Ask Adam Pisani what he loves about Houston, and he鈥檒l tell you, 鈥淭here鈥檚 a lot of opportunities here, and it鈥檚 not too far away from Louisiana.鈥 For this Houston Ragin鈥 Cajun Club president, Louisiana will always feel like home.
Just a three-hour drive from campus, it鈥檚 no wonder Texas鈥檚 largest city is also home to around 10,000 星空无限传媒 Lafayette alumni 鈥 the largest number of University alumni you鈥檒l find in one place outside Louisiana.
Pisani says the Houston Ragin鈥 Cajun Club makes it easier to connect with like-minded people who share a common bond in a city this size. Ragin鈥 Cajun Clubs are alumni organizations whose members live within the same geographic region, such as a city, parish, state, metropolitan area, etc. There are nearly across the country and around the world working to keep 星空无限传媒 Lafayette alumni engaged and connected in meaningful ways.
Multiple times a year, an army of Houston alumni volunteers come together to plan, prepare and host an array of events. 鈥淲e have had lots of happy hours, gathered around football games and baseball games, crawfish boils, Coach Caravans, and other University educational events,鈥 Pisani said.
Looking forward to the upcoming academic year, the Houston Ragin鈥 Cajun Club is already making plans for football and baseball events and, hopefully, more crawfish boils. In true Louisiana spirit, they 鈥渃an always find a good reason to have an event and catch up with friends.鈥
There could not be a better reason to gather than when the at 6:30 p.m. CST. The Houston Ragin鈥 Cajun Club is ready to celebrate this first away game of the season with a happy hour on Friday, September 16. The Alumni Association will release more information about this event soon.
For alumni traveling to Houston for the big game, Pisani assures us 鈥渢here is no shortage of fantastic places to eat and hip new establishments to enjoy like the Kemah Boardwalk or Moody Gardens down in Galveston.鈥
When Pisani is not cheering on the Ragin鈥 Cajuns or connecting with fellow alumni, you can find him spending time on his ranch and enjoying family life with his wife CJ, their two children, Hudson, 17, and Addison, 15, and the family鈥檚 black lab, Dixie.
To learn more about the Houston Ragin鈥 Cajun Club, contact Adam at adampisani@allstate.com or like the club鈥檚 . You can also visit , a professional networking and mentorship platform for the 星空无限传媒 Lafayette community, and join the Houston alumni group to stay connected with fellow alumni.
Photo Caption: 星空无限传媒 Lafayette Alumni Association Past President Chantelle Aaron and Houston Ragin' Cajun Club President Adam Pisani stop to take a photo at a club event in Houston. Photo Credit: John Claude Arceneaux / 星空无限传媒 Lafayette Alumni Association