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Post by hoyahoyasaxa on May 25, 2005 10:42:35 GMT -5
You also already have the 'G Club' option of spreading your annual donation out over monthly payments. Then the deadline isn't a problem. Yes, but I think the general point is the whole process needs to be easier. There is a huge potential donor base of young alums who have no idea about the HHC, the 'G Club,' etc. HHC needs to set up an easy way to join on their website (ie a form to complete and enter your credit card info), and then remind the donors every 12 months to renew their donations. I know the process doesn't seem complicated for people that have done it before, but most aren't going to make the effort to figure it out. I'm speaking specifically about the young alums and other alums who don't give money to GU for other things (or who do it piecemeal). I think this group is the important target audience for the HHC to grow its membership. These fans are going to give because they see the benefits involved, but also don't want to have to figure the process out themselves. If joining the HHC was as simple as buying something online, the donor base and number of members would be much better, which would be better for the GU basketball community as a whole. HHC needs a webpage that has: - what the HHC is - what the benefits are of joining - a form to submit CC info and personal info to join
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Post by Gold Hoya on May 25, 2005 10:50:22 GMT -5
You also already have the 'G Club' option of spreading your annual donation out over monthly payments. Then the deadline isn't a problem. I'm more concerned with clarifying benefits & the duration in which you receive them. The clear membership expiration date becomes an incentive to donate again because it is clear your benefits get cut off on a specific date.
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Post by jerseyhoya34 on May 25, 2005 21:23:49 GMT -5
Great points, especially those that regard having a password-protected area of the HHC website for special member benefits and the like.
I've thought more about how I'd approach the construction of the website.
First, I think the key for the HHC is to identify what its goal is in terms of website communications. If the goal is simply to provide information about the club, the current design will probably suffice, although regular updates would be helpful. If the club wants to use it as a means of disseminating information and accumulating support, financial and otherwise, for the program, we're looking at a totally different beast. Thus far, I've yet to see any indication on GUHoyas that this latter goal is shared by the HHC, which is unfortunate, in my view. I believe that the website is only an asset for the club if the goal of the website is broader than what is currently evident.
Second, the HHC should identify tools by which to achieve these identified goals, within the context of available software, man-hours, and money. The following are a few ideas based on the goals that I would set forth if I was involved in this process.
1) Disseminate information to donor and non-donor communities. This goal is beneficial for obvious reasons in terms of the donor community, but, by targeting the non-donor fanbase, the HHC may be able to attract additional donors/ticket buyers. -The HHC will need to use sophisticated software to maintain a clean database of HHC donors and potential donors with CONTACT INFORMATION. -The e-mails should each include information about how to donate. -The e-mails should also reflect an interest in transparency, which I described last night. I've seen some of the HHC member e-mail updates on these boards, and much of the information contained therein is not news to folks who keep up-to-date on the inner workings of the program. As a result, I don't see any reason as to why this information cannot be sent to a non-donor base as a means of attracting additional interest in the club. The key for the HHC is to share more information with the members about what the club is deciding and what is discussed at the meetings. I'm sure that some things are better left unsaid, but there is also another extreme in which the HHC runs like the Kremlin in terms of availability of info. -The HHC must enable "tell-a-friend" features on its website so that the constituency is constantly evolving and expanding. Perhaps the HHC could also structure something in a listserv format. -Encouraging people to send feedback is another must. Michael Karam is doing a great job with the HHC, but I don't know of a way in which I can reach him if I have a suggestion or concern. I realize that he is not an employee of the University, but I would think that the HHC could have a unique GU e-mail account so that people can reach the HHC directly. Having HHC-specific contact information is critical if the website is going to be successful.
2) Encourage the participation and involvement of fans, alumni, students, family, et al. GU basketball cannot be a success if it is only supported by the hard work of the coaches, their staff, the players, and members of the HHC board. The HHC should aim to identify ways in which the public can contribute/help in financial and non-financial ways. -Develop a highly coordinated system of Meetups for basketball games using Meetup.com if that is workable. Otherwise, use e-mail listservs and the alumni network to encourage game watch parties in every city possible. Dovetail this effort with Hoya Blue in terms of t-shirt selling so that t-shirts are available at each game watch. For HB purposes, they could sell t-shirts for a bulk price to each of the local chapters and to those who coordinate game watches on an individual basis in their community. -Develop a members section of the website that provides access to "subscription content" and benefits to be detailed at another time. -More ideas to follow when I think of them. Hopefully this outline will serve as a springboard for additional discussion.
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Post by DanMcQ on May 25, 2005 22:27:22 GMT -5
I'm more concerned with clarifying benefits & the duration in which you receive them. The clear membership expiration date becomes an incentive to donate again because it is clear your benefits get cut off on a specific date. As far as I understand it, the HHC operates on an academic calendar (not surprising since we're supporting an academic institution). That year ends in June. AFAIK, most all of the benefits for the different levels of giving are pretty well laid out in the mailers that come out early in the academic year. It makes sense to me and I can figure out what 'benefits' I get for the level of support I contribute - is there not enough clarity in those mailers? FWIW, I am all for an enhanced HHC website that includes basic answers to all of these questions. I guess it is in part a matter of what you expect for your donation. If the reason you're donating is to achieve and keep great season ticket seat locations because you live in the DC area, making sure you donate at the right time is a more pressing issue. If you're not local, as I am not, it's more an issue of supporting the team. The added bonus of good ticket location availability to away games that I can get to is not really dependent on 're-upping' by a certain date.
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Post by DanMcQ on May 25, 2005 22:29:29 GMT -5
Yes, but I think the general point is the whole process needs to be easier. There is a huge potential donor base of young alums who have no idea about the HHC, the 'G Club,' etc. HHC needs to set up an easy way to join on their website (ie a form to complete and enter your credit card info), and then remind the donors every 12 months to renew their donations. I know the process doesn't seem complicated for people that have done it before, but most aren't going to make the effort to figure it out. I'm speaking specifically about the young alums and other alums who don't give money to GU for other things (or who do it piecemeal). I think this group is the important target audience for the HHC to grow its membership. These fans are going to give because they see the benefits involved, but also don't want to have to figure the process out themselves. If joining the HHC was as simple as buying something online, the donor base and number of members would be much better, which would be better for the GU basketball community as a whole. HHC needs a webpage that has: - what the HHC is - what the benefits are of joining - a form to submit CC info and personal info to join I don't disagree with any of this.
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Post by FLHoya on May 25, 2005 22:36:49 GMT -5
I just wanted to say thanks to everybody who wrote a response to my "question" or "situation" or whatever that was. Really to everybody who's written something in this thread. I know I personally found it to be very helpful and hopefully some other folks (especially young alumni) did too. Thanks to that thread about the election, I also found and downloaded the little two-page brochure the HHC has--see, I'm learning!!
So here's kind of a summary of what I'm taking out of the thread so far with regards to me joining the Hoya Hoop Club as a young alumnus:
Several people, including SoCal, brought up the very important point that everyone should contribute in whatever way they can. If $25 really is a problem, coming to games still helps. Going to a pregame event still helps. Being here still helps. I try to do as much as I can with the resources I've got--student tickets, a Kurt Shirt, and an appreciation for stupid crap at games like guys dressed up as leprechauns. It's about sharing that experience in whatever way you can I guess.
But some people also pointed out that yes, even at a low, low entry level membership fee of $25 dollars/3 Chipotle dinners/10 Hamburger Helper boxes, a HHC member CAN have a big say, and the people in charge DO listen. I like hearing that. Like I said, I don't want to be a bigwig, I don't care about "access", I just want to know that someone will listen if I have something to share. And on the plus side, if the Hoya Blue elections taught me anything, it's that people around the Athletic Department seem to be listening.
I also like hearing that the HHC people are phone calling everybody lately. Maybe I have a soft spot for that because I used to like doing it for GAAP after kids got accepted to the school. Really shows that the school cares about it's prospective students, and I always liked talking to people. It's the thought that counts.
A few people said the obvious: more money = better stuff for the basketball team. And more people in the HHC = a more powerful HHC. That's a compelling argument for me, the latter especially since $25 won't go a long way, but 1 extra person is prob. more important.
I liked JimmyHoya's story. My family had a deep, longstanding committment to a club like the Hoya Hoop Club once--it was the Knothole Gang for the West Palm Beach Expos of the Florida State League. Man, I must have been in that thing for like 6 years when I was growing up in WPB. And then the stadium got torn down and the arena was converted into HQ for Jehova's Witness and there's a Home Depot where the field once was. On the plus side because of this Jupiter, FL where the family lives now became a Spring Training home. The moral of this story I guess is donate to the Hoop Club or the MCI Center will be taken over by Arthur Blank and a bunch of Jehova's Witnesses.
lichoya spoke my language when he was talking about the food/beverage benefits. Not surprisingly, that'd actually be a great selling point to young alums. God knows the entire yuppie culture in DC's...anyways, yeah, people like BBQ's and beers and pregame meetups. Especially this one--except the combo of 6 hours of sleep, a Metro ticket, and sitting sandwiched in a line at 10:30am for a noon Saturday game inhaling the smell of GUHoya2007, CAHoya, and a bunch of other people in wigs downing Egg McMuffins seems to have become a key part of my winter existence. I need a hobby.
To Cam: I promise you I do not work at Arby's. Although the actual location of my employment might be cause for alarm (don't worry, I wear the Hoya bands to work all the time). And to everyone else--I PROMISE YOU I do not sit in my kitchen with a HHC membership form in one hand and a box of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese in the other and break down sobbing!! $25 is not a problem. Of course--$200 (vs. 85 + 25 even) would be something to think about. And many Young Alums do--so there's got to be a middle ground.
What I do want to know--can you buy Single Game YA tickets? And who does that--HHC? Ticket office? Bum?
Lots of young professionals I know (read: the people who show up grumpy to my classes at 5 and only talk about themselves) have partial season ticket packages to the Nationals. So there's a sports-craving there, but maybe not a committment-to-every-game craving. Make it easier on them?
Tickets as a reason to join the HHC seemed to be the one negative point. People seemed to think a) their tickets through HHC weren't as good as they could get elsewhere; b) the student ticket deception route was the economical and smart way to go. Of course, it seems like when you buy YA tickets, the HHC membership price is embedded in there no matter what--so I guess the "joining for tickets" angle isn't really so much of an angle.
So let me know if there's anything else I need to know about the Hoop Club. And yeah, I'll join it at some point this summer (if there's a deadline like someone alluded to, that'd be a good thing to know)...you know, once I go buy groceries and do the laundry on Friday.
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Post by Gold Hoya on May 25, 2005 23:36:15 GMT -5
AFAIK, most all of the benefits for the different levels of giving are pretty well laid out in the mailers that come out early in the academic year. It makes sense to me and I can figure out what 'benefits' I get for the level of support I contribute - is there not enough clarity in those mailers? The level benefits are laid out but there is not clarity on the timing. I recall a discussion on this board at the beginning of the season on when you had to give to be a member - there seemed to be one or two staff members in McD who believed that someone donating on June 30, 2004 had to donate again after July 1, 2004 to be considered a 2004-2005 member of HHC. This is at least partially supported by the fact that I donated in June 2004, didn't get a goody bag mailer this year, and didn't start getting the "exclusive" HHC emails until I emailed asking why I wasn't on the list. Who knows, maybe the problems a few of us had were ones that won't happen again, but it seemed to reek of lack of clear communication. As a new out of towner I only went to one game this year and didn't have any problem getting my tickets. Of course, since we're dreaming of website plans, how about online ticket submission for HHC members who want single-game tickets? I wholeheartedly agree with the poster who pointed out that there is no way to contact HHC - the only email listed is hoyasunlimited@georgetown.edu. I would have welcomed the opportunity to reach out to the HHC board to get their thoughts about how to get people fired up in Chicago. That brings me to another random thought: I expect to organize a GU Club of Chicago trip to whatever nearby road game we have this year, whether it's DePaul, ND, or Marquette. Will HHC help me in this initiative? If they haven't in the past, they should start.
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Post by aleutianhoya on May 26, 2005 5:36:11 GMT -5
Gold Hoya and others,
To end the confusion about deadlines, the University (and Hoop Club) fiscal year ends on June 30th. That means that to be a member of the club for the 2004-2005 season, you must donate between 7/1/04 and 6/30/05. If you are looking for benefits for the 2005-2006 season, you should donate b/w 7/1/05 and 6/30/06. To the degree that an earlier donation helped you in the past, this was probably an "exception to policy" favor given to you by someone given the circumstances of your intent. The group this really creates confusion for are new members or periodic members who want to be supportive now (and are being asked to be supportive now) but for whom a later donation makes more practical sense. Once you've given once and join more regularly, it becomes irrelevant. Confusing? Yes. But I don't think it will change.
The Georgetown Club of Chicago ran a bus trip to the ND game for three or four straight years. Generally, the Hoop Club will put up a couple hundred bucks or something to make the cost for attendees lower. I was on one of the buses (I don't live in Chicago anymore) and it was fun. Per below, I'd suggest emailing the staff now to get the trip on the agenda and figure out what you need to do.
I've found that the hoyasunlimited@georgetown.edu address works nicely when there are ideas or thougts or questions. The email, I think, goes to the Hoyas Unlimited staff (who are best suited to answer most of the logistical questions). Any personal questions for Michael Karam or others get forwarded along and I'm told, at least, that ideas emailed in get discussed by the Board on a monthly basis. Perhaps the staff could look into a hoyahoopclub@georgetown.edu address that goes exactly the same place?
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Post by DanMcQ on May 26, 2005 8:31:27 GMT -5
The level benefits are laid out but there is not clarity on the timing. I recall a discussion on this board at the beginning of the season on when you had to give to be a member - there seemed to be one or two staff members in McD who believed that someone donating on June 30, 2004 had to donate again after July 1, 2004 to be considered a 2004-2005 member of HHC. This is at least partially supported by the fact that I donated in June 2004, didn't get a goody bag mailer this year, and didn't start getting the "exclusive" HHC emails until I emailed asking why I wasn't on the list. Who knows, maybe the problems a few of us had were ones that won't happen again, but it seemed to reek of lack of clear communication. As a new out of towner I only went to one game this year and didn't have any problem getting my tickets. Of course, since we're dreaming of website plans, how about online ticket submission for HHC members who want single-game tickets? I wholeheartedly agree with the poster who pointed out that there is no way to contact HHC - the only email listed is hoyasunlimited@georgetown.edu. I guess it was obvious to me that the academic fiscal year (as laid out by aleutianhoya above) was the 'timing.' Since the basketball season falls within an academic year, it stands to reason that a donation in that academic fiscal year qualifies. Although 'July 1 - June 30' isn't specifically posted, that is how I interpreted this: guhoyas.collegesports.com/ot/gu-hoyas-unlimited.htmlYou're correct in that I've been doing this a lot longer than newer members and also correct that it could be more prominently laid out with clarity. Something to improve on the developing website. Question: did you get the HHC emails this season? A quick reply to one of those (at the generic hoyasunlimited email address) had a personal response from Michael Karam within 24 hours. You can also pick up the phone and call Hoyas Unlimited: As for info about the 'G Club' - it is also on the website: guhoyas.collegesports.com/ot/gu-hoyas-unlimited-giving.html
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Post by Gold Hoya on May 26, 2005 10:13:51 GMT -5
To end the confusion about deadlines, the University (and Hoop Club) fiscal year ends on June 30th. That means that to be a member of the club for the 2004-2005 season, you must donate between 7/1/04 and 6/30/05. If you are looking for benefits for the 2005-2006 season, you should donate b/w 7/1/05 and 6/30/06. To the degree that an earlier donation helped you in the past, this was probably an "exception to policy" favor given to you by someone given the circumstances of your intent. The group this really creates confusion for are new members or periodic members who want to be supportive now (and are being asked to be supportive now) but for whom a later donation makes more practical sense. Once you've given once and join more regularly, it becomes irrelevant. Confusing? Yes. But I don't think it will change. Aleutian and Dan, thanks for taking the time to address these issues. Aleutian, I've donated to GU since I graduated and HHC for 3 or 4 years. The timeframe you described also creates confusion for people who make their annual gift to Georgetown in June. I started doing this because my old company granted bonuses in June, and this allowed me the cash flow to make a larger donation to GU. It seems extrordinarily bizzare to me that I could make a donation on June 30 and be ineligible for benefits on July 1 unless I make another donation. I see "that's the way it is" and I appreciate the clarifications you've both provided. The gist of my point, however, is that I don't see any reason it needs to stay that way. In my situation there is now a disincentive to submit a HHC gift in June. I might as well wait until July 1.
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Post by TigerHoya on May 29, 2005 17:27:56 GMT -5
Question for members from a prospective member (by the time I move to Baltimore at the latest): I have asked this before on another thread but not one that was this focused. If you currently give money to HHC, what % of your total donations to other individual sport clubs is that HHC donation (a breakdown by percentage into each club would be good) and how does this compare to your overall giving to the academic side of GU?
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Post by YB on May 29, 2005 22:27:50 GMT -5
I don't get your meaning.
If you give to HHC, it all goes toward the MBB program. If you give to the crease club, it all goes to womens lax.
That's the nature of directed giving.
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Post by TigerHoya on May 30, 2005 19:30:59 GMT -5
I don't get your meaning. If you give to HHC, it all goes toward the MBB program. If you give to the crease club, it all goes to womens lax. That's the nature of directed giving. I understand fully the nature of directed giving. I'm asking the HHC donors if their HHC money is 100% of what they give to any sports clubs at GU. Hence the questions about what % of the total donation to all sports (and possibly the HU general fund) combined. After that I was asking by percentage how much of your total giving to GU was to sports and how much was to academics.
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Post by StPetersburgHoya (Inactive) on May 30, 2005 20:48:47 GMT -5
I hate to bring this up, because I would like to think that any direct giving that I do in the future will go directly to the Hoops program - however one of the problems that has manifested in Georgetown over the past years has been that the University still uses a byzantine system of paper vouchers that are sent either by unreliable university mail or work sanction hours students (who could care less) to financial services and then off campus to a seperate accounting office on Wisconsin Avenue - this creates two computer entries and the forms get confused about 10% of the time letting large amounts of cash disappear for long amounts of time. For example, when I worked with a campus organization the University accounting system lost $30,000 for about 4 months - this was only an internal transfer - the Jewish Studies center had a $1M donation lost for over 2 years until it was found in the budget of the Student Activities Commission a year ago. This should not be a reason for people not to give to HHC at all - however it is important to realize that the amazing slugishness with which some departments have modernized recently has a negative multiplier effect that affects all campus organizations.
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Post by IceHoya on May 30, 2005 20:51:09 GMT -5
Yes, but I think the general point is the whole process needs to be easier. There is a huge potential donor base of young alums who have no idea about the HHC, the 'G Club,' etc. HHC needs to set up an easy way to join on their website (ie a form to complete and enter your credit card info), and then remind the donors every 12 months to renew their donations. I know the process doesn't seem complicated for people that have done it before, but most aren't going to make the effort to figure it out. I'm speaking specifically about the young alums and other alums who don't give money to GU for other things (or who do it piecemeal). I think this group is the important target audience for the HHC to grow its membership. These fans are going to give because they see the benefits involved, but also don't want to have to figure the process out themselves. If joining the HHC was as simple as buying something online, the donor base and number of members would be much better, which would be better for the GU basketball community as a whole. HHC needs a webpage that has: - what the HHC is - what the benefits are of joining - a form to submit CC info and personal info to join HoyaHoyaSaxa, I agree 1000% with everything you've said here. I haven't jumped into this discussion yet, but here goes. Like FLHoya, I'm also Class of 2004. I had Young Alumni tickets this past year (and plan to renew them as long as I can). I have a roommate who also had the YA Tickets with me, with ties to the Athletic Dept. Yet, despite all that, I feel very much at a lack of information about the HHC. Hell, I don't even know if I was a member of the HHC this past year. I don't THINK I was, but I also remember hearing that getting the YA season tickets, or any season tickets at all, automatically makes you a member. Of course, this could be wrong. The bottom line is I have no idea. There needs to be some mechanism in place where there's more information about all things HHC, more transparency, and if that needs to happen in the form of a new website, I think that would be fantastic. And then of course we would have to make sure that young alumni and all alumni (DC Area or not) had information about where to find this site and why they'd want to be there. As far as donating goes, I'm ready, willing, and able to donate for this upcoming year, whether donation goes hand in hand with the YA tickets or not. If we need to do it by June 30, then so be it, that's what I'll do. And finally, FLHoya, just a quick point for you. We're both '04, although I don't think I know you. I'm working now in DC, and so I realize that with you still doing a grad program, $25 to me isn't the same as $25 to you. That being said, I understand and completely appreciate your points about Kraft Dinners, Chipotle, etc, because well, I don't make that much money yet, rent is expensive, and those are very real considerations for me too. But $25 a year is basically $2 a month. And so if you think of having one more Kraft Dinner a month ($2) and one less Chipotle burrito a month ($6), well, you're netting $4 a month right there from where you're at right now. Have one more Kraft Dinner than Chipotle dinner every other month, and there's your $25. Just some food for thought.... wow.... sorry for the awful pun.
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Post by FLHoya on May 30, 2005 21:51:53 GMT -5
And finally, FLHoya, just a quick point for you. We're both '04, although I don't think I know you. I'm working now in DC, and so I realize that with you still doing a grad program, $25 to me isn't the same as $25 to you. That being said, I understand and completely appreciate your points about Kraft Dinners, Chipotle, etc, because well, I don't make that much money yet, rent is expensive, and those are very real considerations for me too. But $25 a year is basically $2 a month. And so if you think of having one more Kraft Dinner a month ($2) and one less Chipotle burrito a month ($6), well, you're netting $4 a month right there from where you're at right now. Have one more Kraft Dinner than Chipotle dinner every other month, and there's your $25. Yeah, like I said before, trust me folks--I promise I'm not standing in my kitchen with a box of Hamburger Helper and a Hoop Club membership form crying to myself muttering "But WHICH ONE DO I CHOOSE??" I'm more than good for the $25 no matter what the situation. Just trying to make a dramatic point. The concept of being cash-starved is a bigger issue when it comes to those $200 Young Alumni tickets--trust me, I've talked to plenty of my friends who don't go to games, and the cost is the main reason. I think IceHoya's other point is spot on though--not enough Young Alumni know enough (or ANYTHING) about the Hoop Club. Or, for that matter, that there's such a thing as Young Alumni tickets. A few people I've talked to say they don't go to games b/c Ticketmaster's too expensive--they have no clue the Young Alumni section could be a better deal for the frequent attendee. One thing from my point about my money situation might be applicable here. I talked about coming up with $25 being tough when you have to get milk and put money on your laundry card RIGHT NOW. That's really less about being money-strapped as it is about things on your mind. It's like my rent (which is due Wednesday)--I hadn't thought about my rent since prob. the day I last paid it. It's not like I'm going to sit down on the 15th of the month and write my rent check out--cause it's not on my mind. By the 29th or so, it is. Or it might be if, say, I pass my building's leasing office and that jogs my memory. Oh yeah, gotta pay the rent soon. Point is--you gotta have it on your mind. And when it comes to basketball, unless the Hoop Club starts getting some better publicity or doing some more outreach, you aren't going to have a lot of Young Alums with it "on their mind" to sit down and write that $25 check. Of course, at least I know the HHC exists--which is more than you can say for a lot of students. That's why the free-for-class-of-2005 deal was a nice touch, at least get it on their mind. An email to YAs or a new website could do a similar trick--oh yeah, gotta join the HHC soon (or oh yeah, gotta buy me some YA season tix for next year).
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Post by KeysPlaceHoya on Jun 1, 2005 13:08:12 GMT -5
Hi, new here (been a reader for a long time), and I have a question about joining the Hoya Hoop Club. Bottom line: I want to join, and I want season tickets for the 05-06 season.
My question: what do I do when no one from the HHC responds to my repeated requests for info on how to join and go about getting season tickets? It seems to me that if the HHC was serious about getting new members, they could learn how to respond to an email or two.
So what's my next course of action? If they don't respond, it seems to me that these entreaties to get more people to join are rather pointless, don't you all agree?
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Post by SFHoya99 on Jun 1, 2005 14:08:22 GMT -5
Hi, new here (been a reader for a long time), and I have a question about joining the Hoya Hoop Club. Bottom line: I want to join, and I want season tickets for the 05-06 season. My question: what do I do when no one from the HHC responds to my repeated requests for info on how to join and go about getting season tickets? It seems to me that if the HHC was serious about getting new members, they could learn how to respond to an email or two. So what's my next course of action? If they don't respond, it seems to me that these entreaties to get more people to join are rather pointless, don't you all agree? Who did you email? I've always gotten a near immediate response by email or phone.
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Post by KeysPlaceHoya on Jun 1, 2005 15:11:46 GMT -5
hoyasunlimited@georgetown.edu
Is there another address to send an email to? This was the only one referenced on the website that I saw.
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Post by DanMcQ on Jun 1, 2005 16:53:12 GMT -5
Hi, new here (been a reader for a long time), and I have a question about joining the Hoya Hoop Club. Bottom line: I want to join, and I want season tickets for the 05-06 season. My question: what do I do when no one from the HHC responds to my repeated requests for info on how to join and go about getting season tickets? It seems to me that if the HHC was serious about getting new members, they could learn how to respond to an email or two. So what's my next course of action? If they don't respond, it seems to me that these entreaties to get more people to join are rather pointless, don't you all agree? Pick the phone up and call them: ...taken from the bottom of this page: guhoyas.collegesports.com/ot/gu-hoyas-unlimited-giving.htmlThe general ticket info and ticket office telephone number is here: guhoyas.collegesports.com/tickets/gu-tickets.html
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