and education within the meaning of Section 501(C)(3) of the Internal Revenue

Code of 1986 and the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal

Revenue law.  

•Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles, this organization shall not carry on

any activities not permitted to be carried on by an organization exempt from Federal

Income Tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or the

corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue law. 

We encourage all officers, regional representatives, committee chairs, and chapters to contribute content via gunaacommunications@gmail.com Note: All submitted material(s) are subject to leadership approval prior to publication. Editor: Errol Blaize. Jr