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Maybe the selection for "Alumni" in the "Team Role" section of profiles on this website should be changed
Alumni would be the plural of alumnum, the neuter form. If I recall correctly this would be the form used for a mixed group. So most universities are OK. There are a few single sex schools around that should be more careful, especially if they have a Classics department.
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Alumni would be the plural of alumnum, the neuter form.
And I am pretty sure that the plural form of aluminum is "6-pack"

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