The FSU Student Alumni Association (SAA) was founded in 1979 by Ron Hill, of the Dean of Students Office, and Meredith Smith, of the FSU Foundation, Inc. SAA was originally founded by the name of the Student Alumni Foundation, or SAF. Hill and Ms. Smith took those students interested in SAF on a trip to Indiana University to visit their Student Alumni Association. This visit was the starting point for the FSU SAF. After a few years, the FSU Foundation felt the SAF could grow further under new leadership, and consequently, the SAF moved under the guidance of the FSU Alumni Association. Associate Director of the FSU Alumni Association, Phil Barco ‘76, then became the new Advisor. In 1992, SAF formally changed its name to the Student Alumni Association (SAA).