Greater Chattanooga Tennessee Chapter

03/24/2026

MSU President Mark E. Keenum made a recruiting visit to McCallie School in Chattanooga. He shared with students the outstanding opportunities and environment the university offers to those who join the Bulldog family.

03/24/2026

MSU is representing around Chattanooga today. Dr. Keenum is making visits to area high schools.

MSU President Mark E. Keenum recently spoke to Chattanooga high school students at Boyd Buchanan School about the importance of higher education and the exciting opportunities at Mississippi State.

12/02/2025

December 2, Giving Tuesday, is the last day to support our Chapter Challenge for Scholarships.

Please consider supporting our chapter's scholarship fund (in honor of our dear Connie M. Hay) and help local greater Chattanooga area students become Bulldogs! We appreciate your support and helping us reach and exceed our goal of $1000. Visit the link below to make your gift by 11:59pm on 12/2

This year, MSU alumni chapters across the U.S. are participating in the Giving Tuesday Chapter Challenge to raise funds for their local scholarships. The competition is friendly, and the winners are the students from your area who get the help they need to attend MSU! The competition ends at midnigh...

11/18/2025

From the mom of a future student from Chattanooga...

More Cowbell, Baby.

07/22/2025

We had a great group at last year's party! Join us this year! August 2nd

07/22/2025

Alumni, Friends, Current Students, please join us for a party to welcome and celebrate our new MSU Bulldogs (and their parents).
Please let Steve know if you will attend.

03/11/2025

Please join us for a Retiree Lunch next week, on Tuesday, March 18 at 11:00am. See below for more details and RSVP information. Looking forward to seeing you there!

03/03/2025

Bulldogs, it's Lunch time again! Email notices will be sent out soon. Let us know if you don't get one from the MSU Alumni Association.
(from: [email protected])

08/15/2024

We celebrated our new Bulldogs at our annual Send-off Party on Saturday, August 3. Naomi Hay honored our Scholarship Recipient with the Chapter's Connie M. Hay Memorial Scholarship.

05/02/2024

Hail State Day at the Zoo
Join your greater Chattanooga Bulldog Family for a day at the Zoo.

Saturday, May 11
10:00 a.m. Meet Up at the Zoo Entrance
Chattanooga Zoo, 301 Holtzclaw Avenue, Chattanooga, TN

Purchase Tickets online through the Zoo
https://www.chattzoo.org/visit/tickets

04/22/2024

Happy Monday! A fun little announcement and something I know most of us will be interested in:

Chattanooga author, Jeff Barry, is set to release his debut novel GO TO HELL OLE MISS.

In the words of NYT #1 bestselling author Ron Hall, "Rich with imagery of the Deep South and just the right dose of faith to make it real, Jeff Barry's very well written debut novel is a must-read for lovers of Southern Culture."

To learn more or to order a Limited First Edition copy of GO TO HELL OLE MISS, please visit

JEFF BARRY “A must-read for fans of Southern lit, Jeff Barry’s novel exquisitely captures the South and its complications of family, faith, hopes, and dreams. It’s a first novel of literary depth that makes a mark. His characters spring to life and keep the pages turning because we know them a...

03/20/2024

We are so excited that our Men's Basketball Team has made it to the NCAA Tournament. If you are interested and able to attend a watch party for the first game tomorrow at 12:15pm let me know! I wanted to make sure we had people that could attend (it is a workday for some of us!) before getting a plan in place!