THE BALL STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION EXISTS TO FOSTER AND FULLY REALIZE THE IDEALS AND MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY. THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ENCOURAGES LOYALTY, PARTICIPATION, AND SUPPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY BY INFORMING ALUMNI OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND NEEDS OF THEIR ALMA MATER. THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ADVANCES THE UNIVERSITY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND UNITES ALL ALUMNI IN CLOSER BONDS OF EDUCATION, FELLOWSHIP, TRADITION, AND MUTUAL ASSISTANCE.