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This campus partner was founded in the year 2008 by a group of students, faculty and administrators to provide free entrance to a limited number of social events on campus. The Office continues to grow to support students of all economic backgrounds at BC. The office currently serves roughly 15 percent of the undergraduate student body.

What is the Montserrat Office?

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This alumni council was founded in 2013, and works to support our alumni of color through programs such as RECONNECT, and partnering with campus groups to support current students of color through programs such as EagleExchange and Endeavor.

What is the AHANA Alumni Advisory Council (AAAC)?

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This BC Alumna became her improv career at Boston College and then moved on to have a successful comedic career, most notably on Parks and Recreation and Mean Girls

Who is Amy Poehler?

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The year Boston College was founded by the Society of Jesuits.

What is 1863?

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This building is the 3rd most instagrammed college building of all time.

What is Gasson Hall?

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This campus partner was founded in the year 1973 from the McElroy women’s bathroom. The office now works to support, educate, and empower students of all genders in an inclusive and welcoming space. Valuing personal agency and strong community, their staff works to engage BC students through mentoring programs, events, and conversations that cultivate leadership, authentic relationships, and awareness of intersectional social justice issues.

What is the Women’s Center?

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This council’s mission is to create opportunities for personal, professional, and spiritual growth and celebration that elevate historically and systematically excluded voices, and foster an inclusive community for alumni and allies of this particular community.

What is the LGBTQ+ Alumni Council?

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This 1984 alumna is the CEO of CVS Health.

Who is Karen Lynch?

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This is where Boston College was located prior to moving to Chestnut Hill in 1913.

What is the South End?

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This BC team has reached the NCAA final four for the past 5 consecutive seasons.

What is Women’s Lacrosse?

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This campus partner provides opportunities to support BC student athletes on and off the field, and serves as the collective student athlete voice.

What is the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)?

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This council established a tradition, still included in today, in which ROTC cadets read the names of BC alumni who perished in each war, asking, "Who will stand and answer for the fallen?" At each call, an alumnus or student veteran steps forward to say, "I will answer for all those who gave their lives," and lights a candle.

What is the Veterans Alumni Network?

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This 1989 alumnus and recent commencement speaker had his best-selling autobiography "A Chance in the World," adapted into a movie in 2017.

Who is Steve Pemberton?

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On June 25, 2019 this Boston College coach was inducted into the NHL Hall of Fame and is the only coach with at least 1,000 wins.

Who is Jerry York?

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In the year 2000, this artist performed a concert in the former on campus bar “The Rat” (now the basement of Lyons Hall), and fell through the floorboards of the stage during their performance due to overcrowding and pushing into the barriers by students.

Who is Vanilla Ice?

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This campus partner opened its doors in Brighton Center in 1995, was founded to provide resources to and maintain partnerships with the Allston-Brighton community. It remains on Washington St. in Brighton Center, and offers students the opportunity to volunteer within the surrounding neighborhoods.

What is the Boston College Neighborhood Center?

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Among this affinity group, 24 members currently serve or have served on the Boston College Board of Trustees. They are committed to inspiring one another and supporting Eagles and the University’s future. 

What is the Council for Women of Boston College?

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This notable alumnus serves on the board of trustees while serving as the Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer of Fundamental Equity for Goldman Sachs.

Who is Steve Barry?

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This song is claimed to be the oldest fight song, composed in 1885 by T. J. Hurley.

What is For Boston?

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The atrium of Fulton Hall was modeled after this movie.

What is The Wizard of Oz?

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This campus partner is the institutional voice for first generation, low income, and underrepresented students.  They foster and support the intellectual, personal, and holistic formation of students as they realize their full potential, navigate the academic and social landscape of college life, attain their goals, and graduate.

What is the Learning to Learn office?

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This alumni volunteer council was the first one to come into existence, when in 1983 John M. Corcoran, Class of 1948, approached then-president of Boston College, J. Donald Monan to start a unique council of Boston College alumni. The group works to advance the professional goals of its community.

What is The Real Estate Council?

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This notable alumnus founded the Ice Bucket Challenge and the fight for ALS after being diagnosed with ALS himself.

Who is Pete Frates?

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He was the first President of BC.

Who is Fr. John Bapst?

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In 1961, BC adopted a live, female eagle to be its new mascot that held this name.

Who is Margo? (A combination of Maroon and Gold)

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