Jayhawk Generations
The KU family tradition
Last fall, 250 students from KU's 144th freshman class came to Mount Oread not as newcomers, but as old friends of the Hill, taking part in an honored family tradition. As the newest flock begins its own KU story, we're excited to introduce to you these legacy freshmen and their proud Jayhawk predecessors.
Click here to view the 2011 edition of Jayhawk Generations! Watch the video below to see hear KU freshman and fifth-generation Jayhawk Brook Barnes, her mother and grandmother talk about their family's connections to KU.
Jayhawks Generations online feature
Each year the KU Alumni Association recognizes KU legacy families whose attendance at the University includes two or more generations. If your young Jayhawk is ready to leave the nest and head to KU, let us know! Incoming freshmen will be included in the "Jayhawk Generations" online feature, our salute to true blue heritage. Because the nation's economic state has not spared the Jayhawk community, this year's supplement will be published only as an online feature in order to cut printing and postage costs. We hope you'll take the opportunity to download a PDF document of this year's Jayhawk Generations and view it on your desktop or print out individual copies.
To be included in the 2012 year's edition, your student needs to:
• Be a freshman in the fall 2012
• Have at least one parent who is an Association member
• Have at least one parent who attended KU (that parent need not have graduated)
• Submit information detailing KU family members to the Association by July 19, 2012
Mailing information
KU Alumni Association
Attn: Jayhawk Generations
1266 Oread Ave.
Lawrence, KS 66045
Second generation: Send student's high school name and any additional family members who have attended KU. As another option, you can fill out the second generation online form. Please do not send student photographs for second generation Jayhawks.
Third generation and beyond: Send student's résumé or list of high-school activities. Please provide information about your KU ancestors. Mail a photograph of the student and college-era photos of parents who attended KU (fifth-generation Jayhawks also can send photos of KU grandparents). We will return all photos after the feature is published online in September 2012. In addition to submitting the required information, you can fill out the third generation or fourth and fifth generation online form. To announce sixth-generation Jayhawks, or for questions regarding Jayhawk Generations, please contact Jennifer Sanner of the Association at kualumni@kualumni.org or 800.584.2957.
Check out previous issues:
Jayhawk Generations 2010
Jayhawk Generations 2009
Jayhawk Generations 2008
Jayhawk Generations 2007
Jayhawk Generations 2006
Jayhawk Generations 2005
Jayhawk Generations 2004
Jayhawk Generations 2003
Welcome Picnics
Every summer, chapters of the KU Alumni Association welcome the next generation of Jayhawks to the University. Incoming students and parents from the area are invited to attend a reception in their honor. Food and drinks are combined with plenty of KU company. Alumni share their stories of the Hill, current students lend advice, and University representatives also attend to answer any questions about life on the Hill. These events are free of charge and open to prospective students who are considering KU. Check our calendar to find a picnic in your area.
Jayhawk Generations Slide Shows
See how much fun we have at the picnics!
2011 Chicago Jayhawk Generations Picnic
2011 Houston Jayhawk Generations Picnic
2011 Dallas/Fort Worth Jayhawk Generations Picnic
2011 Lawrence Jayhawk Generations Picnic
2011 Kansas City Jayhawk Generations Picnic
2011 Washington, D.C., Jayhawk Generations Picnic
2011 Emporia Jayhawk Generations Picnic
Jayhawk Generations Scholarship
Once a Jayhawk, always a Jayhawk – and that includes your children or grandchildren. The Jayhawk Generations Scholarship provides tuition discounts to students from outside Kansas who have a parent or grandparent who graduated from KU. It is part of a new system of renewable scholarships for all incoming freshmen. Click here to learn more.
Jayhawk Generations Membership
Jayhawk Generations is an annual program designed for your future Jayhawks. Parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and friends who are members of the Association can share the KU tradition by purchasing a special Jayhawk Generations membership.
