About 120 alumni and students met at the annual SMUXtremists (fondly known as SMUX) Interaction Night on 20 October 2017 at the newly-renovated alumni space, The Alcove (formerly The Basement).
SMUXtremists is the adventure arm of SMU, consisting of 6 teams, namely: Biking, Diving, Kayaking, Skating, Trekking & Xseed. They have a keen passion for the outdoors and hope to share their passion for these “X-treme” sports to the University.
The evening began with the student emcees welcoming our alumni back to campus. Laughter and chatter filled the air as Mr. Sam Wu, Assistant Director, Office of Alumni Relations (OAR), shared with the audience on the campus developments, as well as the latest upgrade of the event venue, The Alcove. Sam also invited the alumni to stay connected with the University and patronize The Alcove whenever possible.
Our partner, SMU Alumni Association (SMUAA)’s Marketing Executive, Ms. Josephine Wang, shared on the benefits of being an SMUAA member, and invited all alumni to sign up for it.
(Ms. Josephine Wang, SMUAA Marketing Executive, also BSocSc, 2016 alumni)
Current SMUX President, Mr. Fabian Seow, took the stage to welcome their seniors back to campus and update them about the latest happening of the various SMUX teams.
(Patrick Seow, President of SMUX)
The night also saw the launch of the brand new SMU Diving Alumni Group. Ms. Felicia Ang, Marketing Director of the group, shared about the group’s vision and upcoming activities planned for the members. She also invited non-members who have an interest in diving to join the group on their diving trips, which take place at least once a month.
(Felicia Ang, BSocSc, 2017)
The group’s Executive Committee Members, Mr. Sam Wu, and Mr. Edwin Lim, Executive Secretary of SMUAA, celebrated the group’s launch through celebratory poppers.
(SMU Diving Alumni Group Exco, with Mr. Sam Wu, Assistant Director of OAR, and Mr. Edwin Lim, Executive Secretary of SMUAA)
The alumni continued to enjoy themselves throughout the night over games of pool and darts. Four lucky winners walked home with lucky draw prizes (shopping vouchers) at the end of the night.
If would like to be involved in the formation of the SMUX Alumni Group, please email your interest to Mr. Vincent Tan at mwtan@smu.edu.sg.
About the SMU Diving Alumni Group
The SMU Diving Alumni Group aims to fulfill the following objectives:
- To promote the love of the ocean to old divers and interested alumni.
- To spread awareness of marine-related issues and connect people to focused groups and organizations to further the global efforts.
- To act as a conducive platform for new social relationships & friends to reconnect through scuba diving.