Happy Holidays from the Yale Club of Germany!

Thanks to you all for a fun year of Stammtische and cocktails, concerts, wine and cheese receptions, joint events with other ivy clubs, Munich Dialogues on Democracy events, and the Bulldogs taking the Ivy League with their win over Harvard at The Game. We hope you were able to join in person or virtually wherever you are, and if not - we hope you'll join us in the coming year! 

We continue to post events on our website and the Yale Club of Germany Facebook page. Berlin has led the way in communication with a new Signal Group Chat this year, replacing the Berlin Facebook group. In addition to the official Yale Club information, members can post available local concert tickets, exhibits, meet-up ideas, etc. directly. It has worked fabulously, and our point-person there is Gertrude Agbozo (Yale College '05). If you would like the link to join the Berlin group, you can email Gertrude at gertrude@aya.yale.edu.

We'd love to create Signal chat groups for other cities - we just need a point person willing to make sure that no spammers join the group. If you'd like to join a Munich group, please email our point-person Alexander Schmitt Glaeser (Yale Law '89) at a.schmitt-glaeser@aya.yale.edu.

Calling anyone in Hamburg, NRW, Frankfurt etc. who would be willing to take this on for your local group! Please contact me (president@yaleclub.de) and we'll get it organized!

In 2026 we look forward to regular Stammtische in Frankfurt, Berlin and Munich. In addition, Munich Dialogues on Democracy has a robust spring '26 program online. The events will be cross-posted on the Yale Club website and are available live online if you cannot be with us in Munich. If you would like to organize something in your local area we are here to help - just let us know and we'll get the word out.

Watch this space for information on our Annual General Meeting in the spring. We are looking for options to have an in-person meeting that can also be online, combined with a tour and dinner and will send a dedicated mailing in the new year. Most of our officers are not up for re-election, but we are looking for someone willing to take on the positions of Treasurer from Hans-Christian Siller, who has been in the job for decades now. Chris has completely revolutionized our books and accounts so that the post is low-maintenance. If you think you might want to help out and you'd like more information, please write to Chris directly at chris.siller@aya.yale.edu.

Finally, we are one of the few clubs that does not require dues to be a member, but we do have to pay for our website and emails, and if we have more we use it to sponsor scholarships and book awards. In this season of giving, we ask that you consider a minimum donation of €20 (tax-deductible in Germany) to support the club. That is €1.66 per month. You can donate easily with the link on our website. We are grateful for any amount and will share the financial reporting for all at the AGM. Thank you! 

Wishing you and yours a wonderful holiday season and a good German slide into the new year!

Boola Boola,

Bartley
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THE 2025 YALE ALUMNI ASSEMBLY AND CONVOCATION

Many thanks to our current YAA club delegate, Cologne-based Olivia Ciacci (YC '05), who travelled to New Haven in November to represent us at the Alumni Assembly. 

Thank you so much for the opportunity to attend the Assembly and Convocation! I had not been able to make it back to Yale for my 20th reunion this past spring, so being able to see the campus in 2025 meant a great deal to me. I also could not believe all of the amazing renovations -- I've included some photos ... one of the reception space at the Schwarzman Center (lit purple), which certainly did not look like that when I was a student! ...
 
My first event was a luncheon with assigned seats, where my table happened to be a fantastic group of international delegates headed by Sam Wong of the Board of Governors, who is based in Hong Kong. Other delegates hailed from Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Uganda, Taiwan, Ghana, Singapore, and Ireland. April Swando Hu made an appeal for the Yale International Alliance, of which she is president -- they are trying to collect stories of alumni over 75 years of age. Reach out to her if you want to get involved!
 
At the dinner on Thursday night, I had the luck to sit with the Yale Club of Boston, home of President McInnis; their camaraderie made me wish we had more in-person events in Germany. The following day, a workshop for regional clubs led me to the international groups table, where I met delegates representing Japan, the Caribbean, and Italy. I took notes during everything and have a lot yet to process, but my understanding is that this was one of the most-attended assemblies in recent year -- it was truly amazing!
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The Yale Club of Germany e.V.

http://www.yaleclub.de
For up-to-date event information, join our Facebook group.
If you have event ideas, would like to get involved in club activites, let us know!

Interviews

The Yale Club is always looking for alumni to interview local high-school students who are applying to Yale College. If you would like to help out or learn more, please contact our ASC director, Christian Masuch.

Yale Book Award

If you interested in presenting the Yale Book Award at a high school in your area, please contact the club board.

Contributions

The Club does not assess dues, but asks its members to make an modest annual contribution (€20 suggested, but any amount is welcome) to help fund Club activities.

To contribute, please arrange a bank transfer (Überweisung) to the following account and be sure to include your email address so we can send you your tax-deductible donation receipt:
Payee: Yale Club e.V.
IBAN: BE73 9055 8065 7060
BIC: TRWIBEB1XXX
Bank: Wise, Brussels, Belgium

For any question regarding contributions, please contact our Treasurer, Hans Christian Siller.

Club Officers

PRESIDENT

Bartley Grosserichter (Yale College ’88)
Munich
president@yaleclub.de

TREASURER

Hans Christian Siller (GSAS ’12)
Berlin
chris.siller@aya.yale.edu

SECRETARY

Alexander Schmitt Glaeser (LLM ’89)
Munich
aschmittgl@aol.com

ALUMNI SCHOOLS COMMITTEE

Christian Masuch (MA '02)
asc@yaleclub.de

DATA PROTECTION OFFICER

Jana Striezel (LLM ’02)
Wolfsburg
jana.corinna.striezel1@volkswagen.de