Welcome

Welcome to the home of the Greater Pittsburgh Chapter of the West Virginia University Alumni Association. Western Pennsylvania is one of the largest concentrations of WVU graduates outside of the state of West Virginia. The Chapter is involved in the important areas of student recruiting, advocacy and job networking. If you currently are not a member we invite you to join us in telling the WVU story and supporting the Mountaineers!

Membership

Alumni can become a lifetime member of the chapter for $125, couples are $175. The yearly cost for single members are $20 and couples is $25. Recent graduates receive a 1 year free membership.

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What is the Alumni Association?

The WVU Alumni Association is a separate 501C3 organization dedicated to keeping alumni connected and engaged in the life of WVU through programs, activities, communications, networking and other services.

Who are our graduates?

Our outstanding graduates reside in every county in West Virginia, every state in the Union and approximately 60 foreign nations. You will find them working for NASA, serving in the military and helping to make their communities stronger.

How many WVU alumni do we have?

The WVU Alumni Association represents more than 170,000 graduates worldwide—the University's largest constituency.


Events

View the Event Calendar

Game Watch Parties

Join fellow alumni and fans as we cheer on the Mountaineers. We hold gamewatches for all away football games and some basketball games. We also have special gamewatch events for other sports. Stay tuned to our event calendar and facebook for event announcements.


Scholarship Golf Outing

The golf outing is the chapters signature event. Over 100 golfers and alumni gather to enjoy the day on the course and to listen to a guest speaker. Former speakers include: Oliver Luck, Major Harris, Bob Huggins and Randy Mazey. The outing proceeds fund our scholarship programs.


Other Special Events

We also have other events such as Pirates Games, WVU College presentations, networking happy hours and WVU night at the Pittsburgh Symphony to name a few. If you would like to organize or publicize a special event, please contact us.


Scholarships

The Greater Pittsburgh Chapter currently offers two scholarships to students from the Western Pennsylvania Region. To apply for these scholarships please contact the Financial Aid Office.

To donate to these funds please contact the WVU Foundation and provide the fund number listed below or, fill out the online form , select "other for the fund and add the fund name and number in the comment box.

Greater Pittsburgh Chapter Athletic Scholarship | Fund #3Z409

The Athletic Scholarship was created in 2013 in conjunction with the Mountaineer Athletic Club. It is the first partnership between the MAC and an alumni chapter. All Golf outing funds will be directed to endow this scholarship at the $50,000 level. We are currently at $10,000.

Greater Pittsburgh Chapter Scholarship | Fund #3Z528

The Greater Pittsburgh Scholarship was fully endowed at the $25,000 level in 2012. The chapter was able to raise the money in 4 years, which was the largest fundrasing effort we have had to date. The scholarship will be awarded for the first time in 2014.

David J. Seruga Memorial Scholarship | Fund #3S590

The Seruga scholarship was a donation in remembrance of David J. Seruga created in 1998 and endowed at $10,000.


Board of Directors

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Bryan Bond

President