To become a member of the SSUNAA, please visit ssunaa.org to select your desired membership tier and remit the associated fee. 

Membership in the Savannah State University National Alumni Association is open, without discrimination, to any graduate, former student, faculty, and/or staff member of Savannah State University. In addition, any adult who exhibit a genuine interest in the development and progress of Savannah State University but does not qualify as a regular member may be accepted as an associate member.

Savannah State University National Alumni Association fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30. Dues may be remitted beginning July 1.

Chartering or reactivating an SSUNAA chapter is a multi-step process.

First, an interest group must be formed with 8 or more persons (alumni) that meet the criteria for at least Annual membership into SSUNAA.  However, when there is an existing chapter within a 30-mile radius, a minimum of 15 persons (alumni) must meet the criteria for at least Annual membership into the SSUNAA in order to charter/reactivate a chapter.

The interest group must contact their respective Regional Vice President to formally express interest in forming a new chapter or reactivating an existing one. The Regional Vice President will confirm each person in the interest group meets the membership criteria and eligibility and will also confirm the service area of the proposed chapter is at least 30 miles outside of any existing chapters in the area. The Regional Vice President will present the group's letter of interest/intent to charter to the Executive Committee and call for a formal vote to approve the chapter. Upon approval, the interest group will be notified, and the official chartering/installation process will begin. 

To be eligible for an elected office, all candidates must meet the following qualifications:

·      Must be a member of a local chapter and/or the National Alumni Association for a period of two years prior to candidacy.

·      Must have registered and attended one of the last two annual meetings prior to candidacy.

·      Must have financially supported one of the last three National Fundraising efforts excluding the National Raffle.

·      Must have served a minimum of (2) years in a leadership role on a local, region or national level as an officer, committee chairman or committee member.

·      Must complete the application for candidacy and present to the nominating committee by September 30th proceeding the election year.

All potential candidates must complete and present a candidate’s packet to the Chair of the Nominating Committee. The packet must include the following: A letter of Interest, Biographical Information, Completed Application, Verification of Attendance at Annual Meetings, Verification of participation in fundraisers.

The SSUNAA presents seven awards to deserving members and community leaders annually at our Homecoming Awards Banquet. The awards that are available are:

·      Chapter of the Year

·      Prestigious Young Alumnus of the Year

·      Entrepreneur of the Year

·      Alumnus of the Year

·      Family of the Year

·      Distinguished Community Service

·      Presidential Medallion of Excellence

The criteria for each award can be found by contacting the Regional VP in your area and in the Documents section of SSUNAA website.

The SSUNAA President appoints national committee chairs. Any member is eligible to join a national committee. SSUNAA's standing committees are: 

·  Budget/Finance

·  Constitution Committee

·  Recruitment and Reclamation

·  Audit

·  Time and Place

·  Homecoming

·  Awards

·  Life Member

·  Athletic

·  Presidents

Please connect with us at info@ssunaa.org to get involved!

Congratulations! Now the work begins! 

Please contact the Savannah State University Director of Alumni Relations, Marius Davis, to schedule time for your chapter to complete the university's official recruitment training required for all SSU recruiting partners. The training was established by the university to ensure all partners are knowledgeable of our formal recruitment process and sharing unified and consistent messaging about SSU. 

Additionally, we invite you to visit the Savannah State University campus as a newly chartered SSUNAA chapter to create new memories as Alumni, meet students and faculty members, and learn of any new institutional or logistical campus updates. 

Recruitment and Retention are our most critical priorities. We encourage chapters to set short and long term goals to recruit students to Savannah State University, and launch fundraising initiatives to provide scholarships to students. 

Successful SSUNAA chapters are engaged in local and national recruitment and fundraising efforts; hold productive monthly chapter meetings and attend annual SSUNAA meetings; award annual scholarships to deserving students. Please reference our national Constitution and Bylaws and Handbook for additional guidance. 

YES! Savannah State University National Alumni Association Inc. is a fully certified tax-exempt organization with the Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Tax Exempt and Government Entities operating under EIN 58-1790836.