If you haven't been an active part of our Alumnae Chapter in the past, or if it's been a while since you kept in touch with us, I want to say "Welcome!" and invite you to join us again. Start by seeing what we do by attending the Ice Cream Social and Annual Meeting of the House Corporation Board on October 14, 2013 at 828 E. Washington in Iowa City. The social starts at 6:30pm with the women of Sigma Chapter at the University of Iowa joining us for a fun dessert get-together. Following the dessert, we will have the Annual Meeting of the Sigma House Corporation at 7:30pm to conduct the business of the Corporation that oversees that physical structure of our collegiates' home at 828 E. Washington St.
Our most recent newsletter is out with the latest information about our Alumnae Chapter and our 2013-2014 Calendar of Events. If you have not received a copy yet, send an email to icalphachialums@gmail.com and we'll make sure you get a copy. We're looking forward to a great year!
Saturday, October 5, 2013
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Invitation to Mingle with Sisters
To the Iowa City alums: the Cedar Rapids AXO alum club
members would like to meet for lunch on Thursday, March
14th, at noon at the Bob's Your Uncle location off of
Highway 1. Please join Carolyn Stucker and the Cedar Rapids alumnae if you can!
members would like to meet for lunch on Thursday, March
14th, at noon at the Bob's Your Uncle location off of
Highway 1. Please join Carolyn Stucker and the Cedar Rapids alumnae if you can!
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Spring Update
Hope you are all having a great winter, wherever you are! Just a quick update from Epsilon Theta Epsilon:
1. Don't forget to celebrate Hera Day on March 1, 2013. Anne Dierking will be organizing a lunch date at the Blackstone restaurant, located at the corner of Scott Blvd and Rochester Ave in Iowa City. Be sure to let Anne know if you can attend by calling her at 319-351-4525 or emailing her at hawkagd@gmail.com. We'll be meeting at 11:30am and it will be a great day to meet with sisters and catch up on what's happening.
2. Hall of Commitment will be held later this spring for our graduating collegiate sisters. The date and time will be announced soon, and we will need volunteers to bring salads and other brunch foods for the brunch, as well as take an active role in the ceremony. Stay tuned for more information.
3. Volunteers for upcoming year. We need volunteers and new ideas to implement into our program for the next year. If you have any suggestions, or if you would like to help organize, please email Brenda Griebahn at brenda@writeitdown.org. Let's have a great program to help get others involved in Alpha Chi!
4. Special thanks to all the alumnae who are helping out the Sigma chapter in Iowa City. We have a great team of collegiate advisors who are making a difference in the lives of the collegians. If you are working with the members at Sigma, stand up and take a bow!
1. Don't forget to celebrate Hera Day on March 1, 2013. Anne Dierking will be organizing a lunch date at the Blackstone restaurant, located at the corner of Scott Blvd and Rochester Ave in Iowa City. Be sure to let Anne know if you can attend by calling her at 319-351-4525 or emailing her at hawkagd@gmail.com. We'll be meeting at 11:30am and it will be a great day to meet with sisters and catch up on what's happening.
2. Hall of Commitment will be held later this spring for our graduating collegiate sisters. The date and time will be announced soon, and we will need volunteers to bring salads and other brunch foods for the brunch, as well as take an active role in the ceremony. Stay tuned for more information.
3. Volunteers for upcoming year. We need volunteers and new ideas to implement into our program for the next year. If you have any suggestions, or if you would like to help organize, please email Brenda Griebahn at brenda@writeitdown.org. Let's have a great program to help get others involved in Alpha Chi!
4. Special thanks to all the alumnae who are helping out the Sigma chapter in Iowa City. We have a great team of collegiate advisors who are making a difference in the lives of the collegians. If you are working with the members at Sigma, stand up and take a bow!
Friday, September 28, 2012
September Meeting Update
Six alumnae and two collegians met for our first meeting of the 2012-13 year on September 10, 2012. We enjoyed dessert at Brenda Griebahn's and the business meeting that followed was very well received. Elsie Foerstner presented the Treasurer's Report: we had 17 dues paying members last year and our current balance is $654.98. It was moved and approved to keep our dues at $25 for this year. Please send your dues to: Elsie Foerstner, 8 Glendale Terrace, Iowa City, IA 52245.
Jaclyn Gelman, Sigma president, and Abby Britain, Sigma vice president of Ritual and Fraternity Appreciation gave a glowing account of Sigma's fall recruitment. The Chapter has over 40 New Members and over 130 in total membership. Well done, Sigma!
Those members who attended the 2012 National Convention gave a great report on the state of the Fraternity. Brenda Griebahn presented the For Now Forever Campaign for the Alpha Chi Omega Foundation, a capital campaign to raise $7 million dollars for membership services, including fabulous new programs being used to train the young women of the collegiate chapters to become the Real. Strong. Women of Alpha Chi Omega. After discussion, Karen Daubenberger moved to set our alumnae chapter pledge to the Foundation at $500 over the next two years; Sharon Kay Stang second; unanimously passed.
The program events for the year were discussed and these are the great events we have planned for the coming year:
October 8, 2012: Founders Day Ice Cream Social sponsored by the House Corporation Board at the Chapter House. Be sure to attend the Annual Meeting of the House Corporation following the social event with the collegiate chapter. The ice cream sundae bar will begin at 6:30 and the meeting will follow at 7:30pm.
December 2, 2012: Holiday Brunch at Cedar Ridge Winery, 1441 Marak Rd NW, Swisher. 12 Noon. $15.00 per person, includes food plus mimosas. We are inviting the alumnae from the Cedar Rapids area, and we may extend the invitation to spouses as well. Look for final details a bit later! Marsha Grady is our host/organizer.
February 2013: We are planning an arts event in honor of MacDowell Month. Hopefully we can attend an AXO collegiate recital or performance, followed by a social hour at a local coffee shop.
March 1, 2013: In honor of Hera Day, we will meet for lunch at the Blackstone Restaurant at the corner of Scott Blvd and Rochester at 11:30am. Anne Dierking will be our host/organizer.
Spring Alumnae Dinner at Sigma: Date TBD. Plan on a fun night with "Hubby HouseBoys" at Sigma Chapter! Meet the girls of Sigma around the table and relive those college dinners!
May 5, 2013: Hall of Commitment Senior Brunch, 1pm at the Chapter House. Brenda Griebahn will be the host/organizer for this annual ceremony for the 2013 graduating seniors of Sigma.
Hope to see you all at the Founder's Day Social October 8, 2012 at 7:30pm for the Annual House Corporation Meeting!
Jaclyn Gelman, Sigma president, and Abby Britain, Sigma vice president of Ritual and Fraternity Appreciation gave a glowing account of Sigma's fall recruitment. The Chapter has over 40 New Members and over 130 in total membership. Well done, Sigma!
Those members who attended the 2012 National Convention gave a great report on the state of the Fraternity. Brenda Griebahn presented the For Now Forever Campaign for the Alpha Chi Omega Foundation, a capital campaign to raise $7 million dollars for membership services, including fabulous new programs being used to train the young women of the collegiate chapters to become the Real. Strong. Women of Alpha Chi Omega. After discussion, Karen Daubenberger moved to set our alumnae chapter pledge to the Foundation at $500 over the next two years; Sharon Kay Stang second; unanimously passed.
The program events for the year were discussed and these are the great events we have planned for the coming year:
October 8, 2012: Founders Day Ice Cream Social sponsored by the House Corporation Board at the Chapter House. Be sure to attend the Annual Meeting of the House Corporation following the social event with the collegiate chapter. The ice cream sundae bar will begin at 6:30 and the meeting will follow at 7:30pm.
December 2, 2012: Holiday Brunch at Cedar Ridge Winery, 1441 Marak Rd NW, Swisher. 12 Noon. $15.00 per person, includes food plus mimosas. We are inviting the alumnae from the Cedar Rapids area, and we may extend the invitation to spouses as well. Look for final details a bit later! Marsha Grady is our host/organizer.
February 2013: We are planning an arts event in honor of MacDowell Month. Hopefully we can attend an AXO collegiate recital or performance, followed by a social hour at a local coffee shop.
March 1, 2013: In honor of Hera Day, we will meet for lunch at the Blackstone Restaurant at the corner of Scott Blvd and Rochester at 11:30am. Anne Dierking will be our host/organizer.
Spring Alumnae Dinner at Sigma: Date TBD. Plan on a fun night with "Hubby HouseBoys" at Sigma Chapter! Meet the girls of Sigma around the table and relive those college dinners!
May 5, 2013: Hall of Commitment Senior Brunch, 1pm at the Chapter House. Brenda Griebahn will be the host/organizer for this annual ceremony for the 2013 graduating seniors of Sigma.
Hope to see you all at the Founder's Day Social October 8, 2012 at 7:30pm for the Annual House Corporation Meeting!
Sunday, August 26, 2012
House Corporation Board Update
SIGMA HOUSE
CORPORATION NEWS
Fall is
coming!! Sigma Chapter is preparing for
Recruitment, the chapter house is full and soon we will have a great group of
new members. Corporation members have
spent the summer watering, managing the cleaning crew, window washers, carpet
cleaners, inspectors and making sure
that everything is cleaned, screwed, glued and caulked as necessary. A big THANKS to Sharon Kay and Al Stang and
Jane Harbit for helping me accomplish these things.
Alpha Omega
National House Corporation has instituted a three level certification program
for House Corporations to help insure that chapter housing is kept up to the
expected standards. We have achieved the
lowest level for this year. Our building
passed at every level, we just need to add a few things to our management plan
so that we can “Go for the Gold” or
maybe just Silver by 2014.
As seems to
be the norm for the past few years, we are actively recruiting personnel for
the board. Please give me a call if you
would like details. 319-351-2727
See you
there!!
Loyally, Karen Daubenberger
Fall Get-It-Together Meeting September 10, 2012
It's that time of year--time to get back into a routine with school, enjoy the changing colors and get re-connected with Alpha Chi Omega! We will be having our first meeting of the year on Monday, September 10, 2012 at 6:30pm at Brenda Griebahn's home at 3590 Utah Ave NE, Iowa City. We will be finalizing our calendar for the year and dusting off our lyres to let them sing for the coming year. Dessert will be served to entice you to join us and there will be plenty of sisterhood to fill you up. Looking forward to seeing you all there!
Friday, August 3, 2012
A Weekend at Mt. Olympus:AXO Convention in St Louis
Real. Strong. Women.
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| The National Chapter Meeting |
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| Sharon Kay Stang and Sarah Griebahn at the National Chapter Meeting |
soaring structure of the Jefferson Expansion Memorial from our hotel gleaming in the sunshine by day and standing as a beacon shining out in the night sky. Fitting because the Arch was built using the strongest structural design know to man and the women at this meeting are some of the
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| Melissa d'Arabian, Alpha Chi Omega Star on The Food Network |
strongest women I have ever met. Our own Marsha King Grady, National President, inspired us with her vision of what Alpha Chi Omega can be to future generations. Melissa d' Arabian, an Alpha Chi Omega who now stars on The Food Network on her own show "Ten Dollar Dinners" had us laughing and crying with her testimony of the power of sisterhood in her life. And all the women who are the members of the new National Council, the Foundation and the National Housing Corporation were able to share with us how when we all work together toward a common goal we can be a powerful force for positive change in the lives of women across the nation. Changing lives, changing the conversation about what being a member of a sorority means in America today.
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| The Sigma Reunion at the Reunion Dinner |
Oh, did I mention the fun? Women of all ages, cheering, singing, and learning together. Not only did we discuss the business of the Fraternity, but there were great opportunities for learning new ways to be involved in Alpha Chi Omega, as well as new things to help individual members grow. Protecting yourself on the Internet, "The Happiness Project", and discovering the frog within, were just some of the sessions that were available for members to attend and find new Heights to reach for. We all came away with great new ideas and the revival of ideals that we want to share with our alumnae chapter and a recommitment to engaging with our beloved collegians at Sigma. We were all proud of our Sigma President, Jacklyn Gelman, as she received the honor of wearing the Centennial sash for the Chapter, and we were so excited to see Molly Schuneman, Sigma, serving as a page at the Convention.
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| All dressed up for the Formal Banquet Molly Schuneman, Karen Daubenberger, Brenda Griebahn Jacklyn Gelman, Sarah Griebahn, Sharon Kay Stang |
If you have never attended a Convention before, I want to encourage you to try it--you're going to love it! The convention is open to all Alpha Chi Omega women, and is held every other year in various locations around the country, so there may be one close to you in the future. The 2014 convention will be held in July 2014 in Palm Desert, California. I can't wait to see you there!
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