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International President, I have the opportunity to meet so many talented and selfless sisters from across the world. My heart fills with pride as I meet each new sister, realizing the impactful contributions our sisters are making to improve the lives of countless individuals. This issue’s feature article highlights a few special sisters who have truly lived up to our vision statement, Inspire the Woman. Impact the World. Although I haven’t personally met these particular sisters, I can tell by reading their stories that they truly are living up to our Purpose. The impact one Alpha Gam can have is limitless; keep sharing those stories! Speaking of exemplary sisters, I recently attended a reception in Montgomery, Alabama, to celebrate the election of Kay Ivey, Gamma Delta-Auburn University, Alabama’s newly installed Lieutenant Governor. In her past position, Kay served as Alabama’s State Treasurer. All of the sisters who gathered to support Kay were excited to be with an Alpha Gam in political action!
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Just as these sisters are making a difference in their communities, Alpha Gamma Delta Fraternity is also working on initiatives that will positively impact our chapters and individual members. The pilot process for the Fraternity’s new educational program for primarily initiated sophomore and junior members, the Gamma Experience, is about to begin! The pilot process will occur over the spring semester and the program will launch Fraternity-wide at The Leadership Conference (TLC) in June. To aid with chapter communication, Alpha Gamma Delta is providing each collegiate chapter with a professional and easily edited website. Learn more about the chapter websites on page 3. Later this year, Alpha Gamma Delta’s international website will have a fresh look, complete with a new brand and integrated database system. The Fraternity is also in final negotiations for the new International Headquarters building. As soon as the signatures
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dry on the paperwork, we will announce the location! The Alpha Chapter recolonization process has been a true team effort. With continued growth and development, they will once again become a strong, solid chapter. I am very excited to announce that within just two months of being installed, 52 new members joined our sisterhood during Formal Recruitment. On behalf of the Fraternity, thank you to the volunteers, staff and Alpha Chapter members who have made this collaborative effort a successful reality. Keep your eye on Alpha Gamma Delta; great things are happening! Loyally,
Jackie Brannon Stutts International President
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Director of Communications and Marketing Jill Lewman Harter
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Fraternity News The Leadership Conference
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Communications and Marketing Coordinator Kailee Fouch Bennett www.alphagammadelta.org
Inspire & Impact The Joy of Service
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Graphic Design and Marketing Specialist Elizabeth Hoover Yust
Member, Fraternity Communications Association
Collegiate News The Quarterly is published four times per year at 8701 Founders Rd., India-
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napolis, IN 46268. Send all correspondence to International Headquarters, 8701 Founders Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46268. When sending marriage or
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The Quarterly welcomes story contributions from members. Please
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The Alpha Gamma Delta Quarterly Magazine endeavors to:
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• Serve as a forum of communication to inspire, educate and challenge members on Fraternity, Greek and women’s issues. • Rekindle, sustain and excite member loyalty and interest through celebrating and validating sisterhood and recognizing and acknowledging individual and chapter/club accomplishments. • Serve as a permanent record and archive, documenting the Fraternity.
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As I read this last Quarterly issue, I was so impressed with the content of the articles. The focus on leadership skills was of special interest to me. When people who are not familiar with Greek life speak to me, they always ask what sororities offer women, other than the obvious social activities. I am glad to answer right away that the leadership skills that we teach and allow our women to practice are invaluable. Since I have been president of many organizations, I am sometimes asked how I learned those skills. I always answer that those skills were learned through my sorority. I have also for many years contributed to the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation, asking that my donations go to defer expenses for The Leadership Conference (TLC), where such leadership skills are given. Anyway…just to thank all the Quarterly staff and writers for their excellent production of an outstanding issue. Loyally, Nancy Thorman Pittman Area Coordinator Dear Nancy, Thank you for your feedback. The Quarterly staff has worked hard to make the magazine reflect current affairs and Alpha Gam’s role in the greater fraternal world. It’s great to see that Alpha Gamma Delta has impacted your life after your collegiate years. Thanks again for the kind words! Kind Regards, Jill Lewman Harter Quarterly Editor
Thanks to all of the sisters who provided feedback on the Quarterly on our Facebook Fan Page and on Twitter. Several of your comments are below: Question posted by Alpha Gamma Delta: Did the Quarterly arrive in your mailbox this week? What was your favorite part of the magazine? FACEBOOK • Just saw the Fall Quarterly and it looks beautiful! So happy to see my "Living the Purpose" piece made it in with a beautiful picture of my sisters! – Samantha Avanzino, Delta OmicronUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas • I really enjoyed Stephannie's viewpoint of our Fraternity and values. Makes me feel like our leadership is pointing us in a good direction for the future! – Megan Smith Stieg, Gamma Phi-Georgia Institute of Technology
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• Got mine today. Liked the article on "No Phone Zone" in Arkansas. – Anne Jones Collins, UpsilonUniversity of Oklahoma • My issue arrived on Thursday. It is great to have substantive content rather than fluff. I love the way the Purpose is integrated into Fraternity programming. – Nann Blaine Hilyard, Epsilon AlphaUniversity of Missouri
• Just read my @alphagammadelta Quarterly! Inspiring article on living the values of the Purpose! – Sara Wendelburg, Beta UpsilonRoosevelt University
Submit your feedback on the Quarterly! Thank you to all sisters who submitted
TWEETS • Just got the newest @alphagammadelta Quarterly :) Inspire the Woman. Impact the world. – Melissa A. Limberg, Delta-University of Minnesota • @alphagammadelta Loved seeing my province chapters (I'm a PD) in the chapter updates—they are rock stars! – Lauren A. Hopkins, Zeta GammaGannon University
a letter to the editor for this issue. Remember, the Quarterly is for YOU! We want to hear what you think about your magazine! Send your comments on this issue of the Quarterly by March 15 by e-mail to quarterly@ alphagammadelta.org or by mail to Attn: Quarterly Editor, 8701 Founders Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268.
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Annual Partnership Meeting
On November 6, 2010, Alpha Gamma Delta Fraternity, the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation and The Leadership Institute—Women with Purpose met in Indianapolis, Indiana, for the annual Partnership Meeting. Three board members and the Executive Director from each organization met to maintain open lines of communication and understand each other’s organizational goals. Overall, the group met to find ways to work together to achieve growth and sustainability for all three organizations. “This partnership has numerous benefits for all Alpha Gamma Delta members and is a priceless component to the sustainability and relevancy of our organization,” said Jackie Brannon Stutts, International President. In the spirit of partnership, the Fraternity, the Foundation and The Leadership Institute work together to create a meaningful experience for all members of Alpha Gamma Delta. An example of partnership is the Gamma Experience, the Fraternity’s collegiate educational program for initiated sophomore and junior members. Launching Fraternitywide in fall 2011, the Gamma Experience is focused on individual and chapter growth and provides members the opportunity to learn more about themselves and develop skills that will impact them for a lifetime. The Fraternity appreciates the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation for funding the Gamma Experience and The Leadership Institute for creating this educational program.
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Alumnae Initiates
Congratulations to the following alumnae initiates: Zeta Zeta Chapter– Worcester Polytechnic Institute 6/24/2010 Joan Tweedie Chace Beta Upsilon Chapter– Roosevelt University 4/24/2010 Melissa Mesic Marshall Theta Omicron Chapter– Western Carolina University 4/16/2010 Lauren Willard Lunk Gamma Sigma Chapter– Troy University 4/25/2010 Deborah Prestwood Carter Jessica Owens Rowell Cornelia Austin Graham Epsilon Psi Chapter– University of Texas at Dallas 4/17/2010 Patricia Gaines Stewart Theta Theta Chapter– Mississippi State University 6/24/2010 Leslie Bouchillon Salzmann
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Collegiate Chapter Websites
Alpha Gamma Delta is pleased to introduce the launch of collegiate chapter websites! As first announced at International Convention 2010, all collegiate chapters will now be receiving a free chapter website from Alpha Gamma Delta. Over the past few years, the Fraternity has received many requests for professional and easily edited chapter websites. We’ve been listening! The websites will be hosted by OmegaFi (Omega Financial). Chapters will no longer have to pay for design fees, hosting fees, etc.— all of the cost is absorbed by Alpha Gamma Delta Fraternity. Also, chapters will be able to select from several different design templates in order to accommodate the preferences of the chapter. OmegaFi will provide thorough training via webinar and will also provide ongoing support. For more information about the chapter websites process, download the Frequently Asked Questions. If you have any questions, please contact Kailee Fouch Bennett, Communications and Marketing Coordinator, at kbennett@alphagammadelta.org.
Gamma Beta Chapter– Florida State University 6/24/2010 Marianne Woodruff
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National Panhellenic Conference By Rie Gerah Hoehner, International Vice President-Panhellenic Affairs
Pictured from left to right: Nancy Bailey Knickerbocker, Jackie Brannon Stutts, Tricia Barber, Rie Gerah Hoehner, Cinda Zehner O'Connor.
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delegates, inter/national presidents, executive directors and editors of the 26 member organizations of the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) gathered in late October for the 2010 annual meeting near Dallas, Texas. With the theme “Commemorate, Collaborate, Celebrate,” the group celebrated accomplishments of the past year and looked forward to future achievements, focused on collaborating with the media and with campuses and commemorated what makes NPC unique. Alpha Gamma Delta was represented at the conference by our NPC delegation including Rie Gerah Hoehner, Cinda Zehner O’Connor, Tricia Barber, Nancy Bailey Knickerbocker, Jackie Brannon Stutts and Stephannie Sack Bailey. Scheduled as a working meeting, committees met throughout the three days to plan for the future. A special session of delegates and inter/national presidents with the LongRange Planning Committee led by Ginny Carroll, founder and CEO of InGINuity, produced several items for further discussion with all conference participants on Saturday morning. Attendees also visited with 60 exhibitors, who shared their products and services with all who attended the conference. During the general sessions, proposed legislation for the meeting was presented to the delegates. The group also held a town hall meeting to openly discuss current trends 4 quarterly winter 2011
and issues such as Release Figures Methodology education for Panhellenics, ways to partner with universities about addressing underage drinking and ideas related to expansion at nontraditional campuses.
• Affirming that effective fall 2011, recruitment counselors will not be involved with any potential new members during the actual completion and signing of the MRABA, also known as the bid card.
Other programming included a public relations and media training session for all attendees, small group sessions to discuss NPC structure and to brainstorm for future ways the conference can advocate, support and collaborate on behalf of the member groups.
For more information on current happenings within the National Panhellenic Conference, visit any of these websites: npcwomen.org, thesororitylife.com, sororityiq.com and mycollegelifestyle.com.
The conference voted on changes to the NPC bylaws and passed the following three resolutions: • Officially recognizing February as the Month of the Scholar beginning in 2011 and that all NPC member groups, the College Panhellenics Committee and the Alumnae Panhellenics Committee will promote the Month of the Scholar. • Recommending that pursuant to the provisions of Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972 confirming the single sex designation of women’s sororities, that members refrain from participation in men’s fraternity recruitment and College Panhellenics are encouraged to adopt a policy that restricts Panhellenic women from participating in any men’s fraternity recruitment events.
For support and resource information, contact the NPC delegation member that supports your geographic area: Areas A, B, C: Rie Gerah Hoehner ivppa@vst.alphagammadelta.org Areas D, E, F: Cinda Zehner O’Connor npcdd.e.f@vst.alphagammadelta.org Areas G, H: Nancy Bailey Knickerbocker npcdg.h.ritc@vst.alphagammadelta.org Areas I, J: Tricia Barber npcdi.j@vst.alphagammadelta.org
The Leadership Conference Alpha Gamma Delta is pleased to announce The Leadership Conference (TLC) for summer 2011. Held from June 24-26, 2011, in Indianapolis, Indiana, TLC will be focused on the launch of the Gamma Experience, a component of the Alpha Gamma Delta Experience educational program. Intended for initiated sophomore and junior collegiate members, the Gamma Experience is centered on individual and chapter growth and provides members the opportunity to learn more about themselves and develop skills that will impact them for a lifetime. More details about the event are listed below:
• Event: The Leadership Conference (TLC) • Date: June 24-26, 2011
• Location: Indianapolis, Indiana (Marriott IndianapolisDowntown) Each collegiate chapter should have received an e-mail with logistical information regarding cost, transportation, registration and other important details. If your chapter did not receive this message, contact Deanna Bogie Conaty, Event and Merchandising Coordinator at Alpha Gamma Delta International Headquarters, at 317-872-2655 or dconaty@alphagammadelta.org. www.alphagammadelta.org
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Gamma Delta Fraternity officially reunited with the Greek community at Syracuse University with the Initiation of the Alpha Colony members on Saturday, November 20, 2010. Syracuse University is home to the founding of the very first chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta. Jackie Brannon Stutts, International President, served as the Installing Officer. “It was a momentous experience to bestow the gift of Alpha Gamma Delta to the new initiates of our Alpha Chapter,” Jackie said. “They have an immense drive to pave a path for a wonderful chapter, just like the first Alpha Chapter members of Alpha Gamma Delta did so long ago.” Led by Toastmistress Stephannie Sack Bailey, Executive Director of Alpha Gamma Delta Fraternity, the Feast of Roses banquet was an event to remember. Held at the Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Center, parents, members and friends of 6 quarterly winter 2011
Alpha Gamma Delta joined together for this celebration of sisterhood. In addition to toasts to our Alma Mater, Founders, Initiates and Fraternity, the new initiates gave a multimedia presentation about their colony experience. Collegians from Zeta Beta-Lehigh University and Zeta Eta-Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute served as members of the initiating team. In addition, a few alumnae Pearl Sisters were able to attend Initiation and support the collegians they connected with throughout the new member period. The new chapter was presented with Ritual and recruitment materials from the Fraternity. Also, Jackie presented the chapter with a framed and matted copy of the Fraternity's Articles of Incorporation to display in the chapter house. Debbie Douglass Roth, Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation Vice President, announced the Foundation would be giving a $1,000 scholarship to a member
of the chapter next fall. In addition, thanks to a donation from alumna Sandy Kinney, Upsilon-University of Oklahoma, the Foundation will be able to provide a $2,500 Alpha Chapter collegiate scholarship in each of the next four years. The gift is in memory of Sandy’s mother, Betty Packard Kinney, a 1939 initiate of Alpha Chapter at Syracuse University. Lesley Feyerherm, a Leadership Consultant who has been stationed at Syracuse University since August 2010, introduced the chapter at Feast of Roses, expressing her appreciation and admiration for the hard work the colony members put into building their sisterhood. “I am truly impressed by the dedication and commitment these women have to Alpha Gamma Delta and Greek life at Syracuse,” Lesley said. “I’m looking forward to continuing to cultivate a sustainable chapter at Syracuse.”
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the fraternal world, Greek members are encouraged to embody organizational values and make an impact on the world. The newly-initiated sisters of Delta Upsilon Chapter at Boise State University are doing just that—being committed to living the Purpose of Alpha Gamma Delta and defining their impact on the Boise State community. On December 5, 2010, Delta Upsilon-Boise State University became the 185th installed chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta. Joining two other National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) groups at Boise State, Alpha Gamma Delta is already a viable contributor to the young and vibrant campus community. Collegians from Delta Beta-Washington State University served as members of the initiating team. Sheila Kelley Sola,
International Vice President-Extension, served as the Installing Officer. “We look forward to nurturing our relationship with the Boise State campus and further aiding in the growth of a strong and valuable Greek system,” Sheila said. Led by Toastmistress Sara Bartles, Recruitment Advisor, the Feast of Roses banquet was held at the Owyhee Plaza Hotel in Boise. Parents, sisters and friends of Alpha Gamma Delta joined together for this celebration of sisterhood. To document their colony experience, the newly-initiated sisters presented a video they created about sisterhood, contributing to the world’s work and what starting a new chapter means to them. View the video at http://www.youtube.com/user/ BoiseStateAlphaGam.
The new chapter was presented with Ritual materials from the Fraternity. Gail Calkins Duree, Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation Trustee, announced to the chapter that the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation would be giving a $1,000 scholarship to a member of the chapter next fall. “From the colony’s beginning, we’ve challenged these women to look beyond the here and now to see the greater impact they can have on the world,” Annie Raeder, Leadership Consultant, said. “They have bold ambitions for both this chapter and for their future lives. The women have a purposeful commitment to meet these goals.”
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INSPIRE & IMPACT READING THROUGH THE PURPOSE, IT’S CLEAR THAT ALPHA GAMMA DELTA’S MISSION HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO INSPIRE WOMEN. Through education, leadership, kindness and service, the Fraternity has encouraged members to have a greater influence on the community. Our Founders so eloquently implied the point was simply to welcome the opportunity to learn from your experiences and use this knowledge to benefit the welfare of others. It is simply about giving what you have to give. And sometimes, when life throws a curveball, it’s about reaching back to Alpha Gamma Delta for the support of sisterhood.
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Lisa Crites, Gamma Xi-Murray State University, was just two weeks shy of her 42nd birthday when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2009. Her options were very limited; faced with the choice, Lisa opted to undergo a bilateral mastectomy (removal of both breasts) the following month. A few days after her surgery, Lisa met with her surgeon for a checkup. With confirmation that all was well, Lisa had one important question to ask the doctor. She wanted to know when she could finally take a shower. Unfortunately, he said, she would not be able to take a shower until her surgical drains were removed. But Lisa, with her ever positive spirit, knew there had to be some alternative. Surely, with the vast amount of mastectomies done each year, there would be a product on the market to protect the surgical drains while she showered.
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Several phone calls to mastectomy garment and durable medical equipment companies later, Lisa was shocked to learn that no such product existed, not just in the United States, but in the world. As a last resort, she called a few other breast cancer survivors to pick their brains for a solution. “They said they had used a trash bag. I got in and out of the shower for two and a half weeks with a trash bag, and every time I got in the shower, I was so frustrated,” Lisa said. “Women have been undergoing mastectomies in this country alone for 70 years. Why isn’t there some type of water-resistant garment to protect me?” Facing a long road of radiation and chemotherapy herself after finding a lump under her arm in 2008, Ruth Gilbert Crane, Zeta Theta-Lafayette College, was also frustrated. First came chemotherapy, surgery followed and radiation ensued. For her, it was important to feel and look as normal as possible, both for her own mental health and for her young children. With the loss of her hair, the change in her normal appearance and a tough hospital stay for an infection, it became harder and harder for her to stay positive.
As Lisa and Ruth both struggled to win their battles with cancer, their thoughts were on others. It became their mission to ease the battle for the tens of thousands of women walking alongside them on the precarious path that cancer constructs. Frustration turned into adrenaline. Before she knew it Lisa had a schematic design with the help of her architect brother and was knee deep in official patent research with an attorney to make sure that no patent existed. Ruth was consulting with her own brother, a professional in the advertising world, from her hospital bed about her sudden idea to collect earrings and donate them to women going through chemotherapy.
THE SHOWER SHIRT HITS THE MARKET “My mother, my grandmother and many mentors have always said to me, ‘Everything happens for a reason.’ I solely believe that,” Lisa said. “If you really open your mind and your heart up, all those happenings become a learning
experience [which] will help you in the next steps of life.” For the first 12 years of her career, Lisa was a broadcast journalist, working as a health and medical reporter in the Orlando area. After moving on from the cameras, she stayed in the corporate health care field, landing her current position as a media relations expert for a large health network. Having worked in and around the medical field, Lisa had several contacts who she leaned heavily on as she began to create a prototype for an anti-microbial, waterresistant garment that would also support the surgical drains. “I knew I could create something to better protect all those future breast cancer survivors and mastectomy patients than pulling the trash bag out of the kitchen drawer,” she said. “I literally sat down with a napkin and a pen and […] went through a winter catalog with high neck garments. That sparked my idea.”
“WOMEN HAVE BEEN UNDERGOING MASTECTOMIES IN THIS COUNTRY ALONE FOR 70 YEARS. WHY ISN’T THERE SOME TYPE OF WATER-RESISTANT GARMENT TO PROTECT ME?”
“When I went to the hospital, all I had on was a bandana. I didn’t have any jewelry on. I didn’t have any makeup on,” Ruth said. “I was sitting there with a lot of time on my hands and I thought about how just naked I felt. I thought, ‘Wow, if I just had my earrings and my makeup how much of a pick-meup that would give me.’”
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The patent research process was completed, confirming that a patent did not exist for this type of garment. Lisa constructed a prototype with the help of her aunt and cousin and presented her garment to mass manufacturers, hoping they would be able to recreate the same product on a large scale. Five prototypes and a year later, she named her invention The Shower Shirt and put it on the market for sale in October 2010, just in time for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It hadn’t been an easy year, with Lisa in and out of doctors appointments and the hospital for complications with her reconstructive surgery. Nevertheless, Lisa fought through all of the hard days and frustrations to get her product out to others she knew would need it. “We have sold thousands of them already. My ultimate goal is that every hospital in this country will give The Shower Shirt away to their mastectomy patients,” Lisa said. Many of the doctors and surgeons she has consulted with have also discovered that The Shower Shirt, as a Class 1 medical device with the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA), could be beneficial for people undergoing several different types of procedures.
out Lisa’s interview on the Lifetime Network's “The Balancing Act” at http://www. thebalancingact.com/story/?id=2318.
In early December, Lisa signed with a global distribution management firm based in Austin, Texas, that has offices in all of the major markets around the world. The Shower Shirt will be in nearly 30 countries by the end of next year.
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She’s tackling the insurance companies next, in hopes that they will eventually cover the cost of The Shower Shirt or install a reimbursement program for it. “My focus is now there are 200,000 women diagnosed with breast cancer every year. Fifty-six percent of those women have mastectomies, which would be 137,000 women in this country. If I can help even 10 percent this year of those 137,000 women, if I can help their recovery be better than mine, then it is my responsibility as a breast cancer survivor to do so,” she said. Learn more about The Shower Shirt at http://theshowershirt.com/. Also, check
“As soon as I told [my brother] my idea, he came up with the name right away. He said, ‘How about Ears to You? That would be a great idea!’ I was like, ‘That’s perfect!’’’ Ruth said. Once Ruth was released from the hospital, she contacted her friend Debbie, who owned her own jewelry business. She explained her idea to donate earrings to women going through chemotherapy and asked if Debbie would be willing to help her get it off the ground. Ruth knew she would be a valuable resource to point her in the right direction to buy nice earrings in bulk, at a decent price. Debbie was so enthusiastic with Ruth’s idea that she donated a bunch of earrings and provided Ruth with valuable information. Later, Debbie joined Ears to You’s board of directors. “She gives us earrings for $5 a pair that are really cute and they are lead and nickel free,” Ruth said. “Honestly, if you go to Target or Walmart to buy lead and nickel free earrings, you are going to pay a lot more for that. It is really great that she can find these earrings that are really cute and sell them to us at that price.”
“...THE BEST WAY TO HELP YOURSELF REMAIN POSITIVE AND TAKE THE BURDEN AND FEAR OFF OF WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT IS TO HELP SOMEONE ELSE.”
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Donations already in hand, Ruth began spreading the word about Ears to You. Several people she talked to donated earrings or contributed money to help Ruth purchase them herself. Her supply of earrings was mounting and through several conversations with hospital social workers and staff, Cleveland Clinic and Akron General in Ohio were both on board to help Ruth deliver the earrings to their female chemotherapy patients. By allowing the social workers employed at the hospitals to actually deliver the
earrings, Ruth is able to focus on generating her stock available for distribution and continue to spread the word about Ears to You. An article in the October 2010 Ladies Home Journal spurred interest from people across the country and put Ruth in touch with Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York, which is now distributing earrings from Ears to You. St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana, has also expressed interest although they are still working out the details with Ruth.
Additionally, a woman from New York who enjoyed making earrings as a personal hobby volunteered to send Ruth 60 earrings a month after simply conducting an internet search for “donate earrings.” Ears to You was listed as one of the first search results. “Women have said just knowing that someone thought about them in that time when it can be a little scary and a little upset is comforting,” Ruth said. “I’ve read before that the best way to help yourself remain positive and take the burden and fear off of what you are looking at is to help someone else.” www.alphagammadelta.org 11
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GIVING TIME, A PRICELESS RESOURCE One of the greatest resources many of us have to offer is our time. Many Alpha Gamma Delta collegiate chapters and alumnae groups do much of their fundraising to help benefit the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation and choose to donate their time to other worthy causes. Beta Delta Chapter-Indiana University volunteers once every two weeks with the Hoosier Hills Food Bank. Businesses around the campus often donate food and Beta Delta Chapter members help prep the food to be redistributed to those in need. Their donation of time helps the Hoosier Hills Food Bank to quickly pack the donated food and get it out to the people who need it as fast as possible. Theta Omicron Chapter-Western Carolina University traveled with Kappa Sigma Fraternity to Greenville, South Carolina, to donate 10 gallons of pop can tabs to 12 quarterly winter 2011
Ronald McDonald House, which provides housing for families to stay near their hospitalized children. The Ronald McDonald House will weigh the pop can tabs at a local recycling center who will in turn write the Ronald McDonald House a check for the value of the tabs. “It feels so good to know that something so little as a pop can tab can end up making such a difference to a family with a sick child,” Courtney Hudson, Theta Omicron-Western Carolina University, said. In November 2009, Psi Chapter-University of Alabama volunteered with Project Blessings, which helps low-income or underprivileged homeowners make much-needed repairs. With Psi Chapter’s help, Project Blessings was able to complete all the necessary repairs for one project in just one single day. Many alumnae donate a large portion of their time to local collegiate chapters to
help with Formal Recruitment and philanthropy events, in addition to volunteering at community organizations dear to their hearts. After “Navigating with Purpose” at International Convention last summer, Houston Alumnae Club was inspired to begin a community service project that would align with the values of the Purpose. This year, they chose to operate a water station during the American Diabetes Association Walk. During the holiday season, alumnae groups across the continent gathered toys for orphanages, donated purses and personal items for women’s shelters, collected gifts for nursing homes and raised money for select charities. The examples are numerous and the message is clear. Serving the community in which they are placed is as great of a priority as staying connected to the Fraternity.
ALPHA GAMMA DELTA’S GIFT TO YOU In harmony with Alpha Gamma Delta’s mission, the Fraternity, the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation and The Leadership Institute—Women With Purpose have assumed the responsibility to inspire members to work toward the betterment of our world as a whole. The Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation and The Leadership Institute are incredible partners in this mission. Both of these entities, along with the Fraternity, provide extraordinary resources to help women make a positive difference in their communities and reach their full potential in all aspects of life, through gratifying scholarship programs, creative leadership workshops, invigorating discussions and valuable educational materials. Though the experience is what you make it, the gift of sisterhood is impactful for a lifetime. And in a time of need, it can be a saving grace.
LEAN ON ALPHA GAMMA DELTA Prior to her daughter’s birth, doctors had told Anne* that her unborn baby had some type of mass in her abdomen. Just two short hours after being born, her daughter underwent exploratory surgery to remove a cyst.
Because she is self-employed, she was unable to take any type of family medical leave and was forced to use much of her and her husband’s savings to stay at home to care for her daughter for about nine weeks. Unfortunately, her husband lost his job not long after she returned to work, leaving the family without health insurance. The family was unable to reinstate the insurance due to her daughter’s surgery. To insure just her daughter would be incredibly hard and expensive. Facing thousands in medical bills in addition to what they had already paid for her daughter’s surgery, Anne turned to the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation and its Sisters Income Supplement (SIS) Grant program. The SIS Grant program provides confidential grants to sisters facing emergency financial need, including, but not limited to, natural disasters, severe illness or temporary loss of income due to the death of a spouse or parent. SIS Grants are awarded to members in amounts up to a $2,000 maximum lifetime total. (Learn more about the SIS Grant program and how you can help.)
“We had to buy short term coverage and then go through the underwriting process with another company. [The SIS Grant] helped us pay for both of those processes,” Anne said. Thankfully, Anne’s daughter has since been declared healthy and Anne and her husband were able to get the family back on their feet with the added support of the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation. “All of us have had a situation in our lives where for some reason, whether it is a health problem, a job loss or the death of a spouse, we have a month or two months that we need some financial assistance,” she said. “It really helped fill a void where we knew we needed help.”
SMALL MEASURES, GREAT IMPACT Have faith that by giving purely what you have to give, you too can impact the world. Even small measures can have a great impact. And never forget, when you need her, Alpha Gamma Delta is here for you, too.
“IT FEELS SO GOOD TO KNOW THAT SOMETHING SO LITTLE AS A POP CAN TAB CAN END UP MAKING SUCH A DIFFERENCE."
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For the Winter 2011 Quarterly, collegiate chapters were asked to share how their chapter honors their home, their country and their religious faiths. Read more collegiate chapter reports on the Fraternity website.
Beta Iota -Eastern Illinois University
The Alpha Gamma Delta Purpose helps us to understand the meaning of family, friends and everyone else involved in our lives. We honor those around us by respecting each other. Our chapter has also honored our country through community service. Last year we helped with a chili supper for the students and parents of a local elementary school. We loved meeting all of the little kids and parents and were happy that we were able to help them have a wonderful night. We are extremely excited to do it again this year! -Angela Mackowiak
Zeta Zeta -Worcester Polytechnic Institute
“To honor my home, my country, my religious faith” is a very important line of the Purpose for Zeta Zeta Chapter. We have been working hard to raise money for a new chapter house and we are getting closer to our goal every day. We hope to own a house so that we can take pride in it and work to improve it. In November, we made our impact by voting in the Massachusetts state election. Our sisters honor their religious faith by honoring our Ritual in their daily lives. To remind our sisters of the importance of our Ritual, the Ritual Coordinator asks members to share what certain lines from the Initiation Service or other ceremonies mean to them each meeting. Several sisters also attend church services every week. -Giselle Chen 14 quarterly winter 2011
Delta Rho -Sonoma State University
Delta Rho Chapter honors our families by inviting them to our Parents’ Weekend where we have a dinner and a dessert party. We send letters home when women in our chapter receive sistermothers, as well as when they get good grades. After Initiation, we hold Feast of Roses to show parents what being a part of Alpha Gamma Delta really means. This semester, some of our sisters have been going to church together to honor their religious faiths. To honor our country, we had a sisterhood event last semester to package and send toothbrushes, cards and non-perishable food to soldiers in Afghanistan. Through these sisterhood and philanthropy events, we hope to honor where we come from. -Sarah Ferlazzo
Epsilon -University of Kentucky
The sisters of Epsilon Chapter know how important it is to incorporate the Purpose in to our everyday lives. Each week, we hold a Bible study and then get together with other fraternities and sororities each month as a large group. For the holidays, we held a sisterhood event to decorate our house and bake holiday cookies. To honor our hometown of Lexington, we took to the streets after each home football game to help the city clean up the roads and sidewalks. As Epsilon Chapter strives to live out our Purpose and honor our home, country and religious faith, the sisters of Epsilon Chapter look forward to another successful year! -Katherine Bruce
Beta Eta -Southern Illinois University
To honor our religious faiths at Beta Eta Chapter, we held a holiday sisterhood event. Sisters came together and celebrated the beginning of the holiday season by decorating our house, putting up a Christmas tree, displaying our nativity scene and setting out a menorah for Hanukkah. We are a diverse chapter with sisters of many religious faiths and we feel it is important to honor the faiths of all of our sisters. We had a wonderful evening sharing time with our sisters and learning about other traditions. -Danelle Carter
Delta Iota -California State University, Chico
Honoring our home is important to the women of Delta Iota Chapter to show our pride in our town. We paired up with Habitat for Humanity to aid in rebuilding a home for a local family in need. Our sisters helped with a wide range of tasks, from painting to putting a roof on the house. The family was so thankful and appreciative of their new home. Participating in this Habitat for Humanity project was a wonderful way of becoming active in the Chico community. By helping this one family we saw the great integrity that comes with honoring our home.
Beta Tau -Ball State University
As members of Alpha Gamma Delta, it is our responsibility to honor our Purpose on a regular basis. Little things, like our house cleaning schedule for example, keep our campus reputation unblemished. This past fall, Beta Tau Chapter put together baskets of cleaning supplies for Habitat for Humanity. Also, during recruitment, we made diabetic-friendly recipe books with the potential new members during our philanthropy round. These books were sent out to diabetes camps for children. Participating in these small activities is a way for us to give back. Beta Tau Chapter has worked hard this year to represent our Purpose and will continue in the years to follow.
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Twin Cities Alumnae Chapter
Twin Cities Alumnae Chapter Over the past year, Twin Cities Alumnae Chapter has worked hard to accomplish our goals of working together more, being more involved with the collegiate chapter and pressing forward with demographic initiatives. Some of our activities have included a holiday party, Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund Walk at Mall of America, Senior Rededication, helping with recruitment at Delta Chapter-University of Minnesota, an Alpha Gam Always event welcoming the new members in the fall and a philanthropy event which raised $300 for Gifts of Hope, a local charity. In addition, our Junior Circle hosted five events, including attending a Minnesota Twins baseball game, a game night, a jewelry party and a barbecue. In the upcoming year we are looking forward to starting two Senior
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Rededication services—one for collegians graduating in the winter and one for collegians graduating in the spring. We also will be starting an alumnae buddies program to help guide the new alumnae through their first post-collegiate year. -Brittany L. Schmaling
Greater Raleigh Alumnae Chapter The Greater Raleigh Alumnae Chapter has had a lot of fun this fall! We held our Alpha Gam Always event at a local restaurant, toured a special exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of Art and held our annual pecan sale to support the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation. Several of our members walked as a team in the Triangle Walk to Cure Diabetes at the end of October and raised just over $1,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. At our holiday event, we collected gifts to donate to a local shelter for victims of
domestic violence so that the residents could have a brighter holiday season. -Dawn Pasley Myers
Richmond Alumnae Chapter Not only have we been enjoying brunches, dinners, walks, visiting the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and an extremely fun International Reunion Day (IRD) this year, the Richmond Alumnae Chapter celebrated our summer with a baseball game. For an Alpha Gam Always event, we went to Lewis Ginter Gardens for Feast of Lights which has been our yearly tradition for the last three years. We enjoyed the lights outside, going inside the tree house and drinking hot chocolate while it snowed for the first time in Virginia! -Kimberley Johnson Aird and Maryanne DallaValle
Southwest Florida Alumnae Club
Southwest Florida Alumnae Club Alumnae in Southwest Florida gathered for International Reunion Day (IRD) to form an alumnae club and installed the officers at a holiday luncheon. We have delegates in both the Alumnae Panhellenic of Lee County and the Greater Naples Alumnae Panhellenic, supporting both fundraisers. Twenty-five and 50-year members were honored at the 2010 IRD luncheon, as well as one 60-year member, Barbara Hart Appeldorn, Gamma Beta-Florida State University. Southwest Florida Alumnae Club collected Toys for Tots and donated to the diabetes walk at International Convention in Tampa last summer. Most of the events have involved visiting and getting to know each other, as new alumnae attend each time. We are actively seeking "snowbirds" to join us when you travel south for the winter. If you are in the area, please give one of the officers a call. We would love to invite you to our next event. -Mary Noon Kellner
Houston Alumnae Club We left Convention with inspiration to find a community service project that had
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purpose to our organization. This year we chose to volunteer at a water station at the American Diabetes Association Walk. This was a great event to see so many people working toward a common goal: finding a cure for diabetes. This year our theme was “Kiss Diabetes Away.” We handed out lip whistles to all of the walkers and runners. It was fun to see everyone “kissing” while they ran. We enjoyed this event so much that we are already talking about next year’s walk. -Marcie Key Payne
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The Glory of a
Second Chance From
her childhood adventures in the lake beside her grandparents’ cottage to her recreational workouts at the local YMCA, Lois Kivi Nochman, Alpha BetaUniversity of Michigan, has always had a special place in her heart for swimming.
later, at the 1988 YMCA Nationals, she won her first national title in the 100 fly.
Unfortunately, as a child of the Great Depression, Lois grew up in a time when athletic opportunities just didn’t exist for women. Without an outlet to cultivate her talent, swimming became simply a hobby for Lois. That is, until a chance encounter in 1987 jump-started her competitive swimming career at the age of 63.
As it turned out, Lois was more than just “good.” Since her first meet, she’s set 111 international records, 60 world records and has finished in the top ten of 949 individual competitions, 189 of which she took home the first place medal.
It was while exercising at the YMCA that Lois met a woman involved with the United States Masters Swimming (USMS) organization, which provides competitive swimming opportunities for adults over the age of 25. After noticing Lois’ talent in the pool, she casually asked if Lois would be interested in joining her team. “I said, ‘No, I don’t really see the point at my age.’ She went away but she came back after a while and said, ‘You know, our team needs you!’ Lois said. Unable to refuse, Lois signed up for a oneyear membership with USMS and competed in her first Masters meet. Just six months 18 quarterly winter 2011
“It turned out I was quite good. I was surprised. It had my interest so now I wanted to see how good I could be,” she said.
Then, on September 17, 2010, Lois was awarded one of her greatest accomplishments to date as she was inducted into the International Masters Swimming Hall of Fame. “I certainly never expected that when I started out! I didn’t really have any idea of going anywhere when I started swimming but I seemed to have reached the destination,” Lois said. “I am delighted.”
“I do feel [my induction in to the Hall of Fame] has been kind of a closure to my swimming career,” Lois said. “Of course, it makes one wonder if there had been swimming available when I was growing up how good I could have been. That is sort of a sore spot in my life.” Lois worked diligently to promote the passage and implementation of Title IX, a U.S. law enacted in 1972 which prohibited any education program or activity receiving federal funding from denying participation based on gender. “I’ve spent a lot of time arguing for women’s sports. People were saying that women didn’t participate in sports and I was saying, ‘But we never had a chance!’” she said.
Knowing women now have an equal opportunity to participate in sports is somewhat of a consolation, although Lois will always wonder where swimming may have taken her if she had been given a chance to pursue her talents earlier in life. Despite her late Now 86, Lois still competes in local meets but due to the failing health of her husband, start, she has earned a prestigious name for herself in the swimming realm and has travshe has scaled back her hours in the pool and limits her travel to the areas surround- eled the world for various global competitions. She is an inspiration to those who ing her home in the suburbs of Detroit, wish to pursue their dreams after retirement Michigan. It is quite the change from her and proof that age really is nothing previous training schedule of one hour a but a number. day, nearly five days a week.
sister spotlight
Katie
Meet Katie
Sullivan Romeo, Zeta Kappa-University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, has had the opportunity to serve two collegiate chapters in her role as a volunteer. But when her younger sister Brigid accepted a bid from Zeta Kappa Chapter, Katie says that she “wanted to be involved with Zeta Kappa Chapter to help create a positive experience for her [sister].” Now in her fifth year as Chapter Advisor, she says the collegians’ energy and enthusiasm is so inspiring. While Katie has helped the members of Zeta Kappa Chapter make some tough decisions, she says she “encourages them to make a positive impact on the world around them, using the Purpose as a guide to being great women.” During the 2009-2010 school year, Katie received the exciting news that she was expecting her first child. Katie’s commitment was evident as she continued making the two hour drive throughout her pregnancy to attend Executive Council meetings in order to support Zeta Kappa Chapter. “There have been times where it has truly been an uphill climb…they truly inspire me, give me energy and make my heart smile,” Katie said. “There is something truly special about getting to be even the smallest part of these women’s lives at such a significant time,” Katie said. “They have flipped my life upside down and I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
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pearls of wisdom
KNOW HOW TO:
Stay Connected to
Alpha Gamma Delta Want to stay connected to the Fraternity but aren’t sure where to start? There are countless ways to maintain your connection with Alpha Gamma Delta after graduation and these opportunities vary in time and commitment. It can be as simple as notifying the Fraternity of an e-mail change to as involved as being a Chapter Advisor.
1. Let us
know if you have recently graduated, moved or changed your name! To continue receiving the Quarterly and other important information from the Fraternity, you must update your information with Alpha Gamma Delta, including new e-mail addresses. Update your information now online.
2. Check out
the alumnae group directory. There are nearly 200 alumnae groups spread out across the continent to provide an outlet to stay active in Alpha Gamma Delta. No alumnae group in your area? Start one!
3. Apply to
be a part of the Volunteer Service Team or volunteer for the Sisters With Available Time and Talent (SWATT) program. E-mail Lisa Straiton Williams to find out what positions are available.
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4. Help the
Fraternity locate lost sisters. Currently, more than 33,000 are considered lost in our database, meaning Alpha Gamma Delta has been alerted that their contact information is no longer correct by the postal service. Browse through these chapter lists and help Alpha Gamma Delta reconnect with these 33,000 sisters!
5. Join the
Alpha Gamma Delta networks on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. These social networks are important tools for the Fraternity to disseminate news to members and provide a unique way for members to connect with each other.
chapter grand
chapter grand
Alpha – Syracuse University Betty Matthews Charlton '45 Helen Lamphere Phillips '28 Florence Schmitt Schmidt '35
Phi – Oregon State University Kathryn Kerrick Dille '49 Barbara Soule Long '38 Maxine Jewell Stephen '35
Beta – University of Wisconsin Helen Jones Anderson '45 Joan Silverness Haggerty '44
Chi – Michigan State University Nancy Botts Hunt '54 Nancy Wesch Rhen '61
Delta – University of Minnesota Lorraine O’Donnell Doyle '34
Alpha Alpha – University of Buffalo (The State Univ. of New York) Lois Scull Ploss '44
Epsilon – University of Kentucky Willa Wilson Crafton '49
Alpha Beta – University of Michigan Ann Andrews Plast '41
Zeta – Ohio University Miriam Garn McKeown '42 Margaret Sayles Purcell '45
Alpha Gamma – University of Cincinnati Lois Hamilton Terrill '35
Eta – DePauw Universityy Rachel Waltz Heath '38 Virginia Jacoby Stooker '43
Alpha Delta – Ohio Wesleyan University Betsy Conner Coons '38 Mary Powers '44
Kappa – Allegheny College Valerie Dipipi Brown '57 Joanne Banyard Mitchell '50
Alpha Epsilon – Westminster College Norma Marden Morton '39
Iota – University of Washington Alma Reddekopp Grevstad '35 Venette Parker Snowden '53 Lambda – Northwestern University Gladys Hainz Crawford '33 Xi – Illinois Wesleyan University Nancy Lutz Hillquist '61 Helen Wynkoop Royer '35 Omicron – University of California, Berkeley Eleanor Collins Scannell '54 Muriel Monroe Waring '22 Rho – Iowa State University Marguerite Jansky Froscher '45 Upsilon – University of Oklahoma Kathryn Wendel Case '56 Eleanor Cline Combs '55
Alpha Theta – Hunter College Florence Doering Laheney '49 Alpha Iota – Baldwin-Wallace College Phyllis Underwood Petrosino '40 Amy Penner Stroud '48 Alpha Mu – Pennsylvania State University Nancy Leiblic Fitzgerald '57 Sharon Hughes Garro '67 Alpha Omicron – West Virginia Wesleyan College Carole McCauley Montoya '63 Alpha Upsilon – Central Michigan University Ruth Richardson Edelman '59 Beta Beta – North Dakota State University Thea Schurr Engstrom '37 Irene Hudson Peterson '30
Beta Gamma – University of Manitoba Irene Fieldhouse Dailey '32 Beta Delta – Indiana University Pamela Mauk Wirkki '67 Beta Iota – Eastern Illinois University Janet Norberg '65 Donna Phillips '61
Delta Alpha – University of Southern California Frances Smith Mason '27 Harriet Briggs Murtaugh '49 Marilyn Blank Stenquist '48
Delta Epsilon – University of California/Los Angeles Caroline Phillips Arnold '56 Beverly Hawley '56 Marjorie Midlemiss Luke '40 Karen Anderson Olafson '76 Jane Smithwick Price '40
Beta Xi – Purdue University Mary Klein Hentschel '68 Denise Howarth '72
Delta Delta – University of Oregon Valdys Wood Farris '35
Gamma Beta – Florida State University Betty Jo McAteer Bauer '44 Janet Rogers Connelly '43 Julia Harrison Davidson '36 Dorothy Miller Gregory '46 Kathleen Baker Swallows '68 Carolyn Hicks Terry '65
Epsilon Alpha – University of Missouri Mettelee Breckenridge '36 Betty Ream Brock '36 Penelope Elrod Stevens '69 Zona Mullens Hohengarten '39 Marilyn Maxwell '46 Doris Meatte Pikey '57
Gamma Gamma – Queens University of Charlotte Marie Wilkinson Brietz '32 Martha “Sue” Simmons Holder '35 Doris Moore Maxwell '45
Epsilon Gamma – University of Denver Betty Hansen Bloom '41
Gamma Delta – Auburn University Eliza “Ann” Turner Blackburn '43 Betty McCaskill Francisco '49 Margie Burford Lipscomb '43 Marguerite Sherlock '42 Gamma Epsilon – University of North Carolina Patricia Chandler Hannah '49 Ann Underwood Potts '53 Ginger Currin Thompson '54 Gamma Zeta – University of Memphis Kathryn Tipton Dickinson '56 Shirley France '48 Glenda Houston Hughes '68 Nancy Madison Logan '62
Epsilon Eta – Texas Christian University Thelmarie Meyer Holbrook '62 Patricia Trammell Swanson '55 Epsilon Epsilon – William Jewell College Mary Conant Rose '52 Epsilon Zeta – Arkansas State University Doris Allen Lynn '51 Zeta Upsilon – Northern Michigan University Marnie Parkinen '94
Gamma Omicron – Eastern Kentucky University Kathleen McCallum Smith '68 Gamma Tau – University of West Georgia Mary Murphy Oxendine '77
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foundation
The Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation
2010-2011 Scholars Congratulations to our 2010-11 AGD Foundation Scholarship recipients. Recipients are selected by the Scholarship Committee on the basis of applicants’ academic records, financial need and participation in chapter, campus and community activities.
Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation General Scholarship Awards Thanks to the generosity of sisters and friends, the Foundation awarded 49 General Scholarships to outstanding Alpha Gamma Deltas. As the need for scholarships increases, we need your help! Unrestricted donations to the Foundation’s Annual Fund provide General Scholarships, grants to our Fraternity, assistance to sisters with emergency needs and much more. Please help us provide the support needed by our sisters. Donate today.
Alicia B. Adams Gamma Beta-Florida State University Major: Accounting
Rachel E. Arbogast Gamma Beta-Florida State University Pursuing: Master of Consumer Affairs at Auburn University
Jennifer L. Brown Gamma OmicronEastern Kentucky University Pursuing: Master of Education at Loyola University
Sara Allen Theta Beta-Auburn University at Montgomery Major: Nursing
Samantha L. Beitzel Epsilon LambdaUniversity of Central Missouri Pursuing: Master of Speech-Language Pathology at Florida State University
Dena C. Calabrese Delta Beta-Washington State University Pursuing: Doctor of Psychology at Seattle Pacific University
Diane Howe Ander Beta Iota-Eastern Illinois University Pursuing: Master of Curriculum & Instruction at Concordia University
Kirsten Brinlee Bishop Upsilon-University of Oklahoma Pursuing: Master of Public Administration at University of North Texas
Allison Cavenaugh Theta Mu-University of North Carolina at Wilmington Pursuing: Master of Pediatric Dentistry at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Erin Cheng Gamma OmegaUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham Major: Nuclear Medicine
Melissa Eppolito-Kelly Alpha OmegaDuquesne University Major: Education
Sara Wright Jordan Gamma Zeta-University of Memphis Pursuing: Master of Speech-Language Pathology at University of Memphis
Pernille H. Christensen Theta Theta-Mississippi State University Pursuing: Doctor of Planning, Design & the Built Environment at Clemson University
Irene K. Fernando Delta-University of Minnesota Pursuing: Master of Education at University of Minnesota
Michelle E. Kenney Gamma OmicronEastern Kentucky University Pursuing: Master of Public Health at University of Alabama at Birmingham
Alana Cook Delta Zeta-University of British Columbia Pursuing: Doctor of Psychology at Simon Fraser University
Haley K. Gilbert Beta Iota-Eastern Illinois University Major: Communication Disorders
Miyukiko K. Kostelny Epsilon LambdaUniversity of Central Missouri Major: Aviation Technology & Science
Katherine R. Dale Theta UpsilonGeorgetown College Pursuing: Master of Communication at Georgetown University
Danielle M. Gissinger Alpha OmegaDuquesne University Pursuing: Doctor of Psychology at State University at Buffalo (The State University of New York)
Paula F. Martins Tau-University of Toronto Pursuing: Master of Nursing at University of Toronto
Katelyn Delaney Beta Alpha-Nebraska Wesleyan University Major: Business and Sociology
Amanda E. Graves Mu-Brenau University Pursuing: Master of Library and Information Science at Valdosta State University
Olivia G. Masser Theta Zeta-RandolphMacon College Major: Art History
Alison J. Dubach Gamma Psi-University of North Alabama Major: Secondary Education
Natalia Herrera Delta Xi Chapter Scholarship Delta Xi-Arizona State University Major: Secondary Education
Elinor S. McCutchen Gamma Zeta-University of Memphis Major: Accounting
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foundation Jessica L. McPherrin Alpha Sigma-Indiana University of Pennsylvania Pursuing: Master of Higher Education Student Affairs at Florida State University
Cate Obert-Thorn Alpha OmegaDuquesne University Major: Music Education
Sarah A. Selby Zeta OmicronKettering University Major: Mechanical Engineering
Katie L. McQueen Gamma IotaMercer University Pursuing: Doctor of Medicine at University of Alabama
Amanda J. Olson Beta Beta-North Dakota State University Pursuing: Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine at Des Moines University
Julie G. Singleton Mu-Brenau University Major: Nursing
Laura Beck Mest Theta Beta-Auburn University at Montgomery Pursuing: Juris Doctor at Faulkner University
April Atkinson Perry Epsilon Nu-University of Central Oklahoma Pursuing: Doctor of Education at University of Canterbury
Christian N. Smith Theta Epsilon-University of South Alabama Pursuing: Master of Public Administration at University of South Alabama
Cassandra A. Milke Delta Sigma-University of Hawaii at Manoa Pursuing: Master of Education at Walden University
Maria N. Procopio Zeta Tau-Seton Hall University Major: Graphic Design
Patricia A. Smith Alpha Omicron-West Virginia Wesleyan College Pursuing: Juris Doctor at North Carolina Central University
Shannon Munsie Delta Zeta-University of British Columbia Pursuing: Doctor of Dental Medicine at University of Western Ontario
Katie L. Rast Theta Pi-Lambuth University Pursuing: Master of Business Administration at Union University
Jamie L. Stiller Gamma OmicronEastern Kentucky University Pursuing: Master of Public Health at University of Alabama at Birmingham
Allison Ng Zeta Omega Chapter Scholarship Zeta Omega-University of Ontario Institute of Technology Major: Mathematics
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Ellen K. Regennitter Alpha Lambda-The Ohio State University Pursuing: Master of Business Administration at Dartmouth College
Corinne O'Connell Thielges Beta Beta-North Dakota State University Pursuing: Master of Education Curriculum & Instruction at St. Catherine University
Ashley Grys Whitaker Epsilon Epsilon-William Jewell College Pursuing: Master of Divinity at Iliff School of Theology
Tea E. Toplak Delta Pi-San Francisco State University Major: Theatre Arts
Courtney Wilhelm Beta Omicron-Illinois State University Major: History Education
Krysta Rexrode Wolfe Alpha Omicron-West Virginia Wesleyan College Pursuing: Master of Divinity at Vanderbilt University
Endowed Scholarship Awards The following women are recipients of scholarships provided through the Foundation’s endowment fund program. Thanks to the generosity of our many loyal members, chapters, clubs, family and friends, over 120 endowed funds will provide educational support to our members for generations to come. Endowed scholarship awards are listed in alphabetical order by scholarship name. If you would like to know more about endowing a scholarship fund, please contact Julie Waitman Cretin, Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation Executive Director, by phone at 317-879-9328 or by e-mail at jcretin@alphagammadeltafoundation.org.
Hillary J. Philip Adelaine Cheney McMurray Scholarship Iota-University of Washington Pursuing: Doctor of Physical Therapy at Washington University
Brittany Balandis Barbara Caldwell Memorial Scholarship Zeta-Ohio University Major: Public Relations
Rachel L. Anderson Barbara Drummond Thorne Scholarship Gamma Delta-Auburn University Major: Elementary Education
Kelli L. McCarrell Alpha Beta Past Grand Council Members Scholarship Alpha Beta-University of Michigan Pursuing: Doctor of Medicine at Nova Southeastern University
Morgan Wright Barbara Caldwell Memorial Scholarship Zeta-Ohio University Major: Early Childhood Education
Megan H. Bishop Barbara Feurer Freise Dallas Alumnae Scholarship Epsilon Psi-University of Texas at Dallas Major: Art & Performance
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foundation Michelle M. Abruzzo Barbara Feurer Freise Memorial Scholarship Sigma-University of Illinois Major: Psychology
Rebecca L. Siegel Calvin and Marian Newell Memorial Scholarship Zeta Sigma-Northwood University Major: Finance Management
Hannah Morgan Gamma Phi Memorial Scholarship Gamma Phi-Georgia Institute of Technology Major: Biology
Danielle D. Phillips Barbara Feurer Freise Memorial Scholarship Sigma-University of Illinois Major: Biology
Katherine Williams Crowley Chicago Northwest Suburban Alumnae Club Scholarship Beta Delta-Indiana University Pursuing: Master of Library Science at Dominican University
Jenni N. Parrent Gamma Xi Chapter Scholarship Gamma Xi-Murray State University Major: Agriculture Business
Colleen M. Ennes Barbara Henderson Miller Scholarship Beta Tau-Ball State University Pursuing: Master of Speech Pathology at Florida State University
Kristin T. Timken Cindy Devereaux Memorial Scholarship Beta Eta-Southern Illinois University Pursuing: Master of Human Nutrition/ Dietetics at Southern Illinois University
Elizabeth Casci Harriett Fox Grant Scholarship Zeta Omicron-Kettering University Major: Chemical Engineering
Jennifer M. Glass Barbara Henderson Miller Scholarship Gamma Xi-Murray State University Pursuing: Master of Occupational Therapy at Spalding University
Morenike A. Oshin Dee Ann Elliott Woodall Scholarship Upsilon-University of Oklahoma Major: Psychology & Pre-Medicine
Emily A. Dimet Harriett Fox Grant Scholarship Zeta Sigma-Northwood University Major: Economics
Alyssa Artz Beta Beta Scholarship Beta Beta-North Dakota State University Major: Psychology & Child Development
Paige M. Yamamoto Delta Sigma Hawaii Scholarship Delta Sigma-University of Hawaii at Manoa Major: Elementary Education
Jessica M. Davis Hillary Fitzhugh Scholarship Alpha Omega-Duquesne University Major: Elementary Education
Jenna L. Witte Beta Xi Scholarship Beta Xi-Purdue University Major: Biology
Janet V. Stover DuPage Area Alumnae Club Scholarship Beta Omicron-Illinois State University Major: Education
Arielle L. Green Jean Lehl Koziara Scholarship Zeta Beta-Lehigh University Pursuing: Master of Social Work at New York University
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Erin Lottman John and Betty Yeoman Briffett Scholarship OmegaUniversity of Akron Major: Operations & Human Resources Management
Alyson B. Chester Michelle Flake Morgan Scholarship Gamma Tau-University of West Georgia Major: Graphic Design
Shannon L. O'Nale Margaret Uhl Burrows Scholarship Epsilon Zeta-Arkansas State University Major: Radio & TV Broadcasting
Jordan Gallivan Patricia Houck Holvick Scholarship Iota-University of Washington Major: Pre-Nursing
Kathryn Trowitch Marie Ann Schlemmer Hill Scholarship Xi-Illinois Wesleyan University Major: Accounting
Megan Grasty Sarah Geraldine and Rufus Preston Payne Scholarship Delta Iota-California State University, Chico Major: Journalism and Public Relations
Charlotte L. Forstall Sir Harry Polche Scholarship Theta Zeta-RandolphMacon College Pursuing: Master of Art History at George Mason University
Kristen K. Blakely Rosalie Chuma Polche Scholarship Epsilon Psi-University of Texas at Dallas Pursuing: Juris Doctor at Baylor University
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Spot a Squirrel!
Coming Soon... In celebration of Founders Day on May 30, the Spring 2011 Quarterly will take us back to the very beginning of Alpha Gamma Delta. What happened in the days leading up to our Founding? What was going on at Syracuse University and in the world in 1904? What significant milestones has Alpha Gamma Delta achieved since then? The Spring 2011
Quarterly will answer those questions and more, while sharing precious collections from the archives. As always, the Quarterly staff wants to hear from you! Please send any stories, information or ideas to quarterly@
Pictured from left to right: Sara Miller, Kelly Voigtmann, Sarah Clark and Diana Dames of Epsilon Omega-Truman State University spotted stuffed squirrels while taking a trip to Santa Claus, Indiana.
alphagammadelta.org. Thank you for sharing!
Visiting a restaurant and see a squirrel figurine? Take a photo! On vacation and spot a squirrel stuffed animal? Take a photo! Make sure the photograph is high resolution and only contains Alpha Gam sisters. More information is available online at www.alphagammadelta.org/ NewsAndEvents/theQuarterly.html.
International Badge Day The 26 member organizations of the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) will celebrate International Badge Day on Monday, March 7. Wear your Alpha Gamma Delta Badge with pride! 28 quarterly winter 2011
Alpha Gam Word Scramble Unscramble the words below using the clues from this issue of the magazine! Click on the word list to complete the puzzle online. Answers are posted at www.alphagammadelta.org/NewsAndEvents/ theQuarterly.html. 1. etreamcmmoo ________________________ (Part of the theme for the National Panhellenic Conference’s (NPC) annual meeting.) 2. gdyhomoeotl ________________________ (Release Figures ___________.) 3. yefuarrb ________________________ (Month of the Scholar.) 4. itnnarotnlaie edabg yda ________________________ (Celebrated on March 7, 2011.) 5. ialdpinonias ________________________ (Location of 2011 The Leadership Conference.) 6. scauysre ________________________ (Home of Alpha Chapter.) 7. atahgnaisfn ________________________ (Delta Rho Chapter-Sonoma State University sent care packages to soldiers in this country.) 8. tisgf fo eohp ________________________ (Twin Cities Alumnae Chapter raised $300 for this local charity.) 9. dtale poulins ________________________ (Boise State University chapter.)
Our Directory International Headquarters Executive Director, Stephannie Sack Bailey 8701 Founders Road Indianapolis, IN 46268 317-872-2655 info@alphagammadelta.org Office Hours - 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. EDT Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation Executive Director, Julie Waitman Cretin 3905 Vincennes Road, Suite 105 Indianapolis, IN 46268 317-879-9328 foundation@alphagammadelta.org Office Hours - 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. EDT The Leadership InstituteWomen with Purpose, Inc. Executive Director, Erin Correa 3815 River Crossing Parkway, Suite 100 Indianapolis, IN 46240 888-854-9971 info@theleadershipinstitute-wwp.org Office Hours - 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. EDT International Council International President Jackie Brannon Stutts ip@vst.alphagammadelta.org International Vice President-Alumnae Mary Beth Dulcey Morabito ivpa@vst.alphagammadelta.org International Vice President-Collegians Lisa Adams Matthews ivpc@vst.alphagammadelta.org
10. teh hrwose srhti ________________________ (Lisa Crites’, Gamma Xi-Murray State University, mastectomy garment.)
International Vice President-Membership Marie Ford Palmer ivpm@vst.alphagammadelta.org
11. airnegrs ________________________ (Jewelry delivered to women with cancer through Ears to You.)
International Vice President-Extension Sheila Kelley Sola ivpe@vst.alphagammadelta.org
12. rptceoj sinsesgbl ________________________ (Psi Chapter-University of Alabama volunteered with this organization to help underprivileged homeowners make much-needed repairs to their homes.)
International Vice President-Finance Anne Loring Eiler ivpf@vst.alphagammadelta.org
13. tiolianannter saetsmr mgnwimsi ________________________ (Lois Kivi Nochman, Alpha Beta-University of Michigan, was inducted into this Hall of Fame.)
International Vice PresidentPanhellenic Affairs Rie Gerah Hoehner ivppa@vst.alphagammadelta.org
14. eth amgma expereenci ________________________ (Alpha Gamma Delta’s new education program primarily for initiated sophomores and juniors.) 15. pacreth esbwseit ________________________ (OmegaFi is providing these new resources for collegiate chapters.) 16. lcrtsaie fo anoniproticor ________________________ (International President Jackie Brannon Stutts presented Alpha Chapter-Syracuse University with a framed and matted copy of this.) 17. solt isssetr ________________________ (There are over 33,000 of these in our database.) 18. stprahnprei ________________________ (Alpha Gamma Delta Fraternity, the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation and The Leadership Institute— Women with Purpose met for this meeting in November.) 19. aky yevi ________________________ (Alabama’s newly installed Lieutenant Governor and Gamma Delta-Auburn University alumna.) 20. mpuplnsete ________________________ (Sisters Income _________ Grant.)
Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation Trustees President Benita Wilson Dick Benita@airmail.net Vice President Debbie Douglass Roth ddragd@sbcglobal.net Secretary Peggy Kuebler Field pfield3311@sbcglobal.net Treasurer Patricia Tulley Riddiford Riddi4d@aol.com Jackie Brannon Stutts ip@vst.alphagammadelta.org Gail Calkins Duree gduree@duree.com Deborah Schmidt Eschenbacher Deborah@esch-associates.com www.alphagammadelta.org 29
ALUMNAE DUES “ALPHA GAMMA DELTA BELONGS TO YOU. WHERE SHE SHALL STAND AT THE END OF ANOTHER DECADE IS YOUR
RESPONSIBILITY.
KNOWING HER ACHIEVEMENTS AND HER IDEALS YOU CANNOT FAIL TO
GIVE HER YOUR BEST, TAKING HER BEST IN RETURN.” – LOUISE LEONARD, PAST GRAND PRESIDENT
It couldn’t be said any better. Alpha Gamma Delta genuinely belongs to you and it’s with you that Alpha Gam continues to prosper. Just in this past year, Alumnae Dues supported the exceptional success of our colonization at Boise State University and the recolonization of our Alpha Chapter at Syracuse. In addition, the Fraternity launched the innovative Alpha Gamma Delta Experience website, the portal to our comprehensive member development program. Your $40 contribution makes a true impact, driving the Fraternity toward a future of growth and innovation. YOU CAN PAY YOUR ALUMNAE DUES IN TWO WAYS: 1. Online
2. By Mail Send a $40 Check to: Alpha Gamma Delta Fraternity 8701 Founders Road Indianapolis, IN 46268
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ALUMNAE DUES PROGRAM.