Our History
Every graduate of Texas Woman’s University is a member of the Association. With over 110,000 living alumni, our reach spans the globe. Founded in 1905 by the first ten graduates of the Girls Industrial College, the Pioneer Alumni Association is the original Alumnae Association of Texas Woman’s University. Just like TWU, we have been known by many names over the years.
Originally known as the Alumnae Association of the College of Industrial Arts, in 1971 we became the National Alumnae Association of the Texas Woman’s University and officially incorporated as an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, a status we retain to this day. In 2002, just shy of our 100th birthday, we became known as the TWU Former Students Association. Later, in 2016, we partnered with the newly formed and growing office of TWU Alumni Engagement and rebranded as the TWU Alumni Association.
