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Celebrate your Class of 1975 50-year Reunion

Class of 1975 alumni, mark your calendars and make plans to return to the Hilltop for your 50-year reunion during Commencement, May 16-17, 2025. If you would like to join the Reunion Committee and connect with fellow classmates prior to the reunion.

Join your undergraduate reunion committee

Undergraduate classes of 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2020, it's time to plan a party. We’re looking for reunion committee members to connect with fellow classmates and finalize reunion details, including your signature class reunion party during Homecoming and Reunion Weekend, October 31-November 2, 2025. Join your reunion committee today.

Board leadership

Alumni Board members represent undergraduate- and graduate-degreed alumni to internal and external communities. Each board supports University priorities and champions distinct fundraising and engagement initiatives. Click below to learn more about board service opportunities:

• Alumni Board
• Young Alumni Board
• Black Alumni of ¾«¶«´«Ã½ Board
• Latino Alumni of ¾«¶«´«Ã½ Board
• Asian Pacific Islander Alumni of ¾«¶«´«Ã½ Board

Class ambassadors

Class Ambassadors are volunteers who help promote events at ¾«¶«´«Ã½ by reconnecting with other alumni within their graduating year. This type of peer-to-peer outreach is more successful in reconnecting with alumni who may have lost touch with the Hilltop. As a Class Ambassador, you will be a liaison for ¾«¶«´«Ã½ and get exclusive content and information to share.

Regional network leader

Connect alumni, parents and friends to each other and ¾«¶«´«Ã½ in regions around the world. Volunteers partner with ¾«¶«´«Ã½ staff to help plan events in their area that help alumni stay connected. Other responsibilities may include representing ¾«¶«´«Ã½ at area receptions for admitted students and college fairs.

Attend regular virtual planning meetings with ¾«¶«´«Ã½ to get started. Time commitment: an average of one to three hours per month.

• Apply to become a 
• Want to volunteer for a network in your area? Email smualumnichapters@smu.edu

¾«¶«´«Ã½ admission volunteers

Connect with outstanding prospective ¾«¶«´«Ã½ students and their parents online, over the phone or in person to share the benefits of an ¾«¶«´«Ã½ education.

After receiving training and resources about current campus life, ¾«¶«´«Ã½ will match you with admitted students based on common interests. Once matched, volunteers contact these students or their parents to congratulate them on their acceptance to ¾«¶«´«Ã½, share their personal experiences and answer questions. At times, volunteers attend special receptions and events for admitted students in their area.

Time commitment: one to three hours between January and May.

Career mentoring

Share your professional career insights and experiences to help prepare students for a career after the Hilltop.

Volunteers provide resume feedback for current ¾«¶«´«Ã½ students and help them sharpen their interview skills. Some volunteers provide one-day job shadowing opportunities, attend networking events or career fairs and participate on alumni panels.

Time commitment: varies by activity; one to two hours each.

Hilltop volunteers

Serve the Dallas/Fort Worth community alongside fellow Mustangs.

Respond to service opportunities via email and participate when it’s convenient for you. Examples of past projects include conducting ¾«¶«´«Ã½ campus tours for local students, reading to a local elementary school class, participating with the Park Cities Fourth of July and Martin Luther King, Jr. parades, and volunteering at local charitable organizations.

Time commitment: a minimum of one activity per year is required; one to three hours per activity.

For more information and to volunteer contact ¾«¶«´«Ã½ Alumni Relations with the Subject Link "Hilltop Volunteers": smualum@mail.smu.edu.