Clubs & Groups

Illini clubs, affinity groups and college groups are a great way to stay connected to the University of Illinois and your fellow alumni. They offer a variety of social, cultural, educational, community service and networking events. To get involved, contact the club or group leader below, or visit the group’s homepage.

International Clubs

  • Africa

    • Mauritius

      Contact: Kush Tulsidas

  • Africa, South Africa

    • Illinois Alumni Club of Southern Africa

      Leader: Kay Rickelman ’81 LAS, JD ’84 LAW

  • Asia, China

    • Illinois Alumni Club of Hangzhou

      Leader: Ping Cheng ‘17
       chengping20@hotmail.com

      Leader: Michael Yang ‘15
       mjyang45@gmail.com

      • Illinois Alumni Club of Shanghai

        Leader: Danhong Yu, Visiting Scholar, School of Music 2008

      • Illinois Alumni Club of Beijing

        Leader: Marco Damian Reyes ’09 LAS

    • Asia, Hong Kong

      • Illinois Alumni Club of Hong Kong

        Leader: Olivia Gu, PHD ’13 GIES

    • Asia, India

    • Asia, Indonesia

      • Indonesia UI Alumni Association Chapter

        President: Putu Rahwidhiyasa, MBA ’95

    • Asia, Japan

    • Asia, Malaysia

      • Malaysia

        Contact: Faisal Mansor ’03 ENG

    • Asia, Singapore

      • UI Alumni Association, Singapore Chapter

        President: Yi Liu, BS ’14 MEDIA

    • Asia, South Korea

      • UI Alumni Association, Korea Chapter

        President: Sanghoon Lee, MBA ’01

    • Asia, Taiwan

      • UI Alumni Association, Taiwan Chapter

        Leader: Chia-Heng Seetoo JD ’07 LAW

    • Asia, Thailand

      • UI Alumni Association, Thailand Chapter

        President: Pongthavee Ratanakoses, MS ’99 GIES

    • Europe, Austria and Central Europe

      • Alumni Club of Vienna

        Leader: Gregory Tessler ’97 LAS, MA ’00 LER

    • Europe, France

      • France
      • Europe, Germany

        • UI European Law Alumni Club

          President: Wolfgang Weitnauer, MCL ’79 LAW

      • Europe, Greece

        • University of Illinois Club of Greece

          Leader: Harris Ntantanis MS ’14 BUS

      • Europe, Italy

        • Illinois Alumni Club of Italy

          Leader: Paolo Farese MCL ’83 LAW

      • Europe, Switzerland

        • Geneva Alumni Club

          Leader: Hakan Ozis MBA ’05

          Leader: Carol Brighton ’83 FAA

      • Europe, Turkey

        • Turkey

          Contact: Eray Asil MS ’06 LAS

      • Europe, United Kingdom, Illinois Alumni Club of the UK

        • Illinois Alumni Club of the UK

          President: Amy Barklam ’94 BUS

      • North America, Canada

        • Canada
      • North America, Mexico

        • Illinois Alumni Club of Mexico City

          President: Veronica Reyes, ’07 LAS

      • South America, Argentina

        • Illinois Alumni Club of Argentina

          Leader: Damian Rodriguez Peluffo LLM ’99 LAW

      • South America, Chile

        • Illinois Alumni Club of Chile

          Contact: Gabriel Fuenzalida MLA ’06 FAA
          +56 947 712 754

      • South America, Costa Rica

        • Costa Rica

          Contact: Cesar Jaramillo MS ’89 BUS

      • South America, Ecuador

        • Ecuador

          Contact: Jose Andres Navarro MS ’81 ENG

      • South America, Panama

        • Panama

          Contact: Louis Sola MS ’98 BUS

      • South America, Paraguay

        • Illinois Alumni Club of Paraguay

          Leader: Ignacio Llano

      • South America, Peru

        • Peru

          Contact: Juan Bariola MS ’81 ENG, PHD ’86 ENG