KAPPA ALPHA THETA | DELTA OMICRON
THE PANSY PATCH APRIL 2017
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Second annual crawFISH for casa
On Alabama’s Spring Gameday, A-Day, Theta hosted our Second Annual Crawfish for CASA. In addition to a Southern-style crawfish boil and lunch menu, members and guests enjoyed the live band, Rebel, and a front seat to Alabama Gameday traditions from our porch. This event was a great finish to our month long fundraising campaign for National Child Abuse Prevention Month benefitting Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). We are proud to reveal that we not only met, but exceeded, our initial goal of $10,000 by over $4,000! All money raised will aid in Alabama CASA Network’s efforts to support and advocate for abused and neglected children moving through the legal and foster care systems. Additionally, we collected over 400 coloring books to donate to impacted children throughout the state. Theta thanks everyone for their generous support of our fundraising endeavors throughout the month of April!
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#26 in24 campaign Each of our members was challenged to raise $26 in 24 hours in honor of CASA and Kappa Alpha Theta’s 26th year of partnership. In 24 hours Delta Omicron was able to raise over $1,700!
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Academic honors On Honors Day this year we had members inducted in to University of Alabama’s most prestigious honor societies. Our members were tapped in to Omicron Delta Kappa, Mortar Board and Blue Key; three of the national senior honorary societies at UA. At the Annual Service and Leadership Awards Banquet our chapter was recognized as the Most Outstanding Social/Fraternal Organization on campus. Our chapter was chosen for this award for our efforts in raising money for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, our commitment to our national philanthropy CASA, and the work members put in to planning the Suicide Prevention Walk. Delta Omicron had 10 members inducted in to Order of Omega which is the top 3% of students in Greek Life on the University of Alabama campus. At the banquet, Ginger Morgan was honored as Greek Women of the Year and Rachel Thornton was honored as Most Outstanding Freshmen.
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THE PANSY PATCH LEADING WOMeN OF THE MONTH : Laura MaFla & Sarah Howard
Our Leading Women of the Month for April are juniors Laura Mafla and Sarah Howard! These two brilliant sisters were inducted into the 29th Order of the Senior Women’s Honorary, The XXXI, an honor society for the 31 most prestigious women at UA. We are so proud of everything you two have accomplished and we couldn’t be more thankful to call such amazing women like you, our sisters.
Parent’s Weekend
Spring Parent’s Weekend 2017 began with two events on Friday for active members and their families. The first of which was a silent auction benefitting CASA with items up for auction like drawings of the house, jewelry, and baskets donated by local businesses. The second event Friday night was a mixer on the strip where parents could get to know one another and their daughter’s friends. The final event of Spring Parent’s Weekend was our second annual Crawfish for CASA. APRIL 2017 | 4
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Sisterhood Spotlight Our sisters enjoyed a pool party to relax and have some fun in the sun in the warm Tuscaloosa weather. Steel City Pops came to visit and the popsicles were a cool treat to end our day of relaxation. We also had a sisterhood kickboxing and yoga class at the Student Recreation Center during dead week to take a small break from studying for exams and spend quality time together.
KAO in derby days This year, Theta participated in a week long sporting event competition hosted by Sigma Chi benefitting Children’s of Alabama Hospital. The events included: decorating the Sigma Chi house with posters, dodgeball, wiffle ball, bowling, and a dance competition. It was such a fun week and we were glad to help out the Children’s of Alabama Hospital.
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