Football Season is Almost Here!

DFW SEC Kick-Off Party , Rock the Box Appreciation Party and 2 firms giving back to New Orleans & LA! With 18 days before the 1^st kickoff on Sept. 4^th, this week holds two parties for our Dallas Chapter. The 1^st is the Annual monthly Happy Hour for the DFW SEC Alumni chapters. This annual kick-off party will be hosted Thursday, Aug. 19^th by the Florida Alumni chapter at Fox & Hound, 112 W Campbell Rd, Richardson from 6-10 PM, or later for some. Come enter the smack contest of our SEC families as we celebrate the season of the finest football conference in America- SEC Football!

Kickoff Party!

Kick Off/Happy Hour Party this Wednesday at Sherlock's and Volunteers Needed! Let's start the season off right with our annual August Kickoff Party at Sherlock's on Wednesday, Aug. 11^th at 6 PM. Less than 4 weeks before the opening game against North Carolina and I know you are chompin' at the bit as much as we are. Let's get together and plan on how we can make this the best watch party scene Dallas has ever had. Invite your friends who may not know about our Dallas chapter so come see the LSU faithful that help set the mood for Sat. night football. With 3 great locations throughout the Dallas area, there's a location near to most everyone. Come join us Wed.

Upcoming Alumni Activities

501(c)3 Certification and the 2 Freshmen Send Off Parties highlight the next 2 weeks! Did you know that when our Dallas Chapter applied to TDOT for the LSU Specialty Plates, we had to use the National LSU Alumni Association, Baton Rouge non-profit certificate to qualify? And when we told our sponsors we were a non-profit organization, that same certificate was all we could show them. No more! Last weekend, after beginning the Chapter certification process in September of last year, we received word from the IRS that our Dallas Chapter was fully certified as a non-profit organization. Other chapters in Texas have begun the process but we are the only one fully certified at this point. So beginning this year, all contributions made through our Dallas chapter for the LSU Alumni Association is fully tax deductible and documentation will be sent to all donors in January of each year for tax purposes.

July Membership Update

Thursday 's July Happy Hour at Fox & Hound and what does the number 212 mean? Our second summer Happy Hour will be held this
coming Thursday, July 15^th at Fox & Hound at Midway & George Bush. After a successful June Happy Hour to introduce many to Press Box Grill, we'll be at our North Dallas watch partner, Fox & Hound, at 6 PM. This one will be special as it will be held in conjunction with our monthly SEC mixer as LSU is hosting the July Mixer. Come out and meet other rabid SEC alumni while bringing your LSU alumni friends with you. Let's have a huge showing for the other SEC chapters and show them what true passion is all about!

1st Happy Hour Wednesday Night at Press Box Gril

June Happy Hour at Press Box Grill is Wednesday, June 30^th! With only 71 days till kickoff, let's enjoy the first of our 3 summer Happy Hours by gathering at Press Box Grill at Elm & Ervay next Wednesday beginning at 6 PM. With new ownership and our newest watch party location, let's meet and greet Rich and his staff to show them what LSU spirit is all about. Press Box will cover half of the valet cost for our Happy Hour and all of the valet beginning with the Sept. football season. Make plans to check out our newest venue and see friends that you may not have seen since the April Crawfish Boil. (BTW- did I mention that the 2011 Crawfish Boil will be held on Saturday, April 2^nd? Save the date!).