Undergraduate Alumni

Watch the 2023 Alumni Meeting - Sat 5/27 at 5pm PST

"Congratulations Class of 2023!" is written in white text overlayed on a drone aerial photo of Soka's campus at night with the Soka crest in the top right corner.

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Days until 2023 Sohokai Annual Alumni Meeting

RSVP for Sohokai Commencement Week Activities

Please RSVP for virtual or in-person attendance using this link!

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Livestream - Sat 5/27 at 5pm PST

Click the link above or watch directly on Youtube.

Zoom Discussion Groups - Sat 5/27 @ 6pm

AFTER the Livestream, join us on Zoom for open dialogue session with Sohokai from around the globe!

Click below for the Zoom link and Zoom backgrounds

Join the Zoom Dialogue Session after the Alumni Meeting!

Zoom ID: 953 2752 0039

Zoom Backgrounds

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5/24 - Alumni Student Exchange - 7-9pm

Event	Time	Location
Alumni – Student Exchange All SUA students are invited to meet and interact with alumni visiting from around the world for Commencement Week. It is an opportunity to learn what alumni have been up to after graduating from SUA. Boba & Snacks will be served.	Wednesday, May 24 7:00 - 9:00 pm	Student Affairs Lobby (Ikeda 3rd Floor)

5/27 - Sohokai Annual Alumni Meeting - 5-6pm

Event	Time	Location
Sohokai Annual Alumni Meeting New alumni members of the Class of 2023 are invited to attend the Sohokai Undergraduate Annual Alumni Meeting. This event is for alumni and their guests only. Alumni must RSVP to Sohokai using the link below.	Saturday, May 27 5:00 - 6:00 pm	Performing Arts Center and Livestream

RSVP for Sohokai Commencement Week Activities

5/27 - Sohokai Alumni Mixer - 6:15 - 10pm

Event	Time	Location
Sohokai Alumni Mixer Soka Heritage Hall Tours Pizza, Tacos, Hosted Bar Sign Up for Professional Headshots & Video Interviews	Saturday, May 27 6:15 - 10:00 pm	Athenaeum Courtyard

Event

Time

Location

Sohokai Alumni Mixer
Soka Heritage Hall Tours

Pizza, Tacos, Hosted Bar

Saturday, May 27
6:15 - 10:00 pm

Athenaeum Courtyard

2023 Sohokai Alumni Mixer Linktree

About Sohokai

Currently our alumni association consists of 16 graduating classes comprised of 1,400 alumni representing 47 countries and territories, including the United States, Japan, India, Israel, Argentina, South Korea, South Africa, Singapore, Peru, Switzerland, Fiji, Philippines, Thailand, Mexico, Turkey, Venezuela, Cambodia, Puerto Rico, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Kazakhstan, Germany, Hungary, France, Ethiopia, Nepal, Denmark, Paraguay, Uruguay, Canada, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Brazil, and Indonesia.

SUA graduates throughout the world are contributing to their respective communities as they pursue diverse careers in such fields as education, research, government, non-profit organizations, finance, media, and the arts.

Click here to learn about Sohokai gatherings.

The History of Our Name

At our first alumni meeting in 2006, the name “Young Founders,” the association’s mottoes, principles, and logo were formally established. A year later, SUA’s founder, Daisaku Ikeda, officially gave SUA’s undergraduate alumni the Japanese name Sohokai (Soka Treasures Group). Our official name is Soka University of America Alumni Association: Sohokai Young Founders, but we are commonly known as Sohokai for short.

Our Logo

Our alumni association’s logo, the Soka Education emblem inside an inverted triangle, representing a triad of the Founder, the University, and the Alumni, was designed by alumni to symbolize our mission as proud graduates of SUA. The Soka Education emblem is comprised of a pen nib, which represents wisdom, flanked by stylized wings that symbolize the ability to utilize knowledge and wisdom for the welfare of humanity.

Our Flag

In 2009, our official alumni association flag was introduced. The flag consists of our association’s logo in a field of light cerulean blue representing the boundless sky overlooking SUA’s campus.

Alumni Spotlight

I wouldn’t be where I am today without the support of so many people, including my family and community here and back home, my Pixar and PayPal mentors, and my Soka family. I am forever in your debt.

Tyson Laa Deng ’17

Alumni Spotlight

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