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title: College Alumni Affinity Group Formation Request Form Template | Paperform
description: Streamline alumni affinity group applications with this comprehensive formation request form. Collect member details, activity proposals, resource needs, and diversity statements in one organized submission.
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### Start Your Alumni Affinity Group with Paperform

Building meaningful connections among alumni is essential for fostering lifelong engagement with your institution. Whether you're an alumni relations professional looking to streamline affinity group applications or a passionate graduate ready to launch a new alumni network, this **College Alumni Affinity Group Formation Request template** makes it easy to collect, review, and approve new group proposals.

#### Why Use This Template?

Alumni affinity groups—whether organized around shared majors, cultural backgrounds, geographic regions, professional interests, or campus experiences—strengthen your institution's community and create valuable networking opportunities for graduates. This template helps you:

 - **Standardize the application process** for new affinity groups, ensuring you collect all necessary information upfront
 - **Assess group viability** by reviewing founding member commitments, activity plans, and resource requirements
 - **Promote inclusive communities** with built-in diversity and inclusion statements
 - **Accelerate approvals** by giving alumni relations teams all the details they need in one organized submission

#### Perfect for Universities, Colleges, and Alumni Associations

This form template is designed specifically for:

 - **Alumni relations directors** managing multiple affinity groups and networks
 - **Development offices** supporting alumni engagement initiatives
 - **University advancement teams** coordinating regional and special interest alumni chapters
 - **Student affairs professionals** transitioning graduating students into alumni communities
 - **Alumni association coordinators** building diverse and active alumni networks

#### What's Included in This Template

The form guides applicants through a comprehensive application that captures:

 - **Primary contact information** for the group organizer
 - **Group focus area** and detailed mission statement
 - **Initial member list** with contact details for founding members
 - **Proposed activities** for the first year, including events, networking opportunities, and engagement initiatives
 - **Resource needs** including budget requests, meeting spaces, marketing support, and technology requirements
 - **Diversity and inclusion statement** outlining the group's commitment to welcoming all alumni
 - **Alignment with institutional values** and alumni association guidelines

#### Customize for Your Institution's Needs

While this template provides a solid foundation, Paperform's intuitive editor lets you adapt it to your specific requirements:

 - Add conditional logic to show different questions based on group type (professional, geographic, identity-based, etc.)
 - Include file upload fields for supporting documents, bylaws, or budget proposals
 - Embed your institution's branding with custom colors, fonts, and logos
 - Add signature fields for group leaders to acknowledge alumni association policies
 - Create multi-page layouts to organize longer applications into digestible sections

#### Streamline Review and Approval with Automation

Once an application is submitted, you can use **Stepper** (stepper.io) to automate your entire review workflow:

 - Route submissions to the appropriate alumni relations committee members for review
 - Send automatic acknowledgment emails to applicants with next steps and timelines
 - Create approval workflows that notify both organizers and founding members of status updates
 - Sync approved groups into your CRM or alumni database automatically
 - Generate onboarding materials and welcome packets for newly approved groups

#### Built for Seamless Alumni Engagement

This template integrates naturally into your existing alumni engagement ecosystem. Embed it directly on your alumni portal, share the link in newsletters and social media, or publish it as a standalone page on your custom domain. Submissions automatically flow into Google Sheets, Airtable, or your preferred database, and you can trigger notifications to Slack or email whenever a new group application arrives.

Alumni professionals at institutions of all sizes trust Paperform to handle sensitive graduate data securely. With SOC 2 Type II compliance, GDPR adherence, and robust data residency controls, you can confidently collect alumni information while meeting your institution's privacy and security standards.

#### Supporting Diverse and Inclusive Alumni Communities

The diversity statement field in this template encourages applicants to thoughtfully consider how their group will welcome and include alumni from all backgrounds. This proactive approach helps institutions foster affinity groups that strengthen—rather than fragment—your broader alumni community, ensuring every graduate finds meaningful ways to stay connected.

#### Get Started in Minutes

With over 30,000 templates and a proven track record supporting 500,000+ teams worldwide, Paperform makes it easy for educational institutions to modernize their alumni engagement processes. Start with this template, customize it to match your institution's voice and requirements, and begin building vibrant alumni affinity groups that keep graduates connected for life.
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