Outback Bowl and Big Orange Tailgate Tour

The Vols are heading to the Outback Bowl, and our chapter has the opportunity to purchase tickets. The turn around is EXTREMELY QUICK in order to get the tickets ordered and in YOUR HANDS by the game. Orders must be place no later than 3PM on Friday, December 7.

DATE

• Outback Bowl in Tampa , FL, on Jan. 1, 2008, at 11:00 a.m.
• Big Orange Tailgate Tour (BOTT) will be at the stadium from at 10:30 a.m.
• Pep Rally to be scheduled on December 31, 2007
• UTNAA is planning a New Year’s Eve Official Event – more information later on this event.

COST

• The cost of the package will be $90 ($65 for the game ticket and $25 for the BOTT ticket).
• The chapter has to make one group payment for the tickets and BOTT, so all orders must be placed through the chapter. With such a quick turnaround, online orders are preferred.

You will be asked to submit the names of each person you are purchasing tickets for. Please don't leave the information blank. If you have any questions, please e-mail Michael. To buy your tickets, click on the link below.



For information about travel arrangements in conjunction with the UTNAA, please go to: http://doddsathletictours.com/tennessee

UTK vs. UTC Basketball: December 4

It's not often that we get to come together as alumni and root for two teams at once, so here's hoping everyone will join us Tuesday, December 4 at 7PM to cheer on the Vols and the Mocs. For once, UT can't lose! We'll be gathering at Bailey's in Crystal City. Drink specials include $2.50 pints and $4 Stoli drinks.

Get out your orange and white and gold and blue and get to the bar! Directions are available on the football game watching page.

Save the date: April 24, 2008

The Big Orange Caravan is coming to DC. We're in the planning stages now. If you're interested in helping, please e-mail Rachel. Otherwise, save the date and be looking for details coming soon!

Help the Homeless Walkathon: Nov. 17

The Fannie Mae Help the Homeless Walkathon is a community wide fundraising campaign that supports over 180 beneficiary organizations in the fight to prevent and end homelessness. The program spans several months, culminating in the National Mall Walkathon held on November 17, 2007, involving tens of thousands of participants.

If anyone is interested in starting a CAN team for Tennessee, please e-mail Rachel for details on setting it up. We'll spread the word to the chapter and friends! The CAN teams will all be meeting on the Madison Drive steps to the National Museum of Natural History (Madison Drive between 9th and 12th Streets, NW) at 8:30AM, so that all CAN participants can walk together!

Let the giving begin: SEC Toys for Tots Drive

Who will be crowned the SEC Champion of Charity?
With your help, Tennessee will reign! Make plans to join 7 of the SEC schools as we raise money and collect toys for the Toys for Tots program.

Date: November 29
Time: 6 - 9PM
Location: Old Dominion Brewhouse
1219 9th Street NW, Washington, DC
Located one block west of Mt. Vernon Square Metro

Old Dominion Specials:
$3.25 16oz. beer
$3.99 20oz. beer
1/2 prize appetizers

Participating Schools: Tennesse, South Carolina, Alabama, Kentucky, Vandy, LSU & Georgia

An unwrapped, new toy (value of $10) or a $10 donation is required for entry.

Thanks to Renee and Stephen for representing us on the planning committee.

Homecoming Halloween Happy Hour

This year's Homecoming game on Saturday, November 3, will not be shown on TV. For more details, click here. But we want to celebrate anyway, so we're having a happy hour to raise a glass to days gone by at ol' UT.

Wednesday, October 31 at 6:30PM
Carpool in Ballston on Fairfax Drive

They'll be having happy hour specials, and we'll have Tennessee swag to give away. Be sure to wear your best orange!

Questions, comments, general ruminations about life? E-mail Michael Haynes.

CAN Halloween Party: Oct. 26

Party is 8-11pm on Fri, Oct 26. at Crystal City Sports Pub

$20 in advance: http://www.dcalum.org/event.aspx?id=56

$25 at the door

Beer and heavy appetizers are included in the price.

There will also be the always entertaining Annual CAN Costume Contest, with prizes for Best Male, Best Female, Best Overall costume.

2 Happy Hours coming up!

UT-Alabama: Tuesday, Oct 16
Carpool, 4400 N Fairfax Drive, Arlington (Ballston)
6 pm - whenever

We are coming up on the Third Week in October, which means it's time to get geared up early for the big game! Come join us Tuesday at Carpool with the DC Chapter of the University of Alabama to enjoy happy hour specials and get your smack talk primed!

Tuesday at Carpool is Burger Night - 1/2 price burgers ALL NIGHT! Happy hour ends at 7PM so come early! HH includes several drink specials, and select appetizers are 1/2 price.

UT-USC-UF-UGA: Wednesday, Oct 24
Bottom Line, 1716 Eye St NW, DC
6 pm - whenever the kegs run out

We have purchased 2 Miller Lite kegs for an SEC-east four-for-all! It's a big weekend in the SEC-east: UT plays USC and UF plays UGA, so it's a big night to talk smack since the UT-USC is far more important than the UF-UGA game for the SEC-east title. Oh, and did we mention that the BEER IS FREE!?! All you have to do is show up thirsty!

college fairs for fall 2007

Traditionally, UT participates in the National College Fair in DC, and we're looking for folks who are willing to donate a little time to spread the good word about the University of Tennessee campuses. The fairs are listed below. Please e-mail utdcalumni@gmail.com if you're interested in helping. Be sure to list which fair(s) you would like to help with.

We only need a few people to participate in a fair, so even if you're only available part of the time and are willing, let us know. Chattanooga and Martin grads are encouraged to attend as well!

November 8
9:30am-12:30pm
6:30-8:30pm
National College Fair
Washington Convention Center, Hall D
801 Mount Vernon Place NW
Washington, DC 20001

ut/uf happy hour

Join us for a happy hour with our friends -- yes, we actually like these guys -- the DC Gators. They're very excited about sharing a few drinks with us, so bring a friend and come on down.

Specials: Happy hour prices for drinks and appetizers ($2.50: domestics, house wine, and house mixed drinks. Half price appetizers). They will also give us part of the bar and some of the restaurant area to mingle.

Please e-mail tnalumni@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Registration is not required, but it will help us determine how much room we need at the bar. To RSVP, go to: http://utufhappyhour.eventbrite.com/

What other schools would you be interested in having happy hours or other joint events with? We're looking at happy hours with schools like South Carolina and Alabama right now. What do you think?

got pictures?

Over the years, we've been posting pictures of chapter events and other outings. You can see everything we have, so far at http://picasaweb.google.com/utdcalumni. We're adding more, so check back. And if you have any pictures you'd like to share, send them our way, and we'll post them, too. The more the merrier! Just e-mail them to rachel@utdcalumni.com.

wanna get more involved in the dc alumni?

If you're interested in learning more about the chapter and helping out in some capacity, we're always glad to have new people get involved. Whether you'd just like to help with a game watching party or would like to be on steering committee or chapter board, let us know. E-mail utdcalumni@gmail.com, and tell us what you'd like to do!

Alumni from all campuses are encouraged to join us!

2007 football game watching parties

We're excited to be watching the 2007 football season at Bailey's in Crystal City. Game watching parties start 30 minutes prior to each game. As usual, we will be having raffles during half time. The raffles are the chapter's only way to raise money to operate throughout the year. The money is used to supplement events and pay for any satellite feeds for football or basketball broadcasts. For more information, see below. We are continually striving to make everyone's game watching experience enjoyable. Questions and comments — for better or worse — are encouraged. Please e-mail utdcalumni@gmail.com.

For complete details on game watching parties, click here.

everyone's welcome!

The Washington, DC Chapter of the University of Tennessee National Alumni Association is a gold medal award-winning chapter. Alumni, family, friends and fans of all UT campuses — Knoxville, Martin, Chattanooga and Memphis — are welcome to join any chapter events.

If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail the chapter president at utdcalumni@gmail.com. We're always glad to see new faces, so come on and join us!