Formed on July 4, 1838, the Alumni Association of the University of Virginia was the sixth such group organized in the United States. A charter was granted to the Society of the Alumni of the University of Virginia, as it was then known, in 1873. The name was changed by legislative action to “General Alumni Association of the University of Virginia” in 1903, and then amended to its current name in 1922.
Our mission is to build the strongest bond among alumni and between alumni and the University of Virginia while representing the independent voice and perspectives of alumni. The Alumni Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit entity.
