Leadership & Volunteers

The Alumnae Board leads and oversees the affairs of the Alumnae Association in partnership with the Alumnae Office. The work of the Alumnae Board is guided by the mission of the Association to:

1. foster among its members continued interest in The Chapin School
2. further the personal growth of the School's former students
3. enable the School, through alumnae participation and financial support, to maintain its mission of academic excellence and commitment to the personal growth of young women

The Alumnae Board slate is voted on every spring.

As the primary link between their classmates and Chapin, Class Representatives strengthen everyone’s ties to the school and develop broad support for the Alumnae Association. Finance representatives encourage classmates to donate to annual giving and news representatives compile class notes for the Alumnae Bulletin. Representatives of both types try to attend events each year at Chapin on behalf of their classes, and they help to organize five-year-mark Reunions and form Reunion committees.

Chapin believes strongly in diversity in all aspects of its curriculum and community; the Alum Cultural Awareness Program “ACAP” celebrates that belief. ACAP provides Chapin alums with opportunities to learn about the School’s continuing diversity, equity, and inclusion work; engage in topics addressing identity and belonging; and foster networking opportunities among participants. 

Chapin’s financial future depends, in large part, on alum participation in annual giving. The development committee has two goals: to encourage more alums to give, and to encourage alums to give more. It also ensures that alum contributors are thanked for their generosity in ways that reflect how valuable they are to the school.

Chapin is proud to have a room dedicated to housing documents, artifacts and other items that capture its history. The School welcomes volunteers to process photographs, work with unsorted collections, organize materials for exhibits and recommend photographs to feature on the school website. The archives also seeks volunteers both inside and outside New York who can conduct interviews for Chapin’s oral-history project, as our interview subjects live all over the world.

Art case committee members plan timely displays that often reflect subjects that Chapin students are discussing in class or relate to national and international current events. Members also help to install and remove artwork.

Chapin's Alumnae Association worldwide network needs volunteers who live outside of New York City to act as delegates for their city or region. Volunteers keep in touch with other alums in their areas and, with help and guidance from the School, plan informal and approachable events. Please note that Chapin is always looking for alums to be the hosts of regional gatherings.

Now more than ever, alumnae and current students look to Chapin’s accomplished alums as resources in finding internships or jobs. If you or your employer might be able to inform alums or students about any position of this nature, please let us know here.

Volunteers in this area help to set up or play host to a career networking event for alums who either presently work in a specific field or who are hoping to establish themselves in it.

Committee volunteers help to organize five-year-mark Reunions, connect classmates through the effort and raise important funds for Chapin in honor of the milestone year.