The Quill of Alpha Xi Delta - Fall/Winter 2015 by Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity

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ASTRONAUTS. DOCTORS. REPORTERS. DESIGNERS

BAKERS. SCHOLARS. DENTISTS. ATHLETES Chapter house renovations at MOTHERS. ENTREPRENEURS. PARK RANGERS The history behind our Quill Cornell and New Hampshire

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RESEARCHERS. PERSONAL TRAINERS. ANALYSTS

ARTISTS. BROADCASTERS. CHEFS. WRITERS

President’s Letter

Educational Leadership Consultant Zoë King with National President Michele Evink during a visit to Wittenberg University in October. Alpha Xi Delta was selected to make a formal presentation to Wittenberg University in hopes to bring our Zeta Chapter back to their campus.

Thoughts from Michele

he topic of this issue’s Q&A was, “What are you thankful for?” As Alpha Xi Deltas, we have much to be thankful for in our membership. There are many exciting, new things happening that will impact our membership for generations to come. This winter, we will celebrate two chapters’ centennial anniversaries. The Phi Chapter at Albion College will celebrate its 100th anniversary on December 3, 2015, and the Psi Chapter at The Ohio State University will celebrate on January 14, 2016. I am so thankful that these chapters have provided a place for multiple generations of women to call home for 100 years. On the flip side, we welcomed two new colonies into our Sisterhood this fall at Texas Tech University, located in Lubbock Texas, and Kennesaw State University, located near Atlanta, Georgia. To see the smiling

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faces of excited new members on bid day was thrilling, and I am thankful for the hard work by our volunteers and Fraternity staff who helped successfully establish these two colonies. I know our soon-to-be official chapters at Texas Tech University and Kennesaw State University will provide a comforting home away from home for our Sisters for years to come, much like our seasoned Phi and Psi Chapters. While we’re on the topic of thankfulness, I would like to extend a sincere thank you to all our alumnae who completed the alumnae survey this past summer. More than 4,700 Sisters shared their feedback with us, and we look forward to utilizing the results of this survey to develop future opportunities and programming for our alumnae Sisters. In the survey, 78% of participants responded that they developed leadership skills through membership in Alpha Xi Delta. Our vision to inspire

women to realize their potential is coming to life every day. On pages 20-27, you can read more about how some Sisters are realizing their potential through inspiring internships and career choices. I also invite you to check out the Autism Awareness Month information on pages 36-38. With so many people affected by autism, our partnership with Autism Speaks is especially meaningful at this time for our Sisters, families and friends. Please take time out of your busy schedule this April to support Autism Speaks and help improve the lives of children and families affected by autism spectrum disorders. Fraternally,

Michele Herbst Evink National President

Colorful Changes at Cornell and New Hampshire | The Alpha Beta and

Tau Chapters received well-deserved upgrades this past summer.

The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword | Educate yourself on proper Quill etiquette and learn the history of our badge as we gear up for International Badge Day.

Realize Your Potential | Read about Sistersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; journeys as they realize their potential through internships and their careers.

Supporting Autism Speaks | Mark your calendars for April, Autism Awareness Month.

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Letters to the Editor

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Trending?

13 Alumnae Survey Recap

62 Member News 69 Chapter Eternal

18 Tales from the Road 6 Q&A

70 From the Archives

Connect with us!

Join the conversation with Sisters and keep up to date with the Fraternity by following us on our social media channels.

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Connections

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Letters To The Editor

The Quill of Alpha Xi Delta is published three times per year in spring, summer and fall/winter by Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity.® POSTMASTER: Send address changes to THE QUILL OF ALPHA XI DELTA, 8702 Founders Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268 Volume 112/Issue 3 Copyright 2015 by Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity; all rights reserved. Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity 8702 Founders Road Indianapolis, IN 46268 317.872.3500 www.alphaxidelta.org fhq@alphaxidelta.org Submission Deadlines Fall/Winter issue – September 6 Spring issue – January 23 Summer issue – June 1 Submission Procedures Text and photographs may be emailed to the Editor or to the Fraternity Headquarters address listed above. Photographs submitted become the property of the Fraternity. Digital images must be taken using the highest settings on a camera that’s at least 3.2 megapixels.

To Whom It May Concern,

Director of Communications and Marketing Lauren Blankenbaker Felts, Indiana ’03

You can imagine my surprise at getting to the last page of the current issue of The Quill and finding my own face staring back at me! Since the three collegians in the “From the Archives” picture with Mary Burt Brooks Nash are not identified I’m assuming you don’t know who we are so I thought I’d let you know. Seated on the left is Sue Heinzel and behind her is Jean Morris. (I have moved so many times I have lost track of their married names and addresses!) I’m standing on the right and it was my distinct privilege to serve on the nominating committee that selected Mrs. Nash and then to also give her nominating speech at the Convention. At that time I was the president of the Alpha Theta Chapter, Jean was treasurer and Sue was Membership Vice President. Now we are all members of Order of the Pearl. How time has flown by!

Communications Coordinator Jenna Lanzetta, Western Michigan ’12

Xi love to all at National Headquarters,

Address/Name Changes Visit www.alphaxidelta.org or mail changes to 8702 Founders Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46268. National Executive Director Elysia Balster Gallivan, South Dakota ’93

National Council 2015-2017 National President Michele Herbst Evink, South Dakota State ’86 National Vice Presidents Gretchen Balling DiMarco, Syracuse ’96 Rebekah Fenstermaker Druetzler, Purdue ’79 Andrea Fouberg, South Dakota State ’95 Micaela Isler, Texas ’91 Fatima Johnson, UNC Asheville ’95 Suzanne Cantando Kirschbaum, UNC Asheville ’92 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.

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what’s trending now Extension update Alpha Xi Delta is proud to announce successful colonizations at Texas Tech University (TTU) and Kennesaw State University (KSU)! Alpha Xi Delta is the 12th NPC sorority to join TTU’s campus and the 7th to join KSU.

individual members and chapters to high standards of academic excellence, cooperation with universities, personal integrity, health and safety of members, leadership development and community service.

Month of the Scholar We’re on Tumblr! Check us out on Tumblr at alphaxidelta.tumblr.com. We’re showcasing some of our favorite chapter recruitment and philanthropy photos. Not sure what Tumblr is? It’s a social networking website that allows users to post multimedia and other content to a short-form blog. Users can follow other users’ blogs, as well as make their blogs private.

NPC Appoints New Chairman The National Panhellenic Conference Annual Meeting was held October 22-24, 2015 in Irving, Texas. During this meeting, Donna Crain King of Sigma Kappa was installed as NPC Chairman for 2015-17 biennium. The National Panhellenic Conference, founded in 1902, is an umbrella organization for 26 national and international women’s fraternities and sororities. As the premier advocacy and support organization for college and alumnae Panhellenics, NPC promotes the value of its member groups in collaboration with members, campuses and communities. NPC holds

The National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) recognizes February as the Month of the Scholar, and all NPC member groups, as well as College Panhellenics and Alumnae Panhellenic groups, are encouraged to promote academic achievement and reward academic excellence during this time. Here are our top three ideas for you to inspire and remind Alpha Xi Delta members about academic excellence: 1. Invite women who made the dean’s list this past term to a scholarship dessert. Each woman can bring a faculty member who inspired her to achieve her outstanding GPA. 2. Organize a stress and time management workshop or other academic workshop. 3. Sponsor a faculty appreciation meal in February. Members and officers invite their favorite professors and everyone participates in discussions about good study habits and tips for academic success. However you celebrate, remember the Panhellenic Creed, “We as undergraduate members of women’s fraternities stand for good scholarship...”

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Q&A

I am thankful, that after many years, my chapter Sisters and I have found each other. We have begun the tradition of reuniting once a year as a group AND individually throughout the country! We have a private Facebook page where we share news, photos and more. Some of our Sisters who we shared life with at Slippery Rock will be coming up on 50 years of Sisterhood. Thank you, Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity! - Franci Davidson, Slippery Rock ’68

children, husbands, grandchildren, etc. These are all people whom I wouldn’t have ever met if not for Alpha Xi Delta. - Maureen Turner, New Orleans ’76

I am thankful for the gift of LIFE. One year ago, I was diagnosed with Stage IV colorectal cancer, and who has supported me the most? My Beta Lambda Sisters! I am still fighting after 20 chemotherapy treatments and two back to back five hour surgeries. - Stacy Hurt, Penn State ’91

hat are you W thankful for?

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I am thankful for Alpha Xi Delta’s philanthropy, Autism Speaks. My son, 3 1/2 years old, was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder about eight months ago. Without the knowledge, experience, patience and compassion that Alpha Xi Delta taught me regarding Sisterhood and autism, I would not have been able to manage and deal with all that this craXi journey has had and continues to bring us through! - Shannyn Bachman, Mount Union ’05

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I am thankful for the family that Alpha Xi Delta has given me. It extends beyond my initiated Sisters to their 6 the

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I am most thankful for my Epsilon Tau Sisters. We had so much fun attending a mini retreat at Grand Lake, Oklahoma, in the 1960s. These friendships do indeed last a lifetime. Thank you, Alpha Xi Delta. - Alice Blizzard, Central Missouri State ’69

I am most thankful for being part of an organization that has challenged me to grow mentally, professionally and personally. This development has come through being an active Sister and a dedicated volunteer for six years. - Melanie Holwood, West Chester ’04

Connections

Reconnecting after 48 YEARS Sisterhood doesn’t die even though years may come in the way. If there is a Sister or even a friend you’d like to catch up with, do it. You will never regret it.

Forty-eight years ago my “big sis”, Carole Eberle, graduated from Northern Michigan University and the Delta Delta Chapter and went on to a teaching career. I graduated the following year and moved to California. She had been a great big sis, and it was so neat that we even shared the same first name, spelled the same way. Fast forward to 2010 - my husband had recently passed away, and I was going through an old photo album. Yes, the kind with actual pictures. I came across her wedding announcement, which included her husband’s first and last names and middle initial. I mentioned it to some friends, and they said to try to locate her using her husband’s info. It took all of about five minutes to come up with a likely phone number. I picked up the phone, a female answered and I asked if she had graduated from Northern Michigan University and was an Alpha Xi, and identified myself. Her excitement came through the phone, and we talked and talked, catching up on each other’s lives. We kept in touch over the next few years. In 2014, when I headed to my 50th high school reunion, I asked if we could meet. I flew into Green Bay, Wisconsin, and she drove there from the Chicago area. I’ll never forget getting off the plane to see someone I hadn’t seen in 47 years. All Xi Boutique, our official store, offers a trepidation melted away, and we spent a great evening and next variety of merchandise for you to show day with before I headed my find reunion and she youreach Alphaother Xi Delta pride. If youtocan’t headed home. what you’re looking for, we also offer custom Sisterhood doesn’t die evenprices. though may come in the group orders at affordable Byyears shopping way. at If Xi there is a Sister even aAlpha friendXiyou’d Boutique, you or support Deltalike to catch up with,and do it. You regrettoit.provide more give uswill the never opportunity programming and educational opportunities to our Sisters. Shop online at www.xiboutique. – Carole Christensen Smith, Northern Michigan ’64 com or call us at 317.608.3379.

Top: Pictured are Carole Eberle in the center and Carole Christensen on right in 1967. Bottom: Carole Eberle (left) and Carole Christensen (right) during their 2014 reunion.

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National Housing Corporation

NEW LOOKS IN THE NORTHEAST

This past summer the National Housing Corporation partnered with interior designer Linda Hartman to give the chapter facilities at Cornell University and the University of New Hampshire fresh, updated looks â&#x20AC;&#x201C; just in time for fall semester move-in.

Cornell Parlor before: The parlor room had beautiful features that were not being accented well by the current dĂŠcor. Cornell Parlor after: The gorgeous trim work around the fireplace beautifully stands out against the red walls and coordinating furniture.

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ALPHA BETA CHAPTER AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY A

Chapter room before: There were large pockets of empty space in the chapter room that did not maximize the potential for gathering space. Chapter room after: The new chapter room features several seating options to allow members to gather for meetings, studying and social purposes.

Dining room before: The dining room had ample space, but lacked a cohesive feel. Dining room after: The updated tables, light fixtures, fresh paint and window treatments give the dining room a sophisticated look and feel.

Library before: The library, located in the basement, needed a fresh look and seating options to allow Sisters to have a quiet place to study.

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Library after: The new look features multiple seating areas to accommodate chapter members, and the fresh coat of paint and new window treatments brightened up the space to give it a lighter feel.

TV room before: The former TV room was a great place for Sisters to socialize, but was not unified in design with the rest of the chapter home. TV room after: The TV room is now a light and bright space that coordinates well with the rest of the chapter home décor.

“The house is absolutely breathtaking! It’s classy, stylish, and super comfortable-- we couldn’t be happier. Since the remodeling, morale has improved dramatically in our chapter, and we’re looking forward to showing it all off during recruitment this spring. Thank you so much!” – Jackie Cornell, Alpha Beta Chapter President

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TAU CHAPTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE A

TV room before: The TV room was dark and felt cramped.

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TV room after: The bright paint color on the walls opens up the space to make it feel lighter and more inviting.

Living room before: The living room at Tau is spacious with a lot of options for seating, but the previous arrangement needed a fresh look. Living room after: The new furniture and window treatments tie in all the seating areas in the living room to create a consistent look.

Dining room before: The dining room needed an update to match the rest of the home’s renovations.

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Dining room after: Blue walls, updated tables and chairs and window treatments make the perfect setting for sharing meals with Sisters.

before “The new renovations got the Tau Chapter so excited

and enthusiastic about the new year, and everybody was so excited to show off the house for recruitment!” – Kelsey Judge, Tau Chapter President “I thought the new renovations were jaw dropping! The new updates were more fitting to our style and gave us more things to be excited about during recruitment.” - Andrea Levy, New Hampshire ’14

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Alumnae Survery

The Results Are In! From June 10 – July 17, 2015, more than 4,700 Sisters shared their Alpha Xi Delta story by participating in our alumnae survey. Women initiated between 1937 and 2015 from 201 different chapters participated. Alumnae under 35 years of age comprised 46 percent of the total response rate, and more than 30 percent of all responses were submitted in the first 48 hours after the survey went live! Alpha Xi Delta is incredibly thankful for the thoughtful feedback provided by our alumnae. In the coming months, we will utilize the survey results to develop future opportunities and programming for our alumnae membership. It was important for us to hear your feedback to assess the current state of our alumnae membership. Although your commitment to the Fraternity began as a new member, the benefits of membership are lifelong. Through the initial review of survey responses, we’ve discovered many alumnae are eager to learn how to get involved and give back to Alpha Xi Delta!

Many bold and talented women are Alpha Xi Delta Sisters. • 78 percent of participants responded that they have developed leadership skills through their membership. • For alumnae under 35 years of age, 53 percent indicated their membership helped them to develop their networking skills, and that those skills and relationships helped them to find job opportunities after college. The world is more connected today than ever with more than 364 million LinkedIn users and a shocking 1.49 billion monthly users accessing Facebook. It comes as no surprise our survey responses indicated an increasing percentage of alumnae women who are looking for networking opportunities, in addition to social and philanthropic opportunities.

WHAT WE LEARNED: 41.88% also responded

70% of alumnae shared their interest in hearing more about what their bold and talented Alpha Xi Delta Sisters are doing!

geographical restrictions are keeping them away, combined with 36.35% of Sisters who are unaware of available options to get involved. Many women indicated personal life events such as raising a family, caring for a parent, medical issues, or other things are keeping them busy.

45% of alumnae expressed interest in maintaining membership in or joining an alumnae association.

58% of young alumnae indicated

73% follow

they lack time because they are busy establishing their life and careers after college.

the Fraternity on social media channels.

65% of respondents indicated they plan to actively start or continue following the Fraternity’s communication.

54.4% of women identified time constraints as a factor that prohibits any or increased involvement with Alpha Xi Delta.

75% of all participants indicated they keep in regular contact with their Sisters. 22.51% reported they had been in contact with Sisters, but have fallen out of touch. Members are looking to make and sustain connections with their Sisters through Alpha Xi Delta!

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Survey Says!

Response Percent

Response Count

I plan to support or continue my support of the Alpha Xi Delta Foundation to ensure the success of the Fraternity inspiring women to realize their potential.

24.0%

900

I plan to support or continue my support of Be the Heart by paying national alumnae dues.

24.2%

907

I would be interested in learning about regional and national volunteer opportunities.

27.4%

1,026

I would like to volunteer in a local capacity with an alumnae association.

28.6%

1,070

I would like to volunteer in a local capacity with a college chapter.

29.6%

1,107

I plan to join or continue my membership in an alumnae association.

44.7%

1,673

I will actively follow or will continue to follow the Fraternity’s communication via enewsletters, social media, etc.

65.3%

2,445

Answered Question

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Sisters were asked to select five subject areas they are most interested in learning about through the Fraternity: Profiles of outstanding alumnae members

69.5%

Fraternity news 69.4% Fraternity history/archived photos

58.8%

Skipped Question

Many alumnae feel connected to the Fraternity and other Sisters simply by friending or following on various social media platforms. Alumnae indicated they are most indicated in seeing posts related to: • Chapter anniversaries and photos • Recruitment and new chapter information and photos

Leadership/Business Networking Opportunities (Mentoring, business etiquette tips, sister-owned businesses) 55.6%

• Information on new offerings from the Fraternity like programs and events

Profiles of outstanding collegiate members

51.1%

• Links and articles related to chapter activities

Current campus issues for collegiate women

49.8%

• Philanthropy updates and news

Autism Speaks updates

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WAYS YOU CAN GET

involved

JOIN AN ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION More than 95 alumnae associations provide networking and Sisterhood opportunities throughout 35 states and the District of Columbia. To find an alumnae association near you, visit alphaxidelta.org. For information on starting an alumnae association, contact fhq@alphaxidelta.org.

BE THE HEART Your yearly national alumnae dues payment of $20 will help fund: Alumnae programming; Alumnae support and cultivation; Special alumnae events and campaigns; Volunteer education

BE A VOLUNTEER Our volunteers are the backbone of our organization, and there is nothing more exciting than hearing from a Sister who wants to give back with her time and talents. There are a variety of volunteer roles within Alpha Xi Delta on a local, regional and national level. If you are interested in volunteering for Alpha Xi Delta, please fill out a Volunteer Interest Form on our website under the “members” link at the top.

REGISTER YOUR ROSE PETAL You can share your love of Alpha Xi Delta and become even closer to the legacies in your life by enrolling them in the Fraternity’s Rose Petals program, designed for our legacies ages 16 and younger. The registration form is on our website under the “members” link at the top.

and development; Alumnae awards and recognitions

ATTEND NATIONAL CONVENTION Held every two years, National Convention serves as the time for conducting national chapter business and provides an opportunity for interaction between alumnae and collegiate members. In 2017, join hundreds of Sisters at our 52nd National Convention in Chicago!

PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAMMING A Clear Vision of Life: The Wellbeing Program is an educational program for alumnae focused on the five elements of wellbeing: Career, Social, Physical and Community. The program asks alumnae members to participate in a variety of “challenges” throughout the year to increase their capacity in each of the five areas of wellbeing. Challenges can be accessed by visiting the Resource Center located in Exclusively Xi.

ACCESS EXCLUSIVELY XI Exclusively Xi is Alpha Xi Delta’s members-only portal that gives you instant access to find chapter Sisters, access resources relevant to alumnae membership, update your own Alpha Xi Delta profile and much more! Set up your account at alphaxidelta.org.

SUPPORT AUTISM SPEAKS Alpha Xi Delta has proudly raised more than $3,000,000 for our philanthropic partner. In July 2015, we announced Alpha Xi Delta will become the presenting sponsor for all Autism Speaks’ Walk events in 2016. For more information about our partnership with Autism Speaks, please email fhq@alphaxidelta.org or visit our website.

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Sisterhood FACE-OFF

As we wrapped up the alumnae survey, we began to think of all the generations who make up our alumnae Sisterhood. How different were the experiences our 20th century initiates had versus the experiences of our 21st century initiates? To satisfy our curiosity and to bridge across generations, we asked Sisters from the same initiating chapters about their Alpha Xi Delta experience, pop culture from their eras and everything in between.

MARIJEAN (MJ) K. WILLIAMS, INDIANA PENNSYLVANIA ’85 1. What was the theme of your bid day? I did not go through formal recruitment. I went to an open rush party after recruitment had ended and was offered a bid through that process. I really liked the women I met through various classes who happened to join Alpha Xi Delta. They were the ones that convinced me to attend an open rush party. 2. What songs did your chapter sing? Our chapter had a few favorites: “The Sisterhood of Women”, “Alpha Xi, Alpha Xi (Eidelweiss)”. My favorite has always been “Remember.”

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ERIN POPOVIC, INDIANA PENNSYLVANIA ’14 1. What was the theme of your bid day? Our most recent bid day theme was baseball! We wore jerseys and baseball hats with Alpha Xi Delta on them. 2. What songs did your chapter sing? Some of my favorite songs that my chapter sings would be “The Sisterhood of Women” and “Deep in my Heart.”

3. What is your favorite recruitment memory? I always liked the excitement and enthusiasm that came with recruitment. Meeting new people and discussing my experience in Alpha Xi Delta was always rewarding.

3. What is your favorite recruitment memory? My favorite recruitment memory was this fall when I was assigned to the same bump group as my twin. It was so amazing to be able to talk to potential new members about our chapter’s Sisterhood with her. The strong connection between my twin and I was definitely noticeable when we talked about how joining Alpha Xi Delta make us realize our true potential.

SUSAN SHIRING, MOUNT UNION ’61

CASSIDY OTT, MOUNT UNION ’13

1. Where did your chapter hold their formal? Our chapter held formals at the country club in town.

1. Where did your chapter hold their formal? We held our formal at the Walsh University banquet hall.

2. What was your favorite place on campus to hang out? My favorite place to hang out on campus was the local donut shop.

2. What was your favorite place on campus to hang out? The patio outside of our library; It is a nice, quiet place to get work done.

3. What was your favorite memory from your college years? My favorite memory would be being a part of the sorority. Since it was a small campus, there was not much to do and the sorority provided me with lots of social and academic opportunities. I love being part of the organization!

3. What was your favorite memory from your college years? My favorite memory has been getting to go to the D3 football national championship to cheer on Mount Union’s team with my Sister!

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KRISTEN FLORY, MICHIGAN STATE ‘92 1. What was your favorite college course? I was a zoology major and added interdisciplinary humanities as a second degree, so my favorites are a little all over the map. The ones that really stand out are Environmental Physiology (which was a look at how the physiology of animals/humans adapted to the environment they live in) and a humanities course that examined the benefits of the movie “Schindler’s List” (which came out that year) and whether or not it should be used as “the” text/movie to teach children about the Holocaust (instead of the “Diary of Anne Frank”). Both were really interesting, challenging and thought provoking. 2. What was one regrettable fashion choice you had during college? Pleated pants that tapered at the ankle. 3. How did you and your Sisters stay in touch over winter break? I lived in southern Virginia, so I was at least 12 hours away from my Sisters over break. Cell phones did not exist, nor did email, social media or any other digital communication. Winter break was too short for letters. So, when we did communicate it was over the land-line telephone. I drove home from Michigan to Virginia during winter break, and I do recall one of my Sisters making me about six mixed tapes to listen to during my drive.

JANICE WITTSCHIEBE, GEORGIA TECH ‘75

EMILY HOCH, MICHIGAN STATE ‘13 1. What was your favorite college course? My favorite course I have taken has been my interpersonal communication class because it taught me so much about myself as a person and about my relationships with other people. Taking that course has shaped how I communicate with my family members, friends and Sisters. 2. What was one regrettable fashion choice you had during college? I don’t personally have any regrettable fashion choices that are funny enough to share, but during recruitment, our recruitment secretary walked all the way across campus wearing a pair of Nike® shorts that were turned inside out, and she didn’t realize it until after she arrived to where we were holding recruitment. The funniest part is that she made multiple stops at Walgreens and the coffee shop without anyone telling her. 3. How do you and your Sisters stay in touch over winter break? My chapter does not have any issues with keeping in touch over breaks! We have the GroupMe app with all 172 of our Sisters, so there’s always a funny story being shared or advice being given. There’s never a dull moment, and it makes the time spent apart go by so much faster. We are all caught up with what is going on individually with our Sisters and with our chapter whenever we get back from a break, whether it’s one month or an entire summer.

LUCY MITCHELL, GEORGIA TECH ‘13

1. Who was president while you were an active member of Alpha Xi Delta? Two presidents served terms in office while I attended college, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter.

1. Who was president while you were an active member of Alpha Xi Delta? Barack Obama has served as president all throughout my collegiate experience.

2. What was your favorite song while you were in college? My favorite song to listen to while in school was “Your Song” by Elton John.

2. What was your favorite song while you were in college? My favorite song is “Lifted Up” by the group Passion Pit.

3. What was your favorite movie while you were in college? “All of the Presidents Men.”

3. What was your favorite movie while you were in college? “Bridesmaids.”

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Tales From The Road NIKKI VILLORIA, ELC (left) The best part of being at Theta Chapter at UW-Madison has been meeting Sisters through work week and witnessing their passion and drive about wanting the chapter to grow and succeed! From left to right: Me, Renee Shields, Membership Vice President, Bevin Murphy, Chapter President, and ELC Zoë King.

SYDNEY VANDEVEER, ELC (right) The Epsilon Chapter at the University of South Dakota is the epitome of true Sisterhood, love and loyalty. I thoroughly enjoyed being able to share in their recruitment success and build friendships along the way.

GRACE BOVA, LC I loved getting to spend my very first chapter visit with the women of the Epsilon Chapter. Go Yotes!

LINDSAY OLLIS, ELC (right) On my visit to the Delta Rho Chapter at California State University, Northridge the Membership Vice President, Blake Buono, and Recording Secretary, Sarah O’Bryan, helped me complete one of my life long dreams of putting my toes in the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean! Thanks, Blake and Sarah!

tales from the road

MORGAN DONNELLY, ELC (right) I have had such an incredible time at Texas Tech University preparing to help our new colony women realize their potential!

Our ELCs and LCs travel the country to visit chapters and assist with a variety of chapter operations and leadership training. These visits are not inclusive to all of their travels, but are just a snapshot of their first weeks on the road this academic year.

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CAROLINE HIGGINS, ELC I had so much fun celebrating the Epsilon Omicron Chapter’s first new member class on bid day with other members of the traveling team! Caroline is pictured second from the right.

ZOĂ&#x2039; KING, ELC (center) I have loved my visit with the women of Kappa Chapter getting ready for University of Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; formal recruitment!

COLLEEN KELTY, ELC (center) I had such an incredible time with the women of the Alpha Eta Chapter at Purdue University. Their energy and passion were contagious!

MANDY KOOHI, ELC (left) I loved my time at the Beta Upsilon Chapter at the University of Rhode Island because there were so many amazing women who welcomed me into their home with open arms. CARRIE LOVELESS, ELC A huge thanks to the women of Iota Chapter for working so hard during work week! I am very excited to be heading back to West Virginia University later this semester for formal recruitment.

ANNA LOOD, ELC (right) I loved everything about being a Gamecock for a few days! Visiting the University of South Carolina was an incredible experience, and I am so lucky to have done it with our Colony and New Chapter Development Coordinator, Brittany Hartory.

ELLE THOMAS, ELC (right) I absolutely loved working with the women of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville during their second fall formal recruitment!

MALLORY PATTEN, ELC Not only was it beautiful weather in Orlando, but it was amaXIng to work with the women of the Theta Sigma Chapter at the University of Central Florida during their work week.

MARISSA GWYNN, ELC I have loved everything about this wonderful opportunity to colonize our new chapter at Kennesaw State University (KSU)! Georgia and the women at KSU will always hold a special place in my heart. alphaxidelta.org 19

Realize Your Potential: Internship Edition

Jordan McGinn

Caitlin Sabolich

REALIZE YOUR POTENTIAL:

Internship Edition Looking for your dream career? Check out the great opportunities some of our collegiate Sisters experienced during their exceptional internships this year.

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Brigitte Perera

Courtney Kennedy

Jordan McGinn, Albion College ’14

Brigitte Perera, Worcester Polytechnic Institute ’13

Jordan worked at SOAR in Dubois, Wyoming, this summer as a wrangler. SOAR is a camp for children who are affected by attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism. As a wrangler, Jordan took care of horses and taught the campers how to ride them. She was fortunate enough to visit the surrounding states and National Parks, such as Yellowstone. She found this internship opportunity through a friend, a fellow teammate on Albion’s equestrian team, who had worked at SOAR the previous summer.

Brigitte spent her summer working at the Panama Canal via a National Science Foundation Grant she received as one of the top five females in her civil engineering class. To quote Brigitte, “It is an incredible opportunity to be chosen to work on the Panama Canal because it is one of the greatest civil engineering feats in the world.” The Canal is currently undergoing an expansion project to accommodate larger ships, and Brigitte is grateful to be able to experience history in the making!

Caitlin Sabolich, University of Central Oklahoma ’12

Courtney Kennedy, Auburn University ’12

Caitlin graduated in May 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism. She now works as a producer for the morning show at KOCO 5 News in Oklahoma City, the ABC affiliate. Caitlin was unsure of what she wanted to do when she started college, but knew she loved the media. From her first day as an Alpha Xi, her chapter pushed her to take initiative. She immediately stepped up into leadership roles, and began taking responsibility. The leadership skills she learned from Greek life transferred over to academics, and Caitlin quickly moved up the line in the student newscast at the University of Central Oklahoma. She became the head producer of the student newscast, which led to an internship at KOCO 5. After graduation, she was offered a job as a full-time producer. She thanks her chapter for teaching her the importance of taking responsibility and leading by example.

Courtney Kennedy spent her summer interning for Lilly Pulitzer in their Creative Communications Department. She was the social media intern, so a bulk of her time was spent on social media interacting with Lilly lovers. One of her daily tasks was looking at data and learning what works when promoting the brand. Her favorite thing about working for “the pink palace” is that no day was the same - she did everything from posting their Snapchat stories to traveling to New York and attending a resort fashion presentation. Courtney learned about this internship through a high school job at the Lilly Pulitzer store in Boca Raton, Florida, and said, “It was hands down the best summer of my life!”

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Casey Pham Casey Pham, University of North Carolina at Wilmington ’13 Casey discovered Autism Speaks’ collaborative project with Google Cloud Platform and Google Genomics, MSSNG and sent an email to an information request address. She was fully expecting an automated response, but to her surprise, received an email from the Vice President/Head of Genomic Discoveries at Autism Speaks. They set up a phone call, and she learned about the mission of MSSNG and its progress thus far. MSSNG is focused on sequencing the DNA of 10,000+ families affected by autism to build upon previous data in order to create the world’s largest genomic database. The database is intended to be widely accessible to researchers all over the world for open science and to identify subtypes of autism, thus potentially leading to better diagnostics and treatments. Her research focused on understanding MSSNG’s database and interpreting the genetic architecture of autism spectrum disorders. Throughout her study, she raised questions that will lead into another semester of research. To quote Casey “I cannot thank my Sisters enough for the unconditional love and support. Each of them pushed me to keep dreaming big, to love science passionately, and to never lose faith. But most of all, they made me realize my potential and the potential I have to move science forward.”

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Kayla Breeden Kayla Breeden, Ohio University ’12 Kayla is currently serving as Public Relations Vice President of the Pi Chapter at Ohio University, and recently followed her dreams of working on the designs of a magazine in New York City by interning in the Art Department of Cosmopolitan Magazine! To quote Kayla, “I feel so lucky for all that I have learned about the industry, design and myself along the way.” Kayla found the opening on ed2010.com and applied. “Not long after I sent in my application, I saw that one of the members of the Art Department at Cosmopolitan viewed my LinkedIn profile so I messaged her to explain my background and interest in the position. She was interested in what I had to say, shared advice with me and encouraged me to complete a design test to send back to her to see how I worked with Cosmo’s style guide. Once I sent it to her, she asked me to send my resume to her. We talked on the phone a few weeks later, and then a week after the phone call she offered me the position,” explains Kayla. This experience confirmed for Kayla that she does want to work in the magazine industry post-graduation. It also taught her that you have to go after what you want in life. Work hard, stay positive and be a go getter... that’s how you make your dreams come true!

Realize Your Potential: The Editor’s Guide

REALIZE YOUR POTENTIAL:

The Editor’s Guide

Julie Naughton, Nebraska-Lincoln ’88, is a senior editor at Women’s Wear Daily and covers fashion, beauty and the entertainment fields. We had the opportunity to do a Q&A with Julie to understand what happens in her typical day, advice she has for those trying to break into the publishing field and how Alpha Xi Delta has inspired her to realize her potential.

Q: Could you please explain your role at Women’s Wear Daily (WWD)?

JN: I am a senior editor for WWD, which covers the fashion, beauty and entertainment fields. I am responsible for determining content for, writing and editing beauty stories for WWD, WWD. com and monthly Beauty Inc. WWD, the leading fashion daily paper, has 60,000 subscribers (mixture of print, digital and bundled subscriptions). The site garners approximately 827,000 unique visitors monthly. During New York, London, Milan and Paris Fashion Weeks, WWD’s monthly unique visitors spike to 1.1 million. Some of my duties include: • Generating an average of 20 bylined stories per week for WWD, WWD.com and Beauty Inc. • Directing beauty-related photo shoots • Reporting beauty and retail trends • Representing WWD to interface with and interview major celebrities, and corporate presidents and CEOs • Representing WWD for national television interviews to cover key industry stories and trends • Developing content for all WWD’s social media channels, which have 4.1 million followers. • Training and supervising junior staff members

Q: How did you get started in the field of beauty reporting?

JN: Honestly? I fell into it. I double-majored in news-editorial journalism and English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and

I was the arts and entertainment editor of my college paper, The Daily Nebraskan. I thought I’d end up as an entertainment editor somewhere. When I moved to New York without a job, I was offered two different jobs within the first six weeks: one as the beauty and fashion assistant at Woman’s Day, and as a copy editor at Popular Mechanics. No offense to motorized transportation, but that choice was sort of a no-brainer.

Q: What is your favorite part of the job?

JN: Writing. I learned to read at 2 ½ years old, and I think I wrote my first short story in second grade. I am immensely grateful to be able to make a living writing and editing. Also, I am insatiably curious about EVERYTHING (I honestly don’t know how I lived before Google) and being in this field lets me be nosy for a living. I love meeting interesting people, whether they’re celebrities, CEOs or colleagues. And I haven’t had to buy beauty products since about 1999 — my desk resembles Sephora. Actually, so does my apartment.

Q: What does a typical day look like for you?

JN: There actually are few typical days, which I like. A day can entail anything from going to press events (of which there are dozens) and coming back to the office and writing things up, reporting backstage at New York Fashion Week in September and February of each year, interviewing the president of Estée Lauder or writing breaking news. Or, all of the above. I also review general fiction, general nonfiction,

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self-help and romance for Publishers Weekly, and I occasionally write longer articles for them. Considering I own enough books to open my own library, it’s fun to get paid to read. Plus, I am the least patient person you’ll ever meet. I love getting my hands on books (and beauty products, for that matter) before they’re available to the general public.

Q: What is your proudest accomplishment thus far in your

professional career? JN: One of them was being a finalist, along with several WWD colleagues, for the Jesse H. Neal Awards for business journalism for our coverage of 9/11. I was in New York for both the first World Trade Center attack in 1993, and then for 9/11 in 2001. I can’t describe how surreal 9/11 was in any way that accurately conveys how I felt. Sadly, another one of my Rho Sisters can relate — Shawn Kearney, who was in town from Minneapolis for a shoot on 9/11. On a much lighter note, I also got a kick out of the time my boss and I interviewed Katie Holmes. It was the first interview she gave after her divorce from Tom Cruise, and she’d signed a spokesperson deal with Bobbi Brown Cosmetics. What neither my boss nor I expected was that the story would blow up like it did. We were on “Good Morning America” (GMA), and my sister asked me at the time, “Let me get this straight — you’ve going to be on “GMA” for interviewing someone else?” The story garnered more than a billion page views on wwd.com.

Q: Who have been some of your

favorite people to interview? Why?

JN: One of my all-time favorites is actress Cate Blanchett. She is so normal and down to earth, and she’s incredibly intelligent. I asked her during one interview how she stayed so down to earth, and she burst out laughing. She said, “Why, do you normally interview a bunch of divas?” And I laughed and said, “Yes. Yes I do.” Sarah Jessica Parker is very down to earth as well; she came to her fame a bit later in life, so she seems to appreciate it and her fans. Cate and Sarah Jessica are the kind of women you’d want to be friends with — smart, funny and nice. Kendall Jenner also impressed me. I wasn’t sure what to expect before I met her. I’ve also interviewed her sisters, Kim and Khloe Kardashian. While I think all of the Kardashian/Jenner sisters are

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good businesswomen (love them or hate them, you have to admire their marketing skills), Kendall was very thoughtful and mature, particularly speaking about Caitlyn Jenner. The three celebs I got the most flustered interviewing were Bono, Sting and Madonna, probably because I grew up with their music. Sting and Bono both have this incredible charisma, this incredible ability to make you feel like you’re the only person in the room. It’s intoxicating.

Q: If you could interview any person in the world – living or dead,

who would it be? JN: Super-tough question, but I’m going to have to go with President John F. Kennedy. While JFK was assassinated six years before I was born, I’ve always been fascinated with the Kennedy presidency. My father’s parents were Irish immigrants, so it was a great matter of pride for them to see an Irish Catholic in the White House. And Kennedy and I, on foreign policy, see completely eye to eye. As far as someone living? President Obama. In case you haven’t noticed, I’m something of a political junkie. One of my minors was political science; the other was history.

Q: What advice would you give

to young women who are trying to pursue a career in publishing? JN: Publishing is a completely different landscape from when I got into it in 1991. Social media and smartphones didn’t exist, and the Internet barely existed. Heck, personal computers were rare — I went off to college with a typewriter. I’d say, first of all, take ANY opportunity you can to write. Write for your college paper, your college yearbook or any internal publications at your school. Take on multiple internships. I spent three summers in NYC on magazine internships while in college, and I’m convinced that’s how I was able to find a publishing job so quickly. Network as much as you can.

Q: How has Alpha Xi Delta inspired you to realize your potential?

JN: I went to college in Lincoln, Nebraska, 1,500 miles from where I grew up in Mission Viejo, California. When I got to Lincoln, I only knew about three people in the entire state who I wasn’t related to.

Becoming a member of Alpha Xi Delta inspired me to do a lot of things I probably never would have had the courage to try on my own – including moving to New York City without a job — because of the incredible support and advice from my Rho Sisters. As Quill Chair, I had the opportunity to learn leadership skills, which have been invaluable in my professional life. It’s also given me some of the closest friends I’ve ever had. In the course of other volunteer work and in business here in NYC, I’ve met many Sisters from other chapters, which has been fun. I do volunteer work for the Junior League of the City of New York, and I met two other Sisters from other chapters there. A former colleague was a Sister from another chapter. Two PR people I’ve worked with frequently are Alpha Xi Delta Sisters. It’s always fun to make those connections.

Q: Do you have any beauty secrets you would like to share with

our Sisters? JN: Wear sunscreen! I’m totally not kidding. Believe me, you’ll thank me for telling you this when you’re my age. I’m also rather fond of the MAC Cosmetics, Nars and Charlotte Tilbury beauty lines. I’m generally wearing at least one thing from each line per day. Also, when it comes to makeup, less is really more. I swear. Oh, and get plenty of sleep and drink lots of water. I sound so sensible, ha!

Q: What is your favorite Alpha Xi Delta memory?

JN: I have so many! I’d say the top two were bid day in August of 1987, and being a runner-up for the Frances Trewyn Kuechenmeister Award at National Convention in 1990. Bid day was magical. It was even more special because my mother (Catherine Curran Naughton, Nebraska – Lincoln ’62), an Alpha Xi Delta Sister and also a Rho Chapter alumna, was there to share that with me when I found out I was to be an Alpha Xi Delta Sister, so it’s satisfying to share that with her. When I was in college, I borrowed her Quill and I often wore hers and mine together. And being recognized at a National level when Alpha Xi Delta has so many outstanding women to choose from was a wonderful feeling. I was also psyched that Rho Chapter won an award at that same Convention for the work I did with our Quill program – I think the position is now called Programs Vice President.

Q: What is your favorite social

media channel? JN: Facebook, because I’ve reconnected with so many Sisters I’d lost touch with that way. I’m also pretty fond of Twitter and Instagram. In a way, though, I’m grateful social media didn’t exist when I was in college because I think there’s so much pressure on college students. You don’t want to document anything stupid because social media never really dies, and future employers do check it out. I’m sure I did many stupid things as a student, but happily none of them are documented for the ages.

Q: We have heard that you are a Lilly Pulitzer lover, what is your favorite Lilly print?

JN: I have to laugh because I amuse my friends at Lilly Pulitzer with my freakish memory for pattern, style name and season. I think my all-time favorite print was my gateway print into Lilly Pulitzer: Worth Avenue, a green/blue toile of Palm Beach with a white background, from the spring of 2002. Oh, and the dress style was Nina. I guarantee that if anyone I know at Lilly Pulitzer Corporate is reading this, they will be laughing their heads off. I’m also rather fond of Lillywood, a 2004 print that marries my favorite brand with where I grew up, Southern California. Pink Palace, a Hawaiian print from 2008, and Lilly’s Lagoon, a print from this fall’s collection are also favorites. I’m obsessed with Lilly to the point where if I’m NOT wearing something brightly colored and patterned, friends and colleagues alike ask me why. It’s sort of become my trademark — sticking out like a sore thumb amongst the myriad women in black.

Realize Your Potential: Where Are They Now?

REALIZE YOUR POTENTIAL:

Where Are They Now? We caught up with three Sisters who have been featured in past issues of The Quill for realizing their potential. Here’s what they have been up to since they were last featured.

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Maxine Burton, Georgia ’71

Angela Ruzicka, Southeast Missouri State ’00

Originally featured in our summer 2012 issue.

Originally featured in our spring 2011 issue.

Maxine Burton, president and founder of burton + BURTON®, was recently recognized in the floral industry by having a flower named in her honor at the International Floriculture Exposition (IFE) held in Chicago. Flower naming events are a venerated tradition in Europe, where queens and heads of state have been honored with flowers named after them in a formal ceremony. Honorees are chosen by a panel of fellow industry leaders. Maxine is only the sixth person to be recognized by the IFE with this award. The pink Dianthus Sweet F1 is awarded the name and trade designation “Maxine,” Dianthus Sweet, a solid true pink multiflowered variety with sturdy dark green stems. The flower was bred by Linda Laughner of PanAmerican Seed, a division of Ball Horticultural Company. The award was presented by Cindy Hanauer of Grand Central Floral, a 2012 recipient of the same award. Hanauer said, “It’s literally impossible to discuss the history of the floral industry without recognizing Maxine’s 33-year role in the balloon, hard goods and décor industry. Without her continuous involvement over the years, the floral industry would look much different than it does today and would certainly be much less visually impactful.” The award was a surprise to Burton, as the winner each year is a closely guarded secret until the ceremony. Said Burton, “To be recognized by people with whom I have so much history and so much respect is an incredible honor, not just for me but for our entire burton + BURTON family. A very special thanks goes to IFE and Ball Horticulture Company. I can hardly wait until spring to see our flower beds filled with blooming ‘Maxine’ Dianthus.” The “Maxine” Dianthus will be available in the spring of 2016.

Angela is an author who has written the “Wendy on Wheels” children’s series. “Wendy on Wheels” came to Angela in a dream in January 2010 after a troubling conversation with her sister, Amanda. Amanda, who uses a wheelchair full-time due to spina bifida, said that many young wheelchair users feel unmotivated. After her dream, she knew she had to bring this unforgettable character to the world. Angela visits many schools to read and entertain students with the book’s universal message of acceptance and enjoying life. Angela’s fourth book, “Wendy on Wheels Takes a Stand” was released in January 2012. This book is about bullying and finding positive solutions to problems to create social change. Teachers have used it in their classrooms to help explain recent news events related to racial tensions and rioting. In May 2015, all four of Angela’s books became available in electronic format. E-books are especially beneficial for children with mobility issues that may prevent them from holding a physical paper book. Angela is especially excited about this because children with disabilities can have the books read to them on their tablet or device. She is currently working on her fifth installment in the series, “Wendy on Wheels Moves On”. Wendy will be a little older since we last saw her. This story is about perseverance. To quote Angela, “A lot of times in our lives, we experience setbacks from doing things we truly want to do. It’s important that we continue to do what we want to do and yet be open to other avenues and ways that we can do them.” It will be available January 2017.

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Maxine Burton Pictured left to right are Cindy Hanauer, Maxine Burton, and Pieter Landman, surrounded by members of the floral industry at the awards ceremony June 8, 2015. Photo provided by International Floriculture Expo.

Angela Ruzicka Since being featured in 2011, Angela has written a fourth “Wendy on Wheels” book.

Mallory Brown, Albion ’05 Originally featured in our spring 2011 issue.

Mallory founded World Clothes Line (WCL) after backpacking Northern Thailand. In Laos she encountered a family who was in desperate need of clothing, and wanted to create a company that would bring awareness to this universal and basic need. In 2011, she completed her first two clothing deliveries in Detroit and Peru. Since then, she has added 15 countries - Indonesia, Israel, Haiti, Nepal, and 11 countries throughout Africa. “When I started World Clothes Line, I was a passionate girl with a dream. Through the incredible journey of the past five years, I have built a real, tangible business that inspires others and truly

Mallory Brown Since 2011, Mallory has delivered clothing to 15 additional countries.

helps people. My company challenges me every day, and I know I’ve found my life’s work. I’m continually becoming a better version of myself. What greater potential is there?” said Mallory. This past January, she spent three weeks traveling throughout Haiti. Mallory’s team distributed new World Clothes Line tees to various villages throughout the island nation. During the first week, she met a wonderful group of boys through a social work program for street kids in the capital city of Port-au-Prince. Ten days later, she was driving back into the city when she saw two of the boys playing in a park wearing the WCL tees she had given them. It meant so much to her to know that she had fulfilled a true need.

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Our Quill: The Symbol of Our Heritage

Our Quill:

THE SYMBOL OF OUR HERITAGE

This story was written in the 1960s by an unknown Sister. This story is reprinted from the spring 2000 issue of The Quill. There is no other symbol that is near and dear to our hearts as the golden Quill of Alpha Xi Delta. Since the beginning, it has been the visible link that binds our Sisterhood together. Our badge, and all that is represents, is a gift passed down to us through time. But why was the Quill chosen as our badge? Part of the inspiration that motivated Lewie Strong Taylor was the quote, “The pen is mightier than the sword.” It is a simple yet timeless statement that touches the very ideas and beliefs of our Founders. Another thing that influenced Mrs. Taylor was a memory from her childhood: “When I was a young girl, my grandfather whittled the end of a nice quill from the poultry yard, shaping it into a pen to show me how he used to write when he was a boy. This was interesting to me.” “When I was in Galesburg, attending Lombard College, the 10 girls who formed the first group of Alpha Xi Delta were each asked to submit a design for a pin to be worn to distinguish its members. I thought of the quill pen my grandfather had used and how it would look in gold and the significance of the pen, and I did not hesitate to ask for its consideration. I was greatly surprised when it was accepted as I felt sure it would mean much to each one of our members,” said Lewie. That first design by Lewie Strong Taylor was originally drawn with a rose above the Quill, but this addition was discarded on the advice of the jeweler who made those first pins. The badges worn by our Founders were simple, plain gold Quills, about 7/8

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of an inch long, set on stickpins. Bertha Cook Evans felt that their one big disappointment was that the badges were not ready for the founding. She noted, “We had wild ideas that we could have a die made and our first pins made in time for our first public announcement and appearance.” Almira Cheney wrote, “On April 17, 1893, having no pins to wear, we wore a long stemmed pink rose and a tiny badge of colors. By the second winter we grew in self-esteem, I suppose, so we enlarged the ribbon badge until it was four inches across and with many loops. For a year or so we usually wore the colors over the heart with the pin stuck through them. We loved our pin, colors and rose; in fact everything about Alpha Xi Delta passionately.” Miss Cheney wrote on; “…Being stickpins, with a tiny prong guard, we promptly lost them during the first few years. I believe I still had mine when I graduated in 1896, but had lost it by 1913. Since they cost $2.50 (Bertha Cook Evans thought they would cost only $1.25), the lost ones were slow to be replaced. During the formative years of Alpha Xi Delta, the badge varied in both form and ornamentation. In 1894, the sapphire was adopted as our official jewel, and soon after the stickpins were replaced with clasp pins. Generally, the Quill design and jewel choice was left up to each individual member. Cora Bollinger Block was the first to add gems to her Quill in the form of a sapphire flanked with turquoise on each side, representing light and dark blue. Other pins were adorned with opals and few were even made with our Fraternity letters in black enamel instead of burnished gold.

The lack of a uniform pin became a growing concern among members during the years following nationalization. One standard badge design was needed to represent a united Fraternity. This desire crystallized in an address given by Ella Boston Leib, then Grand President, at the fifth National Convention in 1909. Standardization of the Quill was finally accomplished two years later in 1911. A definite die was chosen and the choice of jewels was limited to pearls and diamonds. It was also adopted that an official jeweler would be appointed to further ensure the uniformity of our badge. Even though the design of the Quill has remained unchanged since 1911, somehow, each pin becomes as unique as the Sister who wears it. For it not only symbolizes the ideals and tenants of the Fraternity, but also comes to reflect the wearer’s own personal spirit. “Memories of joys and sorrows past are ever clinging tendrils about it,” wrote an Alpha Xi Delta at the turn of the century. There is an even greater mystique surrounding the emblems worn by those women of strength and vision who formed Alpha Xi Delta. The inspiration that these women encourage cannot help but become intertwined with their pins. One woman, Elsie Hankey Matson, Mu Chapter, University of Minnesota, was one of those fortunate few who came into possession of a Founder’s Quill, and in 1962, she told her story: “Because over many years we had the rare privilege to be intimately associated with Founder Julia Maude Foster, the members of Mu Chapter felt that we were singly honored…So close were our mutual associations and friendships that we even called this distinguished, silvery-haired lady by her given names – indeed, she preferred to be called Julia Maude. “…One of Mu’s own beloved charter members was Mary Helson Harmon, a woman of rare qualities and beauty of character, who, just as Julia Maude Foster, embodied all of the noble traits idealized by our Sisterhood. She, too, loved Alpha Xi Delta with a depth of affection and devotion which

The stickpin Quill is the original badge of founder Lewie Strong Taylor.

Opals rest atop the Quill of Helen G. Tobin, Syracuse ’04.

“The pen is mightier than the sword.” It is a simple yet timeless statement that touches the very ideas and beliefs of our Founders. drew her into close rapport with the older woman, and together they shared many hours of both joy and sorrow.” “It was from Mary’s own lips that I heard the statement that at one time when she and Julia Maude were discussing the latter’s Quill, Mary impulsively asked, ‘Julia Maude, someday may I have your pin?’ Whether Mary knew what plans were in the offing at the time, no one knows; but Julia Maude made the promise. Strangely enough, its fulfillment came sooner than she had anticipated. At the next National Convention, when she was acting as Chaplain, National Council presented Miss Foster with a beautifully jeweled Quill that she wore henceforth; and Mary came into possession of the one replaced by it…” Time passed and all too soon Julia Maude Foster was called into Chapter Eternal on August 30, 1948, to be followed some years later by Mary Helson Harmon. The question then arose in the minds of Alice and Ada, sisters of Mary, what to do with her Quills. Each had her own, plus Mary’s two. I do not know why they did it, but they made me happy beyond words by asking me to be the recipient of the emblem worn by two women for whom I had the deepest love and admiration. “Almost from the first I had a haunting realization that the pin could belong to no one Sister, but rather to all; that it should be placed in the archives of the Fraternity for safe-keeping in perpetuity. And the historic Quill was donated to Alpha Xi Delta.”

Turquose and sapphire rest above the stylish Quill of Helen M. Smith, Lombard ’98.

This oversized Quill is from the Alpha Chapter in the early 1900s. It is almost two inches wide!

Alpha Xi Delta Quill badges are not mass produced. Master craftsmen at jeweler Herff Jones’s facility in Providence, Rhode Island, make each one by hand, setting every jewel individually.

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Why are Quill badges offered for sale online? We believe these badges were lost or stolen, or are being sold by members or family members of Alpha Xi Deltas who do not know that appropriate disposition of the badges is to return them to the Fraternity Headquarters. No Sister wants to see our badge sold this way, but it’s impossible for us to control what is bought and sold online. What we can do is continue educating members about the most respectful way to treat our badge. There are a number of dedicated Alpha Xi Deltas who monitor online auction sites, looking for Quills and other memorabilia. Sometimes these badges are purchased and either added to their personal collections or donated to Fraternity Headquarters.

Save the Date!

March 7, 2016 is International Badge Day International Badge Day is a day to celebrate our Sisterhood by wearing our beloved Quill badge. From our strong, genuine friendships to our dedicated work with our philanthropic partner Autism Speaks, Alpha Xi Deltas certainly have much to be proud of on this day of celebration. As we display our Panhellenic pride on International Badge Day, be proud of who you are and your membership in Alpha Xi Delta – on March 7 and every day.

Wear and Use of the Quill Badge The symbolism of the Quill is entrusted only to initiated members of Alpha Xi Delta. There are rules to be followed when you wear the Quill. We have outlined some tips for you.

Location The Quill is to be worn on the left side of the breast, in line with the heart. To locate the exact location, place your right thumb at the base of your throat, spread each finger approximately one inch apart and place your pin at the tip of your ring finger. The Quill is worn with the tip slightly lower than the rest of the badge.

Accessories A chapter guard with the Greek letters of your initiating chapter may be attached to your Quill. Wear the guard either below the Quill or to the left of the feathers of the Quill. Dangles representing involvement in the chapter or national organization may be added to guard chains. Nothing is to be worn above the Quill or new member pin.

Clothing Options Your Quill is worn on dresses, blouses or sweaters. It may be worn on the lapel of a suit, but is not to be worn with sportswear such as shorts or jeans. An alumna may have her Quill made into a suitable piece of jewelry.

Mourning The sign of mourning is to wear the Quill for three days with the letter “Xi” covered in black.

Chapter Eternal At your death, the Quill is to be buried with you, given to another member of Alpha Xi Delta (through your bequest), or returned to Fraternity Headquarters.

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Foundation

Alpha Xi Delta Foundation Annual Report The Alpha Xi Delta Foundation Annual Report reflects activity for the prior fiscal year. In this case, donations, donors, grants, scholarships and program funding for June 1, 2014 to May 31, 2015. This gives us the unique opportunity to look back on how the programs and scholarships you helped to fund early in the fiscal year have impacted our members more than a year later. The Founders’ Academy (TFA), Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity’s premiere leadership training conference, kicked off on June 19, 2014. It brought together 124 collegiate members, both current and emerging leaders from their chapters. TFA focused on helping Sisters discover and build upon their Strengths (StrengthsQuest™) while learning about Alpha Xi Delta’s Founders and an emphasis on our Ritual and heritage.

The Founders’ Academy will be hosted again in the summer of 2016 for current and emerging chapter leaders. If you are interested in supporting The Founders’ Academy, sponsorship opportunities will be available. Please contact either Kendra Lewis, Director of Development, at klewis@alphaxidelta.org or 317.872.3500 ext. 117 or Elizabeth de Jong, Development Officer, at edejong@alphaxidelta.org or 317.628.6612.

Grace Bova, DePaul ’12, attended TFA as then-president of the Iota Rho Chapter. She has since graduated and was hired to travel as a Leadership Coach (LC) for Alpha Xi Delta. “Because of my experience as a colony member of Iota Rho, I thought I wanted to apply to be either an Educational Leadership Consultant or a Leadership Coach. Attending The Founders’ Academy helped me know I wanted to apply to be an LC. Learning about my Strengths and how they work together, as well as the Strengths others have, and how I could use those to be successful not just as a chapter leader but also in my career had a profound impact on me. I knew then that I wanted to be able to share this knowledge with my Sisters and help them realize their potential. I couldn’t leverage my Strengths in my current role as an LC without what I learned at The Founders’ Academy.”

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Alexis Lancour, Ferris State ’12, is also benefiting professionally from her undergraduate experience at TFA. “I am now out in the work force and am an alumna of Delta Sigma Chapter. I am seeing how using my leadership skills and strengths in the work force is just as helpful as in college. I attended TFA as chapter president and took an emerging leader with me. We were both excited to use what we had learned with our chapter, but I wasn’t expecting how much impact that experience would have on me after I graduated. Learning about Strengths, both mine and that each person has their own unique set of Strengths, has helped me realize I don’t need to compete with my co-workers to be successful. If I build on my Strengths and do the best job I can, I will stand out on my own merits.”

Bianca Walsh, Georgia Tech ’13, recipient of 2014 the Ruth Fowler Brown Scholarship I found out about the Foundation scholarship application through my chapter Foundation Liaison. I decided to apply because I felt like, as much as I loved Alpha Xi Delta, I wasn’t able to fully commit to my chapter because I was working multiple jobs to help pay for school. When I learned I would be receiving this scholarship, I felt the stress about paying bills lessen. With the financial help for school, I was able to give more time to Alpha Xi Delta, and I’ve gone from serving as Assistant Financial Vice President to Financial Vice President. Writing the essay to apply for the scholarship was a good time for me to reflect on what Alpha Xi Delta meant to me. I always knew that sorority life wasn’t just about the parties, but this helped me understand that a strong Sisterhood has helped me find my best friends, challenge myself academically and get involved in ways I never imagined. I feel like I am continuing the tradition of women to be trailblazers at Georgia Tech, and Alpha Xi Delta is a part of that success. >> View the entire list of Foundation donors for June 1, 2014 to May 31, 2015 in the online version of the fall/winter Quill.

The first Foundation Scholarship was awarded in 1965. Since then, more than 1,120 Sisters representing 155 different chapters have been awarded scholarships.

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Alpha Xi Delta Foundation 2014-2015: By the Numbers

Fully funded the Leadership Coach program making possible 75 chapter visits; 1,148 individual coaching sessions; and increasing by 800% chapters utilizing StrengthsFinder assessment.

Supported the Summer Immersion Experience giving 15 collegiate Sisters the benefit of education in the four pillars of Autism Speaks – research, advocacy, family services and awareness – and helping them become stronger advocates for this important issue. Awarded $300,000 for educational and charitable purposes.

$300,244 Made $1,000 gifts to four institutions of higher education to support leadership development programming in honor of newly established Alpha Xi Delta chapters.

Supported The Founders’ Academy, immersing more than 125 collegiate women in Strengths-based leadership education to be more effective leaders for their campuses and communities.

Recognized ninety-eight collegiate Sisters with the Slaymaker-Kinsey Award for academic achievement.

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Awarded scholarships to eighty-two collegiate and alumnae members to realize their higher education goals and prepare for today’s ever-changing global job market.

Awarded grants to three alumnae Sisters to attend professional conferences.

Made possible the participation of four collegiate Sisters at the Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute.

Awarded AmaXIng Challenge Grants helping eight chapters raise nearly $80,000 for Autism Speaks.

$80,000 Provided initial funding for A Clear Vision of Life: The Wellbeing Program, helping alumnae increase their capacity to thrive in the five areas of wellbeing – career, social, financial, physical and community.

Why I Give Jean Koza Leider, Iowa ‘68 What inspires your loyal support?

Marilyn Herbes Horner, Nebraska-Omaha ‘53 What inspires your loyal support?

When I moved to Boston in 1970 after graduation from the University of Iowa, I met Gertrude Mowry Spaulding who was also a Sigma alumna; however, she was at the University of Iowa in 1932 and now living in the Boston area! There were many women in the Boston Alumnae Association who instantly became my good friends and helped me acclimate to my new life in Boston. Gertrude was one of them and such a generous Sister. She shared not only her time and organization interests, she frequently invited me to her summer home in Maine with my family. Gertrude and her sister, Virginia Mowry, Iowa ’28, also established a scholarship with the Foundation and she encouraged me to continue to support the Fraternity and Foundation as she did throughout her life. I am forever grateful for having Gertrude as a Sister and loyal supporter with many years of age between us. She is just one of my inspirations!

I love Alpha Xi Delta because it has given me Sisters everywhere. I have no natural sister, but many who probably mean more to me than a natural born sister would have. I have always been proud to say “I am an Alpha Xi, not I was an Alpha Xi.” When I was a Province Alumnae Director from 1977-1981, I encouraged alumnae to donate to the Loyalty Fund. I used to say “There are thousands of Alpha Xi Deltas – if everyone gave just one dollar to the Loyalty Fund, think of the money generated to further the Fraternity’s goals.” (That still applies today). I tried to donate more regularly. When my husband, Walt, and I started our business in 1977, we made a promise to God to give back 10% off the top. Walt and I have followed the 10% or more policy for the last 38 years, and the Loyalty Fund is one I believe in strongly.

You have established the Jean Leider Scholarship benefiting undergraduate or graduate members from any chapter in the New England States studying in the fields of Engineering or Medicine (including nursing, dentistry, pharmacy and biotechnology.) How did you come to this decision? I have always been interested in engineering,

You have established the Marilyn A. and Walter C. Horner Scholarship benefiting undergraduate members of Gamma Delta Chapter in the University of Nebraska Omaha College of Business Administration, or members of Gamma Delta Chapter, Rho Chapter or Delta Gamma Chapters pursuing a graduate degree in the University of Nebraska Omaha College of Business Administration. How did you come to this decision? Deciding on endowing a scholarship for

medicine and technology even though my undergraduate degree wasn’t in any of these fields. One of my Sisters at the University of Iowa (Lori Dolenak Carlson, Iowa ’69 ) received a civil engineering degree and at that time, not many women were getting engineering degrees. I believe she has influenced me for choosing engineering for the scholarship; along with my husband Joel. He, too, is an engineer and has been very supportive of me giving to Alpha Xi Delta.

How does it feel to endow a scholarship and support the higher education of future generations of Sisters? I am very proud that I have the ability to help a Sister who is seeking financial assistance in areas of education that I feel are most important for the future of all mankind. Education in general is extremely important; however I chose these fields of study for a scholarship because of a need to help others live better lives. As someone who is getting older, I would like to think that my support of higher education will help to reduce medical problems for young and old alike; and that technology will make life easier in the future generations for all Alpha Xi Deltas!

business administration majors was a no-brainer. It was my major in the 1950s and Walt’s when he started college in the late 50s, after serving four years in the Navy. Opportunities for women in business are much better now and a scholarship to help attain that potential is our wish.

How does it feel to endow a scholarship and support the higher education of future generations of Sisters? It is very gratifying to be able to endow a scholarship. I worked hard on getting the Gamma Delta Scholarship endowed. Having seen the several recipients over the past few years achieve many of their dreams with scholarship assistance, I was inspired to establish one for business majors. I hope to see future generations of Gamma Deltas who are undecided on a major make that choice because women in business today is different than it was when I was in college, and maybe one in five women in business classes with 150 or more male students!

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Our Founders,

and those who have since followed, created a legacy of leadership, knowledge, service and friendship. That legacy continues when, as alumnae, we make a commitment to ensure this powerful opportunity exists for the Sisters who will follow in our footsteps one day. As you plan for your own future and give thought to the kind of legacy you want to leave, we hope you will remember Alpha Xi Delta Foundation in your estate and financial plans. Thoughtful planning may provide financial advantages and give you the opportunity to leave a legacy not only for your loved ones, but also for the charities near and dear to your heart.

Name Alpha Xi Delta Foundation in your will Make us part of your family. A gift through your will or estate is the easiest gift you can make today, especially if you need to preserve your assets during your lifetime.

Name Alpha Xi Delta Foundation as a beneficiary of your IRA/Retirement Plan Leave more to your family while putting your retirement plan to work for Alpha Xi Delta Foundation. It’s a simple, straightforward way for donors of all ages to avoid double taxation and make a difference at Alpha Xi Delta Foundation.

The Mary Burt Nash Society recognizes leadership donors stepping up to support Alpha Xi Delta Foundation by giving $1,000 or more annually. All restricted and unrestricted gifts count toward Mary Burt Nash Society recognition. The Foundation is pleased to recognize the following Sisters and friends giving $1,000 or more June 1, 2014 to May 31, 2015. Silvia Morell Alderman, Chadron State College Lynn Andrews, University of Iowa Janice Sheldon Baumback, University of Washington Jean Busby Beard, Purdue University Jan Colton Belka, Slippery Rock University Bonnie Baker Blish, University of California, Los Angeles Dianne Plattenburg Botefuhr, Northern Michigan University Margaret Bozarth, Monmouth College George Brown, Jr., son of Ruth Fowler Brown, Ohio University Jill Nelson Butler, California State University, Fresno Evonne Carawan, North Carolina State University Susan Kucharzyk Clare, Georgia Institute of Technology Kathleen Burke Clark, University of Maryland - College Park Marcella Smucker Clark, Ohio Wesleyan University Michele Maranian Curth, California State University, Northridge Elizabeth Shelly De Jong, Bethany College-West Virginia Deanna Wollam Detchemendy, California State University, Northridge Alice Frampton Dittman, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lyles Foundation Paige Faries, Western Kentucky University Jane Dunlap Gaby, University of Tennessee-Knoxville Martha Geppert, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Giles Memorial Foundation Alma Williams Gilmore Doud, Ohio University Margaret Payne Greene, Stetson University Linnea Thodt Hadlock, University of Iowa

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Make gifts of stock or appreciated assets Gifts of appreciated assets are often more beneficial than giving cash. Make a generous gift to Alpha Xi Delta Foundation without incurring capital gains tax.

The Society of 1893 The Society of 1893 recognizes alumnae and friends who have named Alpha Xi Delta Foundation in their estate planning. For more information, contact Kendra Lewis, Director of Development, klewis@alphaxidelta.org.

The Loyalty Fund Did you realize that member dues and fees alone do not provide the resources for the high level programming that our members expect and deserve? That’s why your gifts to the Foundation are so critically important. You are supporting the programs that keep Alpha Xi Delta at the forefront of leadership and learning. Invest in young women’s lives. The 2015-2016 Loyalty Fund Campaign is underway, and you are able to help continue our impact with your own special gift. Make your Loyalty Fund gift online at www.alphaxidelta.org/give; by phone at 317.872.3500; or mail your gift payable to Alpha Xi Delta Foundation to 8702 Founders Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268.

Michelle Soderquist Hartnett, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Nickie Haymaker Hill, Purdue University Marilyn Herbes Horner, University of Nebraska Omaha Jan Hutchins, University of Michigan Nicole Kuzmin-Nichols, Case Western Reserve University Julie Lambert, Oregon State University Jean Koza Leider, University of Iowa Heather Roberts Lerch, Rider University Wendy Kurtz Levine, Indiana University Kendra Becker Lewis, Purdue University Bonnie Eiker Lightcap, Susquehanna University Deborah Fenwick Maas, Marshall University Kim Pace Noonan, Georgia Institute of Technology Omega Financial, Inc. Kathy Nicklaus Owrey, Henderson State University Jacqueline Fonder Pechette, Syracuse University Mary Lewis Pierson, Northwestern University Pauline Dale Platt, Gettysburg College Nancy Drenan Prendergast, The Ohio State University Jane Fursey Ralston, University of Mount Union Elizabeth Stuckert Ray, University of Kentucky Chrissy Robertson, University of West Georgia Beverly Case Rorer, University of Pennsylvania Jane Wilkens Schroeder, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Tana Sterrett Scott, Middlebury College Sue Bostwick Shiring, University of Mount Union Bobby Allphin Stanton, University of Kentucky Jane Hooper Sutton, Western Carolina University Marilyn Atwood Terry, University of California, Berkeley Julie Rogers Turner, Georgia Institute of Technology Julia Naftzger Van Sickle, Purdue University Nealy Patty Wheat, University of West Georgia Dorothy Sheldon Williams, Western Carolina University Janice Nease Wittschiebe, Georgia Institute of Technology Linda Bernd Wrench, Indiana University

Foundation Donors The Foundation thanks the following Sisters and friends who made donations between June 1, 2014, and May 31, 2015. The following list reflects donors’ lifetime giving totals to all Foundation funds. Life-to-Date Giving Circles Cora Bollinger Block $100,000+ Heritage $50,000-$99,999 Symphony $25,000-$49,999 Lombard $10,000-$24,999 Founders’ $5,000-$9,999 Sisterhood $1,000-$4,999 = Member of the Heart Sunshine Circle * Chapter Eternal

Alpha

Knox College Founders’ Giving Circle Karen King McConnell Sisterhood Giving Circle Betty Darnell Nelson Juliet Engel Schertz Linda Sokody Seybold Donor Carolyn Swartz Park

Beta

Iowa Wesleyan College Sisterhood Giving Circle Cynthia Hardistry Reynolds Carol Veatch Winthrop Donor Susan Parker Brierton Shelley Wilmes Grider Sheri Seibold Linda Faust Witmer

Gamma

University of Mount Union Lombard Giving Circle Jane Fursey Ralston Sisterhood Giving Circle Marilyn Conrath Kristin Zureck DeCarolis Yallah Gault Judith Jackson Denise Kipfstuhl Sarah Solt McCloskey Susan Bostwick Shiring Donor Chandler Aldridge Deana Allen Audra Antram Tracy Asplin Emily Ault Kacy Baker Miranda Baker Alexandria Baklarz Kristin Barnes

Allison Bates Celine Bedrosian Erin Bell Shaigan Bhatti Halie Brooks Georganne Bryan Ashleigh Carney Kalie Catterall Emily Christopher Morgan Cmunt Annissa Coley Samantha Cottrell Emma Creech Alyssa Cuffman Demi Dotto Shelby Drazen Kayla Dunlap Sarah Filipovich Jena Finch Connie Snode Flynn Macayla Gibbons Bailey Grimm Natalie Groff Alexandria Hamit Caitlyn Hearne Lisa Higgins Erica Hirsch Nicole Hodgson Sarah Hohenadel Martha Hostetler Grenfell Miranda Huebner Dana Jackson Jenna Kassinger Kelsey Kincaid Joyce Glover Krahling Cassidy Lasick = Dana Lautenschleger Heather Lee Kayla Lehman Megan Leibensperger Amanda Leigh Kaeleigh Louk Emily Kirkpatrick Mace Nicole Mace Kelsey Maciag Ashley Mayer Taylor McCartney Kelly McMahon Megan McMinn Jenna Miller Kendell Miller Lois Everett Myers Melanie Nakonachny Margaret O’Gorman Cassidy Ott Jordan Pastor Amanda Pavelka Emily Phillip Brittany Piatt = Lauren Podojil Emily Quandt Taylor Recinella

Rachel Rector Sarah Richards Paige Robson Marian Dreyer Ross Taylor Rothbrust Alexandra Scali Ashley Sears Katelyn Sees Jocelyn Sefick Nicole Simons Bridget Smith Erin Smolinski Carole Evans spiker Tracy Bombik Stainbrook Nancy Strauch Amy Strawser Jessica Swanson Alexis Swartz Kori Trachsel Jenna Uric Shannon Vecchio Courtney Wachal Tayler Walsh Kalyn Ward Willmetta Warholyk Jordan Warrick Morgan Weber Emily Winfield

Sydney Stennett = Anne Taylor = Kari Tiede Jessica Weisberger = Rebecca Westcom = Ashley Worst =

Delta

Wittenberg University Sisterhood Giving Circle Carolyn Trinter Cull Sharon Hall Ann Strawn Stafford Janet Bulakowski Varan Donor Jennifer Dose Katherine Hudik Gall Virginia Alice Sprang Greenawalt Audrey Tatro Hall Carolyn Hessong Hickman Judith Becker Kemp Pamela Benken Lyle Norma Jean Jones Mozier Barbara Smick Peterson Margaret Ann Rankin Rittenhouse Donna Gail Dudley Rowe Robbin Corson Russell Cheryl Tingle

Bethany College Sisterhood Giving Circle Elizabeth De Jong Suzanne Abbott Lesiak Donor Carol Tyler Ruth Braem White-Worden Ashleigh Asbury = Alanna Bebech = Brooke Belden = Julia Bromyard = Dana Koluezez Brown Vanessa Chisler = Jenna Clancy = Cherish Coffindaffer = Kvanna Diaz = Alexandra Ercole = Rachel Fiedler = Lisa Ulbin Hamel Alanna Hunter-Crump = Devon Jones = Alexandra Malcanas = Catherine Marshall = Olivia Stuart McFadden Elizabeth Newhouse = Caroline Rubash = Bethany Selph Beth Shaffer Emily Shinn = Susan Dodd Simchock Sarah Smith = Stephanie Sowers =

Epsilon

University of South Dakota Founders’ Giving Circle Elysia Balster Gallivan Sisterhood Giving Circle Bonnie Untereiner Bjork Ramona Fiksdal Bowden Luella Bruhn Cozad Barbara Smith Reynolds Donor Angie Butler Ackerman Betty Fideler Dale * Kendra Dale = Carol Clarke Gillespie Shayna Kellen = Virginia Pederson Larimer Kayla Prasek Kayla Gengler Schroeder Vicki Hauck Sullivan

Zeta

Eta

Syracuse University Lombard Giving Circle Jacqueline Fonder Pechette Sisterhood Giving Circle Ruth Hazard Lee Donor Gretchen Balling DiMarco Karol Bradwick Hitt Ruth Bailey Hunter Felicia Neuhof = Jacqueline Reilly =

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University of Wisconsin-Madison Lombard Giving Circle Kathryn Kuechenmeister Vaughan Sisterhood Giving Circle Hope Beck Goldsmith Roberta Collins Harper Caroline Borden Erickson Mary Goers Beth Berenschot Koenings Norma Malmanger Liebenberg Elizabeth John Loehne Carol Woodworth Root Karla Allen Spinks Joan Rohde Trafford Kaye McGann Waggoner Donna Milford Wischmann Jane Lewis Wise Donor Jody Wisner Cooley Paula Borchers Giese Caisey Griffith = Ann Nunemaker Hartman Nancy Watts Jones Sheryl Bennett Karnosky Judianne Laine Melter Georgia Knox Mode Marcia Bourkland Pauly Elizabeth Williams Polousky Carelin Janicek Ryan Renee Shields = Jean Brann Shuler Susan Voeglie Templar Barbara Buehler Wengert Jean Stoffel Young

Iota

West Virginia University Lombard Giving Circle Ellen Gibson Goodwin Sisterhood Giving Circle Linda Sammons Lugar Nancy Cox Whitham Donor Joanne Walker Bowie Johanna Harpell Estes Laura White Lawson Alexandra Ballard Reynolds Cheryl Dean Riley Lucille Schmieder Carol Wilson Wilking

Kappa

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Lombard Giving Circle Martha Geppert Marian Harding Thompson Sisterhood Giving Circle Julia Wilson Dillon Dorothy Drolet Dirks Patricia Bolin Glenn Pamela McVeigh Laura Paluch Moran Katherine Martin Sevier Linda Lowery Lindsay Linda Jayne Rodenburg

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Kathy Schleicher Becky Brdlik Smilak Juliette Coderre Watson Edith Wiedling Webber Martha Johnson Ward Donor Patricia Riccetti Adams Abby Adriatico = Denese Brown Anderson Paige Annolino = Sherrill Newhouse Babler Camissa Beghou = Helene Drusch Beisswenger Melanie Berg = Veronica Raisch Brantz Ivy Iversen Burkin Virginia Lansford Carlson Ruth Turner Chambliss * Barbara Larson Dilling Joan Hallsted Dolowy Lauren Dynarski = Elaine Eggert = Katherine Fickel = Brooke Gandhi = Rachel Granzin = Linda Harmeson Morgan Havel = Anne Heitzman = Mackenzie Heywood = Grace Hilgenbrink = Savannah Howe = Jessica Hutchison = Anne Janulis = Easton Joyce = Hannah Kaufmann = Allison Kazaitis Kathryn Lawlor Lauren Loverde = Cristina Loverde = Linda Biersach Matkowski Kelsa McAndrews = Penelope Toman McLaren Cheri Schmid Mezydlo Stephanie Phillips Renee Prew Rachel Ramos = Georgia Chevere Schreiner Dorothy Cihlar Smith Gail Lopatka Stone Meagan Williams = Mary Clark Willy Jill Harley Janet Rogers Larson Page Veronica Pontarelli Toussaint

Lamba

Tufts University Sisterhood Giving Circle Curina Harian Atwood

University of Minnesota Donor Laurel Ness Gatz

University of Washington Symphony Giving Circle Janice Sheldon Baumback Sisterhood Giving Circle Rebecca Amos-Stuart Marjory Dark Barbee Susan Brown-Maunder Katherine Orebaugh Reinke Donor Jennifer Awrey Elaine Marie Endress Braun Susan Tompkins Commeree Rita Tappe Gill Jessica Hall = Joan Lowry Hartsough Kylie McCloskey = Katherine Hempler Parker Rachel Platin = Marjorie Bragdon Satterfield Taryn Kristof Solie Amber Valenzuela =

University of Kentucky Lombard Giving Circle Elizabeth Stuckert Ray Sisterhood Giving Circle Patricia Jean Cox Sandi Edwards Judi Jones Jacobs Sharon Kay Miller Hall Kathleen Nicol Bobby Allphin Stanton Kimberly Starr Donor Jean Virginia Shure Amos Jill O’Daniel Debra Suzanne Haysley Roling

Omicron

University of California-Berkeley Lombard Giving Circle Marilyn Atwood Terry Sisterhood Giving Circle Marion Macdonald Blau Celia Samaras Maneatis Virginia Harrell Schultz Dorothy Anderson Tregea Donor Emily Marie Fara Akey Irene Ganin Bechtel Elva Dughi Byrne Sara Laura Layport Goldner Jean Campbell Roman Teresa Marie Smith

Ohio University Lombard Giving Circle Alma Williams Gilmore Doud * Sisterhood Giving Circle Carolyn McLaughlin Cuppernull Marilyn Gander Hornak Rose Vachon Kunkel Roarty Barbara Grow Schanzle

Donor Martha Brown Black Tracy Anne Cuckler Browning Allison Brunenmeister Mary Banks Connett Marcy Jo Sickles Ey Janice Brueckner Garver Maria Gaston = Betty Lou Hayes Harden Brianne Januszyk Carla Dixon Kahler Abby Kenner = Pamela Margaret Schultz Kinkade Dorothy Ruth Ludman Malcolm Heather Levee Popadych Samantha Powers Marilyn Burnham Stotts Marianne Frank Turman

Rho

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lombard Giving Circle Jane Wilkens Schroeder Founders’ Giving Circle Alice Frampton Dittman Michelle Soderquist Hartnett Sisterhood Giving Circle Elizabeth Ward Adams Kathryn Ashenfelter Marcia Boden Janet Beachler Day Katherine Hanson Carol Schneider Honey Marlene Labenz-Hough Mary Jeanne Marchant Maxwell Rebecca Richter Perrett Julie Uehling Popken Emily Wray Stander Donor Sherri Neall Barnwell Christyne Evans Bathel Breanna Johnson Benjamin Marguerite Boslaugh Jill Marie Fagerberg Burns Lauren Catangui = Alexandria Cerveny Abigail Cerveny = Jan Dwyer Connolly Sara Brandes Crook Natalie Thompson D’Itri Nicole Fox Franta Dixie McKay Fried Leslie Beatty Greathouse Melani Hagge = Natalie Hart Mary Hoffmeister Hillberry Heather Hirsch Lois J Hayes Hoff Celeste Knapper Regina Todero Mangine Caroline Stephenson Marciano Patricia Ann Miller McGill Sharon Johnson Micek Laurel Rae Olson Nye Michelle Mimick Phillips Ellen Poly Lia Ciardi Poppe

Jessica Rick Sherry Wells Schilling Laura Sedivy Joanne Carol Test Shaw Jennifer Wetzel =

Sigma

University of Iowa Symphony Giving Circle Jean Koza Leider Founders’ Giving Circle Linnea Thodt Hadlock Sisterhood Giving Circle Lynn Andrews Patricia Bunting Angelici Elizabeth L Gray Gumbrell Grace Gibbs Johnson * Mary Baker Jones Claire Stoltenberg McKinzie Sondra Sohm Shelton Jamie Suzanne Swan Donor Joyce Evans Anton Natalie Clements = Janice Wilhoite Dietz Theresa Dvorak Claire Hagedorn = Jacqueline McDonald Johnson Jean Ann Sulek Jordan Chloe Kuhn = Cynthia May Larson Jeanne Marie Leone-Schmit Meredith Malone Linda Stock Matter Sylvia Patterson McCalla Megan Gustafson Melloy Jackie Niffenegger Mary Lenox Obrecht Janet Rummery Thorne Emily Zehr =

Tau

University of New Hampshire Sisterhood Giving Circle Shirley Newcomer Wagner Donor Jessica Ackers = Jessica Ames = Susan Carol Weselcouch Autuori Abigail Ayers = Elizabeth Barker = Kristina Borchert = Kathryn Bruning = Emily Buchholz = Kim Petruchik Cavanagh Rachel Chutchian-O’Sullivan = Megan Colleran = Alexa Condon = Trisha Crowe = Katherine Dalrymple = Lauren Damm = Molly Dawson = Alison Douglas = Margaret Falcone = Hannah Feneberg = Morgan Finniss =

Emily Fisher = Marissa Flood = Alyssa Fraser = Rebecca Glaser = Nicole Govoni = Ariana Greene = Mackenzie Hawe = Michelle Hindle = Alyssa Holland = Samantha Houle = Krista Houtenbrink = Amanda Ikonos = Bridget Jean = Jenna Jordan = Regan Judge = Keleigh Kapstad = Tiffany Keenan = Colleen Kelty = Tara Kenney = Margaret Kilpatrick = Jennifer Kushner = Samantha Labrecque = Rebecca Leavitt = Virginia Raub Lemire Lyndsay Levin = Andrea Levy = Samantha Loures = Sarah Mahoney = Ruth Goldthwait Maynard Katherine McCombs = Alexa McKeon = Maura McKnight = Meghan Moore = Rachel Mullin Jill O’Gara = Allison Onofrio = Francesca Panorese = Nicole Petersen = Kirsten Pfister = Grace Polak = Nicole Ricciardi = Rachel Salkind = Kasie Serafin = Kristin Smith = Jane Shaw Smoot Jamie Stevenson = Caroline Sweny = Ashley Tartaglia = Kathleen Teren = Ariana Terrasi = Lauren Tessier = Marika Therrien = Sarah Thirman = Sarah Torgesen = Olivia Tortolini Logan Tully = Katherine Blajda Tyson Makenzie Venckauskas = Jordan Villa = Margaret Vineis = Sydney Warchol = Jessie Zionts =

Phi

Albion College Founders’ Giving Circle Joanne Braucher Sisterhood Giving Circle Harriette Leonard Fredenburg Sherry Palliaer Higgins Valerie Palliaer McCammon Elisabeth Rees Claudia Barker Valente Donor MacKenzie Chesley = Victoria Della Pia = Eileen Hart Harrison Betty Hantz House Barbara Ann Lindblom Phyllis Reitzel Ross Linda Louise Washkewicz Janet C Gaiefsky Witkowski Kaitlin Zinkel =

Chi

University of Kansas Donor Cheryl Hernandez Duran Hilary Roberts

Psi

The Ohio State University Lombard Giving Circle Nancy Drenan Prendergast Founders’ Giving Circle Susan Margaret Cooper Kirschner Betty French Unkel Sisterhood Giving Circle Rebecca Reed Cairns Maria Catanzaro = Lydia Blalock Harto Winifred Kneisley Huffman Elizabeth Ruth Gans Lidington Marilyn Dewey Lindeman Cheryl Ann Bowersox Louder Suzanne Harvey Madison Rebecca McCurdy Cathy Pierce Carol Russo Linda Amick Safford Sarah Rebecca Miller Smith Betty Cronin Webb Donor Kelly Becker = Alexandra Casiere Kelle Caroline Gross Coy Millicent Ruth Schlosser Eckhart Sue Riley Fackler Marilyn Kropp Harrer Mary Miller Horner Hannah Hurd = Mary Paul Johnston Margaret Diane Sellers Kotsi Ellen Louise Dettra Kunst Jean Ann Walter Mahan Bethany Martin = Kathryn Moore Julie Palmquist Sedgwick Lucy Sheridan =

Katherine Smith = Charlotte Brokaw Thomas = Dominique Villoria Janet Volpe Vine = Emily Watson Elizabeth Williams = Kim Ann Creager Wilver =

Omega

Stetson University Lombard Giving Circle Margaret Payne Greene Sisterhood Giving Circle Lorraine Feasel Reddick Patricia Byrd Shamrock Donor Ashley Frederick = Mildred Elizabe Campbell Gibson Linda Gregory Hawes Mary Foard Nicholas Susan Shiflett Susan Hicks Souto Brianna Tamulewicz = Stacie Walker = Lucy Ward Bodnar Ruth Henrickson Webb Delaney Willis =

Alpha Beta

Cornell University Sisterhood Giving Circle Carol Mayer Utter Donor Betsy Lockrow Meyer Melissa Murphy

Alpha Gamma

Coe College Sisterhood Giving Circle Sandra Dahlstrom Kruger Pauline Herron Huston Miller Donor Margaret Surfus Addy Marilyn Foster Erickson Dorothea Moser Huebner

Alpha Delta

Oregon State University Symphony Giving Circle Julie Lambert Sisterhood Giving Circle Margaret Riggs Arndt Janet Leonard Baillie Mary Jo Cox Capps Phyllis Gray Hann Madelyn Crane Mason Linda McNulty Helen Richardson Barbara Ellett Schnabel Donor Katherine Gray Christine Nilsen Marciano Martha Vancamp Richardson Phyllis Armstrong Specht

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Alpha Epsilon

University of Michigan Sisterhood Giving Circle Margaret Ann Smothers Gluski Janet Hutchins Judith Sellevold LaBreche Alveris Louise Bonnell VanFleet Corson Marian Sayward West Linda Rainwater Yates Donor Jonette Taipale Cauvin Mary Lubienski Flanagan Lucy Niemann French Jennifer Frohock June Miekka Hallenbeck Charlene Edwards Kelsey Virginia Neffner Misch Elizabeth Barber Murray Barbara Libs Murray Mary Kay Olson Marie Panchuk Roberta Shaw Stimac Carole Lynn Kilpatrick Underkofler Margaret Neel Webber

Alpha Zeta

University of Oklahoma Sisterhood Giving Circle Anna Simmons Hefner Donor Sheila McClure Dimick Lisa Vaughn Hampton Carlie Mae Howle Rutledge

Alpha Eta

Purdue University Heritage Giving Circle R Jean Busby Beard Mary Louise Haymaker Hill Lombard Giving Circle Julia Naftzger Van Sickle Founders’ Giving Circle Kendra Becker Lewis Mary Ruth Hadley Snyder Sisterhood Giving Circle Sharon Ploch Bassler Susan Zuhl Bryant Kathleen Burns Vicki Moore Capadona Rebekah Fenstermaker Druetzler Jeanette Jinks Horrall Karen Ann Kallstrom Jenkin Nancy Akers Kaney Audrey Rothwell Kleasen Ann Schmiedicke Klemm Jean Ellen Klick Joyce Rill Matthey Litzler Karen Germann Schlosser Anne Ruppe Shields Donna Speck Smith Sara Adair Sperry Carol Waite Stephens Doris Kenninger Stump Barbara Tower Williams

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Donor Samantha Deufel Adams Beth Harsch Altenkirch Julie Andrews Sharon Albert Balka Anna Belovic = Nancy Jean Bennett Bray Amanda Burns Erica Capin = Wrandi Carter = Helen Adeline Swisher Cobb Cynthia Colling Marilyn Odle Cooprider Mary Dunbar Curtis Jean Kay Tevebaugh Ehmsen Sarah Elefson = LeAnn Shafer Eliason Karen Sue Elliott Colleen Falk = Marjorie Hienton Frantzreb Alyssa Gates = Jacqueline Sue Bunger Gerold Melinda McKee Gillespie Susan Stephanie Koss Gillis Carolyn Jane Dilts Hays Caitlin Hoefer April King Holmes Nancy Campbell Huntzinger Mary Alice McCauley Kranz Susan Warnock Marshall Mary Ewing McCarter Megan McCarter Ashley Meyer = Nancy Goris Mills Janice Bryant Mitchener Julie Mohamad = Nancy Hahn Morgan Jordan Myers = Rosalind Moellering Parr Emilie Perdue = Mary Kathryn Baughman Pulkrabek Kendall Redd = Jean Crawford Redman Kristi L Brown Reininga Chasity Ricker = Sandra Smith Theresa Busby Stripling Paige Tobin = Nancy Scott Walker Judith Anne Turley Weadick Sara Peck Wilson Lauren Winkler = Lauren Wons = Roberta Connolly Wygant Dianne Ensign Ziegler

Alpha Theta

Northwestern University Sisterhood Giving Circle Lorraine Talcott Hoopes Pamela Butler James Gretchen Schaum Overby Suzanne Mitton Petru Mary Lewis Pierson Donor Joan Catherine Cameron Denton Virginia Hall Edahl

Linda Ann Beia Elliott Jane Parsegian Hovsepian Lorraine Schumacher Klemke * Barbara LaDage Robinson Paule Jane Ellis Stephenson Janet Wallace Woodruff

Alpha Iota

Drake University Founders’ Giving Circle Nancy Polk Bogenrief Sisterhood Giving Circle Camilla Olson Blakeslee Jeannette Brown Belke DeLost Isoline Woodroffe Headstrom Margaret Alice McCay Donor Carmen Haworth Brown Janice Forret Doudna Elzabe Kossow Huffman Kathleen Joyce Diesi Nissly Pamela Hope Simpson Nolting Daryl Gay Simpson Norman

Alpha Kappa

Kansas State University Sisterhood Giving Circle Rena June Hartzler Armatas Pauline Baldwin Baskett Kathryn Connor Helen Stover Criss Joan Pool Farmer Phyllis Hadley Grittman Cynthia Collingwood Saunders Donor Geri Nelson Bachman Barbara Bain Kroyla Ball Berry Melissa Bohn = Bonnie Brettell Brettell Manuel Marsha Isaacson Chaffee Caroline Perkins Clinger Sheila Dicken Collins Hailey Dick = Andrea Erickson = Betty Anderson Forbes Lela Beck Glatz Mary Plantz Grasso Holly Heironimus = Jane Grant Kaufman Jenna Kriegh = Jo Stroup Lyman Ashton McWhorter = Frances Scott Mettle Alyssa Neher = Mallory Patten = Caroline McCain Peterson-Searls Anna Rieckman = Joan Conover Schroeder Janna Schulte = Judith Dierdorff Stehley Cynthia Yoder Stevens Megan Varhola = Becky Anderson Wiseman

Alpha Lambda

University of Oregon Sisterhood Giving Circle Lois Croner Diess Jane Kutch Mercereau Donor Barbara Evonchuck Cyrus Carmen Williams Lofte * Eleanor Marie Saunders Mueller Jane Wiggen Pramann Kathryn Huenergard Price Maryella Velguth Tierney Dolores Mae Parish Vrooman Carol Elizabeth Coons Wigle

Alpha Mu

Ohio Wesleyan University Sisterhood Giving Circle Virginia Drick Messing Patricia Williams Shires Elinor Harper Spiller Jane Stone Donor Patricia Young Allen Mary Elizabeth Blesh Clark Helen Hartley Kuntz Lois Jean Batschelet Lawrence Leslie Sue Martin Lederer Judith Melinsky Judith Nesbit Catherine Louis Turner Salisbury Melinda Ruffing Stone Schoenwald Barbara Elder Vestal Beth Dreisbach Vogt Carolyn Huling Wenzelberger

Alpha Xi

University of California-Los Angeles Symphony Giving Circle Bonnie Leigh Baker Blish Founders’ Giving Circle Elizabeth Topkis Sisterhood Giving Circle Jeanne Curry Laye Donor Patricia Lee Dillon Clegg Allene Killough Harding Margaret Ann Tomalunas Holland Joan Knight Knowlton Nancy Jeanne Christy MacReynolds Elsie Martin Carla Alice Rausch Nelson Margaret Gail Hardenbrook Priver Gloria Green Reinman Dorothee Taylor Roe

Alpha Omicron

Hunter College Sisterhood Giving Circle Margaret Hart Hanigan Donor Marie Massa Hanna Cecilia La Rotonda Irene Kouzminsky Weber

Alpha Pi

Middlebury College Heritage Giving Circle Tana Sterrett Scott

Alpha Rho

Allegheny College Donor Rebecca J Stewart Carter Nancy Reed Chatfield Ruth hamilton Ralston Crawford Dianne Adalyn Larson Miller Twyla Margaret Holmstrom Sales

Alpha Sigma

Washington State University Donor Edith Taylor Grube Joan Weber

Alpha Tau

University of Alabama Sisterhood Giving Circle Patricia Beach Cucina Teddi Mackelden Carol Williams Donor Charlotte Alison Margaret Parker Lancaster Patricia Koop Tracy Lois Taylor Williams Annette Wood Linda Fleming Xia

Alpha Phi

University of Pennsylvania Symphony Giving Circle Beverly Case Rorer Sisterhood Giving Circle Ellyn Buehl Gehrett Donor Elizabeth Skelton Ames Carolyn Kerr Hickerson Barbara Joyce Brunton Kime Nancy Jane Frank Offner

Alpha Omega

Florida State University Lombard Giving Circle Linda Jean Kotowski Sisterhood Giving Circle Kathryn Funk Arpin Donna Shaw Burton Sharon Lou De Vore Diane Grant DeHon Nelle Crenshaw Flewellen Sandra McNab Turnbull Donor Betty Nuttle Broman Virginia Gerretson Brooks Suzanne Strupp Eno Marjorie Louise Potts Evans Virginia Vaughn Fisher Barbara Guidos Susan Harvey Hoerbelt

Mary Mims Johnson Terrie Jones Whittier Christine Colpitts Kotowski Jean Landrum Langston Marcella Portewig Joan Lucille Reitsma Charlotte Abney Rudy Maude Anne Mims Scott Mary Page Slovak Charlotte West Judith Sapp Wieder

Beta Alpha

University of Texas at Austin Lombard Giving Circle Sharon Brown Richardson Sisterhood Giving Circle Mary Josie Cain Blanchard Susan Garrott Raschke Sharon Smith Diane Ditta Thornton Donor Leighton Dure Barclay Laura Bean Carol Beatty Patricia Bedsole = Monica Schafer Broughton Paula Carrier Clouatre Kristen Ellefson Elgie Catherine Trame Galanti Judy Marilyn Martin Hickerson Micaela Isler Marilyn Fife Sumner Melissa Masso Swanson Diane Elizabeth Womack Walberg Aida Kennedy Ziemnicki

Beta Beta

Washington University Sisterhood Giving Circle Doris Bolton Knight Elaine Doerbaum Seiler Kay Thurman Donor Rose Burmeister Fahien Carol Ann Keymer Gerhart Sondra Stonebraker Harrison Mary Geisler Walsh *

Beta Gamma

Centenary College of Louisiana Sisterhood Giving Circle Emma Lou Stewart Hood Sandra Whitlock Mauney

Beta Delta

Denison University Donor Ada Wold Walz

Beta Epsilon

Monmouth College Symphony Giving Circle Margaret Bozarth Founders Giving Circle Alice Pishan Croner

Sisterhood Giving Circle Julie Anell Susan Ann Barrett Boelke Sonja Zedigian Lowry Janet Lee Forbes Myers Karen Ogorzalek Judy Maxwell Schaeffer Barbara Guyer VanCura Carolyn White Work Donor Kayla Beadles = Morgan Clugston = Sarah Ellis = Jessica Fox = Nancy Lee Graves Margaret Jones Lois Helena Gradous Myers Paige Trulson = Judith Esther Fiene Van Horn

Beta Zeta

Lake Forest College Donor Phoebe Greenleaf Harper Anita Joyce Allhands Riser

Beta Eta

University of Maryland Sisterhood Giving Circle Lois Brassor Blevins Kathleen Burke Clark Ilda Margaret Lunan Deming Cherie Groff Letcher Michele Barone Hunn Jacquelyn Healey Kalinsky Lorii Plazinski Foteni Tzanis Tiffany Nancy Stenger Todd Donor Jean Vinella Addison Lorraine Consta Desalvo Dolores Yvonne Hambright Maletzky Betty Axt McCurry Stephanie Nowak Morton Lois Martin Olmsted Mary-Stuart Price Dori Stibolt

Beta Theta

Michigan State University Sisterhood Giving Circle Mary Paule McMath Bierlein Carol Jo Rice Choulochas Linda Diane Desorcie Frances Minges Isaac Lois Taylor Leavitt Tracy Kleinschmidt Osborne Ann Gronewold Percy Betty Berquist Secaur Donor Abigail Andrejek = Renee Johnson Barton Nicole Baumer = Barbara Goodrum Breisch Alecia Bronikowski = Karla Rae Lundeen Ducomb

Karen Richey Forrester Shelby Fritts Kathleen Ann Harkins Emma Heckelsmiller = Judith Anderson Honhart Erica Jackson = Olivia Kaplan = Betty Hlavacek Knox Ashley Koehler Margeaux LaCavera = Bonnie Lucille Baker Neuman Kaitlyn Olcese = Pamela Jane Vanek Oski Susan Alexander Outman Nicole Rando = Hannah Roberts = Kierstin Sanch = Marissa Siegel = Brianna Simon = Laura L Plage Verplanck Denise Greene Viebrock Shelby Warner = Beverly Lind Yocum

Beta Iota

Louisiana State University Founders Giving Circle Rhonda Shives Donor Andrea Patronas Fournet Joanne Marie Deimel Granier Brenda Daigle Pipes

Beta Kappa

Baldwin Wallace University Lombard Giving Circle Linda Lutz Dettmer Foundersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Giving Circle Pamela McCormick Barkman Sisterhood Giving Circle Jody Dettmer Halley Nancy Jennings Jantsch Nadine Leisz Jeanne Margaret Vollman Pike Donor Barbara Behnke Ayres Sandra Jean Wolfe Berger Karen Haynes Beyer Kelly Tomcheck Bryant

Beta Lambda

Pennsylvania State University Sisterhood Giving Circle Beth Cohen Lou Ann La Roche DeRoode Helen Wojcik Fath Ilona Ruth Zoldos Donor Margaret Frederickson Albright Linda Tice Benko Jessica Block = Margaret Fisher Bosse Sandra Gurgon Brand Nancy Ries Brown Anne Brash Burns Luisa DeLuke Charbonneau

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Beta Mu

Bowling Green State University Sisterhood Giving Circle Mary Berg Casto Leigh Perkins Kesling Kathryn Blanche Hulse Stewart Donor Abigail Benninger = Abigail Born = Mackenzie Bowen = Allison Brenner = Katie Carter = Madeline Chantler = Alexia Chesbrough = Crystal Chlebina = Angela Clay = Stephanie Collins = Lauren Cornwell = Molly Davenport = Jessica Dennis = Kayla Dennis = Samantha DeStazio = Quiana Douglas = Alysha Duelley = Rachael Elliott = Katie Falter = Linda Stout Ferguson Karolyn Frangos = Adrienne Getz = Taylor Ginnis = Ashley Gomez = Stephanie Gowan = Brooke Guillozet = Jessica Hager = Mary Ellen Steger Halas Ashley Hall = MargaretQuayle Hamilton Samantha Havlicek = Alyssa Herbe = Audrey Holston = Alexanda Jenkins = Madison Klepcyk = Jennifer Legan = Amy Link = Elizabeth Link = Ashley Loughman = Angela Lucarelli = Megan McCurdy = Brooke McMillin = Morgan Metzger = Angelica Mormile = Jessica Raburn Mormino Susan VanLent Moyer

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Meagan Moyer = Samantha Norris = Lisa Obral = Molly Owens = Diane Elizabeth Johnson Payne Tiffany Pleska = Courtney Poettker = Whitney Rallis = Jill Dupont Ritter Taylor Romano = Katherine Ruby = Hannah Schnaterbeck = Amy Senn = Morgan Smolka = Sienna Spears = Barbara Lee Williams Stevens Katelyn Strine = Stephanie Sweeney = Taylor Szalkowski = Sara Szink = Haley Tolleson = Katelin Toporowsky = Amy Trosin = Morgan Verplank = Marjeanne Wiley Walters Mary Wright = Elizabeth Yarnell = Kathryn Yoakum =

Beta Nu

Culver Stockton College Sisterhood Giving Circle Alice Jeanne Bailey Halberstadt Donor Dorothy Gerding Harper Sharon Nelson Johnson Jodey Maxwell-Swee Lorraine Prior Salmon West

Beta Xi

Marietta College Sisterhood Giving Circle Mary Kay Porter Rowekamp Lucinda Spaney Donor Kelly Cecora = Brittany Curry = Jennifer DeSantis = Emily Drabeck = Allison Fultz = Nicole Hannaway = Merrilynn Neidig Hayes Todd Elizabeth Huffman = Ashley Jesser = Aimee Weiss Lane Kelsey Lerch = Phillipa Armorstein = Gretchen Miller = Dallas Montag = Hayley Montgomery = Patricia Quinn Munson Alexis O’Hair = Mariah Orr = Janelle Patterson = Kaitlin Pottmeyer = Susanne Gettings Ray Kate Reid =

Matching Gifts and United Way Support The following Sisters received credit to their giving total between June 1, 2014 and May 31, 2015 by participating in their employer’s matching gift program or by designating Alpha Xi Delta to receive funds through their United Way contribution. Check with your human resources representative to see if your employer participates in either of these programs. • Anne Hunter Akers, The Ohio State University: General Electric Foundation • Dianne Plattenburg Botefuhr, Northern Michigan University: Allstate Giving Campaign • Denise Neill Bowers, University of North Texas: Tacoma School District • Amy Green Crist, Indiana University: United Way • Ashley Doud Falvey, East Tennessee State University: Citigroup • Martha Geppert, University of Illinois: Bank of America

Courtney Streeter = Lucille Welles = Megan Wrbas = Savannah Yoho =

Beta Omicron

Missouri Valley College Founders’ Giving Circle Marcia Bowles Brown Sisterhood Giving Circle Judith Francis Parker Donor Marjorie Louise Gerhard Coleman Susan Ellis Lotz Dolores Blew McHenry Kay Louise Steinhauser Perkins Fern Ritterbusch Rogers

Beta Pi

Indiana University Lombard Giving Circle Wendy Kurtz Levine Linda Bernd Wrench Sisterhood Giving Circle Myrna Kanning Bianchi Janice McBride Bobbs Michelle Leib Crakes Helen Geyer Czenkusch Georgia Rider DiPietro Nancy Beldon Erp Marilyn Lipsett Holthouse Jane Lindenberg Keltsch Bettsy Creigh Leib Alice Miller McRae

• Amy Johnston Herne, West Virginia Wesleyan College: FedEx • Linda Fithian Hood, San Diego State University: Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign • Denise Kipfstuhl, University of Mount Union: Thomson Reuters • Debra Neff, Friend of Alpha Xi Delta: Allstate • Kathy Lee Pape, Edinboro University: United Way • Elizabeth Eberle Payette, California State University - Fresno: Kaiser Permanente • Jenny Pelkey, University of Wisconsin Eau Claire: Wells Fargo • Lori Plazinski, University of Maryland: Montgomery County • Nicola Rutigliano, University of Hartford: United Way • Dawn Rylee Winkler, Auburn University: Scitor Corporation • Betsie Keeler Zeedyk, Alma College: Kellogg’s

Deanna Newell Anne Berlin Painter Vivian Schilling Surface Ann Barrett Tao Barbara Laverne May Wood Donor Mary Ann Barnett Appel Cheryl K Mullett Comerford Arianna Copito = Amy Greene Crist Kathryn Kulas DiPippa Lindsay Eichelman Lauren Blankenbaker Felts Barbara Schafbuch Goldstein Ruth Elizabeth Lindenberg Heywood Lauren Jolly Carol Evans Nestleroad Sharon Lee Schendel Roselyn King Selmanoff Katie Drake Stark Jill Thompson Susan Marie Sovie Zanghi

Beta Sigma

West Virginia Wesleyan College Sisterhood Giving Circle Jeannine Lemon Burger Heath Suzette Louise Matt Carbaugh Amy Johnston Herne Donor Jennifer Pearce Aldrich Mary Bond Berry Anna Young Brady Amy Rossiter Crist

Helen Farris Dawkins Margaret Royse Hull Michele McDonagh Carolyn V Saxton Mary Jean Dorsey Taylor Shirley Kincaid Walker Susan Beriault Williams

Beta Tau

Kent State University Sisterhood Giving Circle Sandra Learner Brown Carole Vezse Henderson Susan Eicher Mamber Judith Ann Michael Pachmayer Kathleen Downing Pownall Margaret Daugherty Shaffer Donor Tammy Jessen Andreyko Emily Axelrod Beverly Hudec Bellis Carmen Buffalini = Betty Lou Miley Chavis Chloe DeAngelis = Sally Andrus Evans Kathleen Giles Ruth Marie Brugler Griffing Laura Baltrinic King Sandra Downey Krueger Patricia Anne Mackil Larson Ellen Daiuto McGregor Morgan Neff = Nicole Seredich = Janet R Zboray Wolf

Beta Upsilon

University of Rhode Island Sisterhood Giving Circle Rickey Zeidler Jiranek Donor Claire Margueri Wildprett Binns Gail Miller Black Amanda Bourgeois = Jeannie Moroney Butler Rosemarie Sciotto Ciccone Sarah Collins = Rebekah Godinho = Sara LaPorte = Joan Bottino McMillan Emily O’Brien = Carole M Colacurcio Olmsted Lorna Millar Persson Francine Siegel Stampnitzky Diane Faber Treadway Julia Watkinson =

Beta Phi

University of Connecticut Donor Magdalen Pacelli Sparaco

Beta Chi

Gettysburg College Symphony Giving Circle Pauline Dale Platt

Sisterhood Giving Circle Debbie Sue Eshbach Nancy Marjorie Wallace Paulson Susan Gibble Wolf Donor Amy Venable Ciuffreda Arline Lutz D’Angelo Cathy Jean Hart Hartwick Kathleen Marie Whalen Healy Elise Catherine Ferguson Jones Nancy Wertman Sterrett Kelley Lynn Urniasz

Beta Psi

Carroll University Founders’ Giving Circle Kay Robinson Schanke Sisterhood Giving Circle Beverly Jean Goocher Clark Eunice Meissner Wright Donor Lauren Caraher = Gabrielle DelValle = Hannah Emerson = Carol L Emmel Katarina Engels = Katherine Harlan Stacy Ludkowski = Kimberly Mehlert = Katrina Misenti = Melissa Schinker Reed Kathryn Schwarz Selby Gloria Bohn Smith Diane Kay Harwood Wilson Amanda Yunker =

Beta Omega

Memphis State University Sisterhood Giving Circle Frances Clark Norton Donor Mary Jane Hillard Jones Hilda Chase Mullen

Gamma Alpha

San Diego State University Sisterhood Giving Circle Linda Fithian Hood Evelyn Schweigen MacCarthy Sylvia Jennings Moore Karen Schnick Pelton Donor Linda Bewley Donnalee Ruth Adams Bubeck Judith Herz Gloria Kleponis Hunt Pamela Knoebel Tate

Gamma Beta

Marshall University Lombard Giving Circle Rigby Guiney Duncan Founders’ Giving Circle Deborah Fenwick Maas

Sisterhood Giving Circle Carol Legg Young Donor Anna Mariotti Allen Margaret Clark = Jane Louise Woodburn Costanzo Alyssa Dodrill = Toni Hatten Donahue Patricia Damron Evans Loretta Mariotti Hammond Marjorie K Minnix Heywood Gale Kelsey Carolyn Ladd Kennington Eileene Kerwood Pritt Rachael Weingart =

Gamma Gamma

University of Arizona Sisterhood Giving Circle Mary Clyde Virginia Bolas Philp Donor Carol Louise Kennedy Dorrance Fran Holly Johnson

Gamma Delta

University of Nebraska at Omaha Heritage Giving Circle Marilyn Herbes Horner Founders’ Giving Circle Karolee Wybenga Olsen Sisterhood Giving Circle Patricia Ann Alderman Hatch Cheryl Eby Miller Donor Nikki Lindley Akers Alexandra Bauer = Debby Whitehill Bloom Sherry Knight Carrothers Joan Eddy Megan Fleury = Caroline Higgins = Margaret Koenig = Jessica Lindblad = Karen E Jensen Meek Madeline Newstrom = Aarika Olsen = Madeline Steeb = Shannon Suver =

Gamma Epsilon

California State University-Fresno Founders’ Giving Circle Joan Peres Hansen Sisterhood Giving Circle Jill Nelson Butler Courtney Caron Margie Stolshek McIntyre Elizabeth Eberle Payette Regina Nikssarian Pryor Donor Joy Fagler Barbara Christensen Spencer Susan Rae Manfredo Wren

Gamma Zeta

Eastern Michigan University Sisterhood Giving Circle Susan Grossman Urbanek Donor Sara Douglas Joy Morrison Farmer Danielle Koss = Kristin Cusumano Neubar Julia Rosenzweig Caro Holwey Stidham

Gamma Eta

Georgia Institute of Technology Lombard Giving Circle Kelley Jo Kitta Hundt Janice Nease Wittschiebe Founders’ Giving Circle Jeni Smith Bogdan Marguerite Frick Selma Jabaley Elizabeth McQuillin Kimbrough Pace Noonan Laura Elizabeth Reno Charlene Cer Ye Li Smith Sisterhood Giving Circle Susan Kucharzyk Clare Kathryn Kitta Culbreth Sandra Lynn Adamson Fryhofer Cynthia Nora Hart Kimberly P Ragsdale Hepler Cynthia Smith King Nell Stephenson Lynch Kelley Franzman Merck Rebecca Lee Nease Mary Beth Hinson Nowers Gretchen Bleistine Sanford Alethia Edwards Bigbie Thompson Julie Rogers Turner Sally Ann McRobert Wise Elizabeth Anne Doyle Wright Amy DeLozier Zarra Donor Cathy Caseman Berdahl Kathleen Bernhard Kami Bosworth Catherine Burns Bryan Amy Lou Nottingham Choate Kathy Helton Couper Kathleen Duffy Donna Ruth Rambo Ennis Kiley Fagan = Kristin Hare Karen Smith Hughes Dawn Carrico Kabbes Lezlie McKenzie Morgan Nelson Laurie Sue Osborne Sandi Roth Cripe Toni Annette Bruce Smith Jessie Knowlson Somoza Rachel Tropper = Jane Margaret Sherliza Wier

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Gamma Theta

East Tennessee State University Donor Melissa Taylor Davis Ashley Doud Falvey Margaret Patricia Harr Nancy Lou McSwain Phipps Brenda Faye Barnette Ramage Jordan Smith = Leanne Stovall = Kaitlin Tunnell =

Gamma Iota

Lambuth University Sisterhood Giving Circle Carol Archer Lovell Donor Doris Carole Keen Davis Margaret Lynn McCalla Luton

Gamma Kappa

Susquehanna University Foundersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Giving Circle Bonnie Eiker Lightcap Sisterhood Giving Circle Patricia Ney Booth Suzanne Springer Zeok

Gamma Lambda

University of Tennessee-Knoxville Lombard Giving Circle Jane Dunlap Gaby Donor Janna Thacher Findley Vera Sherrod Greer Rebecca Ash Stevens Shea

Gamma Mu

Ripon College Donor Georgene Klaner Koblenz

Gamma Nu

Southeast Missouri State University Sisterhood Giving Circle Julie Robinson Mary Ortmann Ryan Donor Allison Berry = Shannon Colmo = Jennifer Gianino Jane Moonier Hudson Emma Newberry = Rachel Sauer = Emily Shashack = Samantha Stoll =

Gamma Xi

Valdosta State University Sisterhood Giving Circle Brenda Gail Underwood Sirmons Donor Eileen Wachowiak Harris

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Gamma Omicron

Central Michigan University Sisterhood Giving Circle Barbara Christi Bachman Susan Hopkindson Darold Patricia Barrett Strehl Betty Suzanne Tatar Wiseman Donor Anna Nash

Gamma Pi

Northern Illinois University Sisterhood Giving Circle Linda Michel Paul Donor Anita Jacquelin Petersen Drake Marjory Stephens Fluegel Diana Cooper Gregory Stana Grim Carol Stinton Henrikson Dolores Gotkowski Killian Penny Jean Chmielewski Perles

Gamma Rho

Parsons College Sisterhood Giving Circle Margaret Lippitt Buckles Donor Marjorie Jane Brockway Archer

Gamma Sigma

Thiel College Sisterhood Giving Circle Monica Anderson Denise Marie Cuteri Willson Donor Karen Runninger Barney Bonnie Wells Bonner Bette Feather DeGraw Tamara Dawn Kysor Kearney Melissa Pugliano = Patricia De Angelo Robison Sharyn Lee Kordes Sibera

Gamma Tau

Ohio Northern University Sisterhood Giving Circle Carrie Kashawlic Kathryn Westlake Donor Katherine Cochrane = Pamela Hunter Dishman Melanie Parke Ensley Allison Fay Fay Allison Fye Teresa Wynn Okrutny McKenzie Smith = Karen Frey Stoudt Jessica Wise =

Gamma Upsilon

University of Georgia Sisterhood Giving Circle Paula Marie Long Anderson Jo Ann Smith Evans Marie Montante Hall

Sandra Keim Shackelford Donor Nancy Coleman Hart Beverley Sowpel Kates Linda Gorman Rodriguez Carol Spring Carol Lunceford Weaver

Gamma Phi

East Carolina University Sisterhood Giving Circle Judith Wilson Harrell Nancy Milliken McAvoy Donor Taylor Cleveland = Margaret Robins Pulzone Cunningham Peggy Rae Ratley Economidis Paula Noffsinger Fergusson Lauren Freas = Judyth Eargle Hustrulid Glenda Ruth Phillips Norford Katie Kennedy Schafer Patricia Ann Hedspeth Smith Angela Smith Stanley Lois Winslow-Lowe Miranda Worthington =

Gamma Psi

Frostburg State University Lombard Giving Circle Nadine Roberts Sisterhood Giving Circle Camilla Janiczek Dacombe Sandra Priebe Day Pamela Gardiner Enger Audrey Huthwaite Eleanor Ann Taylor Paulman Susan Robinson Mary Ellen Cunningham South Linda Zerfing Donor Elizabeth Bartosz Sheila Klase Benac Hanora Morley Blau Bonnie Lynn Sweeney Heller Donna Moxley Isaacs Barbara Wright Lowe Mary Frances Comer Martirano Darleen Louise Van Roon Miller Jennifer Diane Verge Morphew Helene Steadman Schappell Dawn Frances Haines Thomas Janet Gleason White

Gamma Omega

Henderson State University Sisterhood Giving Circle Sharon McCone Kathy Nicklaus Owrey Donor Kristie Fox Johnson Heather Lowe = Shannon Slatton Schwartz

Delta Alpha

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Sisterhood Giving Circle Diane Dee Gmoser Byrne Heather Petersohn Miller Donor Kristy Arneson Amanda Grischow = Jenna Horton = Marianne Stark Klinkhammer = Devin Minor Elizabeth De Groot Russell Barbara Lee Vanderploeg Erin Wysocki =

Delta Gamma

University of Nebraska At Kearney Sisterhood Giving Circle Diana Erpelding Wubbenhorst Donor Phyllis Ann Kment Anderson Shelbi Burke = Kayleigh Jones = Ellen Mannschreck = Michelle Ostmann = Carlie Prososki = Megan Rash = Randi Todd =

Delta Delta

Northern Michigan University Lombard Giving Circle Dianne Plattenburg Botefuhr Sisterhood Giving Circle Roberta Smith Machata Donor Tracie Grove Hart Lauren Windland

Delta Epsilon

University of New Orleans Sisterhood Giving Circle Tracey Cannon Maureen Turner Masson Donor Amanda Counts Apfelblat Britt Baudier Emily Bevolo Catherine Campeaux Rachel Dauzat = Kalie Emma = Mallory Feraci = Robin Ann LaGrange Juneau Devyn Lambert = Meara McNitt = Julie McGrew Olsen Jane Vanderbrook Philibert Meagan Riche = Marilyn Ann Muniz Silbernagel Lauren Westcott =

Delta Zeta

LIU Post Sisterhood Giving Circle Robin Minor Brennan

Donor Karen Sabo Indusi Lindsay Klass = Rachel Ojalvo = Melanie Van Voorhees =

Delta Eta

California University of Pennsylvania Sisterhood Giving Circle Barbara Williams Fetsko

Delta Theta

St. Cloud State University Sisterhood Giving Circle Carolyn Sylvia Puzak Luken Donor Shannah Tinker Gillespiei

Delta Iota

Chadron State College Sisterhood Giving Circle Silvia Morell Aldermann Donor Katherine Butle Rentz Taylor

Delta Kappa

Slippery Rock University Sisterhood Giving Circle Janice Colton Belka Donor Ann DiLauro Mary Ebeling-Sears Michelle Burichin Murrray

Delta Lambda

Rochester Institute of Technology Donor Rebecca Gerhart Devon McGoldrick Shannon Patrick

Delta Mu

Old Dominion University Founders’ Giving Circle Jennifer Bellas Lee Sisterhood Giving Circle Linda Lee Foster Absalom Catherine Stultz Austin Deirdre Dianne Midgett Cook Donor Catherine Arnold = Erin Assaf = Rachel Bronstein = Michelle Ann Sanderson Montalbano Ruth A Whitehurst Sandifer Suzanne Buck Short Sierra Taylor = Lindsey Tibbitt =

Delta Nu

Indiana University of Pennsylvania Sisterhood Giving Circle MarySue Christopher Preissner Marijean Konopke Williams

Donor Natalie Beers = Bonita Arndt Close Marissa Cooper = Leann DiAndreth-Elkins Phyllis Rochelle Forte Megan Horst Foster Linda Harkcom Gould Shirley Gausman Marchand Holly Sammons Bridget Fishburn Wade =

Delta Xi

Georgia State University Sisterhood Giving Circle Lesley Conway Maggiore * Tracy Andersen Roberts Gail Brooks Torrence Alicia Woo Donor Kathryn Anderson = Gracen Bourbeau = Deborah Sherer Curlette Caroline Cathcart Gilmore Caitlin Henkel = Laura Litsas Juliet McDade Mary Reed Miley Smiley = Allison Sullivan = Paige Tanaka = Carol Spalding Wakamo Ashley Wampler Sora Yi =

Delta Omicron

Fairmont State University Sisterhood Giving Circle Janice Falkenstein Denison Donor Frances Kay Akona

Delta Pi

Defiance College Sisterhood Giving Circle Jill Foster Bortel Donor Christina-Marie Drake Bonnie Clark Jefferis Megan Klausing = Carissa Schreiber = Carol Morgan Smerz

Delta Rho

California State University, Northridge Lombard Giving Circle Deanna Wollam Detchemendy Founders’ Giving Circle Marianne Moritz Russo Sisterhood Giving Circle Kathleen Cates Cantarine Michele Maranian Curth Susan Leeds-Horwitz Debbie Levy Rubin

Donor Victoria Bourdas Martinez Sandra Posthumus Holcomb Nicole Kashou = Nicole Kucera = Linda Kay Clark McMillan Lindsay Thompson = Kamryn Williams =

Jamee Maurer Klein Jennifer Fordham Larrive Jodi Levell Dylan Martin = Mercede Miller = Jeanette Pickel Smith Sara Welty Strunk

Delta Sigma

Texas State University-San Marcos Sisterhood Giving Circle Betty Robbins Bendall Courtney Hankins Fluty Deborah Johnson Robertson Linda Dornbusch Schuessler Donor Catherine Bowman = Frances Tomlin Dudenhoeffer Marisa Walden Lacey Megan Long = Sarah Newbury = Julie Purnell Monica Richardson =

Ferris State University Founders’ Giving Circle Sara Pullis Molnar Sisterhood Giving Circle Margaret Dekker Danhof Janice Kay Gertz Shedd Donor Jamie Baranek = Michelle Dam = Erin Finn Teresa Gray Kuiper Alexis Lancour = Haylee Luedtke = Jill S. Mouton-Theut Carrie Graham Russell Samantha Wingerter =

Delta Tau

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Donor Bridget Hudzinski Buell Ruth Margaret Fraedrich Harken Annika Hobson = Addela Marzofka Leah Milbeck = Alyssa Scott = LaQueisha Varnado =

Delta Upsilon

University of Wisconsin - Superior Sisterhood Giving Circle Jean Kathryn Lundberg Olson Donor Marilyn Kay Couture Weir

Delta Phi

University of Charleston Donor Doris L. Muller Burton Mary Lou Milam Entzminger Brenda Clark Lee Catherine Miche Kawash Leikhim

Delta Chi

University of Northern Iowa Lombard Giving Circle Denise Brown Founders’ Giving Circle Jennifer Emerick Kuntz Sisterhood Giving Circle Carol Heselton Tracy Borlaug Pursell Pamela Shannon Waters Donor Ashley Cottier = Debra Bryson Goodman

Delta Psi

Delta Omega

Winona State University Donor Mary Diane Barton Rankin

Epsilon Alpha

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Sisterhood Giving Circle Jenny Pelkey Donor Annalyn Alt = Jennifer Mackley Degel Susan Peters Haug Rhonda Rowlands Ingle Kristin Trettin Leverson Jennifer Lindquist = Rhonda Harr Love Andrea Magliocco = Molly Means = Sarah Nigro = Nicole Samuelson = Eleonor Thomas = Kristin Van Den Broeke Kristi Wanous Jennifer Beeman Zipf

Epsilon Gamma

Western Carolina University Lombard Giving Circle Jane Hooper Sutton Dorothy Sheldon Williams Sisterhood Giving Circle Margaret Kiernan Witt Donor Beverly Sanders Barr Jessica Beam = Donna Cline Nancy Bonanza Foreman Taylor Hayes = Vickie Dinkins Long Robin Parton Pate Joyce Stiles Tessier Barbara Lynn Howard Waggoner

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Epsilon Delta

Indiana State University Sisterhood Giving Circle Deborah Smith Saska Donna Gettle Worthley Donor Penny Debaun Bluebaum Marcia Handren Boone Deborah Marie Seward Cahill Judith Fuss Carl Lynnette Blood Coburn Julie Ann Taylor Hall Deborah Hargis Nancy Surman Hayes Bettye Becker Hewitt Elizabeth Jane Halley Hills Jamie Eileen Stidham Kochert Pamela Bird Langenfeld Nancy Bartlett Limp Michelle Gail Thompson Maciok Susan Jane Peacock Laura Foster Shoemaker Debra Ann Strange

Epsilon Zeta

Eastern Washington University Sisterhood Giving Circle Elisabeth Beck Stuller Donor Pavandeep Bolena = Alexis Welch Danford Allison Gustafson = Morgan Howard = Kambria Hyatt = Kelsey Johnson = Alyssa Nolan = Elizabeth Pynsky Deborah Sekreta Reily Thorington = Samantha Terrell = Macall Virnig =

Epsilon Eta

South Dakota State University Founders’ Giving Circle Michele Herbst Evink Sisterhood Giving Circle Andrea Fouberg Donor Carissa Adams = Taylor Anderson = Hannah Bailey = Kayelynn Bauer = Amy Myers Chase Kara Dumke Mary McCormick Herbst Bailee Hetland = Kiersten Koehler = Teresa Mead = Shania Meier = Summer Mette = Emily Swenson = Kylee Thompson =

Epsilon Theta

West Liberty University Sisterhood Giving Circle

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Margaret Cox Johnson Donor Nancy Edith Sweeting Brookes Diana Young Carroll Cynthia Ann Casini Cunningham Nancy Deters Laurie Kinter Jones Hannah Judkins Karen Poach Linn Kimberly Carter Stevenson Aarian Stradwick Courtney Wood =

Epsilon Iota

Newberry College Donor Lori Ann Undercoffler Hunt Marla Bienz Irving Denise Marie Wilson Jackson Jordan Padgett = Leslie Grace Oltmann Sligh

Epsilon Kappa

Western Kentucky University Lombard Giving Circle Paige Faries Katharyn Faries Herndon Founders’ Giving Circle Ginny Carroll Sisterhood Giving Circle Patricia Hill Marshall Donor Susan Buhay Du Part Olivia Hardesty = Glenda Huff Amy Moers = Elizabeth Mulholland = Cheryl Ann Stevens Poore M Kristin Stuedle

Epsilon Lambda

Rider University Founders’ Giving Circle Michelle Supplee Reda Sisterhood Giving Circle Heather Roberts Lerch Judith Dispenza Stabile Donor Christine Bechtold = Jacqueline Hanna = Catherine Kilkenny = Alison Knepple = Bridget Rasmussen = Alexandra Romean = Deborah LaCorte Schneider Allison Triglianos =

Epsilon Mu

University of Northern Colorado Sisterhood Giving Circle Diane Andrich Judith Eichberger Bender Vicki Lynn Postas Byrne Margaret Larsen Fazzio Donor Valerie Bird Bass

Michelle Ellwanger Vicki Plummer Gardner Mary Healy Patricia Leonard

Suzanne LaCroix Megan McParland = Hilary Platt = Margaret Dennis Wilson

Epsilon Nu

Epsilon Sigma

University of Hartford Sisterhood Giving Circle Nicola Rutigliano Donor Lois Jacobs

Georgia Southern University Sisterhood Giving Circle Monica Burke Ann Spalding Cochran

Epsilon Xi

University of Missouri-St. Louis Sisterhood Giving Circle Karen Wyka Kapral Donor Elisa Pagano Boyer Casey Cowhey Abbigail Drewes = Michele Smith Dunaway Mary Estes = Diane Harrison Mavis Hollis = Sabrina Marquart = Robin Mayfield = Haley Oksanen Rene Patton = Victoria Reid = Samantha Risius = Kathryn Bicker Schlag Louise Wiedermann

Epsilon Omicron

Oklahoma State University Sisterhood Giving Circle Judy White Donor Zoe Johnson = Emilee Long Margaret Shrontz Tenzythoff Lexi Urbanczyk = Taylor Watkins =

Epsilon Pi

Jacksonville State University Sisterhood Giving Circle Margaret Burt Collins Iris Denise Boone Hinton Saralyn Crawford Mitchell Claudette Smith Donor Cailee Cole = Paula Rebecca Entrekin Evans Vanessa Sparrow Hill Lisa Glenn Skinner Katy Stephens =

Epsilon Rho

University of Southern Maine Donor Meilin Brodeur = Autumn Duguay = Sarah Jensen Farwell Audra Gordon = Emmerald Irvin =

Foundation Grants AmaXIng Challenge Grant Awarded to empower and support chapters and associations in growing their events and fundraising capabilities in support of Autism Speaks • Alpha Beta, Cornell University: $250 for Step It Up; raised $2,784 • Beta Alpha, University of Texas at Austin: $1,785 for Xi Man; raised $9,335 • Beta Tau, Kent State University: $250 for Football FrenXI; raised $1,500 • Gamma Delta, University of Nebraska Omaha: $1,000 for Step It Up; raised $21,222 • Iota, West Virginia University: $800 for Step It Up; raised $10,250 • Nu, University of Washington: $1,000 for Step It Up; raised $21,565 • Tau, University of New Hampshire: $360 for Step It Up; raised $4,335 • Kappa, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana: $800 for Football FrenXI; raised $10,600 Dorothy Clarkson Dodd Grant, Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute Provides tuition to the Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute • Sapphire Andersen, University of Nebraska-Omaha • Abigail Gnewikow, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse • Christina Danielle Hale, DePaul University • Sydney Montgomery, Boise State University Zelma Patchin Continuing Education Program Grants Awarded to alumnae seeking professional development in a nondegree program • Jessica Nelson Bolyard, West Virginia Wesleyan College: $250 to attend the National Autism Conference at Pennsylvania State University • Natalie Hughs, Eastern Washington University: $310 to attend American College of Sports Medicine Annual Conference • Kathleen Walton, University of Texas at Austin: $950 for Project Management Professional Certfication Preparation

Donor Elizabeth Elijah Rebecca Owen Thelma Merck Parker Katrina Brothers Thomas

Epsilon Tau

Zeta Delta

Indiana University South Bend Sisterhood Giving Circle Amy Holobyn

Zeta Epsilon

Central Missouri State University Sisterhood Giving Circle Teresa Ankenbauer Feutz Kathy Williams

Edinboro University Sisterhood Giving Circle Kathy Lee Pape Donor Linda Susan DeFilippo

Epsilon Phi

Zeta Eta

Iowa State University Symphony Giving Circle Nancy Fehrmann Gainer Sisterhood Giving Circle Judy Erickson Amy Treanor Flores Delores Wenell Janet Lahti Schultze Donor Sharon Elaine Monson Erickson Barbara Straight Marr Rebecca Soderholm Tiffany Hopper Vokt

Epsilon Chi

Villanova University Sisterhood Giving Circle Patricia Ann Peebles McDonald

Epsilon Psi

Boise State University Donor Shaylyn Cairns = Alyssa Canestro = Phoebe Galbraith = Lindsey Raaker = Jessica Snoen = Allison Yawczak

Epsilon Omega

University of North Texas Sisterhood Giving Circle Denise Neill Bowers Cynthia Reaves Rogan Donor Jeanne Elise Dumas Jones Lisa Amort Lanier Candace Battenfield Sawyer

Zeta Beta

Clarion University of Pennsylvania Donor Dorinda Barnett Eckenroad

Zeta Gamma

University of Mississippi Donor Wendy Mikell Piepke

West Chester University Sisterhood Giving Circle Melanie Holwood Donor Akasha Alvarez = Courtney Kalinowski Catherine Cahill Macrina Taryn McCullough = Taylor McHugh = Kelsey McLaughlin = Katherine Pellak = Pamela Heck Rauh Mary Jane Hallman Richards Casey Rosseljong = Kara Vartanian = Brianne Woop =

Zeta Theta

Wright State University Sisterhood Giving Circle Kimberly Strong Donor Jan Lee Dorrough Austin Emily Burns = Emily Dotson = Brittany England = Amie Lea Heller = Patricia Camden Izor Serenity McKenzie = Diane M Falter Miller Samantha Newkirk = Kara Omlor = Michele Thompson Richmond Sheena Riggle = Alaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Saleh = Monique Unroe = Taylor Yoho =

Zeta Iota

Lyon College Sisterhood Giving Circle Mary Jane Pierce Norton Donor Caitlin Campbell = Madolyn Miller = Jessica Utley Sarah Harvey Wang Devyn Young =

Zeta Kappa

University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Donor Diana Pieczynski Downing Nancy Solic Plows

Zeta Lambda

Texas Wesleyan University Donor Sandra Stockton Caffee

Zeta Mu

Methodist University Donor Sara Jo Young Chester

Zeta Nu

Miami University Donor Susan Koegel Jacklyn Knuckles Olinger

Zeta Xi

Auburn University Sisterhood Giving Circle Martha Jane Atkins Magnuson Leslie Wallace Taylor Donor Madison Alford = Carley Amox = Jennifer Ashman = Madelynn Baker = Gabriela Ballaguer = Amanda Barag = Myles Barrineau = Amanda Bassett = Raven Beasley = Melanie Beatty = Emily Berridge = Sydney Blankenship = Rachael Blaz = Leah Bostany = Tara Bourke = Clara Bray = Bridget Brogan = Emily Brown = Emily Browning = Chandler Brun = Sydney Bruton = Lindsey Bruton = Adason Canavan = Carmen Cantrell = Alexis Castellanos = Corrine Champion = Cailey Chenault = Katie Clarke = Casie Claunch = Christie Clayton = Victoria Clayton = Mallory Cleary = Shelby Cone = Leanna Conner = Josie Conner = Kelsey Cooper =

Sydney Cooper = Kerry Coppinger = Emily Costa = Sydni Crews = Neeve Curley = Madeleine DeGeorges = Alyssa Deslauriers = Jamie Dickman = Francesca DiSantis = Allison Edmonson = Audrey Faircloth = Monica Fernandez = Sarah Fowler = Kaitlin Freemon = Serra Freshwater = Kayla Frey = Kathryn Fuller = Lauren Gardner = Annelise Garner = Lynley Garner = Allison Gentry = Lauren Gibson = Lindsay Goetzenberger = Taylor Gore = Erin Gready = Brittany Grimes = Haley Haas = Megan Haidinger = Sydney Hall = Tayler Hames = Jesse Harris = Emelie Harris = Kayla Hatch = Meredith Hemmer = Jenna Hendricksen = Kelsey Herrera = Henley Hestley = Tiffany Hill = Rachel Hoffman = Kelsey Howell = Joanna Hudgins = McKenzie Huggins = Kelsey Huie = Kayla Hunter = Tully Jackson = Anna Jarvis = Alexandra Jay = Elizabeth Jemo = Courtney Johnson = Paige Johnson = Jordan Jones Nikole Jones = Victoria Jones = Kirsten Julian = Kate Justement = Olivia Kampwerth = Elizabeth Herold Kaya Karley Keith = Kaide Kelley = Courtney Kennedy = Katherine Kennedy = Christy Key = Erin Kinney = Anna Knowling = Anna Kramer = Sasha Kraver = Laura Lacy =

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Zeta Omicron

University of Florida Sisterhood Giving Circle Katherine Listwan Martin Kristine Carol Polo Donor Charlote Azcuna-Zell Darlene Edic Crawford Anne Musial McIltrot

Zeta Rho

North Carolina State University Lombard Giving Circle Evonne Carawan Donor Jenny Annette Hagler Knight

Zeta Sigma

Hillsdale College Donor Angela Dedmon Carlo Courtney Kaye Dykstra Christina Munck O’Hara Leslie Caldwell Shearer

Zeta Tau

University of North Carolina-Asheville Sisterhood Giving Circle Suzanne Kirschbaum Rebecca O’Bryon Donor Teresa Ownbey Brooks Katherine Buchanan = Wendy Davis Guyer Rebecca Squier Ireland

Fatima Johnson Miranda Lampke = Ryan McGreal = Taylor Tramel = Julie Cook Walker

Zeta Upsilon

Alma College Sisterhood Giving Circle Bethany Cain Green Heidi Wahl LaFever Betsie Keeler Zeedyk Donor Cathleen Curley Jenny Greyerbiehl Ronda Guimond Danielle Harm = Rebekah Noss Lynch Taylor Tripp = Kaitlyn Urick Elizabeth Weber Williams Laura Morley Zuidema

Zeta Phi

Binghamton University-State University of NY Donor Lisa Taylor

Zeta Chi

University of North Carolina-Wilmington Donor Megan Mackie Deal Erin Smothers Sara Stelma = Amanda Torpey

Zeta Psi

University of Virginia Sisterhood Giving Circle Elizabeth Pope Battaglia Donor Laurie Howard Felton Julie Kleckley Hummer

Zeta Omega

University of West Georgia Founders’ Giving Circle Christina Robertson Nealy Patty Wheat Sisterhood Giving Circle Valerie Cobb Mallon Rachel Eaton White Donor Patricia Fostvedt Chastain Kirby Earp = Allison Eidson = Courtney Peek Gable Merrie Griffith Martin Alexis Stephens =

Theta Beta

Sonoma State University Founders’ Giving Circle Kristin Olson Billingsley Sisterhood Giving Circle Jennifer Knowles Elliott Donor Katelynn Gutierrez Lauren Kort Stacy Ruppert

Theta Gamma

University of Delaware Donor Carly Berber Carleigh Chasanov Jessica Dunn Danielle Imhoff Ashley Katz = Claire Lanzo = Amanda Pung = Teresa Rudner

Theta Delta

Towson University Donor Kelly Coffey = Kristen Coffey = Lydia Ramsey =

Theta Epsilon

Marquette University Sisterhood Giving Circle Danica Vanasse Olson Donor Shannon Braun Rebecca Kaiser = Sarah McPherson = Elizabeth Patton = Alison Stelletello = Allison Whalen = Katharine Witty =

Theta Zeta

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott Donor Kristina Aspey = Ariel Neville =

Theta Eta

Western Michigan University Donor Christina Bartone = Sarah Hosack = Jamie Koehler = Denise Gross Lynch

Theta Theta

Brooklyn College Donor Alondra Nino =

Theta Iota

Florida Atlantic University Donor Morgan Donnelly = Danielle Durette = Victoria Sullivan Kijanski Amanda Miskiewicz = Regina Netting =

Theta Kappa

University of Albany Donor Jacqueline DeVito

Theta Lambda

Southwestern University Sisterhood Giving Circle Susannah Prucka Donor Denise Valdez-Soto Garcia Jamie Rogers

Theta Mu

Case Western Reserve University Sisterhood Giving Circle Nicole Kuzmin-Nichols Donor Amee Bhalakia Eve Proper

Theta Nu

Elon University Donor Kara Anderson Jessica Bast = Laurie Leonard Davis Sarah Mitchell Kimberly Poe

Theta Xi

Florida International University Donor Juliana Caceres = Giselle Cancio Kaitlyn Woods =

Theta Omicron

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Donor Katherine Boggs = Carley James Katja Johnson = Melissa Miller Nyce Courtney Wallace =

Theta Pi

Christian Brothers University Donor Kathleen Gillon Melissa Woods Hasselle Katherine Robinson =

Theta Rho

California State University-San Marcos Sisterhood Giving Circle Deborah Norton Donor Rio Ammari = Victoria Beyer = Jenica Caruso Cassandra Johnson Fowler Catherine Martin = Haley Norris = Erin O’Toole-Delawari Ariel Plaza = Stephanie Raymond = Gillian Dixon Simcox Stacy Ford Werth

Theta Sigma

University of Central Florida Donor Erica Ershowsky = Carly Givargidze = Kelly Jones = Megan Lawrence Morgan Lowry = Nicole Minnis = Karyn Bream O’Neil Jaimi O’Shea = Jacey Brown Poppell Heather Thompson Roberts Nicole Valdes

Theta Upsilon

Youngstown State University Donor Julia Colecchi = Caitlin Mullen = Emily Orlo =

Theta Phi

University of Alabama at Birmingham Donor Kristine Austriaco = Alice Baik = Megan Benefield = Amanda Benson Cynthia Butler Mary Cop = Allyson Wright Davis Ashley Dorner = Emily Elliott = Stacy Cardwell Gay Jeanne Cosgrove Greis Juliana Johnson = Randi Kirkland Allison Nguyen = Emily Bearden Posey Mary Price Jenna Robie = Emily Victory =

Theta Chi

University of Toledo Donor Melanie Corrigan = Halle Ponter = Karen Spath =

Theta Omega

New Mexico State University Donor Staci Delfin Stephany Flores = Amanda Getchell =

Iota Alpha

George Mason University Donor Sarah Custer = Elizabeth Elia = Lea Fowlie Megan Foster Harrison Carson Huling = Sydney Luceno = Aprille Mitchell = Kady Munden = Caitlin Patterson = Katharine Smith = Novella Weatherilt =

Iota Beta

California State University-Stanislaus Donor Paige Horwood Ethel Martinez = JoEllen Reece = Rachel Shepherd =

Iota Delta

University of Central Oklahoma Donor Lauren Snodgrass = Claire Stutsman = Megan Terry =

Iota Epsilon

University of Nevada-Las Vegas Donor Bailey Barnson = Sierra Hickey = Ashlyn Lambert = Jessica Maheux Shani Sullivan = Alexia Zilliken =

Iota Zeta

Wingate University Donor Lauren Jenkins Cooley Jenna Flanigin = Carissa McHone = Miranda Paul = Jessica Swaringen Kelly Vang =

Iota Eta

University of Texas-El Paso Donor Kimberly DuVernois = Marissa Garcia = Kelsey O’Learly = Cindy Van =

Iota Theta

Southern Polytechnic State University Sisterhood Giving Circle Amanda Benson Hicks Donor Zuri Coleman Stephanie Martin Ariyanna White Kennesaw State University Donor Laura Morrow = Olivia Rois = Skylar Romocki =

Iota Iota

Greensboro College Donor Elaine Hankins

Iota Kappa

Idaho State University Donor Lindsay De Luna = Emily Inskeep = Amanda Nielsen =

Iota Lambda

St. Norbert College Donor Cassandra Baker Samantha Barnett = Elizabeth Krajnik = Katherine Phillips =

Iota Mu

Lycoming College Donor Marisa Bayer = Megan Maiolo Eppleman Elizabeth Heisey = Margaret Hervey = Hannah Jenkinson = Courtney Noel = Margot Rankins-Burd = Samantha Raup = Rebecca Reed = Jennifer Reilly = Julie White = Susan Yerkes

Iota Nu

Monmouth University Donor Genna Moscato =

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute Donor Lucine Bahtiarian = Rachel Brown = Brynn Cardozo = Heather Lavoie = Carolina Leguizamon = Morgan Mitchell = Laura Pumphrey = Deanna Stueber =

Iota Omicron

San Jose State University Donor Iris Govea-Ruiz =

Iota Pi

Coastal Carolina University Donor Lauren Allen = Hannah Maloney = Steffanie May = Stacey Reichardt = Alina Rudolph =

Iota Rho

DePaul University Donor Kacey Anderson = Haley Benson = Grace Bova = Michelle Brady = Rebecca Dietrich = Madeline Falash = Izolda Gargano = Erika Giglia = Danielle Hale = Kendra Johnson = Lauren Johnson = Taylor Lisy = Erica Loken = Alexa Loufman = Margaret Lynch = Marissa Malta = Melanie Markay = Alison Miller = Alexis Moberger = Kiersten Nickel = Brittany Olson = Keena Prugh = Madelaine Scodro = Madeline Ulrich = Mariah Westfall = Katherine Wiese =

Iota Sigma

Virginia Commonwealth University Donor Carrie Dawkins = Alexandra Geary = Tamera Jackson = Leila Khadrane = Briana Kracke = Mary Pollock = Tiffany Power =

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Bucknell University Donor Barbara Celluzzi Galaini = Alexis Galaini Jennifer Price =

Iota Upsilon

Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Donor Janelle Dollar = Catherine Gilmore = Paige Henderson = Kelsey Howland = Lauren Long = Victoria Martinussen = Breanna Rogy =

Iota Phi

American University Donor Charlotte Bergmann = Sophie Chen = Sunny Massa =

Iota Psi

Franklin & Marshall College Donor Alexandra Brady = Maya McNeal =

Alpha Deuteron Sisterhood Giving Circle Jacquelyn Lyerly Donor Lori Bruns Holt

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TOP 10 CHAPTERS The top ten chapters with the highest alumnae and collegiate member participation are: • Zeta Xi, Auburn University • Gamma, University of Mount Union • Tau, University of New Hampshire • Beta Mu, Bowling Green State University • Alpha Eta, Purdue University • Kappa, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana • Rho, University of Nebraska-Lincoln • Gamma Eta, Georgia Institute of Technology • Psi, The Ohio State University • Beta Theta, Michigan State University The top ten chapters with the highest amount given by alumnae and collegiate members are: • Gamma Delta, University of Nebraska-Omaha •S igma, University of Iowa •G amma Eta, Georgia Institute of Technology •P i, Ohio University •A lpha Eta, Purdue University •B eta Epsilon, Monmouth College •O mega, Stetson University •R ho, University of Nebraska-Lincoln •B eta Pi, Indiana University •K appa, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana

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Foundation Chapter Donors The Foundation thanks the following chapters who made donations between June 1, 2014 and May 31, 2015. The following list reflects annual giving totals to all Foundation funds.

Quill $1,000-$2,499 Rho, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Zeta Xi, Auburn University Theta Gamma, University of Delaware Theta Epsilon, Marquette University

Pearl $500-$999 Eta, Syracuse University Kappa, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Tau, University of New Hampshire Alpha Eta, Purdue University Alpha Kappa, Kansas State University Beta Mu, Bowling Green State University Beta Tau, Kent State University Beta Upsilon, University of Rhode Island Gamma Eta, Georgia Institute of Technology Gamma Phi, East Carolina University Delta Xi, Georgia State University Delta Psi, Texas State University-San Marcos Epsilon Kappa, Western Kentucky University Epsilon Psi, Boise State University Zeta Eta, West Chester University Zeta Chi, University of North Carolina-Wilmington Theta Delta, Towson University Theta Iota, Florida Atlantic University Theta Xi, Florida International University Theta Rho, California State University-San Marcos Theta Sigma, University of Central Florida Theta Phi, University of Alabama at Birmingham Iota Omicron, San Jose State University Iota Rho, DePaul University

Rose $250-$499 Sigma, University of Iowa Psi, The Ohio State University Beta Epsilon, Monmouth College Beta Eta, University of Maryland - College Park Beta Theta, Michigan State University Beta Lambda, Pennsylvania State University Beta Pi, Indiana University Bloomington Beta Psi, Carroll University Gamma Zeta, Eastern Michigan University Gamma Nu, Southeast Missouri State University Gamma Tau, Ohio Northern University Delta Mu, Old Dominion University Delta Rho, California State University, Northridge Delta Tau, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Epsilon Eta, South Dakota State University Theta Lambda, Southwestern University Theta Nu, Elon University Theta Omicron, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Theta Pi, Christian Brothers University Theta Psi, Dartmouth College Theta Omega, New Mexico State University Iota Alpha, George Mason University Iota Epsilon, University of Nevada-Las Vegas Iota Zeta, Wingate University Iota Xi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Iota Pi, Coastal Carolina University Iota Sigma, Virginia Commonwealth University Iota Chi, Temple University

Anniversary $121-$249 Gamma, University of Mount Union Delta, Bethany College-West Virginia Theta, University of Wisconsin-Madison Beta Xi, Marietta College Beta Sigma, West Virginia Wesleyan College Gamma Beta, Marshall University Gamma Delta, University of Nebraska-Omaha Gamma Theta, East Tennessee State University

Gamma Sigma, Thiel College Delta Alpha, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Delta Gamma, University of Nebraska At Kearney Delta Lambda, Rochester Institute of Technology Delta Nu, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Epsilon Alpha, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Epsilon Zeta, Eastern Washington University Epsilon Theta, West Liberty University Epsilon Iota, Newberry College Epsilon Lambda, Rider University Epsilon Xi, University of Missouri-St. Louis Epsilon Omicron, Oklahoma State University Epsilon Pi, Jacksonville State University Epsilon Rho, University of Southern Maine Zeta Theta, Wright State University Zeta Tau, University of North Carolina-Asheville Zeta Upsilon, Alma College Zeta Omega, University of West Georgia Theta Eta, Western Michigan University Theta Kappa, University at Albany Theta Chi, University of Toledo Iota Beta, California State University-Stanislaus Iota Kappa, Idaho State University Iota Lambda, St. Norbert College Iota Tau, Bucknell University Iota Upsilon, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Iota Phi, American University

Donor Phi, Albion College Delta Epsilon, University of New Orleans Delta Pi, Defiance College Epsilon Gamma, Western Carolina University Zeta Iota, Lyon College Theta Alpha, Millersville University Theta Tau, Marian University Theta Upsilon, Youngstown State University Iota Eta, University of Texas-El Paso Iota Theta, Southern Polytechnic State University Iota Mu, Lycoming College Iota Psi, Franklin & Marshall College

Alumnae Association Donors The Foundation thanks the following alumnae associations who made donations between June 1, 2014, and May 31, 2015. The following list reflects annual giving totals to all Foundation funds.

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$1,000-$2,499 Northern Virginia, VA

$121-$249 Dayton, OH Lincoln, NE Maryland Metro, MD Palm Beach, FL Sacramento Seattle, WA

Pearl $500-$999 Atlanta-North Metro GA Chicago North Shore, IL Denver, CO

Rose $250-$499 Ft. Myers, FL Indianapolis, IN Tucson, AZ

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Galveston, TX Birmingham, AL Bloomington-Normal, IL Bowling Green, OH Brevard County, FL Buffalo, NY Chattahoochee Valley, AL Chesapeake, MD Chicago City, IL Chicago Northwest Suburban IL Chicago-West Towns, IL Cleveland, OH Corvallis, OR Cuyahoga West Shore, OH Dallas, TX

Detroit Metro, MI Diablo Valley, CA El Paso Del Norte, TX Greater Boston, MA Greater Milwaukee Area, WI Houston, TX Jacksonville, FL Las Vegas, NV Little Rock, AR Louisiana North Shore, LA Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN New Orleans, LA Newark-Granville, OH North San Diego County, CA Northern Colorado, CO Northern New Jersey, NJ

Oklahoma City, OK Orlando, FL Philadelphia, PA Pikes Peak Area, CO Pinellas County, FL Pittsburgh, PA Salt Creek, IL San Fernando Valley, CA Southern Maine, ME Stanislaus, CA Tallahassee, FL Tampa, FL Tidewater, VA Western North Carolina, NC Youngstown, OH

HONOR GIFTS The Alpha Xi Delta Foundation recognizes Honor Gifts given from Aug. 1, 2015 to Nov. 30, 2015.

Samantha Gordon, University of Delaware by Elisa Gordon Danielle Hale, DePaul University by Kendra Johnson, DePaul University

Tamir Bailey byAnna Bailey, DePaul University

Lillian Hart, DePaul University by Natalie Kaminski, DePaul University

Anna Bailey, DePaul University by Andriana Hayes, DePaul University

Winifred Hauber, by Elizabeth Shelly De Jong, Bethany College-West Virginia

Pamela Lynn Doss Beck, Georgia State University by Frances Vandiver Parr Bradow, University of Michigan Nancy Ries Brown, Pennsylvania State University by Morgan Neff, Kent State University Bethany Butler, University of Alabama at Birmingham by Jeehyun Bae, University of Alabama at Birmingham Cynthia Butler, University of Alabama at Birmingham Laura Caudell by Anna Caudell, KSU Kasey Cleckler University of Alabama at Birmingham by Alexandra Dodson, University of Alabama at Birmingham Sandra Colon by Sarah Colon, Rider University Allison Damico, University of New Hampshire by Melanie Holwood, West Chester University Delta Psi Chapter, Texas State University-San Marcos by Frances Tomlin Dudenhoeffer, Texas State University-San Marcos Rigby Guiney Duncan, Marshall University by Susan Buhay Du Part, Western Kentucky University Epsilon Kappa Chapter, Western Kentucky University by Kristin Stuedle, Western Kentucky University Paula Farraj by Jordan Farraj, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Marcy Allen Hauber, Bethany College-West Virginia by Elizabeth Shelly De Jong, Bethany College-West Virginia Mary George Hood, Purdue University by Pamela Jean Stanley Higgins, Purdue University Kaitlin Howey, Lycoming College by Samantha Raup, Lycoming College Emily Inskeep, Idaho State University by Gretchen Clemens, Idaho State University Meaghan Joyce, DePaul University by Lauren Johnson, DePaul University Regan Judge, University of New Hampshire by Abigail Ayers, University of New Hampshire Elfriede Thiele Kelso, Hunter College by Virginia Drick Messing, Ohio Wesleyan University Denise Kipfstuhl, University of Mount Union by Cuyahoga West Shore Alumnae Association Bridget Leahy, University of New Hampshire by Melanie Holwood, West Chester University Marissa Malta, DePaul University by Julia Wilson Dillon, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Sabrina Marquart, University of Missouri-St. Louis by Natalie Brown, University of Missouri-St. Louis

Stephanie Deneke Borders Murphy, Southeast Missouri State University by Morgan Murphy, Southeast Missouri State University Susan Patz by Caroline Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison Brenda Peick by Rebecca Peick, South Dakota State University Kirsten Pfister, University of New Hampshire by Melanie Holwood, West Chester University Jane Fursey Ralston, University of Mount Union by Carrie Kashawlic, Ohio Northern University Sharon Brown Richardson, University of Texas at Austin by Julia Kane, University of Delaware Julia Scali, University of Delaware Katherine Gail Rose-Mockry, University of California-Los Angeles by Sandra Miriam Malloy, University of California-Los Angeles Kelsey Ryder, University of New Hampshire by Melanie Holwood, West Chester University Kristin Smith, University of New Hampshire by Melanie Holwood, West Chester University Audrey Sokol, University of Delaware by Carleigh Antico, University of Delaware Caroline Sweny, University of New Hampshire by Kathryn Sondheim, University of New Hampshire Patricia Switzer by Mimi Curbelo Savio, Centenary College of Louisiana Dorothy Sheldon Williams, Western Carolina University by Joy Ann Bryson Turner, Western Carolina University Sarah Winner, The Ohio State University by Susan Buhay Du Part, Western Kentucky University

Lori Jett Matthews, University of Charleston by Deborah Fenwick Maas, Marshall University Maura McKnight, University of New Hampshire by Melanie Holwood, West Chester University Rachel Mullen, Christian Brothers University by Melanie Holwood, West Chester University

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MEMORIAL GIFTS The Alpha Xi Delta Foundation recognizes Memorial Gifts from Aug. 1, 2015 through Nov. 30, 2015.

Jayne Wade Anderson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln by Nicole Fox Franta, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Susan Embury Gibson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Michelle Soderquist Hartnett, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Julie Lambert, Oregon State University Marybelle Baskin McMillan, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Virginia Drick Messing, Ohio Wesleyan University Northern New Jersey Alumnae Association Judith Francis Parker, Missouri Valley College Sharon Brown Richardson, University of Texas at Austin Cynthia Kay Schear Bejarano, University of Northern Iowa by Ann Brimm Pfaff, University of Northern Iowa Anne M Chalupsky Brooks, Ohio University by Nelda May Booth Granum, Ohio University Ruth Fowler Brown, Ohio University by Kathryn Brown, Ohio University Nancy Rilla Prater Carey, Eastern Michigan University by Sue Riley Fackler, The Ohio State University Jane Huston Carson, Coe College by Pauline Herron Huston Miller, Coe College Betty Fideler Dale, University of South Dakota by Suzanne Fretthold Boos - Neff, University of Michigan Sally Welch Day, University of South Dakota by Shelie Farrand-Vacek, South Dakota State University Peggy Martin Dorsey, West Virginia Wesleyan College by Mary Jean Dorsey Taylor, West Virginia Wesleyan College

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Karen Thoms Farwell, Ohio University by Heather Levee Popadych, Ohio University Cynthia Flores by Julie Lambert, Oregon State University Elise Valcoure Funk, Kansas State University by Linda Faust Witmer, Iowa Wesleyan University Shirley Brunet Herrin, Texas State University-San Marcos by Ronnie Herrin

Lois Eileen Emel Starns, Kansas State University by Tucson Alumnae Association Ruth Wintz Stenger, West Virginia University by Nancy Stenger Todd, University of Maryland - College Park Mary Huston Stewart, Coe College by Pauline Herron Huston Miller, Coe College

Kathy Ingram by Tamara Adams Sevcik, Southeast Missouri State University

Martha Blum Strauch, University of Mount Union by Nancy Strauch, University of Mount Union

Frances Stover Johnson, Kansas State University by Tucson Alumnae Association

Margaret A Carlson Stripe, Monmouth College by Susan Ann Barrett Boelke, Monmouth College

Lorraine Schumacher Klemke, Northwestern University by Jim & Vicki Klemke

Sally Ann Urban Swancutt, University of Nebraska-Omaha by Marilyn Herbes Horner, University of Nebraska-Omaha

Linda Jean Quick Knier, Georgia State University by Cenie Bagley Jackson, Georgia State University Anna Kozusko Kuhn, Pennsylvania State University by Tricia Moreno Jefferson, Sonoma State University Celia Cowger Lamson, University of Nebraska-Omaha by Joan Eddy, University of Nebraska-Omaha Martha Goodwin Massengale, University of Nebraska-Omaha by Marilyn Herbes Horner, University of Nebraska-Omaha Betty Cody McCord, Culver Stockton College by Nancy Twitchell Rohde, Central Michigan University Carol Mayer Utter, Cornell University Barbara Laverne May Wood, Indiana University Bloomington Naomi Ruth Walton Murray, Albion College by Beverly June Luke Dempsey, Albion College

Bette Anne Kath Downs, Florida State University by Carol Smith White, Florida State University

Barbara F Arnold Shields, Michigan State University by Alice Miller McRae, Indiana University Bloomington

Barbara Elsbury, Purdue University by Sara Elsbury Morgan, Purdue University

Margaret Emily Slocum, Georgia State University by Gail Brooks Torrence, Georgia State University

Sonia Del Carme Hernandez Evans, Carroll University by Greater Milwaukee Area Alumnae Association

Nancy Durig Spayde, Bethany College-West Virginia by Margaret Cox Johnson, West Liberty University

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Eunice Rachels Crawford Spooner, Georgia State University by Charlotte West Martin, Georgia State University

Elizabeth Tarpey, Georgia Institute of Technology by Corey Aitken, Georgia Institute of Technology Lela Jane Taylor, Albion College by Barbara Jane Hutson Demarsh, Albion College Sue Anne Kassebaum Westbrook, Purdue University by Jeanette Jinks Horrall, Purdue University Debra Yancey, mother of Fatima Johnson, University of North Carolina-Asheville by Lori Bruns Holt, Alpha Deuteron

The Foundation thanks the following Sisters and friends demonstrating the highest level of commitment by donating $122 or more to the Foundation between June 1, 2014, and May 31, 2015. The following list reflects annual giving totals to all Foundation funds.

Annual Giving Circles Presidentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; $2,500+ Quill $1,000-$2,499 Pearl $500-$999 Rose $250-$499 Anniversary $121-$249 * Chapter Eternal

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$2,500+ Margaret Bozarth, Monmouth College Marcella Smucker Clark, Ohio Wesleyan Jane Dunlap Gaby, University of Tennessee Knoxville Alma Williams Gilmore Doud, Ohio University * Margaret Payne Greene, Stetson University Marilyn Herbes Horner, University of Nebraska-Omaha Jean Koza Leider, University of Iowa Wendy Kurtz Levine, Indiana University Bloomington Lyles Foundation Kimbrough Pace Noonan, Georgia Institute of Technology Omega Financial, Inc. Jacqueline Fonder Pechette, Syracuse University Pauline Dale Platt, Gettysburg College Janice Nease Wittschiebe, Georgia Institute of Technology

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$1,000-$2,499 Silvia Morell Alderman, Chadron State College Lynn Andrews, University of Iowa Janice Sheldon Baumback, University of Washington Jean Busby Beard, Purdue University

Janice Colton Belka, Slippery Rock University Bonnie Baker Blish, University of California Los Angeles Dianne Plattenburg Botefuhr, Northern Michigan University George Brown, Jr., Friend of Alpha Xi Delta Jill Nelson Butler, California State University-Fresno Evonne Carawan, North Carolina State University Susan Kucharzyk Clare, Georgia Institute of Technology Kathleen Burke Clark, University of Maryland College Park Michele Maranian Curth, California State University, Northridge Elizabeth Shelly De Jong, Bethany College-West Virginia Deanna Wollam Detchemendy, California State University, Northridge Alice Frampton Dittman, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Paige Faries, Western Kentucky University Martha Geppert, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Giles Foundation Linnea Thodt Hadlock, University of Iowa Michelle Soderquist Hartnett, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Mary Louise Haymaker Hill, Purdue University Nicole Kuzmin-Nichols, Case Western Reserve University Julie Lambert, Oregon State University Heather Roberts Lerch, Rider University Kendra Becker Lewis, Purdue University Bonnie Eiker Lightcap, Susquehanna University

Deborah Fenwick Maas, Marshall University Kathy Nicklaus Owrey, Henderson State University Mary Lewis Pierson, Northwestern University Nancy Drenan Prendergast, The Ohio State University Jane Fursey Ralston, University of Mount Union Elizabeth Anne Stuckert Ray, University of Kentucky Christina Robertson, University of West Georgia Beverly Case Rorer, University of Pennsylvania Jane Wilkens Schroeder, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Tana Sterrett Scott, Middlebury College Susan Bostwick Shiring, University of Mount Union Bobby Allphin Stanton, University of Kentucky Jane Hooper Sutton, Western Carolina University Marilyn Atwood Terry, University of California Berkeley Julie Rogers Turner, Georgia Institute of Technology Julia Ann Naftzger Van Sickle, Purdue University Nealy Patty Wheat, University of West Georgia Dorothy Sheldon Williams, Western Carolina University Linda Mae Bernd Wrench, Indiana University Bloomington

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$500-$999 Rena June Hartzler Armatas, Kansas State University Janet Leonard Baillie, Oregon State University Sharon Ann Ploch Bassler, Purdue University

Kristin Olson Billingsley, Sonoma State University Mary Josie Cain Blanchard, University of Texas at Austin Nancy Polk Bogenrief, Drake University Denise Brown, University of Northern Iowa Christine Burris, Friend of Alpha Xi Delta Vicki Moore Capadona, Purdue University Mary Clyde, University of Arizona Beth Cohen, Pennsylvania State University Alice Pishan Croner, Monmouth College Ilda Margaret Lunan Deming, University of Maryland - College Park Judy Erickson, Iowa State University Marguerite Frick, Georgia Institute of Technology Nancy Fehrmann Gainer, Iowa State University Phyllis Hadley Grittman, Kansas State University Kelley Jo Kitta Hundt, Georgia Institute of Technology Janet Hutchins, University of Michigan Audrey Huthwaite, Frostburg State University Joe Irwin, Friend of Alpha Xi Delta Grace Gibbs Johnson, University of Iowa * Fatima Johnson, University of North Carolina-Asheville Audrey Rothwell Kleasen, Purdue University Linda Jean Kotowski, Florida State University CSL Management LLC, Friend of Alpha Xi Delta Carmen Williams Lofte, University of Oregon * Sonja Zedigian Lowry, Monmouth College

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Dorothy Ruth Ludman Malcolm, Ohio University Mary Beth Hinson Nowers, Georgia Institute of Technology Eleanor Ann Taylor Paulman, Frostburg State University Susannah Prucka, Southwestern University Michelle Supplee Reda, Rider University Marianne Moritz Russo, California State University, Northridge Rhonda Shives, Louisiana State University Mary Ellen Cunningham South, Frostburg State University Elisabeth Beck Stuller, Eastern Washington University Diane Trader, Friend of Alpha Xi Delta Kathryn Kuechenmeister Vaughan, University of Wisconsin-Madison Alicia Woo, Georgia State University

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$250-$499 Linda Lee Foster Absalom, Old Dominion University Rebecca Amos-Stuart, University of Washington Pamela McCormick Barkman, Baldwin Wallace University Jill Foster Bortel, Defiance College Victoria Bourdas Bourdas Martinez, California State University, Northridge Denise Neill Bowers, University of North Texas Marcia Bowles Brown, Missouri Valley College Jeannine Lemon Burger Heath, West Virginia Wesleyan College Vicki Lynn Postas Byrne, University of Northern Colorado Michelle Groce Cahoon, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Courtney Caron, California State University-Fresno

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Patricia Jean Cody Cox, University of Kentucky Rigby Guiney Duncan, Marshall University Harriette Leonard Fredenburg, Albion College Yallah Gault, University of Mount Union Cherie Groff Letcher, University of Maryland - College Park Alice Jeanne Bailey Halberstadt, Culver Stockton College Sharon Kay Miller Hall, University of Kentucky Joan Peres Hansen, California State University-Fresno Katherine Hanson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Kristin Hare, Georgia Institute of Technology Jill Harley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Judith Wilson Harrell, East Carolina University Katharyn Faries Herndon, Western Kentucky University Marjorie K Minnix Heywood, Marshall University Marilyn Gander Hornak, Ohio University Michele Barone Hunn, University of Maryland - College Park Selma Jabaley, Georgia Institute of Technology Pamela Butler James, Northwestern University Jacquelyn Healey Kalinsky, University of Maryland - College Park Nancy Akers Kaney, Purdue University Carrie Kashawlic, Ohio Northern University Denise Kipfstuhl, University of Mount Union Suzanne Cantando Kirschbaum, University of North Carolina-Asheville Susan Margaret Cooper Kirschner, The Ohio State University Janet Rogers Larson Page, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Carolyn Sylvia Puzak Luken, St. Cloud State University Jacquelyn Lyerly, Alpha Deuteron * Nell Stephenson Lynch, Georgia Institute of Technology Caroline Stephenson Marciano, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Cheryl Eby Miller, University of Nebraska-Omaha Rebecca Neilson, Frostburg State University Danica Vanasse Olson, Marquette University Kathy Lee Pape, Edinboro University Elizabeth Eberle Payette, California State University Fresno Jenny Pelkey, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Suzanne Mitton Petru, Northwestern University Tracy Borlaug Pursell, University of Northern Iowa Helen Richardson, Oregon State University Nadine Roberts, Frostburg State University Deborah Johnson Robertson, Texas State University San Marcos Sharon Lee Schendel, Indiana University Bloomington Janice Kay Gertz Shedd, Ferris State University Sarah Rebecca Miller Smith, The Ohio State University Lois Osenberg Streed, Purdue University Leslie Wallace Taylor, Auburn University Marian Harding Thompson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Diane Ditta Thornton, University of Texas at Austin Elizabeth Topkis, University of California-Los Angeles Veronica Pontarelli Toussaint, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Diane Faber Treadway, University of Rhode Island

Carol Mayer Utter, Cornell University Barbara Guyer VanCura, Monmouth College Martha Johnson Ward, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Betty Cronin Webb, The Ohio State University Betsie Keeler Zeedyk, Alma College

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$121-$249 Margaret Surfus Addy, Coe College Anne Hunter Akers, The Ohio State University Charlotte Alison, University of Alabama Beth Harsch Altenkirch, Purdue University Julie Andrews, Purdue University Diane Andrich, University of Northern Colorado Patricia Bunting Angelici, University of Iowa Amanda Counts Apfelblat, University of New Orleans Kathryn Funk Arpin, Florida State University Kathryn Ashenfelter, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Barbara Christi Bachman, Central Michigan University Cassandra Baker, St. Norbert College Marjory Dark Barbee, University of Washington Pauline Baldwin Baskett, Kansas State University Elizabeth Pope Battaglia, University of Virginia Laura Bean, University of Texas at Austin Judith Eichberger Bender, University of Northern Colorado Amee Bhalakia, Case Western Reserve University Mary Paule McMath Bierlein, Michigan State University Bonnie Untereiner Bjork, University of South Dakota

Camilla Olson Blakeslee, Drake University Susan Ann Barrett Boelke, Monmouth College Lois Wafler Bossert, University of Mount Union Kami Bosworth, Georgia Institute of Technology Elisa Pagano Boyer, University of Missouri-St. Louis Shannon Braun, Marquette University Nancy Edith Sweeting Brookes, West Liberty University Virginia Gerretson Brooks, Florida State University Carmen Haworth Brown, Drake University Susan Brown-Maunder, University of Washington Susan Zuhl Bryant, Purdue University Kathleen Burns, Purdue University Donna Shaw Burton, Florida State University Jennie Moroney Butler, University of Rhode Island Sandra Stockton Caffee, Texas Wesleyan University Tracey Cannon, University of New Orleans Kathleen Cates Cantarine, California State University, Northridge Virginia Lansford Carlson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Nancy Reed Chatfield, Allegheny College Mary Elizabeth Blesh Clark, Ohio Wesleyan University Patricia Lee Dillon Clegg, University of California Los Angeles Donna Cline, Western Carolina University Margaret Burt Collins, Jacksonville State University Roberta Collins Harper, University of Wisconsin Madison Digital Pix Composites, Friend of Alpha Xi Delta

Jane Louise Woodburn Costanzo, Marshall University Mary Sell Cox, University of Mount Union Michelle Leib Crakes, Indiana University Bloomington Sara Brandes Crook, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Kathryn Kitta Culbreth, Georgia Institute of Technology Cynthia Ann Casini Cunningham, West Liberty University Helen Geyer Czenkusch, Indiana University Bloomington Margaret Dekker Danhof, Ferris State University Nanci Daniher, Friend of Alpha Xi Delta Marilyn Mitchell Dankner, University of Mount Union Allyson Wright Davis, University of Alabama at Birmingham Sandra Priebe Day, Frostburg State University Sharon Lou De Vore, Florida State University Jeannette Brown Belke DeLost, Drake University Linda Diane Desorcie, Michigan State University Leann DiAndreth-Elkins, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Julia Wilson Dillon, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Georgia Rider DiPietro, Indiana University Bloomington Kathryn Kulas DiPippa, Indiana University Bloomington Dorothy Drolet Dirks, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Toni Hatten Donahue, Marshall University Scott Dresner, Friend of Alpha Xi Delta Rebekah Fenstermaker Druetzler, Purdue University

Theresa Dvorak, University of Iowa Millicent Ruth Schlosser Eckhart, The Ohio State University Lindsay Eichelman, Indiana University Bloomington Karen Sue Elliott, Purdue University Jennifer Knowles Elliott, Sonoma State University Pamela Gardiner Enger, Frostburg State University Mary Lou Milam Entzminger, University of Charleston Nancy Beldon Erp, Indiana University Bloomington Marcy Jo Sickles Ey, Ohio University Joy Morrison Farmer, Eastern Michigan University Margaret Larsen Fazzio, University of Northern Colorado Laurie Howard Felton, University of Virginia Courtney Hankins Fluty, Texas State University-San Marcos Andrea Fouberg, South Dakota State University Andrea Patronas Fournet, Louisiana State University Lea Fowlie, George Mason University Sandra Lynn Adamson Fryhofer, Georgia Institute of Technology Elysia Balster Gallivan, University of South Dakota Delores Wenell Gardner, Iowa State University Patricia Bolin Glenn, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Margaret Ann Smothers Gluski, University of Michigan Barbara Schafbuch Goldstein, Indiana University Bloomington Ellen Gibson Goodwin, West Virginia University Joanne Marie Deimel Granier, Louisiana State University Nancy Lee Graves, Monmouth College

Bethany Cain Green, Alma College Wendy Davis Guyer, University of North Carolina Asheville Sharon Hall, Wittenberg University Marie Montante Hall, University of Georgia Jenifer Bryan Hampton, Pennsylvania State University Phyllis Gray Hann, Oregon State University Kathleen Ann Harkins, Michigan State University Natalie Hart, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lydia Blalock Harto, The Ohio State University Isoline Woodroffe Headstrom, Drake University Mary Healy, University of Northern Colorado Amanda Benson Hicks, Southern Polytechnic State University Caitlin Hoefer, Purdue University Susan Harvey Hoerbelt, Florida State University Melanie Holwood, West Chester University Linda Fithian Hood, San Diego State University Winifred Kneisley Huffman, The Ohio State University Julie Kleckley Hummer, University of Virginia Lori Ann Undercoffler Hunt, Newberry College Frances Minges Isaac, Michigan State University Donna Moxley Isaacs, Frostburg State University Rickey Zeidler Jiranek, University of Rhode Island Margaret Cox Johnson, West Liberty University Lauren Jolly, Indiana University Bloomington Nancy Watts Jones, University of Wisconsin-Madison Leigh Perkins Kesling, Bowling Green State University

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Lorraine Schumacher Klemke, Northwestern University * Ann Schmiedicke Klemm, Purdue University Jean Ellen Klick, Purdue University Georgene Klaner Koblenz, Ripon College Beth Berenschot Koenings, University of Wisconsin Madison Lauren Kort, Sonoma State University Ellen Louise Dettra Kunst, The Ohio State University Marlene Labenz-Hough, University of Nebraska Lincoln Jennifer Bellas Lee, Old Dominion University Catherine Miche Kawash Leikhim, University of Charleston Nadine Leisz, Baldwin Wallace University Jodi Levell, University of Northern Iowa Barbara Ann Lindblom, Albion College Joyce Rill Matthey Litzler, Purdue University Elizabeth John Loehne, University of Wisconsin Madison Bruce Long, Friend of Alpha Xi Delta Cheryl Ann Bowersox Louder, The Ohio State University Nancy Gellhaus Ludvik, University of South Dakota Linda Sammons Lugar, West Virginia University Teddi Mackelden, University of Alabama Valerie Cobb Mallon, University of West Georgia Susan Eicher Mamber, Kent State University Celia Samaras Maneatis, University of California Berkeley Regina Todero Mangine, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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Michelle Marchand, University of Mount Union Patricia Hill Marshall, Western Kentucky University Katherine Listwan Martin, University of Florida Maureen Turner Masson, University of New Orleans Sandra Whitlock Mauney, Centenary College of Louisiana Sharon McCone, Henderson State University Karen King McConnell, Knox College Margie Stolshek McIntyre, California State University Fresno Claire Stoltenberg McKinzie, University of Iowa Linda McNulty, Oregon State University Alice Miller McRae, Indiana University Bloomington Pamela McVeigh, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Kelley Franzman Merck, Georgia Institute of Technology Sharon Johnson Micek, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Darleen Louise Van Roon Miller, Frostburg State University Laura Paluch Moran, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Norma Jean Jones Mozier, Wittenberg University Elizabeth Barber Murray, University of Michigan Betty Darnell Nelson, Knox College Kathleen Joyce Diesi Nissly, Drake University Pamela Hope Simpson Nolting, Drake University Deborah Norton, California State University-San Marcos Rebecca Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Bryon, University of North Carolina-Asheville Karen Ogorzalek, Monmouth College Jacklyn Knuckles Olinger, Miami University

Jean Kathryn Lundberg Olson, Univ. of Wisconsin - Superior Pamela Jane Vanek Oski, Michigan State University Gretchen Schaum Overby, Northwestern University Judith Ann Michael Pachmayer, Kent State University Rosalind Moellering Parr, Purdue University Robin Parton Pate, Western Carolina University Marcia Bourkland Pauly, University of Wisconsin Madison Karen Schnick Pelton, San Diego State University Ann Gronewold Percy, Michigan State University Rebecca Richter Perrett, University of Nebraska Lincoln Mary Jane Pierce Norton, Lyon College Jeanne Margaret Vollman Pike, Baldwin Wallace University Lori Plazinski, University of Maryland - College Park Kristine Carol Polo, University of Florida Ellen Poly, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Heather Levee Popadych, Ohio University Julie Uehling Popken, University of Nebraska Lincoln Lia Ciardi Poppe, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Emily Bearden Posey, University of Alabama at Birmingham Jane Wiggen Pramann, University of Oregon Mary-Stuart Price, University of Maryland - College Park Brenda Faye Barnette Ramage, East Tennessee State University Pamela Heck Rauh, West Chester University Lorraine Feasel Reddick, Stetson University

Melissa Schinker Reed, Carroll University Joan Lucille Reitsma, Florida State University Laura Elizabeth Reno, Georgia Institute of Technology Jill Dupont Ritter, Bowling Green State University Cynthia Reaves Rogan, University of North Texas Jamie Rogers, Southwestern University Mary Kay Porter Rowekamp, Marietta College Debbie Levy Rubin, California State University-Northridge Mary Ortmann Ryan, South east Missouri State University Catherine Louis Turner Salisbury, Ohio Wesleyan University Gretchen Bleistine Sanford, Georgia Institute of Technology Deborah Smith Saska, Indiana State University Barbara Grow Schanzle, Ohio University Sherry Wells Schilling, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Karen Germann Schlosser, Purdue University Deborah LaCorte Schneider, Rider University Joan Conover Schroeder, Kansas State University Linda Dornbusch Schuessler, Texas State University San Marcos Virginia Harrell Schultz, University of California Berkeley Laura Sedivy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Deborah Sekreta, Eastern Washington University Katherine Martin Sevier, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Linda Sokody Seybold, Knox College Margaret Daugherty Shaffer, Kent State University

Rebecca Ash Stevens Shea, University of Tennessee Knoxville Patricia Williams Shires, Ohio Wesleyan University Gillian Dixon Simcox, California State University San Marcos Brenda Gail Underwood Sirmons, Valdosta State University Mary Page Slovak, Florida State University Dorothy Cihlar Smith, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Jeanette Pickel Smith, University of Northern Iowa Claudette Smith, Jacksonville State University Mary Ruth Hadley Snyder, Purdue University Lucinda Spaney, Marietta College Ann Strawn Stafford, Wittenberg University Emily Wray Stander, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Angela Smith Stanley, East Carolina University Paule Jane Ellis Stephenson, Northwestern University Nancy Wertman Sterrett, Gettysburg College Cynthia Yoder Stevens, Kansas State University Dori Stibolt, University of Maryland - College Park Marilyn Burnham Stotts, Ohio University Patricia Barrett Strehl, Central Michigan University Kristin Stuedle, Western Kentucky University Melissa Masso Swanson, University of Texas at Austin Ann Barrett Tao, Indiana University Bloomington Katherine Butle Rentz Taylor, Chadron State College Margaret Shrontz Tenzythoff, Oklahoma State University

Dawn Frances Haines Thomas, Frostburg State University Jill Thompson, Indiana University Bloomington Gail Brooks Torrence, Georgia State University Dorothy Anderson Tregea, University of California Berkeley Carol Tyler, Bethany College-West Virginia Nicole Valdes, University of Central Florida Janet Bulakowski Varan, Wittenberg University Laura L Plage Verplanck, Michigan State University Diane Elizabeth Womack Walberg, University of Texas at Austin Linda Louise Washkewicz, Albion College Judith Anne Turley Weadick, Purdue University Joan Weber, Washington State University Ruth Braem White-Worden, Bethany College West Virginia Barbara Tower Williams, Purdue University Marijean Konopke Williams, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Denise Marie Cuteri Willson, Thiel College Sara Peck Wilson, Purdue University Margaret Dennis Wilson, University of Southern Maine Kim Ann Creager Wilver, The Ohio State University Lauren Windland, Northern Michigan University Becky Anderson Wiseman, Kansas State University Susan Gibble Wolf, Gettysburg College Carolyn White Work, Monmouth College Donna Gettle Worthley, Indiana State University

Diana Erpelding Wubbenhorst, University of Nebraska At Kearney Ruth Calhoun Yanos, Pennsylvania State University Linda Rainwater Yates, University of Michigan Susan Yerkes, Lycoming College Linda Zerfing, Frostburg State University Ilona Ruth Zoldos, Pennsylvania State University

TOP TEN CHAPTERS WITH THE HIGHEST ALUMNAE AND COLLEGIATE MEMBER PARTICIPATIONTa Zeta Xi, Auburn University Gamma, University of Mount Union Tau, University of New Hampshire Beta Mu, Bowling Green State University Alpha Eta, Purdue University Kappa, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana Rho, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Gamma Eta, Georgia Institute of Technology Psi, The Ohio State University Beta Theta, Michigan State University

TOP TEN CHAPTERS WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNT GIVEN BY ALUMNAE AND COLLEGIATE MEMBERS Gamma Delta, University of Nebraska-Omaha Sigma, University of Iowa Gamma Eta, Georgia Institute of Technology Pi, Ohio University Alpha Eta, Purdue University Beta Epsilon, Monmouth College Omega, Stetson University Rho, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beta Pi, Indiana University Kappa, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana

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Autism Awareness Month

April is Autism Awareness Month During April, Alpha Xi Delta dedicates one week for each pillar of Autism Speaksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; mission. We have outlined each weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pillar so that you can get ready to raise autism awareness and support Autism Speaks during Autism Awareness Month.

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Week #1 — Awareness April 1 – 8 Through Autism Awareness Month initiatives like Light It Up Blue, media outreach and coverage, partnerships with Major League Baseball, NASCAR and more, Autism Speaks has made raising awareness about autism a focus of their work. Celebrate World Autism Awareness Day on April 2 to raise awareness, publicity and momentum towards the mission. Light yourself, your chapter and your association up blue by wearing blue and also participating in Light It Up Blue throughout the month of April by assisting in lighting buildings, monuments, structures, homes, etc. blue.

Week #2 — Family Services April 9 – 15 Family services are integral to the mission of Autism Speaks. This important pillar of the mission houses the Autism Response Team, as well as providing different downloadable, free toolkits that serve as a resource for families and service providers. Local and national grant programs including the iPad Grants, AutismCares Grants, Baker Summer Camp Grants and others financially support important family services work. This team also deals with important issues surrounding safety including bullying, wandering, first responder training and water safety. While early access to care is still a large focus of the family services team, issues surrounding employment, housing and more for adults on the spectrum will also continue to be a large focus.

Week #3 — Advocacy April 16 – 22 The grassroots advocacy work of Autism Speaks primarily falls into the Autism Votes initiative. The goals of this team center on maximizing support and funding for autism issues, as well as working in local and federal government for autism insurance reform. While much has been accomplished in this arena since its inception, the advocacy work must continue both on the local and national level, to continue to keep autism at the forefront. To find out more about local initiatives in your area visit www.autismvotes.org.

Week #4 — Research April 23 – 30 The focus of our last week of Autism Awareness Month will be on the important work of the science team in research. As the guiding tenet of Autism Speaks mission, funding global biomedical research is integral to the work that Autism Speaks does day in and day out. More than $560 million has been invested in the mission of Autism Speaks, with the majority of that being put towards research. Along with funding research, Autism Speaks is also collaborating on important projects like MSSNG with Google and continuing to focus on the best world-wide science has to offer.

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Light It Up Blue

Paint It Up Blue

Lighting It Up Blue

Treat yourself to a blue manicure!

We compiled a list of some of our favorite ways to Light It Up Blue!

BRR It Up Blue

Selling blue snow cones or blue frozen yogurt are great ways to fundraise for Autism Speaks.

Puzzle Pieces

Raise autism awareness by wearing your puzzle piece pin. You can purchase these at shop.autismspeaks.org.

Blue Flowers

Bake It Up Blue

Decorate blue puzzle piece cookies to hand out with autism fact cards. You can order puzzle piece cookie cutters at shop.autismspeaks.org.

Give out blue flower arrangements to friends and family with fact cards about autism. You can even use blue food coloring in white flower water to dye flowers blue!

Coffee Promotions

Use puzzle piece drink stoppers to seal the lids on a hot beverage tight while promoting autism awareness. Stoppers can be purchased in bulk at stixtogo.com and labels for coffee sleeves are available for free download in Exclusively Xiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Resource Center.

Blue Mason Jars

Looking for a Sisterhood activity? Make Light It Up Blue mason jars to decorate or sell during the month of April to raise money for Autism Speaks.

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Blue Lights

The Home Depot sells a variety of blue light bulbs and a portion of each sale will go towards Autism Speaksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; efforts to promote research, advocacy and family services.

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Member News

WEST VIRGINIA Iota Chapter Sisters Jamie Zupanc and Lex Vella attended the Greek Leadership Retreat with other members of Greek life to create goals for their chapter. This was an event to help set the foundation for what is hoped to be a model Greek system for others to follow. The Sisters in attendance said they loved being able to create new innovative ideas for Alpha Xi Delta. -Lauren Harvey, lpharvey@mix.wvu.edu

WPI After a summer full of internships and adventures, the Iota Xi Chapter at Worcester Polytechnic Institute reunited for an all-chapter welcome back retreat. Programs Vice President Paige Waechter created an event-filled day packed with games and incredible activities that preserved a fun and inspirational atmosphere. Breakout sessions gave Sisters the opportunity to choose their retreat experience by participating in emotional discussions or team building activities, which resulted in a very successful retreat! - Heather Lavoie, hmlavoie@wpi.edu

NORTHERN IOWA An alumna of the Delta Chi Chapter at the University of Northern Iowa has won Miss Iowa International 2015. As Miss Iowa International, Jill Barr has been promoting Iowa’s “What’s Your 50” campaign, aimed at encouraging people to volunteer at least 50 hours a year to realize the benefits both to the beneficiary of their service and to themselves. This year so far, she has traveled more than 3,000 miles in Iowa, visited with students to retirees and put in more than 90 hours, in addition to working a full time job and having a family. Jill would like to thank her Sisters in Alpha Xi Delta for their support and encouragement and the organization for helping to shape her into the woman she is today. – Jill Barr, jillbreesbarr@gmail.com

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WASHINGTON Recent Nu Chapter alumnae gather for a photo in front of a campus landmark at the University of Washington. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Kate Johnson, nuchapterprvp1893@gmail.com

DELAWARE In honor of their 25th anniversary, the Theta Gamma Chapter at the University of Delaware held a special alumni brunch at the Embassy Suites hotel near their campus. Current chapter members were able to celebrate this milestone along with more than 100 chapter alumnae! The event served as a fun reunion for alumnae members, as well as a chance for current Sisters to hear about the foundation and early years of the Theta Gamma Chapter.

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ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM Upon the announcement that their football, rifle, and bowling teams were disbanded, Alpha Xi Deltas at The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) took place in the #FreeUAB movement. They attended organized rallies led by UAB supporters far and wide, including faculty, alumni, students, and members of the teams that had been disbanded. Within six months of the decision to disband the football, bowling and rifle programs, Dr. Ray Watts came forward on June 1, 2015 with an official statement announcing that UAB would reinstate these programs. Pictured from left to right are Sisters Alisa Byrd, Andria Diamond and Stephanie Feng. – Andrea Diamond, diamond2@uab.net

NEW ORLEANS The Delta Epsilon Chapter welcomed home 17 new members into their chapter! Their theme was “All that glitters is double blue and gold.” –Meara McNitt, mmcnitt@my.uno.edu

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EAST CAROLINA The Gamma Phi Chapter at East Carolina University had an outstanding recruitment. Many alumnae helped as advisors and many came back on Bid Day to welcome the new members. - Katie Schafer, Schafer.Katie@comcast.net

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NEVADA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; LAS VEGAS The Iota Epsilon Chapter poses behind their Autism Speaks philanthropy booth. - Abigail Casillas, casillas_abigail@ yahoo.com

OHIO The Pi Chapter received shirts to wear around campus in recognition of 125 successful years at Ohio University. The Sisters spent their spirit week singing Alpha Xi Delta songs, bonding with each other and getting ready to receive new members. Chapter President Allison Brunenmeister surprised the chapter by secretly delivering a snow cone truck to the house for a sweet snow cone Sisterhood event to top off their week! - Kylie Souder, ks401512@ohio.edu

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CAL STATE - SAN MARCOS As the Theta Rho Chapter at Cal State San Marcos prepares for their AmaXIng Challenge, they are reminded that everyone is a hero when it comes to giving back to a good cause. Last year, the chapter raised more than $18,000 for Autism Speaks. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Victoria Beyer, victoriabeyer83@yahoo.com

DAYTON, OHIO In early June, more than 40 Dayton area alumnae and collegiate Sisters gathered for the annual Alpha Xi Delta picnic, held at the home of Carol Semez. A special ceremony for Order of the Rose recipient, Jean Walter Mahan, was held during the evening, too. An archway of pink roses was formed by Sisters. Jean is a dedicated Sister, an active member of the alumnae association, an advisor for the Zeta Theta Chapter at Wright State University and is an officer for the Dayton Panhellenic Association. It was our pleasure to recognize her for 50 years of Sisterhood. - Jan Dorrough Austin, axiddayton@gmail.com

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CORNELL Lisa Cao, Cornell ’06, was recognized in a nationally syndicated Yahoo! Health article by Jenna Birch, titled “Meet the 27-Year-Old Who Has Run 54 Marathons.” Lisa started out at Cornell with the goal of running one marathon per year as an undergrad, and it developed into a passion. She now runs marathons and ultramarathons around the world. She uses running and marathons as vehicles to fundraise for various causes and as a form of meditation to help her deal with life’s obstacles. – Lisa Cao

AUBURN Zeta Xi Chapter at Auburn University hosted their 35th reunion, with more than 50 of the original 65 colony members in attendance. - Bi Steger-Moulton, betmoul@aol.com

MISSOURI – ST. LOUIS Epsilon Xi Chapter hosted Karaoke for a Cause, a philanthropy event that got students involved by getting them on stage to sing their favorite song, or to just enjoy the show from the crowd, all while raising money and promoting autism awareness. Epsilon Xi Chapter raised more than $8,500 for Autism Speaks, the most money raised by a chapter at the University of Missouri– St. Louis campus for philanthropy. - Natalie Brown, axidexipublicrelations@gmail.com CENTRAL FLORIDA Eleven Theta Sigma Sisters spent their summer training to be Rho Gammas and worked extremely hard to help 900 potential new members find their homes. On bid day, they welcomed home 62 new members to Theta Sigma Chapter with a “Sweet Home Alpha Xi” theme. – Lindsay Karman, ucfaxidpublicity@gmail.com

Georgia State Delta Xi Chapter Sister Morgan Vilichay, Georgia State ’14, was recently crowned Miss Cambodia. She was able to represent Cambodia in the Miss Asian Cultural Experience She has the opportunity to represent Alpha Xi Delta and Cambodia in the Miss Universe 2015 Pageant. - Gelila Kebede, gkebede1@student.gsu.edu

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Chapter Eternal

The fall/winter 2015 Chapter Eternal

includes all the names of Sisters whose passing was reported to Fraternity Headquarters between June 1, 2014 and August 31, 2014. 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. Gamma Chapter University of Mount Union Emily Marie Kivimaki ’02 Epsilon Chapter University of South Dakota Marilyn Mielke Ronning ’44 Betty Jean Fideler Dale ’51 Zeta Chapter Wittenberg University Jean Kinnan Peterson ’39 Linda May Bittner Manoloff ’58 Marcia Lynn Bauter Henry ’70 Iota Chapter West Virginia University Elizabeth Dolin Carr Stapleton ’47 Kappa Chapter University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Mary Helen Smith Bennett ’34 Genevieve Wallen Boyer ’53 Ruth Carolyn Turner Chambliss ’46 Eunice Fern Kopecky Cluck ’40 Ruth Corrington Cocagne ’39 Dorothy Wilson Crownover ’43 Ruth Geneva Hitt ’33 Blanche Ann Vosahlik Holicky ’31 Lenore Kitterman Jones ’35 Evelyn Murphy Lindberg ’34 Joyce G. Booth Lyons ’53 Jean Marion Lyons Richard ’51 Dorothy Durham Rowand ’36 Jean Hunter Selby ’41 Maxine Ourada Tomaso ’44 Janet Shaub White-Moon ’64 Ruth Iryne Thomason Zellar ’40 Nu Chapter University of Washington Carolyn Adele Carr Harshman ’45 Omicron Chapter University of California-Berkeley Dorothy Riggs Rouse ’30 Rho Chapter University of Nebraska-Lincoln Ruth Ann Armstrong ’41 Marion E. White Fickes ’38 Suzanne Kay Loseke Meyers ’74 Charlotte L. Filter Nametz ’43 Dorothy Elaine Washburn Olney ’46 Nancy Ann Siel Steinkruger ’68 Mary Lou Weaver Thornton ’43 Sharon Lynn Reed Waldo ’51 Sigma Chapter University of Iowa Geraldine M. Bruehler Bergren ’36 Marguerite Gross VanGinkel Boss ’46 Phi Chapter Albion College Jenelle Sekera Swinehart ’59

Psi Chapter The Ohio State University Leah Kight Baumgartner ’17 Joanna Nehls Tracey ’43 Omega Chapter Stetson University Harryette Paulk Johnson ’40 Sandra Jane Meister Schilling ’59 Alpha Delta Chapter Oregon State University Beverly Jean Norton Claassen ’41 Alpha Eta Chapter Purdue University Helen Aileen Clement Bock ’34 Pamela Krause King ’64 Sue Anne Kassebaum Westbrook ’49 Alpha Theta Chapter Northwestern University Lorraine M. Schumacher Klemke ’44 Alpha Iota Chapter Drake University Margaret Duesenberg Long ’59 Alpha Kappa Chapter Kansas State University Elise Josephine Valcoure Funk ’52 Alpha Mu Chapter Ohio Wesleyan University Dorothy Dean Stewart Pharis ’45 Joyce Anne Compton Tigner ’62 Alpha Xi Chapter University of California -Los Angeles Barbara Jean Barclay ’55 Mary Patricia Major Doyle ’44 Elizabeth Godch Bigler Gingrich ’40 Alpha Pi Chapter Middlebury College Carolyn Ann Cole Byington ’40 Nina C. Camuti Danielson ’40 Dorothy Ransford Patch ’50 Joan Patterson Woodsum ’52 Alpha Rho Chapter Allegheny College Nancy Ullman Wood ’45 Alpha Sigma Chapter Washington State University Josephine Janic Van Liew Fancher ’43 Alpha Phi Chapter University of Pennsylvania Josephine M. Spinelli Razek ’27 Ann Vardaro Simon ’49 Alpha Omega Chapter Florida State University Nancy Carlton Tribble Benda ’49

Betty Dianne Hallstrom Radebaugh ’61 Beta Beta Chapter Washington University Catherine Filsinger Hoopes ’34 June Ellen Grebe Kilo ’51 Judith Gale Stecker Lofaro ’56 Marilyn Ann Schmoeller Sandefur ’51 Beta Gamma Chapter Centenary College of Louisiana Virginia Lee Poplin Cole ’53 Beta Epsilon Chapter Monmouth College Shirley Ann Dunlap Meneilley ’45 Beta Iota Chapter Louisiana State University Sheila Elizabeth Malone Combs ’44 Mary Jane Eure Loper ’45 Beta Kappa Chapter Baldwin Wallace University Susan Jean Worthington Molek ’87 Beta Mu Chapter Bowling Green State University Jill B. Harsh Antonson ’63 Lois Telle Geib ’47 Martha Lee Murphy Johnston ’44 Dorothy Joan Shupp McKeown ’51

Gamma Beta Chapter Marshall University Elizabeth Ann Hill Winn ’64 Gamma Delta Chapter University of Nebraska-Omaha Joan Alyce Swanson Bagley ’57 Gamma Zeta Chapter Eastern Michigan University Carol DuRoss Downs ’60 Marsha Battuello Lund ’65 Gamma Kappa Chapter Susquehanna University Alice C. Moore Jaggard ‘67 Gamma Phi Chapter East Carolina University Victoria Gersch Luquire ’71 Delta Alpha Chapter University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Janice Farnsworth Farnsworth Moulton ’65 Delta Epsilon Chapter University of New Orleans Jane Kleine Uzee ’64 Delta Eta Chapter California University of Pennsylvania Carol Evans Cross ’62

Beta Nu Chapter Culver Stockton College Betty May Cody McCord ’43

Delta Kappa Chapter Slippery Rock University Kathy Sue McGregor Kovacs ’64

Beta Xi Chapter Marietta College Barbara E. King Murphy ’52

Delta Mu Chapter Old Dominion University Linda Gayle Padgett Miller ’64

Beta Omicron Chapter Missouri Valley College Betty Jean Greer Eads ’56

Delta Pi Chapter Defiance College Susan Ellen Novak Krueckeberg ’66

Beta Pi Chapter Indiana University Betty Jean Jones Marshall ’46 Beta Sigma Chapter West Virginia Wesleyan College Barbara Marshall Brown ’47 Karen White Kephart ’71 Beta Psi Chapter Carroll University Eldora Koeppe Musil ’50 Beta Omega Chapter Memphis State University Brenda Goff Grambo ’64 Gamma Alpha Chapter San Diego State University Jane Archer Smith ’49 Marion Jean Parchman Yakel ’49

Delta Rho Chapter California State University,Northridge Monique Juvenin Woolley ‘00 Delta Sigma Chapter Ferris State University Ami Michelle Ivester Borke ‘93 Delta Psi Chapter Texas State UniversitySan Marcos Cassandra Anne Smith Curnutt ’88 Epsilon Pi Chapter Jacksonville State University Patti Karen Clark Lampru ’68 Alpha Deuteron Jacquelyn J. Lyerly ’95

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