<p>The invitation I received for this event, even as someone who has attended it on several occasions and who has donated, was just that , an invitation. Did current parents receive a solicitation for a donation and not simply an invitation? I guess I can understand being annoyed by repeated requests for donations but I don’t understand it for an invitation to an event. </p>
<p>Like Susan, we’ve had experience with more than just NYU and all of them have requested donations from us, as well as from our Ds who are now alumni. This isn’t at all unusual. All colleges seek donations. Some may not solicit from parents while the student is still attending but I’ve never heard of one that never solicits. Each family must decide when, if, and how they want to donate. If the colleges never asked, the students would be the ones suffering. There’s a simple solution if you don’t want to donate, ask them to remove your name from the contact list and the solicitations will stop! My H and I recently made the decision to no longer support one of our alma maters, for a couple of reasons, after many years of donations. We called and asked that our names be removed from the list, and haven’t heard from or received anything since.</p>