Summer 2010 Archive
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Chi Omega
Being a Chi Omega at Bradley U was an unexpected opportunity
for me and with it came many life lessons. Immediately,
I learned to never say never: Up until the night
before preference, I... more> Xi Chapter Initiate Appointed U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands
Fay Hartog Levin is the United States ambassador to the
Kingdom of the Netherlands. She was sworn in August 13,
2009, and presented her credentials six days later to Her
Majesty Queen... more> Chi Omega Receives Highest Honors for Prevention-Training Program
As Chi Omega completes the second year of Outside
the Classroom’s GreekLifeEdu, an interactive risk management
education program, we are thrilled to be recognized
as the 2009–2010 Highest Honors... more> Sarah Hilliard is Miss Greek at the U of North Texas
Chi Omega Sarah Hilliard
took home top honors in
2009 at the Miss Greek
Pageant held each spring
at the U of North Texas.
Placing second was Codi
Guthrie. Both women
are initiates of... more> Law Student Takes National Moot Court Honors
Ashley Driver, Psi/U of
Arkansas–Fayetteville,
was a member of the
three-woman U of Arkansas
School of Law team
that won the final round of
the 60th Annual National
Moot Court... more> Collegiate Journalist Covers Conference News in India
Emily Frankenburger, the
G.T.B. of Chi Theta Chapter/
Western Kentucky U,
traveled to Hyderabad, India,
from November 28–December 5 to cover the
2009 World Association
of Newspapers... more> Tops in Scholarship
With 161 of 171 chapters reporting, the Fraternity’s fall 2009 GPA is 3.21. Our 47 chapters ranked number one on their campuses are listed here, along with the 24
chapters with GPAs of 3.45 and... more> Alumnae Super Supper
Members of the Columbia,
South Carolina Alumnae chapter
met at Super Suppers in
nearby Lexington, where Sisters
made their own pizza
bread, which they took home
and baked for dinner.... more> New York City Sisters Get Connected
The New York City NY Alumnae Chapter held its annual
Chi O Connections meeting in September 2009. The
event included the installation of the executive board and
committee chairs for... more> She Climbs the Highest Peaks
Allison Rudolph of Zeta Chapter/
U of Colorado sits atop Mt. Whitney. At 14,496 feet above sea
level, it is the highest point in the continental United States. Last
summer, Allison and... more> Beta Gamma Alumna is New U of Wisconsin– Parkside Chancellor
Dr. Debbie Akers Ford began
her role as the sixth chancellor
of the U of Wisconsin–
Parkside on August 3, 2009.
Previously, she spent 20 years
as an administrator at Spalding
U in Louisville,... more> Owl’s Nest Feathered at John Carroll U
The Sisters of Upsilon Mu
Chapter at John Carroll U
have a new chapter wing
in Campion Hall on the
University Heights, Ohio,
campus. On September 26,
2009, before chapter... more> Chi Omegas Are Descendants of George Washington's Family
The National Society
of (George) Washington
Family Descendants held
its 55th Annual Meeting
in Charles Town, West
Virginia, in October
2009. Among the family
members attending were
seven... more> Sisters Become Friends While Interning at the Bundestag
Of 10 American
graduates selected through
the International Parliamentary
Scholarship to intern in
2009 with Germany’s Parliament,
the Bundestag, two of
them are Chi Omegas. Pictured
above... more> Public Relations Professionals Receive Awards
Jill Thomas Sluss, Megan Semmelman, and Patti Lucas
Styles have received prestigious awards from their chapters
of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).
Jill and Megan, both... more> Greater Baltimore Alumnae Chapter is Launched
The snow came swirling down on Saturday, December 5,
but did that keep the Chi Omegas from coming out to
play? No way! The Greater Baltimore MD Alumnae Chapter
hosted its kick-off party... more> Alumnae Receive Significant Awards
Mitzi Bornwasser Friedlander
Mitzi Bornwasser Friedlander,
Beta Gamma, is
the 2009 Alumni Fellow of
the Year for the College of
Arts and Sciences at the U
of... more> Graduate Student Studies Firsthand Living Conditions in Kenya
As a graduate student studying international public health
at Boston U, I had the opportunity to spend two months
of summer 2009 living and working in rural Kenya. While
the bulk of my time on... more> San Antonio Brunch Features Chi Omega Tribute and a Handmade Quilt
More than 100 Chi Omega
alumnae, collegians,
and mothers of collegians
in the San Antonio area
celebrated the 2009 winter
holidays at a brunch
on Saturday, December
19. Hostessing the... more> Figure Skating Coach Becky Haman Calvin
Becky, right, is pictured
at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games with reigning U.S. champion
figure skater Rachael Flatt, who took seventh place in the games.
Along with Tom Zakrajsek, Becky has... more> Sisters Contribute to Major Award for Cincinnati Museum Center
Lee Simmons Hoffheimer,
and Elizabeth (“Buff”)
Wiecher Pierce were two
very happy Chi Omegas
when it was announced
last fall that the Cincinnati
Museum Center
received the 2009... more> Gym Franchise Owner Earns International Award
Alexa Booth Godwin credits her collegiate and alumna
Chi Omega experiences for giving her the determination
and confidence to start her own business in 2008.
As co-owner of a My Gym Children’s... more> National Champions!
Katie Plyler, left, and Louise McNutt are
proud members of the 2009 NCAA Division I Field Hockey National
Championship Team. The Tar Heels of the U of North Carolina–
Chapel Hill won the... more> Athena Award to Technical College President
Flora Wilhite Tydings received the Athena Award from
the Athens (Georgia) Area Chamber of Commerce on
February 8, 2010. The award recognizes her efforts to develop
leadership in women and her... more> Tri-State Area Retreat for Chi Omega Alumnae Chapter Leadership
On Saturday, January 30, 2010, executive board members of the Chi Omega alumnae
chapters of New York City, Northern New Jersey, Westchester County (New York), and
Central Connecticut met to share... more> There’s a New Alumnae Chapter in the Columbus, Georgia, Area
Seven Chi Omega alumnae living in the area of Columbus, Georgia, have established an
alumnae chapter for the West Georgia-East Alabama area—cities in the neighborhood
of Columbus. A planning... more>
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