Northern California RIT Alumni Association, NorCalRITAA was founded on July 29, 2012 in the General Alumni Meeting held at Mudita Shwe Kyaung, a Burmese monastery in Hayward, California, USA by a group of alumni with the intention of fostering fellowship among alumni residing in Northern California, assisting alma mater and faculty members for the improvement of quality of engineering education. Over the years, association has developed into full-fledge non-profit organization through dedication and sacrifice of its members.