Mission Statement

Student Alumni Involved for Lake State (SAILS) exists to:

enhance Lake Superior State University as a great place to live and learn
assist LSSU with pre-college counseling on and off campus
serve as the Lake State's student ambassadors and to represent the University in a positive manner to the various publics
serve as a main link between students, administration and alumni.

Our History

SAILS was established in 1994 by Mark Jastorff as one of the first endeavors of the newly rechartered Alumni Association and Alumni Relations office. Jastorff, who has initiated two other SAA/SF groups in his previous positions, understood the importance of a student alumni group to the future of the Alumni Association.

SAILS began with one student attending the Salt Lake City conference. A corps of five students recruited their friends for certain special events and programs. We fluctuated between 6 and 20 members in the early years. Today, our membership hovers around 30 and we sponsor a dozen campus activities and projects to the calendar and have become the leadership team on campus.

The SAILS logo was developed by our advisor and revised by the Graphics department. It symbolizes the influence of the Great Lakes while aptly fitting our acronym.

Membership Requirements

A member must be in good standing with the university and maintain a grade point average of 2.5.

Spiffy, the SAILS Mascot

Spiffy was adopted as our mascot during the Ohio State University hosted District 5 conference. The loveable amphibian is presented to the SAILS who is late for any event. The name came from Dr. Arbuckle, LSSU President, who commenting on the SAILS new dress jackets at a Great Lake State Weekend banquet, asked the audience…"Don't they look spiffy!?"

You will notice that apparently Spiffy does not swim well, so the University of Wisconsin-Platteville gave him an inflatable swimming ring.

Meetings

Our meetings are held every Sunday night at 6:03pm in the Cisler Center.

SAILS Organization 2003-2004

Manager:
Tiffany Jastorff

Public Relations:
Alan Gillies & Paul Derby

Logistics:
Sean Stahl

Membership:
Kelly Payne
Keesha Arthur—Assistant

Fundraising:
Cory Gallaway & Kelsey Andersen
Ashleigh Balon—Assistant

GLSW:
Tiffany King

Admissions:
Lauren Long

Alumni Board Student Representative:
Cory Gallaway

President's Council:
Brian Allossery

College 101:
Ashleigh Balon

Web Site:
Brian Allossery & Sean Stahl

SAILS Alumni Reunion:
Alan Gillies & Anna Kerr '03

Golden Anchor:
Nicole Craven

Historian:
Tracy Petaja
Nicole Craven—Assistant

Partnerships:
Kat Philips
Kelsey Andersen & Brian Allossery—Assistants

If you have any questions about SAILS, who we are, and what we do, call 1-800-888-LSSU x2831

SAILS Through the Years

Past Sails Members

Honorary SAILS

Members