Ready for Recruitment

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of Alpha Xi Delta
Ready for
Recruitment
A behind-the-scenes look
at member selection
Summer 2008
Road Trip!
14 must-see places for
Alpha Xi Deltas
Successful Build-A-Bear
Event
1,000+ bears donated to
children in need
50 Years and Counting
Gamma Nu Chapter celebrates
a half century of sisterhood
Record-Breaking Year
Sisters, friends give $245,000
to the Loyalty Fund
Remembering a Sister
Foundation pioneer enters
Chapter Eternal
President’s Letter
Recruitment has Changed,
Yet Some Things Remain the Same
Sisters,
Do you remember when you first realized you wanted to be an
Alpha Xi? For some of us, that moment came long before college, as we watched mothers, aunts and sisters who
already wore the golden
Quill enjoy genuine, lifelong friendships that characterize our Sisterhood.
For others, the realization
came during orientation
as we saw Alpha Xi Deltas
interacting on campus, or
when we met a dynamic
student leader who spoke
highly of her Alpha Xi Delta
experience and we thought
“I want to be like her.”
For most of us, though, the light came on sometime during
a recruitment event as we talked and laughed with the Alpha
Xi Deltas, heard them sing and perhaps even watched them
cry. Whatever moment brought you to our Sisterhood, I’m glad
it did.
This issue of The Quill walks us through today’s member
recruitment efforts and environment. Reflecting on my own experience 25 years ago, when I had my own “Aha!” moment and
listed Alpha Xi Delta as my first choice, it’s clear that recruiting
new members is very different than it was. The terminology is
certainly different (although if you’re an alumna who still calls
it “sorority rush,” rest assured you’re in good company and no
one will slight you for it!), the degree of formality and decoration has been generally reduced and, yes, even the math (i.e.,
release figures) is new.
On the other hand, nothing ever really changes about what’s
important as we work to recruit the best and brightest to Alpha
Xi Delta: We must have successful chapters who virtually radiate our ideals every day of the year, we must identify those potential members who will do us most proud, and we must make
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meaningful personal connections with those young women and
inspire them to make Alpha Xi Delta their home.
Creating and maintaining this vibrant culture takes devotion
and hard work by collegiate and alumnae Sisters. I ask each of
you to do all you can, every year, to ensure that Alpha Xi Delta
continues to thrive and attract fine women to our membership.
I also want to update you on a different sort of recruitment
effort on the national front. National Council has appointed a
Search Committee to identify our new National Executive Director. Committee members are charged with identifying a Sister
who is a strong leader, has broad vision, and will foster a sense
of team spirit and cooperation among all Fraternity personnel,
both staff and volunteer, as they transform Alpha Xi Delta’s
goals and strategic priorities into reality. With a strong belief
in the capabilities of the thousands of bold and talented women
who shape our organization, the Search Committee reached out
We must have successful chapters
who virtually radiate our ideals every
day of the year.
to potential candidates in June via Alpha Xi Delta inCircle, our
website and a targeted e-newsletter.
As this issue goes to print, the deadline for applications has
passed and the Search Committee is scheduling and conducting
interviews. By the next issue of The Quill, I hope to introduce
our new Executive Director to you.
Until then…have a great summer, Sisters!
Loyally,
Deanna Detchemendy
National President
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Contents
5 Strength in Numbers
Recruitment continues to be one of the most exciting
processes within our Fraternity. Learn what has changed
– and remained the same – over the years.
16 Chapter Directory
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Recommend a young woman for membership and send
your form to one of our chapters.
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hington
18 Alumnae Association Directory
Join an alumnae association and meet new Sisters, help
kle
children in need and expand your career network.
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20 National Panhellenic Conference
The strong relationship between College Panhellenics and
the National Panhellenic Conference.
22 Out and About with Alpha Xi Delta
Before summer comes to an end, visit these
destinations that hold special meaning for
Alpha Xi Deltas.
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32 National Directors, Chairs Appointed
to Volunteer Structure
Council recently appointed 11 outstanding
chapter National
Sisters to lead the Fraternity’s programming teams.
St. Norbert
sters.33 Gamma Nu Turns 50
Gamma Nu Sisters from the University of Missouri
- St. Louis gathered to celebrate the chapter’s 50th
anniversary.
40 Fraternity Loses Dedicated Sister
Fraternity leader and former Foundation Trustee
Helen Closs Brake enters Chapter Eternal.
at California
In Every Issue
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Letters
News & Notes
Member News
Realize Your Potential
Honor Gifts
Memorial Gifts
Chapter Eternal
Living our Symphony
tiating chapter
ational
etchemendy ‘83
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On the Cover
New member recruitment is the lifeblood of our
Fraternity. The recruitment process has changed
over the years, placing greater focus on practices
that benefit all chapters on campus and increase
the chance that every woman interested in sorority
recruitment can have a positive fraternal experience.
Learn more, beginning on page 5.
www.alphaxidelta.org
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Letters
Feedback on “Protecting Our Health”
Thank you for the wonderful article in the spring issue
on health care. At one time we only had treatment after diagnosis, and now prevention is saving lives. I was
particularly interested in the articles on skin and skin
cancer. I’ve been a medical assistant in a dermatology
office for 17 years, and we see skin cancer in younger
people more than ever. I would like to add a few comments to the article.
Sunscreen should be worn everyday and reapplied during the day, especially if in the
water or sweating while exercising. One Sister’s story about basal cell skin cancer is a
good example that skin cancer can happen to anyone at any age. However, basal cell skin
cancer is NOT benign. It’s a highly curable skin cancer, but it is still cancer. 
 Again, thank you for a fine article. I enjoy each issue of The Quill.  
Mary Ann Costello McCarty
Gamma Lambda ’75
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
 
Editor’s Note: You’re right, Mary Ann. Thank you for the clarification.
Thank you for sharing information about endometriosis in the spring issue of The Quill.
I too suffered from this disease.
I was a competitive swimmer during my teens and trained twice a day. I had two
menstrual periods a month and thought that was due to the rigorous exercise; I also
experienced severe cramping. I was put on birth control pills at age 18 to control the
twice-a-month bleeding and to regulate my cycle. This seemed to alleviate some of the
symptoms.
I went off birth control pills when I was 28 to try to get pregnant and the monthly
symptoms came back with a vengeance. My OB/GYN suspected endometriosis; laparoscopic surgery confirmed it.
Over the past eight years I’ve had two laparoscopic procedures to diagnose and treat
my endometriosis. Due to the diligence of my OB/GYN, I’m lucky to have two sons who
were born between my first and second laparoscopic surgeries and conceived after several rounds of artificial insemination and fertility medication.
Sisters, if you have any kind of health concern, pay attention to what your body is
saying. You owe it to yourself to protect your health.
Allison Lund Adler
Epsilon Theta ’87
West Liberty State College (WV)
Read The Quill Online vs. In Hand
In the Fraternity’s continued efforts to be fiscally and environmentally responsible,
Sisters have the opportunity to read The Quill online instead of having it mailed to
their home. The current issue and issues from the past three years can be found in
the News & Events section of www.alphaxidelta.org. If you’d like to be removed from
The Quill mailing list, please email the Editor at rgoodman@alphaxidelta.org.
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Editor
Ruth Goodman, Northern Iowa ’80
National Council 2007-2008
National President
Deanna Wollam Detchemendy,
Cal State Northridge ’83
National Vice Presidents
Ann Ward Adams, Nebraska Lincoln ’66
Evonne Carawan, North Carolina State ’83
Sandra Ellen Edwards, Kentucky ’75
Diane Curtis Gregory, Wittenberg, ’61 Susan Eicher Mamber, Kent State ’77
Danica Vanasse Olson, Marquette ’90
Founders
Cora Bollinger Block
Alice Bartlett Bruner
Almira Lowry Cheney
Frances Elisabeth Cheney
Bertha Cook Evans
Eliza Drake Curtis Everton
Julia Maude Foster
Lucy W. Gilmer
Harriet L. McCollum
Lewie Strong Taylor
The Mission of The Quill of Alpha Xi Delta:
To inform, inspire and challenge.
To sustain and nurture
membership loyalty and interest.
To recognize individual, group
and Fraternity accomplishments.
To provide a forum for the
exchange of information and opinion.
To be the permanent record
for the Fraternity.
Strength in
Numbers
A behind-the-scenes look at recruitment and
what it takes to grow our Sisterhood.
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Recruiting and extending invitations to new members brings
such hope, joy, anxiety, laughter, tears and pride to Alpha Xi Delta
Sisters! The hours and effort put into this annual process is worth
every late night, every balloon inflated and every song sung. In fact,
recruitment is the main chapter effort that impacts the health and
strength of the National Fraternity.
Depending on when you joined our Sisterhood, you may not
recognize today’s recruitment process. There are fewer “frills,” a
greater focus on Fraternity values, and the use of four very different
recruitment styles, based on campus needs. There’s even a statistical
method used by all NPC sororities to determine how many women
each chapter can invite back to the next round of recruitment.
With all of these changes, let’s take a behind-the-scenes look at
Recruitment 2008. As we do, we’ll discover what it takes for Alpha
Xi Delta to grow and to remain strong, relevant and the sorority of
choice on today’s ever-changing campuses.
Recruitment
Full, Partial, Minimal and Continuous
Four recruitment styles provide flexibility to today’s college
campuses.
At some universities, hundreds of potential new members have more than 20 sororities to consider during recruitment. Smaller campuses may have 50 or fewer women selecting among three or four sororities.
Discrepancies in campus size, number of sororities on campus and the number of women interested in sorority membership led the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) to develop four distinct recruitment styles.
At the campus level, College Panhellenics have the opportunity to choose the recruitment style that best fits
their campus.
Four styles of Recruitment
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1.
Fully Structured Recruitment
This is the style traditionally associated with sorority recruitment, past and present. Also called “formal recruitment,” this style features structured recruitment rounds -- typically an open house event, an invitational event that focuses on
philanthropy service, an invitational event with a skit or theme,
a preference event, and bid day.
Fully structured recruitment works best on campuses that
have a large number of women who want to join the Greek
community, if the number of NPC chapters on campus is
steadily increasing and if Quota (the number of women each
sorority can pledge) is 20 or more. Alpha Xi Delta has 74 chapters that participate in fully structured recruitment.
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2.
Partially Structured
Recruitment
This version of formal recruitment features a
more flexible schedule, with events held over
several days at different times to accommodate
the busy schedules of today’s student. While
potential new members can attend events that
fit their schedules and interests, each woman
must visit each sorority at least once.
Partially structured recruitment includes a
preference and bid day event, and involves a
Quota and Total. This recruitment style works
well if there are between three and nine NPC
groups on campus, if the Greek
community is losing or has lost
chapters and if a large number of
women have withdrawn from fully
structured recruitment. Alpha Xi
Delta has 20 chapters that participate in this style of recruitment.
3.
Minimally Structured
Recruitment
This flexible yet organized style allows potential new members to attend recruitment events as they
choose. avoiding the need for women to withdraw from recruitment because of scheduling conflicts. Each
chapter determines the times and
types of events it will hold; a preference event is optional and there is
no formal bid day. The College Panhellenic sets a Total and the dates for
issuing bids, but there is no Quota.
This recruitment style works
best on campuses with two to five
NPC groups, especially if the sorority community has difficulty attracting potential new members to fully
structured or partially structured recruitment. Thirteen Alpha Xi Delta
chapters participate in minimally
structured recruitment.
4.
Continuous
Recruitment
Continuous recruitment involves
ongoing, informal events of various sizes that are organized by
chapters and alumnae. This style
does not have a structured recruitment schedule nor is there a
Quota; chapters simply recruit to
Total. Bids are offered directly to
potential new members; there is
no formal bid day.
This recruitment style works
best for Greek systems with three
or fewer NPC groups on campus, especially if the Panhellenic community must work to stimulate interest
in sorority life. Four Alpha Xi Delta
chapters participate in continuous
recruitment.
Using RFM to Build Strong
Chapters
Release Figure Methodology helps chapters
and potential new members have a positive
recruitment experience.
By Michele Herbst Evink, South Dakota
State ’86
National Panhellenic Delegate
In 2004 the National Panhellenic Conference
(NPC) adopted a new method for calculating
release figures during formal recruitment.
The method, called Release Figure Methodology (RFM), has leveled the playing field on
numerous campuses and created a more equitable and reasonable distribution of potential new members at each recruitment event.
“Release figures” refers to the number of
women each chapter must release from its
invitation list for its next recruitment round;
conversely, a “carry figure” is the allowed
number of invitations. RFM is not unique to
Alpha Xi Delta; it is also used by all 26 women’s fraternities that are members of NPC.
RFM is the result of an intense assessment of the membership selection process
earlier this decade by the Recruitment Processes Task Force, a group of dedicated, intelligent and statistically minded fraternal
women appointed by NPC. The task force
moved recruitment theories and calculations into an understandable, consistent process that’s revolutionizing and revitalizing
recruitment.
Previous release figures formulae were
less than ideal because they assumed all
chapters on a campus were of equal recruiting strength and, thus, equally likely to have
their invitations accepted. These earlier formulae also considered chapter performance
solely on a round-specific basis, with no focus on a chapter’s overall pattern of recruitment success.
RFM acknowledges that on a given campus,
some chapters are more sought after and don’t
need to invite as many women to an event as a
chapter with weaker recruiting strength.
The 2003 research and piloting of RFM
made it clear that this dynamic was common to many campuses and that the resulting lack in parity and chapter sizes could be
minimized with a new release figures methodology. This realization, and the spirit of
collaboration and common goals that is the
hallmark of NPC, made RFM a great match
for the women’s groups.
Release Figure Methodology
(RFM) in Brief
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RFM maximizes the number of
chapters that achieve Quota
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RFM increases the percentage of
women who receive a bid
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RFM requires more highly desired
chapters to release more women
in early rounds
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RFM gives potential new members
a more realistic view of where they
might end up on bid day
•
RFM prevents chapters from inviting women to Preference who
don’t have a high probability of
receiving a bid
RFM looks at recruitment figures from
several years and analyzes the results for
each chapter. By considering the historical
strength of chapters on a campus, as well
as how many women typically remain in recruitment through each recruitment round, a
specially trained RFM specialist can estimate
with solid accuracy how many women each
chapter should invite, or carry, back to each
round. This is all done with the aim of “rightsizing” each chapter’s invitation and bid lists.
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RFM has consistently improved recruitment outcomes for both potential new members (whose
expectations are better managed) and historically
weaker recruiting chapters, all without compromising the health of stronger recruiting chapters.
The nearly 80 RFM specialists are volunteers from
the NPC member groups.
Alpha Xi Delta Steps Up
Since the initial RFM process was piloted and validated on a small number of campuses in 2003,
the number of campuses using RFM has grown to
include more than 300 nationwide. Four recruitment cycles have been completed using RFM.
Although RFM has allowed the Campus Panhellenic to better manage the expectations of potential new members and create a more equitable
recruitment for each chapter, it does not change
the chapter’s responsibility to make a solid connection with the prospective new members attending its events. Ultimately, each Alpha Xi Delta
must help identify and recruit quality women.
Alpha Xi Delta made an early commitment
to RFM by having strong volunteers, including National President Deanna Wollam Detchemendy, serve as RFM specialists. Deanna has
been a specialist since 2005 and now serves as
a senior specialist. Other volunteers currently
serving as specialists include Alpha Xi Delta’s
NPC Delegate Michele Herbst Evink, National
Recruitment Director Stephanie Bertagna Short,
past National Recruitment Director and current
National New Chapters Director Sharon Brown
Richardson, and Patrice Orr Bryon, President of
the National Housing Corporation and past National Vice President. Together, Alpha Xi Deltas
serve as RFM specialists for 25 to 30 campuses
each academic year.
More recently, Alpha Xi Delta’s commitment
to RFM has included funding for an NPC staff
person to do background and follow-up statistical
data gathering for campuses. This frees up NPC
volunteers’ time to work on analyzing the needs
of the campuses with which they work.
How your chapter can be
Successful with RFM
The key to success is following the recommendations set by the RFM specialist; she knows what
she’s doing! Chapters that choose to invite back
less than the recommended number of women to
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an event will often find themselves with a bid list
that’s too short to provide the number of potential
members needed to fill their events and meet Quota. Chapter members should support the efforts of
the Panhellenic community by respecting its work
and the work of the RFM specialist. The close collaboration between the two has led most complying
RFM campuses to solid and repeated success.
Chapters receive their anticipated carry and
release percentages and should create their invitation list using Alpha Xi Delta recruitment processes, always working to maximize that list. Indeed, no Alpha Xi Delta chapter may invite back
fewer potential members than its allowed carry
figure without first gaining permission from the
Territory Recruitment Director.
On the flip side, releasing to a given carry figure can be a challenge when a chapter has many
legacies going through recruitment. Since a
legacy can be released only with the permission
of the chapter’s Area Facilitator, Alpha Xi Delta
collegians must work closely with this alumna
volunteer.
Alumnae play an important role in recruitment
and RFM. If you’re writing a recommendation for
a potential new member, give the chapter as much
information as possible. Keep in mind that a recommendation does not mean an automatic invitation from Alpha Xi Delta will be extended, even to
an Alpha Xi Delta legacy. Let the recruiting chapter know specifics about the young woman’s community involvement, scholastic achievement and
other positives to help the chapter make the most
of each recommendation.
Final Thoughts
The recruitment of new members is truly the
lifeblood of our organization. Alpha Xi Delta
will continue to work to improve the process, in
close collaboration with our NPC colleagues. It
is our hope that continued efforts to change and
improve the recruitment process can strengthen
our Panhellenic communities and allow us to offer the opportunity of membership to even more
women in NPC groups, and in the Sisterhood we
love. Release Figure Methodology gives us an opportunity to say to more women:
The garden of roses is strengthened,
By plants that are tender and new.
There is room in the garden to offer,
The place of the rose to you.
When Sororities Work Together,
We Grow Together
By Kate Carnell, Mount Union ’97
Director of the Office of Student
Involvement & Leadership, Mount
Union College, Alliance, Ohio
It’s
sometimes
hard to describe
to others outside
the world of higher education (and
even sometimes
within it) why I
spend my days
chasing down paperwork, sending
millions of email reminders about
upcoming events and deadlines,
talking about why Slip-n-Slide can’t
happen on the front lawn, and answering emergency phone calls
in the middle of the night. For me,
though, I can’t imagine doing anything else. Every day I get to work
with students and help them discover why joining a fraternity or sorority is the very best investment they
can make in college (besides getting
a degree!).
The challenges facing chapters
today can be enormous and may be
shared by several groups on one campus. For example, decreasing membership; apathetic and unmotivated
members; decreased and burdensome
human-to-human communication; the
media’s image of Greek life; and rising
tuition costs that may affect whether
a woman can afford to affiliate.
Get in touch with the other chapters that make up your sorority community and use your Panhellenic
Council as a sounding board to address these issues. Don’t be afraid of
crucial, relevant conversations that
may need to finally occur.
If recruitment happens to be a
challenge area for your chapter or
campus, consider taking the following steps:
a recruitment committee
1. Start
on your campus Panhellenic
Council. Have the recruitment chairs
from all sororities get together once a
week to strategize about recruitment.
That way every group has a say in
what happens. You’d be surprised at
how consistent, human interaction
can work wonders!
an assessment. At
2. Perform
Mount Union we partnered
with our coordinator of institutional
research to design a five-question
interview for unaffiliated women.
The feedback helped us identify areas of improvement. It also let us
know why women weren’t joining a
sorority and why they had lost interest by spring semester, which is
when first-year women can participate in recruitment.
Chapter Total. “Total”
3. Review
is the maximum allowable size
of a chapter, determined by your
Panhellenic Council, including both
initiated and new members. Engage
in the NPC-recommended “review
of Total” each year to determine
whether reaching that number is
feasible for all sororities or whether
it’s keeping chapters from attaining
parity. A review of Total can also
lead to a review of current recruitment practices and whether they
benefit all sororities.
Recruitment practices should
benefit and strengthen all chapters
and help members have a positive
fraternal experience, no matter what
their organization. That’s why, to me,
it’s important to build community
(not just unity) on your campus. As
sorority women we’re all in this together. That means we need to work
together to grow together.
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How to Recruit Alumnae to
Help with Recruitment
By Jen Sturges, Delaware ’02
Recruitment is an easy way for
alumnae to get involved with a
chapter on a short-term, nonthreatening basis. Collegians, here’s how
you can enlist their help.
before Recruitment
Invite alumnae to attend recruitment practice. Our alumnae have
years of recruitment experience
under their belt and can give
your newest members advice on
what to expect.
Ask alumnae to play the role of
potential new members. Take
these “collegians” through
the full Preference Ceremony.
Practice heart selling to them
too. Some of your Sisters may
not be familiar with some of
the alumnae, so the experience will feel more genuine
and seem like an actual recruitment event.
Ask alumnae if they would help
write invitations and address envelopes for continuous open bidding (COB) events.
Encourage alumnae to write recommendations for potential new
members. (See the recommendation form on page 15.)
During Recruitment
Ask alumnae to assist with paperwork immediately following
each party to make the process
go more quickly.
Have alumnae keep track of party
lists and attendees. This will most
definitely take some stress off
your membership vice president.
Ask alumnae to oversee food and
beverages for each event.
Have alumnae help prepare the
room before and between events.
Don’t be afraid to ask alumnae to
run last-minute errands during
recruitment. Alumnae want to
help and will more than likely be
happy to do whatever you need.
After Recruitment
Invite alumnae to a get-together
to meet all of your fantastic new
members.
Recruit alumnae to be Alum Aunts
or mentors to new members.
Thank your alumnae helpers in
person.
Send a handwritten thank you
note to your alumnae helpers
and invite them to visit the chapter again soon.
A Look at Legacies
A legacy is the daughter, granddaughter, sister, niece, half-sister
or step relative of an Alpha Xi Delta, living or deceased. The
Fraternity’s legacy policy is as follows:
College chapters are not required to
pledge every legacy. The ultimate decision rests with our collegiate Sisters,
who have the responsibility and privilege of membership selection.
A legacy may, however, be released
only with the permission of the chapter’s Area Facilitator.
College chapters have an obligation to
give each legacy special attention and
careful consideration during recruitment.
An Alpha Xi Delta legacy should be a
qualified prospective member in her
own right with regard to grades, accomplishments, activities, leadership
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and overall compatibility with
the chapter.
During formal recruitment, a
legacy is to be invited throughout the first round of invitational events.
If a chapter carries a legacy
through Preference, the legacy
is automatically placed on the
chapter’s first bid list.
If the chapter receives a reference on a
legacy and that legacy is released, the
mother, grandmother, sister, aunt or
step relative is called and told of the decision.
Some legacies are happier in other
Greek organizations. Every National
Panhellenic Conference organization
offers a worthwhile experience.
Alumnae, make sure a chapter knows
about your legacy by filling out the Potential
Member Recommendation form on page 15
and mailing it to the chapter. Addresses are
listed on pages 16 and 17.
How “Sticking Out”
Recruitment Taught me
some Valuable Lessons
By Lynne McNamee
University of Virginia ‘89
All right, I’m coming clean here. I hated recruitment in college. In fact, I did everything I could to
get out of it. I was a recruitment counselor, I scheduled and ran retreats to coincide with recruitment,
I studied abroad. Even with all of these efforts, I
was still in the thick of formal and informal recruitment. And boy, am I glad!
Now that I’m in the business world, and especially since starting my own company, I realize how critical it is to be
able to talk with people and build relationships. Searching for a job, gaining clients and growing existing business relationships all boil down to
interacting with people – usually on uncommon ground. Ability, education and skills are not, in and of themselves, what make the difference.
Rather, I’ve found that how easily you can turn a formal interaction into
one that’s familiar and comfortable is what gets you ahead in life.
For example, as a member of my local chamber of commerce, I try
to attend as many of their networking events as possible. When I do,
I’m amazed at how timid people are about walking up to folks and
introducing themselves, or how awkward they are when introducing
others. How many times do we/did we make introductions during recruitment? When meeting a client or potential client, a confident greeting builds a broader impression of competence.
The ability to drive a conversation is also a skill that will set you
apart from the competition. This comes into play when hunting for a
job, trying to make a sale, trying to get your foot in the door – even
when just asking for a refund at a store! Additionally, the ability to
work around a tricky question during dates, interviews, meetings, reviews, comprehensive exams for advanced degrees…. Trust me, you’ll
use this one!
Finally, despite my efforts of trying to run away from recruitment,
the most important lesson is to have fun with it. “People” (capital “P”)
can be scary, overwhelming and intimidating. But one-on-one, people
are usually approachable, interesting and want to be appreciated. So
ask people what they’re proud of, what their dreams are and how
they’ve positively impacted others. People rarely get a chance to talk
about these things or find someone who wants to listen.
Be truly engaged and inspired in life and with others. Alpha Xi
Delta inspires women to realize their potential. You are Alpha Xi
Delta, and your engagement in recruitment is where this lifelong
journey starts.
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Home is Where the Heart Is
Help your space stand out during recruitment.
By Tabatha Donahue Phan, Indiana U
of Pennsylvania ’89
Director of Housing
Alpha Xi Delta recruits new members in
spaces of varying sizes and shapes. You
can be successful during recruitment
no matter what your space if you are
positive and pumped about what your
chapter has to offer. Here are a few tips
to make your space work for you and really stand out during recruitment.
Suites
When every chapter on campus has a
suite, everyone is on the same playing
field. Make your suite memorable with
new furnishings – lamps, chairs, couches, etc. Even new paint and attractive wall
hangings can make a big difference.
Speaking of walls, when hanging
composites, make sure they’re centered
and placed in chronological order. Show
chapter pride and don’t just lean composites against the wall. Also, think
about making a nice wall arrangement
with chapter awards and achievements.
While your suite may not be where you
sleep, it can still be a sanctuary.
Residence Halls
Many chapters call a residence hall
home. The chapter room is usually on
the first floor with living spaces on the
floors above. When it comes to recruitment, promoting the bonding aspect of
living in a residence hall is essential.
The Beta Pi chapter house at Indiana University in Bloomington is owned by the Beta Pi
Corporation Board. The house can sleep 100 women.
This is where you live, meet and socialize with Sisters every day. Also, talk
with potential new members about the
sense of security a residence hall offers.
Assure potential new members that
there is plenty of space for “personal
time” so they won’t feel confined or
overwhelmed.
Chapter Houses
Most housed chapters have a local housing corporation whose members graciously volunteer their time to handle
the day-to-day operation of the chapter
house. It’s a good idea to have a two-,
five- and 10-year plan for making needed updates and repairs so your chapter
house stays in line with trends and
current designs. What was popular in
1978 is not popular in 2008. Having an
open relationship with your corporation
board members will help you discuss
needed changes when warranted.
Recruiting in this environment may
seem easy to those who don’t have a
house, yet a chapter house can present
challenges of its own. For example, it’s
a lot of work to get such a large space
ready for recruitment. Also, you may
not have a chance to meet all of your
potential new members since you may
be more spread out during recruitment events. That being said, if you’ve
lived in a chapter house, it’s the place
you’ll best remember when reminiscing about your collegiate days in Alpha
Xi Delta.
The meaning of Fraternity membership is not determined by living space.
At the end of the day, membership is
really about genuine, lifelong friendships with women you have fun with
and are proud to call Sisters. Sincerely
share those benefits with potential new
members and you’ll have no trouble attracting women to your chapter.
Did You Know…
• Alpha Xi Delta
housing ranges
in value from
$110,000 to $3.5
million
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• Alpha Xi Delta
housing sleeps
between
10 and 100
women
Summer 2008
Alpha Xi Delta Housing Corporations…
• Own 33
properties
• Rent/lease 25
properties
• Maintain 17 suites
• Own 2 lodges
All it Takes is One Little T-Shirt
What you need to
know before buying
your next Alpha Xi
Delta T-shirt,
tumbler or
totebag.
You’re standing in line at
the grocery, waiting for
your turn to check out,
when you notice the bright
yellow T-shirt on the guy
in front of you. “Spring formal 2008” it says. Then you
notice the party theme with a double
entendre…and the design that includes
a keg, an outrageously proportioned
woman wearing next to nothing and the
fraternity’s Greek letters.
The guys probably think the shirt is
funny and clever; you think the shirt is
downright nasty. And if you’re honest,
you probably think a little bit
less of that fraternity. All
of its members’ good
grades, philanthropy
service and fundraising efforts are no
longer top of mind.
Why? Because of one
little T-shirt.
Unfortunately, it’s easy to find companies that imprint clothing, glassware
and other items with unsavory messages and designs. Even worse, it’s these
same companies that use the name
Alpha Xi Delta, our Greek letters, Quill
and crest without having the legal right
to do so.
What’s a Sister to do?
First, stop making/asking for designs,
messages and products that associate
Alpha Xi Delta and the Greek system
with alcohol, sexism, hazing, drugs
and discrimination. When one sorority
or fraternity has a T-shirt printed with
a beer bottle on it, for example, the entire Greek system gets a black eye.
To a lot of people, especially those
who don’t know the Greek alphabet, one
fraternity or sorority is the same as the
next. Let’s hold ourselves — and our fraternal brothers and sisters — to a higher
standard by being more conscious of the
message we’re sending.
Second, stop using companies that
aren’t legally licensed to use our name,
Greek letters, Quill and crest.
WHY CAN’T I JUST BUY
ITEMS FROM THIS SITE I
FOUND ONLINE?
What’s meant by
“legally licensed”?
How do I know if a
company is legally
licensed?
Alpha Xi Delta works with our marketing partner, Affinity Marketing Consultants, to grant permission to companies
who want to use our licensed trademarks
– our name, Greek letters, Quill, crest,
and the phrases “Inspiring women to realize their potential” and “Realize your
potential” – when offering services and
merchandise. In fact, our trademarks
are registered with the United States
Patent and Trademark Office so we can
make sure they’re used appropriately.
Companies that are given the right to
use our trademarks must also submit
their products and designs to Fraternity
Headquarters for approval.
You can, if they’re legally licensed to use
our trademarks and sell Alpha Xi Delta
products. If you run across a vendor that’s
selling offensive products or services in
conjunction with our name, symbols
or trademarked phrases, please email
Vendors@GreekLicensing.com. Affinity Marketing will contact that vendor to
make sure it no longer markets products
that reflect poorly on our Fraternity.
Look for the Greek Licensed Product logo
(left) on the product or service you’re
considering. Find a list of our officially
licensed vendors at www.greeklicensing.com. To recommend a vendor for licensing, send the company’s contact information and web address to vendors@
greeklicensing.com.
Recruitment involves T-shirts, invitations, bid day gifts and a lot of other
imprinted items. When you place an
order, remember one thing: All is takes
is one little T-shirt. Make sure yours are
printed by a licensed vendor.
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To Recommend or Not to Recommend?
That is the Question
Recruitment recommendations play a key role as
we pledge new members.
By Stephanie Bertagna Short,
Texas Austin ’91, National Recruitment
Director
As we gear up for recruitment, alumnae
often wonder if they should write a recruitment recommendation. Collegians
wonder if recommendations are really
needed. The answer to both is YES!
Alpha Xi Delta policies do not require
a chapter to receive a Potential Member
Profile (see facing page) to extend a bid
to a young woman. However, with so
many quality women going through recruitment, the information provided on
the form is invaluable.
Alumnae and
Recommendations
As an alumna, you should provide a recommendation for each young woman you
personally know who is going through
recruitment on a campus with an Alpha
Xi Delta chapter. Even if you don’t think
the campus needs recommendations,
write one! You can also work with your
local alumnae association or alumnae
Panhellenic association, as they often
hold events specifically geared toward allowing potential new members who want
recommendations to meet alumnae.
Alpha Xi Delta’s Potential Member
Profile and all of our chapter addresses
can be found in this issue of The Quill,
as well as online at www.alphaxidelta.
org. However, you don’t need to have the
form to write a recommendation. Writing
a personal letter (much like a letter of reference for a job applicant) works too. Either way, be sure to provide all pertinent
information about the particular young
woman so our collegians can make sure
she has the best possible recruitment experience in our chapter.
My challenge to each Alpha Xi Delta
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Summer 2008
alumna is to write at least one recommendation this year. This will ensure
that our Sisterhood continues to be
shaped by bold and talented women well
into the future.
Keep your ear to the ground with
your neighbors and coworkers, and keep
your eye on your local newspaper; both are resources for
finding outstanding collegebound women. Reach out
to these young women and
share with them the value of
the NPC sorority experience
– “Helping Women Grow,
Give, Lead and Succeed.”
A final reminder: Recommendations do not guarantee a young woman, even
a legacy, a bid. Our college
chapters have the privilege
and responsibility of selecting new members according to the chapter’s needs
and judgment. Your recommendation
will, however, give the chapter valuable
information to ease the recruitment process and will bring the woman to the attention of the Membership Committee so
she may be given extra consideration.
Collegians and
Recommendations
Collegians, when you receive an alumna
recommendation, the first thing you must
do is prepare a thank you card. Once recruitment is complete, send a note to the
alumna, letting her know which chapter
the young woman pledged.
Next, review the recommendation,
find the potential new member’s Panhellenic recruitment registration form and
put the two together. The recommendation should give you the “extra” information that will make this young woman
stand out to the chapter. The Membership Committee should also make a
point of meeting all young women with
alumna recommendations.
My challenge for Membership Committees is three-fold. First, once those
recruitment applications start rolling in,
call your local alumnae association and
ask for assistance with recommendations. Try to get profiles and recommendations for 5 percent of the women going
through recruitment.
Second, personally meet every woman for whom you have a recommendation. Third, send thank you notes for all
recommendations received.
A Message for All
Sisters
The women pledged this year are the future of the Fraternity. Some of them may
become chapter officers, alumnae volunteers, Fraternity staff members or even
National President. They will become
our Sisters and the women who work
to inspire others to realize their potential. Recommendations help our college
chapters choose wisely when offering
our most valuable asset – membership
in Alpha Xi Delta.
Potential Member Profile
Please use this form to recommend a young woman for membership in Alpha Xi Delta. Profiles can be
sent to the chapter addresses on pages 16 and 17. Feel free to attach additional information and letters
of recommendation to this form.
Name of potential member: ________________________________________________________________________________________
first
middle
last
preferred
Name of parent(s) or guardian(s):_ ___________________________________________________________________________________
Address of parent(s) or guardian(s): _ _________________________________________________________________________________
street
city
state
zip
College or university attending: _ ____________________________________________________________________________________
High school attended:_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Name
city
GPA: __ _________ Rank in class:_ _______ Class size:_________
College attended after high school, if any:_ ____________________________________________________________ GPA_____________
Academic honors and accomplishments:_ ______________________________________________________________________________
School and community activities, including leadership positions:_______________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Talents, hobbies, interests:__________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Legacy Information
Alpha Xi Delta relatives (check all that apply):
Mother/Stepmother Grandmother/Stepgrandmother Sister/Stepsister Aunt
Names of relatives: _ _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Initiating chapters:_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Phone: ( _______ )_ _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Email:________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Other Greek influences:___________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Recommendation Information
I recommend this woman:
yes
no
I have known her for _______ years.
Alumna
Collegian
Initiating chapter____________________
Completed by:__________________________________________________________________________________________________
first
middle
last
Address: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
street
city
state
zip
Phone: ( _______ )_ _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Email:________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Signature:_ ______________________________________________________________ Date:_ _________________________________
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Use this handy directory to send a recruitment recommendation
form (see page 15) to any of the chapters on this list.
Chapter
Directory
ALABAMA
Epsilon Pi/Jacksonville
State
Ashley Miller
700 Pelham Rd N
JSU Box 3044
Jacksonville, AL 36265
Zeta Xi/Auburn
Nicole Carlson
Alpha Xi Delta
Dowell Hall
Auburn, AL 36849
Theta Phi/Alabama
Birmingham
Shayna Lovell
1400 University Blvd
Hill University Center - Box 26
Birmingham, AL 35294
ARIZONA
Theta Zeta/Embry-Riddle
Talia Roffman
c/o Student Activities
3700 Willow Creek Rd
Prescott, AZ 86301
ARKANSAS
Gamma Omega/
Henderson State
Ashley Ford
Alpha Xi Delta
HSU Box 6487
Arkadelphia, AR 71999
Zeta Iota/Lyon
Meghan Thompson
Alpha Xi Delta
2300 Highland Box 277
Batesville, AR 72501
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CALIFORNIA
GEORGIA
Audra Scates
5327 N Millbrook Ave
Fresno, CA 93710
Kyle Hanofee
847 Techwood Dr
Atlanta, GA 30313
Delta Rho/Cal State
Northridge
Delta Xi/Georgia State
Gamma Epsilon/Cal State
Fresno
Elonna Ratman
17720 Halsted St
Northridge, CA 91325
Theta Beta/Sonoma
State
Nina Mihovilovich
6585 Commerce Blvd Ste 296
Rohnert Park, CA 94928
Theta Rho/Cal State San
Marcos
Rebecca Baugh
PO Box 2643
San Marcos, CA 92079
Iota Beta/Cal State
Stanislaus
c/o Melissa Veira
3816 Vitrina Ct
Turlock, CA 95382
CONNECTICUT
Epsilon Nu/Hartford
Nicole Clancy
ATTN: Alpha Xi Delta
200 Bloomfield Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117
DELAWARE
Theta Gamma/Delaware
Kathryn Rippin
175 W Main St
Newark, DE 19711
FLORIDA
Omega/Stetson
Allyson McKenna
421 N Woodland Blvd
Unit #8231
DeLand, FL 32720
Theta Iota/Florida
Atlantic
Trina Holmsted
Alpha Xi Delta
PO Box 27-3723
Boca Raton, FL 33427
Theta Xi/Florida
International
Mariel Aleman
5995 SW 130th Terr
Miami, FL 33156
Theta Omicron/EmbryRiddle
Sarah Printy
c/o Student Activities
600 S Clyde Morris Blvd
Daytona Beach, FL 32601
Theta Sigma/Central
Florida
Lindsay Scheld
4101 Greek Park Dr
Orlando, FL 32816
Summer 2008
Gamma Eta/Georgia
Tech
Rebecca Hickom
Alpha Xi Delta
Georgia State University
33 Gilmer Street SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Zeta Omega/West
Georgia
Lindsay Hallberg
Alpha Xi Delta
PO Box 10052
Carrollton, GA 30118
Iota Theta/Southern
Polytechnic State
Katie Bowar
Alpha Xi Delta
1100 S Marietta Pkwy
Marietta, GA 30060
IDAHO
Epsilon Psi/Boise State
Callie Wiskus
c/o BSU Student Activities
1910 University Dr
Boise, ID 83725
Iota Kappa/Idaho State
Niki Markley
Alpha Xi Delta
Idaho State University
Campus Box 8170
Pocatello, ID 83209
ILLINOIS
Kappa/Illinois
Heather Haroff
8702 Founders Rd
hharoff@alphaxidelta.org
Beta Epsilon/Monmouth
Ashley Trueblood
318 N 9th St
Box #845
Monmouth, IL 61462
Sigma/Iowa
Zeta Upsilon/Alma
Olivia Piercy
114 E Fairchild
Iowa City, IA 52245
Kailey Ruggirello
815 West Superior St
Alma, MI 48801
Delta Chi/Northern Iowa
Theta Eta/Western
Michigan
Katie Hood
2410 College St
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
KANSAS
Alpha Kappa/Kansas
State
Sarah Pavelka
601 Fairchild Terr
Manhattan, KS 36265
LOUISIANA
Delta Epsilon/New
Orleans
Stefanie Borger
c/o Judy Parker, Chapter
Advisor
49 Amelie Ave
Kenner, LA 66502
MAINE
Epsilon Rho/Southern
Maine
Katherine Deshaies
119 Brook Student Center
Gorham, ME 04038
MARYLAND
Theta Delta/Towson
Amanda Klass
8000 York Rd
Box #4127
Towson, MD 21252
MASSACHUSETTS
Iota Xi/Worcester
Polytechnic
Katheryn Bomba
Alpha Xi Delta
100 Institute Rd
Worcester, MA 01609
MICHIGAN
Phi/Albion
Anne Nichols
Albion College - CPO
4680 Kellogg Center
Albion, MI 49224
INDIANA
Gamma Zeta/Eastern
Michigan
Allissa Spelde
Alpha Xi Delta
519 University St
West Lafayette, IN 47906
Meghan Riley
Alpha Xi Delta
605 Cross St Apt #4
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Beta Pi/Indiana
Delta Delta/Northern
Michigan
Alpha Eta/Purdue
Kristen Larsen
1818 N Jordan Ave
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47406
IOWA
Beta/Iowa Wesleyan
Mary Kanaly
Alpha Xi Delta
607 N Broadway
Mt. Pleasant, IA 52641
Erin Deters
Box 96, University Center
Northern Michigan Univ.
Marquette, MI 49855
Delta Sigma/Ferris State
Keriann Wilson
805 Campus Dr
Rankin Center Box 23
Big Rapids, MI 49307
Breanna Venier
1702 Fraternity Village Dr
Kalamazoo, MI 49006
MISSOURI
Gamma Nu/Southeast
Missouri State
Ashley Naeger
Alpha Xi Delta
1000 Towers Circle; Group J
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Epsilon Xi/Missouri St.
Louis
Chelsea Newberry
8142 Natural Bridge Rd
St. Louis, MO 49307
NEBRASKA
Rho/Nebraska Lincoln
Ellen Poly
1619 R St
Lincoln, NE 63121
Gamma Delta/Nebraska
Omaha
Lindsey Sullivan
Alpha Xi Delta
PO Box #19
6001 Dodge St
Omaha, NE 68182
NEVADA
Iota Epsilon/Nevada Las
Vegas
Maureen Russell
1350 E Flamingo Rd Ste 13B
Box 3433
Las Vegas, NV 89119
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Tau/New Hampshire
Emily Gurciullo
3 Strafford Ave
Durham, NH 45056
Theta Psi/Dartmouth
Laura DeNatel
Alpha Xi Delta
Dartmouth College HB 5205
Hanover, NH 03755
NEW JERSEY
Epsilon Lambda/Rider
Katie Oldenburg
Rider University
PO Box 55897
Trenton, NJ 08638
Iota Nu/Monmouth
Tara McMenamin
431 Cedar Ave
Student Box 49
West Long Branch, NJ 07764
NEW MEXICO
Theta Omega/New
Mexico State
200 Greek Complex
Alpha Xi Delta
Las Cruces, NM 88003
NEW YORK
Eta/Syracuse
Colleen Casey
125 Euclid Ave
Syracuse, NY 13210
Delta Zeta/Long Island/
CW Post
Amanda Nastasi
720 Northern Blvd
Hillwood Commons
Greenvale, NY 11548
Delta Lambda/Rochester
Institute of Technology
Theta Nu/Elon
Theta Chi/Toledo
Jessica Lindsey
Campus Box 7006
Elon, NC 27244
Jamie Jakubowski
2999 W Bancroft
Unit G-2
Toledo, OH 43606
Iota Zeta/Wingate
Amber Kreisel
211 E Wilson St
Campus Box 1453
Wingate, NC 28174
Iota Iota/Greensboro
Brittany Eckard
Student Activities Dept
815 W Market St
Greensboro, NC 27401
OHIO
Gamma/Mount Union
Rachael Rose
143 W Simpson
Alliance, OH 44601
Ashley Saucier
Alpha Xi Delta
6200 Kimball Dr
Rochester, NY 14623
Pi/Ohio
Zeta Phi/Binghamton
Psi/Ohio State
Lindsey Gina
61 Front St
Binghamton, NY 13902
Theta Theta/Brooklyn
Nora Torres
2985 Ave X Apt 2B
Brooklyn, NY 11234
Theta Kappa/SUNY
Albany
Rina Richardson
SUNY Albany
130 CC Box
1400 Washington Ave
Albany, NY 12222
Alpha Beta/Cornell
Sara Messelaar
115 The Knoll
Ithaca, NY 14850
NORTH CAROLINA
Gamma Phi/East
Carolina
Kerianne Gilmartin
508 East 11th St
Greenville, NC 27858
Epsilon Gamma/Western
Carolina
Anna Dattilo
Alpha Xi Delta
PO Box 878
Cullowhee, NC 28723
Zeta Tau/North Carolina
Asheville
Sara Lenthall
Alpha Xi Delta
One University Heights
CPO 1200
Asheville, NC 28804
Zeta Chi/North Carolina
Wilmington
Corey Woodard
Alpha Xi Delta
UNCW Student Union 209
601 South College Rd
Wilmington, NC 28407
Carla Grimaldi
16 S College St
Athens, OH 45701
Lauren White
76 East 15th Ave
Columbus, OH 43201
Beta Mu/Bowling Green
State
Alyssa Nolan
220 Thurstin Ave
Bowling Green, OH 43403
Beta Xi/Marietta
Katherine Knight
322 Fifth St
Marietta, OH 45750
Beta Tau/Kent State
Christin Collins
571 S Lincoln St
Kent, OH 44240
Gamma Tau/Ohio
Northern
Brittany Cowgill
402 W College Ave
Unit 1060
Ada, OH 45810
Delta Pi/Defiance
College
Samantha Wannamaker
701 N Clinton
Defiance, OH 43512
Zeta Theta/Wright State
Shelley Westfall
Alpha Xi Delta
Wright State University
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Galion, OH 45435
Zeta Nu/Miami
Emily Hanks
377 Shriver Center
Oxford, OH 45056
Theta Upsilon/
Youngstown State
Audra Dill
1 University Plaza
Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OH 44555
OKLAHOMA
Iota Delta/Central
Oklahoma
Chloe Campbell
319 E Thatcher
Edmond, OK 73034
PENNSYLVANIA
Beta Lambda/Penn State
Katherine Patton
Alpha Xi Delta
13 Wolf Hall
University Park, PA 16802
Gamma Sigma/Thiel
Heidi Syder
Alpha Xi Delta
75 College Ave.
Greenville, PA 12165
Delta Kappa/Slippery
Rock
Jaclyn Applegarth
Slippery Rock University
B-105 University Union
Slippery Rock, PA 16057
Delta Nu/Indiana U of
Pennsylvania
Alpha Xi Delta
Loren Pribish
201 Pratt Dr
104 Pratt Hall - IUP
Indiana, PA 15701
Zeta Eta/West Chester
Sykes Student Union
West Chester University
West Chester, PA 54935
Theta Alpha/Millersville
Michele Lehman
Alpha Xi Delta
c/o SMC Box #110
Millersville, PA 17551
Iota Mu/Lycoming
Amanda Herrick
700 College Place
Campus Box 211
Williamsport, PA 17701
SOUTH CAROLINA
Epsilon Iota/Newberry
Bethany Poppe
Newberry College Box 286
2100 College St
Newberry, SC 29108
SOUTH DAKOTA
Epsilon/South Dakota
Mikala Semerad
214 N Plum
Vermillion, SD 57069
Epsilon Eta/South
Dakota State
Theresa Dendinger
1203 Eighth St
Brookings, SD 57006
TENNESSEE
Gamma Theta/East
Tennessee State
Ashley Bishop
Alpha Xi Delta
ETSU PO Box 70276
Johnson City, TN 37614
Theta Pi/Christian
Brothers
Cayce Densford
650 East Parkway South
Box #T-4
Memphis, TN 38104
TEXAS
Beta Alpha/Texas
Melissa Fera
2508 Rio Grande
Austin, TX 78705
Delta Psi/Texas State San
Marcos
Megan Charron
103 Mosscliff Circle
San Marcos, TX 78666
Zeta Lambda/Texas
Wesleyan
Britni Hollar
1201 Wesleyan St
Ft Worth, TX 76105
Theta Lambda/
Southwestern
Katherine Alfaro
1001 E University Blvd
SU Box 7472
Georgetown, TX 78626
Iota Eta/Texas El Paso
Kristin Mena
106 Union West
El Paso, TX 79968
VIRGINIA
Delta Mu/Old Dominion
Christine Halloran
1600 W 49th St
Norfolk, VA 23508
Iota Alpha/George
Mason
Sarah Jones
Alpha Xi Delta-GMU
4400 University Dr
Fairfax, VA 22030
WASHINGTON
Nu/U of Washington
Jillian Greenaway
1616 NE 50th St
Seattle, WA 98105
Epsilon Zeta/Eastern
Washington
Beta Sigma/West
Virginia Wesleyan
Megan Moran
MSC #184; WVWC
59 College Ave
Buckhannon, WV 26201
Gamma Beta/Marshall
Leslie Collins
1645 5th Ave
Huntington, WV 25703
Epsilon Theta/West
Liberty State
Mystin Johnson
Box 5A Main Hall
West Liberty State College
West Liberty, WV 26074
WISCONSIN
Beta Psi/Carroll
Danielle Olson
100 N East Ave
Waukesha, WI 53186
Delta Alpha/Wisconsin
LaCrosse
Carrie Collister
1725 State St
212 Cartwright Center
Box #216
La Crosse, WI 54601
Delta Tau/Wisconsin
Oshkosh
Erika Kiley
Alpha Xi Delta
550 Algoma Blvd
Oshkosh, WI 54901
Epsilon Alpha/Wisconsin
Eau Claire
Megan Johnson
Alpha Xi Delta
1004 South Farwell
Eau Claire, WI 54701
Theta Epsilon/Marquette
Megan Everson
919 N 14th St
Milwaukee, WI 53233
Theta Tau/Marian
Abigail Hoffman
750 E Division St
Box #492
Fond du Lac, WI 54935
Iota Lambda/St. Norbert
Angela Schneider
Alpha Xi Delta
Campus Center SORR
St. Norbert College
100 Grant St
De Pere, WI 54115
Colleen Olson
324 2nd St
Cheney, WA 99004
WEST VIRGINIA
Delta/Bethany
Elizabeth Steger
PO Box 539
Bethany, WV 26032
Iota/West Virginia
Claire Barth
618 Spruce St
Morgantown, WV 26505
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Alumnae Association Directory
S
isters just like you are having fun and making new friends at Alpha Xi Delta alumnae association meetings! To get involved, simply
contact one of the Sisters listed below. If you don’t see an association in your area and you want to start one, please contact Assistant
Director of Alumnae Development Sara Konopka at skonopka@alphaxidelta.org or 317.872-3500.
Alabama*
Orange County
Jacquelynn Avakian
6626 E Wardlow Rd
Long Beach, CA 90808
562.354.6136
jacque.avakian@kmob.com
Auburn-Opelika
Emily Doucette
1436 S Donahue Dr Apt B
Auburn, AL 36830
985.640.6975
douceea@auburn.edu
San Fernando Valley
Janis Rosebrook
1144 Rosedale Ave #3
Glendale, CA 91201
818.550.1588
janis.rosebrook@mac.com
Birmingham
Meredith Garrard
meredithgarrard@bellsouth.
net
Huntsville-Madison
County
Nancy Varbrough Harris
919 Tascoca Dr
Huntsville, AL 35802
256.880.7564
harris4au@knology.net
Santa Clara Valley
Bonnie Prystas
550 Tioga Ct
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
408.733.9861
bpsvale@comcast.net
Stanislaus
Taya Matthews
2425 Continental Dr
Modesto, CA 95355
209.524.4569
jerscinderella@pacbell.net
Arizona
Phoenix
Jeannie Swindle
7640 N 22nd St
Phoenix, AZ 85020
602.749.1102
Steinbeck
Janet Beals
116 11th St
Pacific Grove, CA 93950
831.375.8491
savilleb@aol.com
Tucson
Kris Lantz
62 W Marble Canyon Dr
Oro Valley, AZ 85755
520.575.8810
kris‑lantz@hotmail.com
California
Colorado
Denver
Paula Kokesch Holdren
9353 S Holland Way
Littleton, CO 80127
303.933.9330
pkholdren@aol.com
Diablo Valley
Joan Marable
166 Valley Hill Dr
Morage, CA 94556
925.376.7103
marable@earthlink.net
Pikes Peak Area
Jo Weilbrenner
1125 Tari Dr
Colorado Springs, CO
80921
719.487.1875
weilbrennerj@msn.com
Long Beach
Mary Gibson
6731 Belice St
Long Beach, CA 90815
562.431.4443
hootg@charter.net
Los Angeles
Krista Stilley
1805 N Kingsley Dr Apt
101
Los Angeles, CA 90027
310.908.7446
kristastilley@hotmail.com
North San Diego
County
Deborah Norton
4624 Arrowhead Ct
Oceanside, CA 92056
760.805.9655
debnor34@aol.com
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Connecticut
Greater Hartford
Julie Landry
144 Chesterwood Terrace
Southington, CT 06489
860.604.7710
alphaxidelta_ct_alum@yahoo.
com
Southern Connecticut/Westchester
County, NY
Lynne McNamee
27 Anderson Ave
Milford, CT 06460
203.218.9061
Axidalum@sbcglobal.net
Summer 2008
Delaware
WILMINGTON
Joann Nyhus Thompson
20 Chilmark Ct
Bear, DE 19701
302.893.3628
nyhusja@yahoo.com
Florida
Brevard County
Helen Carroll
847 Hawksbill Island Dr
Satellite Beach, FL 32937
321.773.7691
helbar1532@aol.com
DeLand
Phyllis Hopkins
PO Box 405
Pierson, FL 32180
828.883.5844
Email: Susan Batten
shbatten@aol.com
Ft. Myers
Mary Pate Keiser
16905 Timberlakes Dr SW
Ft. Myers, FL 33908
239.481.9864
mpkeis49@embarqmail.com
Gainesville
Stefanie Nelson
375 SE Sylvan Way
Keystone Heights, FL 32656
352.672.1126
ucfstef@hotmail.com
Naples
Martha Jean Gordon
5921 Bermuda Ln
Naples, FL 34119
239.254.9464
jeangordan@comcast.net
Orlando
Jill Auxier
1535 Catherine St
Orlando, FL 32801
407.575.7114
jillsy8@aol.com
Palm Beach
TJ Parker
3235 NW 29th Ave
Boca Raton, FL 33434
561.852.0537
tjpv8@aol.com
Pinellas County
Julie McHugh
13747 Forest Lake Dr
Largo, FL 33771
727.535.2171
jdmmk@tampabay.rr.com
Sarasota
Donna Worthley
1025 Lucia Dr
Punta Gorda, FL 33950
941.637.9475
paradisefl@comcast.net
Tallahassee
Judy Levy
2112 Deerfield Dr
Tallahassee, FL 32308
850.877.5442
judithlevy@earthlink.net
TAMPA
Denise Leibermann
6634 Dolphin Cove Dr
Apollo Beach, FL 33512
denisel@tampabay.rr.com
Georgia
Atlanta‑Fulton
County
Kate Martin
1117 Glenrose St SE
Smyma, GA 30080
770.433.0761
alphaxidelta_afcaa@yahoo.
com
Atlanta South Metro
Debbie Brockman
210 Brookclear Ln
Fayetteville, GA 30215
770.719.9196
brockmandebbie@bellsouth.
net
Midtown-Buckhead
Patsy Fostvedt
102 Ivy Mill Way
Dallas, GA 30157
404.993.4402
axid@atlalphaxidelta.com
Illinois
BloomingtonNormal
Kelly Heim
605 Ironwood Country
Club Dr
Normal, IL 61761
309.862.4512
ckmm.heim@verizon.net
Chicago City
Julie Dillon
3653 N Ravenswood Ave
Chicago, IL 60613
773.929.2216
azdchicago@yahoo.com
Chicago North Shore
Sarah Filler
1210 Central St
Evanston, IL 60201
847.869.9357
azdnorthshore@yahoo.com
or sfiller@reedsmith.com
Rockford
Deirdre Shugart
5454 Lambeth Dr
Rockford, IL 61107
815.282.6249
deirdreshu@yahoo.com
Springfield
Vivian Bennett Held
PO Box 9094
Springfield, IL 62791
217.483.7985
viv8976@comcast.net
Indiana
Indianapolis
Shari Vickery
374 Hall Ct
Noblesville, IN 46060
317.773.1416
svickery@talktotucker.com
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Amy Gaffney‑Ingalls
152 Westview Dr NW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52405
319.378.8813
amygi@msn.com
Iowa City
Julie Holmes
540 Augusta Cir #11
North Liberty, IA 52317
319.936.1603
iowacity.alphaxi@gmail.com
Mt. Pleasant
Jean Reschly
2505 Marsh Ave
Mt. Pleasant, IA 52641
319.385.4823
djresch@hotmail.com
Louisiana
New Orleans
Tracey Cannon
2116 Vineyard Ln
Harvey, LA 70058
504.347.5953
tmc@wbkaple.com
Maryland
Chesapeake
Janet Gleason White
6720 Briarcliff Dr
Clinton, MD 20735
310.856.4213
janetwhite@comcast.net
Maryland Metro
Terri Bush
territbush@aol.com
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Greater Boston
Northern New Jersey
Jillian Potts
4 Megan’s Way
Mansfield, MA 02048
508.339.3202
jillpotts@comcast.net
Virginia Drick Messing
37 Birch St
West Orange, NJ 07052
973.736.2090
svdrickm@gmail.com
Michigan
Nevada
Ann Arbor
Las Vegas
Marian West
2222 Fuller Ct #1013A
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
734.663.5907
mswest59@hotmail.com
Oakland
Mary Beth Halushka
4314 Gaylord Dr
Troy, MI 48098
248.224.7756
halu@wideopenwest.com
Saginaw Valley
Amy Kraenzlein
800 E Meadowbrook Dr
Midland, MI 48642
989.832.4926
spack1@charter.net
Western Wayne
County
Suellyn Sekulich
343 Fort Dearborn St
Dearborn, MI 48124
313.565.7193
Minnesota
Minneapolis‑St. Paul
Mary Lou Allen
10312 Wentworth Ave S
Bloomington, MN 55420
952.881.1058
mlhaufm@usfamily.net
Missouri
Greater Kansas City
Mo/Ks
Leslie Nelson
8421 Main St
Kansas City, MO 64114
leslietfj@kc.rr.com
St. Louis
Aline Newmann
12546 Starspur Ln
St. Louis, MO 63146
314.576.3966
abonstarspur@juno.com
Nebraska
Omaha
Cheryl Miller
9011 Sue Ct
Plattsmouth, NE 68048
402.235.2375
cherylemiller@windstream.net
Nicole Buntrock
5055 W Hacienda Ave
#2053
Las Vegas, NV 89118
702.845.6632
president@vegasalphaxidelta.
com
New York
Albany‑Schenectady
Elizabeth Friedland
1449 Western Ave
Albany, NY 12203
518.459.4084
Email: Karen Singerle
singerle@nycap.rr.com
Buffalo
Barbara Michalski
72 Sandhurst Ln
Williamsville, NY 14221
716.631.4781
fillneck@aol.com
New York
Shannon Swaggerty
45 Wall St Apt 510
New York, NY 10005
516.205.3226
nycpresident@nycalphaxidel‑
ta.org
Rochester
Virginia Vorhis
43 Jordan Rd
Pittsford, NY 14534
585.385.1231
vvorhis@juno.com
North Carolina
Triangle (Raleigh)
Lori Bruhns
1604 Ainsworth Blvd
Hillsborough, NC 27278
919.732.4556
twins11406@aol.com
Western
Jolene McGill
202 Lower Edgewood Rd
Candler, NC 28715
828.606.6094
jolene.mcgill@noaa.gov
Ohio
Akron
Laura King
266 E Caston Rd
Akron, OH 44319
330.899.9583
xi23@aol.com
ALLIANCE
Anne Freshly
3500 Rambo Ave
Alliance, OH 44601
330.823.3500
freshlae@mun.edu
Cincinnati
Jennifer Newsome
2111 Sutton Rd Unit C
Cincinnati, OH 45230
513.827.9381
jln8791@hotmail.com
Cleveland
Michelle Whittington‑Davey
986 Valley Creek Dr
Eastlake, OH 44095
440.975.4307
mmwhittington@yahoo.com
Columbus
Shannon Burt
1270 Fareharm Dr
New Albany, OH 43054
614.855.2710
sb731@wowway.com
Cuyahoga West
Shore
Deanne Reeve
1491 S Yorkshire Dr
Broadview Heights, OH
44147
deanne0817@sbcglobal.net
Dayton
Marilyn Thompson
3117 Casler Ave
Beavercreek, OH 45434
937.426.8485
tapmom3117@yahoo.com
Newark‑Granville
Laura Kurtz
758 New Burg St
Granville, OH 43203
740.587.7493
kurtzlm@denison.edu
Springfield
Amanda Shaw Timmons
660 W Sparrow Rd
Springfield, OH 45502
937.328.3256
ashawonu01@yahoo.com
Toledo
Patricia Hoag
660 Hawthorne
Sylvania, OH 43560
419.885.1952
pepmitpatti@bex.net
WARREN
Susan King
951 Thistle Pl SE
Warren, OH 44484
330.856.3335
king951@embarqmail.com
Youngstown
Deborah Remias
3644 Orchard Hill Dr
Canfield, OH 44406
330.799.5920
debbiek@zoominternet.net
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Jennifer Green
7200 S Hiwassee
Guthrie, OK 73044
405.401.2964
songbird2b@aol.com
Oregon
Corvallis
Judith Brazee
1727 NW 11th St
Corvallis, OR 97330
541.752.4785
brazee@inpn.com
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Diana Rizzo
707 General Scott Rd
King of Prussia, PA 19406
610.265.8435
dar707@aol.com
PITTSBURG
Alison Nee Calderone
601 Dewalt Dr
Pittsburg, PA 15234
aec594@verizon.net
Tennessee
Knoxville
Karen Hardin
615 Mountain Pass Ln
Knoxville, TN 37923
khardin@comcast.net
Memphis
Melissa Brownlee
1729 Meadow Bark Cove
Cordova, TN 38016
901.624.8238
mbrownle@comcast.net
Texas
Arlington
Jennifer Jacobs
jmarathonchick@hotmail.com
Austin
Larissa De Luna
9801 Stonelake #425
Austin, TX 78759
512.372.8873
larissa_r_deluna@yahoo.
com or Amy Martin, amy@
amyhosier.com
Bay Area
Houston‑Galveston
Jennie Hampton
3607 Acorn Wood Way
Houston, TX 77059
281.461.6862
jenniehampton@comcast.net
Dallas
Shelley Smith
1709 Elizabeth Dr
Carrollton, TX 75007
972.395.3327
smithshel@cfbisd.edu
Houston
Amber Dowell
16914 Melvin Oaks Ct
Houston, TX 77095
281.859.2550
ramsie739@yahoo.com
San Antonio
Jennifer Thompson
2511 Trinity Ct
San Antonio, TX 78261
jtathompson@hotmail.com
Virginia
Northern Virginia
Beth Ann Eadie
7905 Dassett Court T‑2
Annandale, VA 22003
703.750.7267
baeadie@cox.net
Tidewater
Paula Fuss
4256 Greenleaf Dr
Chesapeake, VA 23321
757.337.8209
paulacouncil@hotmail.com
Warren
Susan King
951 Thistle Pl SE
Warren, OH 44484
330.856.3335
king951@embarqmail.com
Washington
Seattle
Donna Schneider
14549 30th Ave NE
Shoreline, WA 98155
206.363.4735
alpha.xi.delta@hotmail.com
Wisconsin
Greater Milwaukee
Cari Wallenfang
609 Laureate Dr
Pewaukee, WI 53072
262.695.8734
gmaa‑axid@hotmail.com
Madison
Mary Pauline Goers
711 Pirate Island Rd #6
Monona, WI 53716
608.221.1728
mpgoers@chorus.net
Brazos Valley
Judy Sellhorn Bochner
5111 Bellerive Bend Dr
College Station, TX 77845
979.690.7944
jbbochner@suddenlink.net
*Directory contact information was gathered from the 2008 alumnae association annual reports received at Fraternity Headquarters by May 1, 2008.
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Panhellenic
Standing Strong for Women
Alpha Xi Delta’s leadership role in Panhellenic affairs.
J
ust as inter/national sororities have the
National Panhellenic
Conference (NPC), collegiate sorority women
have their own organization – the College
Panhellenic Association.
What is this organization and how does it
relate to NPC? Let’s take
a look.
What does NPC do?
NPC ensures that all women’s fraternities work toward the same goals: promoting values, education, leadership, friendships, cooperation and citizenship.
.
What is a College Panhellenic?
A College Panhellenic coordinates recruitment; develops and maintains
sorority life on campus; develops and
maintains inter-sorority relations; and
offers scholarship and leadership-development programming. A campus must
have at least two chapters of NPC sororities to have a College Panhellenic.
Which sororities belong to NPC?
Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha
Epsilon Phi, Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha
Omicron Pi, Alpha Phi, Alpha Sigma Alpha, Alpha Sigma Tau, Alpha Xi Delta, Chi
Omega, Delta Delta Delta, Delta Gamma,
Delta Phi Epsilon, Delta Zeta, Gamma Phi
Beta, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Delta,
Kappa Kappa Gamma, Phi Mu, Phi Sigma
Sigma, Pi Beta Phi, Sigma Delta Tau, Sigma Kappa, Sigma Sigma Sigma, Theta Phi
Alpha and Zeta Tau Alpha.
What is NPC?
NPC is the national organization that
speaks on behalf of these 26 women’s
fraternities. Each fraternity has a delegate who represents her organization
within NPC. Our national delegate, Michele Herbst Evink, South Dakota State
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Summer 2008
’86, casts Alpha Xi Delta’s vote on NPC
matters and is the liaison between our
Fraternity and the 25 other groups.
Each fraternity may also name three
alternate NPC delegates. Jane Hooper
Sutton, Western Carolina ’75, Erin Macdonald Peck, Eastern Washington ’95,
and Nancy Fehrmann Gainer, Iowa State
’69, serve in these positions. These Sisters fulfill many of the same responsibilities as Michele but do not vote.
Does Alpha Xi Delta have a special
role in NPC?
As highlighted in the spring Quill, this
year our Fraternity entered into NPC’s
Executive Committee rotation, which
is based on when each sorority joined
NPC. Only four times in the history of
NPC and our Fraternity has an Alpha Xi
Delta been a member of the Executive
Committee.
In addition to being one of our alternate delegates, Jane Hooper Sutton
serves as NPC Treasurer, a position
she’ll hold until October 2009. She will
then serve as NPC Secretary until 2011.
From 2011-2013 Jane will serve as NPC
Executive Committee Chair and Chairman of the Conference.
What’s the connection between
NPC and a College Panhellenic?
NPC appoints Area Advisors to serve as
the liaison between the College Panhellenic, the Conference and the inter/national officers of the women’s fraternities represented on a particular campus.
As advisor she interprets NPC policies
and advises the College Panhellenic on
recruitment, educational programming
and leadership training.
Watch for additional Quill articles on NPC,
College Panhellenics and Alumnae Panhellenics as Alpha Xi Delta continues its
leadership role within the organization.
The spring Quill mistakenly indicated Alpha
Xi Delta assumes the NPC Chair in 2013.
We actually assume that role in 2011.
Congratulations to Sisters who
are serving as president of their
College Panhellenic.
Rebekah Anderson,
North Carolina Asheville
Kristin Barker, Northern Michigan
Christy Cure, New Orleans
Angelina Faulkner,
Rochester Institute of Technology
Paige Halpin, Monmouth
Jessica Lane, Dartmouth
Kerry Lee, Texas State San Marcos
Sarah Levering, Wingate
Lauren McHugh, New Hampshire
Katie O’Neill, Cornell
Hannah Robinson, West Georgia
Maria Smith, Cal State Stanislaus
Stephanie Tucker,
North Carolina Wilmington
Changes to Quill Submission Deadlines
Please note that submission deadline dates for The Quill have been
changed to the following:
Summer issue: April 1
Fall/winter issue: August 15
Spring issue: December 1
You can continue to submit news and photos online or send them to
the Quill Editor at Fraternity Headquarters.
Chapters Receive New Website
Templates
This summer the Fraternity launched the
Group Interactive Network (GIN) system.
This secure web-based member portal
helps strengthen chapter organization and
communication by providing calendars,
phone/email lists, discussion boards,
email and text message listservs, study
group matching, point system tracking
and much more.
Another plus is that the GIN system
provides a website for each chapter, with
text and photos that can easily be edited
without a webmaster or extensive technical knowledge. The new system also provides website consistency as we continue
to build the Alpha Xi Delta brand.
Alpha Xi Delta Recognized by its Peers
During the annual College Fraternity Editors Association (CFEA) awards ceremony, Alpha Xi Delta was recognized for excellence in written and electronic
communications. The Fraternity received first place in the Short News Feature
category for “Everybody Needs a Buddy,” which highlighted Patricia Pfeiffer
Quigg, Penn State ’49, and her Reading Buddy program. “Simply Divine,” which
showcased Phoebe Greenleaf Harper, Lake Forest ’57, and Naked Mountain Winery, received an honorable mention in the Long News Feature category. Both
stories were part of the spring 2007 Quill.
Alpha Xi Delta received third place in the Campaign-Specific Website category for Kappa Chapter’s recolonization website. Alpha Xi Delta will return to
the University of Illinois this fall to recolonize our Kappa Chapter.
Greeks Hit the Hill
Alpha Xi Delta undergraduate leaders and alumnae joined
representatives of the National Panhellenic Conference and
North-American Interfraternity Conference this spring in
Washington, D.C. Their purpose was to advocate for passage
of the Collegiate Housing Infrastructure Act (H.R. 643/S.
638) and the College Fire Prevention Act (H.R. 642).
Donations for student-life safety and capital improvements are currently not tax deductible for donors. The passage of H.R. 643 would allow tax-deductible contributions
to not-for-profit student housing entities to be used for the
same purposes that a college or university could use these
contributions.
Prior to the trip to the Hill, student leaders participated in
two days of comprehensive training coordinated by the Capital Fraternal Caucus, a group of Greek alumni with advocacy
and public policy experience. Following the visit by Alpha
Xi Delta representatives, the Honorable Deborah Pryce, Ohio
State ’70, who serves Ohio’s 15th District, became a sponsor
of the Collegiate Housing Infrastructure Act.
Following their Capitol Hill visit, Alpha Xi Delta representatives met with
Deborah Pryce, Ohio State ‘70, (center) who serves Ohio’s 15th District.
Congresswoman Pryce became a sponsor of the Collegiate Housing
Infrastructure Act. Representing Alpha Xi Delta on Capitol Hill were
Assistant Director of Alumnae Relations Sara Des Jean Konopka, collegian Rebecca Kjellsen, South Dakota ‘05, Foundation Director Kendra
Becker Lewis and National Governmental Relations Chair Sheri Edwards
O’Connell.
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Call a Sister or two, hit the road and explore
the following cities that have special
meaning to Alpha Xi Deltas.
Seattle, WA
8 Home of Alpha Xi Delta’s northernmost
alumnae association
8 Home of Alpha Xi Delta’s northernmost
chapter: Nu at the University of Washington
w Fun Fact: Nu has held its annual “Pickle
Mix” for nearly 100 years. Learn about this
event in Member News on page 30.
De Pere, WI
8 Home of Alpha Xi Delta’s smallest chapter
w Fun Fact: Iota Lambda Chapter at St. Norbert
College is a close-knit group of 9 sisters.
Northridge, CA
8 Home of Delta Rho Chapter at California
State University, Northridge
w Fun Fact: Delta Rho is the initiating chapter
of Alpha Xi Delta’s current National
President, Deanna Wollam Detchemendy ‘83
Mt. Pleasant, IA
Denver, CO
8 Site of Alpha Xi Delta’s National
Convention, June 24-28, 2009, at the
Denver Marriott City Center downtown
w Fun Fact: The 13th step of the west
stairway entrance to the Colorado State
capitol building in downtown Denver is
exactly 1 mile above sea level, which led
to its nickname, the Mile-High City
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Summer 2008
8 Home of Iowa Wesleyan
College and our oldest
active chapter, Beta,
installed on June 9, 1902
w Fun Fact: There are two
Greek organizations at
Iowa Wesleyan: Alpha Xi
Delta and Phi Delta Theta
Fraternity. The college
enrolls 850 students.
Iowa City, IA
8 Home of Sigma
Chapter
w Fun Fact: “Alpha Xi
Delta Grace,” which
is sung before meals
by many of our
chapters, originated
with Sigma Chapter
at the University of
Iowa.
Urbana-Champaign, IL
8 Home to our Kappa Chapter, which is recolonizing at the University of Illinois this fall
w Fun Fact: The U of I has the largest Greek community in the country, with nearly 100
fraternities and sororities.
University Park, PA
8 Home of Beta Lambda Chapter, Penn State University
w Fun Fact: Penn State has the most National Panhellenic
Conference (NPC) groups than any other college or
university: 20 out of 26.
Worcester, MA
8 Home of our newest chapter, Iota Xi, at Worcester
Polytechnic Institute, installed on October 6, 2007
w Fun Fact: Worcester's most famous product, Lea & Perrins
Worcestershire Sauce, is made in the town of Worcester.
Indianapolis, IN
8 Home of Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity Headquarters
w Fun Fact: Alpha Xi Delta is one of 20 fraternities and sororities
headquartered in Indianapolis.
Bloomington, IN
8 Home Alpha Xi Delta’s largest chapter, Beta Pi, at Indiana University
w Fun Fact: Beta Pi has 186 Sisters and had the Fraternity’s largest
new member class in fall 2008: 58 women.
Galesburg, IL
8 Alpha Xi Delta was founded at Lombard College (now Knox College)
on April 17, 1893
w Fun Fact: Lombard College had to close its doors due to lack of
funds and merged with nearby Knox College in 1930.
Alliance, OH
8 Home of Gamma Chapter and the Alliance
Alumnae Association
w Fun Fact: The Alliance Alumnae Association was
the Fraternity’s first, organized in 1904, to
maintain Fraternal bonds and help Gamma
Chapter prosper.
Miami, FL
8 Home of Alpha Xi Delta’s southernmost
chapter: Theta Xi at Florida International
University
w Fun Fact: Theta Xi has 125 active Sisters
and is the largest sorority at FIU.
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Member News
California
Stanislaus Alumnae Association
During the holiday season, alumnae wrapped and donated
Christmas gifts to a local family. The items were given to the
Children’s Crisis Center in Turlock, which provides shelter and
counseling for children.—Aurora Al-Kass, axidwarrior@yahoo.com
Colorado
Denver Alumnae Association
The highlight of the year was renewing a past tradition of
celebrating Founders’ Day with Sisters from Colorado Springs. A
delicious luncheon, silent auction, new and renewed friendships,
Delaware | Each month, Kristen Braun and her Theta Gamma
and a beautiful ceremony made it a very special day.—Barb
Sisters read to students in alumna Kim Blevin’s kindergarten
classroom at McVey Elementary School.
Stover, barbstover@comcast.net 
Delaware
Theta Gamma, University of Delaware
The chapter earned the top award in the Greek Chapter
Assessment Program (CAP) and also had the highest GPA of 3.44.
This is the highest Greek GPA ever achieved on the UD campus.
The Theta Gammas are also proud of Sister Brittany Johnson who
is serving as president of the Panhellenic Council.—Meaghan
Jones, Meaghanj@udel.edu
Florida
Theta Omicron, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
During this year’s Continuous Open Bidding, the chapter held
a Mad Hatter-style tea party and invited Sisters to contribute all
kinds of teacups. Members also brought along a lot of their own
Alpha Xi Delta items, such as photographs and plaques, to give
Carroll | Beta Psi Sisters hosted their annual spaghetti dinner
fund-raiser for Camp Pow Wow, which attracted more than
300 people this year. Nearly $1,250 was raised to help children
with special needs attend summer camp.—Rebecca Kootstra,
rkootstr@cc.edu
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Summer 2008
the party a personal touch. At one of their other parties, potential
new members were taught a dance from the movie Old School,
which the chapter originally performed for Sigma Chi Fraternity’s
Derby Days event. Total was reached by extending bids to seven
amazing women.—Tess Doeffinger, doeffint@erau.edu
Florida International | Public relations vice president Vanessa Lopez (far left) and Geraldine Llaca (far right) planned a successful 15th
anniversary celebration for Theta Xi Chapter. In attendance were 130 Sisters, including National Vice President Sandra Edwards. Chapter
founders in attendance were (beginning second from left) Karina Fajardo, Christine Vazquez, Gypsy Bachiller, Rosa Vega, Susie Chavez, Elizabeth
Barro, Arleen Tamargo, Rocio Crespo and Martha Reinhold.—Vanessa Lopez, vanessa.lopez13@hotmail.com
Theta Sigma, University of Central Florida
Iota Theta, Southern Polytechnic State University
The chapter took second place in Kappa Delta Sorority’s fund-
The chapter hosted its first Coffee House recruitment event in
raiser benefiting Prevent Child Abuse Florida and won first place
one of the dorm study rooms on campus, complete with coffee,
in Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity’s Toys For Tots charity event.
hot chocolate, good food and the friendly faces of Iota Theta
Sisters hosted their own annual philanthropy, Breakfast with
Alpha Xi. All of the campus fraternities participated to win a
Sisters. Games were played, such as Taboo and Apples to Apples,
which made for a hilarious time.
breakfast hosted by Theta Sigma Sisters. To be crowned the win-
Iota Theta hosted its third annual weeklong Easter Bash.
ner, each fraternity was invited to the chapter house and was
Sisters stuffed 900 Easter eggs with candy and raffle tickets, hid
asked to bring new, unwrapped toys for donation to the BETA
the eggs on campus at night and awarded prizes to the raffle
Center for underprivileged children. Overall, Sisters donated
winners at the end of the week. Other activities included painting
more than 1,000 toys.
their Greek letters on the big campus rock with the men from Pi
Sisters volunteered to help build a house for a local family
Kappa Phi Fraternity and hosting a program with the SPSU police
with Habitat for Humanity. They helped put up the framework,
on how to stay safe on campus. A pizza party for the SPSU cam-
construct the roof and insulate the home, among many other
pus rounded out the week.—Britny Bauer, bbauer891@gmail.
tasks.—Heather Robbins, Miata14359@aol.com
com
Georgia
Idaho
Gamma Eta, Georgia Institute of Technology
Epsilon Psi, Boise State University
For the second year in a row, Gamma Eta won the campus
For the third year in a row, Sisters volunteered at the MISTI PIDS
homecoming competition, this year themed “Knights of Tech
party at St. Luke’s Hospital. Children who were patients at St.
Tower.” Sisters swept the competitions by winning first place in a
Luke’s, along with their parents, played a variety of games at
tissue-paper display, the Ramblin’ Wreck contraption contest, the
the party to earn tickets. The tickets were then exchanged for
Ugly Man on Campus fund-raiser and the 9-Ball competition. Sisters
prizes donated by Boise businesses. Sisters maintained the prize
placed second in the Medieval Costume Contest and Tech Trivia
room and interacted with all of the children.—Tawnee Haber,
Night events.—Sandhya Anantharaman, sandhyaa@gatech.edu
tawneehaber@boisestate.edu
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Indiana
Alpha Eta, Purdue University
Spring semester started off with the chapter’s Executive
Committee members being invited to Fraternity Headquarters
for team-building and goal-setting activities. The next weekend
Alpha Eta leaders took a road trip to St. Louis for area-wide
training at the University of Missouri St. Louis. It was a great
opportunity for Sisters to share information about their positions
and exchange ideas.
Alpha Eta Sisters also participated in the Purdue University
Dance Marathon, an 18-hour dance-a-thon whose proceeds go
South Dakota | Epsilon Chapter’s advisory board and Executive
to Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis. Five Sisters repre-
Committee met for a goal-setting session for the chapter.—
Alyssa Block, Alyssa.Block@usd.edu
sented the chapter and met some of the amazing families that
Riley has helped and heard their stories.—Camryn Hormann and
Lauren Clarke, lclarke@purdue.edu
Beta Pi, Indiana University
More than 85 percent of the chapter participated in the
university’s Dance Marathon, which raised over $1 million for
Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis. Sisters served on every
committee, from Accounting to Entertainment. Forty women
represented Alpha Xi Delta as dancers and stayed awake and
standing for the 36-hour marathon.
During the chapter’s own service event, Sisters invited children from Crestmont Kids to the chapter house for a barbeque
and games. Sisters also hosted a holiday party for the children,
North Carolina Wilmington | After their pinning ceremony,
new members of Zeta Chi Chapter were presented with white
roses by the men of Sigma Nu Fraternity at UNCW.— Corey
Woodard, cmw3126@uncw.edu
ate dinner with their guests and decorated cookies together.
After dinner the children received presents, such as winter coats,
remote-controlled cars and Barbie dolls.—Danielle Leimbach,
dleimbac@indiana.edu
Maryland
Chesapeake Alumnae Association
International adoption was the theme of the association’s recent
meeting. After lunch, guest speaker Carole Baltzell showed slides
of her trip to China with her daughter and son-in-law to show
her 13-year-old granddaughter her birthplace. As Carole showed
pictures of the Chinese orphanage where her granddaughter had
lived, she also told the story of her granddaughter’s adoption.
Katherine Wells shared anecdotes about the adoption of her
two Chinese daughters; Laura Flynn spoke about international
adoptions and told of the adoption of her four children from
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Chesapeake Alumnae Association | International adoption
Kazakhstan. It was a pleasure to have one of Laura’s daughters,
was discussed at a recent association meeting. What did Sisters
learn? Read the association’s news, at right.
Ryleigh, come to the meeting.—Susan Robinson, susanbet@
Summer 2008
verizon.net
Missouri
New Jersey
Gamma Nu, Southeast Missouri State University
Iota Nu, Monmouth University
Gamma Nu Sisters teamed up with Sisters from the University of
Sisters helped out during The Big Event, a campus activity where
Missouri‑St. Louis to raise donations to make teddy bears for the
all student organizations participated in a day of community
Evangelical Children’s Home in St. Louis. Volunteers chose the
service. Sisters were assigned to a local church and helped
bears, stuffed them, gave them a heart and made each one a
personalized birth certificate. Build‑A‑Bear Workshop® donated
church members with gardening activities. Sisters continued
to First Book a portion of the sale of each bear.—Amy Malpocker,
Alex’s Lemonade Stand and writing letters for Up ‘til Dawn
ajmalpocker1s@semo.edu
for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.—Sara Chamberlain,
their community service by holding bake sales for the charity
alphaxisweetheart@yahoo.com
Epsilon Xi, University of Missouri-St. Louis
The chapter held a 40th‑anniversary
celebration, which attracted Sisters who
were in the chapter when it was installed,
as well as Sisters from other chapters. The
celebration included a meet and greet,
luncheon, slideshow and time for collegians
to get to know alumnae.—Casey Cowhey,
cmc3kf@umsl.edu
Nebraska
Rho, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
During Rho’s annual Tiki Roast, attendees
from across campus came to the chapter
house to hear live bands and eat pork
sandwiches prepared by Sisters and the men
of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. Tiki Roast made
Chicago North Shore Alumnae Association | Association members and Sisters
from nearby suburbs celebrated Founders’ Day with a tea at the home of Kathryn Yager
Brown. Those in attendance included Joan La Mair Evenstad, Barbara Bauman Plochman,
Veronica Pontarelli Toussaint, Joy Guttschow Vallesterol, Pam Butler James and Holly
Leach Sunshine.—Jean Osterndorf Johnson
$3,200, which was given to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
During Winter Formal, members of the Rho Parents Club vol-
New York
Alpha Beta, Cornell University
unteered their time as servers and provided the ladies and their
In addition to recruiting nine new members (the largest fall new
dates with a three-course meal. Later in the evening, everyone
member class on campus), Alpha Beta initiated 37 women this
went to the Del Ray in downtown Lincoln for a night of danc-
spring. The chapter is thrilled to have these new Sisters who
ing.—Sarah Meyers, para_plyers@hotmail.com
have already shown great initiative by organizing a chapter-wide
philanthropy event to provide school supplies to local children.
New Hampshire
The chapter’s outstanding work was recognized at this year’s
Theta Psi, Dartmouth College
Greek Awards Banquet as Alpha Beta received the Outstanding
During Dartmouth’s annual Order of Omega awards ceremony,
Financial Management and the Marj Converse Award for
Theta Psi was named first runner-up for Scholarship and tied for
Outstanding Contribution to the Panhellenic Association. The
first place with Delta Delta Delta sorority for highest Greek GPA
Outstanding Greek Woman award was given to Natalie Gengel
with a 3.55 GPA for the past year. Katherine Robb, Panhellenic
for holding all of Cornell’s women’s pole-vaulting records and to
Council president, was named Greek Person of the Year for
Jennifer Coico for shaving her head in support of pediatric cancer
her commitment to improving Dartmouth’s Greek community;
research for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. Maricella Perryman
Jessica Lane received the Emerging New Leader Award.
was named Outstanding New Member and Judie Byndas received
Theta Psi celebrated its 10th anniversary with an alum-
the Distinguished Alumni Service award.
nae brunch that included speakers and a chapter slideshow.
At the overnight Cornell/Ithaca College Relay For Life, Alpha
Collegians enjoyed meeting and spending time with some of the
Beta supported the American Cancer Society and Sisters Sarah
chapter’s founding Sisters.—Jessica Lane, jrl@dartmouth.edu
Koblick and Sarah Shurpin, who were members of the Colleges
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Against Cancer committee. Sisters
split into two teams to compete
against each other in fund raising. The
initiated members raised $1,090, but
it was the new member class that
won, raising $1,375. The teams’ top
fund-raisers were Shari Gitlin and
Katherine Joe.—Lynne Stechschulte,
lks28@cornell.edu
Delta Lambda, Rochester Institute of
Technology
Delta Lambda Chapter was recognized
at the Greek Awards Ceremony in
the following categories: Excellence
in Scholastic Achievement, Highest
Sorority GPA and Highest New
Member Class GPA for spring 2007.
Bowling Green State | Beta Mu Sisters enjoyed a birthday ice cream celebration and the Fraternity’s
Sisters Elizabeth Kiewiet was honored
Founders’ Day Ceremony, both on April 17.—Jill Bortel, jbortel@dacor.net
as Scholar of the Year (4.0 GPA),
Angelina Faulkner received the Adelphea Award for Outstanding
and available to anyone in the community.—Ericka Champion,
Panhellenic Service and Katie Rahr was named Greek Woman of
elchampi@unca.edu
the Year. —Jessica Berner, jrbccl@rit.edu
Ohio
New York City Alumnae Association
Pi, Ohio University
Alumnae gathered for a business meeting to kick off 2008 and
Money raised from the chapter’s Fuzzie Football tournament was
enjoyed their annual Broadway Show Night in February. Sisters
given to the charity Alex’s Lemonade Stand, which raises money
attended the Tony Award-winning show Spring Awakening.—
to fund cancer research. Sisters even set up a lemonade stand at
Erin Arnold, ecarnold2780@yahoo.com
the football tournament to earn more funds for the charity.—
Natalie Piening, np279606@ohio.edu
North Carolina
Zeta Tau, University of North Carolina, Asheville
Psi Chapter, Ohio State University
The chapter’s most recent fund-raising events included raising
Psi Chapter went global as Sisters traveled internationally to work
money for the Buncombe County Literacy Council (BCLC) in
or study abroad. Among those traveling were Christina Cromlish,
Asheville and for a library at the Asheville YWCA. Sisters accepted
who taught English to Arabic-speaking students in Morocco.
donations outside of Sam’s Club in downtown Asheville for the
Hilary Bell traveled to Egypt to further her knowledge about
Literacy Council, held reading sessions, painted children’s faces,
Egyptian history and Ola Siwkiewicz voyaged to Honduras with
gave out books and generally had a great time being with each
Habitat for Humanity to build homes for the underprivileged.—
other and helping the community. Sisters raised $400, which was
Stephanie Boch, boch.9@osu.edu
given to the BCLC to pay for reading tutors, classroom helpers
and programs at the Asheville Library.
Beta Xi, Marietta College
Sisters continued to focus on reading when they stationed
The chapter implemented a “Secret Sister” program called
themselves outside of a downtown grocery store to accept mon-
Cora. Each week the Sister who is anonymously chosen as Cora
etary donations and gently used books. Some store customers
provides inspiration for other Sisters, such as writing letters of
even went home and returned with armloads of books. Through
encouragement or congratulating Sisters who receive high scores
their efforts, Sisters raised more than $300 and collected 18
on exams. And speaking of high scores, Beta Xi was recognized
boxes of books for the new library. This library is free of charge
for having the highest GPA of any organization on campus.—
Emily McGinty
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Beta Tau, Bowling Green State University
Pennsylvania
At the annual Greek Awards Night, Beta Tau was honored for
Iota Mu, Lycoming College
achievements in academics, community service, philanthropy,
The chapter raised nearly $250 for the National Center for Missing
campus involvement, recruitment and retention. The chapter was
and Exploited Children during its annual kickball tournament.
recognized at the Silver achievement level by placing above 80
The tournament, which featured 11 teams from across campus,
percent in 10 award categories to capture the Chapter Excellence
continued Iota Mu’s tradition of helping children in need.—
Award.—Rachel Mandeville, rachelm@bgsu.edu
Ashley Wislock, wisashl@lycoming.edu
Gamma Tau, Ohio Northern University
Gamma Tau held its first Capture Xi Flag event, which attracted 11
teams from across campus. Team members braved the cold and
had fun hunting down each other’s flags hidden throughout Ada
Memorial Park. The game culminated in a three-way tie, resulting in a
“sudden death” round. Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity at ONU was the
eventual winner. Capture Xi Flag raised $280 for Stand Up for Kids:
Don’t Run Away, a national program with a recently established club
on the ONU campus.—Erin Millar, e-millar@onu.edu
South Dakota
Epsilon Eta, South Dakota State University
The chapter reached Total, which is 50 members, for the second
semester in a row. Even with an outstanding recruitment, the
chapter continued to hold events, such as a barbeque and a
“Greeks at the Game” event, to promote the
chapter and
develop interest with unaffiliated women in sorority life.—Tara
Tschetter, tltschetter@jacks.sdstate.edu
Zeta Nu, Miami University
Texas
Sisters and alumnae celebrated Founders’ Day at the Cincinnati
Beta Alpha, University of Texas at Austin
Woman’s Club, which included the Founders’ Day Ceremony,
Beta Alpha had the privilege of initiating 30 wonderful women
brunch, lively conversation and recognizing Order of the Rose
into its chapter. Sisters held an exciting Crush Party at a
Sisters. Thank you to the Cincinnati alumnae who organized
downtown Austin club and later, a James Bond-themed Date
this event.
Party. Sisters participated in the annual Buddy Walk, benefiting
The chapter had a face-painting booth at Kidsfest, collected
those with Down syndrome, held a bake sale in front of the
children’s books for students in Chile and
participated in Greek fund-raising events
such as Punt, Pass & Kick, Mimbledon, Spirit
5K and Greek Spring Clean. In recognition
of Zeta Nu’s dedication to Greek community
improvement, the chapter received awards
for the following Greek pillars: scholarship,
service and philanthropy, community, and
brotherhood/sisterhood.
Zeta Nu initiated 47 new members this
spring. The new Sisters placed first in the university’s Pledge Puddle Pull and joined their
initiated Sisters in Dad’s Weekend events.
The highlight of the weekend was the
Daddy-Daughter Dance at DiPaolo’s, which
included a buffet, dad-daughter slideshow
and dance. Other social activities included
Fuzzie and Friends, Superheroes, $5 prom,
and formal at the Century Theatre.
Zeta Nu’s annual meeting will be held
October 5, 2008, at 7:00 p.m. in the Alpha Xi
Delta suite. If you have questions, please contact Jess Emerick at emericjl@muohio.edu.
Pinellas County (Florida) Alumnae Association | Alumnae gathered at the
home of Dr. Bonnie Clark Jefferis for a musical celebration of Alpha Xi Delta. Bonnie
accompanied the group on her marimba as Sisters sang Fraternity songs, including one
for the Candle Pass Ceremony for then-engaged Sister Julie Marshall McHugh. Front
row: Marguerite Wilder, Julie Marshall McHugh. Back row: Nancy McSwain Phipps,
Joan Clark, Mari Blaquiere Wilder, Bonnie Clark Jefferis, Carol Hopkins, Pat Palmateer,
Eleanor Cochrane, Helen Tulenko, Jan Loper Barris and Patsy Berry.
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Washington
Nu Chapter, University of Washington; Seattle Alumnae
Association
Pickle Mix, which has been a chapter tradition for nearly 100
years, started when Nu collegians asked their mothers if they
could bring canned items to school to supplement meals at the
chapter house. Collegians received such items such as relishes,
jams, vegetables and fruits, but the majority of donations were
pickles. This annual event, coined by the collegians as Pickle
Mix, occurs on the first Monday of November. Over the years,
silent and live auctions have been added to the event to raise
scholarship money for Nu collegians.
More than 80 collegians and alumnae attended this year’s
event, as well as several parents who donated auction items.
Fran Masters and Jan Leightner, former National Foundation
officers, were also in attendance. At the end of the evening
more than $2,000 had been raised for the collegiate scholarship
fund.—Terri Tesar Roush, terriroush@mac.com
University of Alabama at Birmingham | Theta Phi held its
annual Jail-N-Bail and raised more than $4,000 for Camp SmileA-Mile, a Birmingham organization that provides recreational
and educational experiences for young cancer patients and
their families at no cost. Each member “arrested” three people
and had that person bailed out for a certain monetary value.—
Audrey Paulzak, audreyp@uab.edu
West Virginia
Beta Sigma, West Virginia Wesleyan College
A new philanthropy service program was started this year to help
children and the Buckhannon community. Each Sister bought
a children’s book, read it aloud and recorded the story on a
CD. The CDs were donated to the Stockert Youth Center so
chapter house and raised $200 for the Austin Miracle League,
each child could read along with Sisters as they listened to the
an organization that sponsors a baseball league for children with
CD.—Carlee Gault, gault_cr@wvwc.edu
physical and mental disabilities.—Brittney Dimes, b_dimes@mail.
Gamma Beta, Marshall University
utexas.edu
For the second consecutive year, Gamma Beta was honored as
Delta Psi, Texas State University-San Marcos
a “Chapter of Excellence” by the campus Panhellenic Council.
At the annual Greek Awards Banquet, Delta Psi was recognized
Gamma Beta reached Total during recruitment, welcoming 26
for outstanding service for donating more than 2,000 cans to San
new members into the chapter. In February, Sisters made and
Marcos’s annual Thanksgiving canned food drive. The chapter
delivered Valentine’s Day cards to children at Cabell-Huntington
also raised and donated more than $2,200 to Special Olympics
Hospital.—Brenna Slavens, slavens@marshall.edu
Texas and hosted a Project Prom at the local high school. In
additon, Delta Psi received recognition for its outstanding
Wisconsin
retention rate.—Catherine Sdao, cs1381@txstate.edu
Delta Alpha, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse
Chapter Sisters participated in Relay for Life and raised more
Virginia
than $500 for the American Cancer Society. A least one Sister
Delta Mu, Old Dominion University
was walking at all times during the 12-hour event.—Marissa
The chapter is thrilled about reaching total and initiating 17
Knabach, knabach.mari@students.uwlax.edu
wonderful ladies. Sisters also raised more than $3,000 during
the chapter’s Battle of the Bands competition, with proceeds
Theta Epsilon, Marquette University
benefiting the local Ronald McDonald House.—Kerry Heyman,
During recruitment, potential new members and Sisters got to
Kheym001@yahoo.com
know each other better by decorating T-shirts for teddy bears
or making a fleece-knot blanket, all of which were donated to
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the hematology, oncology and transplant unit at Milwaukee’s
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. These activities are in addition to
Children’s Hospital. After recruitment, Sisters were thrilled to
Sisters’ Ronald McDonald House visits and Adopt-A-Highway
welcome 19 new women into Theta Epsilon.—Nicole Takala,
cleanups.—Lindsey Sell, lmsell@mariancollege.edu
nicole.takala@marquette.edu
Iota Lambda, St. Norbert University
Theta Tau, Marian College
The chapter hosted its third annual Bear Hug drive, collecting
Sisters went to Build‑A‑Bear to make bears for children at the
800 bears and toys from campus and community members.
Boys and Girls Club in Fond du Lac, which were then raffled off
The items were donated to area hospitals, homeless shelters
at the chapter’s Wacky Reading Day Party. During the party,
and domestic violence centers. Sisters also visited hospitalized
Sisters read to the children and participated in activities with
children at the American Family Children’s Hospital in Madison
them. Sisters also helped out with a benefit for the Multiple
where they made play dough and created a dress-up photo
Sclerosis Foundation and participated in a run/walk for the
booth for the children.—Pui Cho, puiyan.cho@snc.edu
Everyone had a “Beary” Good Time
Sisters from New York to California infiltrated shopping malls
Ronald McDonald Houses, libraries, children’s homes and
in February. But they weren’t looking for Presidents Day
hospitals, Big Brothers Big Sisters, fire departments, and
bargains or choosing Spring Formal dresses. Instead, Sisters
emergency shelters. All told, more than 1,200 collegiate and
were supporting Alpha Xi Delta’s literacy partner, First Book, by
alumnae sisters donated over 1,000 bears.
purchasing and making teddy bears at their local Build-A-Bear
Workshop®.
“The event was a lot of fun and the results were worth
First Book, which became a Fraternity partner in
every minute,” said Lindsey Dumm, public relations vice presi-
2005, provides new books to children from low-income families
dent for Epsilon Xi Chapter at the University of Missouri - St.
who have few, if any, books at home. Last fall Alpha Xi Delta
Louis. “As we had hoped, we saw faces brighten at the St.
announced its partnership with Build-A-Bear Workshop® as a
Louis Evangelical Children’s Home when the kids received a
wonderful outlet for the Fraternity’s commitment to improving
new Build-A-Bear friend.”
the lives of children.
For each bear purchased and made by a Sister, Build-A-Bear
donated a portion of the proceeds to Boys and Girls Clubs,
Many thanks to Build-A-Bear for partnering with us in
this event and helping Alpha Xi Delta improve the lives of
children.
Gamma Nu (Southeast Missouri State) and Epsilon Xi (Missouri - St. Louis) Sisters co-hosted Build-A-Bear party and donated their
bears to the St. Louis Evangelical Children’s Home.
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Fraternity Life
National Directors, Chairs Appointed to
Advance the Fraternity’s Goals and Success
National Council is pleased to announce
the appointment of the following Sisters as National Directors and Chairs
within the Fraternity’s Volunteer Structure. These dedicated, highly qualified
women will lead the Fraternity’s programming teams during the 2008-2010
biennium.
National Directors are charged
with furthering Alpha Xi Delta’s goals,
growth and activities in their specific
area of expertise, all in close collaboration with their staff partners. This
is distinct from the “big picture” focus
that National Council has in setting the
Fraternity’s overarching goals and direction. For example, while the National
Council may establish a general goal of
increasing the technological resources
available to assist our collegians in
member recruitment, it is our National
Recruitment Director who, in partnership with our Director of Membership
Growth at Fraternity Headquarters, is
responsible for determining exactly
what form those resources will take and
then getting them developed and distributed.
The National Directors oversee the
Territory Directors and, in some cases,
related National Chairs. Together with
their staff partners, each of these groups
of volunteer Sisters truly forms the
“Team” that develops, executes and/or
oversees the Fraternity’s programs and
progress in their substantive area.
Congratulations to these Sisters on their
volunteer appointments.
National Directors
Academics
Jana Hewitt Indiana
Alumnae
Julie Wilson Dillon Illinois
C.A.R.E. (Risk Management)
Betsie Keeler Zeedyk Alma
Extension
Tracy Kleinschmidt Osborne Michigan State
Finance
Wendy Kurtz Indiana
Member Development
Carrie Quick Texas State San Marcos
New Chapter Development
Sharon Brown Richardson Texas Austin
Philanthropy
Tracy Smith Hart Kent State
Public Relations
Stephanie Hayden Marian
Recruitment
Stephanie Bertagna Short Texas Austin
Ritual
Andi Fouberg South Dakota State
National Chairs
Alumnae Extension
Heather Lerch Rider
Colonization
Jennifer Lause Ohio State
Government Relations
Sheri Edwards O’Connell Maryland
Member Status
Cynthia Treadwell Texas Austin
National Council
National Directors & Chairs
Elected
Appointed
Volunteer Position
Volunteer Position
Two-Year Appointment
Two-Year Appointment
1 National President; 6 National 11 Directors, 2 Chairs
Vice Presidents
Fraternity’s executive & policymaking body; supervises the
Fraternity between National
Conventions
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Furthers the Fraternity’s goals,
growth & activities in her area of
expertise in collaboration with her
staff partners
Reunions
Happy 50th Anniversary!
Gamma Nu Chapter at Southeast Missouri State celebrates a half
century of sisterhood.
By Jennifer Gianino, Southeast Missouri
State ’94
Associate Director of Member Services
- Midwest
The weekend of May 2-4, 2008, was enjoyed by Gamma Nu Sisters from across
the country as the chapter celebrated 50
years of sisterhood at Southeast Missouri
State University. More than 200 collegiate
and alumnae members gathered in Cape
Girardeau, Mo., for a weekend of activities. Friday night began with a Meet and
Greet at the chapter house. The Rededication Ceremony was held at the University
Center the next day, along with a family
and friends barbeque at Capaha Park. A
silent auction and banquet was held Saturday evening at the Plaza Conference
Center.
The silent auction raised more than
$1,300, with proceeds benefiting St. Jude
Children’s Research Hospital, the Shawn
Hornbeck Foundation and the Southeast
Missouri State University Child Enrichment Center.
Nearly 20 chapter presidents from
throughout Gamma Nu’s 50-year history
attended the celebration to offer stories
and a glimpse into the chapter’s history at
Southeast. The chapter was also honored
to host Marian Sayward West, Michigan
’45, past National Housing Corporation
President, Past Foundation Trustee and
Past National Council Vice President, as
the weekend’s special guest.
“It was a privilege to represent the
Fraternity at this important event in the
More than 200 Sisters attended Gamma Nu’s 50th anniversary celebration, including alumnae Elizabeth Hartzell Greenman, Kelly Rooney, Michele Harre Heinz and Michele Welker.
life of Gamma Nu,” said Marian. “What
a splendid group of young women who
represent Alpha Xi Delta!”
Ashley Naeger, current chapter president, said, “There are no words to describe the feeling of being in a room full of
women who all believe in the same thing:
Alpha Xi Delta. We all have different stories from the past 50 years – from homecoming to Greek Week to philanthropies
to formal – but being Sisters is the single
most important thing we share.”
Gamma Nu Chapter was installed on
May 17, 1958, when Kappa Tau Gamma
local sorority affiliated with Alpha Xi Delta. Twenty-two enthusiastic women were
part of that first new member class.
A beautiful cake, complete with Alpha Xi
Delta’s Symphony written in icing, was
served to guests after Saturday evening’s
anniversary banquet
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Emily Berglund, Iowa ’98, traveled to Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, as part of the state of Iowa’s Miles of Smiles Team (MOST)
mission trip in April. This was Emily’s second trip with the
group. Iowa MOST, which is sponsored by Rotary International,
includes 30 health care professionals who provide cleft lip and
cleft palate repair surgeries free of charge. Emily served as a
pediatric nurse during the trip.
Jacinta Devlin, Southern Maine ‘05, is the reigning Miss American Queen. Jacinta is a sophomore
with a double major in communications and media
studies, with a concentration in foreign affairs and
an English minor.
Jacinta joined Alpha Xi Delta’s Epsilon Rho Chapter at the University of Southern Maine and recently
transferred to the University of Hartford in Connecticut where she affiliated with our Epsilon Nu
Chapter.
Suzan DeGarmo, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Arizona ’00, received the Large Business Innovation & Leadership Award at the Women of Innovation awards in Connecticut. Finalists for
this award are nominated by their peers and selected based on their professional experience, history of
innovation, ability to think creatively and solve problems, and demonstrated leadership. Finalists were
judged on inventiveness and accomplishment in science, technology and academic achievement.
Suzan is lead survivability engineer for Sikorsky Aircraft-UTC in Stratford, Conn., where she works
with the BLACK HAWK “M” and the H-92 SUPERHAWK® helicopters. As survivability lead her outstanding commitment and leadership continue to bring crews home safely. Suzan holds degrees in aerospace
engineering and technical management and is pursuing a doctorate in business administration.
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Summer 2008
Debra
Lens
Drysdale,
Penn State ’72,
and her children
were diagnosed
with Hereditary
Hemorrhagic
Telangiectasia
(HHT) in 2000.
This rare, genetic, vascular disorder,
otherwise known as Olser-Weber-Rendu
syndrome, can result in excessive bleeding in the brain, nose, lungs, intestinal
tract and liver. The bleeding episodes can
lead to stroke, brain abscesses, lifelong
oxygen dependency and severe anemia.
Debra has served as a board member of the HHT Foundation International
for the past three years. She is actively
involved in fund raising, education and
lobbying with legislative representatives.
Learn more about HHT at www.hht.org.
AHC Inc. honored the Reverend Lou Ann Fitzpatrick Frederick, Ohio Wesleyan ’62, by naming its
newest apartment complex
and office building “The
Frederick at Courthouse.”
AHC is the largest nonprofit
developer and owner of affordable housing in Northern Virginia.
During her tenure as
AHC executive director
(1978-1998), Rev. Frederick started an onsite resident-services program that
includes educational, recreational and physical wellness opportunities for children,
adults and seniors. As president of the Virginia Housing Coalition she obtained significant state funding for affordable housing. In 2006 the coalition honored Rev. Frederick as one of 25 “Architects of Change.”
Rev. Frederick is pastor of Bethlehem and Salem, the two churches of the Orange
Circuit United Methodist Church.
Bonnie Bundy Bobbitt, Defiance ’71, carried the Olympic Flame during the San Francisco leg of the Beijing 2008
Olympic Torch Relay. Bonnie was one of only six torchbearers
to carry the distinction Ambassador of Active Living, based
on her dedication to living and promoting an active lifestyle to
make a positive, sustainable difference in her community.
Bonnie stays physically active by cycling between 25 and
50 miles a day. At age 59 she also participates in century rides,
which are single-day cycling trips longer than 100 miles. Bonnie has led numerous initiatives that support and encourage
cycling. For example, she successfully lobbied to reinstate
$300,000 in federal funding for a multi-use pathway in the
Atlanta metro area and organized an Effective Cycling class
to teach safe cycling. She also educated local officials about
possible transportation funding availability, which led to a
$625,000 project approved by Congress.
Bonnie wishes to thank Judy Durrance Jaeger, Georgia ’70,
who nominated her for this honor.
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Honor Gifts
The Foundation recognizes Honor Gifts given from January 1, 2008, through April 30, 2008.
Kayra Davila, Texas El Paso
by Melissa Aguilar, Texas El Paso
50th anniversary of the Alpha
Xi Delta Foundation
by Blanche Gustavson Crook,
Oregon
Laura Hoffman West, Michigan
Priscilla Dominguez & Frank
DeJackmo, parents of Marisa
Dominguez
by Marisa Dominguez, Rider
Melissa Aguilar, Texas El Paso
by Kristin Deseree Mena, Texas
El Paso
Deanna Wollam
Detchemendy, Cal State
Northridge
by Karen Kerker Roberts, Cal
State Northridge
Beta Epsilon Chapter at
Monmouth College
by Emily Bakes, Monmouth
Kimberly Gratzke, Monmouth
Paula Tully Quinones,
Rochester Institute of
Technology, on the birth of
her daughter, Catherine Grace
by Tara Weiss Senker, Rochester
Institute of Technology
Jinna Borgstrom,
Southwestern
by Rachel Haar, Southwestern
Christopher DiMarco, son of
Gretchen Balling DiMarco,
Syracuse
by Lori Holt, Alpha Deuteron
Laura Dowling, mother of
Victoria Dowling
by Victoria Dowling, Old
Dominion
Sarah Bryan-Ashwell, Rider
by Michele Domalewski, Rider
Rebekah Fenstermaker
Druetzler, Purdue
by Myra Wiggins Grant,
Western Carolina
Beth & Stephen Cantwell,
parents of Jena Cantwell
by Jena Cantwell, Rider
Sherri Cobaugh, Indiana U of
Pennsylvania, on her marriage
to Matthew Heinze
by Phyllis Forte, Indiana U of
Pennsylvania
Justine Coleman, Delaware,
January 2008 FVP of the
Month
by Omega Financial, Inc.
Reese Collier, daughter
of Michelle LeNoir Collier,
Auburn
by Grace Byrd Morris, Auburn
Karmyn Conley, mother of
Cienna Conley
by Cienna Conley, Marshall
Michelle Contreras, mother of
Lynne Contreras
by Lynne Contreras, Old
Dominion
Sondra Fergerson Corso,
Syracuse
by Megan Corso Walradth,
Purdue
Linda Lutz Dettmer, BaldwinWallace
by Jody Dettmer Halley,
Baldwin-Wallace
Don & Dorothy Eli
by Kimberly Gratzke,
Monmouth
Jacqueline Emmenecker,
Wingate, April 2008 FVP of
the Month
Epsilon Alpha Chapter,
Wisconsin Eau Claire
by Caitlin Barnier, Wisconsin Eau
Claire
Malarie Bump, Wisconsin Eau
Claire
Margaret Clarke, Wisconsin Eau
Claire
Sabrina Gilchrist, Wisconsin Eau
Claire
Kalyn Hanrath, Wisconsin Eau
Claire
Ashley Jakowski, Wisconsin Eau
Claire
Adrian Northrup, Wisconsin Eau
Claire
Jennifer Pearce, Wisconsin Eau
Claire
Dana Culbert, Bethany
by Lisa Workman, Bethany
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Summer 2008
Epsilon Lambda Chapter’s
spring 2004 new member class
at Rider University
by Jamie Aitkens, Rider
Megan Horst, Indiana U of
Pennsylvania
by Stephanie Morgan Holmes,
Central Florida
Brooke Farber, Rider
by Michele Domalewski, Rider
Laura Houston, Henderson,
State, March 2008 FVP of the
Month
Jean Grommes Feehan,
Northwestern
by Gloria Blindheim Graham,
Wisconsin Madison
Mary Ferda, Bethany
by Caitlin Franklin, Bethany
Gamma Lambda Chapter,
Tennessee
by Janna Thacher Findley,
Tennessee
Gamma Delta Chapter,
Nebraska Omaha
by Laura Darling, Nebraska
Omaha
Shayna Royal, Nebraska Omaha
Ellen Gibson Goodwin, West
Virginia,on the birth of her
grandson, Jimmy
by Julie Lambert, Oregon State
Don Gratzke
Monmouth
Richard & Vicki Gratzke,
parents of Kimberly Gratzke
Monmouth
Gloria Guellar
by Kayra Davila, Texas El Paso
Sondra Stonebraker Harrison,
Washington U
by Diane Harrison, Missouri St.
Louis
Katie Hayes
by Jackie Lickliter, Marshall
Robin Hepker, Northern Iowa
by Staci Allyn Owens, Northern
Iowa
Caitlin Hoefer, Purdue,
February 2008 FVP of the
Month
Greg Holt, husband of Lori
Holt, Alpha Deuteron
by Jackie Lyerly, Alpha Deuteron
Mary & Flavio Imperioli,
parents of Michele Imperioli
by Michele Imperioli, Rider
Delores Garrett Kirkland,
West Virginia
by Charlotte Brokaw Thomas,
Ohio State
Kristen Laramie, Elon
by Laura Mitchell, Gettysburg
Justine Lopez, Texas El Paso
by Aira Dolz, Texas El Paso
Christy Martin, Northern Iowa
by Jennifer Legge, Northern
Iowa
John & Lorienne Mathews,
parents of Sarah Mathews
by Sarah Mathews, Nebraska
Omaha
Megan McGowen, Cal State
Northridge
by Jennifer Cummins Terry,
Indiana U of Pennsylvania
Kristin Mena, Texas El Paso
by Vanessa Guerrero, Texas El
Paso
Rachel Mullen, Christian
Brothers
by Hilda Chase Mullen,
Memphis State
Marisa Mullins, Marshall
by Emily Spurlock, Marshall
Karen Ogorzalek, Monmouth
by Emily Bakes, Monmouth
Kimberly Gratzke, Monmouth
Elizabeth Overmoe, South
Dakota
Central Florida
Nora Padilla, Texas El Paso
by Stephenie Falcon, Texas El
Paso
Memorial Gifts
John & Carol Panvini, parents
of Maria Panvini
by Maria Panvini, Rider
Angela Peterson, Northern
Iowa
by Meghan Gillette, Northern
Iowa
Nancy Reneau, West Virginia
Wesleyan
by Kelly Reneau, Bethany
Lauren Riggan, Western
Carolina
Central Florida
Katie Rutledge, Auburn
by Tabitha Goodman
McGiboney, Alabama Birmingham
Avis Stettinius, mother of
Chantal Stettinius
by Chantal Merrymen Stettinius,
Bethany
Lise Sulley, mother of Krista
Fincke
by Krista Fincke, Rider
Tiffany Teters, Southwestern
by Katherine Bonner Alfaro,
Southwestern
Allis Thomas, Texas El Paso
by Nora Padilla, Texas El Paso
Dorothy Sheldon Williams,
Western Carolina
by Myra Wiggins Grant, Western
Carolina
LaCreta & Bob Wilson, Alpha
Deuteron
by Rigby Guiney Duncan,
Marshall
Cathy Wunderle, Defiance
by Suzanne Wunderle, Bethany
Leslie Wylie, Oklahoma State
by Judy White, Oklahoma State
Zeta Iota’s class of 2008 at Lyon
College
by Peggy Pinson Ford, Lyon
Robyn Zumwalt, Southwestern
by Ashley Levit, Southwestern
The Foundation recognizes Memorial Gifts given from January 1,
2008, through April 30, 2008.
Beverly Bailey, Lake Forest
by the Pinellas County, FL Alumnae
Association
Norma Littlejohn Harger, mother of
Eleanor Harger Burgess
by Eleanor Harger Burgess, Albion
Helen Closs Brake, Nebraska Omaha
by Janet Beachler Day, Nebraska Omaha
Allison James Green, Albion
Catherine Smith Harding, Nebraska
Omaha
Shirley Hoevet Johnson, Nebraska
Omaha
Marjorie Stapleton Olney, Nebraska
Omaha
Lydia Theurer Pfund, Stetson
Susan Swancutt Hinkle, Nebraska
Omaha
by Kathy Farris Andersen, Nebraska
Omaha
Marilyn Horner, Nebraska Omaha
Judith Jensen Tesar, Nebraska Omaha
Joyce Hulbush Brooks, U of
Washington
by Lorene Currier, U of Washington
Jean Lawrence Kuehl, California
Berkeley
by Gloria Avila Schwabenton, California
Berkeley
Joyce White Cima, Cornell
by Marian Sayward West, Michigan
Dorothy Padgett Ingels, Purdue
by Kathryn Clickner, Friend of Alpha Xi
Delta
Deborah Farge, Friend of Alpha Xi Delta
Mary Alice Driver Leinbach, Oregon
by Maryella Velguth Tierney, Oregon
Helen Blair Carson Conner, West
Virginia
by Nancy Miller Lince, Marshall
Marian Lewis, mother-in-law of
Kendra Lewis, Purdue
Margaret Holmes Cook, Tufts
by the Boston, MA Alumnae Association
Jean Koza Leider, Iowa
Robert Lindsey, husband of Carol
Beverly Lindsey, California Berkeley
by the Santa Clara Valley Alumnae
Association
Barbara Moeller Crowley,
Washington U
by Diane Harrison, Missouri St. Louis
Sondra Stonebraker Harrison,
Washington U
Elizabeth Venemann Lyles, Purdue
Julie Lambert, Oregon State
Tana Sterrett Scott, Middlebury
Tamara Marie Ellis, Oregon State
by Jane Forbes, Oregon State
Helen Bone Major, Purdue
by the Tucson, AZ Alumnae Association
Maria Fagnoni, Maryland
by Deborah Chatfield Chapman,
Rochester Institute of Technology
Judy Moore, mother of Karlyn Moore
Jay, Henderson State
by Shannon Slatton Schwartz,
Henderson State
Ruth Ross Frame, U of Washington
by Barbara Carson, daughter of Ruth
Ross Frame
Sheila Rendulic Moritz, Slippery Rock
by Elizabeth Gaither Gismondi, Slippery
Rock
Joanne Kastrup Franz, Kansas State
by Mary Tutt Allgire, Kansas State
Lesley Moore Morris, Oregon State
by Natalie Bunn Moline, Oregon State
Gretchen Ginzel, Minnesota
by Gwen Hagen, Minnesota
Margo Legge Munn, Ohio Wesleyan
by Wilda Legge Crosby, Ohio Wesleyan
Lyle Gleason, father of Sandra
Gleason Walston
by Sandra Gleason Walston, U of
Washington
Linda Anderson Phillips, Missouri
Valley
by Judith Francis Parker, Missouri Valley
Lois Beamguard Hall, Oregon
by Laura Ruble Wade, Oregon
The grandmother of Michelle Reda,
Rider
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Rachel Keister Riley, Wittenberg
by Margaret Rankin Rittenhouse,
Wittenberg
Ron Runge, husband of B. Joanne
Wise Runge, Oregon State
by Phyllis Armstrong Specht, Oregon
State
Laura Sather, Oregon State
by Frances Bunn Shaw, U of Washington
Margaret Thurston Smedley,
Maryland
by William Smedley, husband of
Margaret Thurston Smedley
Gwen Snyder, Drake
by Delores Wachsmann Child,
Monmouth
Jerri Mason, Oklahoma State
Lysbet Hoffman Swanson, Michigan
by Laura Hoffman West, Michigan
Mary Wells, East Carolina
by Judyth Eargle Hustrulid, East Carolina
John Wylie, father of Leslie Wylie,
Oklahoma State
by Judy White, Oklahoma State
Foundation News
Loyalty Fund Has
Record Year
Giving to the 2007-2008 Alpha Xi Delta
Loyalty Fund increased 24 percent over
last fiscal year, raising a record total of
$245,671. The Loyalty Fund supports the
Fraternity’s priority programs, such as
the Realize Your Potential Member Development Program, and Choose Children
activities to improve the lives of children.
To make a gift to the 2008-2009 Loyalty
Fund, please visit www.alphaxidelta.org/
or contact Fraternity Headquarters.
A Gift from the Heart
In February parents had the opportunity to send A Gift from the Heart
valentine, complete with a personalized message for their Alpha Xi Delta
daughter. These tax-deductible dona-
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Summer 2008
5 Reasons to Give an Honor Gift
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
To welcome an Alpha Xi Delta legacy to the world
In recognition of a Sister’s wedding
To recognize a young woman for pledging Alpha Xi Delta
In celebration of an association or chapter anniversary
To say “thank you” to a special Sister
5 Reasons to Give a Memorial Gift
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
W
In remembrance of a Sister who entered Chapter Eternal
In memory of a friend, family member or beloved pet
To pay tribute to someone who impacted your life
To celebrate a life that has passed
To say “I care” and “I’m thinking about you”
hen you send your gift to the Foundation, a tribute card announcing your
gift will be sent to the honoree, or, in the case of a Memorial Gift, to the family of a
loved one. The amount of your gift is not disclosed. Donations are used to help fund
educational programs, scholarships and leadership opportunities for alumnae and
collegiate Alpha Xi Deltas.
You can make your donation online using Alpha Xi Delta’s secure server at www.
alphaxidelta.org. You can also send your check to the Alpha Xi Delta Foundation, 8702
Founders Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46268.
tions to the Foundation support leadership and life-skills programming,
scholarships, and service to our communities. During the three years the
program has been offered, 344 parents
have given $12,350.
Supporting Lifelong
Learning
This spring, 132 talented and deserving Sisters applied for 35 Foundation
scholarships. Watch for the recipient
listing in the fall/winter Quill or at
www.alphaxidelta.org. Thank you to
the Scholarship Committee members
who shared their experience, knowledge and dedication:
Collegiate Scholarship Committee
Chair, Cheryl Johnson Weldon, Georgia Tech ’81
Rigby Guiney Duncan, Marshall ’59
Kelley Kitta Hundt, Georgia Tech ’85
Alumnae Scholarship Committee
Chair, Jan Swanson Loper Barris,
Syracuse ’53
Betsy Clark, Ohio Wesleyan ’55
Dr. Bonnie Clark Jefferis, Defiance ’79
Patricia Salyer Palmateer, Stetson ’69
Help meet the financial needs of other
deserving Sisters by sponsoring a onetime scholarship with a $1,000 gift, or
create an endowed fund with a $25,000
minimum gift. Contact Development Director Kendra Lewis at 317.872.3500 or
klewis@alphaxidelta.org to learn more.
Emergency Assistance for
Flood Victims
The Foundation provides $500 emergency assistance Heart Fund Grants to
Alpha Xi Deltas touched by natural or
other disasters, such as flood or fire. Sisters seeking assistance can apply for a
Heart Fund Grant online or by contacting Fraternity Headquarters for a grant
application. All communications are
kept confidential. Learn more about the
Foundation’s Heart Fund Grants at www.
alphaxidelta.org.
Chapter Eternal
T
he summer 2008 Chapter
Eternal includes the names
of sisters whose passing was
reported to Fraternity Headquarters between January 1
and April 30, 2008. Sisters are
listed alphabetically in chapter
order, along with their initiation year.
To notify the Fraternity of
a Sister’s passing, please send
an obituary notice, memorial service pamphlet, or other
written confirmation to Alpha
Xi Delta Fraternity Headquarters, 8702 Founders Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46268
Beta Chapter
Iowa Wesleyan College
Virginia Vanbrussel Lichtenheld
’37
Frances Shelly Sennes ’40
Gamma Chapter
Mount Union College
Carol Jackson Ports ’57
Hertha Haltrich Sheatsley ’39
Delta Chapter
Bethany College
Carolyn Hall Holmes ’46
Epsilon Chapter
University of South Dakota
Helen Leyse Anderson ’38
Verda Charleston Halverson ’33
Ruth Petersen Lynn ’40
Helen Sherwood Montgomery ’26
Elizabeth Towne Schmitt ’58
Edna Braase Weller ’22
Zeta Chapter
Wittenberg University
Charlotte Stolzenbach Gebhardt
’48
Iota Chapter
West Virginia University
Jane Hart Hill Corey ’37
Jane Roll Payne ’44
Lambda Chapter
Tufts University
Urita Pote Bentley ’34
Margaret Holmes Cook ’22
Nu Chapter
University of Washington
Ruth Ross Frame ’30
Ruth Stendal Mulvihill ’43
Alpha Epsilon Chapter
University of Michigan
Shirley Marcellus Craig ’43
Lysbet Hoffman Swanson ’56
Xi Chapter
University of Kentucky
Jane Jameson Parrish ’45
Alice McGaughey Stinnett ’39
Alpha Eta Chapter
Purdue University
Patty Huffington Bennett ’51
Carolyn Meeske Durrstein ’43
Elizabeth Venemann Lyles ’30
Omicron Chapter
University of California,
Berkeley
Barbara Ray Buck ’50
Pi Chapter
Ohio University
Mary Sheets Beninghoff ’38
Olive Glazier Eddy ’45
Mary DeRolph Illingworth ’36
Rho Chapter
University of NebraskaLincoln
Helen Closs Brake ’41
Jeanne Hecker Burt ’39
Marjorie Hutchinson
Engelkemier ’65
Elizabeth Horrigan ’34
Phyllis Sidner Johnston ’32
Joan DeLamatre Kailey ’47
Alice Hazelton Sievers ’46
Leona French Tallon ’41
Alpha Theta Chapter
Northwestern University
Joanne Tesch Calhoun ’51
Alpha Iota Chapter
Drake University
Rosalie Wisdom Blacketer ’41
Gwen Snyder ’54
Alpha Kappa Chapter
Kansas State University
Joanne Kastrup Franz ’46
Alpha Lambda Chapter
University of Oregon
Maryalice Driver Leinbach ’46
Frances Jordan Woodin ’29
Alpha Mu Chapter
Ohio Wesleyan University
Janet Benton Moses ’36
Ellen Blydenburgh O’Donnell ’44
Sigma Chapter
University of Iowa
Gwendolyn Rummells Floyd ’38
Elizabeth Lindstrom ’00
Alpha Xi Chapter
University of California at
Los Angeles
Barbara Maclennan Palm ’37
Tau Chapter
University of New
Hampshire
Elizabeth Mario Smalley Turner
’25
Alpha Rho Chapter
Allegheny College
Kathleen Orr ’58
Phi Chapter
Albion College
Alice Iverson Aman ’44
Ruth Shelly Botimer ’33
Barbara Hyde ’42
Psi Chapter
Ohio State University
Bette Brown Clark ’44
Doris Clickenger Gallagher ’34
Alpha Phi Chapter
University of Pennsylvania
Barbara Hanson Shotliff ’38
Alpha Psi Chapter
University of Denver
Beverly Adams Bidwell ’44
Beta Alpha Chapter
University of Texas
Virginia Hensley Copeland ’35
Alpha Beta Chapter
Cornell University
Louise Hunter Goodnow ’23
Beta Gamma Chapter
Centenary College
Julia Scales Cook ’33
Betty Loe Hargis ’47
Alpha Delta Chapter
Oregon State University
Tamara Ellis ’90
Beta Epsilon Chapter
Monmouth College
Florence La Rue Russell ’35
Beta Eta Chapter
University of Maryland
Eileen Neumann Lambert ’36
Beta Theta Chapter
Michigan State University
Zoe Woods Cummings ’45
Ann Heatherington ’37
Beta Iota Chapter
Louisiana State University
Dorothy King Escalante ’40
Beta Omicron Chapter
Missouri Valley College
Linda Anderson Phillips ’59
Beta Sigma Chapter
West Virginia Wesleyan
College
Mary Franks Mount ’64
Virginia Lamby Tino ’70
Beta Tau Chapter
Kent State University
Olive Wright Fowler ’48
Beta Chi Chapter
Gettysburg College
Carol Crock ’50
Ruby Michael ’49
Gamma Alpha Chapter
San Diego State University
Pattie Kendrick Click ’49
Gamma Delta Chapter
University of Nebraska at
Omaha
Susan Swancutt Hinkle ’78
Delta Iota Chapter
Chadron State College
Adeline Langhorst Fitzgibbon ’67
Delta Xi Chapter
Georgia State University
Erlene Wheeler Lominack ’67
Delta Omicron Chapter
Fairmont State College
Jennifer Kilmer Deponai ’64
Delta Psi Chapter
Texas State University-San
Marcos
Peggy Herder McGregor ’67
Delta Omega Chapter
Winona State University
Janet Spath Johnson ’69
Zeta Omicron Chapter
University of Florida
Virginia Clausen ’85
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Foundation
Former Foundation
Trustee, Fraternity Leader
Enters Chapter Eternal
H
“Helen leaves a
great legacy of
leadership and
service.”
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elen Closs Brake, University of NebraskaLincoln ’41, entered Chapter Eternal on February 17, 2008. She was 89.
Helen served as Alpha Xi Delta Foundation Chair from 1959-1965. During
her tenure the Foundation received taxexempt status from the Internal Revenue Service; developed policies and
procedures for fund management and
investment; launched an impressive
program of leadership grants and
scholarships; and furthered the
Fraternity’s philanthropic projects to prevent
juvenile delinquency.
Helen also served the National Fraternity as alumnae state membership chair
for Nebraska and North Dakota, 1944-1949;
Province VIII vice president and president;
National Council member, 1953-1957; and
Foundation Trustee, 1957-1968.
Ellen Gibson Goodwin, Foundation Chair
2007-2009, said, “Helen Brake was a leading force in the establishment of the Alpha
Xi Delta Foundation. She helped guide us
through the early years to build a Foundation that would significantly serve Alpha Xi
Delta’s two great purposes – education and
philanthropy. Helen leaves a great legacy of
leadership and service.”
A loyal, steadfast Sister, Helen gave back
to her chapter by serving as Rho Chapter’s
Building Association Chair in the 1960s. She
also served as Rho’s Financial Advisor and
was a lifelong supporter of the Lincoln Alumnae Association.
Alice Frampton Dittman, Nebraska Lincoln
Summer 2008
’49, said, “Helen was a dedicated individual
who committed her time and talents to the
promotion of the highest ideals of Alpha Xi
Delta. She was known for seeking ways to
promote and enhance the college experience
for active members. Helen’s cheerful attitude
and positive outlook were maintained, despite a difficult time in her later years due to
a stroke and the loss of her faithful and supportive husband, Olen.”
Helen worked for the Federal Land Bank
in Beatrice, Neb., and at Woods Brothers
Realty in Lincoln. Music, church activities
and fraternal organizations were her primary interests. Her memberships included
Westminster Presbyterian Church; Order of
Eastern Star; Chapter K P.E.O.; St. David’s
Welsh Society; and University Club. She was
an admiral in the mythical Nebraska Navy.
Helen was listed in the first edition of Who’s
Who of American Women and in Who’s Who in
the Midwest and the International Biographical Dictionary.
In her will, Helen left an unrestricted
bequest to the Alpha Xi Delta Foundation.
Trustees have designated the gift to support
the Realize Your Potential Member Development Program to help young women discover,
develop and apply their skills and strengths
for the greater good. What a beautiful tribute
to Helen’s life journey.
The Quill’s editorial staff wishes to acknowledge Caryl Greathouse, editor of The Rho
Review, for providing information for this
article.
✁
The Society of 1893
Please let us know if you have provided for Alpha Xi Delta in
your estate plans so you can be enrolled in The Society of 1893.
We want to recognize and thank you properly!
Giving Back Through
Your Estate Plan
I have named the Alpha Xi Delta Foundation in my estate
plans. Please enroll me in The Society of 1893.
Estate gifts are important to furthering Alpha Xi Delta’s vision of inspiring women to
I’d like more information about estate and gift planning.
realize their potential. You can have a lasting
impact on Alpha Xi Delta and help shape the
future. It’s as simple as using the following
Name
language on IRA, insurance policy or other
Initiating chapter
beneficiary designation forms. You can also
provide this language to your attorney for
Address
your will or living trust:
“I give, devise and bequeath the (written
amount, percentage of estate or description
City
of property) to the Alpha Xi Delta FoundaState
tion, a not-for-profit corporation with principal offices located at 8702 Founders Road,
ZIP
Indianapolis, IN 46268, to be used for the
purposes designated by the Trustees of the
Phone (
)
If you would like to further designate your
✁
Foundation.”
Email
estate gift for a particular educational program or project, please contact the Founda-
Please clip or copy this form and mail it to:
tion to ensure your wishes are carried out. All
Alpha Xi Delta Foundation
communications are without obligation and
8702 Founders Road,
held in strict confidence.
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Isn’t it Time you
Took a Vacation?
Some of the world’s most exciting destinations await you at Alpha Xi
Delta Traveler, the Fraternity’s fantastic new travel service that offers
professionally organized tours to Sisters and their families.
Upcoming tours include:
Flavors of Burgundy and Provence.......................March 3-14, 2009
Waterways of Holland and Belgium.....................April 3-11, 2009
Vienna and the Summer Palace Ball....................June 8-16, 2009
Cruise the Passage of Peter the Great..................July 4-17, 2009
Exploring the Wonders of Ancient Greece..........September 20-28, 2009
Learn more at www.xitraveler.org or click on Alpha Xi Delta Traveler
at www.alphaxidelta.org.
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Summer 2008
Living Our Symphony
The Sisterhood of Women
The Symphony of
Alpha Xi Delta
These things do we earnestly
desire:
A clear vision of life, that
with gracious and kindly
hearts we may share both
joy and sorrow and bring
into living reality the
sisterhood of women.
An appreciation of
real merit and worth,
steadfastness of soul,
that without bitterness or
defeat we may encounter
misfortune and with
humility meet success.
These things, O Lord,
help us to instill within
our hearts, that we may
grow in courage and
graciousness and peace.
The Symphony is Alpha Xi Delta’s
open creed, or set of beliefs,
that help guide our actions as
Sisters. It also speaks to what we
should strive to achieve in life.
Send your Living our Symphony
stories and photos to Fraternity
Headquarters or email rgoodman@alphaxidelta.org.
I had the opportunity to go to Chicago to
be a music industry intern for six weeks,
booking acts at colleges across the country. Since I wanted to pursue a master’s
degree in higher education and student
activities, this was an opportunity of a
lifetime.
Getting an apartment in Chicago for
such a short time was a challenge, so
I emailed the Chicago Alumnae Association and asked if anyone knew of a
place I could stay during my six weeks.
A few days later, I received three emails
and a phone call from Sisters willing to
house me.
I was extremely excited and overwhelmed at the generosity of these Sisters
who didn’t even know me. At that point I
realized that when I became a member of
Alpha Xi Delta, I didn’t just join Gamma
Chapter; I joined a national Sisterhood of
Women that I’m part of forever.
I arrived in Chicago, wearing an Alpha
Xi Delta T-shirt and carrying a pink rose
for my new Sister-friend, Rhonda Shives,
Louisiana State ’87. Interning in Chicago
was the best experience of my life. And
meeting Rhonda and experiencing such
generosity made me fall in love with Alpha Xi Delta all over again.
Emily Loudon
Mount Union College (OH) ’04
Emily is now a student at the University of
Akron in Ohio, pursuing her master’s degree
in higher education administration.
That We
May Share
both Joy
and Sorrow
My little sis, Sue Myers Ferreira,
Delaware ’98, and I have shared
many moments of joy and sorrow,
ranging from her mother’s battle
against breast cancer to our joyous
wedding celebrations. Last summer
Sue stood beside me as an honored
bridesmaid, but she will always be
so much more. Our bond of friendship and sisterhood will last, without a doubt, until the end of time.
Thank you, Alpha Xi Delta, for giving me my best friend.
Michelle Miller Warren
University of Delaware ’97
Michelle Miller Warren and Sue Myers Ferreira
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Let everyone know you’re proud to be an Alpha Xi.
Find more fun items at www.alphaxidelta.org.
Change of Name/Address Form
Parents of Alpha Xi Deltas: While your daughter is in college, The Quill of Alpha Xi Delta is sent to her home address. We hope you
enjoy reading it and will pass it on to your daughter. If she is no longer in college and is not living at home, please send her new permanent address to Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity. Any Alpha Xi Delta member should use this form to change her name/address. Send this form
to: Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity, 8702 Founders Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268 or email fhq@alphaxidelta.org.
o Please remove me from The Quill mailing list.
o This alumna is deceased.
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