Dear Tiger Fan:

It is an exciting time to be a part of the University of Memphis athletics! The coaches, support staff, and facilities are in place for all of the teams to compete on a national basis. The necessary steps have been made to provide the University, its alumni and friends, and the Memphis community with an athletic program that is a source of pride in the Mid-South.

The athletic program has the potential to accomplish great things in the near future, but in order to reach these goals we must have the support from the University of Memphis alumni and friends. We currently have over 3,000 generous Tiger Clubs members that contributed over $3.8 million dollars last year. Our goal is to raise $5 million annually to support our overall athletic budget.

Our Tiger Club members, whose tax-deductible contributions provide our student-athletes with the opportunity to receive a quality education while representing the University of Memphis across the nation as they compete athletically, are rewarded with numerous benefits. These include priority seating for all regular season home athletic events and post-season games, recognition in football game programs, invitations to special functions, and much more. There is a level that will meet each Tiger fan's needs. Through these personal contributions to the Tiger Clubs... whatever the amount... these fans are assisting deserving student-athletes receive a quality education at The University of Memphis.

If you are not currently a Tiger Clubs member, I hope you will consider joining today. The investment from our Tiger Clubs members in our athletic program is critical to our success. There is no better time than the present to join the Tiger Club family.

Go Tigers!

Sincerely,

R.C. Johnson
Director of Athletics