Mid 1970’s: Alumni Associations began meeting unofficially, known as “Hasbeens.”
Late 1970’s-Early 1980’s: Several districts try to establish formal structures.
1983: Capital District Alumni Association is formed.
1983-84: Carolinas and New Jersey districts begin to organize Alumni Associations.
October 1984: Special Committee on International Alumni (SCIA) is appointed to coordinate and research activities.
1984-85: Organizational efforts begin in Indiana and New York districts.
June 1985: SCIA issues report concerning guidelines for District Alumni Association structure.
1985-86: Organizational efforts begin in Minnesota-Dakotas and Wisconsin Upper Michigan districts.
March 1986: International Board committee surveys governors and administrators to discover the current attitudes about Alumni Associations.
March-April 1986: International Board committee surveys general membership to discover the current attitudes about Alumni Associations.
April 1986: SCIA issues a report concerning the general philosophy, role and structure of Alumni Associations.
1987: Circle K international House of Delegates in St. Louis adopts resolution encouraging the approval of Alumni Associations.
January 1988: Circle K International Board accepts formal position paper seeking approval of Alumni Associations and establishes necessary guidelines, including the Standard Form for District Alumni Associations Bylaws
May 1988: Kiwanis International Board of Trustees approves the formation of District Alumni Associations and the Standard Form for District Alumni Associations Bylaws.
August 1989: First District Alumni Associations recognized by Circle K International Board: Ohio and Louisiana-Mississippi-West Tennessee.

1997-98: Alumni from the Missouri-Arkansas District begin to research and plan for a future Alumni Association.
1999: Alumni are recruited from the Missouri-Arkansas District to serve as charter members, officers/directors are elected/appointed, and bylaws are proposed.
January-February 2000: The Missouri-Arkansas Circle K and Kiwanis District Boards approve the formation of an Alumni Association and approve the proposed bylaws.
March 4, 2000: The Missouri-Arkansas Circle K Alumni Association holds its first Annual Meeting.
May 2000: The Circle K International Board formally recognizes the Missouri-Arkansas Circle K Alumni Association as the fourteenth official alumni association.