Alumni

Many people think that alumni is a singular noun when in fact it is a plural. The masculine singular is alumnus and the feminine is alumna. 

It’s easy to remember this when you think of other words whose -us endings turn into -i in the plural: fungus - fungi, focus - foci, radius - radii etc  

I am officially an alumni at CSULB ✨
Can’t wait to see what i do next 🥰 pic.twitter.com/pKPiGcdfr7

— Britt 🦋 (@brittanyy_ann_) May 31, 2021

i am an alumni of keystone college! #Graduation2021 #Classof2021 pic.twitter.com/bbv2Vy6F1Z

— jamie (@jamiEEEjohnson) May 25, 2021

Congratulations to Brandon Dewease for being named MCCer of the Month for September! Brandon is an alumni of MCC and now serves as the Director of Student Engagement. To read more, visit https://t.co/ZMKD9SY63m#MccEagles #MCCerOfTheMonth #StudentEngagement #FindYourWings pic.twitter.com/VbETTl2ZJN

— Meridian Community College (@MCCEagles) September 20, 2021

The following are some examples of correct usage.

 

Senator Duckworth is an alumna of The George Washington University... pic.twitter.com/J3R6dGRD1C

— YAF (@yaf) July 6, 2020

Jonathan McCardle is an alumnus of the prestigious National Criminal Defense College in Bristol, Rhode Island. #ncdc #criminaldefense #dui #duidefense #nacdl pic.twitter.com/DQnDnN5vzO

— Jonathan McCardle (@Jon_McCardle) September 20, 2021