1998 Fall - To Dragma

olumnae
Idea Sharing
Alumnae chapter sisterhood stories.
In this issue, our alumnae chapters share stories of their sisterhood. In many cases, they chose to share a story about a sister or event: some mention the little things that they do as a chapter that make mem- bership in A O n special. Every chapter has moments like these and we hope you will take a lew minutes at your next meeting to reminisce about the sisterhood within your chapter.
As a reminder to all alumnae chapter To Drngma Reporters, your To Dragma annual report is due October 15. The report was included in your fall mailing and this is your opportunity to submit information for the the next four issues of the magazine.
Atlanta
AOn is forever!Nowhere is this illustrat- ed better than in the peaks and valleys of our everyday life! Upon graduation, many of us marry in a church filled with red roses, red dresses, AOI1 bridesmaids, and read significant passages from the Bible. Some of us are even lucky enough to have A O n relatives or in-laws. Upon the birth of a child, AOFIs shower you with gilts, home cooked meals and advice. In the Atlanta Alumnae Chapter, we present each new baby with their first panda and a rose engraved silver spoon. Of course, we claim the baby girls immediately as future AOFIs. We rally around each other through our first homes, job promotions, and the marriages of our children. We are also there with comforting words, cards and food with the loss of a loved one. Our
chapter gives a rose to those who lose their mothers. The special sisterhood sto- ries that each of us shares come from our everyday life. AOFI truly is forever. None of us could imagine life without AOFI!
Dallas
A couple years ago. the Dallas Alumnae Chapter went into shock at the passing of one of our much loved young members during childbirth, Julie Mason, Gamma Delta. Many of us attended the services to support her family but felt we needed to do something special to honor Julie. Chapter officerssuggested we dedicate our new cookbook to her memory. Every member sent in recipes and Jukes family even contributed recipes lor her favorite dishes. Now every time we open our cookbooks, we remember Julie and her devotion to our chapter.
Dearborn Michigan
Dearborn alumnae members Susan Mikulski Nash and Nancy Kuchta Mack, Omicron Pi (U of Michigan, 1960's) par- ticipated in a summer program in 1996, teaching English to teenagers in Poland. Ten teachers from throughout the USA were assigned to Eomza, Poland, a small city located northeast of Warsaw. Imagine their surprise to discover one of the other teachers was also an AOFI. Eori Cwalina was initiated in 1989 at Chi Beta (U of Virginia).
Greater Harrisburg
What did AOFIs do recendy when two in our chapter faced some difficult times? When one sister's husband was involved in a terrible accident which required weeks of hospitalization and rehab, we provided flowers, food, visits, baby sitting and supportive phone calls. When anoth- er sister's hospitalization and subsequent move into a Retirement Community in another town became necessary, we make certain she is visited and transported to chapter meetings and events. Why?
Because we miss our eighty-something, loving sister. The privilege of helping oth- ers strengthens sisterhood.
Greater Miami
Even if your collegiate chapter does not exist anymore, members have memories. These memories were rekindled as Alpha Pi sisters from Klorida State U came together at the Greater Miami Chapter meeting. Not knowing thai all lived in Miami was one thing, but learning they were also all teachers in the Dade County school system was amazing. What a sup- port they were lor each other, especially evident when one sister's husband passed away. Our grieving sister said that if it had not been lor her AOUI sisters, she would never have gotten through her husband s funeral. It's just another example of the Power of Friendship alive and flourishing in Miami.
Greater Pinellas
Sisterhood has been no more apparent than in the "gift makers" group which has been working for almost twenty years to create and produce items to be sold at our annual fund raisers for the benefit of the AOFI Foundation. Original members, are Barbara Bausl, Marion Clouse and Beth Moran, along with the late Margaret McArdle.
Hilton Head Island
Hilton Head, SC is quite a unique city. Not many residents were born here and most people have moved here from all over the country since development start- ed about 25 years ago. At a recent restau- rant luncheon meeting, we discovered that a women seated at the next table was also an AOFI. She had just moved here from California and was pleased to have found a group of AOFI sister to join. We are equally pleased to have found her.
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Lake County
The greatest sisterhood stories come from the things that happen outside meetings. For example, two members watched each others kinds once a week. Two other members have little girls in Irish dancing together, and we present roses to mem- bers who move away. These kinds ol moments mean the most
Macomb County
In 1955, Mary Lou Kierdorf Sloss, Omicron Pi (U of Michigan) was vice pres- ident of her chapter. Along with that office came the privilege of living in the VP's room in the house, which was a sin- gle. The room was also the chapter s offi- cial guest room. That year, Nancy McCain, then Collegiate Chapter Vice President, came to visit the chapter. Mary Lou offered Nancy her room for a few days and a friendship began between the two. The friendship was renewed again in 1963 with the formation of the Macomb County Alumnae chapter.
New Orleans
Two women from our Alumnae chapter are very special AOFIs not only for their loyalty, but also for their belief in the ideals of Alpha Omicron Pi and the way they use Ritual in their daily lives. Since their instal- lation into alumnae status, both women have continually held offices (sometimes more than one simultaneously). They have been members of the New Orleans Alumnae Chapter for two years now, but they have only been members of Alpha
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Omicron Pi for three years. Alysia Sutton and Amber Williams were members of Pi Chapter at Newcomb College of Tulane University, which unfortunately closed at the end of their Sophomore year in college. These ladies have been exemplary AOfls by attending L I 96 and Centennial Convention, by holding offices, and by try- ing their hardest to show others "The Power of Friendship." In fact, Alysia, at 22, has already been elected president to lead the chapter into the next biennium. Amber has served as secretary and philan- thropy chair, and has more recently served as an advisor for Kappa Tau Chapter at SLU in Hammond during rush. We are very proud of these two sisters.
NewYork City
For Karen J. Miller Reynolds. March 22, 1996 was a thirty year dream come true. She was initiated on that date into Theta Pi Chapter (Wagner College) after pledg- ing Upsilon Alpha (U of Arizona) in the fall of 1965. Karen says, "On that day, many NYC alumnae met at the Staten Island Ferry for a trip over to Wagner College for the initiation. The Theta Pi sisters held a beautiful ceremony, com- plete with a magnificent bouquet of roses.
Everyone made me feel very special and welcomed th rough out the day, especially my sponsor, who happens to be hall my age and a graduate of Wagner. We have become good friends since that day, shar- ing our lives. I have found the true spirit of sisterhood in AOFI and know A O n really is for lite"'
NewYork-NewJerseyArea
I think that most of my fellow alumnae chapter sisters have felt at one time that their life was just falling apart- whether it be from a family problem, a financial problem, losing a loved one, or just feeling down and out. At this time, there is always an A O n sister there to make one feel better. That is what sis- terhood in AOFI is all about - being that friend upon which you have no fear to call, yet never need to call because she is always there.
Ottawa
Once upon a time, maybe 20 years ago, an A O n named Shirley Gaudreau, on her third career after raising a family and retir- ing, was teaching in a small suburban Ottawa school some 3000 miles from Vancouver where she had joined Beta
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Kappa. One day a substitute teacher. Cathy German, came in and they both thought they knew one another but could not discover from where. When they started talking a few weeks later about the West Coast they realized that as an alum- na, Shirley had helped rush Cathy and she joined Beta Kappa too. A year later, Judith Hoye joined the staff, and she was also a Beta Kappa. We thought the odds of this happening were pretty rare.
ment The signature with these symbols of AOn add the "Power of Friendship. AOiT" to the delivery.
San FernandoValley
One of our sisters, Michelle Pemberton Dayman, was recendy severely injured in an automobile accident. She is currently living in Northridge Hospital in full-time rehab. We are thrilled that she is pro- gressing nicely and has even begun to take her first steps after many months of
South Bay/PalosVerdes
It is hard to choose a particular story that demonstrates our chapter's sisterhood. We believe that sisterhood is not neces- sarily authenticated in one big memo- rable story, but rather in the every day way of being good friends and honesdy caring about one another. Calling some- one when you know they have a tough week ahead, throwing a good bye party for someone who is moving, going to the hospital to visit a new mother, being eager to hear all about the new man in a sister's life, supporting one another through tough decisions... all of these times, and many more like them, are our sisterhood story.
State College
Susan Springer needed a new home. Her family of five, including two teenagers and a kindergarten son, could no longer live under the same roof of their rented place. Jean Lundy decided her house had too much space and she really wanted to return to apartment living in downtown State College. In the bond of sisterhood, and some help from a real estate agent, Jean sold her house to Susan. AOITs were on hand to help both Susan and Jean move last fall. And this past spring, our alumnae yard sale was held at Susan's new home.
Tidewater Area
The sisters of the Tidewater Area Alumnae Chapter are so proud to announce our very own affiliate member. Kim Clough. Kim joined us after her friend, and our sister, Kathy Arn shared her heart warming stories about the AOIT alumnae group in Tidewater. Kim could- n't wait to meet with our group and we are so pleased to have made her a sister in AOIT, proving that AOIT does not end with college and sometimes even starts after our collegiate days.
Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Alumnae Chapter has been trying to heal in the months since the sudden death of past Chapter President, Polly Quigley (Sigma Tau). Polly died May 15, 1997, and the chapter held it's first Memorial Ritual in her memory. Naturally, it was quite a moving ceremony in itself, but the most moving part was afterwards. Tradition states that a rose from the Ritual be tossed into a nearby body of water in the departed sister's memory. Everyone in attendance decided, without much discus- sion, that we wouldn't do this for Polly, because as someone said, "Polly would never have let us waste a perfectly good rose by throwing it in the river!"
Reading Area
It's amazing how much a flower arrange- ment can brighten a sister's day. When we know that a sister is in need, we send flowers or a planter and ask the florist to include a red rose and some wheat in the arrange-
Ottawa
surgery to repair her injured spinal cord. All of the sisters in the San Fernando Valley Alumnae Chapter stop by on a reg- ular basis to give her love and encourage- ment. We even went as a group to visit her following one of our chapter meetings.
Sarasota Area
Our alumnae chapter started from an incredible sisterhood story. Sharon Newberger went to a school conference wearing AOIT bobby socks. The teacher she was meeting, JoAnne Kerekes, noticed the socks and revealed that was also an AOIT. They started talking and discov- ered that they had also attended the same school. One talk let to another and "Hey, wouldn't it be great to start an alumnae chapter in Sarasota?"
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