Increasing membership to the Illinois Alumni for the Kingfisher will prove to relevant University stakeholders that the Kingfisher mascot candidate should not be brushed to the side and forgotten. Instead, it sends a strong signal that University of Illinois alumni are ready to see our alma mater unify school spirit and create new traditions.

By joining the Illinois Alumni for the Kingfisher, you will have the unique opportunity to offer your input on how the Kingfisher can best pursue its goal of becoming the University of Illinois’s mascot. Help give the Kingfisher more legitimacy and make her journey to becoming UIUC’s mascot that much faster!