Aug 29 2011
Welcome Back to the 2011-2012 school year at George Mason University! Stay active and join the Veterans Society http://vetsoc.org/Members.php where you will network with great people who support one another. Also, join the Facebook group http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/VetsocietyofGMU/ to keep update on news.
July 1 2011
Our Veterans Scholarship Endowment
has reached $17K. Thank you to all of you who have supported this cause.
Our goal is to reach 25K this coming 2011-2012 school year.
May 1 2011
President Obama's announces to the nation of the death of Osama Bin Laden
See White House press release.
Please
vote for DeMatteo & Lillie for President & Vice-President of
Student Government on Tues April 5 and Wed April 6th. You will receive
and e-mail so please vote for them! See details at www.gmu2011.com
Governor McDonnell Signs Military and Veterans Legislation
March 22, 2011
April 14th 2011
Veterans Society Scholarship Endowment Update.
It's with great pleasure for me to inform you that our society just hit
the $15K mark for the $25K requirement. We are only $10K away until the
endowment kicks out scholarships to our GMU Veterans.
Many thanks to all of you who have helped thus far in our efforts to fund raise for this cause!
The last American Veteran who fought in Wold War I was laid to rest today at Arlington National Cementary.
The
American Legion will host its Veterans On Campus event, “Bridging the
Gap,” at the Renaissance Washington D.C. Hotel on March 20 from 1 to 6
p.m., the day before the Legion’s annual Washington Conference begins.
Symposium is free to attend with required registration. Click on the link to register.
Feb 13, 2011
The
Veterans Society of GMU held it's 1st Annual Monte Carlo Night on
Saturday Feb 12th 2011 at the American Legion Post 177 in Fairfax,
VA. This Veterans Scholarship
Endowment Fundraiser was a success due to the hard work of the
society's financial committee. A big Thanks goes out to Susan Grossman
and Joshua Lawton for leading this fundraiser. The event brought over 50
guests together, who enjoyed h'ordeuvres, desserts, and drinks all
while networking and playing casino style games. Thank you to those who
attended and donated money to the endowment.
Jan 24th, 2011
Society members and friends, welcome back GMU for the Spring 2011 semester.
November 6, 2010
Our
2nd Annual Gala was a huge success. Not only did we raise $1,000 for
the Veterans Scholarship Endowment, but we were also joined by the
President of the Veterans Society of William and Mary, among many other
leaders of the veteran community of Northern Virginia.
April 27, 2010
Our 3rd Annual Race for Veterans was a huge success. We raised over $3,000 for the Veterans Scholarship Endowment.

More pictures can be found at 3rd Annual Race for Veterans
March 22, 2010
The
Veterans Society of GMU would like to thank Outward Bound and the
Sierra Club for providing a 6 Day Sea Kayaking Trip for nine of our
members. It was an experience that none of them will forget.
February 26, 2010
Getting
together and having fun is just one of the Veterans Society's missions.
Members of the Veterans Society of GMU met for wings and drinks at Hard
Times Cafe in Fairfax City.