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What is 4EVER KNIGHTS?

It's the student-run organization within the UCF Alumni Association. With nearly 3,000 members, it's a place to meet new people, attend fun and exciting social events, develop leadership skills, network with alumni and students, and gain real-world experience.

 

Do I Have to Graduate First?

Nope! We know you love being a Knight and want you to be able to take advantage of great benefits and services now.

 

What's in it for Me?

For just $20, you receive:

 

  • 4EK E-mail Newsletter
  •  Free admission to 4EK events
  • Networking opportunities
  • Scholarship opportunities
  • Life-skills seminars
  • Tons of money-saving discounts (even more than normal student discounts!)

 

The 4EVER KNIGHTS Student Alumni Association sponsors a care-package program to help parents and family members connect with their student(s) during critical times of the year. Mailings are sent home during the year, and proceeds from this program are used for student leadership opportunities and programming. You can also visit carepackages.com to place orders for birthdays, holidays, or "just because."

 

Become a 4EK Member

Please select membership type:
 
4-Year Student Membership
($50 — best value!)
 
-or-
 

4EK Student Benefits Spotlight

FREE scantrons at the FAIRWINDS Alumni Center

15% off UCF logo merchandise at UCF bookstores

10% off EVERYTHING at CB&S Bookstore

$75 off Kaplan test-prep courses

10% off moving boxes/supplies at www.movingdayboxes.com (and free shipping on all orders — use the Rapid Discount Form to claim your discount)

Knight Library (across from the main campus) — check their website for current discounts and specials

scantrons

 

4EK Member Food Discounts

Kyoto Sushi & Grill (Knights Plaza @ UCF Arena):
10% off any entrée (excluding the Hibachi chicken)
Show your membership card for the discount.

 
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    Walking down memory mall music blaring, BBQ’s in full swing, campus overflowing with students, football tailgating season was in full swing.
    Taking part in the festivities the alumni association had a tailgate of their own where more than 1500 UCF parents and students enjoyed a family-friendly tailgate on Memory Mall at Family Weekend 2011.  The event included a full BBQ feast, thoroughly enjoyed by everyone, a photo booth with UCF-themed photo strips for parents and students to keep as a memento from the event, and a UCF tattoo station with fans of all...
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    Our Alumni Shout-Out for this month is Traci Blue!  Traci was one of our panelists this Spring for Knight of Success.  She graduated from UCF in 1990 with a Bachelor's Degree in Organizational Communications.  She did not originally plan to come to UCF and did so because she received a National Merit Scholarship, but once she came here she never wanted to leave.

    Traci has worked in the field of Volunteer Management/ Community relations for over 20 years, and her current occupation is as the Volunteer Manager at A Gift for Teaching....
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    Our 4EK Superstar for this month is our current Vice President, Joe Myszkowski!  Joe is currently a Resident Assistant for the Department of Housing and Residence Life and in the Fall will be a Graduate Assistant for this department, as well as a graduate student in the Health Sciences MS program.  He is from a suburb outside of Chicago, IL, Lisle, and lists cooking as one of his many hobbies.

    Joe is currently on President's Leadership Council, and has been since the Spring of 2010.  He has been an ambassador of 4EVER...
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    Our Alumni Shout-Out for this newsletter is to Todd Woodard!  Todd is currently the Chair of the UCF Alumni Association's Board of Directors and was also a panelist at our Knight of Success event in the Fall.

    Todd graduated from UCF in 1995 with a Bachelor's Degree in Business.  It was by chance that he ended up at UCF.  He had planned on playing basketball in college and had never really considered attending UCF, but when he suffered a serious injury in the middle of his senior year of high school, all...
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    Our Wonderful 4EK Superstar is Melissa Blette!  She is from Coral Springs, Florida, and her major is Marketing and Interdisciplinary Studies, with a minor in Leadership Studies.  She is involved in a plethora of activities on campus, including the following:
    President's Leadership Council (Recruitment Chair)
    Collegiate DECA (State Vice President)
    Phi Beta Lambda (Vice President)
    Golden Key International Honor Society (Vice President)
    Towers Area Council (President)
    Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society (Vice President)

    As you can see, Melissa loves to be involved with organizations and hold leadership roles!  She also completed her Honors in the Major thesis titled "Marketing...