About the club

Welcome to the GTDC Alumni Club Home Page! This page was last updated on February 3, 2010.

Club Activities

The GTDC club is the largest GT club outside of the Atlanta area, with over 3,700 GT alumni in the DC metro area. We are a very active and vibrant club organizing a wide range of events including happy hours, sports teams, game watching parties, seminars, speaker events, volunteer opportunities, our annual picnic, and more! There are ample ways to get involved with the club and stay connected to GT. Please be sure to read our events and calendar pages for the latest listing of upcoming events. Past and current events include:

- Our Annual Summer Picnic and Student Send-off
- GT Football Game Watching Parties
- Wind Down Wednesday monthly happy hours
- Block seating for GT sports in the DC area
- Group outings to Nationals, Capitols, and other local professional sports teams
- Club sports teams in softball, flag football, and soccer that compete against other alumni teams
- Organizing dinners with distinguished members of the GT family. Some prior speakers include:
* Pepper Rodgers, former quarterback during the Bobby Dodd era, led GT to 3 bowl victories, a national championship, and was undefeated vs UGA, former Men's Head Football coach at GT during the 70's, and VP for Football Operations at the Washington Redskins
* Paul Hewitt, GT Men's Head Basketball Coach
* Orson Swindle, former Vietnam POW and FTC Commissioner
* Dr. Homer Rice, former Georgia Tech Athletic Director

Scholarships and Recruiting

We also support GT by offering scholarships to DC-area students who will be attending GT as freshmen. Make sure to read our scholarships page if you have a son or daughter interested in becoming a Ramblin' Wreck! The club also recruits at local high school college fairs to get area students interested in attending GT. Contact club VP Emily Bever if you would like to get involved with recruiting.

Club Leadership

Our club activities and events are organized by a wonderful group of club officers and leadership team members who volunteer their time to help make our club one of the top GT clubs in the nation. Please see our "Officers" page for more info on how to contact an officer. We're always looking for more people who want to get involved! Our leadership team meets on the third Monday of every month at the Chevy's Mexican Restaurant in the Ballston Mall at 7pm to discuss and plan upcoming events. Anyone interested in getting involved is welcome to attend. Please contact GTDC Club President, Whitney Owen, if you would like to join us.

Become a Club Member

To become a club member, please see our "Events & Dues Payment" page. Club dues are only $20 per year per household, and dues go to support our club operations and events. As an incentive to join, club members receive discounted ticket prices throughout the year and receive a complimentary GTDC yellow tote bag.

Connect with us!
Join our Facebook Group - GTDC-Georgia Tech Alumni, Washington DC Chapter
To see our events in calendar form or add our calendar to your google calendar, connect to our google events calendar.

Announcements

Wind Down Wednesdays are Back
After a holiday and dinner speaker hiatus, WDW returns to Union Jack's next Wednesday, Feb. 10. Drop by after work to mingle with fellow alumni and meet new friends! Check the "Events" page for future WDW events.
• The GTDC Softball Team Wants You!
  The softball team is gearing up for another exciting season against fellow alumni club teams. No experience necessary! Men and women welcome. We play to have fun, you don't have to be a star player. If you'd like more details and to get on the softball email list, email Coach Mike "Nubbins" Niederhausen, (gtnubbins@yahoo.com). Check out the "Club Co-Ed Sports Team" page for more details and future updates.

• Books from our Winter Speaker still Available!
  We have a limited number of autographed books remaining from our dinner speaker event last week, Wired for War by Peter Singer, PhD. They are $15. If you would like one, please email Anthony Priest (see "Officers" page).
• GT Basketball Game Watching Parties
  The men's basketball team is heating up the court! Check out the "Events" page for a few game watching parties to cheer them on!
• GT Basketball @ MD - Feb. 2010
  While GT football has everyone excited, Basketball season is about to begin and the Yellow Jackets have been ranked in the pre-season polls! GT Men's basketball plays at Maryland on Satuday February 20 at 2 pm. Maryland typically sells out through season tickets, however you are able to purchase the unclaimed student tickets. On Monday January 25, Terrapin Club members can call 301-314-7070 or 1-800-462-TERP (8377) to order 2 to 4 tickets. On Wednesday January 27 the tickets go on sale to the general public. Use the same phone numbers. Tickets are $45 each.

• Roll Call
  Help us meet our club goal of 835 donors. We are 60% of the way there! If you have not yet made your pledge, please do so by clicking here to donate on-line.