To reconnect and recall what makes us a Community
Every Griffin has a story, and the Chestnut Hill College Alumni Association wants to hear yours. As part of our 100th Anniversary, we are making a concerted push to reconnect with our graduates. We are embarking on a special project to collect the stories of alumni like you in your own words. These stories will be preserved in a book that celebrates the impact Chestnut Hill College has had on your lives and who you are today. However, with over 15,000 living alumni, it would take years to meet with each of you individually, so we have partnered with a company with long experience in this, PCI, to help us get it done.
Have You Moved?
As part of this project, we are also taking this opportunity to help make it easier for you to stay connected to Chestnut Hill. We are working with PCI to help us collect updated contact information from those of you who may have moved and inadvertently lost touch with your alma mater.
Your Story
So what story will you tell?
- Did a special faculty or staff member have a profound impact on your life?
- Did you find your sweetheart at CHC?
- Can you trace your career path back to a defining moment at our alma mater?
- Have connections you made on campus turned into lifelong friendships?
- Were you on the Hill during a historical moment?
- Are you part of a CHC Family?
PCI Partnership
With our limited resources, we’d never be able to tackle a project like this, so we are partnering with PCI, an established, family-owned company that has previously produced our Alumni Directories. By working with PCI, we’re able to access their trained staff of real, live human beings who are excited to listen to what you have to share. PCI will also help collect and assemble the stories into the 100th Anniversary Collection book that we can share with all of our alumni. Please note, we have only shared your contact information with PCI in conjunction with this project. We have NOT sold your contact information, or otherwise used it for outside marketing purposes.
Do I Have to Buy Something?
No. You will not be asked for a donation to the College, and you are not required to purchase anything. This project is being done at NO COST to Chestnut Hill College. The project is completely funded by the alumni who choose to purchase the book that will be produced at the end of the project. Various book packages in both print and digital form will be offered. PCI will also offer you the option to purchase other CHC branded merchandise. You are welcome to purchase these items, but you are not required to do so either to (a) participate in the project or (b) order the book. We’d never be able to embark on a project like this without the support of our amazing alumni and the partnership with PCI. We sincerely thank every person that participates whether or not you choose to purchase the book.
What’s Next?
Soon you will be receiving email and postcard communications from the PCI team with instructions on how to participate. We invite you to share one of your stories with us and take part in this 100th Anniversary project to honor the experiences and voices of our alumni. The PCI team will collect stories until April 2025. After that, they will enter a post-production phase editing the data. We hope to have the book distributed in late summer 2025.
We look forward to hearing from each and every one of you regarding your memories of the place on the Hill where you came to “learn to make a living …. And learn how to live.”
Sincerely,
Andy Behrend
Vice President of Institutional Advancement
Chestnut Hill College