Affinity Groups

The Babson Black Alumni Alliance (BBAA) provides a network and resources for Babson’s Black alumni community. Through strategic communications, programming, and philanthropy, the BBAA aims to deepen relationships with the College, with students, and with one another.

BBAA Weekend at Back to Babson
BBAA Networking Events
Juneteenth

Gerald Watson ’76, Chair
Shannon Paleologos, Staff

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With a growing community of first-generation students and alumni at Babson this alumni groups supports the members of the Semillas Society through events, mentoring and other one on one engagement.

First Generation Annual Conference
First Generation Networking and other Programming

Shannon Paleologos, Staff

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The LGBTQ Affinity Group was established to create a network of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and ally community members—and to provide opportunities for alumni, students, staff, faculty, family, and friends of Babson to connect and celebrate the community.

LGBTQ+ Gathering at Back to Babson
Lavendar Graduation

Jacob Miles ‘98
Shannon Paleologos, Staff

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With over 400 alumni and students involved, Origins for Necessary Equality (ONE) aims to promote an environment where individuals from various origins can come together and share once-in-a-lifetime experiences in a community that supports each member and the culture that he/she represents. The community embarks on a journey together to create new memories through living and learning in an academic community while giving back to Babson through various events and programs. ONE is committed to furthering this reciprocal action through its commitment to community service.​

“ONE” week - focus week at the end of April educating the campus on issues of diversity and inclusion
Socials and Networking Opportunities

Shannon Paleologos, Staff

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The Babson Veterans Club provides military veterans and their families resources, support and advocacy needed to succeed academically and professionally.

Annual Veterans Day Luncheon
Newsletters
Intercollegiate Alumni Social
Networking Opportunities

Derek Roberts MBA’24
Shannon Paleologos, Staff

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The Babson Dance Ensemble is the largest student-run organization on campus, hosting over 60 members annually to perform in three show-stopping performances each semester.

Watch this space for future events!

Jenny Hammond, Staff

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The Babson Players produce plays, musicals, and other theatrical projects, for members of the Babson community and surrounding public.

Players Fall and Spring shows with alumni/student receptions

Jenny Hammond, Staff

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Jack Long '15 MSF '18, head coach since August 2023, has helped the Babson women capture their first MacConnell Division regular season title since 1992 to go along with a first-place finish in the combined standings at the United States Collegiate Ski & Snowboard Association (USCSA) Eastern Regional Championships. Not to be outdone, the Babson men finished second in both the MacConnell Division standings and at the eastern regionals to qualify to earn their 15th straight USCSA National Championships appearance.

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Coach Brett Batchelder
Christy Lagos ’98, MBA’20, Staff

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Russ Brennen, in his 20th season as head coach, has enjoyed success on the trails earning nine all-region and 14 all-conference awards. The men’s cross country squad has posted 13 consecutive top-five finishes at the conference meet, with third-place finishes in 2016, 2021 and 2022. The Beavers have placed fourth four times, the last coming in 2017 when they finished with a NEWMAC-era low 89 points. The Babson women have recorded 10 top-25 finishes at the NCAA regional championships, highlighted by a program-best 19th-place showing in 2010 and a 21st-place result in 2011.

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Russ Brennen, Head Coach
Christy Lagos ’98, MBA’20, Staff

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Eric Thurston, in his two seasons as head coach, has guided the men's team to a 9-4 record in dual meets and a third-place finish at the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championships with 725 points, the highest finish and most points for the program since 2002. Thurston led the women's program to a 6-8 mark in dual meets and a seventh-place finish at the NEWMAC Championships with 332 points, the second-highest total in program history. In addition, the Beaver men broke six program records and the women established five new standards during the 2022-23 campaign.

Annual Alumni/Student Swim Meet (Back to Babson)
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Eric Thurston, Head Coach
Christy Lagos ’98, MBA’20, Staff

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The Beavers enjoyed success in 2023 as the men's program reached #18 in the ITA Division III national ranking, captured the NEWMAC regular season crown, and advanced to the NEWMAC Tournament title match. The Babson women's program reached a Division III national ranking of #9 before finishing the season ranked #13, captured the conference regular season title, advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament as a team, and sent two women to the NCAA National Singles and Doubles Championships with Babson represented in the finals of both the singles and doubles national final.

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Michael Kopelman, Director of Tennis & Men’s Head Coach
Emma Davis, Women’s Head Coach
Christy Lagos ’98, MBA’20, Staff

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Russ Brennen, in his 20th season, has guided the Beavers to their highest point totals in program history. The Babson men have posted each of their seven highest point totals at the NEWMAC Championships since 2015, and his athletes have collected eight individual event titles and 22 all-conference awards, all but two of which have been earned since 2013. The women’s teams have recorded three of the five highest point totals at the conference championships since 2017. Six athletes have won an individual event title and the Beavers have claimed 10 all-conference awards going back to 2007.

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Russ Brennen, Head Coach
Christy Lagos ’98, MBA’20, Staff

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Stephen Brennan is in his 29th season and has guided the Beavers to 10 NCAA Tournament appearances and led the program to its first Division III National Championship in 2017.

Annual Alumni Golf Tournament (May)
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Stephen Brennan, Head Coach
Christy Lagos ’98, MBA’20, Staff

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Rocky Batty, in his sixth season as head coach, captured the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) regular season and tournament championships and made an appearance in the third round of the NCAA Tournament. The Green and White were recognized as Batty and his assistants were voted NEWMAC Coaching Staff of the Year while the team also earned nine All-Conference selections, including Player and Defensive Players of the Year. Babson also had one second team All-American, two honorable mention All-Americans and four All-Region selections.

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Rocky Batty, Head Coach
Christy Lagos ’98, MBA’20, Staff

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The first varsity women's team in Babson Athletics history, women's basketball has consistently ranked as one of the College's top programs. In its 39 years of existence, the team has won six conference championships, claimed one state title, and made 18 postseason appearances, including six trips to the NCAA Division III Tournament. The program has also produced numerous individual stars, including seven members of the Babson Athletics Hall of Fame.

Annual Alumni Golf Tournament (Late Summer)
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Kate Barnosky, Head Coach
Christy Lagos ’98, MBA’20, Staff

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Matt Noone is in his 22nd season as head coach of Babson's Baseball program, has won more than 400 games and made seven postseason appearances, which includes leading the Beavers' first trip to the Division III College World Series in 2019. Noone has led the Green and White to 20 winning seasons and 22 or more wins on 14 occasions. He guided the Beavers to 26 victories in 2008 and led the program to its first NCAA Tournament win in 2009. Noone also led Babson to 25 wins in 2011 and helped his 2014 and 2016 squads advance to the NEWMAC Tournament championship series.

The Govoni Cup/Annual Alumni Golf Tournament (August)
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Brian Tartufo ‘03
Joe Kehoe '03
Matt Nolan '03
Matt Noone, Head Coach
Christy Lagos ’98, MBA’20, Staff

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Julie Ryan, in her 17th season as head coach, has taken the field hockey program to new heights. Under her tutelage, the Beavers have won 11 or more games in 15 of her 16 seasons. They won 3 straight NEWMAC conference titles in 2021, 2022, & 2023 for a total of five in program history and have been NCAA tournament seven times, and 2 final fours.

Annual Alumni Golf Tournament (June)
Annual Alumni Game (spring)
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Julie Ryan, Head Coach
Christy Lagos ’98, MBA’20, Staff

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Jamie Rice has enjoyed great success in his 19 years as head coach at his alma mater, guiding the program to an overall record of 308-154-45 (.652), four ECAC East Tournament championships and the 2022 New England Hockey Conference Tournament title.

Annual Alumni Night during an at home game
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Jamie Rice '90, Head Coach
Christy Lagos ’98, MBA’20, Staff

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One of oldest programs at Babson, the Men's Golf Team boasts more than six decades of history. Officially begun in the spring of 1948, the program has amassed nine conference championships, four regional titles, and eight team trips to the NCAA Tournament.
In 2023, a Women’s Golf Team was established becoming the 23rd Varsity Program at the College.

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Jeff Page, Head Coach
Christy Lagos ’98, MBA’20, Staff

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Jon Anderson ’75, who was inducted into the Babson Athletics Hall of Fame in 2013, is in his 38th season as the Beavers’ head men’s soccer coach. As of 2023, he has led Babson to 15 conference championships and 20 NCAA Tournament appearances.

Annual Alumni Golf Tournament (September)
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Jon Anderson '75, Head Coach
Christy Lagos ’98, MBA’20, Staff

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Head coach Dave Cannon, who in his 25 seasons, has guided the Beavers to 23 or more victories sixteen times, which includes five seasons of at least 30 wins. He has led the Beavers to four NEWMAC Tournament titles and six NCAA Tournament appearances, including the program’s first Super Regional berth in 2017.

Annual Alumni Game (Fall)
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Dave Canan, Head Coach
Christy Lagos ’98, MBA’20, Staff

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Eric Neely is in his 13th season as Babson’s head women’s volleyball coach and has led the program to unparalleled success since arriving prior to the 2011 campaign. He has guided the Green and White to 20 or more victories eight times, has helped the Beavers capture four NEWMAC Tournament championships and has led his squads to seven NCAA Tournament berths.

Annual Alumni Game (spring) 
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Eric Neely, Head Coach
Christy Lagos ’98, MBA’20, Staff

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Michelle Smith, in her 13th season as head coach, has helped the Beavers claim four conference regular season titles and four league tournament championships.

Annual Golf Tournament (spring)
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Michelle Smith, Head Coach
Christy Lagos ’98, MBA’20, Staff

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Nellie Pineault, in her 14th season, has advanced to the league semifinals 10 times in 13 seasons. The Beavers also have recorded ten top-four finishes in the league standings.

Annual Alumni Soccer Game
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Nellie Pineault MBA '03, Head Coach
Christy Lagos ’98, MBA’20, Staff

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An international, co-educational professional business fraternity, Alpha Kappa Psi helps educate future business leaders to create economic and social values for the local and global communities.

Socials and Networking Opportunities

Christy Lagos ’98, MBA’20, Staff

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Founded in 2005, Chi Omega provides its members with six founding purposes: friendship, high standards of personal, sincere learning and credible scholarship, career development, participation in campus activities, and community service.

Socials and Networking Opportunities

Christy Lagos ’98, MBA’20, Staff

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Following a hiatus, the Gamma Upsilon Chapter of Delta Sigma Pi, which was the first-ever professional fraternity established at Babson (1951), was reactived in April 2013. The fraterntiy fosters the study of business in colleges and universities.

Socials and Networking Opportunities

Christy Lagos ’98, MBA’20, Staff

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Founded in 2010, Delta Tau Delta strives to cultivate the entrepreneurial spirit while building bonds of brotherhood, engaging in the community, supporting superior scholarship, and living lives of excellence.

Socials and Networking Opportunities

Christy Lagos ’98, MBA’20, Staff

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Established in 1980 as the Zeta Alpha Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma, Babson Kappa is an organization of women which seeks, for every member, mutual support, opportunities for self-growth, respect for intellectual development, and an understanding of and an allegiance to positive ethical principles.

Socials and Networking Opportunities

Christy Lagos ’98, MBA’20, Staff

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Founded in 1976, Sigma Kappa Sorority provides women lifelong opportunities and support for social, intellectual and spiritual development by bringing women together to positively impact our communities.

Socials and Networking opportunities

Christy Lagos ’98, MBA’20, Staff

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Sigma Phi Epsilon was founded on the principles of virtue, diligence, and brotherly love in 1996. The fraternity strives to achieve its mission of ‘building balanced men’ through a commitment to sound mind and sound body.

Socials and Networking Opportunities

Christy Lagos ’98, MBA’20, Staff

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The brothers of Theta Chi - Eta Delta span over four decades of Babson history. Leadership and personal development and service to alma mater are fundamental to Theta Chi's mission.

Annual Meeting and Be the Match Drive held at Back to Babson
Networking Opportunities

Adam Sachs ’93, President
Christy Lagos ’98, MBA’20, Staff

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The Babson Finance Affinity Group serves as a networking and professional development forum for its members, which includes students, faculty, staff and alumni from the finance community. Within this group, members can participate in discussions on business trend and topics, search for, post, or apply for jobs and internships, ask for career advice and stay up to date on Babson Finance news and events.

Socials and Networking Opportunities

Farrah Narkiewicz, Staff
Jenny Hammond, Staff

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The Babson Real Estate Group fosters the alumni community through volunteering, real estate education, and networking with current Babson students. The group provides opportunities to build meaningful relationships with like-minded professionals through informative industry events.

Panel Presentations and Networking Socials

Kerry McCormack MBA’12, Chair
Jenny Hammond, Staff

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The Healthcare Affinity Group brings together alumni who are working across all areas of healthcare and life science. We welcome opportunities to bring experts in the field to speak to area alumni and students.

Healthcare and Life Science Networking Opportunities: Programs and Panels

Jenny Hammond, Staff

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The Alumni Social Sector Group is a community of alumni who are professionally involved in the social sector, including nonprofits, government agencies, social enterprises and social ventures.

Networking Opportunities
Panels and Webinars

Emily Karafelis '16
Jenny Hammond, Staff

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Glavin Global Fellows is a cohort-based program for undergraduate students who are passionate about global issues, language study, and international experience. Today there are over 400 alumni from this program.

Glavin Global Scholars End of the Year Showcase

Jenny Hammond, Staff

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Established in 2014, a small, highly talented group of international students is awarded need-based scholarships as part of our Global Scholars Program.Students selected for the Global Scholars Program will receive four-year, full-tuition scholarships. Global Scholars with greater levels of financial need will also be awarded additional grant funds, in varying amounts based on need, to help with room and board, books and supplies, health insurance, and travel expenses.

Senior Send-off

Jenny Hammond, Staff

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More than 800 alumni comprise the Honors Program network. 279 completed coursework or an internship at the Londson School of Economics.

Honors Retreat and Alumni/Faculty Reception
Honors Alumni Boston Breakfast Receptions
Honor Students Spring Showcase

Jenny Hammond, Staff

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More than 110 alumni comprise the Natalie Taylor Scholars network. Established in 2009, the scholarship program brings together like-minded students who are dedicated to social change in service experiences embedded in their academic and co-curricular courses.

Alumni Spotlight Classroom Visits
Alumni/Student Networking Socials
Natalie Taylor Spring Student Showcase

Jenny Hammond, Staff

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Babson’s Posse Scholars are recruited each year from a pool of New York City high school students. Cohort-based programming and faculty mentorship help to foster academic and leaderships success for each full-tuition scholarship recipient. Events provide opportunities for Posse Scholars –past and present, to connect with one another and to nurture lifelong connections.

Posse Plus Retreat
Posse Graduation

Jenny Hammond, Staff

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Established in 2008, today more than 40 alumni comprise the Weissman Scholars network. This prestigious scholarship program, which grew out of Bob '64, H'94, P'87 '90 and Jan P'87 '90 Weissman's deep commitment for Babson provides four-year, full-tuition scholarships plus financial support for scholars to develop their unique talents and pursue their passions.

Weissman Summit

Jenny Hammond, Staff

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Beavers of the Last Decade (BOLD) strives to help undergraduate alumni of the last decade continue their involvement and support of Babson College through professional, social, and educational opportunities.

First Year OUTreach eNewsletter
Networking Events
BOLD Discount for Select Events

Nicole Denver, Staff

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Babson takes great pride in the families that choose to send multiple members of their families to Babson. The first person in a family to graduate from Babson is considered the Legend and any of their children, grandchildren, or siblings that follow are considered a Babson Legacy. Special events and passive programming initiatives provide opportunities for Babson Legends and Babson Legacies to stay connected throughout the year.

Admitted Student Day Legacy Family Welcome
Orientation Welcome Reception
Current Legacy Student Social Events
Graduating Legacy Family Celebration

Christy Lagos ’98, MBA’20, Staff

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