What is the Forever Buffs program?
In November 2008 the Alumni Association unveiled the Forever Buffs program by discontinuing its membership dues program and welcoming all 230,000 alumni and 24,000 undergraduates as lifelong members. Being a lifelong alumni member is an enduring investment in CU, one that begins before admission, builds during undergraduate years, flourishes after graduation and continues through retirement. Forever Buffs instills within alums and students what it means to be a Buff, including an expectation of supporting the university, other alums and students. The non-dues membership plan was developed in response to the perception that the Alumni Association existed for paying members only. This was inconsistent with the university and Alumni Association’s goals of engaging all alumni from the time they first set foot on campus through all their alumni years. Students enrolling at CU-Boulder expect a more comprehensive full-time experience and ongoing institutional relationship than those who are s
