of Alpha Xi Delta
Spring 2011
Get Ready for National Convention! Chance Encounters with Sisters An Update on Autism Research Step into Your Strength
President’s Letter
Making our Lives Count Sisters,
In the spirit of our focus on
let us make sure we continue to carry the torch and further their
the importance of women truly
dream of true equality, mindful that our single voices, and our power
counting, let me share with you
to mentor and support, will serve to increase the count.
one of my favorite Alpha Xi Delta
In different veins of “counting,” I traveled to Conway, South
stories (and favorite stories, peri-
Carolina, this Founders’ Day to install our newest chapter at Coastal
od) — this one passed along by
Carolina University and then will head to Ohio in May for the 100th
David Nash, son of Mary Burt
anniversary celebration of Pi Chapter at Ohio University. Please give a
Nash, Northwestern ’30, at the
toast to these new Sisters and cherish old ties as you enjoy your own
time of her death in 1997.
Founders’ Day festivities. Spend time with Sisters both familiar and
Mary Burt came from an influential and politically active family in Little Rock, Arkansas, and in 1919, her father was serving in the
new, and value those genuine, lifelong friendships that are part of Alpha Xi Delta’s DNA.
Arkansas legislature. On July 28, 1919, Mr. Brooks brought 7-year-old
And then, of course, it will soon be off to Convention. I hope you
Mary Burt along with him to the special session held for the legisla-
are planning to join us in Atlanta for four of the best days of your life.
ture to vote on whether Arkansas would ratify the 19th Amendment to
This is the year we shift in earnest to a shortened formal Convention
the United States Constitution, allowing women the right to vote.
schedule and a greater emphasis on sisterhood and connections. (I’m
When the time came for Mr. Brooks to cast his vote, he took Mary Burt's small hand and they walked forward together to the ballot box, where she cast his ballot for him - a moment she remembered her entire life. The legislature voted handily in favor of the 19th
adding “Yelp Atlanta spa search” to my to-do list and reaching out to my historical Sisters in Leisure to get our bookings in order.) Best wishes to you all for a happy spring with cooperative weather and some good times squeezed in for Alpha Xi Delta.
Amendment, and Mary Burt began her active civil life as a woman who truly counted, most notably as the first woman judge in Arkansas. As Alpha Xi Deltas, we are blessed to stand on the shoulders of
Loyally,
giants — women (and the men who stood behind them) devoted to making their lives count and to ensuring they and future generations of women within and outside of Alpha Xi Delta’s circle had continually evolving opportunities. As we work everyday to inspire women to realize their potential, let us ever bear in mind those who brought us where we are … their devotion, their passion, their bravery and their sheer hard work. And
Deanna Detchemendy National President
Contents of Alpha Xi Delta
Making Women Count Sisters who made and are still making a difference in the world.
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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 108/Issue 1 Copyright 2010 by Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity; all rights reserved.
Raising Critical Funds for Autism Research
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Autism Speaks’ chief science officer gives an update on the latest research findings.
If You Own It, They Will Come
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A former physical therapist finds her niche as a bed and breakfast owner.
Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity 8702 Founders Road Indianapolis, IN 46268 317.872.3500 www.alphaxidelta.org fhq@alphaxidelta.org Submission Deadlines Spring issue – December 1 Summer issue – April 1 Fall/Winter issue – August 15 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
National Convention Join the fun in Atlanta, July 6-10, 2011.
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Editor Ruth Goodman, Northern Iowa ’80 National Council 2009-2011 National President Deanna Wollam Detchemendy, Cal State Northridge ’83 National Vice Presidents Evonne Carawan, North Carolina State ’83 Sandra Ellen Edwards, Kentucky ’75 Jennifer Emerick Kuntz, Northern Iowa ’92 Wendy Kurtz, Indiana ‘90 Susan Eicher Mamber, Kent State ’77 Danica Vanasse Olson, Marquette ’90
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Letters to the Editor
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Sister to Sister
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Housing News
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Foundation News
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Autism Speaks News
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Chapter Eternal
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Member News
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From the Archives
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Realize Your Potential
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Living Our Symphony
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.
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 Picture Perfect I was hiking in the Oregon rain forest and this leaf caught my eye. It looked like someone had written “xi” on the leaf with a Sharpie. When I looked more closely, I realized it was a random assortment of pine needles. Well, random to nature, but not to Alpha Xi Deltas! So, here is some “xi love” from the Oregon rain forest. Holly McGreevy, Towson ’94
Sisters Connecting with Sisters After the summer 2010 issue of The Quill came out with stories about reunion planning, I got a call from the Western Carolina Alumnae Association. They wanted my help in planning Epsilon Gamma Chapter’s 45th-anniversary party later this year at Western Carolina University. Since I was heading to Sylva, North Carolina, to pick up my Alpha Xi Delta Sister, Margaret Phoenix Agee, for our annual Beach Weekend, I asked if we could meet for dinner. Five alumnae from the Western Carolina association came, and we had the best time talking and eating. I gave them a folder with ideas and the steps I used to plan Gamma Phi’s 50th reunion last year at East Carolina University. It was great to get together with Sisters and share ideas and stories. Thank you so much for a wonderful Quill and for giving us the opportunity to share. Katie Kennedy Schafer, East Carolina ’75 FROM THE EDITOR: On Page 9 of the summer issue, Katie shared
some wonderful tips on how to plan a reunion to remember; on Page 13, she talked about an annual Beach Girls reunion. Read your hardcopy, or view the stories under News & Events at www.alphaxidelta.org. I’ve made contact with six Sisters from the past after my book was mentioned in the summer Quill’s “The Pen is Mightier Than the Sword” article. I am sad to say that three of these Sisters have multiple sclerosis; maybe we can form a support group. Thank you so much for bringing back old friends. Warm regards, Tyra Phipps, Ed.D., Frostburg State ’69
WRITE TO US! Letters from Sisters and friends of Alpha Xi Delta are always welcome. Please send submissions to rgoodman@alphaxidelta.org or to Ruth Goodman at the Fraternity Headquarters mailing address. The Editor reserves the right to select letters for publication and to edit for style and length.
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Autism Speaks. We’re Listening As an alumna and mother of a 14-year-old autistic son, I want to congratulate Delta Psi Chapter at Texas State San Marcos for a fun-filled and fabulously charitable week [of autism awareness events]. Their fall Xi Ball volleyball tournament was a huge success, and their participation in the Austin Walk Now for Autism Speaks event showed their true love for philanthropy and sisterhood. Although my family and I were unable to walk with them this year, I wanted to share our personal thanks to all these ladies for their support of Autism Speaks and of the families affected by autism. Kris Farley Linzza, Alabama ’88 My son, Max, has [an autism spectrum disorder called] Pervasive Developmental Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified. He is only 3 and struggles every day to learn skills that come so easily to other little boys. We love him and support him, and we know the research and outreach Autism Speaks provides has made our lives just a little easier than those who had children with this disorder before Autism Speaks was founded. I can’t tell you how proud I am of the commitment Alpha Xi Delta has made with Autism Speaks. Jeanene Fogli, Delaware ’93 I’m on my second career as a teacher assistant to students with autism. I’m so thrilled that Sisters have chosen Autism Speaks as our philanthropy. Every day I seek to make students’ lives a little more productive. It breaks my heart to witness the challenges these kids face, but it’s also the source of great joy to witness their successes. I’m an inclusion specialist, so I’m with students when they go from the structured-learning classroom to the general education setting. There is no doubt in my mind that these students have made me a better person and deepened my faith. It gave me great joy to witness the first Communion of the student I initially helped make the transition to full inclusion from the structured-learning setting. Thank you for supporting Autism Speaks. Susan Brown-Maunder, U of Washington ’82
National Housing
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Each year, more than 1,500 fires occur in Greek chapter houses, college residence halls and college dormitories. As an organization committed to providing safe housing for Sisters, the Alpha Xi Delta National Housing Corporation (NHC) has launched a sprinkler system update initiative. This initiative began on a pilot basis in summer 2010 at Psi Chapter’s facility at The Ohio State University. NHC engaged a national vendor, SimplexGrinnell, and worked hand-in-hand with the company and Psi Chapter’s housing corporation to have a state-of-the-art sprinkler system installed. Alpha Xi Delta is now one of the few Greek chapter houses on campus with a sprinkler system. This update involved a significant expense — an element of the initiative that the NHC will help local house corporations with as the program rolls out. However, Psi Chapter Sisters and all others who visit the chapter house can now rest assured, knowing a modern, robust sprinkler system is in place to protect them from the dangers of fire.
The NHC is a great resource for collegiate members and provides services to help chapters and local housing corporations. Did you know you’re probably already using NHC services? More than 95 percent of our chapters participate in Alpha Xi Delta’s Master Insurance Program with Willis Insurance, a service provided by the NHC. Most Alpha Xi Delta chapters also use OmegaFi bill pay accounts to conveniently pay their housing bills online. What’s more, housing corporations can set up their own OmegaFi accounts to ease the bill-paying process. This service is also provided through the NHC. Coming in late spring 2011, look for more information about other services the NHC will provide to chapters and local housing corporations to increase our collective ability to provide safe, attractive, financially stable housing for Sisters. For an advance peek or answers to your questions, please contact Jennifer Foster, Director of Housing, at jfoster@alphaxidelta.org.
Now Members and friends of Alpha Xi Delta would like to donate money to improve our chapter houses. Unfortunately, these contributions aren’t tax-deductible under current law. Under the current tax code, you cannot deduct contributions for sorority and fraternity housing projects — even those that make our houses safer, such as interior sprinkler system upgrades. The only exceptions to this code are certain houses owned by universities and leased to Greek organizations. The Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act (CHIA) is a bill that would allow private donors to make tax-deductible donations to nonprofit student housing entities. In April, Lauren Mushrush, New Hampshire ’07, Jane Hooper Sutton, Western Carolina ’75, and Sheri Edwards-O’Connell, Maryland ’78, will travel to Washington, D.C., to meet with members of Congress to talk about CHIA, gain co-sponsors and support, and try to get the bill passed during this session of Congress. For more information on CHIA and the Capital Fraternal Caucus, please visit www.fraternalcacus.org.
A state-of-the-art sprinkler system was recently installed at Psi Chapter at The Ohio State University, making it one of the few Greek chapter houses at OSU with such an indoor safety system.
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Fraternity News
CHANCE Encounters Sisters find each other when they least expect it. I’ll Be Doggoned! “I became interested in the dog breed Italian Spinoni many years ago and researched it online,” says Mary Nelson Campbell. “I live in South Dakota Diana Svejda Cannon, Purdue ’61, and with a husband who Mary Nelson Campbell, Iowa State ’81. hunts and children who love animals, so we wanted a versatile, patient family dog. I filled out an adoption form from a breeder in Wisconsin and started the wait. Six months later, I received a phone call from Diana Svejda Cannon, a Spinoni breeder in Driggs, Idaho. She had received my name from the breeder and had a litter due soon. Diana and I had a couple lengthy phone chats and decided my family was a good match for one of her puppies. “After the pups were born, my husband, children and I drove to meet Diana and our new puppy. As Diana welcomed us into her home, I noticed a [plaque] above her cupboards, clearly showing the Alpha Xi Delta letters. I quickly asked Diana if she’s an Alpha Xi, and upon her reply, we discovered we’re Sisters. Although we’re separated by many miles, Diana and I have become close friends and true Sisters of the Rose.”
Like Fathers, Like Daughters “In January 2010, my family and I got together with one of my dad’s fraternity brothers,” says Dana Robbins. “Dad and Rick have kept in Dana Robbins, Cornell ’07, and Chanelle Vessey, touch for 30 years, Ohio State ’09. and our families often get together. On this particular evening, we were introduced to Rick’s niece, Chanelle. We were having a great time getting to
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know her when her mom said, ‘Chanelle is in a sorority at Ohio State.’ I, being up for making the acquaintance of another panhellenic woman, asked, ‘Which one?’ “Meeting other Alpha Xis doesn’t happen to me very often, so I was expecting her to say any number of other sororities. As ‘Alpha’ rolled off her tongue, I began to light up. By the time ‘Xi Delta’ came out of her mouth, I was already saying, ‘Me too! Me too!’ There were immediate squeals of excitement. Neither of us, however, trust things at face value and immediately did the Fraternity handshake and quizzed each other on a few key secrets, just to make sure. Being thoroughly convinced, we spent the rest of the night swapping stories and throwing up the Xi sign in photos. It was one of the best nights I’ve ever had. “Chanelle and I talk all the time now. You just never know when you’ll meet a Sister who will truly touch your heart and add heart-sunshine.”
Friendship Takes Flight “In July 2002, as I waited to board a late-night flight in Atlanta to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina,” recalls Jessica Jordan Warner, “I began talking to Gevan McCoy and Jenna Aldridge, Gevan McCoy, husband of Jenna who were sitting in the same Aldridge (McCoy), Western Carolina Air Tran area. Jenna and ’94, center, and their new friend, Jessica Jordan Warner, Auburn ’00, Gevan lived in the Atlanta in 2002. area, so we immediately tried to figure out if we knew the same people. Once we finished, we began talking about our college days and current careers. Jenna and I realized we’re both Alpha Xi Deltas. More importantly, though, I felt an instant connection with her. Jenna mentioned she and Gevan had just become engaged and that they were traveling to tell her parents. Oh, how I longed for a chapter room to sing her a song with other Sisters! Jenna and I have kept in touch throughout the years and our various moves, thanks to MySpace and now Facebook. Thanks, Jenna, for all the great memories.”
By Susan Bulkeley Butler, Purdue ’63
I am hoping all of you, my Alpha Xi Delta Sisters, will help me. On August 26, 2010, women of the world marked a historic date. Ninety years earlier, the United States added the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, securing women the right to vote. August 26 also marks the beginning of what I’m calling the Decade of Women that will culminate with the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment in 2020. It also happened to be the day that my new book, Women Count: A Guide to Changing the World, was released by Purdue University Press. (Story continued on next page.)
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I entered the job market at the beginning of a different groundswell of change for women: the 1960s. The contemporary women’s movement had just ignited the workplace, and it quickly engulfed me. I landed a position as the first female professional at the accounting firm Arthur Andersen & Co. Later, I became the first female partner at Andersen Consulting, known today as Accenture. Not surprisingly, it has been a habit of mine since those early days in the business world to count the number of women every time I enter a conference room, a boardroom, a panel discussion or a meeting of a scholarship or promotion board.
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I count women. Over the years, our numbers have increased. Fortune magazine reported that the number of women CEOs at Fortune 500 companies grew four-fold in the past decade. Women now represent half of the country’s population, half of the country’s college graduates and nearly half of the country’s workforce. Yet women still have a ways to go. Those Fortune 500 CEOs? They totaled 15 in 2009. Less than 20 percent of the members of Congress who are supposed to represent the American population — remember, a population that’s nearly 50 percent women — are women. Women still earn an average of 78 cents for every dollar a man earns. I believe we have all counted women long enough. It’s time to stop counting and start figuring out how to ensure we are all women who count instead of simply women who are counted. It’s time to leverage our numbers and accomplishments as a collective body, to “on purpose” make the world a better place, not only for women, not only for men, but for everyone. As I detail in my book, women like Susan B. Anthony, Amelia Earhart and Sandra Day O’Connor, as well as countless others omitted from history books, powered the wave of
change for women that brought us to where we are today. Now it’s our turn - but to do what? This next decade is our time to finish what Susan B. Anthony and the National Woman Suffrage Association thought would be achieved by the 19th Amendment: Equality for women. And just how do we do this? We do it together, as women. Here’s a few of the things that I believe can help us reach our goal: • Take responsibility for ourselves. “Think big” and follow our dreams. Be a leader in whatever we do, wherever our passion takes us. • Take responsibility for other women. Become a mentor or advocate for other women and help them be what they want to be. Help flood the pipeline of qualified women to be leaders in our businesses, our government and our organizations. • Do our part to make sure both women and men are equally represented at the conference tables, in business, government and everyplace else. Diversity in decision making means diversity of thought, of caution, of risk and of opinion. • Do our part to ensure organizations are gender neutral and that candidate pools for ALL leadership positions include both women and men. I believe that if we change our organizations, we will change our world. Imagine if more women were involved in the decision making regarding events that have shaped our world lately. What if more women, with inherent traits like experience, compassion and caring, were
more involved in the decisions regarding recent world conflicts and wars? What if there had been as many “Lehman Sisters” as “Lehman Brothers” running Wall Street? Would women, who typically care less about their egos and the competition, have made a difference in preventing the recent financial meltdown? What if more women, who are generally better compromisers and consensus builders, equally filled the ranks of Congress? The answer, at least for now, is that we don’t know how things would be different. What we do know, however, is that we are equal at the ballot box, thanks to the 19th Amendment, but true gender diversity and equality continue to elude us. But we can change that. The time has never been better. The nonprofit group White House Project recently found that more than 90 percent of Americans are comfortable with women in leadership positions. But we have to get into those leadership positions. To do that, we each must get involved, become a part of the conversation and do our part, so that by August 26, 2020, all women will be women who count. Together, we can change our companies, change our organizations and change our government. In doing so, together we can change the world. Susan Bulkeley Butler, a 2007 Alpha Xi Delta Woman of Distinction, is the founder and CEO of The Susan Bulkeley Butler Institute for the Development of Women Leaders. She currently serves as a delegate to Vision 2020, a groundbreaking national project focused on advancing gender equality. Connect with Susan and sign up for her newsletter at www.sbbinstitute.org.
Our Women Who Count As Alpha Xi Deltas, we constantly strive to realize our potential. Here are just a few Sisters who did and blazed the way for Alpha Xi Deltas and women everywhere.
Shirley Clements Mewborn Georgia Tech ’54 Born in Rochelle, Georgia, Shirley was a basketball star for Rochelle High School and earned an academic scholarship to Western Carolina Teacher’s College (now Western Carolina University) in Cullowhee, North Carolina. After one year, Shirley transferred to Georgia Tech and became one of the first two women graduates, earning a degree in electrical engineering in 1956. While at Tech, Shirley became a charter member of Gamma Eta Chapter. Today, the Gamma Eta chapter house is named after Shirley and her Chapter Sister, Gay Dull. After earning her electrical engineering degree from Tech, Shirley worked on transistors in New York for one of IBM’s first computers. She married her college sweetheart, Francis Bruce “Duke” Mewborn, and they moved to Atlanta. Shirley joined Southern Engineering Company and rose to vice president and treasurer before retiring in 2000. Shirley was not only dedicated to her career, but to her alma mater as well. She
was the first woman to serve as president of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association. She was a member of the Georgia Tech Foundation Board, a member of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Advisory Board, chairman of Georgia Tech Research Corporation and a member of Georgia Tech Advisory Board. Shirley was passionate about creating opportunities for women to succeed. She and Duke established the Shirley Mewborn Perseverance Scholarship Fund for female students at Tech and the Francis and Shirley Mewborn Endowment Council Fund. Shirley was named one of Atlanta’s Top Ten Business Women in 1991, was inducted into the Georgia Tech Engineering Hall of Fame and received the 1994 College of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Award. She also received the Joseph Mayo Pettit Alumni Distinguished Services Award, the highest award conferred by the Georgia Tech Alumni Association. Shirley was elected to the Georgia Technology Hall of Fame, a prestigious award for leaders who have shaped the growth of technology in Georgia. Within the Fraternity, Shirley served on the Gamma Eta advisory and corporation boards, as well as the Foundation Board of Trustees. In 1990, she was honored as an Alpha Xi Delta Woman of Distinction for her professional and philanthropic accomplishments. Shirley entered Chapter Eternal in 2003 after a battle with colon cancer. She was truly an inspiration to Sisters, family members, friends, colleagues and women everywhere.
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MAKING WOMEN COUNT Verna LeMasters Gibson Marshall ’61 At age 42, Verna LeMasters Gibson was named president and CEO of The Limited Stores, the flagship division in The Limited Inc. stable of retailers. Verna began her retail career as a merchandising trainee; in 1985, she became the first female CEO of a Fortune 500 company. During her tenure, the division exceeded $1 billion in sales within three and a half years. The Limited Stores was the first specialty store in the nation to reach the $1 billion mark. In 2005, Verna was awarded Alpha Xi Delta’s Woman of Distinction Award for her career and leadership in the retail industry. Today, she is serving her second term on the Marshall University Board of Governors. She is also president and owner of Outlook Consulting and is a board member of Chico’s FAS, Inc. in Ft. Myers, Florida. In February 2011, a fitness center was named in honor of Verna at Chico’s FAS.
Verna’s granddaughter, Krista Winbigler, Marshall ’10, shares the top 10 lessons she’s learned from shopping with her grandmother. 1. All that glitters isn’t gold. The most important decisions in life should be made according to your beliefs, your goals and what makes your butt look the best. The big choices should never be made based on climbing the social ladder. 2. Buy pieces, not outfits. Spending more money on a few quality pieces you love will always make you happier than spending less money on multiple outfits you only kind of like. Similarly, a few great friends you can always count on will mean more to you than an entourage that is nowhere to be found when the going gets tough. 3. The classics never go out of style. A positive attitude, strong work ethic and the ability to lead will always be flattering — along with dark denim, a great blazer and the perfect black pumps.
4. Be adventurous in your style. Taking risks, such as studying abroad or moving across the country for a new job, are things that push you in life and provide the opportunity for greatness. 5. If all else fails, try on shoes. When everything in life seems to be going wrong, get back to the basics and excel at what you know. 6. Be a bright pink cardigan on a black fleece campus. When the rest of the world is in faded jeans and bleached sweatshirts, be confident in yourself in a bright pink cardigan. 7. Always compliment a great look. We all need to be affirmed. When someone looks great, make sure you let them know. 8. Make shopping fun for others. Don’t be afraid to help someone pick out a great date top or zip up a potential little black dress. 9. Appreciate a great salesperson. When people take time to help you, mentor you or just say hi and smile when you’re having a rough day, acknowledge that. 10. Life is going to bring highs and lows. It’s the people and the experiences that matter. Focus on the positive instead of dwelling on the negative.
Krista Winbigler, Kelly Winbigler and Verna LeMasters Gibson. Krista and Kelly are the granddaughter and daughter of Verna, respetively.
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Jane Hooper Sutton Western Carolina ’75
Learn more about the National Panhellenic Conference at www.npcwomen.org. Watch for more information about Jane as we celebrate her rotating into the NPC Chair position.
Our Ten Founders
In October 2011, Jane Hooper Sutton will become one of only four Alpha Xi Deltas to have served as National Panhellenic Conference Chair. The other Sisters to serve in this distinguished role are Ella Boston Leib, Lombard 1898, NPC Chair 1906; Lena Grandin Baldwin, Syracuse 1904, NPC Chair 1917-1919; and Mary Burt Brooks Nash, Northwestern 1930, NPC Chair 1963-1965. Jane currently serves as NPC’s Vice Chairman. Prior to this role, she was NPC Treasurer, Alpha Xi Delta’s NPC Delegate (1997-2001), NPC Alternate Delegate 1 (1995-1997 and 2005-2007) and NPC Alternate Delegate 2 (1993-1995). From 2001-2005, Jane was the Fraternity’s National President. While at Western Carolina, Jane pursued a career in health care, due in part to growing up with a sister who had a serious heart condition. Jane helped establish one of the first artificial heart programs at Humana Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky.
Alpha Xi Delta’s Founders left us a great legacy. They taught us the value of education because it frees us to achieve our goals and gives us the power to be whatever we choose. They taught us to support one another through shared experiences and understanding. They taught us to serve others and reach out to better the lives of those less fortunate. Because of them, Alpha Xi Delta continues to inspire countless bold and talented women to realize their potential.
We continue to enrich the lives of women throughout the world by emphasizing the ideals our Founders instilled in our Fraternity: sisterhood, leadership, knowledge and service to our communities. Take time to reach out to your Sisters. Whether it’s a Sister you talk to every day or one you have not spoken to in years, let her know just how much she means to you and how grateful you are that Alpha Xi Delta brought you together. In this way, you honor our Founders by perpetuating their vision of Alpha Xi Delta as a circle of deep friendships that endure, support and inspire us our entire lives.
The 10 friends who founded Alpha Xi Delta on April 17, 1893.
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Autism Speaks
Raising Critical Funds for Autism Speaks is dedicated to funding global biomedical research into the causes, prevention, treatments and a cure for autism. It is also committed to raising public awareness about autism and its effects on individuals, families and society, as well as to bringing hope to all who deal with the hardships of this disorder. Autism Speaks’ research strategy focuses on five distinct areas: 1. Etiology, or the causes of autism 2. Biology, which analyzes the biological problems associated with autism 3. Diagnosis 4. Treatment 5. Dissemination, or how we translate autism science into practice Geraldine Dawson, Ph.D., is Autism Speaks’ chief science officer and a research professor of psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As one of the leading autism researchers in the world for more than three decades, Dr. Dawson has published more than 180 scientific articles and has received over 50 grants supporting her research. “During all these years, I’ve never been more optimistic about the scientific breakthroughs that we will witness in the upcoming years,” she said. “More than ever before, we have the best scientists in the world focusing their attention on autism. More than ever before, technological advances that can accelerate discovery are moving at an astounding pace. National Institutes of Health funding levels aren’t yet what we hope for, but Autism Speaks is working hard every day to advocate for increased funding.” In 2010, Autism Speaks awarded 50 new research grants to study diagnosis, treatment, genetic and environmental risk factors, among other focused research projects. Autism Speaks funds a network of medical centers dedicated to addressing the medical issues associated with autism, such as sleep and gastrointestinal (GI) problems. It funds clinical programs, including
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the Interactive Autism Network, the Autism Tissue Program, Autism Speaks’ Autism Genetic Research Exchange, Autism Speaks’ Autism Treatment Network and its Autism Clinical Trials Network. The following are 2010 research findings and opportunities in the field of autism research. Environmental Risk Factors Several noteworthy papers on environmental risk factors were published in 2010. Five studies found that premature birth is associated with increased risk for autism. Exposure to hazardous air pollutants shortly after birth was also found to be a risk factor. Another study replicated earlier findings that parental autoimmune disease increases risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In this study, Alexander Keil and his colleagues used three patient registries in Sweden to examine data on 1,227 individuals with ASD who were compared to 30,693 individuals without ASD. They found there was nearly a 50 percent higher chance of being diagnosed with autism if the parent had an autoimmune disease, such as type-1 diabetes and rheumatic fever. The mechanisms by which parental autoimmune disease increases risk for ASD are now a focus of further research. What is clear from these and other studies is that the causes of autism are likely to be complex rather than simple and many rather than few. Genetics Research Investigators from the Autism Speaks-funded Autism Genome Project (AGP) published a major paper in Nature in 2010. Among the important discoveries were several novel autism risk genes. Individuals with autism more often had microscopic deletions in their chromosomes that affected the function of specific genes. The specific deletions (called copy number variations) are extremely rare in the general population, and many were “de novo,” meaning they occurred for the first time in the individual with ASD and were not inherited from parents.”
Autism Research Medical Conditions/Quality of Life Drawing upon data collected on more than 2,000 children who are now part of the Autism Speaks’ Autism Treatment Network's patient registry, I reported that 65 percent of children with ASD experience sleep disturbances, and 14 percent of those with sleep problems also have seizures. GI problems were also reported in 50 percent of children, and children with GI problems were more likely to have sleep disturbances, behavioral problems and a lower health-related quality of life. Other health issues identified include seizures, food sensitivities, anxiety and depression. They also measured an index of the children’s overnight levels of melatonin, a natural hormone secreted by the pineal gland that helps establish circadian rhythms, including our sleep patterns. They found that children with ASD had unusually low levels of melatonin and that lower levels of melatonin were associated with less time spent in deep sleep and more daytime sleepiness. Future work will focus on the effects of supplemental melatonin on sleep patterns and daytime sleepiness. Alpha Xi Delta is proud to be partnering with Autism Speaks to fund such innovative research initiatives and to bring hope to those who struggle with autism spectrum disorders. Each dollar we raise and each mile we walk brings us one step closer to finding the missing piece of the autism puzzle. To learn more about Autism Speaks, visit www.autismspeaks.org.
Geri Dawson, chief science officer for Autism Speaks.
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Autism News
Alpha Xi Delta and Autism Speaks Sisters raise awareness and increase donations.
Cal State San Marcos | During Autism Awareness Week in September, 11 student organizations competed for the title of Xi Champion. Teams participated in a Penny Wars coin drive, the AmaXIng Challenge: Step It Up campus walk for autism awareness, a spaghetti dinner and a basket auction/raffle night. All told, the week’s events raised more than $6,500.—Michelle Vogel, mvogel8@gmail.com
Elon | During their fall Xi Week, Sisters raised more than $7,700, nearly doubling the amount raised the previous year.
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Central Florida | Sisters and the men of Delta Upsilon Fraternity hosted a Dodgebrawl competition on UCF’s Memory Mall and raised more than $3,650. The groups split the proceeds, with half going to Autism Speaks and half going to Delta Upsilon’s local charity, the Threshold Center for Autism. On hand for the fun were Sarah Siegel, Ariana Voyer, Barbara Ungarten, Zoe Markowitz, Alexa Godel, Kelsi Rosenberg and Stephanie Cohen.—Kelsi Rosenberg, kelsi.rosenberg@gmail.com
Texas State San Marcos | Sisters held their annual Xi Ball sand volleyball tournament and raised $1,750. Showing their Fraternity pride were (front row) Lauren Piller, Maddy Pitu, Katie Fallon, Libby Rowland, (back row) Andrea Reyna, Lauren Castillo, Becky Semptner and Jordan Simson.—Taylor Ray, tr1208@txstate.edu
East Tennessee State Gamma Theta Sisters raised more than $2,500 at their first 5K race, held in October.—Kaitie Sneed, Sneedk@goldmail.etsu.edu www.alphaxidelta.org
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Minneapolis/St. Paul Alumnae Association | Twenty-three alumnae were on the team for the Minnesota Walk Now for Autism Speaks event and raised more than $2,000. Add to that the hard work of collegiate Sisters from Epsilon Alpha Chapter at Wisconsin-Eau Claire and Delta Alpha Chapter at Wisconsin-La Crosse, and nearly $9,500 was raised.—Jennifer Umberger, Jennifer.umberger@cassidyturley.com
Worcester Polytechnic | Sisters hosted their first Football FrenXI flag football tournament and raised $600. All told, Sisters raised nearly $1,075 for Autism Speaks during fall semester.—Stephanie Post, stephaniepost@wpi.edu
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Denver Alumnae Association | Dee Stutz Frazier, Heather Gorham, Dianne Ensign Ziegler and Nancy Brown planned and participated in the association’s annual Sweet Charity Brunch, Boutique and Auction, which raised money for Autism Speaks and local charities.—Barb Stover, barbstover@comcast.net
Houston Alumnae Association | The association’s debut Charity Happy Hour was its most successful local event on record, bringing out approximately 60 alumnae (including Valerie Hoover and Dana Corddry), silent auction bidders and guests, which raised more than $2,000 for Autism Speaks. Guests included the darling of Houston's fashion set, stylist Misti Pace-Krahl, and from the temple of interior urban chic, Darryl Deleon of Kuhl-Linscomb.—Monica Schafer, schafer.monica@gmail.com
National Walk | On November 6, 2010, more than 8,000 people joined together to Walk Now for Autism Speaks on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. In addition to the walk, Sisters painted faces and handed out information about autism to help raise awareness.
Embry-Riddle (AZ)/Phoenix Alumnae Association | Collegians and alumnae were out in full force at the 2010 Phoenix Walk Now for Autism Speaks event.—Elvira Bencomo, el.esparza@gmail.com www.alphaxidelta.org
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In Other Autism News… CALIFORNIA Theta Beta, Sonoma State University The chapter hosted its annual Xi Man competition and raised $3,000 for Autism Speaks. Events included jousting, a relay race, a knowledge bowl with questions about Alpha Xi Delta’s past and present, and serenading; a Penny Wars competition raised nearly $1,200. Sisters were honored to crown this year’s Xi Man, Sean Richards from Phi Delta Theta Fraternity.—Natalia Forrer, forrer@seawolf.sonoma.edu DELAWARE Theta Gamma, University of Delaware In October, Sisters held their AmaXIng Challenge: Football FrenXi, which involved the entire Greek community. They also held a wing-eating contest and their traditional Xi Man competition among fraternities. All told, Sisters raised $4,000 for Autism Speaks.—Jamie Hannigan, jamiebhannigan@gmail.com MICHIGAN Phi, Albion College Phi hosted its annual Turkey Trot 5K run/walk and AmaXIng Challenge. The weekend began with unlimited bowling on Friday night and moved on to a race down the Kalamazoo River on Saturday. Each Greek chapter had two members canoe down the river and collect large puzzle pieces. Sunday was the Turkey Trot, which attracted students, their families and local residents. Phi met its goal of raising more than $8,000.—Rebecca McMurray, rmm11@albion.edu NEVADA Las Vegas Alumnae Association Alumnae have taken raising funds and awareness for Autism Speaks to their heart. They raised $1,000 during a raffle at their fall sisterhood dinner and pledged donations to members of the Las Vegas Walk Now for Autism Speaks team.—Nicole Cordova, NicoleLCordova@aol.com
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NEW MEXICO Theta Omega, New Mexico State University Ten teams participated in the chapter’s annual lip sync competition, which raised more than $500 for Autism Speaks.—Erin Mondy, erin_m@nmsu.edu NORTH CAROLINA Theta Nu, Elon University The chapter’s annual Xi Week kicked off with a Xi Boutique, where vendors sold designer clothing and accessories to Sisters and community members. Next came a profit-share event at Brixx Pizza in Burlington where 10 percent of the restaurant’s proceeds during specified hours were donated to Autism Speaks. Theta Nu’s biannual Xiti Dinner went off without a hitch as hungry diners bought tickets to eat homemade ziti and listen to a cappella groups. Later in the week, the chapter co-sponsored an a cappella concert, with performances by groups from Elon, the University of Richmond and Duke University. After a fun-filled week of raising awareness and funds, Sisters’ work paid off as they joined hundreds of people at the Walk Now for Autism Speaks event in Charlotte.— Caitlin Confort, cconfort@elon.edu OHIO Psi, Ohio State University Sisters volunteered and walked during the 2010 Columbus Walk Now for Autism Speaks event and raised more than $2,500. Members set up a booth and provided sensory-item bags for children, as well as flyers about Alpha Xi Delta’s partnership with Autism Speaks. Sisters from Pi Chapter at Ohio University, Delta Chapter at Bethany College and Iota Chapter at West Virginia University walked with Psi Sisters as well.— Bridget Cunningham, Bcunningham07@gmail.com
Beta Mu, Bowling Green State University Sisters raised $400 at their Fuzzie Football flag football tournament and another $600 at the 5K Walk Now for Autism Speaks event in Bowling Green.—Alexis Gardner, alexisg@bgsu.edu Theta Chi, University of Toledo Sisters tutored children at the Autism Model School of Greater Toledo. They also raised more than $1,500 during the chapter’s late-night Fuzzie Funnel Cake event.—Katherine Streb, katherine.streb@rockets.utoledo.edu PENNSYLVANIA Theta Alpha, Millersville University Each fall semester, campus organizations compete for Charity King and Queen, and the winners are announced at the MU homecoming game. The organization that raises the most money for its designated charity wins the crown. Theta Alpha has won the title every year for the past 12 years, and 2010 was no different as Kim Fulmer was crowned queen. All told, the chapter raised $12,620 for Autism Speaks by hosting restaurant nights and basket bingo, posting informational flyers, organizing a Lancaster Barnstormers night, writing letters to friends and family, and contacting alumnae.—L. Caroline Brown and Kerri Ward, klward@marauder.millersville.edu SOUTH DAKOTA Epsilon, University of South Dakota In November, the chapter hosted its chili feed and cook-off where competitors made their chili recipes and everyone who bought a ticket voted on the winner. More than $1,000 was raised through ticket sales and donations.—Andrea Kantrovich, Andrea.Kantrovich@usd.edu
TEXAS Beta Alpha, University of Texas Beta Alpha joined other Alpha Xi Delta chapters to volunteer for and walk in the Greater Austin Walk Now for Autism Speaks event. The chapter continued to raise money by hosting its biannual Taco Xi all-you-can-eat breakfast taco event. More than $1,070 was raised to help find the missing piece for autism.—Ashley Zalta, ashleyzalta08@comcast.net VIRGINIA Iota Alpha, George Mason University In November, Sisters held their annual children’s carnival during the Walk Now for Autism Speaks event on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Though the weather was cold, Sisters entertained walkers and their families with games, face painting and by taking pictures with BetXi Bear. The chapter raised more than $7,000 during its fundraising efforts for the event. In 2010, five Sisters had the pleasure of interning with Autism Speaks at its national office in Washington, D.C.—Catherine Miller, cmille6@masonlive.gmu.edu WISCONSIN Epsilon Alpha, University of Wisconsin Eau Claire The chapter’s goal was to raise $4,500 during the fifth annual 24-hour teeter-totter-a-thon. After months of gaining support from community and family members, local businesses, fellow students, and friends, Sisters surpassed that goal by $2,000. But they didn’t stop there. Sisters raised even more funds through their AmaXIng Challenge: Karaoke for a Cure. In September, Sisters presented a check for more than $6,500 to Autism Speaks representatives at the Walk Now for Autism Speaks event in Minnesota. Philanthropy Chair Jenny Bomber got Sisters together to cut out puzzle pieces, write autism-related facts on them and attach them to lollipops. The chapter’s goal was to increase students’ autism awareness on campus, and they did.—Jennesa Davidson, davidsjc@uwec.edu, and Emily Stoeckmann, stoecken@uwec.edu
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Dallas Alumnae Association | Alumnae wrapped Christmas presents for children who attend Saturday School through The Stewpot, a community ministry program that works with homeless and at-risk children and adults in downtown Dallas. Sisters also volunteered at the registration table during the November Walk Now for Autism Speaks event in November.—Jeanine Stevens,tardam@aol.com. CALIFORNIA Iota Omicron, San Jose State University Sisters participated in their first formal recruitment in September and pledged 26 amazing new members, bringing their chapter to nearly 80 women who are creating a strong legacy for Alpha Xi Delta at SJSU.—Ashley Lancaster, ashley308@msn.com Sacramento Alumnae Association The association will hold its Founders’ Day brunch on April 30 and invite Sisters to attend. In support of our philanthropic partner, alumnae participated in the Sacramento Walk Now for Autism Speaks event alongside Sisters from Iota Omicron Chapter at San Jose State. To learn more about the association, email sacalphaxideltaalumnae@gmail.com.— Brittany Jibby,nodoubtxgrl@comcast.net Wingate | Sister Ragan Riddle has been to Africa three times to do mission work in rural communities in Kenya. Last summer, she interned with a children’s worship choir and returned to Africa again in December.—Jennifer Nelson, j.l.nelson@wingate.edu
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INDIANA Alpha Eta, Purdue University Sisters made several changes inside the chapter house focused on making it more environmentally friendly. Alpha Eta was recognized at the National House Directors Conference in June for its
recycling efforts and for eliminating all Styrofoam products. Other changes included reducing trash pickup from five days to three days per week, removing window air conditioner units and placing signs in all rooms as a reminder to turn off the lights when leaving. IOWA Cedar Rapids Alumnae Association The association has dozens of active members of all ages. Sisters meet on the first Monday of each month at a member’s home for a game of Bunco or a potluck dinner. Other months Sisters meet at local restaurants to celebrate their sisterhood or for a short educational program. Association members enjoy supporting the college chapters in Iowa and also make an effort to give back to the community every year during the holidays. Learn more about the next alumnae event by contacting Amy Gaffney-Ingalls at amygi@msn.com. KANSAS Alpha Kappa, Kansas State University Barbara Barrick-Chestnut, ’76, hosted a weekend reunion for many of her Sisters in Kansas City. All told, more than 70 women who initiated in the 1970s were in attendance; some had not seen each other since graduation. The reunion included an informal get-together on Friday, time to design reunion T-shirts, a PowerPoint photo presentation and a display of current chapter house photos.—Barb Barrick-Chestnut, bbarrick@kc.rr.com NORTH CAROLINA Zeta Tau, University of North Carolina at Asheville During Greek Week, Anna Bernhardt won the Highest GPA award and Robin Singer won the Most Friendly award. Within the chapter, 15 Sisters received scholarship pearls for their academic success.
Mount Union | The chapter welcomed 23 new members into our Sisterhood during fall formal recruitment, themed Alice in Wonderland.—Ceili Hasul, hasulca@mountunion.edu
Nebraska Lincoln | The five-generation Debutante “family” within the chapter includes (front row) Arin Bruns, Brooke Herbig, (back row) Heather Christensen, Beth Barmettler and Kim Huhmann.
Illinois | In September, 27 Kappa Sisters who graduated between 1960 and 1966 met in Door Country, Wisconsin, to renew friendships and share memories. It was the sixth such gathering and concluded with a Rose Dinner honoring 50-year members. Planning is underway for a 2012 reunion. Learn more by contacting Karen Goetter Druliner at kgd3942@verizon.net. www.alphaxidelta.org
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Albion | Phi alumnae Bobbie Eastman Cornwell, Pat Garrity Hamburg, Charlotte Treadwell Scott and C. Barbara Carne Riehl participated in the Albion College Grand Getaway at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan.—Barbara Riehl, dadriehl@aol.com
Bowling Green State | Beta Mu collegians got together to enjoy a Secret Santa gift exchange and home-cooked meal prepared by a Sister’s mom.—Lexi Gardner, alexisg@bgsu.edu
North Carolina Triangle Alumnae Association | Alumnae got together for a holiday dinner in Durham, which was filled with laughter, sharing Alpha Xi Delta stories and making new friends. Those in attendance included Lori LoPresti Bruhns, Dottie Sheldon Williams, Brandy Bolick, Claudine Caro, Dayna Dunkle, Amanda Rozycki, Alexis Pero, Kari Searl, Jane Fursey Ralston and Erica Preusse.—Claudine Caro, claudinecaro@gmail.com
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Pikes Peak Region Alumnae Association | The Garden of the Gods Club was a perfect location for the group’s annual holiday luncheon. An ornament exchange made the occasion one of the highlights of the season. Front row: Deb Pyles Grandia, Fran Tomlin Dudenhoeffer, Ann Hall. Back row: Natalie Brown, Gini Kamperschroer Simonson, Megan Davis, Shirley Miekka, Jean Mason Swartzendruber, Jo Goodlove Weilbrenner, Lois Kopper Stump, Sue Miskinis Bigus, June Miskinis Hallenbeck, Stacy Scheuerman Butler, Megan Foster Harrison.—Gini Simonson,gini.jim@comcast.net
East Carolina | Sisters surprised family members and friends with a playful card during the holiday season.—Katie Schafer, schafer.katie@comcast.net
Zeta Tau, University of North Carolina at Asheville (continued) Zeta Tau held its annual Parents Luncheon at the Deerpark Restaurant on the Biltmore Estate. Parents, family members and friends were all treated to a great meal and had the opportunity to meet Sisters’ families. The chapter also held a fundraiser at The Hop Ice Cream Café and raised $115 for Autism Speaks.—Heather Driver, hrdriver@unca.edu Iota Zeta, Wingate University Iota Zeta’s fall new member class of 24 was its largest ever and nearly doubled the chapter’s size. Five Sisters are members of Wingate’s volleyball team and participated in the Elite 8 Championship. Congratulations to team members Stormi Gale, Becca Bloemer, Lauren Billo, Katie Handy and Grace Krauser. For the ninth year in a row, Iota Zeta won Wingate’s homecoming competition. The chapter stood out with its Bulldog Pride-themed float and
with three Sisters who won first place as homecoming representatives. Congratulations to Abbie Schuman, Jennifer Nelson and Megan Wood.— Jennifer Nelson, j.l.nelson@wingate.edu
Chicago North Shore Alumnae Association | Alumnae, including Veronica Pontarelli Toussaint, Kathryn Yager Brown and Joan LaMair Evenstand, kicked off the fall with the association’s traditional potluck salad supper, followed by Sisters' summer activity reports.—Jean Osterndorf Johnson
OHIO Zeta, Wittenberg University Several alumnae had a wonderful weekend reunion on campus in September. Sisters had been planning the event for nine months and had 40 women from 12 states in attendance over the course of the weekend.—Cheryl Thiesing Goolsby, kdgnteacher1253@aol.com WEST VIRGINIA Beta Sigma, West Virginia Wesleyan University Alumnae who graduated in 1971 got together in September in Indian Lake, Pennsylvania. It was a wonderful experience, since it had been 39 years since some Sisters had seen one another.— Bev Naugle, bevnaugle@sbcglobal.net
Chicago Northwest Suburban Alumnae Association | A November alumnae gathering brought Kappa Sisters together, many of whom had not seen each other for 20 years.—Deb Keyes, deb-keyes@sbcglobal.net
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Bowling Green State | Beta Mu Sisters from the 1990s reconnected during a reunion in Cleveland in August. Front row: Jamie Palmer Ovens, Pamela Morse Gutmore, Tina Ruppelli Petrigan, Katy Bateman Brown. Back row: Leigh Ann Perkins Kesling, Julie Hartman Telesz, Mandy Mittendorf Skinner, Robin Knuckles Hager, Megan Johnson.—Leigh Ann Kesling, leighkesling@aol.com
Georgia Tech | Gamma Eta Sisters competed in the Tower Egg Toss during Tech’s homecoming competition. The chapter was crowned homecoming champs for the second year in a row by taking second place in the Mock Rock competition and first place in the Homecoming Booth and Steal the T competitions. Sisters were also proud to see their Mr. Georgia Tech candidate win the competition.—Tabatha Pilgrim, tpilgrim@gatech.edu Gamma Beta, Marshall University The chapter received the Best Overall Recruitment award from the campus Panhellenic council.—Ashley Anselene, anselene@marshall.edu
Eastern Washington | The chapter welcomed 21 fabulous new members on Bid Day with the theme New Xi on the Block: We Got the Right Stuff.—Alexis Welch, awelch@mbaks.com
Cal State San Marcos | Rosanna Montero will continue to feel the warmth of sisterhood with the king-size quilt she created from her Alpha Xi Delta T-shirts.—Rosanna Montero, bellarosanna@gmail.com
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WISCONSIN Delta Alpha, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse The university’s annual Greek Songfest competition was replaced by a fall Greek Airband contest. Sisters enthusiastically “played” songs highlighting the theme Influential Female Artists Throughout the Ages. In the community, Sisters volunteered at the local Rotary Lights holiday lights event. On campus, they participated in Alex’s Lemonade Stand, a longstanding chapter tradition, and raised money for pediatric cancer research. Sisters Karly Wallace and Elizabeth Hitzel were named Greek Member of the Month for September and November, respectively. —Kelly Wendorf,wendorf.kell@uwlax.edu
Los Angeles Alumnae Association | Grilling, great weather and girl time. Sisters enjoyed it all during their summer barbecue. Front row: Liz Schultz, Nytavia Lee, Angela Pettinelli, Amanda Hagouel, Felicia Carter-Aaron. Back row: Deanna Newell, Heather Bosch Townsend, Barbara Poppell, Danielle Serlin, Leslie Helman Owsley, Holly McGreevy.—Angela Pettinelli, italipino11@yahoo.com
Sonoma State | Theta Beta Chapter welcomed 53 wonderful women during fall formal recruitment, bringing the chapter to 135 Sisters.—Natalia Forrer, forrer@seawolf.sonoma.edu
South Dakota | Sisters kicked off their In-Xi fundraising campaign in October to raise $500,000 within five years for structural and aesthetic improvements to the chapter house and for endowed scholarships. Learn more and join the email update list at www.inxifundraisingcampaign.bbnow.org.—Cara Davis, caradavis515@gmail.com
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Realize Your Potential Rachel Anna Sturgeon, Indiana ’02, is the founder and CEO of alpha26 Photography in Columbus, Ohio. The company sells photographs of objects that resemble alphabet letters used to spell phrases or a family or business name. R a ch e l is the photographer and has taken photos around the world for her unique artwork. See examples and connect with Rachel at www.alpha26photography.com.
Marilyn Raptakis Swierk, M.S., C.F.C.S., Rhode Island ’62, president of MS Innovations, recently completed a successful term as president of the American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (AAFCS). Marilyn led the association in a “Taking It to the Streets” campaign in which members educated the public on H1N1 prevention. A long-time AAFCS member and strong advocate for family and consumer sciences education, Marilyn previously served on the AAFCS board of directors and in many other national leadership roles for AAFCS and educationrelated organizations. Most recently, she was president of the AAFCS board and chair of the AAFCS Elementary, Secondary, and Adult Education Section. She currently serves as vice president of programming for Prepare Tomorrow’s Parents. Prior to starting MS Innovations and consulting, Marilyn taught family and consumer sciences at the secondary school level for 29 years in Rhode Island. Marilyn is a 1995 Alpha Xi Delta Woman of Distinction recipient.
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Susan Patch Eberhard, Wright State ’77, received the Commissioner’s Citation from the Social Security Administration, its highest honor award. The citation is reserved for employees who demonstrate a personal commitment to excellence and who have made exceptional contributions to the mission and goals of the Social Security Administration. Susan has been employed by the Social Security Administration for 29 years; 25 of those have been in the Social Security District Office in Sandusky, Ohio.
Mary Lee Gannon, CAE, Ferris State ’79, was appointed president of the St. Margaret Foundation in Pittsburgh, which supports the health and wellness of communities served by University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. She is also president and CEO of Gannon Group, a full-service executive coaching, training and consulting firm that provides productivity strategies by improving team performance, executive leadership skills, board performance, planning and project execution. Mary Lee is a graduate of the Duquesne University Professional Coaching Program and recently wrote a career advice book, Starting Over: 25 Rules When You’ve Bottomed Out. Anyone facing an economic or personal challenge will find concrete ways to create change within the pages of her book. Learn more at www.StartingOverNow.com. Connect with Mary Lee at gannonm@upmc.edu.
Linda Cahow, Maryland ’76, was named a 2010 Top 100 Minority Business® Enterprise Award winner. Linda is president of Asphalt General, a Maryland-based general paving contractor for Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia and the BaltimoreWashington corridor. Linda was chosen for her outstanding achievements in entrepreneurship, client satisfaction, and professional and community contributions. In addition, the Washington, D.C., chapter of Professional Women in Construction recognized Linda as its Top Woman of Achievement in Subcontracting. This award recognizes career achievement, excellence in job performance, leadership and exceptional work on a project of the year. Connect with Linda at lcahow@alphaltgeneral.com.
Angela Ruzika, Southeast Missouri State ’99, is the author of the “Wendy on Wheels” series of books that features 10-year-old Wendy who uses a wheelchair to get around. Angela’s sister Amanda, who uses a wheelchair full time due to spina bifida, said many young wheelchair users feel unmotivated and severely limited by their disabilities and situations. These comments prompted Angela to write the series to motivate children and to raise disability awareness. Current books include Wendy on Wheels Goes to the Beach, Wendy on Wheels Goes to the Zoo and Wendy on Wheels Saves the Day. Learn more about the books and connect with Angela at www.wendyonwheels.com.
Mallory Brown, Albion ’05, is the founder of World Clothes Line (WCL) in Farmington, Michigan — an apparel company on a mission to clothe the world. For every item purchased at www.worldclothesline.com, the company gives a new item of clothing to someone in need. “Our clothing is designed to reflect countries for donation, so if you buy a Peru sweatshirt, I’ll give another sweatshirt to someone in need in Peru. If you buy U.S.A. pants, I'll give pants to someone in the U.S.A.,” says Mallory. WCL staffers travel around the world to personally deliver new clothes to those who need them most. Connect with Mallory at Mallory@worldclothesline.com.
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STEP into your
Strength
Alpha Xi Delta is filled with Sisters who move boldly through life, embracing and sharing their strengths as they encourage others to do the same. Three Sisters share how you can empower yourself physically, online and while traveling so you can walk courageously and confidently through life. Be Smart Megan Norwood Ellis, West Chester ’98, is a national speaker and certified self-defense instructor with Girls Fight Back, an organization founded in 2001 by Erin Weed after her sorority sister was murdered at Eastern Illinois University. Erin, Megan and the rest of the GFB staff give motivational keynotes and workshops at high schools, colleges and corporations to empower women and girls to lead safe and peaceful lives. Megan is also a security consultant for one of the country's leading violence and threat assessment firms. Megan offers these tips to help women empower themselves physically. Choose Awareness. Awareness takes practice. In our busy lives, it’s easy to go from one place to another without paying attention. Next time you leave the grocery or campus library, take a moment to pull yourself together and check out your surroundings.
Find Targets and Tools. Imagine all the places on the body that a potential attacker is vulnerable. These are their targets. Now, think of where you’re strong. These are your tools. Targets + Tools + Force = Self-Defense. No one can ever cover all of their targets. Look for your options. Fear Less. Oftentimes, it’s fear that causes the most damage. It causes us to rush to judgment, it raises our blood pressure and it can even cause people to completely close their minds to the potential of anything bad happening. None of these reactions help us live a safer life. I find the more I know about potential dangers around me and how to protect myself, the less I’m afraid.
Connect with Megan at mellis@girls-fightback.com.
Be Savvy During fall semester 2010, a hacker used various techniques to try to steal information online from Theta Iota Sisters at Florida Atlantic University. Several Sisters were caught by the hacker’s scheme, forcing them to change all of their email accounts and passwords. Mallory Potter, Florida Atlantic ’09, offers the following suggestions to help you protect yourself online. Call to Verify. If you receive a strange IM from someone who says they’re a Sister, immediately call that Sister and ask if they’re online. If they’re not, they’re obviously not logged in to their Facebook account and have been hacked. Watch Yourself in Public. Never leave your Facebook or email page open in a public place. If you’re in the library and loglon to Facebook, then walk away to go to the bathroom, someone can easily gain your password information by copying and pasting the IP address,
which holds vital information about your page, such as email and password. Be Selective with Friends. Never accept a friend request from people you don’t know. Some people accept these requests to gain more friends or just because the person looks interesting. However, you don’t know that person’s intentions, especially if they’re unfamiliar to you and/or you have no mutual friends. Connect with Mallory at mpotte12@fau.edu.
or you’re asking to be “helped” by someone who may not have your best interests at heart. Nix the Travel Talk. It’s easy to talk about your travels with the cashier at the coffee shop or the person sitting next to you. But that’s personal information best kept to yourself. You don't know who is listening and what they might do with the information. Bring the Children. When traveling with children, bring their current picture in case you get separated.
Be Careful Allison Cammack Jones, Florida ’93, is the owner of Destinations in Florida Travel and has been in the travel industry for more than 15 years. Allison recommends the following recommendations to empower yourself before and during a trip. Familiarize Yourself with Airports. Know where you’re going and walk with a mission. Don’t look like the typical tourist
Connect with Allison at Allison@destinationsinflorida.com or 904.545.6443.
Do you have a message you’d like to share, “Sister to Sister?” Send your story and photos to the Editor for future consideration.
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Alumna Profile
If You Own It, They Will Come “On our honeymoon, my husband asked, ‘What would you like to be if you weren’t a physical therapist?’ I said, ‘A bed and breakfast owner,’ and just left it as a dream,” says Julie Bevington Pierce, Stetson ’89. Today, Julie and husband Jeff are living that dream as the owners of Sunrise Farm Photo by Mickey Nichols Bed and Breakfast in Salem, South Carolina. In 2006, Julie and Jeff sold their private-practice physical therapy clinic in Ft. Myers, Florida, and bought Sunrise Farm. “We had no experience or training as innkeepers,” says Julie. “We simply filled it with God’s love and people came.” Sunrise Farm B&B is a beautifully restored Victorian farmhouse (c. 1890) with 10 acres of rolling hills, nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of northwest South Carolina. Julie runs the inn full time while Jeff practices physical therapy part time. Their 14-year-old daughter, Madison, goes to school and also helps at the inn. “Sunrise Farm wouldn’t be the same without Madison,” says Julie. “She’s my right hand in the kitchen, my chief cookie baker and she enjoys giving farm tours. About 30 percent of our guests are return guests; they enjoy watching Madison grow and hearing about how she’s doing in sports.” To Julie, the best thing about being a B&B owner is meeting people from around the world. The Pierce family has welcomed guests from China, Australia, England and Italy, in addition to those from the U.S. “We live in a small community that most people have never heard of, yet they find us,” says Julie. “There has been no concentrated effort to get people here. The only way we can explain it is that this is where God is at work right now, and we are privileged to be part of it.” Each morning, Julie prepares a full breakfast for her guests, which features all-natural ingredients, fresh local produce and homemade specialties like cranberry-orange pecan scones and blueberry buttermilk pancakes. After breakfast, guests can enjoy numerous indoor and outdoor activities, such as visiting museums, antique hunting, whitewater rafting, hiking, bird-watching, sightseeing and golfing. They can also pet and feed the farm animals. 29 The Quill of Alpha Xi Delta
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The “farm” part of Sunrise Farm includes a hobby farm with what Julie lovingly calls “pasture ornaments.” In other words, the farm has a garden and animals that are enjoyed for their beauty rather than used for income or production purposes. Julie’s four-legged family includes two llamas, a pot-bellied pig, three pygmy goats, two sheep, two miniature horses, three barn cats and one dog. “I get calls from people who say, ‘I’ve just got to meet your pot-bellied pig!’” says Julie. “The animals set us apart and really draw people to us.” Another thing that draws people is the peace and quiet. “Sunrise Farm is a special place to relax, kick back and get away from the hustle and bustle of life,” says Julie. “Everyone seems to be so busy. Everything keeps us so distracted, yet we need to find time to get away.” If you’re in need of a girlfriend getaway or time away with your family or significant other, Sunrise Farm may be just the ticket. Julie provides a special Sisters Package for Alpha Xi Deltas who come to stay, complete with pink roses and plenty of chocolate. “People are transformed when they come here,” says Julie. “It’s awesome.” Just as guests are transformed by coming to Sunrise Farm, Julie’s life was forever changed by becoming a member of Omega Chapter at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida.
The bright and cheery Morning Glory room is one of five rooms and suites in the main house at Sunrise Farm Bed & Breakfast. The B&B also has two cottages in close proximity to the main house. Photo by Scott Whitaker
“My experience as a collegiate Alpha Xi Delta was a confidence builder,” says Julie. “It helped me understand that I can follow my dreams. It was an experience I can look back on and say, ‘This is one of the steps in finding out who I am and building confidence in myself.’” Post-graduation, Julie was a member of the Birmingham, Alabama Alumnae Association and valued connecting with women who share something in common. “It was an opportunity to have a family where I didn’t have a biological family,” says Julie, who moved to Alabama to Sunrise Farm B&B is located in the northwest corner of South Carolina. The wicker rockers on the inn’s wraparound porch are perfect for reading, reflecting and relaxing. Photo by Scott Whitaker attend physical therapy school and stayed after graduation. “We helped start Theta Says Julie, “This is everything I dreamed it would be – and so Phi Chapter at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. much more.” Encouraging other young women was very special.” Connect with Julie at sfbb@bellsouth.net. Visit Sunrise Farm These days, Julie continues to welcome travelers who arrive in at www.SunriseFarmBB.com. need of the warmth and peace that can be found at Sunrise Farm.
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Convention 2011
“I hope you’re coming to
Atlanta. You will experience our Southern hospitality and visit with Sisters from all over. Maybe you’ll choose to visit Stone Mountain, the Carter Center or the aquarium. Y’all come!”—Kathy Owrey, Henderson State ’70, National Team Lead Make plans now to join us in Atlanta, Georgia, for Alpha Xi Delta’s 49th Biennial Convention, July 6-8, 2011, at the Atlanta Sheraton Hotel. National Convention is a great time for Sisters to connect, rekindle friendships, strengthen the bonds of sisterhood and, most importantly, realize their potential. Learn more, book your hotel and register at www.alphaxidelta.org/Convention2011. Accommodations The Sheraton Atlanta Hotel is centrally located in the heart of downtown Atlanta and is surrounded by fabulous restaurants, exclusive shopping venues and pulsating nightlife. The hotel is just 15 minutes from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, just two blocks from the MARTA public transportation system and minutes from the Georgia Dome, Phillips Arena, Turner Field, and the Midtown and Buckhead entertainment districts. The special Convention room rate is $149 per night, which is good three days before and three days after Convention. Registration Online registration is now open. If you’re unable to register online, please contact Fraternity Headquarters at 317.872.3500 or fhq@alphaxidelta.org. Registrations received after June 1, 2011, are subject to a late registration fee.
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Packages Join us for the full Convention experience or just share a meal or two with your Sisters. Either way, you’re sure to leave with a renewed pride in our fabulous Sisterhood. Full Convention Package Required of all voting delegates. Includes activities beginning Wednesday evening, July 6, 2011, and concluding with the Rose Banquet on Saturday evening, July 9, 2011. Be an early bear and receive a discount. Register by April 24, 2011, and save. Part-time Packages Just looking to attend the educational sessions? Choose the PreConference package. Want to join us for a fun-filled weekend? Choose the Weekend Getaway package. Just want to enjoy a meal? Select which meal function you can attend and pay for that ticket only. A night you don’t want to miss: The Alpha Xi Delta Awards Celebration at the Georgia Aquarium. Registration includes a general-admission ticket and an evening of glamour. Tour the aquarium then join us in the Oceans Ballroom for the Awards Celebration, Women of Distinction awards presentation and the Foundation’s silent auction
Calendar of Events WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2011 • Registration • Meet-and-Greet for preConference attendees • Sisterhood event
EXCURSION FUN. Don’t miss out on an adventure with your Sisters. Check the Convention website for a list of Alpha Xi Delta Atlanta excursions.
Getting to Convention Sisters will be at the Atlanta airport to greet Convention attendees during peak hours. They will also travel with you on the MARTA, Atlanta’s public transit system. Detailed transportation information is available on the Convention website. Sisterhood Spotlight Submit your favorite Alpha Xi Delta memories and moments, which will be shared throughout Convention. Your submission can relate to undergraduate or alumna experiences and memories. It could be a philanthropy event, an Autism Speaks moment, initiation, Bid Day, Big/Lil Sis adventures, reunions, travels with your Sisters, chapter installations or a Convention experience. Your Sisterhood Spotlight may be used on the Convention website, in The Quill or during Convention itself. We will use as many submissions as possible but cannot guarantee all will be used. Submit yours on the Convention website. For more information, including a complete schedule of events, visit www.alphaxidelta.org/Convention2011.
“Don't miss your chance to get an amaXIng view of the Atlanta skyline at the Sun Dial Restaurant, 73 stories in the air.”—Gabrielle Persaud, Georgia State ’10
THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2011 • Delegate orientation • General Session speaker • Educational sessions throughout the day • Networking lunch • National Chapter Initiation • Opening banquet • Sisterhood reception FRIDAY, JULY 8, 2011 • Philanthropy breakfast: “Listening Together” • National Chapter meeting • Free time. Check the Fraternity’s website for special excursions being organized. • Pre-Awards Celebration reception • Awards and Woman of Distinction celebration SATURDAY, JULY 9, 2011 • National Chapter meeting • Breakout sessions • Conversation Café • Rose Banquet reception • Rose Banquet Why should you come to Convention? Watch this video from Courtney Peek, Zeta Omega Chapter President from the University of West Georgia. Download a QR code reader app on your smartphone, scan this code and watch the video. If you don’t have a smartphone, watch the video at www.alphaxidelta.org/ Convention2011.
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Inspiring Women to Realize Their Potential April O’Brien, Bethany ’08 Jessie Pulcipher Scholarship Recipient For a junior or senior majoring in journalism, radio, TV or communications. April’s Goal: To become a television news anchor. April’s Words: “Alpha Xi Delta has provided me with an amazing support system. Joining the Fraternity was the best decision of my life.”
Lauren Fisher, Indiana ’08 Ruth Fowler Brown Scholarship Recipient For an outstanding freshman or sophomore Sister. Lauren’s Goal: A career in journalism. Lauren’s Words: “I came to Indiana University as an out-of-state student and did not know anyone. I met my best friends by joining Alpha Xi Delta, and I know these friendships will last a lifetime. “I’ll always take Alpha Xi Delta’s values with me. The Fraternity has given me a chance to grow and turn into the person I was meant to be. I owe who I’ve become to my home away from home — Alpha Xi Delta.”
Did You Know… Among the items included in the Tax Relief Act signed into law by President Obama on December 17, 2010, was an extension of the Charitable IRA Rollover provision through the end of 2011. The tax provision offers you a wonderful opportunity to help Alpha Xi Delta with your donation between now and the end of the calendar year. There are several important points to be aware of: • Individuals age 70½ and older may once again request direct transfers of funds from individual retirement accounts (IRAs) to the Alpha Xi Delta Foundation without income tax on gifted funds. • The funds must be directly transferred from IRA accounts to the Alpha Xi Delta Foundation. (Ask your IRA custodians for special forms to make these requests.) • Each individual is entitled to make $100,000 in gifts to charities each year under this provision.
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• These contributions do not qualify donors for an additional charitable income tax deduction; not being taxed on the withdrawal is worth even more than a standard charitable deduction. •Only standard IRAs and Roth IRA accounts qualify under this law; other retirement accounts, such as 401(k), 403(b), SEP, KEOGH and SIMPLE IRA plans, cannot be used to make an IRA rollover gift. • Donors of IRA rollover gifts must receive no personal benefits from this gift nor are they available for planned gifts, such as charitable remainder trusts or gift annuities. You may designate your gift to the Loyalty Fund, scholarship fund or leadership program of your choice. If you have questions or need more information, contact Kendra Lewis, Director of Development, at 317.872.3500 ext. 117 or klewis@alphaxidelta.org.
Remember Alpha Xi Delta. Remember when you’re away. Remember how grand it would be To wear a golden Quill, someday. We have cherished memories of our college experience and continue to enjoy the benefits of Alpha Xi Delta membership, just as the familiar song “Remember” reminds us.
Remember whatever happens, Our gold and double blue. But for that experience to continue for the next generation of Sisters, we ask you not only remember your experience with fondness, but to remember our Foundation in your estate plans. The Foundation creates opportunities for Alpha Xi Deltas to ensure enduring resources so the Fraternity can fulfill her mission. We do this to inspire young women to realize their potential through the leadership opportunities we offer, the lifelong learning we inspire and the service we give to improve the lives of children.
Remember Alpha Xi Delta, And we will remember you. Bequests are the simplest and most common method of making estate gifts to the Foundation. You can make a transformational gift by specifying in your will or revocable trust that a specific dollar amount or a percentage of the residue of your estate or trust be left to the Alpha
Xi Delta Foundation. You can also add the Foundation as a beneficiary of an IRA or other retirement plan account or of a life insurance policy. It’s a simple action, but it has a lasting impact and ensures that Alpha Xi Deltas will remember your generosity forever. The following is suggested wording if you’re interested in leaving a legacy to the Alpha Xi Delta Foundation through your will: “I give, devise and bequeath the (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.” The Foundation staff is available to answer your questions or advise you on the many different programs you can support through estate gifts. We understand this is a big decision, and we’re happy to help without any pressure or obligation. Contact us at 317.872.3500 ext. 117 or www.alphaxidelta.org.
Foundation Memorial Gifts
Martha O’Neal DeLee, Centenary
Gail Ponte Humphrey,
Miriam Miller McKinley,
The Foundation recognizes Memorial
by Cornelia DeLee, Alpha Deuteron
Eastern Michigan
Baldwin-Wallace
by Beverly Mills Dejarnett,
by Kathy Lee Pape, Edinboro
Gifts given from September 1, 2010, through December 31, 2010.
Jo Anne Horton Dickens,
Eastern Michigan
Old Dominion Alan Amos, husband of Alice Green Amos, Ohio Wesleyan
by Linda Foster Absalom,
Old Dominion
Janet Swanson Loper Barris, Syracuse by Mary Pate Keiser, Michigan State
Edna Belle Jarvis, Old Dominion
mother of Karen Brinton Mershimer
by Carolyn Russell Cunningham,
Bellinger, Allegheny
Old Dominion
by Virginia Drick Messing,
Ohio Wesleyan
Harriet Regester Brinton Mershimer,
by Beta Pi Chapter, Indiana
Virginia Hornbrook Diebel,
Northwestern
Coletta Lutz Knight
Natalie Bunn Moline, Oregon State
by Jean Osterndorf Johnson,
by Linda Lutz Dettmer,
by Marianne Clausing-Lee,
Wisconsin Madison
Baldwin-Wallace
St. Cloud State
Nancy McSwain Phipps, East
Tennessee State
Patricia Hays Dooley, Indiana
Amy Lee Ladner, Kansas State
Phyllis Oetjen Moller, Coe
by Helen Geyer Czenkusch, Indiana
by Annie Flagler Trotta, Kansas State
by Denny Moller, husband of Phyllis
Mattie Sharp Dunlap, mother of Jane
Anne Gibson Reinhart Leslie, Arizona
Dunlap Gaby
by Laurie Howard Felton, Virginia
Donna Moore, UCLA
by Jane Dunlap Gaby, Tennessee
Northern Virginia Alumnae Association
by Patricia Dillon Clegg, UCLA
Oetjen Moller
Patricia Wyatt Berry, Florida State by Nancy McSwain Phipps, East
Tennessee State
Elizabeth Lloyd Ulmer, Arizona
Margaret Peggy Brown, Stetson by Joan Clark, Florida
Virginia Straley Duvall, Purdue
Bonnie Clark Jefferis, Defiance
by Nancy Hahn Morgan, Purdue
Esther Price Moore, Kentucky Nancy Lindell Leslie,
by Cary Lawson Moore, Kentucky
Nebraska Omaha Ruth Fowler Brown, Ohio
Arline Coe Erb, California Berkeley
by the Giles Memorial Foundation
by Donna Staehling Borden,
by Kathy Welniak McFarlin,
Nebraska Omaha
California Berkeley
Betty Jones Skulstad Neberman, Albion by Eileen Hart Harrison, Albion
Andrew M. Macrina, son of Catherine
Susan Fabian Cameron, Mississippi Ruth Davidson Farkas, Purdue
Cahill Macrina
Kathleen Nee, mother of Alison
by Sonja Zedigian Lowry, Monmouth
by Catherine Cahill Macrina, West Chester
Nee Calderone
Dorothy Trepal Clark, Connecticut
Peggy Doneldon Gillespie Ford,
Colleen Elise Martin, Oklahoma State
by Margaret Lewis Wardle,
Bowling Green State
by Linda Harmeson, Illinois
by Elizabeth McCoy Walley,
Mississippi
by Alison Nee Calderone, Case
Connecticut
by Patricia Schack Train, Bowling
Green State David Coupe, husband of Barbara Herzog Coupe, Kansas State
Elda Gardiner, mother of Pamela
by Loma Bowers Proctor, Denver
Gardiner Enger, Frostburg State by Janet Gleason White,
Lorene E. Currier, U of Washington
Frostburg State
by Carol Woodworth Root,
Wisconsin Madison
Patricia Lacey Debinder, Maryland
Geraldine Krawczak Nestingen, Mary Ellen Mates, Northwestern
Wisconsin Madison
by Nancy McSwain Phipps, East
by Alta Groves Jewell, Wisconsin
Tennessee State
Beth Fitschen Newell,
Pam McCormick Barkman,
Washington State
Baldwin-Wallace
by Joan Weber, Washington State
by Beth Cohen, Penn State
by Jacqueline Rockwell Eldal,
Theta Sigma Chapter, Central Florida
Nebraska Lincoln Mary Streit McGrath, Coe
Spring 2011
Laura Williams Newman,
Western Carolina
by Dorothea Moser Huebner, Coe
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Lois M. McCormick, mother of
Jessica Hughes, Nebraska Lincoln
by Joyce Gill Giard, Maryland
Western Reserve
by Deborah Green, Western Carolina
Donna Falconnier Parker,
Martha Davies Stone,
Kelli Basa, Wisconsin Eau Claire
Delta Chi Chapter, Northern Iowa
Florida State
Randolph-Macon
by Alycia Fischer, Wisconsin
by Bailey Jo Loebig, Northern Iowa
by Jan Dorrough Austin, Wright State
by Jane Stone, Ohio Wesleyan
Barbara Goodrum Breisch,
Janet Cox Stumpf, Wittenberg
Nichole Brown Beran,
Northern Iowa
Michigan State
by Carolyn Hessong Hickman,
Nebraska Omaha
by Kelsey Hastings, Northern Iowa
Eau Claire Delta Chi Class of 2010,
Mike Ewers, Friend of Alpha Xi Delta
Wittenberg
Deanna Degnan Ewers, Kansas State Mr. & Mrs. Ralph E. Grimm, Friends of Alpha Xi Delta Levin Porter Associates Inc.
Omaha Sandra Utlaut, Missouri St. Louis by Karen Wyka Kapral,
Missouri St. Louis
Marilyn Sloan Thompson, Ohio State Patricia Schack Train,
Bowling Green State
by Cheryl Eby Miller, Nebraska
by Nicole Marie Lovins, Defiance Carolyn Buchman Berlin,
Mount Union
Deanna Wollam Detchemendy, Cal
by Anne Berlin Painter, Indiana
State Northridge
Betty Robertson Wert, Wittenberg by Sonja Zedigian Lowry, Monmouth
by Kimberly Starr, Kentucky Beta Lambda Chapter, Penn State by Stacy Sydeski Hurt, Penn State
Kathy Payne
Hazel Benge Winans, Drake
by Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity
by Robin Soper Broumley, Texas
Maureen Bland Pearcy, Maryland
Tracey Winter, cousin of
by Dianee Hanrahan Coughlan,
Jessica McEntee by Jessica McEntee, West Chester
Elreane Pipes, West Virginia
Caitlin Dieguez, Bethany by Nicole Salopek, Bethany
Natalie Booth, Wisconsin Eau Claire by Samantha Boterman, Wisconsin
Maryland
Jenna Deskins, Defiance
Eau Claire
Lisa Creager Donatini, Ohio State by Kim Creager Wilver, Ohio State
Juanita Brinsmade, mother of Anne
Carl and Barbara Dorsey, parents
Hudson Brinsmade
of Mikayla Dorsey
by Anne Hudson Brinsmade,
by Mikayla Dorsey, Boise State
Frostburg State
by Nancy McSwain Phipps,
East Tennessee State
Peggy Martin Dorsey, West
Honor Gifts
Caitlyn Elizabeth Conwell, daughter
Virginia Wesleyan
Helen Banda Ralsten, Marshall
The Foundation recognizes Honor
of Carolyn Rylko Conwell, born on
by Mary Jean Dorsey Taylor,
by Nancy Miller Lince, Marshall
Gifts given from September 1, 2010,
Founders’ Day
through December 31, 2010.
by Carolyn Rylko Conwell,
Rachel Keister Riley, Wittenberg by Margaret Rankin Rittenhouse,
Wittenberg
West Chester
Joan Barnett Cornwell, Kentucky by Donna Parker Draper,
Thelma Romanik
Abby, Andrea, Ericka and Stephanie
by Delta Rho Building Corporation
by Michelle Mason, Wisconsin
Susan Leeds Horwitz, Cal State
Oshkosh
Northridge Margaret Kelly Anderson,
New Orleans
Montante Hall, Georgia
by Katelyn Englert, Alabama
Birmingham
Helen Bunn Shaw, U of Washington
Jenna Fullerton Arnold,
by Marjorie Minnix Heywood,
Nebraska Omaha
Marshall
by Cheryl Eby Miller,
Nebraska Omaha
Central Michigan Sara Drews, Bethany Roberta Berger Cox, West
by Sara Patnesky, Bethany
Virginia Wesleyan
Mary C. Shaulinski, mother of Marie
by Rigby Guiney Duncan, Marshall
Tamara Meyers Draeger,
Nebraska Omaha
2010-12 National Council by Wendy Kurtz, Indiana
West Virginia Wesleyan
by Cheryl Eby Miller,
Nebraska Omaha
by Nancy Cox Whitham,
West Virginia
Stephanie Eck, Illinois by Ashley Kurek, Illinois
Kelsey Cross, Cal State San Marcos
Epsilon Kappa Chapter, Western
by Molly Morgan, Cal State
Kentucky
San Marcos
by M. Kristin Stuedle,
Western Kentucky Laura Darling, Nebraska Omaha by Cheryl Eby Miller,
Nebraska Omaha
Valerie Flatley, Bethany by April O’Brien, Bethany www.alphaxidelta.org
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Foundation Leah LaRae Follese, Wisconsin
Charlene Hannah, Rochester Institute
Paige Kerfeld, Wisconsin Eau Claire
Jennifer Christine Luli,
Eau Claire
of Technology, November 2010 FVP
by Kristin Van Den Broeke, Wisconsin
Central Florida
by Jennesa Davidson, Wisconsin
of the Month
Eau Claire
by Nicole Valdes, Central Florida
by Omega Financial, Inc.
Michelle Penwell Fryzek,
Bridget Harris, New Hampshire
Nebraska Lincoln
by Julie and Paul Harris, Friends
by Cheryl Eby Miller,
Eau Claire
of Alpha Xi Delta
Nebraska Omaha
Brandi Kinard, sister of Tiffani Kinard
Brittany McAdoo, Bethany
by Tiffani Kinard, West Chester
by Kelli McAbier, Bethany
Shelbi Kinard, sister of Tiffani Kinard
Maggie McCort, Bethany
by Tiffani Kinard, West Chester
by Rachel Sowinski, Bethany
Kari Kitchen, Bethany
Theresa McEntee, mother of
Margaret Harris, Bethany Elysia Balster Gallivan, South Dakota
by Jennifer Fleahman, Bethany
by Kimberly Starr, Kentucky
by Taylor Morris, Bethany
Justina McEntee by Justina McEntee, West Chester
Jennifer Heeren Helms, Gamma Xi Chapter, Valdosta State
Nebraska Omaha
Melissa Kurschner, Central Florida,
by Kay Hilton Kenneally,
by Cheryl Eby Miller,
September 2010 FVP of the Month
Megan McGowen, Cal State
by Omega Financial, Inc.
Northridge
Valdosta State
Nebraska Omaha
by Michelle Supplee Reda, Rider Lynn Garvin, Bethany
Jennifer Bauer Henson, Wittenberg
Patricia Neffler Lafferty, UCLA
by Sara Drews, Bethany
by Kimberly Starr, Kentucky
by Elleen Hall Denahy, UCLA
Patricia and Loyd Meloy, parents
Barbara Roush Gebhardt, Ohio State
Amanda Hineman, Bethany
Julie Lambert, Oregon State
by Kendall Meloy, Missouri St. Louis
by Sarah Miller Smith, Ohio State
by Lynn Garvin, Bethany
by Kendra Becker Lewis, Purdue
of Kendall Meloy
Christine Nilsen Marciano, Megan Geisler, Central Florida
Taylor Houts, Wisconsin Eau Claire
by Ashley Nettles, Central Florida
by Emily Hotchkiss, Wisconsin
Oregon State
Abby Johnson, Wisconsin Eau Claire
Mary Kathryne Caussin Wiedebusch,
by Caitlin Redmond, Wisconsin
West Virginia
Bethany Mullins, Bethany Nancy Slater Larkin, Stetson
by Kendra Becker Lewis, Purdue
Eau Claire
Stephanie Munion, Worcester Annie Lawson, daughter of
Polytechnic Institute
Tracy Romine Lawson, Southeast
by Kimberly Hale Martilla, Worcester
Barbara Warman Wilson
Hannah Johnson, Wisconsin
Missouri State
Eau Claire
by Jennifer Gianino, Southeast
by Krystn Gilbertson Aversa,
by Haley Salaway, Wisconsin
Missouri State
Eau Claire
Heather Kanastab, Syracuse
by Jada Brunk, Wisconsin Eau Claire
by Gwen and Rob Kanastab, Friends
by Yee Yee Hammond Kuhn, Purdue
Lombard/Knox
Alpha Xi Delta
Jennifer Naylor, Bethany by Rebecca Ehrlich, Bethany
Maureen Dickson Lukenbill, Mariah Kemmerer, Bethany
Florida State
Ashley Marie Nettles, Central Florida
by April O’Brien, Bethany
by Jean Sauer DeFrances,
by Megan Geisler, Central Florida
Florida State
Catherine Comstock Hampton, Marietta
Nicole Kenney, Central Florida
by Merrilynn Neidig Hayes Todd,
by Jennifer Gibson, Central Florida
Marietta
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by David Plummer, Friend of
of Alpha Xi Delta Abigail Hammond, Purdue
Polytechnic Institute
by Betty Darnell Nelson, Jean Koza Leider, Iowa
Shelley Grosch, Wisconsin Eau Claire
by Kelli McAbier, Bethany
by Patricia Byrd Shamrock, Stetson
Gilbertson, Michigan
Michigan State
by Gina Halbom, Nebraska Omaha
Kimberly Starr, Kentucky
Eau Claire Ellen Goodwin Gibson, West Virginia
Cheryl Eby Miller, Nebraska Omaha
Spring 2011
Elizabeth Okrutny, Ohio Northern by Teresa Wynn Okrutny,
Ohio Northern
Omega Chapter, Stetson by Terry Wagner Ling, Stetson Patricia Byrd Shamrock, Stetson
Jennifer Baber Pecha,
Nebraska Omaha by Cheryl Eby Miller,
Nebraska Omaha
Pi Chapter, Ohio by Carol Malkmus Briggs, Ohio
Lea Tenewitz Plant, Marietta by Theresa Plant, Marietta
Jaimie Porter, Central Florida
Mary Ruth Hadley Snyder, Purdue
by Christina Lamb, Central Florida
by Arthur and Jane Hadley, Friends of Alpha Xi Delta
Cathleen Reid, Bethany by Lindsay Sobotka, Bethany
Meredith Story, Central Florida by Alix Story, Friend of Alpha Xi Delta
Kristina Ritz, Ohio Northern by Kelly Rae Fields, Ohio Northern
Laura Strassguetl, Bethany
Sherry Turner, mother of
Sarah Zayic, Embry-Riddle (AZ)
by Angela Tipton, Bethany
Kendall Pearce
by Jerry and Sheryl Zayic, Friends
Laura Root, Central Florida by Jennifer Luli, Central Florida
by Kendall Pearce, Boise State
of Alpha Xi Delta
Theta Nu Chapter, Elon Kristin Van Den Broeke,
Zeta Iota Chapter, Lyon
Janis Mason Rosebrook,
Wisconsin Eau Claire
by Heather Mize Skinner, Lyon
Cal State Northridge
Theta Omega Chapter,
by Kelcie Wittman, Wisconsin
by Susan Leeds Horwitz,
New Mexico State
by Kimberly Warren Poe, Elon
Cal State Northridge
Eau Claire
Sara Rosales Ziccarchi,
Nebraska Omaha
by Paige Faries, Western Kentucky Virginia Vorhis, Rochester Institute
Lucille Schulling
Norma Jean Tiller
of Technology
by Jillian Lewis, Georgia Tech
by Lucinda Tiller Cordo, Tennessee
by Dorothy Borneman Bell, Syracuse
by Cheryl Eby Miller,
Nebraska Omaha
Erin Zimmerman, Wisconsin Oshkosh Ashley Shumar, Indiana U of
Jennifer Finnerty Turnbull,
Betty Cronin Webb, Ohio State
by Jessica Puhl, Wisconsin Oshkosh
Pennsylvania, October 2010 FVP
Northern Iowa
by Sue Riley Fackler, Ohio State
Amanda Sunila, Wisconsin Oshkosh
of the Month
by Cheryl Eby Miller,
by Omega Financial, Inc.
Nebraska Omaha
Abbey Wysocki, Georgia Tech by Alexandra Monroe, Georgia Tech
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Chapter Eternal Between September 1 and December 31, 2010, Fraternity Headquarters received word of the following Sisters’ entrance into Chapter Eternal. To notify us of a Sister’s death, please send an obituary notice, memorial service pamphlet or other written confirmation to Fraternity Headquarters. To make a Memorial Gift, visit www.alphaxidelta.org or call 317.872.3500. Memorial Gifts can be viewed in the online edition of The Quill.
Beta Chapter Iowa Wesleyan College Barbara Burton McDermott ’62 Delta Chapter Bethany College Yvonne Marie Marquer ’68 Epsilon Chapter University of South Dakota Marie Madelyne Holton Boreham ’45 Shirley Mae Allen Drewes ’56 Zeta Chapter Wittenberg University Janice Elizabet Gonter Jarek ’57 Catherine Ann Kayuha Marcia ’57 Elizabeth Ann Greenawalt Wagner ’43 Eta Chapter Syracuse University Patricia Ann Bushnell Robertson ’56 Barbara Hopkins Turner ’54 Theta Chapter University of Wisconsin-Madison Geraldine Krawczak Nestingen ’45 Kathryn M. Phillips Schmidt ’62 Mae E. Zimmerman ’44
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Kappa Chapter University of Illinois Geraldine Krawczak Nestingen ’45 Kathryn M. Phillips Schmidt ’62 Mae E. Zimmerman ’44 Lambda Chapter Tufts University Emily Christine From Reed ’45 Nu Chapter University of Washington Christine Delia Herman ’68 Dolly Gray Perry ’38 Helen Frances Bunn Shaw ’44 Omicron Chapter University of California, Berkeley Martha Ann Caswell Clay ’59 Elva Lorraine Locke Struckmeyer ’42
Psi Chapter Ohio State University Margaret H. Ferguson Coville ’37 Ann Bertsch Fagin ’49 Mary E. Kidd Meckstroth ’34 Ruth Anne Stuber White ’48 Omega Chapter Stetson University Moira Kathleen Dougherty ’06 Virginia Elizab Hendry Folsom ’46 Margaret Lois Champ Swiger ’35 Alpha Beta Chapter Cornell University Isabel A. Whiton DeWitt ’36 Edythe King Fulton ’29 Shirley Hamilton Von Klemperer ’44
Pi Chapter Ohio University Carol Lois Anthony Russell ’54
Alpha Gamma Chapter Coe College Barbara Clay Garnant ’41 Mary Madalyn Streit McGrath ’40
Rho Chapter University of Nebraska-Lincoln Hope Collier Probasco Colpitts ’34 Sybil Frank Halladay Griffis ’28
Alpha Delta Chapter Oregon State University Dorothy Jean Hagey Jones ’47 Natalie Anne Bunn Moline ’45
Sigma Chapter University of Iowa Joyce Dolores Stevens Smith ’53
Alpha Epsilon Chapter University of Michigan Lois Nan Curtis Bartz ’56 Carole Alice Kouba Cavanaugh ’60 Beth Linscheid Duff ’65 Frances Jeanne Graham Herold ’43
Tau Chapter University of New Hampshire Pauline Constan Johnson Davis ’23 Phi Chapter Albion College Betty Jean Jones Neberman ’47 Lura Jane Stewart ’36 Chi Chapter University of Kansas Tara Kay Bachmann-Dowd ’92
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Alpha Theta Chapter Northwestern University Edith Grastorf Jackson ’46 Barbara Jean Palmgren Parsons ’45 Dolly June Joachim Peebles ’50
Alpha Iota Chapter Drake University Erma Johnson Middleton ’35 Barbara Tait Schwarzenbach ’42 Alpha Mu Chapter Ohio Wesleyan University Elizabeth Kathe Sanford Wieland ’54 Alpha Xi Chapter University of California at Los Angeles Beverly Jane Gulley Wittlinger ’46 Alpha Phi Chapter University of Pennsylvania Joyce Alma Conroy ’59 Elizabeth Anne Myers Smith ’52 Beta Alpha Chapter University of Texas Ethel Lois Mullins Hardy ’85 Beta Beta Chapter Washington University Mary Scott Graves ’35 Beta Gamma Chapter Centenary College Billye Frank Loveladdy Harris ’42 Beta Epsilon Chapter Monmouth College Catherine Wilson Thompson ’39 Beta Zeta Chapter Lake Forest College Beverly Ann Bailey ’58 Beta Eta Chapter University of Maryland Julia Anne Daugherty Malonee ’51 Harriet Estelle Olker Martin ’43 Adrienne Trauck Sewell Rieck ’46
Beta Theta Chapter Michigan State University Lovela McClellan Behrens ’42 Alice Joan Grout Daniel ’56 Joanne Elizabeth Horn Rettke ’52 Lillian Russell Stanley ’39 Beta Iota Chapter Louisiana State University Geraldine Levy Venincasa ’53 Beta Lambda Chapter Pennsylvania State University Nancy Louise Noigot Ruffner ’59 Beta Mu Chapter Bowling Green State University Pauline M. Moeller Dunham ’48 Phyllis E. Lupton Kane ’43 Beta Nu Chapter Culver-Stockton College Cynthia Andrea Rollick Williams ’65
Beta Tau Chapter Kent State University Margaret Irene Book Davis ’64 Yolanda Buffa Pompay ’52 Beta Upsilon Chapter University of Rhode Island Barbara C. Kelley Kenney ’59 Beta Chi Chapter Gettysburg College Linda Young Welsh ’62 Beta Psi Chapter Carroll College Carol H. Johnson Nelson ’58 Nancy Jane Roberts Walgren ’62 Gamma Alpha Chapter San Diego State University Juanita Reasoner Walden ’49 Gamma Beta Chapter Marshall University Isabelle Davis Zacharias ’50
Beta Xi Chapter Marietta College Phyllis L. Moore Murphy ’45 Norma E. Pryor Southmayd ’45 Jessie Lenora Rose Wilkinson ’48
Gamma Delta Chapter University of Nebraska at Omaha Carolyn Koscielski Schuelke ’51
Beta Omicron Chapter Missouri Valley College Marian Kay Greim Patton ’56
Gamma Zeta Chapter Eastern Michigan University Elaine Barbour Schultz ’61
Gamma Nu Chapter Southeast Missouri State University Mary Carolyn Underwood Thomas ’60 Gamma Omicron Chapter Central Michigan University Eileen Gilson Deunk ’65 Gamma Pi Chapter Northern Illinois University Lynne Andrea Cekal Erbon ’60 Janet Carol Crull Soliday ’59 Gamma Sigma Chapter Thiel College Beverly Mertz Doran ’59 Gamma Tau Chapter Ohio Northern University Jessica Autumn Drayer ’98 Gamma Phi Chapter East Carolina University Patricia Campbell Buff ’64 Delta Delta Chapter Northern Michigan University Gwendolyn Ann Bartczak Bayerl ’62 Heidi J. Kell Finstrom ’62 Ruth Schrandt Kell ’62
Delta Nu Chapter Indiana University of Pennsylvania Rachel Lynn Baker ’07 Delta Omega Chapter Winona State University Joan Margaret Kangel Madland ’65 Delta Phi Chapter University of Charleston Marlene Smith Murphy ’65 Epsilon Delta Chapter Indiana State University Elizabeth Ann Beatty ’66 Zeta Tau Chapter University of North Carolina at Asheville Cassandra Anne Rutledge ’00
Juliet Engel Schertz, Knox ’54, and Mary Jane Holmes O’Neil, U of Washington ’46, were incorrectly listed in a previous Chapter Eternal. The Fraternity apologizes for these errors.
Victoria Boysen Kaspar, 1952-2011 Victoria (Vicki) Boysen Kaspar, Nebraska Omaha ’71, entered Chapter Eternal in January after being shot and killed by a suspended student at Millard South High School in Omaha, Nebraska. Vicki was the school’s assistant principal. The married mother of three sons, Vicki devoted her professional life to Millard South, starting as an English teacher in 1988 and later becoming an administrator. She was named assistant principal in 1998. Lacy Duckworth, Nebraska Omaha ’09, was a student at Millard South when Vicki was assistant principal. “Dr. Kaspar was passionate about children and their academic success, and she always encouraged students to do their best,” said Lacy. “From seeing her every day in the lunchroom or at athletic events, I will forever remember this beautiful woman.” “Vicki was my sorority mom when I pledged in 1972,” said Elizabeth VanEvery Pittack. “She was an excellent mentor not only in the ways of college and sorority life, but also a wonderful role model of what a college woman should be. The world is a better place for all that Vicki did in the lives of the people she touched. She will be missed.”
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From the Archives
Women
on a Mission
Nothing was going to stop these ladies from going to the Fraternity’s 1959 National Convention in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Now it’s your turn. Grab your cardi, your carry-on and your comfortable shoes and head to Atlanta for four of the best days of your life. Alpha Xi Delta National Convention July 6-10, 2011 Sheraton Atlanta Hotel www.alphaxidelta.org/Convention2011 41 The Quill of Alpha Xi Delta
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Living Our
Symphony
The Blessings of Sister Harmony By Mary Ellen Cunningham South, Frostburg State ’61
Alpha Xi Delta The Symphony of Alpha Xi Delta
Not until recently, when I attended a Chesapeake, Maryland Alumnae Association meeting, did I reflect on the impact that saying The Symphony has had upon my life. As college gals, at every event and chapter meeting, we repeated the words so they became a mantra for us. After years of growing-up hardships – career changes, marital challenges, deaths and conflicts – I took at look at the words once again. Upon repeating them, I had a true realization of their meaning in my life. Beginning with a goal; to set a clear vision of life. I’ve always had a clear vision. Sometimes the vision needed to change, but the idea of maintaining clarity was established early.
These things do we earnestly desire:
A clear vision of life, that with gracious and kindly hearts we may share both joy and sorrow
Gracious and kindly hearts. Because we cared for each other, our hearts were kind toward one another and our community.
and bring into living reality the
Share both joy and sorrow. My Chapter Sisters and I have been there for each other for well over 50 years, sharing our lives through thick and thin.
sisterhood of women.
Reality of sisterhood. Not having sisters in my born family, I learned the reality of having many sisters. I experienced the closeness women can have with one another and the intuitive support that is always there.
An appreciation of real merit
An appreciation of real merit and worth. As we grew, we learned the merit of each other and the irreplaceable worth of relationships. Steadfastness of soul – the spiritual side of ourselves. Many of my Sisters come from various faith backgrounds, yet we all believe in the power of the Spirit. Encountering misfortune without bitterness or defeat. My Sisters and I are strong! Our numbers are starting to lessen as we age, yet we have not been defeated. We have strengthened our group by having new relationships with younger Alpha Xi Deltas. We have all suffered misfortune, but have never felt defeated because we had each other.
and worth, steadfastness of soul, that without bitterness or defeat we may encounter misfortune and with humility meet success.
These things, O Lord, help us to instill within our hearts, that we may grow in courage and
Meet success with humility. We share our successes with each other, sharing pride that our Sisters have succeeded in life.
graciousness and peace.
Grow in courage and graciousness and peace. We continue to grow as human beings with as much grace and peace as we can by living each day within The Symphony.
Send your Living Our Symphony
A symphony is harmony. I have been blessed with Sister harmony in my life.
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