Dear fellow UGA friend, Welcome to ChicagoDawgs.com, the official site for the Chicago chapter of the UGA Alumni Association. We're glad you found us. We all know “It's great to be a Georgia Bulldog!” While we can not drive to Athens on a Game Day, the uniqueness of being a Bulldog in Chicago is special. Before we even meet, we share a bond that is different from most of the people around us. I hope you will join me in demonstrating our UGA school spirit by joining the UGA Alumni Association, and becoming an active part in the ChicagoDawgs chapter.
Summer 2008 Events!
Happy almost summer! Lots going on over the next two weeks, so make sure you read carefully to get all the info:
1) Another First Thursday is sneaking up on us...can you believe it's already June?! Come join us next week, June 5th at Quartino, a downtown pizzeria and wine bar. The food and atmosphere at Quartino is fabulous...you won't want to miss out on this one! See the attached flyer for more details. As always, please be sure to RSVP to LJ Wilhelmi at louis.wilhelmi@am.jll.com if you are planning on attending so we can make the correct reservation!
2) SEC Happy Hour is this Friday, May 30th at 7:00 PM at Kincades! Check out the Evite here for more details: http://www.evite.com/r?iid
3) There is still time to RSVP for next Friday's reception to meet REM's Manager (Bertis Downs) and UGA's very own Bruch Burch, a grammy-winning songwriter who founded UGA's Music Business program! It's a FREE event that includes food and drink from 4-6 on June 6th. Please see the attached invitation from Julia Goalby (former President of Chicago Dawgs) for all the details! RSVP to Julia at jgoalby@uga.edu.
4) Finally: HUGE thanks to those of you who attended and/or raised money for the Walk and Roll last weekend! The Chicago Dawgs Team raised close to $800 dollars for the American Cancer society, which isn't too shabby for our first community service event! Also, big thanks to Carrie Temkin for organizing :)
That's all for now...hope to see you all this week or next!
Blair Bradberry
President, Chicago UGA Alumni Club
R.E.M. and UGA Music Business Visiting Chicago!
By now, I am sure you have all heard the great news that R.E.M. is coming to Chicago on June 6th to play at the United Center! If that's not exciting enough for you...I have even BETTER news about an opportunity our Alumni Club has to meet R.E.M.'s Manager, Bertis Downs and UGA's very own Bruce Burch, a grammy-winning songwriter who founded UGA's Music Business program! And...it's a FREE event that includes food and drink!
Please see the attached invitation from Julia Goalby (former President of Chicago Dawgs) for all the details! There are also a limited number of tickets available to the R.E.M. concert, so make sure to check out the invite (attached).
You won't want to miss this great opportunity....we will get to hear about what's happening with the new Music Business program AND get some "insider stories" about R.E.M.!
Also: Check out a recent article in the Athens Banner-Herald which featured the new program: http://www.onlineathens.com
Look forward to seeing you there!
Blair Bradberry
President, Chicago UGA Alumni Club
Georgia Reels In #5 Ranked Recruiting Class
Submitted by rwest on Wed, 02/06/2008 - 11:53pm.UGA topped off another spectacular year of recruiting by bringing in a class ranked in the Top 5 by Rivals.com. Players expected to make an immediate impact include WR AJ Green, ATH Richard Samuel, WR Tavarres King, OL AJ Harmon, and K Blair Walsh among others. For a full list of signees, please click the link under the Menu items on the left hand side of the home page.
Team Rankings:
1. Alabama
2. Notre Dame
3. Florida
4. Miami
5. Georgia
6. Oklahoma
7. USC
UGA Starts #1 In 2008 Preseason Rankings
Submitted by rwest on Thu, 01/31/2008 - 11:41pm.Now that college football's most talented juniors (and third-year sophomores) have answered that weightiest of questions -- Should I Stay or Should I Go? -- we have a clearer sense of the national pecking order heading into 2008.
Ohio State fans, for instance, received a much-needed infusion of good news with the announcements that stars James Laurinaitis and Malcolm Jenkins (among others) are returning for their senior seasons, meaning the Buckeyes will return a staggering 39 of the 44 players on their season-ending two deep.
