The Quill of Alpha Xi Delta - Fall/Winter 2012 by Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity

Fall/Winter 2012 Alpha Xi Delta Gets a New Website Convention 2013 News $1 million raised for Autism Speaks

BUILDING

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National President’s Letter

What does the

Future hold?

Dear Sisters,

“A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.” - John A. Shedd This quote can resonate with our Sisters on many levels. Leaving our comfort zones to attend a school far from home – will I meet new friends? How will I find my niche? Leaving long-lasting careers to start out on a new adventure – will it be a success? What does the future hold? Taking a leap of faith in any aspect of our lives – what if it doesn’t work out? Embarking on a new journey in life can be scary, but also incredibly exciting. Of course it’s easy to stick to your normal routine – to not go on that first date, to not take a hobby you love and turn it into a business, to not volunteer – because you’re nervous about failing. But, saying yes to new chances gives you the opportunity to surprise yourself and to find out what you’re made of. When fear of the unknown strikes, ask yourself, “What’s the worst that can happen?” You get rejected? Someone doesn’t like your idea? Ok, fine, but at least you know that you didn’t let fear get the best of you. Think of your bid day. Do you remember how excited you were? Weren’t you the tiniest bit scared? You were about to embark on a new journey with complete strangers that were now your Sisters! What you didn’t know on that fateful day was that Alpha Xi Delta would open so many opportunities for you - networking, leadership and long-lasting friendships – and would be a place you will forever call home. This fall, we welcomed thousands of young women across the country into our Sisterhood after a very successful recruitment. I’m looking forward to watching these young women continue to push their comfort zone limits and develop into bold, talented leaders on their campuses and communities.

On the cover: Brittany Palumbo, West Virginia ’06, is the co-founder of Park & Madison boutique in Morgantown, West Virginia. Brittany and her business partner, Shannon Combs, opened their store on November 25, 2011. Photo credit: Kayla Seifert, West Virginia ’10

In this issue, we’ll meet Sisters and friends of Alpha Xi Delta who left comfort behind and ventured out on bold adventures to realize their potential. You’ll be introduced to a chef who is preparing food for our members in a conscious way, Sisters who have blazed their own trails by starting their own businesses and you’ll learn from an Educational Leadership Consultant and Leadership Coach what it’s like to leave the comforts of home and travel across the country to inspire countless undergraduate women. On pages 33-37, learn more about the upcoming elections within our organization. We need Sisters who are ready to step outside their comfort zone to help us advance our dear Fraternity. Are you ready to start the next chapter in your life? The next time you’re considering making a leap and putting yourself out there, I hope you will ask yourself, what’s the worst that can happen?

Loyally,

Sandi Edwards National President

Contents Alpha Xi Delta Gets a New Website Check out the latest features of the newly redesigned alphaxidelta.org

Building Your Future From the Ground Up

Learn how Sisters took chances and followed their dreams to start their own businesses

Realize Your Potential One Sister’s journey as a sign language interpreter

Celebrating the $1 Million Mark

Alpha Xi Deltas have raised $1 million for Autism Speaks since 2009

of Alpha Xi Delta

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 109/Issue 3 Copyright 2012 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 Spring issue – January 23 Summer issue – June 1 Fall/Winter issue – September 6 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. 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 Director of Communications and Marketing Lauren Blankenbaker Felts, Indiana ’03

Convention 2013 Nominate a Sister to serve on National Council, the Foundation or National Housing Corporation

In This Issue 3

Letters to the Editor

Member News

New, Now, Next

Be The Heart

National Housing

Alumna Profile

National Panhellenic Conference

From the Archives

Foundation News

Chapter Eternal

Living Our Symphony

17 Tales from the Road 19

Philanthropy News

On the cover: When she can’t meet face to face, Erin Shill, Indiana ‘10, stays in touch with Sisters online. Learn how Sisters use technology to stay connected, beginning on page 10.

Communications Coordinator Lauren Fisher, Indiana ‘08 National Council 2011-2013 National President Sandi Edwards, Kentucky ’75 National Vice Presidents Michele Herbst Evink, South Dakota State ’86 Nancy Fehremann Gainer, Iowa State ’69 Gina Willis Hawkins, Jacksonville State ’86 Jennifer Emerick Kuntz, Northern Iowa ’92 Wendy Kurtz, Indiana ’90 Nealy Patty Wheat, West Georgia ’97 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.

Letters to the Editor I was so pleased to read the Sister to Sister article in the summer issue of The Quill. Elizabeth Griffin’s story about her daughter’s Type 1 diabetes and her support of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) hit very close to home. My son is also a Type 1 diabetic and each year we support JDRF’s Walk to Cure Diabetes through our walk team, Hayden’s Heroes. I understand how important it is to promote Alpha Xi Delta’s philanthropic partner, Autism Speaks, so I was very grateful that the Fraternity not only gave JDRF a “plug” but also included details about how people could donate to JDRF. Additionally, you provided important information about the two types of diabetes and the warning signs of Type 1 diabetes. I believe Autism Speaks does great work, but giving column space to another great organization fighting to improve the lives of children shows that Alpha Xi Delta understands there are many issues impacting our Sisters worthy of our attention.

Summer 2012 Journey to the 2012 Olympics Meet Mamie Doyle, TLC’s Cupcake Wars Winner ΑΞΔ Installs Iota Sigma Chapter

Lori Goble Lambert, Indiana ’94

I was deeply touched by your three poignant, well-written articles featured in Finding Light Through the Darkness. Through life's deepest tragedies, do we eventually find understanding and peace and a new respect for a life full of love. I have written two books to help those who grieve. I am so proud of my young, vibrant Alpha Xi Sisters and what they are doing with their lives. Suzanne Davis Courtney, Eastern Michigan ’64

Twitter Comments @ellenPoly: Love opening @alphaxidelta The Quill and seeing a picture of me and my Sisters! #rhocentennial #tfj @jnet619: @alphaxidelta the cover story, my heart goes out to my Bowling Green Sisters #tfj @jnet619: @alphaxidelta your feature story, Finding Light Through the Darkness, in the summer issue of The Quill is so moving #Panhellove @hramsay0221: @alphaxidelta Got The Quill today. Just read Finding Light Through the Darkness. Wow. SO amazed by the strength of these Sisters. #TFJ

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Facebook Comments Loved the summer edition of The Quill & the heartfelt article about Finding Light Through the Darkness. My Beta Tau Sisters have been vital when dealing with life’s curve balls. Xi Love forever! Jenn Schoenherr, Kent State ’03

What’s on your mind? Have a comment about an article in The Quill? Drop us an email at quilleditor@alphaxidelta.org or send a note to The Quill, 8702 Founders Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268. We reserve the right to select letters for publication and to edit for style and length.

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New | NOW | Next New | Accepting Applications Alpha Xi Delta is now accepting applications for 2013-14 Educational Leadership Consultants (ELCs) and Leadership Coaches (LCs). ELCs and LCs are recent college graduates who visit Alpha Xi Delta chapters throughout the United States. Assignments can vary depending upon the current needs of our chapters, and they may assist with chapter development, officer transition, recruitment assistance or recruitment planning. They may also help the Fraternity with extension presentations, colonizations and installations of new chapters. Former Alpha Xi Delta ELCs and LCs have commented, after their year of travel, that their time on the road was the best learning experience of their lives. The situations that arise during your visits prepare you for any life situation. Invaluable skills, such as: flexibility, self-confidence, conflict management, project management, communication, independence, motivation, teamwork and countless others, are learned and developed. Applications are available on our website. For specific questions, please contact Tracy Osborne, Director of Member Services, at tosborne@alphaxidelta.org.

Now | New Colony Members and an Extension Update

running,” said Educational Leadership Consultant Emily McCarthy. “They have really embraced our Sisterhood, and I look forward to watching these women grow and become bold, talented leaders on campus and within the chapter.” On September 16, Alpha Xi Delta welcomed more than 70 women home to the Zeta Nu Chapter at Miami University. Alpha Xi Delta proudly announced in October it has accepted an invitation to recolonize its Beta Theta Chapter at Michigan State University in the fall of 2013. A full, Fraternity- coordinated colonization effort will occur in the fall of 2013, followed by a five-year period of extra care as this new chapter’s success is fostered and assured. For more information, please visit msu.alphaxidelta.org.

Next | International Badge Day Each year, thousands of women around the globe celebrate their sorority membership on International Badge Day, sponsored by the National Panhellenic Conference. On Monday, March 4, 2013, wear your Quill or letters to let everyone know you’re proud to be an Alpha Xi Delta. You can extend your International Badge Day celebration beyond March 4, and find many resources to use on www.npcwomen.org, including a sample editorial, news release, FAQs and more. As we display our Panhellenic pride this month, do your best to represent women in the best light and under the best of circumstances. Be proud of who you are, what you do and of your membership in Alpha Xi Delta – on March 4 and every day.

The newest members of Alpha Xi Delta at the University of Maryland. Photo credit: Digital Pix.

Alpha Xi Delta is excited to welcome new colony members into our Sisterhood! The colony at the University of Maryland welcomed more than 75 new members on September 23. “The women at the University of Maryland have really hit the ground

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Logging on to the new and improved

alphaxidelta.org By Lauren Blankenbaker Felts, Indiana ’03, Director of Communications and Marketing

Good things come to those who wait, right? That may not be the case for everything in life, but we certainly think it holds true to Alpha Xi Delta and our website makeover. We began our journey toward a redesigned website nearly a year ago. After several months of planning, research and surveying, we finally began putting together the site, writing the new content and choosing photos in the summer of 2012. “It is our hope that our newly redesigned site will be not only attractive, but will tell the story of Alpha Xi Delta, allow us to share our strong Sisterhood with our friends and families and showcase how our members continue to realize their potential,” said Elysia Gallivan, National Executive Director.

EXPLORING THE SITE Landing Page On our previous site, you had to choose who you were based on your Alpha Xi Delta membership. Now, the landing page allows you to have access to all menu items located across the top of the page. All event submissions and news are featured on the landing page. In addition, there are three buttons located on the right side of the screen for easy access to pages that will allow you to update your information, pay your alumnae dues and read the latest issue of The Quill.

of our site! Once on this page, a potential new member can learn how to join Alpha Xi Delta, read about the benefits of membership in our organization and find out how a new chapter is formed. Friends and Family: Did you recently join Alpha Xi Delta? This is where your parents can receive a special message from National President Sandi Edwards. This section is also reserved for vendors, the media and our university partners. Philanthropy: From AmaXIng Challenges to raising autism awareness, this is where you need to look if you’re searching for ways to become involved with our national philanthropic partner, Autism Speaks.

Menu Options About: This is the home to everything you need to know about Alpha Xi Delta. Under this menu, you can find chapter and alumnae association listings, Fraternity Headquarters staff contact information, news, volunteer contact information and The Quill submission information. Members: This is where you can login to Exclusively Xi, our members-only portal. In this menu, you’ll also find our policies, Rose Petal information, member recommendation forms and member benefits. For our alumnae Sisters, this is where you can find out how to be an Alpha Xi Delta volunteer and pay your $20 annual alumnae dues. Potential New Members: If you know of a young woman who may be interested in Alpha Xi Delta, please direct her to this portion

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Housing: Here’s where you’ll find contact information about the National Housing Corporation (NHC) Board, the vision of the NHC and details about our government initiatives. Foundation: Giving to the Alpha Xi Delta Foundation has never been easier. In this section, you’ll find information on how to give and the various scholarships and grants that are available to members. You will also be able to read stories from Foundation donors and scholarship recipients. We hope you’ll enjoy exploring the new website. If you have trouble locating information, please use the search bar located at the top right of the website, email Fraternity Headquarters (fhq@alphaxidelta.org) or call 317.872.3500.

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

MIXING it Up in the Kitchen Jackie Howard worked for six years in a co-op grocery, has been a pastry apprentice and worked as a pastry chef. But, for the past two years, the women of the Beta Pi Chapter of Alpha Xi Delta at Indiana University have been enjoying the fruits of her labor. Jackie is the head chef of Beta Pi Chapter’s kitchen, and she’s mixing it up in a healthy way by making an effort to cook and bake with all local, organic produce and meat. “The women pay for meals, and it should be healthy, nutritious and homemade,” Jackie says. “I believe food is energy. Not in terms of fuel, but in terms of a positive life.” In fact, it was cheddar and veggie eggs, bacon, pineapple and brown sugar oatmeal, cinnamon raisin scones, blueberry yogurt with granola and fresh fruit for Saturday brunch the day I stopped by to chat with Jackie and learn more about her approach in the kitchen. “It’s so great to see the women in the chapter progress and keep asking for healthier options,” says Jackie. “I’m so grateful for a job that allows me to have variety of tasks each day and allows me to interact with the women of the chapter to create such a positive change,” she added. Of course, preparing meals for 120 women opens the floodgates to different tastes, preferences and dislikes. “Yes, it is difficult to make everyone happy on a daily basis, but we will make pasta to order or provide an alternative if someone is not happy,” says Jackie. She’s even tapped into social media to make sure she is connecting with the chapter throughout the meal planning process. Xi Bistro, a Facebook group, Jackie Howard, head chef of Beta Pi Chapter’s kitchen, has been serving up dishes such as creamy pesto chicken, quinoa-feta salad and local roasted squash since she took over the kitchen last year.

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was started for chapter members to request certain foods. Today, it has evolved into an online daily menu, a forum for feedback on meals and a way to educate the chapter on the foods they eat. They’ve even expanded their social media reach and recently launched @XiBistro on Twitter. “We’ll take a picture of the farmer that brings us our vegetables, or we’ll post a photo of the farm where our meat comes from,” Jackie shares. “It’s important for the women to know where their food comes from and how we support our local community.” Educating the chapter about local resources, hosting monthly family style formal dinners and inviting the women to give their feedback have led to a strong partnership between the chapter women and the kitchen staff. “The women in the chapter tell their friends about the food, and their friends come here [to eat] and they want their chapter houses to be more like ours in terms of menu options,” Jackie says. The chapter women are appreciative and thankful, notes Jackie. “They know it’s different, and they appreciate it.” “Because of what we do in the kitchen and how we focus on the food, I feel our events stand out from the other chapters on campus because it shows our effort and how much we care,” Jackie noted. Jackie does offer up one piece of advice for creating a change in the kitchen: “Listen to the women and what they’re asking for. Be open to changing yourself. You have to want to create good food because they want to eat it. If you open yourself up to that, it all falls into place.” The National Housing Corporation works with vendors who provide kitchen staffing and culinary solutions, and these resources are available to all Alpha Xi Delta corporation boards. Contact Jennifer Foster, Director of Housing, at jfoster@alphaxidelta.org or 317.872.3500 to learn how the NHC can be a partner for your corporation board’s next project.

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

NPC News

CHANGING THE CONVERSATION Condoleezza Rice, a Panhellenic sister and member of Alpha Chi Omega, was featured throughout the film as she discussed the representation of female political leaders in the media. Photo credit: Alan Petersime

The United States ranks 90th in the world in terms of representation of women in government. Iraq, Cuba, Afghanistan and China have more women in government than the U.S. Only 34 women have ever served as governors compared to 2,319 men.

53% of 13 year old girls are unhappy with their bodies. That number increases to 78% by age 17. These facts are among many of the shocking statistics shared in Miss Representation, an award-winning documentary that explores how mainstream media is the source of underrepresentation of women in positions of power and influence in America. Throughout its 90 minutes, the film touches upon girls’ body image, self-confidence and leadership aspirations and how they are connected with the way women are portrayed on television and in the media. In August, I attended a screening of Miss Representation that was hosted by the National Panhellenic Conference. The film, created by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, first premiered in the documentary competition at the Sundance Film Festival in the fall of 2011. Most of us have already heard statistics and information that concerns the media’s involvement with the depiction of women. This isn’t new news to us, but it is very real and extremely concerning considering how prevalent the media has become in our daily lives. According to the film, teens today spend an average of 10 hours per day using media, with girls ages 11 to 14 being blasted by some 500 advertisements a day. The film shares stories from teenage girls about how they feel in regards to the media’s messaging. “I remember in fifth grade, I was worried about my weight,” says Urenna, a California public school student featured in the film. Another young woman’s eyes fill with tears as she admits to being teased because her peers

thought she was anorexic. One by one, each young woman shares a heartbreaking story. Mixed with these stories are powerful interviews with Katie Couric, Condoleezza Rice, Rachel Maddow, Geena Davis, Nancy Pelosi, Margaret Cho and Gloria Steinem. As a viewer, I thought the most interesting segments were listening to the women who work in the entertainment industry and hearing how they describe their own struggles with the ways in which the media has portrayed them. Katie Couric says she saw her role as the first solo female anchor of a network TV evening news program as an opportunity to send the “message that a woman could be as confident as a man in an important, powerful role.” However, we see in the film the media coverage about Couric was focused on what she was wearing or pitting her against Diane Sawyer, another successful female evening news anchor. “Whenever there are two women who are working in similar professions, it’s automatically positioned as a catfight,” Couric said. Another important message throughout the film focuses on the need for women to support, encourage and mentor each other in an effort to work against a new norm that would have them do otherwise. As sorority women, we know the stereotypes we are portrayed as in the media. The truth is, our organizations launch leaders, provide a network of women to connect with and give us opportunities to lead on our campuses and in our communities. I encourage you to think about these stereotypes the next time you have a somewhat suggestive t-shirt design or decide to post a photo from last night’s party on social media. Are you doing your part to change the conversation of our Greek-lettered organizations, or are you adding fuel to the fire? This is truly an insightful film that packs a powerful punch. Screenings are being hosted throughout the country to spread the message, and I encourage you to attend one if it’s in your area. If you are a student or school administrator wanting to screen Miss Representation at your school, there is education curriculum available. Visit www.missrepresentation.org to learn more about screening opportunities. www.alphaxidelta.org

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ultiple times we have been asked to think about the Sister we most admire - the one who has helped us realize our potential and changed our lives forever. For Brittany Palumbo, West Virginia ’06, that moment came during a New York City buying trip with friend and business partner, Shannon Coombs. Right there, at the age of 24, in the middle of Betsey Johnson’s showroom, Brittany and her business partner, Shannon, decided to make their dreams become a reality and open their own boutique, Park & Madison. They had talked about opening a store together for nearly a year, but this buying trip gave them that little extra spark to

A short two months later, Park & Madison opened its doors to the public on Black Friday, November 25, 2011. “Our biggest challenge so far was actually getting the store launched. We designed the entire store from the ground up within a short two months,” Brittany said. “We designed everything from the layout, paint colors, interior design, concrete color, clothing fixtures and displays. We also had to place all immediate merchandise orders and make sure that they arrived in time to get the store up and launched. We actually ended up opening two weeks later than expected due to construction delays, which is how we ended up opening on Black Friday. We

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make Park & Madison come to life. “Meeting my Alpha Xi Delta Sister, Betsey Johnson, Syracuse ’62, on this trip was an incredible inspiration and life changing moment for me,” Brittany said. “We were in the middle of our appointment in her showroom when my partner and I looked at each other and said, ‘Let’s do it. Let’s go for it. Let’s open our store we have always dreamed of having’.” Brittany graduated from West Virginia University in May of 2009 with a bachelor of science in business marketing. Always having a love for fashion and hoping to one day become a buyer for Nordstrom, she soon took a job as manager and assistant buyer at a local boutique, Vance’s Blues, in Morgantown, West Virginia. It was in this role that she met Shannon, owner of Vance’s Blues. Brittany fell in love with the boutique life and never looked back. Being a big dreamer, Brittany decided to set her sights on owning her own boutique someday and worked very hard to turn her dream into a reality. Brittany and Shannon worked closely together for two years before deciding to become partners and open a boutique in September 2011. “We wanted a boutique that hadn’t been done before…something completely different than people are used to seeing,” Brittany explained. “We think of ourselves as a mini Nordstrom, with an Anthropologie atmosphere—but still having the incredible one-on-one shopping experience of a boutique!” The inspiration for the name of the store came from Shannon having grown up on Park Avenue and Brittany having purchased her first house on Madison Avenue. It just so happens that both are main streets in New York City, too.

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worked all through the night on Thanksgiving so we could open our doors on Friday morning. Fortunately, it has been smooth sailing since then!” Little did they know the great successes they would have within the first year of business. Park & Madison was featured as one of the Top 50 Boutique’s in America to shop in by ELLE Magazine in June 2012. “It was such an honor to be featured as a top boutique by the number one fashion magazine in the world,” Brittany said. “It is such an incredible feeling to know that our hard work and vision is paying off. I would have to say that this by far has been the greatest success and most proud moment for me so far.” Brittany has also been able to meet a few celebrities outside of the fashion world. Emily Maynard, from ABC’s hit reality show The Bachelorette, was on the cover of Us Weekly magazine wearing Park & Madison merchandise. Having grown up in West Virginia, Emily visited Park & Madison to do some hometown shopping while visiting over the Fourth of July. She was seen wearing the Gili Top by Gypsy 05, and she has been spotted in magazines numerous times in Park & Madison’s apparel as well as wearing an ensemble from Park & Madison Boutique on the season finale of her show. Now that their first boutique is established and successful, Brittany and Shannon are working on plans to expand their business. “We hope to one day launch the Park & Madison Clothing Line,” Brittany explained. “Currently, we are in the planning stages to open three more stores in other cities and states by August 2013, for a total of four stores. We hope to expand even more in the spring 2014. Our online shopping site will be up and running in the near future for our out of state customers to shop on.”

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(Photos clockwise from top left) Park & Madison is just around the corner from West Virginia University, and Alpha Xi Delta Sisters are often spotted shopping the racks or asking Brittany for fashion advice. Photo credit: Kayla Seifert, West Virginia ’10. Park & Madison was recently named one of the top 50 Boutique’s in America to shop in by Elle Magazine. Photo credit: Kayla Seifert, West Virginia ’10. Brittany has had the opportunity to meet many famous women in the fashion industry, including Sister Betsey Johnson, Syracuse ’62. Photo credit: Kayla Seifert, West Virginia ’10. Brittany and her business partner, Shannon, designed the entire store from the ground up. Photo credit: Andrew Fredrickson.

In addition, Brittany has found time to start giving back to Alpha Xi Delta and the West Virginia University Greek community as an alumna. She most recently hosted a recruitment fashion show during fall 2012 formal recruitment orientation so potential new members could better understand what to wear to each party. This way they could focus more on the connections they were making and finding their place in the Greek community. She has graciously made merchandise donations toward the Iota Chapter’s Homecoming week silent auction basket as well as volunteered her time to serve as part of the advisory board on the public relations committee. Plans are already underway to hold a community-wide fashion show and silent auction to raise awareness for Autism Speaks in the month of April. “There are so many important things I have learned over the past year, but I would have to say the number one thing is that if you believe in something and you put your heart and soul into it, then it can happen. A year and a half ago I never would have imagined this would be my life now, but I believed in what I wanted and went after it. The sky is the limit when you are driven.” Brittany admits that finding a balance between the workload of owning her own business and her everyday 11 The Quill of Alpha Xi Delta

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life has been the most difficult part of owning her own boutique. “You have to put hours into it that you wouldn’t normally working for some else. Thankfully, my family and friends have given me huge support which has made it easier.” Not only have Brittany’s family and friends congratulated and encouraged her along the way, so have her Alpha Xi Delta Sisters. Having one of the top boutiques in America right in Morgantown, local Alpha Xi Delta Sisters are often found shopping the designer racks of Park & Madison and seeking fashion advice from their Sister. Brittany greatly appreciates all of the support from her Alpha Xi Delta Sisters, and not only from those who are local. “It was such a great feeling to work directly with Betsey Johnson when we did our initial order with her.” In offering advice to any Sisters out there that are thinking of becoming entrepreneurs, Brittany states, “Follow your dreams and don’t lose focus. People close to me told me not to do it, but I followed my heart and have worked very hard and it has paid off. Once you’ve done your research and decide to start your own business, put blinders on and go at it with everything you’ve got!” Learn more at www.shopparkandmadison.com

Left: Amy with her husband, Alan, and daughters Ansley, age 8, and Adaline, age 5. Right: Amy Smith specializes in photographing newborns, children and families.

PURSUING A PASSION A few years after working full-time, Amy Smith, Central Florida ’96, learned that sitting behind a desk and living forty hours a week in an office wasn’t the way she wanted to spend her life. That is why nine years ago, she decided to ditch her day job and pursue her passion of running the show behind the lens of her own newborn, child and family focused photography business. “It was very scary, but my thought has always been, ‘what would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?’ I dove head first and never looked back, and I’m so glad I did,” Amy says. At the time, Amy was settling into married life and the idea of starting a family with her husband was starting to turn into a reality. Being a stay-at-home mom wasn’t an option for Amy due to her husband’s career as a police officer. “I’d always dabbled in photography and had a passion for it, so I started taking night classes and slowly started to find my way with portrait work. I started my business while still working full-time to make sure I could really do it. By the time we were ready to have our first daughter, I was finally able to quit and go full-time with my photography business,” says Amy. “I’m so glad I did.” In the beginning, Amy read nearly everything she could get her hands on and practiced taking photos with whoever would let her. Facebook, Twitter and all other social media vehicles were just starting to pop up when Amy was starting her business, so word of mouth was crucial for her to get her name out in the community. “I had a few key clients in the beginning who were kind enough to spread my name and from there it started to snowball. I was lucky back then that so many wonderful clients were excited to tell their friends about me,” Amy says. What’s the best thing about owning your own business? Hands down, she says, it’s making your own schedule. “My family and I

travel quite a bit, including a month-long RV trip every summer. Because I work for myself, I can make that happen,” says Amy. Watching children grow, seeing teeth fall out for the first time, watching families grow and seeing her photographs on interstate billboards are all high points Amy expressed when asked about her favorite part of running her own business. In addition to family photography, Amy does commercial jobs that use her photography for billboards and mailers that are included in nationally printed magazines. Her work was even featured Walt Disney’s 2011 ad campaign! “Even though I can make my own schedule, I still work more than I should sometimes,” says Amy. During the busy times of the year, Amy’s schedule can get hectic. She encourages everyone to keep a calendar and block dates off in advance so that family time can have its place. “I spend as much time as I can with my girls. They’ll only be little once. Work can wait, even when we think it can’t,” Amy says. If you’re thinking of starting your own business or changing career paths, Amy offers up this advice: “Know that it won’t be easy. It’s a lot of work, but working for yourself makes it worth it. There will be some hard learned lessons along the way and many stressful times, but what would you attempt if you knew you would not fail? I remind myself of that all the time.” Central Florida child photographer and baby photographer, Amy Smith, specializes in newborn, toddler and family photography and contemporary baby and child photography in Orlando, Florida. Amy currently serves the Orlando, Lake Mary, Baldwin Park, Winter Park, Altamonte Springs, Longwood, Celebration, Winter Garden, Oviedo, Ocoee and Windermere areas of Central Florida. Learn more about her business at www.amysmithphoto.com.

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Tips to Start a Small Business By Lisa Faulkner-Dunne, Kentucky ’76

If you dream about owning a vintage clothing store or selling your fabulous cake pops, you’re not alone. Owning a business has long been the American dream! But, success requires more than a passion - your goal is to make money doing something you enjoy. Planning, research, flexibility and hard work are the keys to make that business profitable. I love the flexibility of running my own public relations business, and I love doing something different every day. For example, last week I placed a gardening expert from Southern Living on morning shows, then helped her deliver container gardens to Ronald McDonald House; sent out a team to sample coffee and donuts at a football game for Dunkin’ Donuts; and began planning a Santa Tour for Make- A- Wish. Running a business is hectic, but rewarding. If you have the desire and the discipline, it can work for you. Here are a few basic tips I’ve learned while running my agency for 20 years and consulting with many other retail businesses.

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Getting started Create a business plan - It’s really common sense, laying out what you need, what it will cost and what it will take to make money. Determine your monthly expenses, and determine how much you need to sell or invoice, to make a profit. Are the numbers realistic? If you don’t know how to create a business plan, take a class at the community college to learn or hire an accountant to help you. Research your competitors - Can you do what they are doing either better, in a different geographic area or focus on a particular type of client? Do people choose the product or service you are planning to market by price, location or superior customer service? What will you offer to stand out from competitors?

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Keep your day job, while testing the market - Many small businesses are not profitable the first year. Whatever your skill or product is, test the water first. Bake wedding cakes for friends on weekends, design websites after hours, write articles for the local newspaper, to see how much time a project requires and slowly build your client base. Work out of your home until you are making enough money to rent or purchase an office. Of course, if it’s a retail venture, that doesn’t work since you can’t open a pet store or coffee café out of your extra bedroom. Ask for advice from everyone about locations, traffic patterns, what other businesses have learned. Current entrepreneurs and future customers offer a wealth of knowledge! Use their advice to fine-tune plans or change direction if necessary.

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Aim for Success Determine your target market – A speech writer will have a different niche target than a recycled sporting goods store. Research what they do, where they go and where they shop or obtain your product. Develop a marketing plan, or hire a Marketing/ PR professional to develop a plan, to reach your future customers. You can use advertising, marketing and public relations to let future customers know about you. • Advertising: print, broadcast or online. You create it and pay for it. Example: Now OPEN -- Stephanie’s Organic Pet Food Shop • Marketing Promotions: reaches people in a smaller geographic area and usually offers a deal -- perhaps a door hanger or windshield flyer at the dog show. Example: Buy one Organic Dog Bone and get one free -- at Stephanie’s Organic Dog Food Shop -- Now open on Main Street. • Public Relations: encourages someone else to talk about you. Example: Invite a reporter from the local newspaper to visit the store with her dog, and ask her to write about her experience. Deliver a basket of your dog bones to radio station DJs who talk about their dogs. • Community Relations and Cause–related Marketing: being a good neighbor and giving back to your community, while letting your customers know about it. Put a sign by the cash register. Example: Stephanie’s Organic Pet Food Shop donates $1 for every bone sold to the Richardson Humane Society. • Events: Stephanie’s Organic Dog Food Shop could hold a Yappy Hour the 4th Friday of every month, and invite dog owners and their dogs to enjoy games and 20% off all food.

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Make sure people can find you. Do you have a phone number that can be found under directory assistance? Do you have a website? A Facebook page? A Facebook business page? A Twitter account? Are you Google-able? Does your name let people know what kind of business you are? Is your signage clear and readable?

Bonus Tip! Make the business and your customers your priority. Asking other people to run it doesn’t work well in the beginning -- they don’t have the passion. There usually isn’t enough cash flow to justify hiring a manager. Make exemplary customer service your number one goal. Whether you are running a retail business or providing a service to only a few vendors, you have to treat people with respect and meet your obligations. Nordstrom’s became a powerhouse retailer with customer service as their main differentiator -- everyone likes to be treated well!

Lisa Faulkner-Dunne has more than 25 years of experience in public relations, the past 20 heading her own firm. Her agency specializes in community relations and consumer products, and she is President of PRConsultantsGroup, a consortium of PR professionals representing each of the top 50 markets in the United States. She is one of three Alpha Xis in that group! She is a member of the Alpha Xi Delta Dallas

Tell everyone! After you determine your target, reach out to them, and tell everyone you meet about your new business -- even if you think they are not the target market. Most people like to do business with someone they know and like to refer others.

Alumnae Association, a Leadership Dallas graduate

Hold a pre-opening (called a soft opening) for friends if it is retail establishment with a physical location. This is the perfect time to use your community relations tie-in and involve a local non-profit organization, with a donation or canned food drive, etc. relating to your business. Send an announcement to everyone you know if it’s a business without a physical location and/or hold a kick-off reception.

that often for her husband and two college-age sons.

and vice president of public relations for the Richardson Independent School District Foundation. She cooks once a month at Ronald McDonald House, and at least Lisa has a B.A. from the University of Kentucky, where she was a member of Xi Chapter and a M.P.A from Southern Methodist University.

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Realize Your Potential

Journey of H By Noelle Corrado, Rochester Institute of Technology ’10

This past summer,

I had the opportunity to take part in a unique experience that allowed me to travel the country all while pursuing my passion as a sign language interpreter with the men of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity. Journey of Hope is one of three summer events hosted by Push America, an organization owned and operated by Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity to help raise funds and awareness for individuals with disabilities. It is a cross-country bicycle trek beginning in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Seattle that ends together with all teams in Washington, D.C. The event raises funds and awareness for people with disabilities. Normally, these summer events are limited to brother-only participation, but I was lucky enough to participate in this year’s activities. In fact, this was also the first year that deaf brothers participated in the event.

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Rochester Institute of Technology has a large deaf population, and most of the Greek organizations on our campus have deaf brothers and sisters. When one of the Pi Kappa Phi brothers, who is deaf, decided he wanted to participate in the Journey of Hope and ride a bicycle across the United States, he knew he would need an interpreter to travel with him and donate their entire summer to Pi Kappa Phi’s philanthropy. I am an American Sign Language Interpreting student and decided, with the encouragement of my Sisters, to apply to be his interpreter. After four interviews, I got an email from this brother saying he would be honored if I would be willing to give my summer to help him travel the U.S. I immediately said yes, and at the time, I had no idea how big of an impact this trip would have my life. Each time we arrived in a new town, we would have events called friendship visits. Basically we would go to an organization and spend time with individuals with disabilities. These disabilities varied from

Hope

Pictured left: The JOH South Team ’12 on the Capitol Lawn after 60 days of traveling. Pictured right: Noelle learning how to play wheel chair basketball.

cerebral palsy, to autism, to other disabilities we didn’t even know about. We learned a lot about different disabilities, and this educational experience is what impacted my life the most. We traveled for 60 days, but my first friendship visit is the clearest memory I have of the trip. We met up with an organization called Ability First in Long Beach, California. There, the Journey of Hope team was in charge of running carnival games for children, however; the games weren’t as exciting to the kids as dancing. There was one little boy who was awesome at dancing, and we all were having a great time cheering him on. He ended up having me dance with him, and when the dancing died down, he still wanted me to play with him. He would run up to me, tag me and have me chase him around the “carnival.” The dancing and running probably continued for about two hours, and I was exhausted. But, he kept going, so I did too. When his mother came to pick him up, I learned that this little boy, who was non-stop moving for two hours, had just

recovered from heart surgery. He couldn’t have been older than 10 years old. This moment made me realize that my “problems” in life are really not that significant. This isn’t the only friendship visit that had an impact on my life. We got to go to a prom at Camp ASCCA (Alabama’s Special Camp for Children and Adults); we were able to attend two different Miracle League baseball games, play wheel chair basketball and so much more. It was an honor to travel with the brothers of Pi Kappa Phi, and I’m so thankful for the opportunity to learn more about Push America and the Journey of Hope. For more information about Push America, visit www.pushamerica.org. To learn more about Journey of Hope, visit http://pushamerica.org/journeyofhope.aspx. Connect with Noelle at ncorrado1226@gmail.com.

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Tales From the Road

Leadership Coach Megan Mackie, back row, second from right, with some Sisters from the Gamma Phi Chapter at East Carolina University.

Tales

FROM THE ROAD

MEGAN MACKIE, NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x2122;08 Teaching and learning are two subjects Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always had a passion for. When I first started traveling, I had no idea I would be doing just as much learning as I would be teaching. Traveling to chapters all over the country, you begin to learn how each chapter appears to be different, but at the end of the day, are really all the same. The most amazing thing to me, when I joined Alpha Xi Delta as an undergraduate, was joining a Sisterhood that was bigger than my chapter, my university and my state. Throughout my travels, it has become amazingly clear that no matter how far apart, we are all connected as Sisters in Alpha Xi Delta. Just like teaching, traveling as a Leadership Coach for Alpha Xi Delta involves constantly answering the same questions. Some of the most common questions include: Is this your real job? How old are you? Why are you here? But most importantly, it involves answering the more essential questions. How do I better my Sisterhood? How can we make our chapter stronger? How do I become a better leader? Being able to help our Sisters find an answer to these questions makes me not only proud, but excited for the future of our great Fraternity. Being a Leadership Coach allows me to focus on the aspects of Alpha Xi Delta that I find to be the most valuable and important. Working with individuals to educate them on leadership development, small groups on team work and chapters on Sisterhood are just a few of the topics I find myself most often thinking about. I am constantly reminded of the skills that our Sisters are developing through not only what they are doing, but how they go about doing it. Traveling for Alpha Xi Delta has been an incredibly rewarding experience so far. I have grown as a leader, an educator and as a Sister. I can only imagine what the rest of the year will bring!

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Educational Leadership Consultants Brittany Hartory (left) and Kristi Ford (right) during a visit to the Rho Chapter for formal recruitment.

BRITTANY HARTORY, BOWLING GREEN ’08 The past few months of traveling as an Educational Leadership Consultant have impacted me in ways that I never have thought possible. The women I’ve met on the road are such assets to the Fraternity, and working with them has been a blessing. I began my travels knowing I would be helping with recruitment plans, officer training and our newly installed Iota Sigma Chapter at Virginia Commonwealth University. I’ve also had the opportunity to visit Gamma Delta Chapter at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Rho Chapter at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Kappa Chapter at the University of Illinois and Iota Alpha Chapter at George Mason University. I saw their stories and passion for Alpha Xi Delta, and realized although these chapters are located across the country from one another, the women have a common bond that truly ties them together. This bond is inherent; these women are truly a direct reflection of Alpha Xi Delta’s mission and values and have deeply inspired me. The rich history of Alpha Xi Delta has been phenomenal to see, from my visit to Rho, which is more than 100 years old, to Iota Sigma, which was founded just this year. I look forward to helping our Iota Sigma Chapter learn more about these values, develop a strong national bond and realize their potential.

Brittany (center) with Iota Alpha’s Chapter President and Membership Vice President after a successful first round of recruitment.

At Iota Sigma’s first Pledging Ceremony as a newly installed chapter, the women welcomed more than 20 new members into our Sisterhood! Brittany was with the chapter throughout recruitment and for the Pledging Ceremony.

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Summer

Summer Immersion Recap

IMMERSION RECAP

On Sunday, July 29, fourteen Sisters gathered in Washington, D.C., to take part in the inaugural Alpha Xi Delta Summer Immersion Trip. The program was designed by Fraternity Headquarters to provide collegiate members with a hands-on opportunity to learn more about the four pillars of Autism Speaks â&#x20AC;&#x201C; research, advocacy, family services and awareness. Throughout the week, Sisters toured an autism research facility, met with legislatures on Capitol Hill, assisted at a pool party for families with children affected by autism, hosted an Autism Awareness Night with the Washington Nationals baseball team, volunteered at the National Capitol Office of Autism Speaks and participated in the annual Bike to the Beach fundraiser. Overall, Sisters had a fun, life-changing experience. Take a look at their journey. Want to learn more about this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Summer Immersion Experience? Head on over to www.theinsideink.com to read blog posts from some of the participants!

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$1 million May 2009: Alpha Xi Delta volunteers staff kiosks at the Dover 400 NASCAR event and raise $6,000 for Autism Speaks.

2005 Autism Speaks founded by Bob and Suzanne Wright; 1 in 150 children is diagnosed with autism.

September 2009: Alpha Xi Deltas at Southeast Missouri State University raise $5,000 for Autism Speaks during their inaugural Step It Up AmaXIng Challenge.

2009 April 2, 2009: Alpha Xi Delta

launches national partnership with Autism Speaks.

June 2009: AmaXIng Challenge, Alpha Xi Delta’s signature fundraising event for chapters, is revealed at the 48th National Convention in Denver, Colorado. ALPHA XI DELTA’S

BENEFITING AUTISM SPEAKS

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raised for 1 in 110

December 2009: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention release new statistics about the diagnosis of autism. Now, 1 in 110 children have autism.

March 2010: Alpha Xi Deltas at the University of Central Florida raise more than $9,000 during the chapterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Xi Man competition.

May 2010: Alpha Xi Deltas volunteer at the Dover 400 NASCAR event and help raise autism awareness by handing out fact cards, temporary tattoos and selling puzzle pieces.

October 2010: Alpha Xi Deltas in Alabama raise more than $50,000 during their inaugural Step It Up AmaXIng Challenge.

2010 October 2009: Nearly 50 members from the Iota Beta Chapter at Cal State, Stanislaus and area alumnae participate in the Central Valley (CA) Walk Now for Autism Speaks event and raise more than $8,500 for Autism Speaks. February 2010: Alpha Xi Delta is named a National Top Team on the Walk Now for Autism Speaks website.

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April 2010: Alpha Xi Delta is featured during The Today Show on National Autism Awareness Day. Representatives also attend the United Nations World Autism Awareness Day Reception and participate in Light It Up Blue ceremonies at the Empire State Building, Radio City Music Hall and Madison Square Garden.

September 2010: Alpha Xi Deltas at Cal State San Marcos raise more than $6,500 for Autism Speaks during Autism Awareness Week.

r Autism S $400,000 December 2010: Alpha Xi Deltas have nationally raised more than $400,000 for Autism Speaks

April 2011: The National Housing Corporation donates nearly 200 blue light bulbs to 35 Alpha Xi Delta chapters for Light It Up Blue. Alpha Xi Delta continues its presence at The Today Show and the opening bell ceremony at the New York Stock Exchange.

$600,000 October 2011: Alpha Xi Deltas have nationally raised more than $600,000 for Autism Speaks.

2011 November 2010: Alpha Xi Delta is named a Silver Sponsor at the National Walk Now for Autism Speaks event in Washington, D.C.

March 2011: Letters that

Listen Campaign, a letter writing campaign for college chapters designed to raise funds for Autism Speaks.

July 2011: The Alpha Xi Delta Foundation announces the AmaXIng Challenge grant. Available to collegiate chapters and alumnae associations, this grant provides financial assistance for an AmaXIng Challenge event that will help enhance philanthropy fundraising and awareness efforts.

November 2011: Alpha Xi Delta

launches â&#x20AC;&#x153;Band Together for Autismâ&#x20AC;? on National Philanthropy Day. This fundraiser consists of Sisters buying Autism Speaks wristbands to sell on campuses and within their communities. Overall, more than 13,000 wristbands were distributed!

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Speaks! 1 in 88

March 2012: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention release new statistics about the diagnosis of autism. Now, 1 in 88 children is diagnosed with autism.

July 2012: The inaugural Summer Immersion Experience is held in Washington, D.C. Fourteen collegiate members have the opportunity to spend six days fully immersed in the four pillars of Autism Speaks â&#x20AC;&#x201C; research, advocacy, family services and awareness.

November 2012: Alpha Xi Deltas have nationally raised more than $1 million for Autism Speaks!

2012 February 2012: The Delta Epsilon Chapter at the University of New Orleans raises more than $12,000 for Autism Speaks during their Step It Up 5K AmaXIng Challenge. April 2012: The inaugural

September 2012: Alpha Xi Deltas from the University of Texas, Texas State University, Southwestern University and members of the Austin Alumnae Association raise nearly $9,500 for Autism Speaks at the Austin Walk Now for Autism Speaks event.

Indianapolis Walk Now for Autism Speaks Event is launched. Alpha Xi Delta is a gold sponsor of this event.

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Photo 1: On the first day of the Summer Immersion Experience, Sisters met with clinical psychologist Dr. Keri Linas at Georgetown University to learn more about her research on autism spectrum disorders within the Latino culture. Photo 2: Summer Immersion participants visited the Ivymout School, a school that provides quality educational programs and therapeutic services to students ages 4 to 21 with special needs. Photo 3: Sisters met with Dr. Chanda Vaidya to learn more about autism research. Photo 4: Alpha Xi Delta collegians, staff and alumnae teamed up with the Washington Nationals baseball team to host an Autism Awareness Night. Photo 5: Sisters volunteered at Bike to the Beach, cheering on riders and providing water and snacks to participants and their families. Bike to the Beach is a one-day, 104-mile charity bike ride starting in the District of Columbia and ending in Dewey Beach, Delaware, to benefit Autism Speaks. Photo 6: During the six-day experience, Sisters went to a pool party at Gaithersburg Water Park and spent the evening with families and children affected by autism. Photo 7: Sisters were able

to learn more about autism advocacy when they went to Capitol Hill to discuss autism legislations with various state representatives.

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In Other Autism Speaks News…

Marquette | Theta Epsilon had its first PopXi Corn event to benefit Autism Speaks. Sisters sold popcorn from 10:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. Hundreds of students swarmed to get their fresh popcorn and lemonade! The chapter raised more than $400 for Autism Speaks and plan on hosting the event three more times throughout this upcoming school year.—Anne Bolger, anne.bolger@marquette.edu

Cal State Northridge | On August 22, Delta Rho Chapter at California State University, Northridge partnered with Dodger Stadium and participated in their Autism Awareness Night. Alpha Xi Delta had the highest amount of ticket sales and volunteers tabling to help spread autism awareness. Chapter President Rebecca Hirsch and Public Relations Vice President Hillary Nadler were given the opportunity to represent Alpha Xi Delta on the field in the opening game ceremonies. Alpha Xi Delta raised more than $350 for Autism Speaks at this event.—Hillary Nadler, Hillary.nadler.436@my.csun.edu

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Ann Arbor Alumnae Association | As a result of their philanthropy brunch, the Ann Arbor (MI) Alumnae Association was able to raise money for children with autism. Funds were given to Donna Kolokithas, a special education teacher in the Ann Arbor Public School District, to buy building blocks, analog clocks and board games for her students. The Ann Arbor alumnae hope to make more materials available to students throughout the coming year.—Marian West

Nashville Alumnae Association and Western Kentucky | Members from the Nashville Alumnae Association, National President Sandi Edwards and the Epsilon Kappa Chapter participated in the Nashville Walk Now for Autism Speaks.—Stephanie Thompson, chris.stephanie.thompson@ gmail.com and Michelle Harper, chelleharper@gmail.com

Worchester Polytechnic | Iota Xi Chapter Sisters hosted a brand new philanthropy event in collaboration with the brothers of Tau Kappa Epsilon. The Tug of War for a Cure helped raise awareness for both Autism Speaks and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. They kicked off the event with a barbeque, music and games. Overall, they raised more than $700 for these two incredible organizations.—Kandace Ward, wardkm@wpi.edu

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Member News

Texas | Fall recruitment for Beta Alpha Chapter at The University of Texas was a complete success! With 73 new members in their new member class, Texas Alpha Xi Deltas were proud to see all the new members’ smiling faces at the Lilly Pullitzer themed Bid Day. “I can’t wait to see the amazing things this new member class will accomplish,” Chapter President Molly Laughlin said. “We’ve worked so hard during this year’s recruitment, and I think all of our hard work has paid off tremendously.”—Alexandra Klima, alex.klima@utexas.edu

Fresno Alumnae Association | The newly reformed Fresno, Alumnae Association (CA), gathered on June 2 to plan events for the upcoming year. Upcoming events include a Holiday Dinner, a Legacy Tea and Founders’ Day Luncheon. This year will be full of exciting events and opportunities to reconnect with Fresno Area Sisters.—Kimberly Balch, kimberlybalch@comcast.net

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Western Kentucky | Epsilon Kappa Chapter was thrilled to participate in their first formal recruitment at Western Kentucky University. On Bid Day, they welcomed 33 new members into our Sisterhood. The chapter sends a big thanks to everyone who has supported them through the recruitment and new chapter process.—Tailey Nix, tailey.nix599@topper.wku.edu

Northwest Indiana Alumnae | Sisters had a get-together to plan and coordinate an Alpha Xi Delta Alumnae Association in Northwest Indiana. They met at Legends Restaurant of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, on August 3. Four different chapters were represented: Kim Bahnsen, Washington ‘04; Jeanne Stafford Hansen, Indiana State ‘82; Katie Kennedy Schafer, East Carolina ‘75; and Kim Frye Olesker, Nebraska at Omaha ’87.—Katie Kennedy Schafer, Schafer.katie@comcast.net

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Jacksonville State | The Epsilon Pi Chapter of Alpha Xi Delta welcomed 44 new members into our Sisterhood during this year’s fall formal recruitment! Epsilon Pi has had a fantastic start to the semester, and they are looking forward to sharing the beautiful Sisterhood of Alpha Xi Delta with their new members.—Meaghan Hooks, mhooks@jsu.edu

George Mason | Tarren Smarr, George Mason ’04, volunteered as a member of the sports equipment team for gymnastics at the 2012 London Olympics!

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Delaware | Alyssa Murray, Delaware ’11, was crowned Miss Delaware in June 2012, and she will be competing in the Miss America Competition on January 12, 2013. The competition will be aired live on ABC. Don’t forget to tune in!

East Carolina | Three years ago, I followed in my older sister's footsteps and joined Alpha Xi Delta at East Carolina University. I am now so proud to say my little sister followed in mine and is now a new member of the Gamma Phi Chapter! From left to right: Miranda Worthington, East Carolina ‘12, Vaughn Worthington, East Carolina ’10, and Audrey Worthington, East Carolina ‘07—Vaughn Worthington, worthingtonv09@students.ecu.edu

North Carolina Alpha Xi Delta at the University of North Carolina-Asheville hosted a fundraiser to benefit local veterans at The Hop on September 11. The Hop donated a percent of the proceeds to the ABCCM Veterans Restoration Quarters in Asheville, North Carolina.—Morgan Nirenstein, manirens@unca.edu

Alabama The Zeta Xi Chapter at Auburn University welcomed 67 beautiful new members to Alpha Xi Delta with a reception for new members, Sisters and families in the chapter room. After pledging, the new members posed for group pictures at several of Auburn’s most iconic locations. Bid night activities included a painting session with Zeta Xi alumnae and Auburn resident artist, Tricia Hupf Oliver, Auburn ‘90, followed by a movie night in the chapter room.—Bridget Spurlock, bes0011@auburn.edu

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Chance Encounters During the past holiday season my great grandmother was very ill, and when I went to visit her, I walked into the hospital room and noticed a family member wearing an Alpha Xi Delta sweatshirt. I began to tell her that I was an Alpha Xi Delta, too! That was when I learned my great aunt, Beth Miller, Mount Union ’77, is an initiate of the Gamma Chapter of Alpha Xi Delta.—Samantha Miller, smill128@kent.edu

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This Summer I had the opportunity to travel abroad to Bilbao, Spain, to get to know the culture and fulfill credits in my pursuit for a Spanish minor. I had an awesome experience and got the chance to meet a new friend who happened to be an Alpha Xi Delta Sister at the University of Illinois, Stephanie. Stephanie (left) and I (right), pictured above, have kept in touch and are trying to plan a visit for her to come to see Rho Chapter.—Erin Towey, eetowey@gmail.com

By Janet Wuest, Iowa ’75

Sigma’s CENTENNIAL Celebration

More than 150 Alpha Xi Deltas gathered in Iowa City, Iowa, to celebrate Sigma Chapter’s 100th birthday! Sigma Chapter was founded at the University of Iowa on June 12, 1912.

Sigma Chapter celebrated its Centennial October 12-14 in Iowa City, Iowa, and Sisters were honored to have National President Sandi Edwards as a special guest. The Territory of Iowa, also known as Iowa’s “Old Capitol,” was built in 1840 in Iowa City, Iowa. In 1857, the Iowa State Capitol moved to Des Moines and “Old Cap” became the official home of the University of Iowa. This history made “Old Cap” the perfect site for the opening reception of Sigma’s Centennial Celebration. There was good food – delicious hors d’oeurves and birthday cake. Two student a cappella groups serenaded everyone at the reception. More than 100 Sisters gathered, along with a few brave spouses who were awed by our Sisterhood. Our Centennial luncheon was held Saturday at noon. We heard from Sandi Edwards and Susan Winckler, Iowa ’88, an Alpha Xi Delta Woman of Distinction. Janice Baumback, Washington ’41, is a long-time supporter of Sigma Chapter, and she was honored at the event. Janice has been active in helping Sigma Chapter for decades, so in her honor, one picture from each of Sigma’s decades was printed, framed and hung in the chapter house. Also printed and framed were the five houses in Iowa City which have been home to Sigma Chapter. After our delicious lunch and program, all 166 Sisters gathered in a circle, held hands and sang “The Sisterhood of Women.” The spirit of Sisterhood swelled. The finale was a brunch at our beloved chapter house. Built in 1928, it was exciting to hear Sisters from as early as the 50s squeal with delight at the house, their bedrooms, the changes to

the space and to see the decades of photography now hanging in the house in honor of Janice! A four-level addition was added in the late 60s. Those who lived in the house prior to the addition were amazed at the additional room. The current chapter members gave superb house tours to the alumnae. Once again the food was delicious, topped by sugar cookies shaped in “100.” Some alumnae from the 70s and 80s gathered in the Gold Room and sang old songs. Everyone left with a tremendous sense of Sisterhood. All weekend there were many hugs, some tears, lots of promises to keep in touch or get together sooner and a renewed appreciation of the Sisterhood of Alpha Xi Delta!

Alpha Xi Delta’s National President, Sandi Edwards, and Janice Baumback, Washington ’41, at the Sigma Centennial Celebration.

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Convention

All Aboard! Alpha Xi Delta’s Nominating Committees invite you to recommend Sisters to serve on the Fraternity’s 2013-15 National Council, the Foundation’s 2013-17 Board of Trustees and the 2013-15 National Housing Corporation. Individual Sisters, college chapters and alumnae associations can submit recommendations to the three nominating committees. From there, the committees prepare a slate of candidates to be voted on at National Convention in San Francisco, California, June 29 – July 3, 2013.

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National Council Who can serve on National Council? Alpha Xi Delta’s National Constitution states that any alumna in good standing is eligible to serve in any National Council position (Article V, Section 2). National Council is made up of one National President and six National Vice Presidents. The National Constitution also states that no member may serve in the same national office for more than two consecutive terms (Article 5, Section 5). That means National President Sandi Edwards will complete her first term as our National President, and consequently, is eligible to serve as National President for the 2013-15 biennium. Two National Vice Presidents are not eligible to continue in their same office, although each is eligible to serve as National President. These women are Wendy Kurtz and Jennifer Emerick Kuntz. The other four National Vice Presidents, Michele Evink, Nancy Gainer, Gina Willis Hawkins and Nealy Wheat are eligible to continue in their current positions, and each is eligible to serve as National President.

What qualities and abilities should nominees have to serve on National Council? You or the person you recommend should have previous board experience and outstanding ability in the following areas: • Leadership • Teamwork • Professionalism • Creative and visionary thinking • Oral and written communication • Understanding higher education and its issues

What are the responsibilities of Council officers? As the governing body of the Fraternity, National Council represents and acts for the Fraternity in all matters between meetings of the National Chapter. Powers and duties of the National Council can be found in Article IV, Section 2, Clause 1 of the National Constitution. The powers and duties of the National President, in addition to the ones listed below, can be found in Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1, and in the Bylaws, Article V, Section 4. If you need this information, please call or email Fraternity Headquarters. Responsibilities of the National President: • Works with the National Council to develop the overall direction of the Fraternity within the framework of the National Constitution and Bylaws • Decides all points of Fraternity law, practice and procedure as presented to her • Serves as a Trustee of the Alpha Xi Delta Foundation Responsibilities of National Vice Presidents: • Work with the National President to provide leadership, oversight and guidance to fulfill the Fraternity’s vision (Inspiring women to realize their potential) and mission (To enrich the life of every Alpha Xi Delta)

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What’s the time commitment for serving on National Council?

Foundation Trustees

• Three in-person meetings per year • One conference call per month • Council members may be asked to attend other meetings as appropriate and to visit college chapters and alumnae associations • Between meetings and conference calls, business is conducted by email and other electronic systems

The Foundation Nominating Committee asks for your recommendations for Trustees to serve for the 2013-17 term. The Foundation is looking for Sisters with these qualifications: • Experience in board service, community leadership, public relations, finance or fundraising. • The ability to open doors to and influence donors. • A commitment to Alpha Xi Delta’s vision and mission.

How do I make a recommendation? • Download or photocopy the Recommendation Form for the 2013-15 National Council, available on the Fraternity’s website. • Or, call and/or email Fraternity Headquarters to request a form. Return each completed form to Nominating Committee Chair Karin Hagen Riggs via email to Karin.riggs@yahoo.com. Questions can be answered by Karin at the email above or by leaving her a voicemail at 317.872.3500 ext. 250. Recommendations must be received by February 15, 2013.

What happens after recommendations are made? The Nominating Committee, made up of the chair, two collegians and two alumnae, reviews all recommendations received by February 15, 2013, and obtains resumes. The committee then prepares a slate of candidates who they believe are best qualified to fulfill the responsibilities and meet the challenges of the various offices. By late April, the slate and candidates’ resumes are sent to those eligible to vote at the 2013 National Convention.

Can nominations be made after the slate has been sent? A Sister who hasn’t been slated and wants to be considered for a National Council office can submit her name in writing, with a resume, to the Nominating Committee within 21 days of the mailing of the slate. The Nominating Committee will verify the eligibility of each nominee and distribute the resume(s) to those eligible to vote at Convention. There will be no nominations from the floor.

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Foundation bylaws state that four Trustees shall be elected by a majority vote of the delegates at National Convention from a single slate prepared by the Foundation Nominating Committee. The four elected Trustees will serve for four years, maintaining a board of eight elected Trustees at all times. Trustees completing the 2009-13 term are Martha Geppert, Mary Ruth Hadley Snyder, Beth Henning Polizzotto and Leslie Storey.

What are the Trustees’ responsibilities? Trustees are expected to be pace-setting contributors or fundraisers and to join The Society of 1893 (planned giving society) during their tenure. They also do the following: • Manage resources wisely • Ensure adequate resources • Monitor programs and services for consistency with our vision and goals • Enhance Alpha Xi Delta’s public image • Establish prudent investment philosophies, policies and practices • Approve and monitor the budget • Identify, cultivate and steward donors

How much time is involved? • One in-person meeting per year • At least one development event per year • Service on a maximum of two Foundation committees (Audit, Development, Executive, Finance, Grants and Awards, Scholarships) with work being completed via email and phone conferencing

How do I make a recommendation?

• Download or photocopy the Recommendation Form for the 2013-17 Foundation Trustees, available on the Fraternity’s website. You can also call or email Fraternity Headquarters to request a form.

• A sponsor can submit a nomination on your behalf or you can nominate yourself. • Nominations and further information about the board can be found on the Fraternity’s website. • Return each completed form via email to Nominating Committee Chair Margie McIntyre at margie.mcintyre@gmail.com.

Return each completed form to Nominating Committee Chair Deborah Fenwick Maas via email to debbie@maas.org by February 15, 2013. Questions can be answered by Debbie via email.

Questions can be answered by Margie at the email above. Applications must be received by February 15, 2013.

National Housing Corporation If you’re interested in gaining a national perspective on our Fraternity by helping to provide safe, well-maintained housing for our collegiate Sisters, take a look at the National Housing Corporation. The NHC is seeking four strong, passionate leaders to serve on its board of directors for a two-year term beginning July 1, 2013. NHC directors work in conjunction with National Council on housing-related matters and support the NHC’s mission: To strive for competitive, safe, properly maintained and financially secure chapter housing.

What qualifications are needed to be on the NHC board? Nominees should be creative thinkers with a good business sense who understand the needs of today’s college woman. Additionally, they should have the following abilities: • Work well individually and in a group • Strong written and oral communication skills • A commitment to perpetuating the Fraternity • Experience/expertise in one of these areas: fundraising, accounting, finance, banking, real estate, law, strategic planning, property management, construction, interior design, engineering, recruitment, public relations or Greek/student housing operations • Current or former service on a local building corporation board, chapter advisory board or in another Alpha Xi Delta volunteer role

Proposed Amendments to Alpha Xi Delta’s Constitution The Alpha Xi Delta National Chapter may amend the National Constitution when deemed advisable. As stated in Article XIII, Section 1, “This Constitution may be amended by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the National Chapter.” All proposed amendments are voted on at the National Convention held immediately following their proposal. An amendment may be sponsored by any of the following: a college chapter, an alumnae association, the Constitution Committee, National Council, a member of National Council or a Past National President. The proposed amendment should state in which article and section it should be placed, and it should be stated in language appropriate to the Constitution. If the proposed amendment conflicts with an existing statement, the sponsor(s) is responsible for proposing additional amendments to resolve the conflict or the proposal will be void. If two proposals conflict with each other, the National Chapter at Convention may vote to accept only one of the proposals, or it may vote to reject both. A proposed amendment to the Constitution must be submitted to National Executive Director Elysia Gallivan. She must receive it by February 1, 2013, for the proposed amendment to be considered at the 2013 National Convention.

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Convention

Woman of Distinction Awards The Woman of Distinction Award recognizes alumnae who exhibit excellence and extraordinary leadership in their professions and careers or in service to their communities. Nominees should be widely recognized within their field of service to be considered for this award. Past recipients include a CEO of a Fortune 500 company, an astronaut, a national political correspondent, a congressional leader and a doctor. Any Alpha Xi Delta alumna in good standing is eligible to receive this award. Nominees need not be current members of an organized alumnae association. Nominations may be made by: • Individuals • College chapters • Alumnae associations • Advisory boards • Housing corporations Women of Distinction award recipients will be honored at Alpha Xi Delta’s 2013 National Convention in San Francisco, California. Visit www.alphaxidelta.org to download the application, or call Fraternity Headquarters to have an application mailed to you. Please mail, email (fhq@alphaxidelta.org) or fax (317.872.2947) nomination forms to Fraternity Headquarters. Nominations must be received at Fraternity Headquarters by January 15, 2013. If you have questions about the award or the nomination process, please contact Elysia Gallivan at egallivan@alphaxidelta.org or 317.872.3500 ext. 151.

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It’s time to celebrate Alpha Xi Delta’s 50th National Convention! National Convention is a great time for Alpha Xi Deltas to come together to connect, rekindle old friendships and strengthen the bonds of Sisterhood. Here’s what’s in store for you during National Convention this summer in San Francisco. • A kick-off welcome banquet designed to allow you to meet Sisters from other chapters across the country • Fun Sisterhood events that will allow you to make life-long connections with other Sisters • Educational programs that will give you the inside scoop on what is new with the National Fraternity and will allow you to share strategies that will make your chapter or association more successful • An amaXIng awards banquet that will showcase our Woman of Distinction and celebrate our chapters who have had great accomplishments in the past year • An elegant Rose Banquet where we’ll see the newest National Council be installed and learn the where the 2015 National Convention will take place

In a nutshell…tell us about you. I am a Florida native and an initiate of the Theta Sigma Chapter at the University of Central Florida. I traveled last year for Alpha Xi Delta as an Educational Leadership Consultant, and I continue to volunteer as the C.A.R.E. Team Territory Director for the Southeast. I enjoy going to the movies, tailgating at the Central Florida Knights games and getting together with friends and family. Finish the sentence: “Looking at me, no one would guess…” That I am a first generation American. My parents emigrated from Cuba seeking refuge from the communist regime. This has helped shape who I am today and has taught me to appreciate the opportunities that are available just by virtue of living in the USA! Favorite ΑΞΔ memory: There are too many great memories from my collegiate years, but I have to say I am enjoying my alumnae experience just as much! I really loved Convention 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia. Getting to meet Sisters from across the country and learning about their individual Alpha Xi Delta experience was so exciting. I also had the opportunity to make new lifelong friends and was fortunate to help behind the scenes at Convention, which was so much fun working with Fraternity staff and volunteers. What is one thing you learned from your year on the road as an Educational Leadership Consultant that you want to share with other Sisters? Traveling last year was a once-in-alifetime opportunity. I learned a range of new skills and can confidently say I

am an expert at packing a suitcase! But most importantly, I met some of the most amazing women last year, and I learned that membership in Alpha Xi Delta is truly a gift. As I traveled, every Sister I met welcomed me with open arms as if we had been friends for a lifetime. The feeling of being at home wherever I was made my job a true joy! Favorite thing about winter: The holidays! I love everything about the season – getting together with family and friends, decorating and shopping. Also, it is the one time of year I get to enjoy cooler weather since it is summer for most of the year in Florida. Why do you pay your alumnae dues? It is one way I can say thank you for all the wonderful opportunities Alpha Xi Delta has afforded me. I want to ensure that future members get the same experience I did as a collegian and as an alumna. As an organization we are doing amazing things for our members through programming and for the community with our local service and contributions to Autism Speaks. I want to make sure that Alpha Xi Delta can continue to do all these wonderful things, and I know every little bit helps. You can Be The Heart of Alpha Xi Delta. Pay your alumnae dues at www.alphaxidelta.org/betheheart.

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Heart

Nicole Valdes, Central Florida ’07 Do you prefer? ✘

__A.M. or __P.M.? __Iced Coffee or __Hot Latté? ✘ __Summer or __Winter? ✘ __Facebook or __Twitter? ✘ __Boots or ✘ __Flip flops? __Left Brained or __Right Brained? ✘ __Book or ✘ __Nook?

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Alumna Profile By Lauren Fisher, Indiana ’08, Communications Coordinator

Spreading Birthday Cheer Megan (Megs) Yunn, Marietta ’03, is the founder of Beverly’s Birthdays, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing birthday parties for homeless children in the Pittsburgh region. The idea for Beverly’s Birthdays first came to Megs one afternoon while she was volunteering at a local afterschool program. She met a young girl named Beverly and was helping her learn the meaning of the phrase “accustomed to.” As an example, Megs said, “Beverly, at birthday parties, people are accustomed to eating what?” Beverly responded, “Ms. Megs, I’ve never had a birthday party. I’ve never even had my own slice of birthday cake.” It was that moment that sparked the concept of Beverly’s Birthdays. In June 2011 Megs decided to enter the idea for Beverly’s Birthdays into Scholastic’s BE BIG in Your Community Contest, a nationwide contest designed to help people make the world a better place. Megs was selected as one of the top 10 first-place winners, and she received a start up grant of $2,500 to help make Beverly’s Birthdays a reality. Now, a year later, Beverly’s Birthdays is partnered with two shelters in the Pittsburgh area, Sojourner House MOMs and Auberle. Megs and her team of volunteers, also known as the cheer squad, travel to each of these shelters once a month to provide birthday celebrations for all of the children who have birthdays during that month. Each party is uniquely themed, and the team does something special to recognize the birthday recipients, such as giving them a special prop or accessory to wear for the day. So far this year, Beverly’s Birthdays provided a mad scientist party, a super hero party and a birthday beach bash, just to name a few. On each child’s actual birth date, they receive a birthday in a box, which includes fun toys and trinkets which were picked out just for them. Planning one of these birthday celebrations requires more work than just showing up with cake and singing happy birthday. The team plans activities for

the children to do at the birthday parties and buys the supplies for the various activities. They need to coordinate all of the details with the shelter and volunteers as well as figure out who is supplying the food and the treat bags. It’s a lot of work, but the end result really pays off. At Auberle’s first birthday celebration the team brought in a mobile video game truck for the seven teenage boys that were celebrating birthdays that month. “The boys were beyond excited about it,” Megs recalled. One of the older boys actually approached Megs and said, “Ms. Megs, I didn’t know what to wish for for my birthday, but this is better than anything I could ever wish for. Thank you for making me feel special.” “That was so rewarding for me to hear because he was able to articulate in his own words the exact reason why Beverly’s Birthdays exists, and for a lot of younger kids, they’re not old enough to grasp that concept,” Megs said. At the end of the day, all of the boys hugged Megs and thanked her for their birthday celebration. When asked what the best part of providing birthday celebrations is, Megs said, “The joy on the children’s faces. These kids have more struggles in their lives than one can even possibly fathom, and they are so open to give you their love and attention. They’re so thrilled to have someone there focusing on them and making their special day.” Currently, there are more than 2,200 identified homeless children living in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County and more than 18 different agencies that provide services for homeless individuals and their families in the greater Pittsburgh area. In the next five to seven years, Megs hopes Beverly’s Birthdays will be the provider for birthday celebrations for all homeless children in the Pittsburgh area. As a result of Beverly’s Birthdays, more than 45 children will receive a guaranteed birthday celebration in 2012. “Beverly will have no idea how the impact of those words, that statement she said to me, changed the trajectory of my life,” Megs said. To learn more about Beverly’s Birthdays and how you can get involved, visit www.beverlysbirthdays.org. or scan this QR code to watch a video and see how Beverly’s Birthdays is making a difference.

Left: Javon and Megs acting like pirates at the August 2012 birthday celebration. Right: Kaitlyn and Megs at the “Diva Princess” birthday celebration in February 2012.

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From the Archives

It’s football season, and according to the November 1951 issue of The Alpha Xi Delta, it’s “no longer just a man’s game.” In that same issue, Jean Schier, Syracuse ’48, appeared on the cover throwing a “pretty pass” at Alpha Xi Delta’s first Powder Bowl game at Syracuse University, and five thousand spectators showed up to watch the event. We hope you enjoy this year’s football season. Which team are you rooting for? Tweet us - @alphaxidelta! www.alphaxidelta.org

Foundation

Your Gift Powers the Dreams of Young Women Dear Sisters and Friends, Our Foundation’s purpose is to ensure enduring resources so the Fraternity can fulfill her mission. I am pleased to report the 2011-2012 year was one of significant growth. Our Mary Burt Nash Society inspired leadership gifts of $1,000 or more. New endowments were established to benefit Beta Upsilon Chapter at the University of Rhode Island; Gamma Delta Chapter at the University of Nebraska at Omaha; and Theta Gamma Chapter at the University of Delaware. Ten bequest gifts totaling $1.3 million were realized. We are blessed by the philanthropic passion of our donors and truly grateful for their investment in young women’s lives. Every gift to Alpha Xi Delta Foundation is important. Every gift has an impact on young women. Your gifts to Alpha Xi Delta Foundation supported these programs in 2011-2012: • Leadership Coaches made 88 chapter visits - facilitating individual and group learning, five colony chapter retreats, six StrengthsQuest™ sessions – presenting at six area wide trainings and one Greek Leadership Conference. • Scholarships and continuing education grants were awarded to 48 collegiate and alumnae Sisters. • Academic achievement awards recognized 105 collegiate Sisters achieving the highest GPA in their chapter. • The Dorothy Dodd Grant sent one student to the Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute that helps students lead positive change within their Greek communities. • Installation gifts honored Alpha Xi Delta’s four newest chapters and supported programming to shape the futures of the next generation of Greek leaders. • Heart Fund Grants provided two Sisters with emergency financial assistance in difficult times. • AmaXIng Challenge Grants helped five chapters dream bigger and raise $54,000 for Autism Speaks. The Foundation’s Annual Report salutes our donors who make these wonderful things possible and shares inspiring stories of Foundation gifts at work. View the complete Annual Report in the online version of The Quill at issuu.com/alphaxidelta. On behalf of our Foundation Trustees, we send heartfelt thanks to all for the many contributions we have received both small and large. Your philanthropy powers the dreams of young women inspiring bold and talented leaders for our chapters, campuses and our world. Fraternally,

Jane Ralston Foundation Chair

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Dedication to a Broad, Purposeful Education Scholarships and continuing education grants were awarded to 48 collegiate and alumnae members to realize their higher education goals and prepare for today’s ever-changing global job market. Meet a scholarship recipient. Leanne Kelly, Jacksonville State ’09, Kathryn Faul Wallace Scholarship Alpha Xi Delta Service: Recording Secretary and current Membership Vice President Community Activities: Jacksonville State University in Lights Committee Chair and Jacksonville State University One Day Without Shoes Committee Chair Honors/Awards: Jacksonville State University Freshman of the Year, Greek Honor Roll, Phi Eta Sigma, Kappa Delta Pi and Omicron Kappa Delta Goals: To earn a master’s degree in education and become an elementary school teacher “Alpha Xi Delta has pushed me to be and do my best,” Leanne said. “The Kathryn Faul Wallace Scholarship touched me because it has shown me how my commitment to Alpha Xi Delta has made my academic success much more meaningful and achievable, allowed me to realize my potential and assisted my precious parents in paying my tuition. I will forever be grateful to the Alpha Xi Delta Foundation.”

Inspiring Leaders Our 2011-2012 Leadership Coaches made 88 chapter visits and worked with women nationwide facilitating activities centering on personal development, assisting women in maximizing the benefit of strengths development and training chapter executive committees to be high performing teams. “As Leadership Coaches, we are thoughtfully guiding today’s learners and tomorrow’s leaders. On behalf of the Coaches before us, the women whose lives were changed and those whose lives will change, thank you for supporting the Alpha Xi Delta Foundation and the Leadership Coach Program.” - Mary Katherine Branham and Brittany Donatelli, 2011-2012 Leadership Coaches

Why I Give... “I was inspired to join the Mary Burt Nash Society because it is an opportunity to recognize a past leader who was a driving force in establishing the Foundation. I give to the Alpha Xi Delta Foundation because it is important for me to help secure success of future generations. The programming and philanthropy that the Foundation supports is critical to the success of chapters and the growth of women. I am now a mother of two young daughters, and it is my hope that they will someday find a home in the Sisterhood as I did and learn how they too can realize their potential.” - Kristin Billingsley, Sonoma State ’94

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Foundation Inspiring Service The Alpha Xi Delta Foundation awards AmaXIng Challenge Grants to both collegiate chapters and alumnae associations to help them dream bigger and increase their fundraising and awareness efforts for Autism Speaks. In 2011-2012, five college chapters were awarded AmaXIng Challenge Grants. Collectively, these chapters raised more than $54,000 for Autism Speaks. Tiffany Willis, New Orleans ’11, recaps Delta Epsilon’s AmaXIng Challenge: Step It Up New Orleans Walk that was held in February 2012. “After the walk, the spirit and pride we had in ourselves really became so powerful. We never thought we would raise $12,500 with such a small chapter, but with big hearts and determined minds we knew we could do anything we put our minds to,” Tiffany said. “We could never say thank you enough to the Foundation donors. They truly did make this event the best it could have ever been. We are forever grateful for all they do to increase the pride and strengthen the minds of all chapters of Alpha Xi Delta across the United States. Delta Epsilon really thanks them from the bottom of our hearts.”

Plan Your Gift Support Alpha Xi Delta’s future by including the Foundation in your estate planning. If you are naming Alpha Xi Delta in your will or revocable living trust, here is suggested wording: “I give, devise and bequeath (written amount, percentage of estate or description of property) to the Alpha Xi Delta Foundation, a not-for-profit corporation with principal offices located at 8702 Founders Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268, to be used for the purposes designated by the Trustees of the Foundation.” Alumnae and friends who inform us they have provided for Alpha Xi Delta Foundation in their estate plans are enrolled in our Society of 1893. Contact Kendra Lewis, Director of Development, at 317.872.3500 or klewis@alphaxidelta.org with questions or for more information.

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Foundation Donors The Foundation thanks the following Sisters and friends who made donations between June 1, 2011, and May 31, 2012. 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 + More than one gift given during the fiscal year = Donor to the Class of 2012 senior giving campaign ^ Donor achieved a higher giving circle in the fiscal year * Deceased donor

Many thanks to our collegiate women who made gifts to the Foundation in 2011-12. Beginning in 2012-13, the Heart Sunshine Giving Circle will recognize collegiate donors contributing $18.93 or more in honor of our founding year. Alpha LOMBARD COLLEGE/KNOX COLLEGE Founders’ Karen King McConnell^ Sisterhood Betty Darnell Nelson Linda Sokody Seybold Donor Doris Janes Lawton Juliet Engel Schertz

Beta IOWA WESLEYAN COLLEGE Sisterhood Sally Schuck Donor Shelley Wilmes Grider Cynthia Hardisty Reynolds Sheri Seibold Linda Faust Witmer

Gamma UNIVERSITY OF MOUNT UNION Lombard Jane Fursey Ralston+^ Alice Bliss Schmutz+ Sisterhood Yallah Gault Judith Jackson Denise Kipfstuhl+^ Elizabeth Sacksteder LaClair+^ Sarah Solt McCloskey Donor Fatheih Alkazaz= Deana Allen Brooke Amstutz= Gretchen Nile Baldwin Alecia Bencze= Kelly Blackburn= Megan Braden= Lisa Brown= Michelle Bryan= Nichole Caroniti= Ja’Lezza Clark= Marilyn Conrath Natalie Deen Maxine Delucas= Tonya Scott Durkin Kelly Emery= Kaitlyn Erwin= Connie Snode Flynn Krissy Hallett= Ceili Hasul= Elisabeth King Helber Kaylene Hoy= Elizabeth Jeffery= Megan Kiper= Emily Kominko= Joyce Glover Krahling June Fursey Lee Kera Lemasters= Gwen Macpherson= Bethany Mayer= Melanie Nakonachny+ Marian Dreyer Ross Sara Siebert= Elissa Good Smith Rebecca Gable Smith Kelcie Springer= Carolann Sterkenburg= Willmetta Warholyk

Rebecca White= Chelsea Zarlenga=

Delta BETHANY COLLEGE Donor Marilyn Waugh Barteaux+ Anne Buchanan Blankenship Dana Koluezez Brown Anne Dewey Valerie Flatley= Lisa Ulbin Hamel Amanda Hineman= Veronica Jae Vanessa Manning= Brittany McAdoo= Olivia Stuart McFadden Megan Mcshane= Sarah Mizzoni= Catherine Papp= Meghan Philp= Nicole Salopek Evie Schenkel= Emily Sechrest= Bethany Selph= Hannah Sweetser= Kari Tiede+

Epsilon UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA Sisterhood Bonnie Untereiner Bjork Barbara Brisbine Elysia Balster Gallivan Mildred Fiksdal O’Neill Donor Amanda Barton= Betty Fideler Dale Andrea Fee= Kayla Gengler= Carol Clarke Gillespie Denice Tagtow Houlette Chelsea Kerr= Nida Khokhar= Virginia Pederson Larimer Sarah Maxe= Bobbie Norris= Veronica Olson= Therese Osborne= Caitlyn Redman=

Barbara Smith Reynolds Stephanie Rushton= Sarah Scherr= Melissa Siemonsma= Joanne Bratsberg Steichen Vicki Hauck Sullivan

Zeta WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY Lombard Anonymous Donor Diane Curtis Gregory Founders’ Maxine Evans Blackburn+ Sisterhood Barbara Wolfe Culler Sharon Hall^ Kathryn Sanders Rieder^ Donor Carolyn Trinter Cull Jennifer Dose Katherine Hudik Gall Jeanne Schrader Gamble+ Audrey Tatro Hall Carolyn Hessong Hickman Martha Tuttle Horner Mary Shatzer Jaeger Judith Becker Kemp Pamela Benken Lyle Barbara Smick Peterson Helen Sturgeon Richeson* Margaret Rankin Rittenhouse Donna Dudley Rowe Robbin Corson Russell Karen Hietanen Shanower Ann Strawn Stafford Mary Dickey Wise*

Eta SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY Founders’ Janice Zajac Sayatovic Sisterhood Dorothy Borneman Bell+ Donor Judith Botts Brady Gretchen Balling DiMarco+ Kelly Fitzsimmons= Ruth Edkins Halpin Karol Bradwick Hitt

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Foundation Barbara Economides Kelly Ruth Hazard Lee

Theta UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN Lombard Kathryn Kuechenmeister Vaughan Sisterhood Mary Goers+ Roberta Collins Harper Alta Groves Jewell Helen Cruse Lemberger Norma Malmanger Liebenberg Elizabeth John Loehne Carol Woodworth Root Karla Allen Spinks Donna Milford Wischmann Jane Lewis Wise Donor Sarah Filler Donna Gilley Gager Paula Borchers Giese Hope Beck Goldsmith Ann Nunemaker Hartman Jean Osterndorf Johnson Sheryl Bennett Karnosky Joanne Schmidt Morey Marcia Bourkland Pauly Elizabeth Williams Polousky Olive Callaway Whiting Jean Stoffel Young

Iota WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY Sisterhood Sharon Hubacher Pugh^ Mary Kathryne Caussin Wiedebusch^ Donor Joanne Walker Bowie+ Lisa Sine Drewry Laura White Lawson Nancy Kraus Merinar Jeannie Honecker Reed Lucille Schmieder+ Judith Park Tuckwiller Nancy Cox Whitham Carol Wilson Wilking

Kappa UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Lombard Marian Harding Thompson Founders’ Martha Geppert+ Beth Henning Polizzotto+^

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Sisterhood Julia Dillon Patricia Bolin Glenn Linda Lowery Lindsay+ Katherine Martin Sevier+^ Martha Johnson Ward Juliette Coderre Watson Edith Wiedling Webber Donor Patricia Riccetti Adams Lois Stuenkel Armstrong Sherrill Newhouse Babler Veronica Raisch Brantz Michelle Groce Cahoon Ruth Turner Chambliss Georgia Chevere Gwen Clore Mary Freis Cooke+ Barbara Larson Dilling Dorothy Drolet Dirks Jill Gordon Linda Harmeson= Anne Heitzman Deborah Keyes+ Jona Kristo Brittany Leiber Pamela McVeigh Cheri Schmid Mezydlo+ Renee Prew Kathy Schleicher Helen McFedries Severson+ Becky Brdlik Smilak Dorothy Cihlar Smith Patricia Spalding Sturtz+ Beverley Bankson Verley Mary Clark Willy Lauren Woodworth=

Mu UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Sisterhood JoAnn Hunt Billings Donor Laurel Ness Gatz Gwen Hagen Mary Dietrich Stewart

Nu UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Cora Bollinger Block Anne Mehus Verbon^* Symphony Janice Sheldon Baumback+ Lombard Linda Belles Dinus

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Sisterhood Marjory Dark Barbee Susan Brown-Maunder+ Donor Jennifer Awrey+ Karen Brackett Megan Bunge Caldwell Susan Tompkins Commeree Sylvia Skaggs Downing Michaelagh Gearin= Joan Lowry Hartsough Valdean Sears Jones Patricia Nesheim Kaald+ Hillary Madsen Marcia Hixson Mahaffey Irene Hysong Miller Aimee Racine Murray Erin Murray= Katherine Hempler Parker+ Stephanie Huntley Ramsay Michelle Rutherford Marjorie Bragdon Satterfield Tina Zhu=

Xi UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY Founders’ Elizabeth Stuckert Ray Sisterhood Joan Barnett Cornwell+ Sandi Edwards+ Cary Lawson Moore Kathleen Nicol^ Kimberly Starr Donor Jean Shure Amos Susie Young Caron Patricia Cody Cox Sharon Miller Hall Ellen Van Arsdale Hollandbeck Elizabeth Adams Knieriem Jill O’Daniel Debra Haysley Roling Karen Cook Rudd

Omicron UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY Lombard Marilyn Atwood Terry^ Sisterhood Marion Macdonald Blau+ Jeanne Martell Campbell Celia Samaras Maneatis Joan Sample Paulson Dorothy Anderson Tregea+

Donor Emily Fara Akey Patricia Royer FitzGerald Janet McKenzie Jensen Jean Campbell Roman+ Virginia Harrell Schultz Catherine Rhorabough Shanks Nancy Schultz Strong

Pi OHIO UNIVERSITY Sisterhood Carol Malkmus Briggs Marilyn Gander Hornak Rose Vachon Kunkel Roarty+ Marilyn Geiler Netschke Barbara Grow Schanzle Vrina Grimes Stebbins^ Donor Hollie Amato Martha Brown Black Ann Knappenberger Burdorf Mary Banks Connett Carolyn McLaughlin Cuppernull Charlotte Richards Forquer Mary Hitchcock Frost Betty Hayes Harden Barbara Johnston Hoover Wendy Weaver Jakmas Carla Dixon Kahler Janean Meckstroth Oberlander Heather Popadych Mary Spiess* Marilyn Burnham Stotts Marianne Frank Turman

Rho UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKALINCOLN Founders’ Alice Frampton Dittman Jane Wilkens Schroeder+ Sisterhood Marcia Boden Janet Beachler Day+ Katherine Hanson+^ Michelle Soderquist Hartnett+ Carol Schneider Honey Marlene Labenz-Hough Mary Marchant Maxwell Rebecca Richter Perrett+ Julie Uehling Popken Denise Lienemann Scholz Donor Barbara Rayburn Allen Christyne Evans Bathel Megan Bombeck=

Emily Boruch= Marguerite Boslaugh Sydnie Burton= Samantha Carter= Lia Ciardi= Kyndell Colgrove= Chelsea Eckhardt= Jacqueline Rockwell Eldal Amanda Francis= Haley Helgoth= Janice Nelson Herbek Brooke Herbig= Alexandra Heuertz= Mary Hoffman= Paige Hogeland= Donna Wetzel Hunt Nicole Johnson= Celeste Knapper Emmalie Krysl Virginia Lakin Jenae Latimer= June Gast Macbeth Caroline Stephenson Marciano Katherine McKenzie= Megan Milke= Kayla Mitchell= Mary Toalson Morphew+ Laurel Olson Nye Katie Beckner Parsons Michelle Mimick Phillips Chelsea Price= Caroline Pugh= Sharla Schreiber= Andria Smith= Margery DeLamatre Sorenson Emily Wray Stander+ Elise Tunakan= Alena Vala= Nicole Wiest= Molly Zerener=

Sigma UNIVERSITY OF IOWA Founders’ Jean Koza Leider+^ Shirley Albrecht Winckler Sisterhood Patricia Bunting Angelici+ Kiyoko Farrington Czech Elizabeth Gray Gumbrell Mary Baker Jones Claire Stoltenberg McKinzie Donor Emily Berglund Bothell Janice Wilhoite Dietz Theresa Dvorak+ Ann Raster English

Megan Gustafson+ Judith Drews Haring-Green Nancy Johnston Jacobs Jean Sulek Jordan Gayle Altfillisch Keiser Susan Moorman Kelly Jeanne Leone Meredith Malone Jackie Niffenegger Chloe Schutte Perkins-Rosenberg Sherry Cernin Schaddel Sondra Sohm Shelton Jamie Swan Jennifer Baldwin Tarantino Janet Rummery Thorne

Tau UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Sisterhood Shirley Newcomer Wagner Donor Susan Weselcouch Autuori Kim Petruchik Cavanagh Ruth Goldthwait Maynard Jane Shaw Smoot Suzanne Drake Thompson Katherine Blajda Tyson

Phi ALBION COLLEGE Symphony Allison James Green+ Founders’ Joanne Braucher Sisterhood Margaret Goebel Valerie Palliaer McCammon+ Elisabeth Rees Donor Brenda Guinan Eileen Hart Harrison+ Barbara Lindblom Mary Kellogg Papadopetros Phyllis Reitzel Ross Jennifer Daniels Umberger Claudia Barker Valente+ Linda Washkewicz

Betty French Unkel+ Sisterhood Rebecca Reed Cairns Joan Frankenberger Crawford* Winifred Kneisley Huffman Marjorie Erskine Lasko Elizabeth Gans Lidington Cheryl Bowersox Louder+ Rebecca McCurdy Linda Amick Safford Sarah Miller Smith Betty Cronin Webb Donor Susan Miskinis Bigus Jeanne Menyhert Campbell Shirly Smith Carr Kelle Gross Coy Lisa Boccabella DaLena Millicent Schlosser Eckhart+ Sue Riley Fackler+ Marilyn Kropp Harrer Lydia Blalock Harto Mary Miller Horner Mary Paul Johnston Ellen Dettra Kunst Joan Brown Ladd Jennifer Lause Marilyn Dewey Lindeman Jean Walter Mahan Debra Loader Nelsen Carol Russo Nancy Adams Slaymaker Charlotte Brokaw Thomas Kim Creager Wilver

Omega

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Donor Cheryl Hernandez Duran

STETSON UNIVERSITY Founders’ Margaret Payne Greene Sisterhood Anneliese Hallsten+ Terry Wagner Ling Patricia Byrd Shamrock Donor Doris Lyon Boggs Mildred Campbell Gibson Johnola Musgrove Jordan Harriet Lindner Newbill Mary Foard Nicholas Susan Shiflett Susan Hicks Souto Lucy Ward Bodnar

Psi

Alpha Beta

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

CORNELL UNIVERSITY

Founders’ Nancy Drenan Prendergast

Sisterhood Carol Mayer Utter

Chi

Donor Emily Bitar= Carolyn Braza= Allison Chase Allene Cushing Knibloe+ Melissa Murphy Megan Nemlich= Olivia Prout= Ariella Weintraub= Roberta Stillman Wisnosky

Alpha Gamma COE COLLEGE Sisterhood Pauline Huston Miller+ Beverly Keister Morlok-Finger+^ Frances McLaughlin Stauffacher Donor Marilyn Foster Erickson Dorothea Moser Huebner

Alpha Delta OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Lombard Julie Lambert+ Sisterhood Margaret Riggs Arndt Mary Jo Cox Capps+ Phyllis Gray Hann Linda McNulty Donor Kati Gray Austgen Janet Leonard Baillie Ruth Raz Bienz+ Mickey McKee Nordlinder Martha Vancamp Richardson Barbara Ellett Schnabel

Alpha Epsilon UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Lombard Pamela Tittle Collins^ Sisterhood Judith Sellevold LaBreche Anne Fiske Lee Alveris Bonnell VanFleet Corson+ Marian Sayward West Linda Rainwater Yates+ Donor Carolyn Weigold Anderson Jonette Taipale Cauvin Lucy Niemann French Jennifer Frohock-Hoffman Margaret Ann Smothers Gluski+ June Miekka Hallenbeck Janet Hutchins+ Charlene Edwards Kelsey www.alphaxidelta.org

Foundation Shirley Miekka Helen Neffner Misch Barbara Libs Murray Elizabeth Barber Murray Mary Kay Olson Marie Panchuk Beverly Gough Smith Roberta Shaw Stimac Beverly Stewart Stone+

Alpha Zeta UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA Cora Bollinger Block Helen Wayne Riddle* Donor Lisa Vaughn Hampton Anna Simmons Hefner Carlie Howle Rutledge

Alpha Eta PURDUE UNIVERSITY Symphony Jean Busby Beard Mary Louise Mabis Rain Lombard Julia Naftzger Van Sickle Founders’ Susan Bulkeley Butler+^ Kendra Becker Lewis+ Mary Ruth Hadley Snyder+ Sisterhood Sharon Ploch Bassler Susan Zuhl Bryant+ Kathleen Burns Rebekah Fenstermaker Druetzler Allison Holtkamp+ Karen Kallstrom Jenkin Ann Schmiedicke Klemm Jean Klick+ Lois Congram Myerholtz Barbara Bauman Plochman Karen Germann Schlosser Anne Ruppe Shields Laura Watkins Skidmore Lois Osenberg Streed Barbara Tower Williams Donor Samantha Deufel Adams Doris Kelleher Aldag Teresa Roberts Anderson Julie Andrews Sharon Albert Balka Nancy Bennett Bray Pamela Miller Carpenter Marilyn Odle Cooprider+ Ashley Deutsch Lemar Moreland Frank

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Carolyn Dilts Hays Susan Keltsch Hoffman April King Holmes Jeanette Jinks Horrall+ Nancy Campbell Huntzinger Mary McCauley Kranz+ Susan Warnock Marshall Patricia Bell McKinney Nancy Goris Mills Nancy Hahn Morgan Kay Hagarman Nelson Kay Strong Parker Rosalind Moellering Parr Amy Posavac-Osborne Emily Rehberg= Kristi Brown Reininga Wilma Knoop Shackleton Donna Speck Smith Sandra Smith Sara Adair Sperry Carol Waite Stephens Odel Butler Strange Theresa Busby Stripling+ Helen Hardin Townsend Jo Lynne Ricker Whalen Nancy Doyle Williams Dianne Ensign Ziegler+

Alpha Theta NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Heritage Mary Ellen Mates* Symphony Peggy Baugher Garrett^* Founders’ Jean Grommes Feehan+ Sisterhood Mary Bowman Fisher Jayne McLaren Gaw Rosejean Clifford Hinsdale Pamela Butler James+ Doris Anthon Marsh+ Suzanne Petru Suzanne Finley Ullmann Donor Patricia Murphy Dautel Virginia Hall Edahl Linda Beia Elliott Lorraine Talcott Hoopes Jane Parsegian Hovsepian June Jacobs Gail Schaum Overby Mary Lewis Pierson Lorraine Etheridge Sorenson Marlene Gunnesch Taibl+

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Alpha Iota

Ellen Wachtel Turner+

DRAKE UNIVERSITY Sisterhood Nancy Polk Bogenrief Jane Woodroffe Headstrom Margaret McCay Joni Lindale Williamson

Donor Eleanor Saunders Mueller Patricia Clayton Smith Maryella Velguth Tierney Dolores Parrish Vrooman+

Donor Camilla Olson Blakeslee Carmen Haworth Brown Jeannette Belke DeLost Elzabe Kossow Huffman Pamela Simpson Nolting

Alpha Kappa KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Sisterhood Kathryn Connor^ Marilyn Coleman Ganong+ Sondra McQuillan Goar Phyllis Hadley Grittman Cynthia Collingwood Saunders Prudence McCracken Stewart+* Lois Kopper Stump* Theda Whelan Wendel^ Donor Rena Hartzler Armatas Barbara Bain Pauline Baldwin Baskett Beverly Hale Beardmore Janet Arnold Bender Leann Graber Brenner Marsha Isaacson Chaffee Caroline Perkins Clinger Sheila Dicken Collins Helen Stover Criss Joan Pool Farmer Mary Plantz Grasso+ Sherry Lamoreux Humphrey+ Margaret Miller Meek Frances Scott Mettle+ Charolyn Lacey Miller Caroline McCain Peterson-Searls Raquel Ridder Plath Karen Kemper Richards Joan Conover Schroeder Judith Dierdorff Stehley+ Cynthia Yoder Stevens Beatryse Palmer Vyff Becky Anderson Wiseman Betty Clark Young

Alpha Lambda UNIVERSITY OF OREGON Sisterhood Louise Robinson Dane Jane Kutch Mercereau

Alpha Mu OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY Symphony Marcella Smucker Clark Sisterhood Virginia Drick Messing+ Doris Cannell Price Patricia Williams Shires Jane Stone+ Donor Margaret Thomas Allen Patricia Young Allen Myrna Osborne Hixson+ Helen Hartley Kuntz Lois Batschelet Lawrence Judith Melinsky Margaret MacGregor Nichols+ Elinor Harper Spiller Barbara Elder Vestal+ Elizabeth Dreisbach Vogt

Alpha Xi UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES Symphony Bonnie Baker Blish Founders’ Elizabeth Topkis^ Donor Patricia Deaton Booth Elleen Hall Denahy+ Allene Killough Harding Elsie Martin Margaret Hardenbrook Priver Gloria Green Reinman

Alpha Omicron HUNTER COLLEGE Sisterhood Margaret Hart Hanigan Donor Marie Massa Hanna Cecilia La Rotonda

Alpha Pi MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE Lombard Tana Sterrett Scott+

Alpha Rho ALLEGHENY COLLEGE Cora Bollinger Block Jean Harkless Pond* Donor Rebecca Stewart Carter Nancy Reed Chatfield Catherine Richards Twyla Holmstrom Sales

Alpha Tau UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA Sisterhood Teddi Mackelden Gwendolyn Pryor Donor Gloria Bullington Blackburn Patricia Koop Tracy Carol Williams Lois Taylor Williams+ Linda Fleming Xia

Alpha Phi UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Symphony Beverly Case Rorer+ Sisterhood Jeanne Peggs Holcomb Donor Ritalee Griffith Adams Elizabeth Skelton Ames Rebecca Russell Breed+ Roberta Yenchko Fechner Ellyn Buehl Gehrett Carolyn Kerr Hickerson Barbara Brunton Kime+ Edna Mills Lippart

Alpha Chi RANDOLPH-MACON COLLEGE Donor Margaret Mosteller Gamble

Alpha Psi UNIVERSITY OF DENVER Donor Harriet Conner Hahn Loma Bowers Proctor

Alpha Omega FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY Lombard Linda Kotowski Sisterhood Donna Shaw Burton Jean Sauer DeFrances+

Diane DeHon Elizabeth Fultz Derby Nelle Crenshaw Flewellen Janice Sapp McNeill Janice Royer Sparks Sandra McNab Turnbull Donor Betty Nuttle Broman Virginia Gerretson Brooks Suzanne Strupp Eno+ Virginia Vaughn Fisher Sharon De Vore Gonzalez Barbara Guidos Barbara Curry Jungmeyer Christine Colpitts Kotowski Jean Landrum Langston Judith Tait Levy+ Trudy Portewig Charlotte Abney Rudy Judith Sapp Wieder+

Beta Alpha UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS Lombard Sharon Brown Richardson Sisterhood Mary Josie Cain Blanchard+ Robin Hartman Lock+ Donor Dolly Dure Barclay Carol Beatty Kathy Dwight+ Suzanne Dwight Catherine Trame Galanti Micaela Isler Juliet Klasing Knowles Laura Parks Lilley Julie Lindsey Susan Garrott Raschke Sharon Smith Marilyn Fife Sumner Diane Ditta Thornton+ Aida Kennedy Ziemnicki

Beta Beta WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Sisterhood Margaret Bernard McGough+^ Elaine Doerbaum Seiler Donor Carol Keymer Gerhart Sondra Stonebraker Harrison Kay Thurman+

Beta Gamma CENTENARY COLLEGE OF LOUISIANA Sisterhood Mary Armbrust Harvey+ Emma Stewart Hood Sandra Whitlock Mauney Donor Pheribie Monroe Prescott

Beta Delta DENISON UNIVERSITY Cora Bollinger Block Jean Essex^*

Beta Epsilon MONMOUTH COLLEGE Lombard Margaret Bozarth Kathryn Yager Brown+ Sisterhood Julie Anell+^ Susan Barrett Boelke Alice Pishan Croner Sonja Lowry+ Isabel Bickett Marshall Judy Maxwell Schaeffer Donor Susan Buckles Joan Calhoun Holcomb Margaret Jones Danielle Kita= Frances Biedenstein Leverenz Lois Gradous Myers Karen Ogorzalek+ Judith Fiene Van Horn Barbara Guyer VanCura

Beta Zeta LAKE FOREST COLLEGE Donor Joyce Allhands Riser

Beta Eta UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND Symphony Virginia Raymond Verkuilen^* Founders’ Sheri Edwards O’Connell+ Sisterhood Ilda Lunan Deming Michele Barone Hunn Cheryl Groff Letcher Donor Marian Gill Auer Lois Brassor Blevins

Kathleen Burke Clark Lorraine Desalvo Joyce Gill Giard Kimberly Hooper Hilliard Barbara Reinmuth Holloman Shellie Healey Kalinsky Kathleen Kearney Keeshen+ Gloria Barnabei MacKenzie Betty Axt McCurry Stephanie Nowak Morton Lori Plazinski Nancy Hewitt Richardson Dori Stibolt Foteni Tzanis Tiffany Nancy Todd

Beta Theta MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY Sisterhood Mary Paule McMath Bierlein Carol Rice Choulochas Frances Minges Isaac+ Betty Berquist Secaur+ Donor Krystn Gilbertson Aversa Barbara Goodrum Breisch Bonnie Scogin Butera Linda Desorcie+ Karen Richey Forrester+ Phyllis McLeod Labelle Martha Lawlor Barbara Greenhoe Leavitt Suellyn Matevia Sekulich

Beta Iota LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY Sisterhood Joe Bales Graber Rhonda Shives+ Donor Sheila Malone Combs Andrea Patronas Fournet Joanne Deimel Granier+ Waldia Warden

Beta Kappa BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE Lombard Linda Lutz Dettmer+ Sisterhood Pamela McCormick Barkman+ Jody Dettmer Halley Nancy Jennings Jantsch^ Nadine Leisz+ Donor Barbara Behnke Ayres+

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Foundation Sandra Wolfe Berger Sharon Scherer Hessoun+ Jeanne Vollman Pike Ellen Hershberger Reinhardt

Beta Lambda PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY Lombard Jean Smith Clark Sisterhood Beth Cohen Lou Ann La Roche deRoode Helen Wojcik Fath Diana Twomey Oldag+^ Kathleen Harris Richardson Donor Kaitlin Alexander= Margaret Fisher Bosse Sandra Penska Buckley+ Anne Brash Burns Deborah Karkosky Covolus Carole Bashore Dietz Joan Elias Ellen Kristen Ericson= Stacy Sydeski Hurt Sandra Zelek Lear Michele Tallarico Moehrman Ena Arthur Pierce+ Elizabeth Miller Verterano Kayleigh Walls=

Beta Mu BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY Sisterhood Mary Berg Casto Kathryn Hulse Stewart Barbara Perry Wagner+ Donor Laura Arch= Lorinda Beach Bartell Jane Gerdeman Bartholomew Jordan Bell= Allison Bowser= Nancy Brown Brockman Julie Calking Calkins Annslee Deluca= Pauline Breckner Ellett Vanda Tagamets Freeman Shaylynn Galley+= Abby Gerdeman= Sydney Goodwill= Sarah Gruss= Mary Steger Halas Brittany Hartory+=

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Melissa Henehan= Charlene Phillips Hughes Jordan Kenney= Leigh Perkins Kesling Vera Drinhaus Koehler Jessica Raburn Mormino Diane Johnson Payne Jacqueline Kubinski Popielec Amanda Rees= Jill Dupont Ritter Stacey Heminger Sandborn Barbara Lopacki Sines Danielle Spaetzel= Oksana Tarasenko= Maryann Zepka Thompson Patricia Schack Train Audrey Varwig Marjeanne Wiley Walters Rachele Westlake= Kaitlyn Wolf=

Beta Nu CULVER STOCKTON COLLEGE Sisterhood Alice Bailey Halberstadt^ Donor Dorothy Gerding Harper+ Sharon Nelson Johnson

Beta Xi MARIETTA COLLEGE Sisterhood Mary Wigley Baker Lucinda Spaney Donor Merrilynn Neidig Hayes Todd Aimee Weiss Lane Bethany McFarland= Helen Tobin Moore Patricia Quinn Munson Kay Porter Rowekamp Bettina Geyer Thompson-Erickson Christine Widgren=

Beta Omicron MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE Founders’ Marcia Bowles Brown Sisterhood Judith Francis Parker^

Founders’ Wendy Kurtz+^ Sisterhood Helen Geyer Czenkusch Marilyn Lipsett Holthouse Bettsy Creigh Leib Alice Miller McRae Anne Berlin Painter^ Joyce Banker Stanton^ Ann Barrett Tao Donor Mary Justice Allemang* Ann Barnett Appel Janice McBride Bobbs+ Cheryl Mullett Comerford Margaret Sullivan Dulin Nancy Beldon Erp Lauren Blankenbaker Felts Ruth Lindenberg Heywood Rachel Ignas Lauren Jolly Kathryn Sanders Myers Deanna April Newell Barbara Keuneke Parks Katherine Hill Sedgley Roselyn King Selmanoff Erin Shill Karen Schaffer Silverman Vivian Schilling Surface Jill Thompson Dianne Brandt Wichern Susan Sovie Zanghi

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Donor Tammy Jessen Andreyko Beverly Hudec Bellis Mindy Bruton Peggy Dickerhoff Coyne Ruth Brugler Griffing Laura Baltrinic King+ Sandra Downey Krueger Maranda Mangino Brittany Maurer= Ellen Daiuto McGregor Mary Spencer Timura Lisa Sperry Weimer

Beta Upsilon UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND Sisterhood Rickey Zeidler Jiranek Joan McDonald Stauble^ Donor Claire Wildprett Binns Gail Miller Black Anne Brown Elizabeth Vallier Donnelly Joan Bottino McMillan+ Carole Colacurcio Olmsted Francine Siegel Stampnitzky Diane Faber Treadway Patricia Reid Winderman

Beta Sigma WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE Sisterhood Suzette Matt Carbaugh^ Donor Jennifer Pearce Aldrich Amy Rossiter Crist Natalie Howard= Margaret Royse Hull Crystal Kramer Michele McDonagh Cheryl Holloway Powell Carolyn Saxton Mary Dorsey Taylor Laura Thompson Shirley Kincaid Walker Susan Beriault Williams

Beta Pi INDIANA UNIVERSITY Lombard Linda Bernd Wrench+

Lori Hendrickson Susan Eicher Mamber+ Kathleen Downing Pownall^ Marianne Bowden West

Beta Tau KENT STATE UNIVERSITY Sisterhood Carole Vezse Henderson

Beta Phi UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT Donor Magdalen Pacelli Sparaco+ Margaret Lewis Wardle

Beta Chi GETTYSBURG COLLEGE Symphony Pauline Dale Platt+ Donor Nancy Wing Dyer Debbie Eshbach Cathy Hart Hartwick Nancy Husbands Meredith Owen Mandich Laura Mitchell Kelley Urniasz Jennifer Webster Susan Gibble Wolf

Beta Psi CARROLL UNIVERSITY Sisterhood Jeannie Schlaikowski Schultz+ Eunice Meissner Wright Donor Beverly Goocher Clark Virginia Janssen Johnson Melissa Schinker Reed Kathryn Schwarz Selby Carla Joerns Thorpe Diane Harwood Wilson+ Susan Buchanan Zimmerman

Beta Omega MEMPHIS STATE UNIVERSITY Sisterhood Frances Clark Norton^ Donor Mary Jane Hillard Jones Peggy Killough Cleo Parker Long Hilda Chase Mullen

Patricia Damron Evans Megan Jessie= Gale Kelsey+ Carolyn Ladd Kennington Beverly Klein= Sarah Lake= Nancy Miller Lince Amanda Locke= Amy Mareske= Jessica Mason= Saralee Minnis McComas Emilee Miles= Eileene Kerwood Pritt Kelsea Ring= Jane Wilson Rummell Jeanne Lambert Valentine+ Elizabeth Hill Winn

Gamma Gamma UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Donor Rose Greenwood Goodwin Elizabeth Lloyd Ulmer

Gamma Alpha

Gamma Delta

SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY Sisterhood Sheryl Edson Harding+^ Jeanne De La Vergne Means^* Sylvia Jennings Moore Sandra Morrison+ Karen Schnick Pelton Donor Linda Bewley Nancy Burgeson Gail Goldsmith Sylvia Luce Heitzmann Judith Herz Karin Hagen Riggs+ Patricia Smith Sellers

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA Symphony Marilyn Herbes Horner+ Sisterhood Patricia Alderman Hatch Karolee Bunnie Wybenga Olsen Donor

Gamma Beta MARSHALL UNIVERSITY Founders’ Rigby Guiney Duncan+ Sisterhood Julie Schroder Lindsay Deborah Fenwick Maas+ Carol Legg Young Donor Ashley Anselene= Kayla Ballengee= Dana Bowling= Lisa Beneke Burris Anna Mackey Carothers Jane Woodburn Costanzo

Nikki Lindley Akers+ Jessica Backhaus= Kelsey Bigando= Debby Whitehill Bloom Donna Rigg Buffington Kacey Coenen= Tara Devorss= Maya Doghman= Joan Eddy+ Catherine Haworth Rachel Kennedy= Brittany Knudtson= Jessica Levin= Briana Licht= Kathryn McCloskey= Kelsie Olson= Janet Seaman Judith Jensen Tesar

Gamma Epsilon CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO Founders’ Joan Peres Hansen Sisterhood Courtney Caron+ Margie McIntyre+^ Penny Houck Woods Donor Elizabeth Eberle Payette+ Regina Nikssarian Pryor

Gamma Zeta EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Sisterhood Paula Pflepsen Brigham Donor Sara Douglas Kristin Cusumano Neubar Hannah Robinette= Holly Schreiber Carol Holwey Stidham Susan Grossman Urbanek

Gamma Eta GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Lombard Cheryl Johnson Weldon Janice Nease Wittschiebe Founders’ Marguerite Frick Kelley Kitta Hundt+ Selma Jabaley Elizabeth McQuillin Sisterhood Teresa Hungeling Ebbs Joan Fisher Gross Cynthia Smith King Melissa Mangione Ludwig+ Nell Stephenson Lynch Lynette Raville Mathews Heather Scepaniak McKeen Kelley Franzman Merck Kimbrough Pace Noonan Tammy Tuley Purves Kimberly Coleman Sheppard Sally McRobert Wise+ Donor Corey Aitken= Kami Bosworth Catherine Burns Bryan Deborah Bell Cruickshank Kristin Hare= Leah Heil=

Karen Smith Hughes Mary Pease Jarrell Dawn Carrico Kabbes Kathleen Lynch Alexis Check Montague Kathleen Riker Rodgers Sarah Scarborough= Jessie Knowlson Somoza Meagan Wood=

Gamma Theta EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY Donor Patricia Harr Retha Cole Patton Nancy McSwain Phipps

Gamma Iota LAMBUTH UNIVERSITY Sisterhood Carol Archer Lovell Donor Dorothy Delores Rives Susan Miller Seyler+

Gamma Kappa SUSQUEHANNA UNIVERSITY Founders’ Bonnie Eiker Lightcap^ Sisterhood Suzanne Springer Zeok

Gamma Lambda UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEEKNOXVILLE Lombard Jane Dunlap Gaby+ Sisterhood Sara Wilson Jacobus Holly Schell Janney^ Lindsay Berney Sharpe+ Donor Linda Loucks Black Lucinda Tiller Cordo+ Debora Berry Davis Vera Sherrod Greer Elizabeth Wilson Henderson Wendy Packan

Gamma Mu RIPON COLLEGE Donor Georgene Klaner Koblenz

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Foundation Gamma Nu

Gamma Sigma

Gamma Phi

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY Sisterhood Julie Robinson Mary Ortmann Ryan Donor Anna Boyer Barnwell Deborah Camenzind Craddock Alberta Macke Dougan Jennifer Frey+ Alberta Schatzle Germann Jennifer Gianino Elizabeth Hartzell Greenman Georgia Stergios Carolyn Becht Wolff

THIEL COLLEGE Sisterhood Monica Anderson Anne Wilson Hemingway+ Donor Bonnie Wells Bonner Nancy Hawxhurst LeFevre Debra Deaunovich Madurski Michelle Cover Reichart Kayla Turek Nancy Pribble Wert+ Denise Cuteri Willson

EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY Sisterhood Judith Wilson Harrell+ Donor Peggy Ratley Economidis Judyth Eargle Hustrulid Mary Johnson= Glenda Phillips Norford Patricia Hedspeth Smith Lauren Willis=

Gamma Xi VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY Donor Eileen Wachowiak Harris Kay Hilton Kenneally+ Alberta Stinson Porter Brenda Underwood Sirmons

Gamma Omicron CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Lombard Mary Shellenberger Brown Sisterhood Gretchen Larry Carter Susan Hopkinson Darold Betty Tatar Wiseman Donor Barbara Bachman Anna Nash Della Akehurst Wilder

Gamma Pi NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY Sisterhood Barbara Oras Blatchford Linda Michel Paul+ Donor Colette Crown Anita Petersen Drake Marjory Stephens Fluegel Carol Stinton Henrikson Dolores Gotkowski Killian Penny Chmielewski Perles

Gamma Rho PARSONS COLLEGE Donor Jane Brockway Archer Judith Nelson Dippold

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Gamma Tau OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY Donor Patricia Neorr Beam Kimberly Chase= Pamela Hunter Dishman Duane Meko Eberling Melanie Parke Ensley Maria Evangelista= Carrie Kashawlic+ Rebekah Lautensauk= Teresa Wynn Okrutny Cari Beam Prinkey Kristina Ritz= Patricia St Clair Smith Kim Parsons Smittle Karen Frey Stoudt Gail Teschner Stacia Wake Kendra Zedaker+=

Gamma Upsilon UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA Sisterhood Paula Long Anderson Jo Ann Smith Evans+ Charlotte West Martin+ Donor Helen Williams Groutt Marie Montante Hall+ Linda Boyd Hodges Judy Durrance Jaeger Beverley Sowpel Kates Eloise Sutton Pino+ Linda Gorman Rodriguez Sandra Keim Shackelford+ Carol Spring+ Priscilla Wallace Thomas Carol Lunceford Weaver

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Gamma Chi TENNESSEE WESLEYAN COLLEGE Donor Lucretia Meece

Gamma Psi FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY Founders’ Nadine Roberts+ Sisterhood Nancy Carman+ Sandra Priebe Day+ Pamela Gardiner Enger Rebecca Neilson+ Mary Ellen Cunningham South+ Donor Marta Forwood Beaner Sheila Klase Benac Anne Brinsmade Kelly Morgan Griffin Sharon Wolf Harris Donna Moxley Isaacs Bobbie Wright Lowe Norma Matthews Morgan Elizabeth Ledbetter Poirier Susan Robinson+ Nadia Shepherd Stacey West Janet Gleason White+ Margaret Morley Yates Linda Zerfing+

Gamma Omega HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY Sisterhood Sharon McCone+ Kathy Nicklaus Owrey+ Donor Rachel Brown= Patricia Callaway Daniel+ Lauren Falleur= Christin Harrison= Kaitlyn Icenhower= Kristie Fox Johnson Tori Morehead=

Shannon Slatton Schwartz Kimberly Dempster Shepherd=

Delta Alpha UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE Sisterhood Diane Gmoser Byrne Susan Quillin Donor Elizabeth Hitzel+= Megan Lorence Heather Petersohn Miller+ Elizabeth De Groot Russell

Delta Gamma UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY Donor Diana Erpelding Wubbenhorst

Delta Delta NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Founders’ Dianne Plattenburg Botefuhr+ Donor Roberta Smith Machata Heather Hilgendorf Miller Jane Jeffries Piester Lexi Wagner=

Delta Epsilon UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS Donor Tracey Cannon+ Denise Favret Donner Jaime Guardalabene= Jessica Hogan= Robin LaGrange Juneau Dee Sanders Rasco Marilyn Muniz Silbernagel+ Cheryl Baiamonte West Tiffany Willis= Augusta Ciccio Yrle

Delta Zeta LIU POST Sisterhood Kristin Zureck DeCarolis^ Virginia Ruediger Melrose Donor Robin Minor Brennan Jamie Goldenberg= Karen Sabo Indusi Lauren Pecoraro= Sarina Sigmon= Colleen Smalley=

Delta Eta CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Sisterhood Barbara Williams Fetsko+ Donor Paulette Hrebenar Griglack Cynthia Jablonowski Diane Chapman Lorton+

Delta Theta ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY Sisterhood Carolyn Puzak Luken

Delta Kappa SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY Sisterhood Janice Colton Belka Denise Halpern Lieberman Donor Rachel Thomas Brunswick Brittany Donatelli

Delta Lambda ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Sisterhood Kimberly Hemmer Bonarski Donor Devon McGoldrick Shannon Patrick Paula Tully Quinones Tika Siburt= Alison Adams Weinberg

Delta Mu OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY Sisterhood Linda Foster Absalom Jennifer Bellas Lee+ Donor Catherine Stultz Austin Deirdre Midgett Cook Carolyn Russell Cunningham Victoria Dowling Ishee Jennifer Schepper Priest Ruth Whitehurst Sandifer Mary Harris Simpson Theresa Deal Wachal

Delta Nu INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Sisterhood Marie Rodkey Faherty Karen Hofelt McNeil

Foundation Scholarships Alpha Epsilon Scholarship $1,000 to alumnae in any field of study Katherine Carnell, University of Mount Union Erin McCreary, Auburn University Raelin Schneider Morgan, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University/Prescott Jayne Wade Anderson Scholarship $700 to an outstanding sophomore Sister Erika Yates, Christian Brothers University Arts and Letters Scholarship $1,400 to an undergraduate Sister majoring in fine or creative arts Katherine Bard, University of Nebraska at Omaha Baker-Blish Scholarship $1,000 to an undergraduate Sister in any field of study Kathryn Clarkin, Kent State University Carol Topping Barr Scholarship $1,050 to an undergraduate Sister of Gamma Beta Chapter Erica Brown, Marshall University Janice Sheldon Baumback Scholarship $600 to an outstanding undergraduate Sister Erika Smith, University of Washington Ruth Fowler Brown Scholarship $825 to outstanding freshmen or sophomore Sisters Jennifer Bowley, University of Illinois Bailey Hamm, Florida Atlantic University Delta Chi Scholarship $1,750 to undergraduate Sisters of Delta Chi Chapter Morgan Judd, University of Northern Iowa Megan Rion, University of Northern Iowa Foundersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Memorial Scholarship $1,400 to an alumna in any field of study Kathleen Duffy, Georgia Institute of Technology Nancy Fehrmann Gainer Scholarship $1,100 to an undergraduate Sister majoring in a health-related field Chelsea Gaylord, University of Iowa Gamma Delta Scholarship $1,100 to an undergraduate Sister of Gamma Delta Chapter Carlee Howe, University of Nebraska at Omaha Gamma Zeta Scholarship by Michigan Alpha Xi Delta Inc. $456 to an undergraduate Sister of Gamma Zeta Chapter in any field of study Elizabeth Mueller, Eastern Michigan University Frances Trewyn Kuechenmeister Memorial Scholarship $2,050 to a junior whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shown exceptional service to the Fraternity and her campus Susan Davies, Georgia Institute of Technology

Charline Blind Merrill Scholarship $1,050 for Sisters entering their first year of graduate school Kayla Reeder, California State University, Stanislaus Emily Rehberg, Purdue University Ruth Bartlett Nemec Scholarship $450 to an undergraduate Sister in any field of study Kasey Bramlitt, Christian Brothers University Dorothy M. Nichols Scholarship $234 for a junior or senior Sister majoring in math or science Victoria Corr, Georgia State University Northern Virginia Alumnae Association Scholarship $700 for graduate study in a child-related field Krista Kalina, University of Central Florida Jessie Pulcipher Scholarship $1,400 to a junior or senior majoring in journalism, radio, TV or communications Michelle Hutchison, Monmouth College Mabel Gottburg Schoen Scholarship $900 to an undergraduate Sister in any field of study Brittney Peterson, University of Iowa Spaulding-Mowry Scholarship $2,800 to a graduate Sister studying government or environmental affairs Anna Moorefield, University of North CarolinaWilmington Anita VanDoren Scholarship $1,250 to undergraduate Sisters of Delta Lambda Chapter Erika DeBonte, Rochester Institute of Technology Katie Leidner, Rochester Institute of Technology Yasmeen Smalley, Rochester Institute of Technology Anne Mehus Verbon Scholarship $1,305 to Sisters in any field of study Jayne Berglund, University of Iowa Kathleen Branscum, Christian Brothers University Lydia Dahl, Marquette University Gabrielle Detert, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Andrea Dietz, Sonoma State University Brooke Fairbanks, University of Illinois Chaeli Fortina, University of Nebraska at Omaha Joelle Fundaro, Western Michigan University Jamie Goldenberg, LIU Post Brooke Grossenbacher, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Hillary Holman, University of Washington Jennifer Nelson, Wingate University Krysta Schroeder, Albion College Kathryn Faul Wallace Scholarship $1,050 to an undergraduate Sister in any field of study Susan Kelly, Jacksonville State University Richard and Sandra Gleason Walston Scholarship $1,350 to an undergraduate Sister of Nu Chapter in any field of study Natalie Needham, University of Washington

Julie Lambert Sponsored Scholarship $1,000 to an alumna in any field of study Chelsea Trump, Lycoming College

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Foundation Marijean Konopke Williams+ Leslie Kibler Wirtz Jo Anne Dechert Youngblut^ Donor Bonnie Arndt Close+ Megan Horst Edith Paolina Klebacha

Slaymaker-Kinsey Academic Achievement Award $150 awarded to the member in each chapter who returned to school in fall 2011 with the highest cumulative GPA. Sara Absher, Western Carolina University Cecelia Abshire, Marian University Kayla Andriate, George Mason University Ashley Andruski, Coastal Carolina University Dolan Anthony, Auburn University Kimberly Arnaldi, Stetson University Talina Avila, University of Texas-El Paso Emily Bergman, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Bailey Berry, Indiana University Anna Birg, Christian Brothers University Emma Bolam, Western Michigan University Haley Bremkamp, Bowling Green State University Skyler Brennan, Georgia Institute of Technology Cheryl Buchanan, Greensboro College Kelly Burns, Carroll University Kari Carbo, Slippery Rock University Cassandra Carlson, Purdue University Jessica Castronovo, Rider University Christina Chase, University Of Southern Maine Kimberly Chase, Ohio Northern University Haley Cole, University of Missouri-St. Louis Amanda Considine, West Chester University Alaina Dawkins, University of Alabama at Birmingham Anna Leigh DeBellis, University of Alabama at Birmingham Lauren Dexter, University of Hartford Kristen Ericson, Pennsylvania State University Melissa Erlick, Lycoming College Maura Farley, Dartmouth College Carolina Ferrer, Florida International University Laura Finmand, Sonoma State University Danielle Fletcher, California State University, Stanislaus Ann Frappier, University of NevadaLas Vegas

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Kristine Marley Lantz Brianna Marabito Shirley Gausman Marchand+ Mary Christopher Preissner Bridget Fishburn Wade

Mireya Gallegos, Texas Wesleyan University Rachel Gates, Albion College Chelsea Gaylord, University of Iowa Alyssa Gibbar, Eastern Washington University Danielle Gold, Towson University Kelsey Haas, University of Washington Carolyn Hanley, Georgia Institute of Technology Nicole Hanson, Boise State University Stephanie Harker, Florida Atlantic University Amanda Hoffman, University of North Carolina-Wilmington Hayley Hogan, Georgia Institute of Technology Kassie Hoiland, University of South Dakota Carlee Howe, University of Nebraska at Omaha Courtney Huberty, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Emily Jacobson, University of Toledo Erica Janik, Elon University Kiersten Johnson, East Carolina University Megan Kay, Thiel College Nicole Korn, University of WisconsinOshkosh Lindsey Kudaroski, Marietta College Alexa Lacagnina, LIU Post Michelle Lansing, University of New Orleans Patricia Lavelle, Brooklyn College Paige Law, Northern Michigan University Kera Lemasters, University of Mount Union Anne Limbert, Wright State University Kristin Lottman, University of Alabama at Birmingham Julia McClernon, University of North Carolina - Asheville Kristen McDonald, Indiana University Kate McFadden, Rochester Institute of Technology Sarah McNee, Cornell University Erin Mondy, New Mexico State University Megan Mullins, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University/Daytona Ashley Mully, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University/Prescott Jennifer Nelson, Wingate University Kelsie Olson, University of Nebraska at Omaha Ashley-Grae Outsen, Idaho State University

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Delta Xi GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY Sisterhood Lesley Conway Maggiore+ Lenn Reed+ Tracy Andersen Roberts Alicia Woo Jessica Pilarczyk, University of Illinois Lisa Puente, Texas Wesleyan University Amanda Quarles, East Tennessee State University Katelyn Rathjen, University of Northern Iowa Holli Richards, Youngstown State University Amber Ridings, Bethany College Nicolle Rodriguez, Monmouth University Hannah Rowsey, Henderson State University Lindsey Ruther, Southwestern University Jessica Satterfield, Southeast Missouri State University Nicole Schaly, Marietta College Jennifer Schmitz, Florida Atlantic University Whitney Seitz, Auburn University Nicole Shirilla, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Kimberly Short, Monmouth College Sarabeth Smith, Texas State University Kaitlyn Smyth, Marquette University Jayme Socotch, University of West Georgia Laura Sommers, Kansas State University Jessica Soule, Lyon College Jennifer Strid, University of Hartford Audrey Swanson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Kellie Thornton, Iowa Wesleyan College Dixie Timms, Newberry College Ana Vigil, The Ohio State University Judith Vinson, Auburn University Ashley Wampler, Georgia State University Molly Ward, West Virginia University Ariyanna White, Southern Polytechnic State University Janis Wilkinson, Defiance College Elizabeth Winkelmann, University of Texas Abbey Wysocki, Georgia Institute of Technology Erika Yates, Christian Brothers University Elizabeth Young, South Dakota State University Elizabeth Yurky, Thiel College Laura Zazueta, California State University, Northridge

Donor Debbie Brockman+ Caroline Cathcart Gilmore Brittany Hughes= Gina Maccubbin Haley Moore Roebuck Gail Brooks Turk Carol Spalding Wakamo Ashley Wampler= Marilyn Marker Whitmer

Delta Omicron FAIRMONT STATE UNIVERSITY Donor Frances Kay Akona+ Elizabeth Stonestreet Bolyard Paula Casella Burnett

Delta Pi DEFIANCE COLLEGE Donor Aija Arn Banks Jill Foster Bortel+ Christina-Marie Drake= Bonnie Clark Jefferis+ Roberta Rovenstine Mann Ashley Meekins= Janis Wilkinson=

Delta Rho CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE Lombard Deanna Wollam Detchemendy+ Foundersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Marianne Moritz Russo+ Sisterhood Kathleen Cates Cantarine Susan Leeds-Horwitz+ Megan McGowen+^ Debbie Levy Rubin Donor Larissa Baez+= Alisia Diaz= Kaitlyn Everett= Sara Freck= Ariana Hernandez= Rebecca Hirsch= Sandra Posthumus Holcomb Nancy Huynh= Hannah Levy= Lauren McAllen= Linda Clark McMillan Tamar Meidan= Jessica Mutch= Susan Bierbaum Owen

Matching Gifts and United Way Support Danielle Serlin Shaun Shevach+= Brittany Sojka= Nicole Thibodeaux= Megan Viola=

Kelsey Hastings Jamee Maurer Klein Jodi Levell Donna Schutte Stahlhut Jennifer Finnerty Turnbull

Delta Sigma

Delta Psi

FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY Founders’ Sara Pullis Molnar+ Sisterhood Margaret Dekker Danhof^ Janice Gertz Shedd Donor Erin Finn Francine Higgins Teresa Gray Kuiper Jill Mouton-Theut+ Carrie Graham Russell

TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY Sisterhood Betty Robbins Bendall^ Courtney Hankins Fluty+^ Deborah Johnson Robertson Linda Dornbusch Schuessler Donor Julie Brignac Dietert Frances Tomlin Dudenhoeffer+ Becki Burch Girouard Brenda Schrader Keller+ Julie Petrash Pinchak Julie Purnell Karen Kaspar Riddle Margaret Brower Scharnberg

Delta Tau UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSINOSHKOSH Sisterhood Heather Kohler Patzer+^ Donor Bridget Hudzinski Buell Bobbie-Jo King= Jessica Koenen= Nicole Korn Bonnie Haack Ries Samantha Treutel=

Delta Upsilon UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SUPERIOR Sisterhood Jean Lundberg Olson

Delta Phi UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON Donor Carol Goodwin Clare Brenda Clark Lee

Delta Chi UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA Sisterhood Carol Heselton Jennifer Emerick Kuntz+ Pamela Shannon Waters^ Donor Martha Walters Booth Lorelie Schutter Darrah Debra Bryson Goodman Jill Haldane

Delta Omega WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY Donor Susan Kniebel Bergman+

The following Sisters received credit to their giving total 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. • Anonymous: Kellogg’s • Dianne Plattenburg Botefuhr, Northern Michigan University: United Way - Allstate • Denise Neill Bowers, University of North Texas: United Way - Sumner School District #320 • Kathleen Seith Corso, Miami University: The Washington Post Company • Susan Buhay Du Part, Western Kentucky University: McKesson Foundation • Michelle Ellwanger, University of Northern Colorado: First Data Corporation

• Amy Treanor Flores, Iowa State University: United Way California Capital Region • Joan Fisher Gross, Georgia Institute of Technology: Kimberly-Clark Foundation • Rebecca Gutierrez, Sonoma State University: United Way - Bank of America • Nell Stephenson Lynch, Georgia Institute of Technology: The Clorox Company • Heather Kohler Patzer, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh: UPS • Elizabeth Eberle Payette, California State Universit, Fresno: United Way Kaiser Permanente • Jenny Pelkey, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire: United Way Wells Fargo • Nicola Rutigliano, University of Hartford: United Way - Pratt & Whitney • Jane Wilkens Schroeder, University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Monsanto • Elisabeth Beck Stuller, Eastern Washington University: Microsoft • Dawn Rylee Winkler, Auburn University: Scitor Corporation

Epsilon Alpha UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE Sisterhood Penny Pugh Goodyear Jenny Pelkey+ Donor Kelli Basa= Natalie Booth= Catherine Bowman= Jennesa Davidson Gabrielle Detert= Shelley Grosch= Rhonda Rowlands Ingle Abby Johnson= Kelli Groth Kracht Rhonda Harr Love Emily Stoeckmann= Daneille Strong Katherine Stuckart= Kristin Van Den Broeke Kristi Wanous= Jennifer Beeman Zipf+

Founders’ Jane Hooper Sutton+ Sisterhood Myra Wiggins Grant+ Margaret Miesiaszek Griffith Margaret Kiernan Witt

Donor Elizabeth McLaughlin Deborah Sekreta Alexis Welch

Donor Nancy Bonanza Foreman Stephanie Goodell Nancy Morse Gordon Anne Odom Hammonds Vickie Dinkins Long+ Jo-An Baggett Pittard Catherine Beal Waters

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY Founders’ Michele Evink+ Sisterhood Kathleen Ingalls Donor Laura Anderson Tara Tschetter Buchholz Amy Myers Chase Kara Dumke= Andrea Fouberg Amber Ries Freese Brooke Jensen= Brittni Strouth= Breanna Whelan= Marie Gustafson Williams

Epsilon Delta INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY Sisterhood Donna Gettle Worthley Donor Deborah Smith Saska

Epsilon Zeta Epsilon Gamma WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY Lombard Dorothy Sheldon Williams+

Epsilon Eta

EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Sisterhood Elisabeth Beck Stuller+^

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Foundation Epsilon Theta

Epsilon Nu

WEST LIBERTY UNIVERSITY Sisterhood Margaret Cox Johnson Donor Debbie Dull Duff Laurie Kinter Jones+ Karen Poach Linn Kay Gilchrist Murray Kimberly Carter Stevenson

UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD Sisterhood Nicola Rutigliano+ Donor Lois Jacobs Jennifer Hamley LoPresti

Epsilon Iota NEWBERRY COLLEGE Donor Lori Undercoffler Hunt

Epsilon Kappa WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY Lombard Olive Gabriel Faries+^ Sisterhood Paige Faries+ Katharyn Faries Herndon Donor Susan Buhay Du Part+ Glenda Huff Lee Goodpaster Knight Kristin Stuedle+

Epsilon Xi UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS Donor Kathryn Busen= Kimberly Krolik Coil Casey Cowhey Michele Smith Dunaway Brandace Grossich= Diane Harrison+ Barbara Bufe Heidolph Karen Wyka Kapral+ Stephanie Soleta Purnell+ Renee Roesch= Hannah Suire= Louise Wiedermann

Epsilon Omicron OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY Donor Jill Shrontz Tenzythoff+

Epsilon Lambda RIDER UNIVERSITY Founders’ Michelle Supplee Reda+^ Sisterhood Heather Roberts Lerch+ Donor Danielle Barsuglia Claudine Caro Helen Cheung= Krista Lutz Susan MacDade Paluskiewicz Brittany Scheer= Deborah LaCorte Schneider Susan Buddine Simms

Epsilon Mu UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO Sisterhood Diane Andrich+ Donor Judith Eichberger Bender Lynne Tidd Coverdale+ Michelle Ellwanger+ Margaret Larsen Fazzio Deborah Pyles Grandia Robin Greene

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Epsilon Pi JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY Founders’ Regina Willis Hawkins+ Sisterhood Iris Boone Hinton^ Claudette Smith+ Donor Margaret Burt Collins Kaci Smith Ogle Tracie Teem Sessoms

Rebecca Owen Thelma Merck Parker

Epsilon Tau CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY Donor Teresa Ankenbauer Feutz Kathy Williams

Epsilon Phi IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY Symphony Nancy Fehrmann Gainer+ Sisterhood Judy Erickson+ Amy Treanor Flores Donor Karen Miller Bahr Michelle Nepple Boris Nicole Bursick Amy Gaffney-Ingalls Valli Fletchall Hale Amy Kraenzlein Barbara Straight Marr+ Janet Lahti Schultze Rebecca Soderholm+

Epsilon Chi VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY Donor Diana Ayella-Rizzo Joyce Maccombie Curtis Fran Alexander Kennedy Patricia Peebles McDonald

Epsilon Omega UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS Donor Denise Neill Bowers Cynthia Reaves Rogan

Epsilon Rho

Zeta Beta

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE Donor Diane Lapointe Caswell Suzanne LaCroix

CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Donor Dorinda Barnett Eckenroad Carolyn Butterfield Meisinger Paula Schmeck Myers Christine Shellgren Sober

Epsilon Sigma GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY Sisterhood Monica Burke Ann Spalding Cochran Donor Kimberly Arnzen Elizabeth Elijah Jane Fountain Fall | Winter 2012

Zeta Gamma UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI Donor Beth Eadie Wendy Mikell Piepke+

Zeta Epsilon EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Sisterhood Kathy Pape Donor Linda DeFilippo

Zeta Eta WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY Donor Carolyn Rylko Conwell Tiffani Kinard Catherine Cahill Macrina+ Jennifer McKinney Mary Hallman Richards

Foundation Grants and Awards Zelma Patchin Continuing Education Program Grants Awarded to alumnae seeking professional development in a nondegree program • Susannah Prucka, Southwestern University: $275 to support her attendance at the Association of Junior Leagues International Organizational Development Institute Dorothy Clarkson Dodd Grant, Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute Provides tuition to the Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute • Nicole Nystrom, Auburn University AmaXIng Challenge Grants Awarded to empower and support chapters and associations in growing their events and fundraising capabilities in support of Autism Speaks • Nu Chapter, University of Washington • Delta Epsilon Chapter, University of New Orleans • Epsilon Pi Chapter, Jacksonville State University • Theta Iota Chapter, Florida Atlantic University • Theta Phi Chapter, University of Alabama at Birmingham Evelyn Blasen Diabetic Grant Provides campership for children with diabetes • Camp Fun In the Sun: $325

Zeta Theta WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY Donor Susan Kempton Bollinger Patricia Camden Izor+ Michele Thompson Richmond

Zeta Iota LYON COLLEGE Donor Mary Banks= Madeline Boyd= Krystle Perkins Henry Deanna Massey= Mary Pierce Norton Lauren Pyle= Caity Simpson= Heather Mize Skinner Summer Taylor= Frances Winfrey=

Zeta Kappa UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT JOHNSTOWN Donor Diana Pieczynski Downing

Zeta Lambda TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY Founders’ Leslie Storey+^ Donor Sandra Stockton Caffee Dylana Wilson

Zeta Mu METHODIST UNIVERSITY Donor Faye Gehring Mary Lou Hernandez O’Connor

Zeta Nu MIAMI UNIVERSITY Donor Kelly Pence Brokamp Laura Wright Clark Kathleen Seith Corso Susan Koegel Caroline Cresap O’Malley

Zeta Xi AUBURN UNIVERSITY Sisterhood Lisa Paramore Pickelsimer Leslie Wallace Taylor+

Donor Kristi Beams Anderson Kaitlin Belew= Allison Bleser= Chelsea Bohannon Leigha Buongiorno= Heather Calhoun= Casey Canouse= Alisa Courtney= Kathryn Crowley Trisha Daniel Elizabeth Danner= Leigh Biven Davis Lauren Duckworth Christine Gerlach Frank+ Katherine Hampton= Heather Haroff Brittany Henderson= Betheny Kapper= Allison Lindsly+ Martha Atkins Magnuson Janie Anne Gotthelf Marino Emily Martin= Morgan Maynard= Erin McCreary= Sara Milledge= Emily Mizerowski= Grace Morris Morgan Mullen= Alyssa Murff= Kelsey Oglesby= Elizabeth Orantes Ashley Harris Pearce Kathleen Beam Peeples Haley Porter= Periann Rogers= Allysson Schlegel= Maggie Smith Alicia Spencer Betty Steger-Moulton+ Nicole Tucker= Kelsey Wall= Dawn Rylee Winkler+ Lynnette Woodlief Winkler

Zeta Omicron UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Sisterhood Katherine Listwan Martin+ Donor Amy Newberry Bratten Joan Clark Anne Musial McIltrot Kristine Polo

Zeta Rho

Zeta Omega

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY Founders’ Evonne Carawan+^ Donor Jenny Hagler Knight

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA - ASHEVILLE Sisterhood Suzanne Cantando+ Rebecca O’Bryon+ Donor Teresa Ownbey Brooks Wendy Davis Guyer

UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA Sisterhood Christina Robertson+ Nealy Patty Wheat+ Donor Abigail Atha= Allison Gramling Bishop Kara Bodiford= Patricia Fostvedt Chastain+ Caroline Curran= Lauren Davis= Stephanie Edwards= Shannon McGouirk Gardner Kerri Hammett= Ashley Hodges= Whitney Lott= Merrie Griffith Martin Courtney Peek+= Ashlee Pollard= Jannah Singletary= Mindy Smith= Rachel Eaton White+ Megan Williamson=

Zeta Upsilon

Theta Beta

ALMA COLLEGE Sisterhood Bethany Cain Green Donor Jaclyn Bodary= Jamie Campbell= Cathleen Curley Jessica Kotas Eng+ Jenny Greyerbiehl+ Ronda Guimond Margaret Kimball Hazen= Heidi Wahl LaFever Cameron Learman= Melissa McIntosh= Maggie Watters= Elizabeth Weber Williams Laura Morley Zuidema

SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY Founders’ Kristin Olson Billingsley Sisterhood Jennifer Knowles Elliott Donor Rebecca Boskovich= Cortney Groth= Rebecca Gutierrez Kristen Johnson= Lauren Kort Jaime Montalban Stacy Ruppert

Zeta Sigma HILLSDALE COLLEGE Donor Angela Dedmon Carlo Christina Munck O’Hara Leslie Caldwell Shearer

Zeta Tau

Theta Gamma

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON Donor Genene Peterson

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE Donor Lori Altabet= Marguerite Innes Fuller Marianne Maguire Brynne Obeid+ Jessica Parnell= Kristin Schrumpf

Zeta Psi

Theta Delta

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA Sisterhood Elizabeth Pope Battaglia^ Donor Laurie Howard Felton Michelle Contos France

TOWSON UNIVERSITY Donor Robin Herman Holly McGreevy

Zeta Chi

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Foundation Theta Epsilon MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY Sisterhood Danica Vanasse Olson+ Donor Christine Adams= Lauren Davey= Rachelle Eugster= Kathleen Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donnell= Alexis Pero

Donor Amee Bhalakia Eve Proper

Theta Nu ELON UNIVERSITY Donor Addie Carr= Alyson Hignight= Margaret Rowland=

Theta Zeta

Theta Xi

EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY (AZ) Donor Kelsi Bufton= Tracie Burnside Walter

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY Donor Silvia Revilla

Theta Eta

EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY (FL) Donor Jenny Chabrian= Aleta Davey= Erin Dunkle= Sarah Fitzpatrick= Farrah Hassan= Whitney Loubier= Amy Luckette= Heather Noftall+ Katelyn Ritter Amanda Sorensen= Gilda Tirro=

WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Donor Joelle Fundaro Denise Gross Lynch Tamara McMahon Lindsay Scheerhorn

Theta Theta BROOKLYN COLLEGE Donor Patricia Lavelle Rebecca Rivera

Theta Iota FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY Donor Michele Becker+= Tabitha Diaz= Katie Gootenberg= Victoria Sullivan Kijanski Michelle Lauber+= Bridget Kennedy Rich Michelle Spencer

Theta Lambda SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Donor Tracy Day= Dannette Smith Johnson Kira Vurlicer

Theta Mu CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY Sisterhood Nicole Kuzmin-Nichols^ Erin Craven Rosenthall

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Theta Omicron

Theta Pi CHRISTIAN BROTHERS UNIVERSITY Donor Kasey Bramlitt= Raegan Cook= Rebekah Meadows Dedwylder Kathleen Gillon Kara Jones= Dana Pabalate= Jessica Wortham

Theta Rho CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN MARCOS Donor Danielle Alpert= Kate Curry= Donna Loya+= Deborah Norton+ Gillian Dixon Simcox+ Lisa Vineyard=

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Theta Sigma

Theta Psi

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA Donor Jacey Brown Chelsea Dickson+ Jocelyn Jimenez Espejo Katie Meagher McKenzie Barbara Merola Cari Mutnick Christina Barthel Pauls Heather Thompson Roberts Andrea Rosselli Nicole Valdes+

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE Donor Kimberly Betts= Elizabeth Fairchild= Rachel Groh= Kelly Mcglinchey= Jessica Merry= Joy Piotrowski

Theta Phi

Iota Alpha

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM

GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY Donor

Donor Kristy Keith Baker Amanda Benson= Laura Brown Hannah Burt+= Dakota Deluca Darla Frakes Megan Givens+ Tabitha Golden Sarah Haag Lauren HanHauser Rachel Hughes Reilly Johnson Randi Kirkland+ Kristin Lottman= Crystal Shrum McDermott Denesha Osborne Madhuri Patel Hannah Pearcy Kayla Recchio Courtney Scheurich Laura Weems Tull+ Cora Wilson

Dacia Pelligrino

Theta Omega NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY Donor Shelby Krebs

Iota Beta CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, STANISLAUS Donor Danielle Dabney= Christina Damasco= Danielle Fletcher= Amber Gustafson= Jessica Johnson-Tryon= Kayla Reeder= Daisy Torres=

Iota Delta UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA Donor Blaire Blevins= Brittni Blevins= Janetta Bridges= Angela Cook= Katelyn Godfrey= Bambi Hora

Theta Chi UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO Donor Danielle Beaverson= Sarah Heydinger Blakeley Brandi Conners= Megan Johnson= Ann Korb= Emily McIlwain-Guy= Leah Picone= Natalie Scarsella= Katherine Streb= Carrie Wolfrum April Wynne=

Iota Epsilon UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA-LAS VEGAS Donor Taylor Albers Jessica Maheux Beverly Mendez

Iota Zeta WINGATE UNIVERSITY Donor Tresa Cummins Roslyn Forester=

Candice Huffman= Megan Somers=

Iota Eta UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-EL PASO Donor Michelle Candelaria= Mariel Galarza= Jeanette Gonzalez= Alyssa Lemar= Kristin Mena Lauren O’Leary= Ashley Olivas= Jaclyn Samaniego= Myriam Setra=

Iota Theta SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY Donor Kaylan Chapman= Alisa Selman Erkes= Amanda Benson Hicks+ Daphne Wright

Iota Iota GREENSBORO COLLEGE Donor Briona Ramsey= Samantha Reynolds=

Iota Lambda ST. NORBERT COLLEGE Donor Cassandra Baker

Iota Mu LYCOMING COLLEGE Donor Megan Maiolo Eppleman Melissa Erlick+= Jenna Miller

Iota Xi WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE Donor Hannah Duscha= Malena Lund=

Iota Omicron SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY Donor Marena Domingo-Young=

Iota Pi COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY Donor Toni Granato= Lauren Haller=

Iota Rho DEPAUL UNIVERSITY Donor Kathleen Cummings

Alpha Deuteron Sisterhood Jackie Lyerly+ Donor Lori Bruns Holt Susan McDonald Dorothy Meyer+

Friends of Alpha Xi Delta Symphony Alpha Lambda Alumnae Inc.^ Alpha Xi Delta Building Corporation of Kingston, RI^ George Brown, Jr. Lombard Lyles Foundation Omega Financial, Inc.+ Founders’ Giles Memorial Foundation^ Sisterhood Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity+ Goodsearch.com Donor Laura Aguilar Jennifer Ahaus Rebecca Ainsworth Esperanza Alianelli Sam & Janina Aloi Alpha Xi Delta House Association Jill Anderson John Anthony Bruce Arbogast Kerri Archer Sue Banas Danielle Banks-Williams Bettina Barrett Alise Bartley Stan Bastian Todd Bates Michelle Baumgartner Debbie Behrman Rebekah Benninger Brad Berlin

Beta Phi Chapter of Alpha Chi Omega Laura Biasucci+ Patricia Blair Terry Bonner Sue Boone Toscha & Michael Brady+ Douglas Brandt Cindy Brazell Nancy Breckenridge Nancy Brennan Gary Brookins Suzy Brown Janis Bryant Holly Buckley Bonnie Bupp Mary Burke-Brown Ann Butkowski Tama Byrnes Robin Caldwell Darlene Calhoun Maria Call Cary Calvo Julie Cameron Linda Canestro Saundra Carter Kim Casford Wendy Caswell Robin Celentano Central New Jersey Alumnae Panhellenic Association Baljit Chadha Margot Chadwick Leslie Chase Chi Omega Fraternity Nancy Clayburgh Bridge Club Aimee Coco Marlene Cohen Kimberly Combs Pam Constance Colleen Corbett Bryan & Rita Cox Kim Crenshaw Becky Crockett Patty Crohare CSL Management LLC June Currie Anna Custer Dean Damitz Chris & Donna Daniel Linda D’Antonio Jeff Davis Elizabeth Daw Kim DeBose Cynthia DeCandido

Kathie DeGeorges Niurka Del Valle Dale Deleacaes Patricia Delfin Delta Rho Building Corporation Delta Sigma Chapter of Delta Gamma Fraternity Vicki DePasse Samar Diab Gwen Dixon+ Thomas Dodrill John D’Sa Ellen Dukette Lucinda Eaton John & Maureen Edmondson+ Sheila Edwards Matthew Emmer Florence Eugster Gerad Ewing Samuel Fairchild Perry Fath Michael Fawcett Liz Fenton Lorri Feriend Lisa Fife Elissa Fishman Elizabeth Flores Jim & Cindy Flynn Antonio Fusciardi Tami & Kevin Galloway Gamma Lambda Chapter of Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority Anna Lorena Garcia Deena Garcia Kathy Gaseor Sharon Gaspard Stacy Geere Georgia Geeson Richard Giza Tracy Gohari Ellen Golding Barbara Graczyk Daniel Grose Joan Grubler Janet Guess Barbara Guidry Mary Ann Hainline Ellen Hamblett Rhonda Hanser Joanne Hanson Rachel Harad Judy Harlan Sheila Hartley David Harwood Barbara Havrilla Debra Hayes

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Foundation Jack Heimerdinger Rita Heitzmann Brian Heltsley Lori Henkel Patricia Henry Neil Herbst Carlotta Herman Matt Hiner Kyle Hoffman Scott Holt Linda Holwood Donald Horn Kelly Horne Wanda Howard Ray Jackson Karen Jakubiak Elizabeth Jardine Tammy Jefferson Thomas Jelke= Sandra Johnson Johnston & Malone Book Store, Inc. Kari Jones Shirley Jones Lola Judge Dan Kalinowski Betsy Kamienowski Dennis Kane Kappa Delta Sorority Janet Kasinski Kathy Kaus Tami Kecherson James Keeler Barb Kemper Kathy Kennedy Monica Kern Ana Kherlakian Karen Kita Joe Klusman Ann Knoderer Karen Koburov Maria Kolokithias Phyllis Krebs Rhonda LaCaille Gigi Lee Kathy Lee Kelly Lemke Beth Lewyckyj Otmara Linares Tom Lipsky Sandra Lisy Louise Litton Elizabeth Lockwood Steve & Tricia Loe William Long Rebecca Lucas Nasrin Madadi Doug Maddux

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Sheila Magee Aaron Magrath Lisa Marshall-Shareshian Tim Martin Dawn Martinelli Kenneth & Kristin McCreary Kimberly McLean Karen McMasters Don & Roxann Melson David Mercanti Tammy Meredith Tim & Kathy Merry= Marianne Miller Sharon Minor Lisa Mize Leesa Molina Denny Moller Arlen & Gaye Molln Gabrielle Moon Alyson Morrison Debbie Moyle Elizabeth Myers Alison Nathan Keith & Pam Nemlich Dan Nilsen Cindy Noble Karen Nystrom Vanessa Ogilvie Ohio/West Virginia Area Wide Training Robin & Blair Orr Judith Ortega Marcia Ortiz Amy Osborne Kevin Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Sullivan+ Tara Marie Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Toole Elizabeth Ott Jana Ott Ramiro & Liza Pabalate Kevin Parks Harold Pastian Lori Pawley Brenda Pearce Lada Pechenaya Connie Perez Cynthia Peterson Robyn Phelan Julie Phillips Jill Pierce Mary Pilarczyk Tracy Pina Jeanette Powers Beka Preston Steven Price Linda Prybil Elizabeth Pugh Keith Quintavell

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Leah Ramberg Susan Ramirez Kelly Ramm David Ray Linda Read Catherine Reed Rex & Judy Rice Paula Rimer Eleanor Roberts Patricia Robinson Debra Roenius Starlia Rowsey Cindy Ruggeri Barbara Sas Michele Scarpaci Kaye Schendel Shari Schlau Terri Schmeck Magdalena Schoenhals John & Vicki Seeck Lucia Sequeira Leslie Shablin Michelle Shevach Tonya Shupe Sigma Sigma Sigma Pete Simons Susan Sinnwell Shannan Slobodnik Lisa Smelley Steve & Fran Smith Joanne Soderer Rebecca Sorrell Joan Steffen Suzanne Steiner Krista Stephenson Sali Stewart Sam Stockton Melissa Strickland Richard Sullivan Ann & Bruce Supernault Maria Swann Peter & Colleen Swenson Katherine Taylor Mark Terrazas Katherine Therrien Steven & Laurie Tipps Kandra Tobin Tammy Tocco Dottie Toledo Kathy Tolman Jody Toren Denise Torres Al Trujillo Kirby Turnage Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Cynthia Vacovsky

Jane Valley Debra Van Der Weide LeaAnn VanLohuizen Robert Vasquez Donna Verellen Ryan & Margie Vermillion Kathy Vest Dawn Victor-Herring Karen Vivian Helen Vlasis Eve & Bob Wachtel Lea Wagner Lauren Walawender Allen & Sandra Walker Wendi Walker Deborah Wallach-Hunt Mary Walters Justin Warner Kevin Watkins Thomas Wenig Lisa Wereley Laurie Wesolowicz Ileana Westman Michelle Wheeler Jeff Williams Mark Williams Mark & Ann Williams Stephen Williams Susan Williams Laura Williamson Willis North America Inc. Jeanne Winner Lori Zachmann Pam Ziskend Margaret Zminda Allan & Lorena Zuehl Janet Zust Sheree Zwar Michael Zynda

The Foundation thanks the following Sisters and friends demonstrating the highest level of commitment by donating $250 or more to the Foundation in the fiscal year to help inspire women to realize their potential.

Annual Giving Circles Presidents’ $2,500+ Quill $1,000-$2,499 Pearl $500-$999 Rose $250-$499 * Deceased donor

Presidents’ Margaret Bozarth, Monmouth College Susan Bulkeley Butler, Purdue University Evonne Carawan, North Carolina State University Marcella Smucker Clark, Ohio Wesleyan University Jean Essex*, Denison University Peggy Baugher Garrett*, Northwestern University Allison James Green, Albion College Marilyn Herbes Horner, University of Nebraska at Omaha Mary Ellen Mates*, Northwestern University Jeanne De La Vergne Means*, San Diego State University Omega Financial, Inc. Pauline Dale Platt, Gettysburg College Jean Harkless Pond*, Allegheny College Helen Wayne Riddle*, University of Oklahoma Beverly Case Rorer, University of Pennsylvania Anne Mehus Verbon*, University of Washington Virginia Raymond Verkuilen*, University of Maryland Alpha Lambda Alumnae Inc. Alpha Xi Delta Building Corporation of Kingston, RI Lyles Foundation

Quill Jean Busby Beard, Purdue University Mary Josie Cain Blanchard, University of Texas Bonnie Baker Blish, University of California, Los Angeles Kathryn Yager Brown, Monmouth College George Brown, Jr., Friend of Alpha Xi Delta Jean Smith Clark, Pennsylvania State University Pamela Tittle Collins, University of Michigan Deanna Wollam Detchemendy, California State University, Northridge Giles Memorial Foundation Jane Dunlap Gaby, University of Tennessee

Elysia Balster Gallivan, University of South Dakota Martha Geppert, University of Illinois Michelle Soderquist Hartnett, University of NebraskaLincoln Regina Willis Hawkins, Jacksonville State University Linda Kotowski, Florida State University Wendy Kurtz, Indiana University Nicole Kuzmin-Nichols, Case Western Reserve University Julie Lambert, Oregon State University Jennifer Bellas Lee, Old Dominion University Jean Koza Leider, University of Iowa Bonnie Eiker Lightcap, Susquehanna University Julie Schroder Lindsay, Marshall University Robin Hartman Lock, University of Texas Charlotte West Martin, University of Georgia Megan McGowen, California State University, Northridge Karolee Bunnie Wybenga Olsen, University of Nebraska at Omaha Rebecca Richter Perrett, University of NebraskaLincoln Beth Henning Polizzotto, University of Illinois Nancy Drenan Prendergast, The Ohio State University Mary Louise Mabis Rain, Purdue University Jane Fursey Ralston, University of Mount Union Elizabeth Stuckert Ray, University of Kentucky Michelle Supplee Reda, Rider University Christina Robertson, University of West Georgia Marianne Moritz Russo, California State University, Northridge Janice Zajac Sayatovic, Syracuse University Alice Bliss Schmutz, University of Mount Union Jane Wilkens Schroeder, University of NebraskaLincoln Tana Sterrett Scott, Middlebury College Mary Ellen Cunningham South, Frostburg State University Leslie Storey, Texas Wesleyan University Lois Kopper Stump*, Kansas State University Jane Hooper Sutton, Western Carolina University

Marilyn Atwood Terry, University of California, Berkeley Julia Naftzger Van Sickle, Purdue University Cheryl Johnson Weldon, Georgia Institute of Technology Nealy Patty Wheat, University of West Georgia Dorothy Sheldon Williams, Western Carolina University Shirley Albrecht Winckler, University of Iowa Linda Bernd Wrench, Indiana University

Pearl Ohio/West Virginia Area Wide Training Kristin Olson Billingsley, Sonoma State University Maxine Evans Blackburn, Wittenberg University Nancy Polk Bogenrief, Drake University Dianne Plattenburg Botefuhr, Northern Michigan University Denise Neill Bowers, University of North Texas Carol Malkmus Briggs, Ohio University Barbara Brisbine, University of South Dakota Gary Brookins, Friend of Alpha Xi Delta Alice Pishan Croner, Monmouth College Sandi Edwards, University of Kentucky Olive Gabriel Faries, Western Kentucky University Anneliese Hallsten, Stetson University Kelley Kitta Hundt, Georgia Institute of Technology Elizabeth Sacksteder LaClair, University of Mount Union Nell Stephenson Lynch, Georgia Institute of Technology Katherine Listwan Martin, University of Florida Kenneth & Kristin McCreary, Friends of Alpha Xi Delta Sandra Morrison, San Diego State University Rebecca Neilson, Frostburg State University Kimbrough Pace Noonan, Georgia Institute of Technology Diana Twomey Oldag, Pennsylvania State University Lenn Reed, Georgia State University Kathryn Sanders Rieder, Wittenberg University Nadine Roberts, Frostburg State University

Lindsay Berney Sharpe, University of TennesseeKnoxville Rhonda Shives, Louisiana State University Laura Watkins Skidmore, Purdue University Mary Spiess*, Ohio University

Rose Linda Foster Absalom, Old Dominion University Julie Anell, Monmouth College Sharon Ploch Bassler, Purdue University Marcia Bowles Brown, Missouri Valley College Courtney Caron, California State University, Fresno Beth Cohen, Pennsylvania State University Lucinda Tiller Cordo, University of TennesseeKnoxville Ilda Lunan Deming, University of Maryland Linda Desorcie, Michigan State University Rigby Guiney Duncan, Marshall University Judy Erickson, Iowa State University Michele Evink, South Dakota State University Paige Faries, Western Kentucky University Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Friend of Alpha Xi Delta Courtney Hankins Fluty, Texas State University Marguerite Frick, Georgia Institute of Technology Marilyn Coleman Ganong, Kansas State University Yallah Gault, University of Mount Union Patricia Bolin Glenn, University of Illinois Stephanie Goodell, Western Carolina University Nancy Morse Gordon, Western Carolina University Myra Wiggins Grant, Western Carolina University Margaret Payne Greene, Stetson University Joan Peres Hansen, California State University, Fresno Katherine Hanson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Sheryl Edson Harding, San Diego State University Judith Wilson Harrell, East Carolina University Anne Wilson Hemingway, Thiel College Marilyn Gander Hornak, Ohio University Selma Jabaley, Georgia Institute of Technology Pamela Butler James, Northwestern University

Carrie Kashawlic, Ohio Northern University Jean Klick, Purdue University Jennifer Emerick Kuntz, University of Northern Iowa Nadine Leisz, Baldwin-Wallace College Kendra Becker Lewis, Purdue University CSL Management LLC, Friend of Alpha Xi Delta Sonja Lowry, Monmouth College Melissa Mangione Ludwig, Georgia Institute of Technology Jackie Lyerly, Alpha Deuteron Susan Eicher Mamber, Kent State University Margaret Bernard McGough, Washington University Holly McGreevy, Towson University Margie McIntyre, California State University, Fresno Pamela McVeigh, University of Illinois Sheri Edwards O’Connell, University of Maryland Kathy Nicklaus Owrey, Henderson State University Anne Berlin Painter, Indiana University Heather Kohler Patzer, University of WisconsinOshkosh Elizabeth Eberle Payette, California State University, Fresno Suzanne Petru, Northwestern University Deborah Johnson Robertson, Texas State University Holly Schreiber, Eastern Michigan University Janice Gertz Shedd, Ferris State University Claudette Smith, Jacksonville State University Maggie Smith, Auburn University Sarah Miller Smith, The Ohio State University Sharon Smith, University of Texas Mary Ruth Hadley Snyder, Purdue University Lois Osenberg Streed, Purdue University Elisabeth Beck Stuller, Eastern Washington University Marian Harding Thompson, University of Illinois Elizabeth Topkis, University of California, Los Angeles Betty French Unkel, The Ohio State University Janice Nease Wittschiebe, Georgia Institute of Technology Susan Gibble Wolf, Gettysburg College

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Foundation Valentine’s Day Gifts Every year, Alpha Xi Delta Foundation recognizes daughters honored by their parents with a Valentine’s Day gift to the Foundation. This has been popular in the past, so we decided to expand it so that anyone could send a personalized Alpha Xi Delta Valentine to remind her valentine how special he/she was. The following is a list of all the people who were honored with a Valentine’s Day card that included a personal message from his/her loved one. Marcia Brink Adair, Monmouth College Ann Ward Adams, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Stephanie Aguilar, Texas State University Catherine Ahaus, The Ohio State University Julie Aldag, Sonoma State University Stephanie Alianelli, Florida International University Giana Aloi, Coastal Carolina University Taylor Anderson, California State University, Northridge Dolan Anthony, Auburn University Kelly Arbogast, Florida Atlantic University Cynthia Arellano, Florida International University Greta Augsburger, Ohio Northern University Kristy Keith Baker, University of Alabama at Birmingham Samantha Ballard, Pennsylvania State University Ashlee Banas, University of Toledo Lauren Chesnut Barker, University of Maryland Charles Barkman, husband of Pamela McCormick Barkman, Baldwin-Wallace College Kelly Barrett, University of Toledo Elizabeth Bartley, Purdue University Claressa Moreland Basile Audrey Bastian, University of Washington Drew Bates, Texas State University Erika Baumgartner, Western Michigan University Emily Beale, University of Washington Abigail Benninger, Bowling Green State University

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Julia Berkowitz, Dartmouth College Elise Berlin, Texas State University Beta Upsilon, University of Rhode Island Maria Biasucci, Georgia Institute of Technology Hanna Bird, Syracuse University Rebecca Bishop, Georgia Institute of Technology Devon Blair, Stetson University Mary Boatright, University of California, Berkeley Daylene Davis Boehm, Ohio Northern University Sarah Brandt, Syracuse University Joanne Braucher, Albion College Jessica Brazell, Texas State University Jessica Brennan, University of Iowa Amanda Diekmann Brode, Ohio Northern University Mari Brooks, University of Georgia Amy Brown, Syracuse University Caitlin Brown, Pennsylvania State University Tara Tschetter Buchholz, South Dakota State University Dana Buckley, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Stephanie Bupp, University of Delaware Patricia Burger, Ohio University Corey Byrnes, Kansas State University Ashley Calhoun, University of Central Florida Jessika Calisterio, Sonoma State University Liani Calvo, Florida International University Maraya Camazine, University of Texas Mackenzie Cameron, University of Iowa Alyssa Canestro, Boise State University Katelyn Carter, Jacksonville State University Valerie Caswell, Lycoming College Angela Cecys, Kent State University Lauren Celentano, Cornell University Gurveen Chadha, Dartmouth College Brittany Ciesluk, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Marianne Clausing-Lee, St. Cloud State University Diana Clayburgh, University of New Hampshire

Fall | Winter 2012

Suzanne Coco, University of Alabama at Birmingham Chelsea Cohen, Syracuse University Ashley Combs, Texas State University Michelle Constance, University of Alabama at Birmingham Liz Cooney, DePaul University Eve Cox, George Mason University Tonya Yeagle Craft, Ohio Northern University McKenzie Crockett, Texas State University Rachel Currie, California State University, Stanislaus Tobi Richards Curtis, San Jose State University Sarah Custer, George Mason University

Beth Eadie, University of Mississippi Molly Eaton, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityDaytona Beach Lorna Edmondson, University of Illinois Allyson Edwards, University of Central Oklahoma Sandi Edwards, University of Kentucky Carly Emmer, Dartmouth College Epsilon Alpha, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Rachelle Eugster, Marquette University Michele Evink, South Dakota State University Elizabeth Fairchild, Dartmouth College

Ashley Damitz, University of South Dakota Nicole D’Antonio, University of Alabama at Birmingham Brooke Davis, West Virginia Wesleyan College Stephanie Daw, University of Texas-El Paso Elizabeth DeBose, Southeast Missouri State University Marisa Decandido, Syracuse University Madeleine DeGeorges, Auburn University Bianca Del Valle, Florida International University Ariana Deleacaes, Florida Atlantic University Staci Delfin, New Mexico State University Lindsey DePasse, St. Norbert College Deanna Wollam Detchemendy, California State University, Northridge Erika Prahl Dew, University of South Dakota Dania Diab, University of Texas Linda Belles Dinus, University of Washington Paige Dodrill, Marshall University Alexa D’Sa, Indiana University Lauren Duckworth, Auburn University Emily Dukette, Old Dominion University Ashley Dumke, South Dakota State University Rigby Guiney Duncan, Marshall University

Rebecca Fath, Georgia Institute of Technology Sara Fawcett, Auburn University Kelsi Feriend, Western Michigan University Jessica Fife, Henderson State University Rachel Fishman, California State University, Northridge Shelby Flowers, University of Texas Courtney Hankins Fluty, Texas State University Rachael Fostvedt, University of West Georgia Katherine Fronke, California State University-San Marcos Samantha Fusciardi, University of Nevada-Las Vegas Nancy Fehrmann Gainer, Iowa State University Elysia Balster Gallivan, University of South Dakota Mollee Galloway, Defiance College Alexa Garcia, California State University, Stanislaus Ashley Garcia, Eastern Washington University Megan Gaseor, University of Illinois Sarah Geere, California State University, Northridge Krystal Geeson, Idaho State University Ann Boeker Gibbons, Alpha Deuteron Sara Giza, Coastal Carolina University Katherine Gohari, George Mason University Jill Graczyk, Elon University Diane Curtis Gregory, Wittenberg University

Emily Grose, Texas State University Cortney Groth, Sonoma State University Alyssa Grubler, West Virginia University Chelsea Guess, Lyon College Terrin Guidry, University of New Orleans Marissa Gwynn, Boise State University Johanna Haddock, University of Alabama at Birmingham Jesuina Hairston, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Anneliese Hallsten, Stetson University Claire Hamblett, Elon University Katherine Hanser, Southeast Missouri State University Nicole Hanson, Boise State University Lauren Harad, Dartmouth College Katherine Harlan, Carroll University Heather Haroff, Auburn University Nancy Harris, mother of Ashley Harris Pearce, Auburn University Sharon Wolf Harris, Frostburg State University Cynthia Harrison Erin Hartley, Bethany College Michelle Soderquist Hartnett, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Mary Harwood, Alma College Cookab Hashemi, University of Maryland Diana Havrilla, University of Toledo Regina Willis Hawkins, Jacksonville State University Angela Hayes, University of Northern Iowa Victoria Heitzmann, Southeast Missouri State University Betsy King Helber, University of Mount Union Rose Heltsley, Pennsylvania State University Caitlin Henkel, Georgia State University Shawna Henry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Jennifer Bauer Henson, Wittenberg University Remi Herbst, Indiana University Christina Herman, University of Illinois Emily Hiner, Youngstown State University

Krista Hoffman, California State University-San Marcos Lauren Holt, University of Central Oklahoma Melanie Holwood, West Chester University Morgan Horn, University of Central Florida Carly Horne, Old Dominion University Megan Horst, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Kimberly Howard, University of North Carolina - Asheville Alyssa Huff, Western Kentucky University Kristi-Ann Hunt, Monmouth University Iota Omicron, San Jose State University Natalie Jackson, Florida Atlantic University Raelyn Jackson, Lycoming College Alexandra Jakubiak, Indiana University Ashley Jardine, San Jose State University Leslie Jefferson, West Virginia Wesleyan College Leslie Johnson, Purdue University Nikole Jones, Auburn University Katherine Judge, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Courtney Kalinowski, West Chester University Katy Kane, West Chester University Kayla Kasinski, West Chester University Amanda Kaus, Monmouth College Kelsey Kecherson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott Mackenzie Keiser, University of Iowa Karlee Kemper, University of Nebraska at Omaha Rachel Kennedy, University of Nebraska at Omaha Jan King, University of Northern Iowa Danielle Kita, Monmouth College Noreen Klingensmith, Auburn University Elizabeth Klusman, Lycoming College Katherine Knoderer, Defiance College Kaitlin Koburov, Indiana University Lauren Kolakowski, Western Michigan University Angelica Kolokithias, West Chester University

Emily Kominko, University of Mount Union Laura Krebs, Coastal Carolina University Taryn Kristof Kristof, University of Washington Emmalie Krysl, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Jennifer Emerick Kuntz, University of Northern Iowa Wendy Kurtz, Indiana University Bianca LaCaille, University of Washington Laura LaManna, California State University-San Marcos Julie Lambert, Oregon State University Crystal Lazarski, Sonoma State University Jenny Lee, University of Washington Nicole Lee, University of Iowa Missy Lewis, daughter of Kendra Becker Lewis, Purdue University Elise Lewyckyj, Dartmouth College Jennifer Linares, Florida International University Amy Lipsky, East Carolina University Taylor Lisy, DePaul University Lindsay Litton, West Virginia Wesleyan College Mary Lockwood, Florida Atlantic University Gena Loe, Ohio Northern University Avery Lucas, Elon University Jacquelyn Lyerly, Alpha Deuteron Deborah Fenwick Maas, Marshall University Madison Maddux, University of Texas Amanda Madurski, Bethany College Kelsey Magee, Southeast Missouri State University Alyssa Magrath, Rochester Institute of Technology Susan Eicher Mamber, Kent State University Theresa Marshall, West Virginia University Katherine Listwan Martin, University of Florida Kayla Martinelli, University of Central Florida Sarah McCabe, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Samantha McLean, University of South Dakota Jessica McMasters, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Shannon McNellis, Pennsylvania State University Carmen McWilliams, University of Delaware Amber Melson, University of Central Florida Clare Mercanti, University of North Carolina Wilmington Samantha Merrell, University of Iowa Morgan Miller, Auburn University Lauren Minor, University of Texas Hailey Mize, University of North Carolina Wilmington Taylor Molln, University of Illinois Sara Pullis Molnar, Ferris State University Amanda Moon, University of Central Oklahoma Kelsey Morrison, University of Northern Iowa Nicole Moyle, Sonoma State University Victoria Myers, Purdue University Jaclyn Nathan, Monmouth University Alicia Nilsen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Megan Noble, Western Carolina University Lauren Nolan, Ferris State University Nicole Nystrom, Auburn University Tegan Ogilvie, Texas State University Abigail Orr, Ferris State University Ashley Ortega, California State University, Northridge Katelyn Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Sullivan, University of Hartford Andrea Ott, Sonoma State University Molly Ott, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dana Pabalate, Christian Brothers University Elizabeth Parks, Georgia Institute of Technology Ariel Pastian, South Dakota State University Finley Maryn Paulsen, niece of Tara Tschetter Buchholz, South Dakota State University Kelci Pearce, Christian Brothers University Lauren Pearce, Boise State University Sasha Pechenaya, California State University, Northridge

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Foundation Alyson Pennington, daughter of Sandy Penska Buckley, Pennsylvania State University Lauren Perez, Florida International University Kayleigh Perline, Youngstown State University Rebecca Richter Perrett, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Samantha Peterson, University of Missouri-St. Louis Jessica Phelan, The Ohio State University Stephanie Phillips, University of Illinois Katie Pierce, University of Iowa Jessica Pilarczyk, University of Illinois Brittany Pina, California State University, Northridge Courtney Poettker, Bowling Green State University Taylor Poulos, Georgia Institute of Technology Samantha Powers, Ohio University Madison Preston, University of Texas Brittani Price, Eastern Michigan University Molly Prybil, University of Northern Iowa Molly Pugh, Dartmouth College Rachel Purdy, University of Central Florida Jane Fursey Ralston, University of Mount Union Alissa Ramberg, University of Washington Rebecca Ramm, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Jennifer Randall, University of Maryland Taylor Ray, Western Carolina University Margaret Read, Georgia Institute of Technology Hannah Reed, University of Mount Union Chelsea Reimer, Lycoming College Jacklyn Rhodes, University of Central Oklahoma Christina Robertson, University of West Georgia Alana Robinson, University of Washington Lindsey Robinson, Towson University Amanda Roenius, Marquette University

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Julie Ronecker, Elon University Hannah Rowsey, Henderson State University Emily Ruggeri, Cornell University Kayley Sas, University of Toledo Brittany Scheer, Rider University Brittany Schlau, Marquette University Lauren Schmeck, West Chester University Tessa Schoenhals, University of Texas Shaun Shevach, California State University, Northridge Kayla Shupe, Albion College Katherine Simons, Purdue University Lauren Sinnwell, University of Northern Iowa Katie Slobodnik, University of Nebraska at Omaha Rachel Smelley, Auburn University Erika Smith, University of Washington Marissa Smith Claire Soderer, Sonoma State University Rebecca Soderholm, Iowa State University Grace Sorrell, Auburn University Emily Wray Stander, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Kimberly Starr, University of Kentucky Emily Steffen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Jana Steiner, University of Nebraska at Omaha Kasey Stephenson, East Carolina University Brittney Stern, DePaul University Shayla Stewart, University of New Hampshire Olivia Stockton, University of West Georgia Jade Strickland, The Ohio State University Ashley Suarez, Rider University Chelsea Sullivan, Auburn University Jane Hooper Sutton, Western Carolina University Kelly Swann, Monmouth College Kathryn Swenson, University of Iowa Alexandra Taylor, University of Washington Sara Taylor, Sonoma State University Heather Tellez, Southern Polytechnic State University Emma Terrazas, DePaul University Emilie Therrien, Monmouth College

Fall | Winter 2012

Lauren Tipps, Texas State University Tarin Tobin, Sonoma State University Lauren Tocco, Western Michigan University Katherine Tolman, Florida Atlantic University Rachel Toren, South Dakota State University Jacqueline Trujillo, Georgia Institute of Technology Scott Tsagarakis Kira Rae Tschetter, niece of Tara Tschetter Buchholz, South Dakota State University Kori Marie Tschetter, niece of Tara Tschetter Buchholz, South Dakota State University Brooke Vacovsky, Georgia Institute of Technology Rachel Valencia, Eastern Washington University Shelbie Valley, University of Washington Stacia Van Der Weide, Sonoma State University Brooke Van Lohuizen, University of Washington Lilliana Vanasse Janet Vasquez, Texas State University Devon Verellen, Auburn University Erin Vermillion, East Carolina University Mallorie Vest, University of Illinois Christi McGown Vickery, Western Kentucky University Lynsey Vivian, Monmouth University Elizabeth Vlasis, East Carolina University Allison Wachtel, Towson University Erika Wagner, University of Iowa Mackenzie Walker, Texas State University Rebekah Walker, Texas State University Piper Watkins, Sonoma State University Brenna Weaver, University of Mount Union Jill Weaver, Kansas State University Chelsea Welch, Henderson State University Nicole Wenig, Purdue University Danielle Wesolowicz, Albion College Michelle Westman, Florida International University

Nealy Patty Wheat, University of West Georgia Ally Wheeler, University of Central Oklahoma Judy White, Oklahoma State University Heather Whiteside, Newberry College Kellye Williams, Texas State University Mackenzie Williams, East Carolina University Madeline Williams, Greensboro College Patricia Williams, Elon University Sarah Williams, Western Michigan University Stephanie Williams, Southwestern University Mayre Wray, Alpha Deuteron Alexandria Wright, Kent State University Daphne Wright, Southern Polytechnic State University Molly Young, The Ohio State University Martha Zachmann, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Emma Zagrocki, niece of Carrie Kashawlic, Ohio Northern University Sara Zangani, Texas State University Jennifer Beeman Zipf, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Sarah Ziskend, Georgia State University Allison Zminda, Syracuse University Lauren Zuehl, University of Texas Natalya Zwar, University of Washington Ashley Zwiefel, South Dakota State University Andrea Zynda, Western Michigan University

Memorial Gifts

Christina Goyett, Bowling Green State University

The Alpha Xi Delta Foundation recognizes Memorial Gifts given from May 1, 2012, through August 31, 2012.

by Gamma Phi Beta Carrie Wolfrum, University of Toledo

Ann Robinson Baird, Frostburg State University by Susan Robinson, Frostburg State University

by Helen Hardin Townsend, Purdue University

Rebekah Blakkolb, Bowling Green State University

by Lois Taylor Williams, University of Alabama

Nancy Sines Meckstroth, Bowling Green State University by Barbara Lopacki Sines, Bowling Green State University

Marelu Satterley Graham, Purdue University Roger H. Meyer, husband of Dorothy Meyer by Dorothy Meyer, Alpha Deuteron Ann Cole Williams Hall, University of Alabama Catherine Gairaud Padgett, University of Arizona by the Northern Virginia, VA Alumnae Association

by Gamma Phi Beta Carrie Wolfrum, University of Toledo

Sarah Hammond, Bowling Green State University

Esther Cowgill Broderick, Northwestern University

by Gamma Phi Beta Carrie Wolfrum, University of Toledo

Helen Larmore Scheidenhelm, University of Minnesota

Donna Field Hannibal, Northwestern University

by Mary Sue Scheidenhelm Eilrich, University of Illinois

by Julia Caldwell Mitchell, Northwestern University Leonard Czenkusch, husband of Helen Geyer Czenkusch, Indiana University

by Mary Lewis Pierson, Northwestern University

by Betty French Unkel, The Ohio State University

Diane Herbst, Marietta College

Judith Kanning Scheidler, Indiana University by Myrna Kanning Bianchi, Indiana University

by Patricia Quinn Munson, Marietta College Ann Gustafson Stroman, Cornell University

Hinke Wilhelmen DeBoer, University of Texas by Marianne Day Addy, University of Texas

Patricia Neffler Lafferty, University of California, Los Angeles

Margaret Sullivan Dulin, Indiana University

by Elleen Hall Denahy, University of California, Los Angeles

by Ruth Lindenberg Heywood, Indiana University Esther Fitton Foster, Ohio University

Carmen Williams Lofte, University of Oregon

by Ann M. Foster, Stetson University

by Ellen Wachtel Turner, University of Oregon

Robert Goldstone, husband of Barbara Sharon Goldstone, University of California, Los Angeles

Barbara Magnuson, University of Nebraska at Omaha

by Bonnie Baker Blish, University of California, Los Angeles

by Joan Eddy, University of Nebraska at Omaha

by Allene Cushing Knibloe, Cornell University Lois Kopper Stump, Kansas State University by the Pikes Peak Area, Colorado, Alumnae Association Ann Engberg Walters, Coe College by Martha Walters Booth, University of Northern Iowa Phyllis Banker Wunderlich, Indiana University by Joyce Banker Stanton, Indiana University

Alumnae Association Donors The Foundation thanks the following Alumnae Associations who made donations between June 1, 2011, and May 31, 2012. The following list reflects annual giving totals to all Foundation funds.

Quill

Anniversary

Donor

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

$119-$249 Atlanta-South Metro, GA Dayton, OH Lincoln, NE Maryland Metro, MD Miami, FL (Dade County) Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN Philadelphia, PA Pikes Peak Area, CO Sacramento, CA Salt Creek, IL Seattle, WA Tucson, AZ

Akron, OH Ann Arbor, MI Auburn-Opelika, AL Austin, TX Bay Area Houston-Galveston, TX Bloomington-Normal, IL Bowling Green, OH Brevard County, FL Buffalo, NY Cedar Rapids, IA Chesapeake, MD Chicago Northwest Suburbs, IL Chicago-West Towns, IL Cleveland, OH Corvallis, OR

Pearl $500-$999 Denver, CO Indianapolis, IN Omaha, NE

Rose $250-$499 Atlanta-North Metro, GA Chicago North Shore, IL Cincinnati, OH

Dallas, TX DeLand, FL Detroit, MI Diablo Valley, CA Greater Boston, MA Greater Milwaukee Area, WI Houston, TX Jacksonville, FL Las Vegas, NV Little Rock, AR New Orleans, LA Newark-Granville, OH North San Diego County, CA Northern New Jersey, NJ Oklahoma City, OK Orange County, CA

Orlando, FL Palm Beach, FL Phoenix, AZ Pinellas County, FL Pittsburgh, PA Rockford, IL Saginaw Valley, MI San Fernando Valley, CA Southern Maine, ME Stanislaus, CA Tallahassee, FL Tampa, FL Tidewater, VA Tulsa, OK Western Wayne County, MI Youngstown, OH

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Foundation Chapter Donors The Foundation thanks the following Chapters who made donations between June 1, 2011, and May 31, 2012. The following list reflects annual giving totals to all Foundation funds.

Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $2,500+ Theta Xi, Florida International University

Quill $1,000-$2,499 Theta Sigma, University of Central Florida

Pearl $500-$999 Rho, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Alpha Eta, Purdue University Beta Lambda, Pennsylvania State University Beta Pi, Indiana University Gamma Delta, University of Nebraska at Omaha Gamma Eta, Georgia Institute of Technology Gamma Nu, Southeast Missouri State University Gamma Phi, East Carolina University Gamma Omega, Henderson State University Zeta Xi, Auburn University Zeta Upsilon, Alma College Theta Gamma, University of Delaware Theta Iota, Florida Atlantic University

Rose $250-$499 Gamma, University of Mount Union Kappa, University of Illinois Sigma, University of Iowa Tau, University of New Hampshire

Psi, The Ohio State University Alpha Beta, Cornell University Beta Epsilon, Monmouth College Beta Mu, Bowling Green State University Gamma Beta, Marshall University Gamma Theta, East Tennessee State University Delta Kappa, Slippery Rock University Delta Nu, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Delta Xi, Georgia State University Delta Rho, California State University, Northridge Delta Chi, University of Northern Iowa Epsilon Psi, Boise State University Zeta Eta, West Chester University Zeta Omega, University of West Georgia Theta Beta, Sonoma State University Theta Epsilon, Marquette University Theta Rho, California State University, San Marcos Theta Phi, University of Alabama at Birmingham Theta Psi, Dartmouth College Iota Beta, California State University, Stanislaus Iota Delta, University of Central Oklahoma Iota Epsilon, University of Nevada-Las Vegas Iota Zeta, Wingate University Iota Xi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Anniversary $119-$249 Epsilon, University of South Dakota Iota, West Virginia University Nu, University of Washington Gamma Tau, Ohio Northern University Delta Alpha, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Delta Delta, Northern Michigan University Epsilon Gamma, Western Carolina University Epsilon Kappa, Western Kentucky University Epsilon Pi, Jacksonville State University

Zeta Theta, Wright State University Theta Lambda, Southwestern University Theta Omicron, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Theta Upsilon, Youngstown State University Theta Chi, University of Toledo Iota Eta, University of Texas-El Paso Iota Lambda, St. Norbert College Iota Mu, Lycoming College Iota Omicron, San Jose State University Iota Rho, DePaul University Iota Sigma, Virginia Commonwealth University

Donor Delta, Bethany College Beta Tau, Kent State University Beta Psi, Carroll University Gamma Zeta, Eastern Michigan University Gamma Sigma, Thiel College Delta Epsilon, University of New Orleans Delta Zeta, LIU Post Delta Pi, Defiance College Delta Tau, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Epsilon Alpha, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Epsilon Eta, South Dakota State University Epsilon Theta, West Liberty University Epsilon Xi, University of Missouri-St. Louis Epsilon Rho, University of Southern Maine Zeta Tau, University of North Carolina - Asheville Theta Theta, Brooklyn College Theta Pi, Christian Brothers University Theta Tau, Marian University Theta Omega, New Mexico State University Iota Theta, Southern Polytechnic State University Iota Kappa, Idaho State University Iota Nu, Monmouth University

Alpha Xi Delta Foundation Statement of Activities Year Ended May 31, 2012 Support and revenue Contributions.........................................................................................................$365,266 Loyalty Fund..............................................................................................................194,875 Bad debt expense.......................................................................................................(3,170) Investment return.................................................................................................(227,957) Change in value of beneficial interest in charitable remainder trusts....(60,354) Total Support and revenue.................................................................................$268,660

Expenses Program Services ..............................................................................$155,041 Management and General ................................................................126,880 Trustee and committee meetings ........................................................9,901 Fundraising ..........................................................................................148,536 Total Expenses ........................................................................................$440,358 Change in net assets ..........................................................................($171,698) Net assets, beginning of year ..........................................................$4,834,255 Net assets, end of year ......................................................................$4,662,557

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Fall | Winter 2012

Honor Gift Listing The Alpha Xi Delta Foundation recognizes Honor Gifts given from May 1, 2012, through August 31, 2012.

Delta Epsilon Chapter, University of New Orleans, for their 50th anniversary

Erin Knight, Wingate University, May 2012 FVP of the Month

by Marilyn Muniz Silbernagel, University of New Orleans

by Omega Financial, Inc.

Amanda Enriquez, University of Texas-El Paso

by Virginia Drick Messing, Ohio Wesleyan University

Alice Mills Leighner, Ohio Wesleyan University 2012 Summer Recruitment Workout Sessions, for everyone who played a role in making it a success by Rebecca Richter Perrett, University of NebraskaLincoln

by Kristin Mena, University of Texas-El Paso Epsilon Kappa Chapter, Western Kentucky University by Kristin Stuedle, Western Kentucky University

Alpha Mu members celebrating their 50th college reunion, Ohio Wesleyan University

Isabella Licata, University at Albany-SUNY, February 2012 FVP of the Month by Omega Financial, Inc.

Epsilon Lambda Chapter, Rider University by Kaitlin Finnerty, Rider University

Breanna Meade, Eastern Michigan University, June 2012 FVP of the Month by Omega Financial, Inc.

Alpha Xi Delta Staff

Morgan Ferretti, Elon University, January 2012 FVP of the Month

by Jackie Lyerly, Alpha Deuteron

by Omega Financial, Inc.

by Virginia Drick Messing, Ohio Wesleyan University

Christine Meyer, University of South Dakota by Dorothy Meyer, Alpha Deuteron

Alice Green Amos, Ohio Wesleyan University by Virginia Drick Messing, Ohio Wesleyan University

Gamma Delta Chapter, University of Nebraska at Omaha by Marilyn Horner, University of Nebraska at Omaha Gamma Xi Chapter, Valdosta State University

Christine Ochsner, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, April 2012 FVP of the Month

by Kay Hilton Kenneally, Valdosta State University

by Omega Financial, Inc.

Mary Guiney, mother of Rigby Guiney Duncan, Marshall University, for her 100th birthday

by Kevin Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Sullivan, Friend of Alpha Xi Delta

Jean Welch Barry, Allegheny College by Myra Wiggins Grant, Western Carolina University

Barbara Stallcup Miller, University of Oregon by Maryella Velguth Tierney, University of Oregon

Carolyn Buchman Berlin, University of Mount Union by Anne Berlin Painter, Indiana University Beta Chi Chapter, Gettysburg College

by Marie Montante Hall, University of Georgia Sara Hamilton, Auburn University

Rixey Jean Parker, granddaughter of Thelma Merck Parker, for her birth

by Heather Noftall, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach

by Thelma Merck Parker, Georgia Southern University

Judith Dobras Hart, University of Texas at Austin, for her service as Vice President of the Panhellenic Association of San Antonio

by Stephanie Goodell, Western Carolina University

by Jennifer Webster, Gettysburg College Beta Epsilon Chapter, Monmouth College by Sonja Lowry, Monmouth College Theodora Gibson Bianchi, Ohio Wesleyan University by Virginia Drick Messing, Ohio Wesleyan University

Katelyn Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Sullivan, University of Hartford

Rachel Payne, Western Carolina University

by Kelly Lemke, Friend of Alpha Xi Delta

Pittsburgh Alumnae Association, for 100 years of Sisterhood

by Myra Wiggins Grant, Western Carolina University

Ellen Hassig, California State University, Northridge

by Phyllis Rochelle Forte, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Kathryn Yager Brown, Monmouth College

by Susan Leeds-Horwitz, California State University, Northridge

Madra Nelson Britt, Florida State University

Samantha Powers, Ohio University

by Jean Grommes Feehan, Northwestern University Marisa Garber Brown, Syracuse University, for the birth of her twins, Grayson and Madilyn

Marilyn Herbes Horner, University of Nebraska at Omaha by Ann M. Foster, Stetson University

Jane Fursey Ralston, University of Mount Union by Myra Wiggins Grant, Western Carolina University

by Gretchen Balling DiMarco, Syracuse University Ashley Budde, Alma College

Adrienne Hua, Virginia Commonwealth University, July 2012 FVP of the Month

by Alpha Chi Omega Fraternity

by Omega Financial, Inc.

Blanche Gustavson Crook, University of Oregon

Elizabeth Hughes, West Liberty University, March 2012 FVP of the Month

by Maryella Velguth Tierney, University of Oregon

by Jeanette Powers, Friend of Alpha Xi Delta

by Omega Financial, Inc.

Rho Chapter, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, for their centennial celebration by Emily Wray Stander, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Judith Sechler, Ohio Wesleyan University by Virginia Drick Messing, Ohio Wesleyan University

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Foundation Jodi Solomon, Pennsylvania State University, for her marriage to Bob

Brooke Vacovsky, Georgia Institute of Technology

Allison Zackaroff, Miami University

by Cynthia Vacovsky, Friend of Alpha Xi Delta

by Ilene Zackaroff, Friend of Alpha Xi Delta

Janet Gleason White, Frostburg State University

Patricia Featherman Zeisler, University of Pennsylvania

by Stacy Sydeski Hurt, Pennsylvania State University Nancy Stamp, Ohio Wesleyan University

by Susan Robinson, Frostburg State University

by Virginia Drick Messing, Ohio Wesleyan University

by Florence Parker Cole, University of Pennsylvania

Joyce Hager Sutherland, East Carolina University

Dorothy Sheldon Williams, Western Carolina University by Myra Wiggins Grant, Western Carolina University

by Margaret Payne Greene, Stetson University Shirley Albrecht Winckler, University of Iowa Joyce Dial Ubl, Ohio Wesleyan University

by Susan Winckler, University of Iowa

by Virginia Drick Messing, Ohio Wesleyan University

Mary Burt Nash

Society

The Foundation salutes our Mary Burt Nash charter members. Since 2007, the Mary Burt Nash Society has recognized alumnae and friends making a $5,000 unrestricted commitment to the Loyalty Fund and fulfilling the commitment as a one-time gift or over five years. Beginning with the 2012-2013 year, the Mary Burt Nash Society is being broadened to recognize donors who support Alpha Xi Delta Foundation with a leadership gift of $1,000 or more annually. All leadership donors to any Foundation fund will now be included in Mary Burt Nash Society recognition.

Janice Sheldon Baumback, University of Washington Kristin Olson Billingsley, Sonoma State University Denise Brown, University of Northern Iowa Kathryn Yager Brown, Monmouth College Susan Bulkeley Butler, Purdue University Evonne Carawan, North Carolina State University Jean Smith Clark, Pennsylvania State University Marcella Smucker Clark, Ohio Wesleyan University Deanna Wollam Detchemendy, California State University, Northridge Sandi Edwards, University of Kentucky Jean Grommes Feehan, Northwestern University Jane Dunlap Gaby, University of Tennessee-Knoxville Elysia Balster Gallivan, University of South Dakota Martha Geppert, University of Illinois Ellen Gibson Goodwin, West Virginia University Diane Curtis Gregory, Wittenberg University Anneliese Hallsten, Stetson University Michelle Soderquist Hartnett, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Regina Willis Hawkins, Jacksonville State University Marilyn Herbes Horner, University of Nebraska at Omaha Kelley Kitta Hundt, Georgia Institute of Technology Mildred Kotlan Kolar, Marietta College

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Linda Kotowski, Florida State University Jeanne Regus Kuller, University of Maryland Jennifer Emerick Kuntz, University of Northern Iowa Wendy Kurtz, Indiana University Nicole Kuzmin-Nichols, Case Western Reserve University Beth Sacksteder LaClair, University of Mount Union Julie Lambert, Oregon State University Jennifer Bellas Lee, Old Dominion University Jean Koza Leider, University of Iowa Kendra Becker Lewis, Purdue University Bonnie Eiker Lightcap, Susquehanna University Julie Schroder Lindsay, Marshall University Robin Hartman Lock, University of Texas Lyles Foundation in memory of Elizabeth Lyles, Purdue University Charlotte West Martin, University of Georgia Katherine Listwan Martin, University of Florida Megan McGowen, California State University, Northridge Diana Twomey Oldag, Pennsylvania State University Karolee Bunnie Wybenga Olsen, University of Nebraska at Omaha Rebecca Richter Perrett, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Fall | Winter 2012

Pauline Dale Platt, Gettysburg College Beth Henning Polizzotto, University of Illinois Jane Fursey Ralston, University of Mount Union Michelle Supplee Reda, Rider University Lenn Reed, Georgia State University Christina Robertson, University of West Georgia Beverly Case Rorer, University of Pennsylvania Marianne Moritz Russo, California State University, Northridge Jane Wilkens Schroeder, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Tana Sterrett Scott, Middlebury College Mary Ruth Hadley Snyder, Purdue University Leslie Storey, Texas Wesleyan University Jane Hooper Sutton, Western Carolina University Marilyn Atwood Terry, University of California, Berkeley Julia Naftzger Van Sickle, Purdue University Cheryl Johnson Weldon, Georgia Institute of Technology Nealy Patty Wheat, University of West Georgia Dorothy Sheldon Williams, Western Carolina University Shirley Albrecht Winckler, University of Iowa Linda Bernd Wrench, Indiana University

Chapter Eternal The fall/winter 2012 Chapter Eternal includes all the names of Sisters whose passing was reported to Fraternity Headquarters between June 1, 2012 and August 31, 2012. 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.

Beta Chapter Iowa Wesleyan College Dorothy Willits Settevendemie ’37 Theta Chapter University of Wisconsin Ann Wilson Allard ’41 Mary Lenore Danforth King ’40 Mary E. Greenhalgh Kirschner ’47 Helen Cruse Lemberger ’42 Nu Chapter University of Washington Helen Hill Burgher ’38 Patricia Parker Lander ’43 Omicron Chapter University of California-Berkeley Doris E Hartter Cooper ’34 Sigma Chapter University of Iowa Ruth Dupuis ’40 Lynn Renee Kohler Gibson ’82

Alpha Theta Chapter Northwestern University Esther Cowgill Broderick Brumage ’39 Patty Ann Pearson Gallagher ’61 Alpha Iota Chapter Drake University Joann Rae Schantz Anderson ’55 Alpha Mu Chapter Ohio Wesleyan University Ruth Ann Alexander Asmussen ’57 Barbara Lipman Kaganowich ’52 Margaret H. MacGregor Nichols ’37 Linda E. Williams Sheets ’57 Nancy Ann Norton Sterbenz ’46 Alpha Xi Chapter University of California, Los Angeles Ruth Elaine Elerath Dorman ’54 Elizabet Anne Ramsdell Vonhelf ’34

Beta Zeta Chapter Lake Forest College V. Maurine Clickener ’32

Delta Nu Chapter Indiana University of Pennsylvania Mary Alice Rossi Pauly ’66

Beta Iota Chapter Louisiana State University Mary Ann Johnson Mayhew ’61

Delta Rho Chapter California State University, Northridge Priscilla Christine CornellErvin ’65

Beta Mu Chapter Bowling Green State University Jean Marie Tadych Weisheit ’58 Beta Phi Chapter University of Connecticut Ruth Ann Smith Stevens ’50 Beta Chi Chapter Gettysburg College Patricia Donnelly ’76 Eleanor Mangels Hess ’50

Alpha Tau Chapter University of Alabama Roberta Eva Murphy Helms ’37

Gamma Alpha Chapter San Diego State University Sylvia Marilyn Luce Heitzmann ’50 Judith Ann Medler Knutson ’59 Gloria Louise Jerman Templeton ’88

Alpha Chi Chapter Randolph-Macon College Frances Taylor Martin ’39

Gamma Beta Chapter Marshall University Betty Lee Frye Smith ’54

Alpha Psi Chapter University of Denver Maralyn Mattie Olsen Hess ’43

Gamma Delta Chapter University of Nebraska at Omaha Judith Wolf Canaday ’55

Alpha Epsilon Chapter University of Michigan Joan Derith Shuker Lane ’44 Marion E. Foley Welch ’31

Alpha Omega Chapter Florida State University La Verne H. Horton Jeffries ’32

Gamma Psi Chapter Frostburg State University Nancy Costigan Weinkam ’63

Alpha Eta Chapter Purdue University Marietta Arlene Hamilton Inskeep ’50

Beta Beta Chapter Washington University Lillian Keller Bloesch ’37

Delta Delta Chapter Northern Michigan University Mary K. Bucklin Johnson ’74

Alpha Beta Chapter Cornell University Harriet Cross Vorhis ’37 Alpha Delta Chapter Oregon State University Eunice Marie Howe Bonniksen ’42 Shirley Joan Helzer Fitzell ’47

Delta Phi Chapter University of Charleston Julia Marie Propps Ammar ’65 Karen Sue McKnight McChesney ’65 Epsilon Eta Chapter South Dakota State University Ruth Lubbers Foreman ’68 Epsilon Xi Chapter University of Missouri-St. Louis Jean Marie Buckner Goldstein ’76 Epsilon Sigma Chapter Georgia Southern University Nancy Newton Graw ’94

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Living Our Symphony

Sisterhood is a By Sarah Jensen Farwell, Southern Maine ’02

Journey

The founding members of the Epsilon Rho Chapter, including Judi Lord, at the chapter’s Installation in 1968.

The experiences I have had and continue to have as a member of Alpha Xi Delta often amaze and inspire me. Having been involved in multiple capacities as an undergraduate student and as an alumna volunteer have shown me time and time again that actions taken can have effects not seen for many years, if ever realized, that make a difference. One instance in particular completely took me by surprise and stands out as an experience I truly will never forget, nor take for granted. On September 28, 1968, Alpha Xi Delta installed its 136th chapter at Gorham State College in Gorham, Maine. The Epsilon Rho Chapter of Alpha Xi Delta was the first Panhellenic organization to colonize and form on campus, and today it is the last one remaining. One of the thirty-nine Sisters initiated into that first class was Judith

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Jackson, Southern Maine ’68, (also known as “Judi” or “Jet”). While at Gorham State College, she met the man she would later marry, Roger Lord. After graduation, they settled in the area, raised a family and he taught Industrial Technology classes at the local high school. More than 34 years later, on November 22, 2002, I had the honor of being initiated into the Epsilon Rho Chapter at what now is the University of

Judi was a founding member of the Epsilon Rho Chapter at Gorham State College, now the University of Southern Maine.

From left to right: Sarah and her husband, Tim, going to an Alpha Xi Delta Rose Dance at the University of Southern Maine. This photo was taken years before Sarah and Tim realized their connection with Judi, Alpha Xi Delta and the Boy Scouts. | Sarah (third row, third on the right) attended Epsilon Rho’s initiation in 2011 as the Chapter Advisor. | Judi and her husband, Roger, with Sarah and her husband, Tim, at the University of Southern Maine.

Southern Maine, and I began my incredible journey with Alpha Xi Delta. While in college, I met my husband, Tim, and we married shortly after I graduated. A few years ago, I got involved again in Alpha Xi Delta through the Southern Maine Alumnae Association and became the Epsilon Rho Chapter Advisor. In February 2012, I was copied on an email response from the Epsilon Rho Chapter President to an email from Judi. She wanted to donate some memorabilia she had come across while cleaning out her attic. I replied to her email, iterating that it was wonderful to hear from her and to let her know of the alumnae involvement opportunities available to her. She surprised me in her response by asking if I was related to Tim Farwell. I answered that he was my husband. She then invited me to join her for coffee to pass along the memorabilia, but she showed up with more than just Alpha Xi Delta items. Come to find out, Judi and her husband, Roger, were instrumental in my husband’s childhood, helping him become the person he is today. I unknowingly had long heard stories about both Judi and Roger from my husband when he described Boy Scout trips that he had taken with them - camping in rural Maine, traveling across country to see Mount Rushmore and other cherished childhood memories. The Lords were my husband’s Boy Scout leaders when he was a child! In addition to the Alpha Xi Delta memorabilia, which included vintage photographs, the program from the Installation Banquet and a 1966 songbook, Judi showed up with really old pictures of my husband from when he was about eight or nine years old and on those trips! My husband has known Judi nearly all of his life and commented, “I never knew she was an Alpha Xi Delta. Neat!” We chatted for hours about Alpha Xi Delta, Boy Scouts, my husband and her sons (who were around the same age), family and Sisterhood. We talked about life. The intertwined paths that our lives had unwittingly taken gave me chills. Judi was part of the founding group that started Epsilon Rho, an unforgettable experience in and of itself for her that would impact hundreds of women who would follow her as members of Alpha Xi

Delta’s Epsilon Rho Chapter, more than 600 initiated members to date. I was one of those women, and it was an experience that has molded me and impacted my life, an experience that would not have happened had she and her class not colonized. My husband experienced a lot of Alpha Xi Delta with me, while I was in college and after college through my volunteer capacities. Judi and her husband mentored my husband as a child, molding and impacting his life and the lives of so many others. And today, I am the Epsilon Rho Chapter Advisor trying to mentor and assist the current membership of the organization that Judi was a founding member of. The story goes even a step further when I tie Judi’s husband back in, as he taught at the local high school for more than 30 years. Epsilon Rho alumnae, including some recent graduates, remember him as the beloved teacher they knew in high school! By being involved, giving back and selflessly volunteering their time, the ripple effect and influence of their good deeds is mindblowing. The Lords are the best example of what we all should strive to be: good people, caring about others and making a difference. I don’t think Judi and her husband ever set out to be extraordinary, but that is exactly what they are. They got involved in their community in various stages of their lives, and they gave back in a way that they were able to. That is one of the biggest pieces of advice that I try to pass along to Epsilon Rho today as a Chapter Advisor: Get involved in your corner of the world, give back and always try to make a difference. Judi attended Epsilon Rho’s Initiation last spring for the first time in more than 35 years. It was wonderful to have her there and the collegians asked her many questions about her experience. She proudly wore her Quill, as well as the colony pin she received in 1968. She mentioned that the ceremony was as she remembered it. It was very special for all of us involved to have her there that day. Last summer, I randomly saw Judi at a barbecue in town, at the home of a family that has long been close with both the Lords and my husband. Not knowing the story of our fateful meeting, someone asked if we knew each other. With a smile, Judi said, “Oh yes, we’re Sisters!”

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