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Message: [QUOTE="OttoMets, post: 2310398, member: 716"] Yes, but that situation isn't unique to Syracuse. I got my undergraduate degree at Colgate; it's safe to say no one stays in Madison County after graduation and most kids head to bigger cities for bigger things. Awfully similar to SU. But Colgate's giving rate is over 50% and it seems to me that alumni are much more engaged, despite not having the same connection via athletics. Why? Pros could answer this better than I could, but I think the OP's four questions are a good jumping-off point. I give to two schools, Colgate and another school to which I have a family connection. Aside from my non-preferred hoops and football tickets, I don't give to SU, where I got my law degree. A lot of the reasons discussed by others resonate with me. SU just doesn't make itself look like a worthy recipient, obnoxious as that sounds. [/QUOTE]