Rhodes Alumni Development
A warm welcome to all our Old Rhodians! We hope you will find the features offered both enjoyable and useful.
The role of the Rhodes Alumni Relations Division (RAD) is to enable Old Rhodians to keep in touch with the University and with each other, and to provide opportunities for alumni and friends to support the University.
From the links above you can update your contact details, find out about events and reunions, find lost friends, support your alma mater and much more.
Am I an Old Rhodian?
Yes, if you attended Rhodes University for a minimum of a year. You don't need to have graduated. If you spent less than a year at Rhodes, but would still like to stay in contact you can become a Friend of Rhodes.
Alumnus, Alumna, Alumni, Alma mater
Alumnus and Alumna - graduates or former students of a school, college, or university. Alumnus and alumna both come from Latin, and preserve Latin plurals. Alumnus is the masculine noun (plural alumni), and alumna the feminine noun (plural alumnae). Coeducational institutions usually use alumni for graduates or former students of both sexes. [From the Latin, alere, to nourish.] The gender-neutral term alumn/alum, created by clipping from alumnus, is also used, along with its plural alums.
Alma mater is a term of academia derived from the Latin term for "nourishing mother", and is frequently used in the English language in reference to the university or college a person has attended. Alma mater is sometimes used as a title of a school's anthem or song. The word 'matriculation' is derived from the Latin root word mater (mother). The term suggests that the students are fed knowledge and taken care of by the educational institution.
Meet The Team
Qondakele Sompondo
Manager: Alumni Relations and Fundraising
q.sompondo@ru.ac.za
Tel: 046 603 7015
Sharon Tweddle
Senior Alumni Relations Officer
s.tweddle@ru.ac.za
Tel: 046 603 8605
Terryl McCarthy
Alumni Relations Officer
alumni@ru.ac.za
Tel: 046 603 8887
Contact us:
Alumni Relations
Development and Alumni Division
Rhodes University
PO Box 94
Grahamstown 6140
South Africa
E-mail: alumni@ru.ac.za
Telephone: (046) 603 8887/8773/8605
Fax: (046) 603 8744
Physical Address
Alumni House
Development and Alumni Relations Division
Rhodes University
Lucas Avenue
Grahamstown
6139
Postal Address
Alumni Relations Office
Development and Alumni Relations Division
Rhodes University
PO Box 94
Grahamstown
6140
