The Otterbein Alumni Club of Georgia is here to help you reconnect to alumni in the area of Atlanta including Cherokee, Cobb, Clayton, Dekalb, Fulton, Gwinnett, Fayette, Henry and Rockdale Counties.
The Atlanta area is home to over 150 Otterbein alumni who are energetic, dedicated, and loyal. The alumni club helps them serve, support and participate in the life of Otterbein and connect local alumni with each other.
Some past events have been welcoming prospective local students, wine-tasting/networking, returning to the ‘Bein for homecoming and more. Just check out our history and our photo gallery to the right, and look at some of the engaging events mentioned below!
Contact us at alumnigeorgia@otterbein.edu
| Plunge into Service! The Alumni Club of Atlanta hosted a "Lunch & Give" on Sunday, April 25. Alumni participated by bringing art supplies for children which were donated to The Children's Center for Hope and Healing. In addition to enjoying lunch, Otterbein's Annual Community Plunge is sponsored by the Center for Community Engagement and the Office of Alumni Relations. Contact Alicia Caudill Colburn '95 or Andrea Kesterke '00 for more information on how you can get involved in the community plunge next year. |
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This Year's Common Book.... 
Everyone's reading it!
The Otterbein University Alumni Club of Georgia would like to invite you to join us in reading this year's Common Book, Outcasts United, by Warren St. John.
"The extraordinary tale of a refugee youth soccer team and the transformation of a small American town. Clarkston, Georgia, was a typical Southern town until it was designated a refugee settlement center in the 1990s, becoming the first American home for scores of families in flight from the world’s war zones—from Liberia and Sudan to Iraq and Afghanistan. Suddenly Clarkston’s streets were filled with women wearing the hijab, the smells of cumin and curry, and kids of all colors playing soccer in any open space they could find. The town also became home to Luma Mufleh, an American-educated Jordanian woman who founded a youth soccer team to unify Clarkston’s refugee children and keep them off the streets. These kids named themselves the Fugees.
Set against the backdrop of an American town that without its consent had become a vast social experiment, Outcasts United follows a pivotal season in the life of the Fugees and their charismatic coach. Warren St. John documents the lives of a diverse group of young people as they miraculously coalesce into a band of brothers, while also drawing a fascinating portrait of a fading American town struggling to accommodate its new arrivals. At the center of the story is fiery Coach Luma, who relentlessly drives her players to success on the soccer field while holding together their lives—and the lives of their families—in the face of a series of daunting challenges.
This fast-paced chronicle of a single season is a complex and inspiring tale of a small town becoming a global community—and an account of the ingenious and complicated ways we create a home in a changing world."
-Product Description from Amazon.com
If you are interested in finding out more, or getting involved with our Georgia group please feel free to contact us at alumnigeorgia@otterbein.edu
