Difference Between Alumni and Alumnus

“Alumnus” – in Latin a masculine noun – refers to a male graduate or former student. The plural is “alumni”. “Alumna” – in Latin a feminine noun – refers to *you guessed it* a female graduate or former student. ... If a group includes both genders, even if there is only one male, the plural form alumni is used.

1. Can alumnus be used for female?
2. Do you say alumni or alumnus?
3. Can I say I am an alumnus?
4. How do you say alumni for one person?
5. Can you say alum?
6. What does alumnus mean?
7. What is the purpose of alumni?
8. Are you an alumni if you did not graduate?
9. What do you call a person who just graduated?
10. Does alumni mean graduated?
11. How do you use alumnus in a sentence?
12. Why is it called alma mater?

Can alumnus be used for female?

Alumni is the plural noun for a group of male graduates or male and female graduates. An alumnus is one male graduate. An alumna is one female graduate. And for a group of female graduates, you can use the plural alumnae.

Do you say alumni or alumnus?

The word “alumnus” refers to an individual male graduate. Remember that if you're referring to a group of male graduates, you use “alumni.”

Can I say I am an alumnus?

The Latin word “alumnus” is the correct word to use for an individual male; “alumna” is correct for an individual female; “alumni” is correct for two or more males, or two or more people of both sexes; “alumnae” is correct for two or more females. A male can say: I am an alumnus of Stanford University.

How do you say alumni for one person?

Use the correct form of the word

1. Alumna (emerita) is singular female. ...
2. Alumnus (emeritus) is singular male. ...
3. Alumnae (emeritae) is plural female. ...
4. Alumni (emeriti) is plural male and plural when both men and women are included. ...
5. Usage note: You are never wrong using alumni for groups, even when only women are included.

Can you say alum?

Alum. You can shorten the words alumnus, alumna, alumnae, or alumni to alum. Just keep in mind that alum is pretty informal. There's no problem using it in everyday conversation, but use it with caution in more formal settings.

What does alumnus mean?

An alumnus (masculine, plural alumni) or alumna (feminine, plural alumnae) is a former student or pupil of a school, college, or university. Commonly, but not always, the word refers to a graduate of the educational institution in question. To find out what matriculation means click here.

What is the purpose of alumni?

Networking opportunities

One of the main purposes of alumni associations is to support a network of former graduates who will, in turn, help to raise the profile of the university. Just like most other university student organizations, alumni associations aim to bring together like-minded individuals.

Are you an alumni if you did not graduate?

You must have graduated to be called an alumnus, plural form alumni. For women, the term is alumna, plural form alumnae. To my knowledge, this term can't be used for people who haven't graduated. The term alumnus/alumna refers to anyone who attended a particular university (Merriam-Webster definition).

What do you call a person who just graduated?

Usage. An alumnus or alumna is a former student and most often a graduate of an educational institution (school, college, university). ... The term is sometimes informally shortened to "alum" (optional plural "alums").

Does alumni mean graduated?

Collectively, you and everyone you graduated with from your institution are alumni. Alumni is the Latin plural form of a word that originally meant foster son or pupil. Everyone who graduated from your school is a former pupil or “foster son” (or daughter) of that institution.

How do you use alumnus in a sentence?

Using Alumnus in a Sentence

My father was an alumnus of the University of Kansas, so he wanted all his children to attend the same school. My older brother attended KU but my younger brother attend Mizzou. Since they were each an alumnus of rival schools, they were always fighting about college football.

Why is it called alma mater?

Alma mater (Latin: alma mater, lit. 'nourishing mother'; pl. [rarely used] almae matres) is an allegorical Latin phrase for a university, school, or college that one formerly attended. ... It is related to alumnus, a term used for a university graduate that literally means a "nursling" or "one who is nourished".