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Published by Alpha Omicron Pi, 2015-09-02 14:32:08

2015 Summer - To Dragma

Vol. 79, No. 3

Lambda Alpha (U of La Verne) also won 2nd event, Kappa Lambda decided to do a
place in the 24-hour Dance-A-Thon. It was a huge
Iota Theta group costume success, raising over $1,400 for The
Monmouth U contest. Arthritis Society. With only 22 sisters,
It was a great year! Many of us During NSU’s and a handful of other students, we
participated in philanthropy events such Homecoming managed to keep dancing for 24-hours
as Tour de Cure, the Jingle Bell Run, and week, we straight. We had a lot of fun, and it felt
St. Jude’s Give Thanks Walk. Our chapter received 3rd good knowing that we were making a
even hosted our own event, Shake place for positive impact on our community.
Off Arthritis! Zumba Class. Our sisters banner, float,
helped out locally as well, modeling in and talent Kappa Omega
a fashion show at the Children’s Center show. Our U of Kentucky
of Monmouth County and cleaning sister also won At the end of the fall semester, we
a church. We are also proud to have the title of Miss hosted Christmas with the Kids along
earned the highest GPA on campus Northwestern’s with ΣAE. Donations were used to buy
amongst Greek organizations. Lady of the Christmas gifts for underprivileged
Bracelet children from 12 families! Dance Blue is
Kappa Alpha pageant. a dance marathon that raises money for
Indiana State U families with children who have cancer.
This year we had our biggest new Kappa Gamma Several of our sisters danced for the 24
member class yet with 32 members, Florida Southern College straight hours to help raise money for
almost doubling our chapter! We hosted We doubled in chapter size this year our family! One of the largest Greek
our Paint-A-Pi philanthropy event, then with 100 percent retention rate of new events on the U of Kentucky’s campus
later teamed up with Sigma Chi for members for Fall 2014. We achieved the is Greek Sing, and AOII killed it this year,
our annual toy drive in support of an 3rd highest semester GPA and highest taking home first place with a “Revenge
after school program for children from career GPA of Greek Chapters in Fall 2014. of the Nerds” theme.
low-income families. During our Greek We raised over $1,500 for the Arthritis
awards, we achieved excellence in all Foundation in our War of the Roses Kappa Omicron
categories and an achievement in one. event and participated in our school’s Rhodes College
In the spring, we hosted our first Pi Relay for Life event, helping them raise This year, a myriad of sisters from the
Olympic games competition. over $14,000. We also won first place in Kappa Omicron chapter received
Sigma Chi’s Derby Days. We were highly accolades and participated in a wide
active in intramurals. array of activities. Several sisters also hold
leadership positions in organizations on
Kappa Lambda campus including President of Rhodes
U of Calgary Student Government and Vice President
For our annual 24-hour philanthropy of Senior Class Council. As a chapter,

Kappa Chi Lambda Epsilon (U of Waterloo)
Northwestern State U
Northwestern holds a charity event for To Dragma • 51
St. Jude’s Children’s hospital every year
called Unite to Fight. We won 2nd place
overall out of all of the organizations
for collecting the most donations. We

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we raised over $1,100 for the Arthritis
Foundation and over $1,000 for Sisters
for Soldiers. This is just a small sampling
of all the amazing things our sisters are
doing together.

Kappa Rho fighting lymphoma, by partnering with cannot wait to see what is in store for
Western Michigan U Kappa Alpha in a whiffle ball tournament chapter in the coming years and in
We initiated 39 new members this we called Swinging for Sam and future formal recruitments.
year, making us the largest chapter on Muscular Dystrophy.
campus with 92 women. We hosted Lambda Delta
a Homecoming parents/alumnae day, Lambda Alpha Dalton State College
a mini Founders’ Day, and held study U of La Verne During our first Strike Out Arthritis!
dates with other chapters. We enjoyed Spring 2015 Formal Recruitment was event at Dalton State College, we were
17 sisterhood activities including a an enormous success! Meticulous able to raise over $4,000. Lambda
sisterhood retreat, a Super Bowl party, preparation and execution allowed the Delta celebrated their achievement of
midnight movie premieres and Rose chapter to excel with the largest class reaching Ruby Level on our Standards of
Banquet for our seniors. We also held a we have had, and nearly doubled our Excellence in our first year. We welcomed
Strike Out Arthritis! Carnival, participated chapter in size. Aside from the growth, 32 new members into the AOII family,
in the Jingle Bell Run to benefit the our sisterhood has grown, and we
Arthritis Foundation, and held a service Lambda Iota (U of California, San Diego)
project week.

Kappa Tau
Southeastern Louisiana U
Partnering with MADD of BR and Delta
Tau Delta, we held a MADD Dash 5K run
raising $3,000 with over 300 runners. Our
Strike Out Arthritis! bowling tournament
raised over $17,000. Our sisters also had
a blast with our philanthropy event, The
Panda Drop Off, where we traveled to
a local childrens’ hospital and donated
stuffed pandas to children in need.
Outside of our annual philanthropic
efforts, we honored a sister, who is

and many of our sisters went to Dalton
State’s Homecoming game to cheer
on our sisters Courtney Sloan and
Kailey Vaughn, who were both on the
Homecoming court.

Lambda Epsilon
U of Waterloo
A highlight of our year was our Roseball,
creatively themed AOII and the City; New
York! It was a great evening and a time to
honor our wonderful sisters with awards.
In total, 27 awards were presented in
academics, recruitment, sisterhood,
and the coveted Founders’ Awards. The
Founders’ Awards were preseented
to Taylor Lambert, Jasmine Santiago,
Melanie Osmond, and Rebecca Little.

Lambda Iota classes! We were fortunate to have the Nu Omicron (Vanderbilt U)
U of California, San Diego awesome ELCs Payton Ramsey and Katie
Our first philanthropy, Alpha Games: Clark to help us build our chapter this raised over $1,500 for arthritis research.
Slime Out Arthritis! was a successful past semester. Our sister Gilda Montes Mallorie Hays was awarded Greek
90s-themed game show with fun (senior) recently won awards for Best Woman of the Year at the ULM Student
challenges for the 14 fraternities and Panhellenic Spirit and 2014 Panhellenic Affairs Banquet. We celebrated 57 years
nine other sororities at UCSD. We raised Delegate of the Year at TCU. as a chapter with a dinner and a silent
$14,313.13 for arthritis! Challenges auction at Frenchman’s Bend Country
included slime an AOII, bop-it/skip-it Lambda Sigma Club, and we hosted a philanthropy
games, taking selfies with AOIIs dressed U of Georgia fundraiser at Raising Cane’s and raised
as Pokemon (gotta catch ‘em all) and A very special event called The Red Rose over $600 for arthritis research.
money wars. The game show involved Ball took place this year with dinner and
a series of 90s pop culture questions in dancing at a private venue in Atlanta. It Lambda Upsilon
a “Jeopardy” setting. Congratulations to happens only once every four years. A Lehigh U
our first winners, Sigma Chi and Kappa Field Party is held the next day with a Our chapter is setting an example with
Kappa Gamma. food truck, band and bonfire. It is always its Green Initiative and new eco-friendly
a wonderful weekend. We also held our provisions. Members performed an audit
Lambda Omicron annual Run for the Roses. It was a 5K on the recycling and trash collected
Cumberland U Color Run this year in Athens, and we from the chapter house. This information
Six of our members were inducted into chose to only use blue and red powder was posted throughout the house to
the Gamma Beta Phi National Honor to represent AOII and the Arthritis keep members informed about proper
Society. The accomplishments of these Foundation. After running through the disposal of their waste. In addition, the
six girls only add to Lambda Omicron’s color, everyone was a walking symbol of House Manager, Maggie Dalena, made a
status as the Greek organization with our joint partnership to help find a cure display of items that constitute as “trash,”
the highest cumulative GPA as well as for arthritis. such as paper towels and plastic utensils.
outstanding campus involvement. The chapter has four Eco-Reps and even
Lambda Tau provided green reusable plastic cups for
Lambda Rho U of Louisiana at Monroe all members to reduce the amount of
Texas Christian U Lambda Tau hosted AOII Goes Blue and trash produced in the house.
We held two very successful
philanthropy events: Sisters for Soldiers
where we collected donations and
packed supplies for 70 boxes, and
our first Sink Out Arthritis! volleypong
tournament (a hybrid of volleyball and
water pong)! In the 2014-2015 academic
year, Lambda Rho initiated three pledge

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CollegiateNews Mississippi, with the first Candy Carlisle Leaf, a frozen yogurt business, and held
Derivaux Scholarship. a bowling tournament with proceeds
Mu Lambda supporting the Arthritis Foundation. In
Rollins College Nu Omicron the Spring Sing show with Delta Tau
The Mu Lambda Chapter at Rollins Vanderbilt U Delta, our team won the award for best
College had a great year, and had the Our year has been full of sisterhood choreography and second place overall.
highest cumulative GPA of any chapter activities, ranging from our annual That is a huge accomplishment for us
on campus with a 3.46. We also won sisterhood retreat, a trip to AOII because this was the first time in the
our Greek Week competition this year, Headquarters in Brentwood, a visit to three years Omega Sigma has been at
raising over $1,000 for the Will Hauver a local pumpkin patch, an afternoon Oklahoma State that the chapter has
Fund in dollar wars. We completed two shopping in Franklin, and last but not least placed in a Greek show.
philanthropy events, raising over $1,200 our sisterhood weekend filled with trips
in our Strike Out Arthritis! event alone. to incredible Nashville restaurants and Omega Upsilon
Nu Beta attractions! Recruitment was incredible as Ohio U
U of Mississippi was our Strike Out Arthritis! event, which We were recognized for having an
We had our annual Run for the Roses 5K was a tailgate and field games before the Outstanding Academic Program, and
benefitting arthritis research in honor Vandy baseball game against Tennessee! senior Regan Everiss was recognized
of our Nu Beta sister, Candy Carlisle as Outstanding Sorority Member. As a
Derivaux. The race was on April 18th Omega Sigma chapter, we were paired with two other
followed by a Panda Parade for children. Oklahoma State U fraternities on campus and won first place
The race and parade are part of our Our annual Strike Out Arthritis! event in our Greek Week. We attended a guest
Alumnae and Parents Weekend. We also last February was very successful. The lecture held by our Dean of Students who
presented Ashley Hill Surles, a Nu Beta chapter had a benefit night at Orange spoke about women’s empowerment.
alumna and medical student in Jackson, The event was created by one of our own
sisters, Danielle McCarthy, who is the
54 • To Dragma Health and Wellness Coordinator for WPA
as well as our VP of Standards. Our biggest
hits of the semester were our sisterhoods
such as attending movies, playing capture
the flag, a Valentine’s Day activity, and a
Mary Kay makeover.

Phi Gamma
Georgia College and State U
Founders’ Day featured nearby alumnae
speaking on lifetime membership in AOII.
During our school’s Homecoming Week,
Phi Gamma’s representative took home
third place overall. It was a fun week of
cheering on our school and our sisters.
The spring consisted of philanthropic
events, a Greek-wide food drive, and our
annual Run for Roses philanthropy event,
combined with Parent’s Day. We loved
showing parents a glimpse of what we do
for the Arthritis Foundation!

Phi Sigma
U of Nebraska at Kearney
Our chapter’s 45th Anniversary Celebration
took place last October. More than
275 members from all over the United
States were present to celebrate. Events
included a welcome reception, breakfast,
tours of the AOII House, campus tours,
and an evening banquet and program.

Rho Delta (Samford U)

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Attendees loved visiting with sisters members. With new renovations, our Phi Sigma (U of Nebraska at Kearney)
whom they hadn’t seen for many years, house looks spectacular. We participated
taking pictures in the photo booth, and in Step Sing and won the philanthropy for a Cure benefiting St. Jude Children’s
viewing composites and scrapbooks in award for raising over 20 percent of Research Hospital. Finally, we rounded
the company of old friends. funds in a campus-wide philanthropic out our amazing year by hosting our
event. We were very honored to receive first All-Sing, benefiting Special Kids
Pi Omicron that award because we have won this of Murfreesboro. This first-time event
Austin Peay State U award since the tradition of Step Sing successfully raised over $7,500 and
During our first year back on campus, started. Founders’ Day was celebrated received a multitude of praise.
we won several honors including the with the AOII chapters at BSC and UAB
Homecoming float, a canned food drive, along with area alumnae. A highlight Sigma
and our first stroll competition. We of the year was our chapter’s 20th U of California, Berkeley
raised money to send boxes overseas anniversary event in May. Sigma started off the year welcoming 47
to our troops for our Sisters for Soldiers new members, hosted a successful Spike
event. We also held two philanthropy Rho Omicron Out Arthritis! philanthropy volleyball
fundraisers to raise money for the Middle Tennessee State U tournament, then hosted a Parents and
Arthritis Foundation by selling Nashville We started the year off by pledging 43 Alumnae Brunch and a Professor’s Dinner
Predators hockey tickets and co- new members, then raised over $10,000 to introduce the esteemed Berkeley
sponsoring a “womanless” pageant. for the Arthritis Foundation during our faculty to AOII. Following Initiation, we
annual Smoke Out Arthritis! barbecue. participated in team building games
Rho Delta We ended the fall semester with top and activities at our largely attended
Samford U grades for all of Greek life. In the spring, fall sisterhood retreat. Founders’ Day
We started off the year in a new, larger we were able to recruit seven new was celebrated with neighboring AOII
house that holds 66 women. It’s large members and be the first sorority on chapters for brunch. This spring we
enough for our chapter meetings, fitting campus to reach campus total, and won had the privilege of working with ELC
all of our current members and new first place in Phi Beta Sigma’s Stepping Rhiannon O’Coin and then assisted

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with the colonization for AOII’s new at a camp in Asheboro. We also initiated Xi (U of Oklahoma)
chapter at the U of Nevada, Reno. 36 new members and finished off the
semester with receiving the Black and Sigma Omicron
Sigma Beta Gold level award for SOEs, which is Arkansas State U
Saint Joseph’s U the highest level for our campus. Our Highlights of our year included spring
The sisters of Sigma Beta benefitted chapter was also awarded the Four recruitment, Bid Day, and our Founders’
from a year of celebration and hard Pillar award for scholarship, leadership, Day banquet. Our big and little sister
work. After we initiated 70 new friendship and service, and senior Kim reveal was a ton of fun, and our amazing
sisters in March, we celebrated Jenkins was given the Julie K. Nagel Roseball rounded out a great year on a
our 10th anniversary on the Saint spirit award. We finished the year off by high note.
Joseph’s U campus. Maria Krup, VP holding a Spaghetti Dinner benefitting Sigma Rho
Chapter Development, worked hard the Arthritis Foundation, and by Slippery Rock U
to organize a special dinner with dominating Greek Games. One of our favorite events this year
an even more special guest, Troy was helping to install the Alpha Mu
LeForge. Alumnae from Sigma Beta chapter at nearby Duquesne U. We were
and other chapters joined us. Next,
we held our campus-wide Sisters for
Soldiers event where we collected
items for our troops.

Sigma Chi
Hartwick College
Sigma Chi took first place in the
Greek Goddess competition during
Greek Week. They also took first
place in the talent show, for their
singing act and dance routine that
encouraged others to donate money
to the YMCA in honor of Stephen Q.
Lyden, a member of TKE and close
friend, who recently passed away.

Sigma Delta
Huntingdon College
Sigma Delta had an exciting year
of philanthropy events, education
workshops, socials and sisterhood
events. To end our year, we did
what people said couldn’t be done:
we hosted Jingle Bell Run for the
River Region in the morning and
later that night had our super fun
semi-formal! It was exhausting but
rewarding for all of our sisters! The year
2015 started with new officers and new
ideas. We were proud to have been
recognized as the winner of the Overall
Greek Excellence Award for Huntingdon
College. We are doing big things and
there are many more big things to come!

Sigma Gamma
Appalachian State U
In the fall, we hosted our annual Strike
Out Arthritis! kickball tournament and
went on an overnight sisterhood retreat

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honored to be a part of that special day! philanthropy. In addition to our annual Theta Chi
The Sigma Rho sisters have also stepped Spike Out and Strike Out events, we Morningside College
up their community service game attended a Strike Out Arthritis! baseball Many AOII chapters are bigger than us,
this year by volunteering at a variety game with the Philadelphia Phillies. We having at least 30 girls; our chapter has
of events such as The Diva Show (a also hosted a Pi an AOII event, as well as 12. Yes, 12. Located in Sioux City, IA, we
fashion show for mentally handicapped organized teams for Relay for Life and have a small campus, with a small Greek
children), Color the Rock Run, Relay for Zumbathon to support our Panhellenic Life, but we have some big goals. This
Life, and many more. We participated in sisters at Shippensburg U. Many of year our chapter changed up Strike Out
other Greek Life events, as well as held a our sisters are members of Order of Arthritis! and tried something new, Hop
pancake dinner to raise money for sisters’ Omega, an organization that recognizes Out Arthritis. It was an Easter Egg Hunt
friends and family that are in need. members of Greek Life with high GPAs. for the community that raised $800!
Combined with “AOPie in the Face” in
Sigma Tau Tau Omicron the fall, which raised over $200, our
Washington College U of Tennessee at Martin chapter managed to raise over $1,000 for
This spring we welcomed 14 new It was a year of achievement for our philanthropy! Though we are small, we
members into our chapter. Our fun chapter and members. We were still manage to come together like any
Bid Day theme was, “if it’s not neon it honored that three of our members other AOII chapter and host events that
shouldn’t be on.” Another highlight of competed in the 2015 Miss Tennessee are successful and enjoyable.
the year was our annual Founders’ Day. Pageant (Miss America Organization) and
one was crowned the winner. Courtney Theta Omega
Tau Delta Caton represented Miss Mid South, Northern Arizona U
Birmingham Southern College Shelby Dotson was Miss University This year, the chapter emphasized
Last fall, our 74th annual Mr. Hilltopper of TN at Martin, and Hannah Robison sisterhood through events such as an
event (a choreographed dance competed as Miss Scenic City and was AOII Tea Party and a Galentine’s Night.
competition and woman-less beauty crowned Miss Tennessee. Additionally, Throughout the spring, the chapter
pageant) raised nearly $3,000. We came we were first in grades for Spring and worked to raise awareness for juvenile
in second place in Greek Week and Fall 2014, and overall Greek Winners arthritis by hosting an AOII Goes Blue
won first place in alumnae support and for Homecoming Week with Hannah Week and raised funds with Kiss Away
donations. Our Chapter Adviser Vicki Robison also winning Homecoming Arthritis. In between philanthropy events
VanValkenburgh won adviser of the year! Queen. We also tied for Overall 1st Place and sisterhood activities, we welcomed
This spring, we came in third place for as the winner of Greek Week. three new members and focused on our
Greek Sing and Greek Week, and we wonderful graduating seniors.
won the housing award. We also won
Homecoming as a team with the Theta Psi (U of Toldeo)
Sigma Nu fraternity! In recruitment,
we met chapter quota and had the
largest new member pledge class
on sorority row.

Tau Gamma
Eastern Washington U
We started it off by welcoming 33
new members to our sisterhood. Tau
Gamma has also been participating
in multiple philanthropy events
during the year such as a canned
food drive and a blood drive. During
the spring, we held a successful
Sisters for Soldiers event, and
participated in spring recruitment.

Tau Lambda
Shippensburg U
Tau Lambda has been working
to increase our presence on
campus, especially in the area of

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Kappa Omicron (Rhodes College)

Theta Psi Upsilon Xi
U of Toledo U of Washington U of Oklahoma,
We welcomed 25 new members this Formal Fall Recruitment was our first During the fall, our inaugural Go Blue
year and improved in grades both time recruiting out of our own chapter BBQ was an opportunity to spread
semesters. We are aiming to become house since being recolonized, and we awareness and raise money for the
first in grades in the semesters to come. welcomed in 38 new members. This year Arthritis Foundation. We followed that
The chapter held four philanthropy Upsilon Chapter greatly increased our with our annual Strike Out Arthritis!
events this year: three for the Arthritis philanthropic participation. We hosted spring softball tournament. Both
Foundation including AOPierogies, Spike our 2nd Annual Strawberry Shortcake events were successful fundraisers while
Out Arthritis! and AOII in the Face, and Feed, raising almost $1,000 for the Fred being fun events for the chapter and
one supporting Rockethon which AOII Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, community. Fifty-nine sisters helped
hopes to win for the 10th year soon. and hosted a brand new philanthropy raise $13,028 in our Soonerthon for the
Additionally, the chapter was involved event, titled Sweeties for Diabetes, Children’s Miracle Network, and the
in Jingle Bell Run, Relay for Life, and Big raising money for juvenile diabetes by chapter had an amazing year filled with
Event, a campus-wide service event. selling coffee and donuts outside the fun times, such as during Homecoming,
Members also participated in songfest chapter house. In April, we celebrated recruitment, Halloween, formal, and
this semester and received 3rd place. our chapter’s centennial! many other fun service activities.

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Delta Delta (Auburn U)

with recruitment and COB activities. We
also held our first family day/weekend
event where our families came up
for the day or the weekend, and the
VP of Chapter Development and her
committee put together a day of fun
activities and then a dinner later in the
evening. Our second sisterhood retreat
included many bonding activities and
our spring philanthropy Strike Out ALS!
event rounded out the semester.

Xi Rho our bi-annual event, Pi’s and Paws. Epsilon Alpha (Pennsylvania State U)
Sonoma State U We paired up with Pi Kappa Alpha To Dragma • 59
Xi Rho welcomed 42 new members this this year for Relay for life, and it was a
year - the most by any NPC chapter on huge success, raising about $2,000 for
campus. Our sisters also participated in cancer research. One of our favorite
one of the major campus philanthropies, events is Pi’s and Paws which is an
Lip Jam. After months of hard work, event where people donate money
we were fortunate enough to win the to play with puppies from the local
People’s Choice award and have money animal shelter in Greenville. We raised
donated to the Arthritis Foundation! This about $1,000 and got seven out of the
year, we hosted our first Alumnae Brunch nine dogs adopted.
and won our very first Greek Award from Zeta Theta
Sonoma State U for Chapter Standards California State U, Chico
and Membership Accountability. We We recently celebrated our one year
were very proud to have won an award anniversary! We have been very busy
after such a short time on campus!
Beta Kappa (U of British Columbia)
Zeta
U of Nebraska-Lincoln
This spring, our triad with Pi Kappa
Alpha and Phi Delta Theta won first
place in the Greek Weekend Lip Sync
Competition. Also, we placed second
in Scarlet Cup Points! These points are
an accumulation of community and
campus involvement and member
participation in Greek Weekend events.
We received recognition for all six parts
of the Chapter Values Inventory at the
Greek Awards Banquet in April - caring,
citizenship, dependability, commitment,
respect, and open-mindedness.

Zeta Psi
East Carolina U
This year has been a great year for Zeta
Psi Chapter! We have enjoyed a St.
Patrick’s Day PR event, Relay for Life, and

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With grateful appreciation, AOII recognizes the following
new members who joined between
March 31 and July 15,2015.

Alpha Delta Beta Zeta Epsilon Chi Iota Theta

Maritza Hyde Madison Christian Cameron Hampton Jessica Kinsley
Meredith Moore Mary Faith Erwin Christina Rose
Brittany Powers Catherine Ryan Kappa Kappa
Chi Epsilon
Alpha Lambda Epsilon Omega Taylor Donahue
Katherine Donahue
Ashley Calhoun Katelyn Novinger Kappa Gamma
Chi Psi
Alpha Nu Gamma Chi Samantha Katz
Andrea Dill Ashley Kish
Kaitlin Reilly Samantha Lehman
Delta Delta Kappa Omega
Alpha Pi Gamma Delta
Meredith Coyne Caroline Beckett
Zoey Rothwell April Danielson Robin Johns Lauren Stone
Teddi Meagher Darcy Kaul
Alpha Rho Annsley Rendleman Lambda Beta
Delta Kappa Courtney West
Monica Grandorff Erica McNab
Janice McDonald Amanda Kalupa Gamma Omicron
Maria Schletzbaum Lambda Iota
Beta Gamma Jennifer Taylor
Epsilon Alpha Stephanie Griffith
Jessica Makkonen Gamma Sigma
Maggie Hall Lambda Sigma
Beta Phi Margaux Weinraub Mary Carson
Judith Saitta Sarah Biondich
Patricia Blank
Audrey Healey Gamma Theta Lambda Tau

Melanie Cochrane Ariana Bigner
Robin McManigal
Nu Iota
Iota
Stefanie Scott
Barbara Stehno
Nu Omega
Iota Chi
Nicole Arduser
Allie Jivraj
Nu Omicron

Kimberlee Mikolajczyk

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Omega Sigma Tau Delta AOII

Caitin Abrahamson Laura Meadows For more than 10 years, the Life Loyal program
Abigail Minch Jessica Williams has welcomed collegians and alumnae of all
ages to our membership. Currently, over 4,300
Omega Upsilon Tau Omicron devoted sisters are a part of this program. We
sincerely want to thank this visionary group for
Taylor Schanz Laura Riggins their commitment to AOII.

Phi Gamma Theta Iota As we continue to grow our Life Loyal
AOII program, we invite you to be a part of
Mallory Herring Deborah Sanchez the connection! By joining the Life Loyal
program, members continue to reap the
Phi Upsilon Theta Omega benefits of their lifetime connection to AOII
long after their collegiate years.
Patricia Vice Dana Curtis
AOII’s Life Loyal program is available to all
Pi Xi collegiate and alumnae members of AOII.
As a Life Loyal member, you will receive an
Jacqueline Belmarez Madison Carlyle acknowledgement gift, a membership card that
Lauren Votaw displays your name, chapter of initiation, and
Rho Beta your Life Loyal number, as well as a Life Loyal
Xi Rho AOII lapel pin.
Mary Bramley
Alina Marquez As a Life Loyal member, you’ll receive
Rho Delta permanent exemption from the operating
Zeta Pi portion of alumnae chapter dues to AOII, as
Jessica Clarke well as a lifetime subscription to To Dragma.
Caroline Morris Kelley Stallworth Your membership will continue to help
secure the legacy of Alpha Omicron Pi, while
Rho Omicron Zeta Psi providing you with AOII’s award-winning, tri-
annual magazine to read and to cherish.
Lisa Yenzer Caroline Listoe
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yourThoughts

In the spring issue, we ran a story called “Spring Breaks of Service.” It Megan Alexandra Showers
spotlighted several inspiring collegians who spent their breaks in service- Iota Sigma (Iowa State U)
minded ways. That inspired us to post a Facebook question for further During spring break, I led a
discussion on June 15th, asking members, “What great causes have you Collegiate Challenge group
supported during a recent Spring Break or during your college years?” of 19 through the Iowa
State Chapter of Habitat for
Candace Hsu Sara Sebring Humanity to Thibodaux,
Louisiana. We worked at one
Lambda Iota (U of California , San Diego) Sigma Beta (St. Joseph’s U) of the first HFH areas built after
Hurricane Katrina.
Last Spring Break, I was co-site Along with other Sigma Beta sisters,
lead for an alternative break I went on service trips through The Allison Summers
trip to a small community Appalachian Experience where
called Los Jazmines in Costa student led groups built homes, Gamma Theta
Rica. There, along with cleaned up towns, and made the (U of South Florida)
the other co-site lead, a most beautiful connections with
community advisor, and 9 the local people. It is one of the I served with another
other participants, we focused most impoverished areas in the U.S. sister during our Greek
on issues such as education I was honored to lead a group of 23 service break trip to
and youth empowerment. students my senior year! They were Charleston, South
the best four weeks of my life! Carolina’s Wings of
Taylor Neudeck Eagles Ranch and
Monarch group
Lambda Rho (Texas Christian U) homes. We helped and
interacted with people
I’ve volunteered over spring with physical and
break at 2 different camps mental challenges!
for children who have been
abused and neglected. In the
first camp, the children were
in behavioral care meaning
they had no family they could
live with. The second, I was
working with children in foster
or adopted care who came
from traumatic backgrounds.

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ForFurtherDiscussion

Have you read the creative AOII wedding ideas mentioned on page
28? We are certain our AOII brides have many other great ideas, so we
will soon be asking you to share your ideas and photos in a Facebook
discussion. Because we only want you to post ideas that can be
shared with the general public, we will be reminding you not to post
anything related to AOII Ritual passages or Ritual symbols.

How did you incorporate AOII into your wedding?

We will invite you to share your AOII-related wedding ideas and photos
on the AOII Facebook page on September 17, 2015. Watch for a post

that morning from the Fraternity getting the discussion started. We’ll
be following the Facebook discussion and will select a few of your
comments to run on this page in the Fall/Winter To Dragma. In that
issue, we’ll also present you with another topic for further discussion.

What do you think?
There’s always something fun

to discuss among sisters!

Issue no. 3 • Summer 2015 To Dragma • 67

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