alumni, alumnus
Capitalize alumni as part of a full official name; lowercase otherwise.
How do you use alumni in a sentence?
Using Alumni in a Sentence
- Both my mother and father are alumni of the University of Virginia.
- Boston University has a very active alumni community.
Do you say alum or alumni?
For an individual graduate, an alumnus is a single male, an alumna is a single female, and an alum is the gender neutral term. For the plurals, alumni refers to multiple male or gender neutral graduates, alumnae is for multiple female grads, and alums is the gender neutral plural.
