the quill of alpha xi delta - summer 2011

of Alpha Xi Delta

Summer 2011

Meet Our New ELCs and LCs

Picking Up the Pieces, Sister to Sister

In Her Own Words, Alumna Profile

FOUR SISTERSrecount their 2011 Convention journey

Convention Route

LetterPast National President’s

Sisters,Weeks have passed since

Convention, and I’m still smiling

about the great times Alpha Xi

Delta had in Atlanta. From the

gorgeous strains of Georgia Tech’s

Men’s Glee Club, to new National

President Sandi Edwards’ stirring

closing words about “Coming

Home,” it was truly three of the

best days of my life.

During Convention and in

the weeks since, I’ve received

cherished messages of thanks for all Alpha Xi Delta has achieved dur-

ing my term as National President. But here’s the mindset that I hope

is the true legacy of these last few years: The strides Alpha Xi Delta

makes do not result from any particular National Council action or

decision. Rather, they happen when our Council sets a clear general

direction, ensures resources are available, and then unleashes our

Sisters’ creativity and trusts them to get it right–supporting a culture

that insists on partnership and collaboration between all Alpha Xi

Delta personnel, paid and unpaid, because we all wear the same gold-

en Quill.

Many assume National Council conceives and initiates all Alpha Xi

Delta programs and efforts, closely oversees their development, super-

vises their launch by Headquarters Staff and then monitors results

closely. This is true only in very small part.

National Council does monitor program results as well as statistics

and trends relating to our membership, our potential members,

and the world in which we exist, large and small. From that vantage

point Council envisions the challenges and course forward for Alpha

Xi Delta to thrive, and then sets the priorities, goals and policies

necessary to achieve our ends.

Aside from these very important conversations, though, and

constantly reinforcing priorities, Council members actually do very

little “work.” The tasks and joys of “making it so” fall to the many bold,

talented, and incredibly capable women who shape Alpha Xi Delta.

For example, when Council’s analysis of recruitment data led it

to prioritize collegiate recruitment efforts and resources with

specific end goals in mind, the “how” of addressing that priority was

left entirely in the hands of our National Recruitment Team. Virtually

every recruitment-related resource, tool and session created to

drive this priority has been conceptualized, created and executed

by our National Recruitment Team led by National Recruitment

Director Becky Perrett, our Territory Recruitment Directors, our

Membership Growth and Marketing Manager, Laura Thompson, and

with a shout-out to Gretchen Balling DiMarco who launched the

Membership Growth and Marketing position with focus, dedication

and zest before heading to active volunteer life. With visual spice

added by our Communications personnel and some tailoring by

Member Services, everything you see in the recruitment arena has

come from these Sisters.

Our successes are thus a team effort even at the National level.

The good things we achieve result from the efforts of an entire village,

and we are blessed to have a village populated with women who

are both capable and devoted to Alpha Xi Delta’s success.

As I step off this podium for the last time, I encourage each of

you to consider what role you can play in our village…our Sisterhood.

It is good and meaningful work, done in concert with people who are

devoted to common ideals and who, individually and collectively,

inspire women to realize their potential every day. This work has and

will continue to enrich my life immeasurably, and I thank you all for

letting me serve in this role.

Loyally,

Deanna DetchemendyPast National President

The Legacy of Sisterhood

National Convention RecapRecap Convention 2011 through the eyes of four Sisters who hit the road to meet up with nearly 600 Alpha Xi Deltas inAtlanta, Georgia!

World Autism Awareness DayOn April 2, World Autism Awareness Day,Alpha Xi Deltas came together to shine a bright light on autism as a growing global health crisis.

Picking Up The PiecesA Sister’s journey to help those affected bystorms that ripped through the Southeast.

Steadfastness of Soul A Sister’s story of being a soldier inAfghanistan and the Sisters that have kept her going.

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National Executive DirectorElysia Balster Gallivan, South Dakota ’93

Director Of Communications and Marketing Lauren Blankenbaker Felts, Indiana ’03

National Council 2009-2011National President

Sandi Edwards, Kentucky ’75

National Vice PresidentsMichele Herbst Evink, South Dakota State ’86

Nancy Fehremann Gainer, Iowa State ’69Gina Willis Hawkins, Jacksonville State ’86Jennifer Emerick Kuntz, Northern Iowa ’92

Wendy Kurtz, Indiana ’90Nealy Patty Wheat, West Georgia ’97

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Sisters online. Learn how Sisters use technology to stay connected, beginning on page 10.

In This Issue3 Letters to the Editor

4 Fraternity News

7 Housing News

8 NPC News

17 Realize Your Potential

19 Meeting our ELCsand LCs

21 Autism Speaks News

27 Member News

33 Directories

38 Alumna Profile

39 Sister to Sister

41 Foundation News

43 Chapter Eternal

45 From the Archives

46 Living Our Symphony

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to the EditorLetters

Remembering Victoria Boysen KasparThank you so much for the special mention of Vicki Boysen Kaspar(Gamma Delta ’71) in the Chapter Eternal section of The Quill. I burstin to tears when I saw it, as it has a very special meaning for me.

I am an alumna of Millard South High School where Dr. Kasparwas my 10th grade English teacher. She was quite possibly the gentlest and sweetest woman I had ever met. I really admired herpatience and passion for teaching us, at times, unruly teenagers. I’llnever forget something she wrote on a composition of mine that shehad graded; she gave me an A+ and encouraged me to be a writer. Itgave me such confidence in my writing skills, that before the pull ofmedicine took me towards the sciences and my current profession, Istrongly considered a career in journalism.

Dr. Kaspar’s husband is a cousin of my mother’s, and I was sothrilled when she and Ron were able to make it to my wedding in2005. I had a hard time calling her anything other than “Mrs. Kaspar”,but I was so genuinely happy to see her. I don’t have many other teach-ers that I would have been happy to see at my wedding (I did invite acouple!), but seeing her at the reception was a memorable moment.

What hurts me the most now is I only learned after her passingthat she was an Alpha Xi Delta Sister. At my wedding, my RhoChapter Sisters serenaded me and my new husband with a couple of our special chapter songs. She and I never got a chance to speakafter that, so we never made the connection. I am so proud to call hera Sister, yet I wish I could have done so while she was still with us.The bonds of sisterhood would have been so sweet to have shared withher. Dr. Kaspar’s sweet and graceful nature is that much more spe-cial and admirable because it truly befits an Alpha Xi Delta woman.

As heartbreaking as it is to see a loved one’s name on the ChapterEternal pages, it is so sweet to know that others thought as much ofher as I did, and that her legacy will live on through us all.

Thank you again,Gina Todero Mangine, Rho Chapter, ’96

Autism Speaks. Alpha Xi Deltas are Listening.For years I volunteered with Special Teens Project, an organizationthat provides social programs and activities for mentally, emotionallyand physically challenged teenagers and adults in Lower BucksCounty, Pennsylvania. Shortly before their Saturday bowling programbegan, one father and his daughter who has autism came in the doors,and he told his daughter that he had to ask me a question. He walkedover to me, and as he opened his mouth to speak, his daughter’s eyesfocused on mine and she said hello to me, by name. I smiled and said,“Hello, Diana.” She gave me a quick smile and then her eyes traveledoff, as if they were following a fly that was flying near the ceiling. Herfather, with a tear in his eye, said, “Do you know that I haven’t heardher say anything in four years?”

Volunteering is often a thankless job, a lot of hard work and veryfew rewards. I’ve volunteered with other organizations since, andwhenever I get frustrated, I remember that one second when Dianaspoke to me and I keep going–the effort is worth it.

Ruthann Crane, Epsilon Chi ’73

Facebook CommentsSo proud to see the photo of Sisters from Delta Alpha, Epsilon Alphaand the Minneapolis-St. Paul Alumnae Association at our 2010 WalkNow for Autism Speaks!

Becky Soderholm, Epsilon Phi ’97

Those ladies from the Alpha Xi Delta Alumnae Association-Triangle ofNorth Carolina are looking amaXIng!

Claudine Caro, Epsilon Lambda ’92

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CORRECTION: Diane Stiegal, University of Florida ’83, was listed withan incorrect initiation year of ’42 in the Chapter Eternal section of theSpring issue. The Fraternity apologizes for this error.

Thank you to all Sisters who submitted their stories andletters to the editor for this issue. Remember, The Quill isfor YOU!

We want to hear what you think about your magazine.Send your comments on this issue of The Quill to the

Editor at quilleditor@alphaxidelta.org or Lauren Felts atthe Fraternity Headquarters mailing address. The Editorreserves the right to select letters for publication and toedit for style and length.

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Fraternity News

New | Legacy Policy.With recruitment right around the corner, Alpha Xi Delta wanted to

remind readers of the new, slightly-altered legacy policy. Please do yourbest to familiarize yourself with this policy and to educate all memberson these new guidelines and the value of our legacies. If you have anyquestions, please call Fraternity Headquarters at 317.872.3500.

What is an Alpha Xi Delta legacy? Typically, she is the granddaugh-ter, daughter, sister or niece of an Alpha Xi Delta member in good stand-ing. There are instances when women are related to an Alpha Xi by stepor half-relations resulting from blended or other non-traditional familystructures. When this is the case, the young woman is considered alegacy if the Alpha Xi Delta member considers her to be one and asksthat she be recognized as a legacy on the Potential Member Profile.

How are you notified of potential new members that have legacy status? It is ultimately up to the Alpha Xi Delta family member to notify the Fraternity and / or the chapter of a legacy by submitting aPotential Member Profile well in advance of formal recruitment. It is not the responsibility of the potential new member or the Panhelleniccouncil to report their legacy status to anyone. This means that theenrollment of a legacy in the Rose Petals Program does not recognizeany potential new member’s legacy status. Again, submitting aPotential Member Profile is the only way to notify the Fraternity of yourrelative’s legacy status.

What happens when you receive notification of a legacy? As they do for any potential new member, chapters should acknowledge thesubmitting alumna when they receive a Potential Member Profile for an Alpha Xi Delta legacy. In addition, every chapter member shouldknow of the Alpha Xi Delta legacies going through formal recruitment.

How is this policy applied during recruitment? During formalrecruitment, all Alpha Xi Delta legacies will be invited through the firstround of invitational events. However, this does not apply for those cam-puses with only one invitational event or for those chapters where thenumber of Alpha Xi Delta legacies participating in formal recruitmentexceeds a chapter’s carry figure. For all other campuses, in the follow-ing invitational rounds, no recognized legacy should be released fromrecruitment without permission of the National Council’s designee.Also, any legacy attending the final Preference round must be placedon the first bid list.

Why is this the Fraternity’s legacy policy? Alpha Xi Delta Fraternitybelieves each legacy should be able to make her own decision andinform her Alpha Xi Delta family member(s) of her recruitment status.This allows the legacy to choose the time and manner in which sheshares this information with her family. Keep in mind that all member-ship selection decisions are strictly confidential at the chapter level andwill not be shared with alumnae. This means that alumnae will receiveno information about the status of an Alpha Xi Delta legacy (or anyother potential new member) or the membership selection process.

Note: These changes do not reflect the Alpha Xi Delta policy regardingthe value of our legacies or the importance of pledging our legacies. TheFraternity will continue to educate all members of Alpha Xi Delta on thislegacy policy and the value of our legacies.

Now | ΑΞΔ on the goStay connected with Alpha Xi Delta while on the go!Access Fraternity news, events and more with yoursmartphone. Simply visit www.alphaxidelta.org onyour phone and you’ll be instantly directed to themobile version of our website. Want to check it outnow? Download a QR code reader app on yoursmartphone and scan this code.

Next | ExtensionAlpha Xi Delta is pleased to announce it has been selected to establishchapters at the following universities:

DePaul University: Fall 2011 With more than 25,000 students, DePaulUniversity is the largest Catholic university in the United States and the largest private, nonprofit university in the Midwest. The university offers 275 graduate and undergraduate programs of studyon two Chicago campuses, four suburban campuses and several international locations.

Western Kentucky University (WKU): Fall 2011 WKU is the fastestgrowing university in Kentucky for 13 years straight, with nearly21,000 students gracing WKU campuses in Glasgow, OwensboroElizabethtown, and the main campus in Bowling Green where ourEpsilon Kappa Chapter will be recolonized. Epsilon Kappa Chapter wasoriginally founded in 1967.

University of Rhode Island (URI): Fall 2011 Alpha Xi Delta firstinstalled its Beta Upsilon Chapter at the University of Rhode Island in1948. URI is the principal public research university in Rhode Island,with its main campus located in Kingston.

University of Maryland–College Park (UMD): Fall 2012 UMD repre-sents a re-colonization of our Beta Eta Chapter. UMD is a publicresearch university located in the city of College Park in Prince George’sCounty, Maryland, just outside of Washington, D.C.

If you are interested in volunteering to assist with any of these colonizations, please visit the alumnae section of www.alphaxidelta.orgto fill out a volunteer interest form. You can also contact Tracy Osborne,Director of Member Services, at tosborne@alphaxidelta.org for more information.

New | NOW | Next

April 17, 2011 not only marked the 118th anniversary of AlphaXi Delta, but also the installation of our newest chapter atCoastal Carolina University–Iota Pi.

In addition to the 63 colony members, 13 alumnae were initiated into our Sisterhood, most of whom were mothers ofcolony women. Colony Development Specialist, Alexis Pero, andEducational Leadership Consultant, Allison Zackaroff, also initiated their mothers. Perhaps one of the most remarkablealumnae initiates was Mildred Lane, the 91-year-old grandmotherof colony member Laura Krebs.

A congratulatory dessert reception was held after theInstallation Ceremony. During this event, National PresidentDeanna Detchemendy presented Lianne Koerner, colony presi-dent, with the official Iota Pi charter, along with a president’sgavel and Fraternity flag.

Alpha Xi Delta was asked in November 2010 to join theCoastal Greek community. In January, ELC Allison Zackaroffarrived on campus to hold a successful colony recruitment andcolonization period.

“This was a very rewarding experience, and I am so blessedto have worked with this outstanding group of women,” Allisonsaid. “I am so proud of their accomplishments thus far, such asraising $9,000 for Autism Speaks and Relay for Life, winningevents during Greek Week and growing as one in such a shortperiod of time.”

Our newest Sisters are active on campus as resident advisors, club Lacrosse players, president of the student spirit

club, Coastal Student Ambassadors and members of the Relayfor Life Executive Committee, among others.

Throughout the semester, the colony’s calendar kept members busy with Sisterhood socials, participation in otherGreek organizations’ philanthropies and participation in GreekWeek. The chapter held their first philanthropy week on campusand hosted events such as, Light it Up Blue and AmaXIngChallege: Xi Marks the Spot.

With the installation of the Iota Pi Chapter, Alpha Xi Delta becomes the fifth Panhellenic organization on CoastalCarolina’s campus.

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IOTA PI CHAPTER INSTALLEDAT COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITYBy Courtney Hankins Fluty, Texas State University-San Marcos ’00

National President Deanna Detchemendy (left) presided over Iota

Pi’s Installation Ceremony, welcoming Chapter President Lianne

Koerner and her Sisters into the Fraternity.

The newest members of Alpha Xi Delta’s Iota Pi Chapter.

In early May, the Pi Chapter of Alpha Xi Delta welcomed morethan 50 ecstatic alumnae back to Ohio University’s campus tocelebrate the chapter’s 100th anniversary.

The weekend-long celebration, held May 6-8, 2011, startedwith a Sisterhood event on Friday night at the Ohio UniversityInn where collegiate and alumnae Sisters connected and re-con-nected.

Saturday began with breakfast at the chapter house wherealumnae recounted stories of their time at Ohio University andspent time looking at scrapbooks with collegiate members.Alumnae were given tours of the recently renovated chapterhouse, and the collegians enjoyed watching the alumnae findthemselves on composites and laugh affectionately as theyremembered their collegiate years.

The pinnacle of the weekend was the Saturday evening banquet held at the Nelson Banquet Hall. National PresidentDeanna Detchemendy addressed the chapter and recounted thefounding of the Pi Chapter.

“The women of Pi Chapter have ensured that Alpha Xi Delta’svalues and ideals, rituals and traditions have remained constant throughout the past 100 years. I am confident they willcontinue to instill these values to future Pi Chapter membersthus sustaining the dream of our Founders so many years ago,”Detchemendy noted.

“It was fun getting to know so many of [the collegiate members] on the campus tour, house tour, sharing stories in the dining room, uptown and at the dinner. (There are) so manyamazing traditions that keep our Sisterhood strong,” saidCarolyn Cuppernull, ’83 Ohio.

Chapter President Eleni Balouris attended the event and tooksome time to reflect on the history of her chapter. “It is trulyremarkable to be an active member of the chapter as it turned100 years old. It is amazing to know that I am a part of some-thing that has been here for so long and such an important partof the history of Ohio University,” said Balouris.

Pi Chapter was founded on April 28th, 1911 after an offer ofSisterhood was extended to the members of a local sorority at Ohio University. In a letter from Ruth A. Sibley-Haskell, Editorof The Alpha Xi Delta, the Fraternity’s magazine at the time,

she described her first-handaccount of the installation ofthe Pi Chapter.

“Pi Chapter is broad in itsinterests and choice of mem-bers. It has a high scholasticstanding, being representedin music, literature, oratoryand art, and I assure youthere is no lack in charm,”Sibley-Haskell wrote. “Ournew girls are strong andsincere, and it needs nogift of prophecy to pre-dict a successful future forthe chapter and a strongimpulse for the sorority.”

Marsha Fechter, an ’85graduate said “great Xiweekend...a lot of catch-ing up and laughter allweekend long! So won-derful to be able to returnto OU and rekindle rela-tionships with my Sisters!”

“It was amazing to see how, after in some cases years ofbeing apart, friends were able to reunite as if no timehad passed at all. The reunion was a great reminder forPi Chapter members of how strong Sisterhood can be. Itmade us all appreciate the friends we have made, thememories we’ve created and the time we have beenblessed enough to share together.” – Lauren “Lo” May,Pi Chapter

By Lo May, Ohio ’08 Vice President of Public Relations

Scrapbooks and photo albums allowed members to

see how the Pi Chapter has evolved over the years.

Everyone was bursting with Alpha Xi Delta pride

during the celebration.

Happy 100TH Birthday,PI CHAPTER!

The Quill of Alpha Xi Delta Summer 20117

National Housing

CSL Management, LLC is an operations consulting firm dedicated to preserving the unique experience of fraterni-ty/sorority housing. Why is this important? Unlike other studenthousing operations, fraternity and sorority chapter houses offerresidents opportunities to build lifelong friendships, developleadership skills, and learn the importance of giving back totheir communities and universities, all while getting the mostout of their college experience. Fraternity/Sorority Housingtoday faces many challenges, including an aging infrastructure,lack of local alumnae volunteers, limited capital reserves andcompetition from other housing options with better amenities.These challenges require a consulting and operations manage-ment company that understands the needs of the members, thelocal alumnae and those of the national organization. It requiresa company that knows how the various constituencies interactand how that informs the decision making process.

CSL Management is different from other companies giventhe background of our consultants and the way we approach the operations of sorority properties. Our team members andconsultants are fraternity and sorority alumni who lived in theirchapter houses during college. They have volunteered at almostevery level and avenue of their fraternity or sorority, from thelocal house corporation to the national board of directors, includ-ing on housing staffs. You will be hard pressed to find anotherfirm that truly understands sorority housing from every angle.

This experience allows our team to build solutions that helpsolve the unique challenges house corporations, national housingoperations and universities face with their chapter houses. We work with properties all over the country, and consult with

Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity Headquarters on a variety of housinginitiatives. The experience of our consultants, along with thevariety of the clientele we serve, allows us to provide custom tai-lored solutions to address the needs of our clients.

CSL Management can work to address a specific issue oroffer turnkey day to day management services and anything inbetween. Our philosophy is to first listen to our clients to deter-mine their needs and see where they believe they need help. Wethen work to determine the best services to provide the solutionthey seek.

If you have any questions about CSL Management, LLC orother services the National Housing Corporation provides,please contact Jennifer Foster, Director of Housing, at jfoster@alphaxidelta.org. Follow CSL Management’s blog athttp://blog.cslmanagement.com.

Preserving The UniqueExperience of Greek HousingBy Woody Ratterman, III COO\Partner, CSL Management, LLC

This year, Alpha Xi Delta began partnering with CSL Management, LLC to provide management services and housing expertise to our local housing corporation boards and chapters. CSL assists boards andchapters with day to day housing management, lease coordination,maintenance, project management, rent and dues processing, alongwith other services based upon individual needs.

BEFORE

CSL Management was supposed to do a cosmetic face lift on this bath-room, but when they opened the walls there were several plumbingissues, and the housing corporation rebuilt the entire structure.

There are many things I didn’t retain from my college days.Loads of information that was expensively paid for, but left myhead the moment my final exam was over. However, one thingthat remains with me is the Greek alphabet and the catchy, littlesong that goes with it.

Even though the ability to recognize every Greek letter hasno usable function in my life, my brain will automatically startboppin’ to the beat of “alpha, beta, gamma, delta...” any time Isee someone’s letters plastered across the back of their car. Atthat moment, I am instantly transported back to the days whenI lived with my best friends, life was all about me, and I thoughtI would be young forever.

So yes, I am proud to admit I am a sorority girl.As a proud sorority girl all grown up, I have no problem that

my daughter, a sophomore in high school, is already a registeredlegacy with Alpha Xi Delta. She is fully aware she will be expect-ed to go through recruitment and join a sorority in college.Whenever someone hears about my plans for her and where Iwant her to be during her college years, the reaction I typicallyget is a horrified, “why?”

Why would I willingly allow and support my daughter’s participation in what is generally considered to be a bad environment? I have heard every argument against the Greeksystem, but my position continues to hold firm. I truly believethe lessons and friends she will take away from the Greek lifeexperience will be a huge benefit to her in the future.

When I was growing up, my dad, who was president of hisSigma Chi chapter in college, would tell us tales of his own college days. They were filled with stories of brotherhood andmemories that still bring a smile to my dad’s face. His Greek letters surround the house, and his Fraternity certificate isproudly displayed alongside his college degrees and militaryservice awards. My dad encouraged me to join the Greek system,and I will be forever grateful to him. The women who became mySisters in college are the ones who are, to this day, the mostimportant to me.

However cliché it may sound, my Alpha Xi Delta Sisters arethe ones who helped me grow from a typical, self-consciousyoung girl into a strong, confidant woman. They are the ones

who helped me laugh when I should have cried and who sup-ported me, comforted me and encouraged me when my familywas far away. We bonded over tough times and celebrated thegood ones.

Although that is the basis for many lasting friendships, myAlpha Xi Delta Sisters and I have an extra layer to ours that noteveryone has. We share a code and a belief system we all sworeto honor. We are part of something that began generations agoand has survived because women like us believed in its mission.We truly are part of a legacy and live with the knowledge thatwe contributed to its longevity. We grew into the women we aretoday-ones with honor, integrity and respect because of themodel of generations of women that were placed before us.

The Greek system may have its problems. But, when I thinkof sending my child off to school, the protection that a sororitycan provide and the women she will meet, make me feel betterabout letting her take her first steps toward womanhood. I absolutely believe in sororities and Alpha Xi Delta, and I trustthey will help her grow into the woman she has the potential to become.

Tatum L. Ryan-Twomley is a contributor for Hartland Patch, a community-specific news and information website dedicated to providing comprehensive and trusted local coverage for individualtowns and communities. You can read more of Tatum’s articles atwww.hartland.patch.com.

My Daughter Will Be a Sorority Girl…And Why That Shouldn’t Be a ProblemBy Tatum L. Ryan-Twomley, Michigan State ’95

NPC News

Tatum Ryan-Twomley and her daughter, Darrien Twomley,at her high schoolHomecoming.

Twomley in 1995 withsome of her Beta ThetaChapter Sisters.

National Convention

National Convention is a great time for Alpha Xi

Deltas from across the country to connect, rekindle old friend-

ships, strengthen the bonds of Sisterhood, and most importantly,

realize their potential. Let’s take a look back at Convention 2011

through the eyes of four Sisters who hit the road to meet up

with nearly 600 Alpha Xi Deltas in Atlanta, Georgia!

day1Day One of Convention was all about catching up with oldfriends and getting to know new Sisters to form life-long friend-ships. My fellow Kappa Chapter Sisters and I walked into thehotel and were immediately surrounded by other Alpha XiDeltas. We could feel the heart-sunshine as soon as we walkedthrough the doors. Once we were all settled, we went down to thepool to begin the festivities.

The poolside Meet and Greet event was fun, with Sisters eating, catching up and admiring the cute flip flops everyonehad worn for the contest! We grabbed a seat and caught up onour lives at home. It had been awhile since we had last beenreunited, so it was nice to hear about everyone’s summer break.Throughout the event, we met women from other chapters. Wetalked for a little and shared the different customs on each of ourcollege campuses. It was fun talking to the other Sisters andhearing ideas to implement in our own chapter.

Following the Meet and Greet, we headed to our territorymeetings where we met Sisters from other chapters in andaround Illinois. We took part in an ice breaker to get to knoweach other’s names, chapters and similarities.

Next came the Sisterhood event. The hotel provided us withan ice tea and lemonade bar–complete with fresh fruit! While we were enjoying our drinks, we met women from the otherchapter located in Illinois, Monmouth College, as well as somewomen from other Big Ten chapters. Meeting the women fromthe Big Ten chapters was the best part because I felt like mychapter could relate to them the most. Most of our campuses arepretty similar, so I felt like the advice and tips we got from themwere very useful. During the Sisterhood event, there were professional photographers set up to take silly pictures of uswith goofy props. We took pictures with the Monmouth Chapterand the Indiana University Chapter. The greatest picture of all,though, was our picture with Jane Sutton, who will become theNational Panhellenic Council Chairman at this October’s NPCmeeting.

All in all, the first day of Convention was all about meetingnew women and rekindling old friendships. We were able tomake life long connections with each other and learn strategieswe can take back to our chapter to help us succeed.

Pictured top: Members from the University of Illinois, posed for a fun picture with future NPC Chairman Jane Sutton. Jane will take therole of NPC Chairman in October. This the first time in 52 years thatAlpha Xi Delta’s NPC delegate has served the national organization in this capacity.

Pictured middle: Members of the Chesapeake Alumnae Association getting their “feet wet” during the Meet and Greet event. Sisters in the Chesapeake Alumnae Association have attended every Convention,except one, over the past 15 years.

Pictured right: During the Meet and Greet event, members had the opportunity to network and bond with Sisters from across the country.

Brittany Leiber Illinois ’09

As a native Atlantan, you can imagine my excitement when Iheard Alpha Xi Delta’s 49th National Convention was coming totown. I enjoyed welcoming Alpha Xi Deltas from all over theUnited States with a “Welcome You All to Georgia”-the home ofthe Atlanta Braves, Margaret Mitchell and Coca Cola.

As a delegate for the Atlanta North Metro AlumnaeAssociation, I was fortunate to attend many of the breakout sessions offered at Convention. The “MAXimizing Your Reach”session discussed everything from networking online toMingleSticks. Since I am not very savvy in networking via theinternet, I was impressed with the many free options we haveavailable to our chapters and associations to promote ourselvesand to recruit new members. An option I had not thought of

before attending Claudine Caro’s session was using YouTube to tell your story. Instead of a newsletter, give your audience a visual,more compelling experience of your Sister-

hood, recruitment and/or philanthropy. TheMingleStick (see Minglestick.com formore information) was an interestingintroduction to networking duringConvention. Rather than collectingnumerous pieces of paper and businesscards, as I have done in the past, I was able to click my MingleStick withother Sisters’ MingleSticks. Within afew seconds, I had their information downloaded on my computer and savedfor future reference.

I was able to slip away and go downto the Delta Xi Chapter’s townhouse atGeorgia State University. I was quiteenvious of their new home, consideringin my day we only had a room for 63women to congregate. It was a littlecrowded to say the least!

Of course with every Alpha Xi function there is singing. Ienjoyed singing in the chorus with my fellow Georgia Sisters,preparing for initiation and then watching my fellow alumnaeSister, Rigby Duncan, initiate her own daughter, Lyn Pharris,into the fraternity. What better way to show your daughter, sister or mother how much they mean to you, but to invite themto be a part of our very special Sisterhood! Now, if I can only get “The Heart of Rose” song out of my head...I thought I’d never reach that high note! Thanks, Michele Evink!

The opening dinner was filled with high energy, enthusiasmand southern lingo–some of which I have never spoken.However, “everyone and their pig” was there to join in on thefun. Chapter spirit was the theme with a splash of Atlanta history, complete with bottles of Coke, pom poms and baskets ofpeaches. And if you thought you could not get enough Southernhospitality, we then joined our Sisters for the Sisterhood event at the pool atrium where we dined on peach cobbler and pecanpie, and the Georgia Tech Men’s Glee Club serenaded ourSisterhood. My personal favorite song was the “Ramblin’ Wreck”theme song.

My very favorite part of the Convention was the Rose Petal Party where I was able to share Alpha Xi Delta cheers, songs, crafts and ice cream sundaes with my three RosePetals–Charlotte, Georgia and Savannah. The Gamma Etawomen did a great job of hosting this event. My girls were soinspired that they requested to help in the hospitality room thenext morning. They welcomed Alpha Xi Deltas to Atlanta whilewearing their Alpha Xi Delta Rose Petal shirts, but actuallyspent the more time bidding on Foundation merchandise at thesilent auction. They left the Convention wearing their goods, andthis inspired me to purchase an Alpha Xi Delta shirt to do someM.A.X.ing myself. Alpha Xi Delta spirit is contagious!

Marilyn Whitmer Georgia State ’82

Pictured top: Sisters from the Atlanta area greetedConvention attendees in the hospitality area. (L-R) Paige Bushart, Cindy Holder, Kristen Russell, and guest writer Marilyn Whitmer.

Pictured bottom: Cheers filled the air as the men of the Georgia Tech Glee Club rockedthe house during the Sisterhood Social.

It has been my honor to work with the women of Alpha Xi Deltafor the past two years. Alpha Xi Delta chose Autism Speaks asits national philanthropy and the experience for me, as AutismSpeaks point person for Alpha Xi, has been incredible.Collegiate and alumnae members share a bond that crosses overall geographic and age distinctions. I have been so impressedand so grateful for your support and friendship that I made thedecision to join this wonderful women’s fraternity as an AlphaDeuteron Chapter member at the 2011 Convention.

The day after my initiation I had another wonderful experience. On Friday morning July 8th, more than 500 womengathered for the Philanthropy Breakfast. Four Sisters sharedtheir dedication to our philanthropic partnership in a movingpresentation called, “Why I Listen.” I shared the stage with threefascinating women: one collegian who is pursuing a summerautism research project; one young professional who has dedicated her life to teaching youngsters with autism; and onemom, who is raising her five-year-old son with autism andknows that she has the entire Sisterhood walking this journeywith her. Nothing I can write here will add to what these womenso eloquently shared with our Sisters who were present. Onceagain, they confirmed to me why I listen.

To view the “Why I Listen” presentation, visit our Conventionblog at www.alphaxidelta.org/Convention2011.

Why I ListenAnn Gibbons, Alpha Deuteron ’11

Ann Gibbons, Katarina Ellich, Laura Lyerly Milliken and Erin Finnspoke about why they listen during the Philanthropy Breakfast. A child is diagnosed with autism every 20 minutes and each ofthese women had a unique story to share of how they havebeen impacted by autism.

Our Rose PetalsThis year at National Convention, Alpha Xi Delta held a specialevent for its legacies. This was the first time the Fraternity sponsored an event exclusively for our Rose Petals! These younglegacies were invited to the Georgia Tech Chapter House for anafternoon of fun.

After being greeted by BetXi Bear, these young ladies joinedthe women from the Gamma Eta and the Zeta Omega Chapters insinging Alpha Xi Delta songs, eating ice cream, making head-bands and polishing their nails! Before saying goodbye, each RosePetal got to take home a picture of themselves at the chapterhouse in their very own Alpha Xi Delta picture frame.

Interested in making your daughter, niece or granddaughter a Rose Petal? Check out our website to learn how! This speciallegacy program is for those ages 16 and younger. Upon registra-tion for the program, each Rose Petal receives a welcome notefrom the National President, special greetings and birthdaycards, as well as, an appreciation of our Sisterhood. Want to seemore photos from Convention? Visit Digital Pix’s website atdcpix.morephotos.com.

BetXi Bear was onhand at the GammaEta Chapter house togreet Rose Petals andpose for pictures.

Ah, the third day of Convention-you are bittersweet. This day issweet because it’s another wonderful day of Sisters, informationand activities, and bitter because it’s the last day of Convention.Tonight we’ll say farewell for another two years. It’s been wonderful meeting Sisters, renewing old friendships, makingnew ones, learning and laughing. It feels great to be an Alpha Xi Delta!

The day began with a reminder to us about our lifetime commitment through the Rededication Ceremony, and followedwith the National Chapter meeting. The Chaplin’s address byMichele Evink is, as she was all week, inspiring, motivating,thoughtful and uplifting. And, as efficient as ever, DeannaDetchemendy, our National President moves us through theagenda. Elections for Foundation Trustees and introductions ofTrustees and National Housing Corporation Board are made,committee reports are given, and the meeting adjourned. Thankyou, Deanna, for your inspiring leadership for the past fouryears. You are Alpha Xi Delta! Welcome to Sandi Edwards,incoming National President. I am confident the leadership of our Fraternity is in good hands.

The Silent Auction for the Alpha Xi Delta Foundation concludes this morning. So many wonderful items have beenoffered for bidding and purchase. Whether you’ve donated anitem or purchased one, all proceeds of this fund raising activitygoes to our Foundation and the support it gives to ourSisterhood. It’s reported that approximately $6,000 was raisedfor the Foundation by the Silent Auction!

After National Chapter, we headed into breakout sessions tolearn more about resources available to collegians and alumnae.There are so many good sessions to choose from, and it was definitely difficult to make a decision on where to spend mytime. From TFJ, a Ritual program session, to Exclusively Xi,there was something for everyone. In case you haven’t checkedit out, Exclusively Xi allows you to create your own Alpha XiDelta profile where you can link to your Facebook account, par-ticipate in polls and get the latest Fraternity news.

Saturday afternoon is ablazewith opportunity. TheConversation Café and NHCBlock Party are a swirl of activity and a chance for knowledgeexchanges. Some popular places to visit are the MAX for Alumnae,the National Panhellenic Conference and the National Counciltables. Alpha Xi Delta NPC Delegates were on-site to answerquestions and learn about when Jane Sutton will take the NPCChairman role. The National Council table allowed Sisters tomeet and get-to-know Council members. Sisters are everywhere,talking, visiting and learning.

The NHC Block Party has vendors that work with theNational Housing Corporation to help support local housing corporations. Fun items, like Pottery Barn gift cards and gift baskets were given away. I’ll be working and learning moreabout these vendors in my Director role for the National HousingCorporation Board.

Finally, it’s time for the Rose Banquet. As always, the decor isbeautiful with the loveliest centerpieces. The room is alive as this is the last time for Sisters to visit and celebrate ourSisterhood. Congratulations to the Penman Award winners, andthank you for your support and encouragement of Alpha Xi Delta.Congratulations to all the Xi Achievement winners. Wow!-What a great way to end your year with an acknowledgement of yourhard work and dedication. You are the future of Alpha Xi Delta!

Everyone is on pins and needles as the location for NationalConvention 2013 was announced. Alpha Xi Delta’s 50th NationalConvention in the city by the bay brought a cheer from the Rose Banquet attendees, and we quickly made plans to meetagain in San Francisco. Then, bittersweet, together in our circleof Sisterhood, singing the Sisterhood of Women, we ended the49th Alpha Xi Delta National Convention.

3Past National Vice President Sue Mamber(left) and guest Convention writer Paige Faries (right) took time out to meet and greet Sisters in the Hospitality area. day

Paige FariesWestern Kentucky ’71

This year, Alpha Xi Deltas gathered at the Georgia Aquarium to celebrate those Sisters andchapters who have had great accom-plishments in the past year. Amongthese awards were certificates ofrecognition and scholarships forcollegiate members, as well as thealumnae’s highest honor, theWoman of Distinction Award.

The evening started out with areception where Alpha Xis mingledwith one another and tasted deliciousappetizers. When the awards ceremonyfinally began, we were welcomed intothe banquet hall by sea creaturesswimming in their surroundingtanks. The tanks were so large and soclose; it almost felt like we were in thetank with them!

Congratulations to everyone whowon an award! We are proud to call youSisters and know you will continue to real-ize your potential. For a complete list of awardwinners, please visit www.alphaxidelta.org.

Making a Splashwith Awards

Jennifer Burris, Central Oklahoma ’08,received the Quackenbush LeadershipAward, the Fraternity’s most presti-gious collegiate honor. This award isnamed after Alpha Xi Delta Fraternityleader and community leader ElizabethRoberts Quackenbush, Ohio State ’23,and it is presented each year to

outstanding graduating seniors who have made significant contri-butions to Alpha Xi Delta through chapter loyalty, campus leadership, community service and academic achievement.Congratulations Jennifer!

A little about Jennifer…• Graduated in May 2011 with a degree in Elementary

Education and a 3.92 GPA• Served her chapter as public relations vice president, ritual

chair, chaplin, alumnae relations and Sisterhood chair• Member of Kappa Delta Pi and Order of Omega honor societies• Involved in the President’s Leadership Council, West Hall

Council, Association for Childhood Education Int., CanterburyAssociation, UCOSA, Panhellenic Council and OklahomaStudent Government Association

• Awarded Top All Greek Scholar• Will begin her first year teaching high school math in the fall

Standout Sister

Pictured above: Sisters took in the breath-taking views of aquatic life in the OceansBallroom at the Georgia Aquarium. The large tanks provided a memorable backdropfor our Awards Banquet.

Pictured middle: Sisters pose while sportingtheir new Alpha Xi gear.

Pictured bottom: Sisters took time to recon-nect and make new friendships duringConvention 2011.

Within our accomplished circle of Sisterhood is an elite group ofwomen–women who go the extra mile, radiate heart-sunshine andput into practice the principles of Alpha Xi Delta. These alumnaSisters are the best of the best–the shining stars among us. Theyare Alpha Xi Delta Women of Distinction.

Every two years at National Convention the Fraternity bestowsthis highest alumnae honor upon Sisters who provide outstandingservice to their communities and attain eminent achievementwithin their profession. These Sisters have been widely recog-nized in their field, and many have received national and interna-tional acclaim. Alpha Xi Delta is proud to recognize this year’sWoman of Distinction recipient and to call her a Sister.

Dr. Sandra Adamson Fryhofer, Georgia Tech ’76Dr. Fryhofer is currently a doctor of internal medicine in Atlanta,Georgia at Piedmont Hospital and works at Emory University ofMedicine as a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine.

After receiving her bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineeringfrom the Georgia Institute of Technology, Dr. Fryhofer received herM.D. from Emory University School of Medicine. Since then shehas served on many committees, has been active in the medicalcommunity and has dedicated her time to informing others onmedical issues.

Alpha Xi Delta is thrilled to announce Dr. Fryhofer as a Womanof Distinction,” said Deanna Detchemendy, Alpha Xi DeltaNational President. “She is actively involved in the medical community and through her work, demonstrates leadership skillsand service opportunities. She clearly lives Alpha Xi Delta’s mission and encourages others to realize their potential.”

More about Dr. Fryhofer• Winner of the Miss Georgia pageant and contestant in the Miss

America pageant• Served as the youngest president and second woman selected

for the American College of Physicians from 2000-2001• Is currently a member of the Woman’s Day Health and Fitness

Advisory Board and a member of the ACP Adult ImmunizationAdvisory Board

• Videoblog and podcast series “Medicine Matters” has been featured on WebMD’s Medscape and is available on iTunes

• Her favorite hobby is tap dancing

To view the Woman of Distinction video, visit our YouTubeChannel at www.youtube.com/CORA1893

The GeorgiaAquarium was theperfect backdrop asDr. Fryhofer acceptedher Woman ofDistinction Awardfrom NationalPresident DeannaDetchemendy alongwith her husband,George.

Woman of Distinction 2011

National President

Sandi Edwards, University of Kentucky ’75

What do you look forward to the most about being NationalPresident?Alpha Xi Delta has been one of the most important facets of my life – it has been ‘home’ for me since I was in college. Serving asNational President is an incredible opportunity to positively impactAlpha Xi Delta's future, ensure our organization’s sustainability andcontinued success. I look forward to working with our collegiate and alumnae Sisters–friends I know, and friends I will meet–and welcoming a new generation of women home to Alpha Xi Delta!

National Vice Presidents

Michele Evink, South Dakota State University ’86Who inspires you to realize your potential?I am fortunate to be inspired to realize my potential by not a person,but a group of people, my students. I precept students, primarily intheir sixth year of pharmacy school. In deciding to accept studentsten years ago, my goal was to allow them to see the joys of practicingpharmacy in a small, rural hospital. When I began, I hoped toinspire students to look at rural practice for their future. In return,they have inspired me to keep my practice progressive and clinicallysound. They inspire me to continue to look for better ways to care forpatients. They inspire me to ask questions, seek out educationalopportunities and to be a better pharmacist. For me, potential is theexcellence in you that you reach toward and actively seek. It’s thepiece of you that is never fully revealed, always in development, awork in progress. Professionally, my students continue to inspire meto realize my potential.

Nancy Gainer, Iowa State University ’69What do you look forward to most serving on National Council? I look forward to the opportunity of working with fellow Councilmembers and Fraternity staff to guide the direction of our organiza-tion. Alpha Xi Delta has been an important part of my life since I first repeated the vows of membership. Serving on our Council provides me with opportunities to share my passion for Alpha XiDelta, broaden my circle of friendships and to make a difference byinstilling in others the love and dedication I have for our Fraternity.

Gina Hawkins, Jacksonville State University ’86What three words would you use to describe your membership inAlpha Xi Delta?Heart-Sunshine!AWESOME!Lifetime friendships!

Jennifer Kuntz, University of Northern Iowa ’92What does Sisterhood in Alpha Xi Delta mean to you?Alpha Xi Delta sisterhood feels like family. It includes a genuine loveand respect for one another, and it encompasses a sense of loyaltythat moves us to always support a Sister in need.

Wendy Kurtz, Indiana University ’90What is your favorite Alpha Xi Delta memory?My favorite Alpha Xi Delta memory is building a new chapter houseand moving in my senior year. When I joined the Beta Pi Chapter atIndiana University, we had just recolonized on campus three yearsearlier and were still housed in the residence halls. Our dedicatedcorporation board led a successful capital campaign, and the entirechapter got involved in fundraising–commissioning a limited editionprint to sell, hosting an auction during our annual Mom’s Weekendand selling commemorative bricks for the back patio of the house.We moved into the new house the beginning of my senior year, and Iwas proud to serve as co-housing manager that first year. It was suchan amazing feeling for my chapter, knowing we had turned ourdream of a house into reality.

Nealy Wheat, University of West Georgia ’97How do you live heart-sunshine? As I go about my day, I try to take the opportunities that life has givenme to show compassion and kindness to people I encounter, even inevery day brief exchanges. Life can be hectic and extremely busy, butI try to make it a priority to be genuinely kind and caring. It brightensmy own outlook to share a smile or offer a kind word. Heart-sunshineis prevalent in all aspects of my life–my marriage, my career, myfamily and my friends. I feel a great responsibility and desire to sharethose values, the values of Alpha Xi Delta, with others.

Meet Our NewNational Council

2011-2013 National Council members (L-R) Wendy Kurtz, JenniferKuntz, Regina Hawkins, Sandi Edwards, Nancy Gainer, Nealy PattyWheat, Michele Evink.

Her love of cooking started early–thefact that a Little Tikes kitchen lit upher sleepy eyes as a three year oldon Christmas morning was a tellingsign that she had a future in the culinary world. “Growing up, I wasconstantly surrounded by great foodand true hospitality–I rememberwaking up on any given day to thesavory scent of simmering caponata,stewing osso bucco, fresh baked

cranberry-orange biscotti, or whichever other delectable dish mymother was concocting that day,” Katherine Teodosic, Albion ’04,reminisces.

She started learning how to cook at the age of five, through“helping” in the kitchen, observation and, of course, trial and error.“All things culinary were central in our family and circle of friends,and everyone seemed to have some connection with the industry,whether as chefs, restaurateurs, caterers or even front of the houseemployees.”

Katherine has a passion to not only cook and create beautifuldishes, but to share those experiences with others, and it is justthat passion that inspired her to start the blog Stainless SteelThumb. “It is a perfect platform to challenge myself in the kitchenwith unusual ingredients, and to let my creativity thrive–all whilebeing able to share it with an interested, receptive audience,” shesaid. “Stainless Steel Thumb has opened up a world of opportuni-ties–connecting me with farmers, purveyors, artisan producers,chefs and other food fanatics, discussing recipes and techniques, aswell as presenting me with various business opportunities.”

Proudly, Stainless Steel Thumb (SST) was recognized in anationwide Best Home Cooking Blog contest after only four months,increasing Katherine’s exposure and introducing her to new contacts. Two premiere chefs, Mary Sue Milliken and SusanFeniger, also acknowledged her for a fish taco recipe she created.See the recipe to the right, and try it out for yourself!

Currently, Katherine resides in New York City, working as theAssistant Director of Room Service at The Waldorf=Astoria Hotel(W=A). “We work to make the everyday experience fantastic, butalso to create unforgettable moments for special occasions includ-ing award dinners, weddings, anniversaries and the like,”Katherine said. Prior to The W=A, she gained invaluable experi-ence working for Matt Prentice Restaurant Group, Zingerman’s,and Hillstone Restaurant Group, and she calls these opportunities

“career steps” that helped bring her where she is today. “Anyone working in this industry couldn’t ask for a better city

than New York–especially from a culinary standpoint.” Katherinesaid. “There is such a high concentration of world-class chefs,restaurants, along with access to such superlative ingredients, thatit’s hard not to be inspired. The relationships and bonds I’veformed, the business networking and the exposure I’ve gotten fromStainless Steel Thumb has truly helped me realize my potential inthe food world.”

Connect with Katherine at kat.teodosic@gmail.com, and be sureto check out her blog at www.stainlesssteelthumb.com

Your PotentialRealize

Katherine Teodosic

Katherine poses with famousFrench chef, Jacques Pepin.

Ancho-Rubbed Salmon Tacos with Spicy, SweetPea Salsa Verde (Serves 4)

• 1.5-2 lb. salmon filet, from the shoulder end, or center cut

• 4 T ancho chili powder

Caramelized Onions:• 2 large sweet yellow onions, thinly sliced• 2 T olive oil• 1/2 t kosher salt

Salsa verde:• 1 cup peas (frozen is fine)• 4 T fresh mint, chopped• 1 jalapeno, sliced (more or less, depending on how hot you like it!)• 2 T cucumber, chopped• 3 limes, 2 juiced, and one cut into 8 wedges for garnish• Kosher Salt

Additional Fillings:• 3/4 c thinly sliced red cabbage• 1/2 plain Greek yogurt• 1 cup cilantro leaves, roughly chopped• 8-10 small corn or flour tortillas, warmed if you prefer

To begin, start by caramelizing your onions, this takes the longest time out of anything, but is well worth the wait. Heat a sauté pan large enough to hold all of the onions over medium-low heat, and swirl in 2 T of olive oil. Once the oil is shimmering, add in the sliced onions andone generous pinch of salt, tossing and stirring the onions until they are evenly coated. Oncethe onions have become tender (about 5 minutes), reduce the heat to low and slowly cookthe onions, stirring frequently to ensure they don’t burn or become crispy. Cook for at least30 minutes, or until the onions deeply caramel in color and buttery tasting.

While the onions are cooking, you can make the salsa verde. Add the mint, peas, jalapeno,cucumber, lime juice and 1½ t of kosher salt into a blender, a food processor, or an immersionblender and puree the ingredients. Taste for seasoning and adjust if necessary. Set aside.

Now for the salmon! For quicker cooking, as well as ease in flipping, you can have yourfishmonger cut your salmon into smaller fillets. Combine ½ t worth of salt with the anchochili powder, and stir to combine. Rub the chili mixture all over the flesh side of the filletuntil evenly coated.

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat, and swirl in 3 T of olive oil to coat the bottomof the pan. If you don’t have a pan large enough to hold of the salmon fillets, do it inbatches. Crowding the fillets will force the fish to steam itself rather than pan-sear.

When the oil is shimmering, place in the salmon, flesh (chili rubbed) side down and cookfor about 3 minutes, until a crust has formed. The fish will let you know when it's ready toflip –if you can't easily slide a spatula underneath, wait a bit longer. Once you flip, cook foranother 2.5-3 minutes, until the skinned side has a crispy golden crust on it. This cookingtime should yield a beautiful, just medium-rare temperature on the fish. If you prefer thefish cooked a bit more, go for it! Remove the fish from the pan and set aside. When readyto serve, you can either slice the fish, or just use a fork to break it up into small pieces forthe tacos. You can utilize the skin too–it’s extremely healthy, and adds a nice crunch!

To serve, you can set up a mini assembly line. Set out a plate of tortillas along with individ-ual bowls of salsa verde, Greek yogurt, caramelized onions, and lime wedges. The salmonlooks beautiful plated together with the purple cabbage, and cilantro. Savor and enjoy!

Last summer, Elizabeth Doyle, Old Dominion ’08, took the ride ofher life.

She spent her summer cycling across the country, fromJacksonville, Florida to San Francisco, California, all in the name ofraising money and awareness for affordable housing (AH) issues inthe United States.

“During my last year of college, I heard of Bike and Build, a non-profit organization that arranges cross-country cycling trips foryoung adults with the purpose of raising money and awareness foraffordable housing. Once accepted into the program, each rider had to raise $4,000 that goes towards a grant program for AHorganizations across the country,” said Elizabeth. “Bike and Buildorganizes various routes across the country, and I participated inthe southern route,” she noted.

Her route was comprised of 33 cyclists, who raised a little morethan $150,000 for the cause. Along the way, the team spent 15 dayseither renovating or building houses in cities such as New Orleans,Jacksonville, Dallas, Baton Rouge and Farmington (New Mexico).From working on a home’s foundation to shingling roofs and every-thing in between, the team tackled it all. Over the course of the trip,the team averaged an estimated 70 miles per day. By the end of thetrip, Elizabeth estimates she racked up around 3,700 miles on herbike alone!

“We cycled everywhere. We experienced the muggy and ‘never-know-when-it-could-rain’ roads of Florida, the cobblestone roads indowntown New Orleans, The Loneliest Road in America (US Route50) through Nevada, the winding roads lined with grapes through-out California and the beauty of the west. The most rewarding partwas getting there based on your own two feet and a lot of spinning,”she said.

There were many points throughout the summer whereElizabeth thought to herself, “Why did I sign up for this?”.

“I thought about all the people supporting me and those acrossthe country I was helping. Among my most important supporterswere my Sisters, who supported me throughout the entire journey,”Elizabeth said. “Whenever I thought about giving up, I would lookat my lavaliere and remind myself about always reaching to realizemy potential.”

Looking back on her trip, Elizabeth said she wouldn’t exchangeall the experiences and people she met along the way for anythingin this world. “Crossing the California state border was one of theproudest moments of my life, and I truly felt like I had realized myfull potential,” she expressed.

Connect with Elizabeth at emd7n@virginia.edu. Learn moreabout Bike and Build at www.bikeandbuild.org.

Elizabeth Doyle

“(This was) a very challenging

point in the trip with hundred

mile days and nothing but the

road ahead of you.”

Pictured, Elizabeth taking a break during her rideon The Loneliest Road through Nevada.

NICOLE CONNORSIndiana University of Pennsylvania ’06 Fill in the blank: I’m surprised by…The amount of alumnae who pay theiralumnae dues. I’m excited to teach thechapter women I meet about the Be TheHeart Program and its potential to helpAlpha Xi Delta grow.

MARGEAUX FOXU of Washington ’07What would be the motto to describeyour leadership style?The recognition of personal strengths tofoster a stronger whole and positivelygrow through courage, graciousnessand peace.

JOELLE FUNDAROWestern Michigan ’06What three words best describe you?1. Optimistic 2. Enthusiastic 3. Passionate

LINDSEY HOJNOWSKI Ohio State ’09What is a fun, interesting fact about you?I was on Trading Spaces Family, atelevision show, when I was a fresh-man in high school. I learned how touse a staple gun and had lots of funeating cream puffs with the cameracrew! Our family room has sincebeen remodeled, but we still keep aframed copy of the Trading Spaces t-shirt we wore in the room as areminder of our experience.

HANAH PAPPAlbion ’08Fill in the blank: I love it when…I get to share a laugh or funny mom-ent with my friends and family.

NICOLE VALDESCentral Florida ’07What’s your favorite song on youriPod right now?“Good Life” by OneRepublic. I reallylove this song because it talks abouttraveling and discovering new things,which ties into my new journey as an ELC.

and GreetMeet

Coming to a CAMPUS NEAR YOU!Meet our Educational Leadership Consultants

and Leadership Coaches for 2011-2012.

LEADERSHIP COACHES

MARY KATHERINE BRANHAMGeorgia Tech ’06What is your favorite song on youriPod right now?“Let It Be.” I especially love the “Acrossthe Universe” version by Carol Woodsbecause it is one of my favorite moviesand the vivid scenes make the song more impactful.

BRITTANY DONATELLISlippery Rock ’08What would be the motto todescribe your leadership style?“Everyone is doing a great job!” ismy go-to phrase. It helps people getexcited and push forward to realizetheir potential.

KRISTIN VAN DEN BROEKEWisconsin–Eau Claire ’07What is a surprising fact about you?I have a license to drive a big, yellowschool bus. Last summer I worked at aday camp and drove the yellow schoolbus for the campers. It was definitely aunique experience!

BECKY WILBANKSAuburn ’05What is one item you can’t live with-out while on the road?My laptop because it keeps me connect-ed to all my friends located across thecountry.

ALLISON ZACKAROFFMiami University (Ohio) ’07What is one item you can’t livewithout while on the road?My stuffed hippo will continue hisjourney with me this year! He is agreat reminder of where I comefrom, where I’ve been and the possi-bilities of where I can go.

SpeaksAutism

Every April 2, World Autism Awareness Day, Alpha Xi Deltascome together to shine a bright light on autism as a growingglobal health crisis. Sisters participate in Walk Now for AutismSpeaks events, hold AmaXIng Challenges on their campus andhelp to raise awareness of autism in their communities.

The Blue Ribbon Project was launched this year by Alpha XiDelta. College chapters and alumnae associations distributedblue ribbons and autism facts cards on World AutismAwareness Day and throughout the month of April for WorldAutism Awareness Month in hopes to raise awareness forautism and promote Alpha Xi Delta’s partnership with AutismSpeaks. Here’s what some of our Sisters did to observe the dayand World Autism Awareness Month.

Fraternity OutreachOn Friday, the eve of World Autism Awareness Day, Alpha XiDelta representatives attended The Today Show with membersof Alpha Xi Delta’s Epsilon Lambda Chapter at Rider University,Iota Nu Chapter at Monmouth University, Zeta Eta Chapter atWest Chester University and Theta Delta Chapter at TowsonUniversity. After The Today Show, Alpha Xi Delta representa-tives attended a brunch at the New York Stock Exchange and joined Autism Speaks on the trading floor as they rang theopening bell.

Zeta Theta, Wright State UniversityThe chapter shined a bright light on World Autism AwarenessDay by covering Wright State University’s main campus in bluelights in support of “Light it up Blue.” The chapter sold glow-in-the-dark blue wristbands, passed out 2,000 blue ribbons andheld a ‘Strike Out Autism’ event at the Wright State baseballgame. During the first week of April, the chapter raised $550 forAutism Speaks.—Courtney Mowbray, mowbray.2@wright.edu

World Autism Awareness Day

West Chester | On World Autism Awareness Day, the members of Zeta Eta Chapter held a bake sale on their campus.In only a few hours, members raised nearly $150 for AutismSpeaks.—Amanda Considine, ac649810@wcupa.edu.

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More than 450 iconic landmarks–including the Empire StateBuilding–and venues such as bridges, sports arenas, museumsand restaurants in more than 120 U.S. cities and 30 countriespledged to Light It Up Blue to raise awareness for autism and tocommemorate World Autism Awareness Day. Here are a fewphotos of how Alpha Xi Deltas lit it up blue!

CornellOn April 1 and April 2 buildings all over the world were lit inbright blue to help kick off Autism Awareness Month and cele-brate World Autism Awareness Day. The Alpha Beta Chapterhouse was lit blue for this event!

IndianaThe Beta Pi Chapter house shined brightly on World AutismAwareness Day. The National Housing Corporation donated$3,000 worth of Light It Up Blue kits to chapters who wanted toparticipate in the annual Light It Up Blue Campaign.

AuburnThe Zeta Xi Chapter initiated a new week-long Light It Up Blueevent in recognition of World Autism Awareness Day. Sistersused blue light bulbs to light up the windows in their residencedorm hall and Cater Hall, one of Auburn's most historic land-marks. In addition, 25 fraternity houses were lit blue during theevent. A lighting ceremony was held on Cater Lawn and featuredspeakers from a representative of the local autism supportgroup and the director of Little Tree Preschool, a local schoolthat provides programming for children with autism. Sistersalso placed blue ribbons on the lapels of their dates for theirbiennial Pink Rose black tie formal, held at the Biltmore Hotelin Atlanta, Georgia.—Brooke Molnar, bam0014@auburn.edu

Cornell

Auburn

Indiana

Light It Up Blue For Autism

SpeaksAutism

Minneapolis-St. Paul | The Minneapolis/St. Paul Alumnae Association, along with chapters at Wisconsin–Eau Claire andUW–La Crosse, raised more than $2,000 for the Minnesota Walk Now For Autism Speaks event.

Alpha Xi Delta and Autism SpeaksSisters raise awareness and increase donations.

NASCAR and Alpha Xi Delta | Alpha Xi Delta alumnae and Sisters from George Mason University and the University ofDelaware volunteered their time on May 15, 2011 to help raise funds for Autism Speaks during the FedEx 400 benefitingAutism Speaks at Dover (Del.) International Speedway. Members manned kiosks that sold Autism Speaks merchandise, collected donations and handed out information cards with autism facts. More than $2,000 was raised by more than 20members in the Epsilon Alpha Chapter at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and the Delta Alpha Chapter from theUniversity of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

Chesapeake Alumnae Association | Nancy Carman, SheriHerbert, Robin Herman and Susan Robinson worked anAutism Speaks information booth at the DorchesterShowcase, a street fair, in Cambridge, Maryland. Sistersshared information about autism awareness, gave out AutismSpeaks temporary tattoos and accepted monetary donations.Combined with other street fair events in Milton, Delaware,and Damascus, Maryland, Sisters raised more than $220 forAutism Speaks.—Susan Robinson, susanbet@verizon.net

Penn State | The Beta Lambda Chapter raised more than$1,500 for Autism Speaks during their first Xi ManCompetition, an event where ten sororities sponsored ten fraternity men to compete for the Xi Man title. The winnerwas Ryan King, a member of Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity. Ryanwas inspired to enter the competition because his close family friend is affected by autism.—Kiera Missanelli,kjm5342@psu.edu

Georgia Tech| The chapter joined forces with Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity to raise $2,000 for Autism Speaks during a GeorgiaTech baseball tailgate. Many friends, family members and baseball fans were in attendance to show their support for AutismSpeaks.—Sarah Strandell, sstrandell3@gatech.edu

ARIZONAPhoenix Alumnae AssociationThe Phoenix Alumnae Association, with the help of membersfrom the Theta Zeta Chapter at Embry-Riddle, raised nearly$2,000 during their annual Make It, Bake It, Sew It, Grow Itfundraiser. Proceeds from the event went to Autism Speaksand Friends of Foster Children, the Association’s local philan-thropy.—Elvira Bencomo, el.esparza@gmail.com

CALIFORNIADelta Rho, Cal State NorthridgeShereen Gawad and Brianna Jiminez-Johnson attended thekick-off event for the 2011 Walk Now for Autism Speaks–LosAngeles at the Rose Bowl. Sisters were able to hear personalstories from families affected by autism and met other teamsparticipating in the walk.

DELAWARETheta Gamma, University of DelawareIn April, the chapter partnered with the city of Newark,Delaware for a 5K Walk/Run for Autism Speaks. After the walk,participants were invited to the Café Gelato in Newark forbrunch. The Theta Gamma Chapter was recognized for theOutstanding Fundraising Award by Autism Speaks.—DaniJelensperger, djelens@udel.edu

MissouriEpsilon Xi, University of Missouri-St. Louis and Gamma Nu,Southeast Missouri State UniversityMembers of the Epsilon Xi and Gamma Nu Chapters joinedtogether to hold a Build-a-Bear philanthropy in Des Peres,Missouri. Participants donated 100 bears to the Ranken Jordan,a pediatric specialty hospital in St. Louis and The AutismCenter. Katie Lynn, Missouri St. Louis ’09, said, “I enjoy work-ing with and meeting other Sisters. We are all Alpha Xis, andthat creates an instant and unbreakable bond”—Katie Lynn,kalkc7@umsl.edu

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National Convention | The Step It Up Event during Convention raised nearly $1,000 for Autism Speaks.

NEW YORKTheta Theta, Brooklyn CollegeTo kick-off World Autism Awareness Month, the chapter hand-ed out blue ribbons in front of the Brooklyn College library.—Patricia Lavelle, patriciaaxid@gmail.com

NORTH CAROLINATheta Nu, Elon UniversityOn March 29, the chapter kicked off their observation ofAutism Awareness month by sponsoring Elon’s College Coffee,one of Elon’s oldest and most appreciated traditions that bringsElon faculty, staff and students together. The Elon communityenjoyed coffee and donuts while Sisters handed out AutismSpeaks ribbons, leaflets and silly bands.—Jessica Phelan, jphe-lan2@elon.edu

OHIOBeta Xi, Marietta CollegeThe chapter held their first Puzzlepalooza event, a competitionthat challenges participants to put three puzzles together in45-minute intervals. The team with the most pieces assembledat the end of the event wins. The event required a $5 registra-tion fee, and members sold raffle tickets for prizes that weredonated by local vendors. Overall, Beta Xi’s Puzzlepaloozaraised $280 toward Autism Speaks. “Overall, I’d say this was asuccess,” said Philanthropy Chair, Elizabeth Oswalt.—ClaireLauderman, cml003@marietta.edu

West VirginiaGamma Beta, Marshall University Members of the Gamma Beta Chapter participated in anautism awareness flash mob at the Capital Classic, the in-staterivalry basketball game between Marshall University and WestVirginia University. Members chimed in during the song “LeanOn Me” and handed out autism puzzle piece scarves. This flashmob was to help push the autism insurance bill for coverage of children with autism and their families in West Virginia. InApril, West Virginia became the 25th state to require insurance coverage for autism.—Amanda Locke, a.locke08@gmail.com

WISCONSINGreater Milwaukee Alumnae AssociationDuring Autism Awareness Month, members worked with theBeta Psi Chapter at Carroll College to assemble the lunchesthat were sold at their place of employment as part of “BrownBag It for Autism Speaks.” All proceeds from this event bene-fited Autism Speaks.

During the “Walk Now for Autism Speaks Night” with theMilwaukee Bucks, Association members worked with theTheta Epsilon Chapter at Marquette University and the DeltaTau Chapter at the University of Wisconsin-OshKosh to spreadawareness and run a fundraising raffle. For each ticket soldthrough this promotion, $5 per ticket was donated directly toAutism Speaks through the Alpha Xi Delta Walk Team.

In May, Alpha Xi Delta had more than 60 volunteers at theMilwaukee Walk Now for Autism Speaks. Erika Schwane,Carroll ’04, sang the National Anthem and the team was honored as the top fundraising team, with more than $11,000raised before Walk day!—Melissa Reed, melaxid@hotmail.com

Marquette | Members of the Theta Epsilon Chapter raised moneyand helped to increase autism awareness in their community.

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George Mason | The Iota Alpha Chapter received nine awards at the George Mason University Greek Life Standards of ExcellenceAwards. The chapter was recognized for excelling in risk management, philanthropy, overall excellence, membership education,leadership, academics, scholarship, chapter growth and retention. The chapter also received the "Best New Member" and "Bestof the Best" awards.—Brooke Nunley, vnunley@gmu.edu

University of Nebraska at Omaha |In April, the chapter took homemany awards at the annual GreekWeek Banquet. The Gamma DeltaChapter won the following awards:2010 UNO Scholarship Cup; 2010UNO Sports Cup; Fraternal Excell-ence Award; Completion of GreekIdeals Certificate; Outstanding GreekAdvisor of the Year: Cheryl Miller;Outstanding Greek President of theYear: Brittney Smith; OutstandingGreek New Member of the Year:Mari Meza; UNO PhilanthropyAward; and Highest Active GPA:Kelsie Olson. The chapter was alsoawarded the First Place Greek Week Spirit Cup Award, along withtheir Greek Week partners ThetaChi Fraternity.

East Tennessee State | Members of the Gamma Theta Chapter gathered in Atlanta for area-wide training. Front row: SarahJeffery, Sarah Quattlebaum, Ariel Farmer, Rachel Curcio. Middle row: Keeley Haggard, Allison Williams, Jordan Hightower, LeenaPatel. Back row: Kaitie Sneed, Amanda Barton, Lyndsey Sorah.—Kaitlin Sneed, sneedk@goldmail.etsu.edu

Auburn | Melanie Garrard Calvert, Allison Smith Davis,Candy Mann Ward, Grace Byrd Morris, and Kathleen Reed Bright gathered to celebrate the Auburn footballteam’s 2010 National Championship title!—Candy Ward,candymannward@gmail.com

Ohio State | Psi Chapter members take a break to pose with The Ohio State mascot, Brutus Buckeye, while tabling atthe Student Involvement Fair. The chapter welcomed 51 newmembers.—Alex Wallace, Wallace.581@osu.edu

Houston Alumnae Association | Members gathered together tounleash their inner artist to paint a picture of the famous Eiffel Tower. Back row: Stephanie Quimby, Brandi Mattson,Dylana Wilson, Darah Eckert. Middle row: Kathleen Lopez,Kathleen Walton, Ginger Cearley, Monica Schafer. Front row:Ellen Brown, Heather Walch, Natalie Rogers. The HoustonAlumnae Association is celebrating its 75th anniversary thisyear!—Lynn Walsh, lynn.k.walsh@gmail.com

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Florida Atlantic | In March, Sisters of the Theta Iota Chapter attended a meet and greet with fellow Alpha Xi Delta BetseyJohnson, Syracuse ’62. Johnson was celebrating the opening of her newest store in the Boca Town Center Mall in South Florida.“(She) was ecstatic to pose for a picture and proudly hold up the Xi,” said Alexandra Sautter, Theta Iota ’10.—Alexandra Sautter,alliesautter@aol.com

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Molly Zerener, Nebraska Lincoln ’08, and Kelsie Olson, Nebraska Omaha’08, took some time to meet up at the first Starbucks in Seattle,Washington. The duo attended the National Assembly for PublicRelations Student Society of America in Seattle, and were able to connectand get to know each other beforehand through their membership inAlpha Xi Delta.—Kelsie L. Olsen, klolson@unomaha.edu

VeiJzahn Knight, Wisconsin Oshkosh ’11, was crowned Miss Oshkosh2011. A week later at the Miss Fond du Lac Scholarship Pageant,VeiJzahn met Cecelia Abshire, Marian ’10, backstage and discovered theywere both Alpha Xi Deltas! Cecelia was crowned Miss Fond du Lac 2011that evening, and the two continue to meet up at other Miss Wisconsionevents.—Cecelia Abshire, cjabshire@live.com

CHANCE ENCOUNTERS

MaineSouthern Maine Alumnae AssociationSisters from the Epsilon Rho Chapter at theUniversity of Southern Maine were paired with an alumnae aunt from the SouthernMaine Alumnae Association. This was the firstalumnae aunt program implemented withEpsilon Rho Chapter and the effort has beensuccessful!—Sarah Jensen Farwell, sarahfar-well13@yahoo.com

New YorkDelta Zeta, C.W. Post Long IslandMembers of the Delta Zeta Chapter won GreekWeek for the third year in a row on their cam-pus. The chapter also won the followingawards: Outstanding National/Alumni Support,Bonnie James; Outstanding Chapter President,Eileen Lorito; Outstanding Philanthropy, XiHOPEvent; Academic Achievement and TraditionalChapter of the Year.

North CarolinaIota Zeta, WingateGrace Krauser won the annual Miss WingateScholarship. This opportunity is given to onlyone female each year and is based on academ-ics, involvement and pride. This is the secondyear in a row an Alpha Xi Delta has received thistitle!—Jessica Josey, j.p.josey@wingate.edu

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FOUNDERS’ DAY

Pikes Peak Alumnae Association | The ancient red sandstone rocks at the Arrowhead Golf Club provided the perfect settingfor the Pikes Peak and Denver Alumnae Association’s Founders’ Day luncheon. Those in attendance included Jeannette Bruce,Susan Bigus, Gini Simonson, Fran Dudenhoeffer, Past National President, Lois Stump, Stacy Butler, June Hallenbeck, DeborahGrandia and Jo Weilbrenner. June Miekka, Michigan ’51, was inducted into the Order of the Pearl for 60 years of Fraternitymembership.—Gini Simonson, gini.jim@comcast.net

Sarasota Alumnae Association | Marjorie Monson, Ohio ’51,was inducted into the Order of the Diamond for 75 years ofFraternity membership. Ann Rarey, Ohio State ’51, receivedthe Order of the Pearl for 60 years of membership, and SueShiring, Mount Union ’61, was inducted into the Order ofthe Rose for 50 years of membership during the SarasotaAlumnae Association’s Founders’ Day ceremony.—NancyGainer, NoleFan59@aol.com

Mobile Alabama Alumnae Association | The MobileAlabama Alumnae Association held their Founders’ Day onApril 10. Marty Boor, Illinois ’51, was inducted into the Orderof the Pearl for 60 years of Fraternity membership. CarolleFitzpatrick, Alpha ‘59 was inducted into the Order of theRose for 50 years of Fraternity membership, and AliciaCochran Spencer, Auburn ’83, and Maria Nicaud Masterson,Alabama-Birmingham ’83 received their 25 year membershippendants.

Dallas, Fort Worth and Arlington, Texas Area Alumnae |Members Jeanine Stevens, Dolores English, Audora Milaniand Lisa Bellah joined Sisters in the Fort Worth, Arlington andDallas, Texas areas as well as the members of Zeta LambdaChapter at Texas Wesleyan University for a Founders’ Dayluncheon at Reata Restaurant in Fort Worth, Texas.—JeanineStevens, tardam@aol.com

Newark-Granville Ohio Alumnae Association | On April 9,the Newark-Granville Alumnae Association held their annualFounders’ Day celebration. Ruth Krumlauf, Mount Union’36, was inducted into the Order of the Diamond for 75years of Fraternity membership. Barbara Sines, BowlingGreen State ’61, and Karen Treece, Baldwin-Wallace ’61,were both inducted into the Order of the Rose for 50 yearsof membership.

Hartford Alumnae Association | Members of the Hartford,Connecticut Alumnae Association and the Epsilon NuChapter at the University of Hartford gathered on April 10 to celebrate 118 years of Sisterhood.—Julie Landry,alphaxidelta_ct_alum@yahoo.com

East Carolina | National Vice President, Evonne Carawanjoined the Gamma Phi Chapter at East Carolina Universityand the Theta Nu Chapter at Elon University for a Founders’Day celebration. Sisters enjoyed lunch and held a Founders’Day ceremony.—Katie Schafer, Schafer.katie@comcast.net

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Chapter DirectoryUse this handy directory to send a recruitment recommendation form (see page 38)to any of the chapters on this list.

ALABAMAEpsilon Pi/Jacksonville State 700 Pelham Rd NJSU Box 3044Jacksonville, AL 36265Maggie Fletcher

Zeta Xi/Auburn Alpha Xi Delta Dowell HallAuburn, AL 36849Lauren Duckworth

Theta Phi/AlabamaBirmingham1400 University Blvd.Hill Center - Box 26Birmingham, AL 35294Aliza Steyn

ARIZONATheta Zeta/Embry-RiddleAeronautical-Prescott3700 Willow Creek RoadPrescott, AZ 86301Danae Peoples

ARKANSASGamma Omega/Henderson StateAlpha Xi Delta1100 Henderson StreetArkadelphia, AR 71999Kaitlyn Icenhower

Zeta Iota/Lyon Alpha Xi Delta2300 Highland, Box 217Batesville, AR 72501Caity Simpson

CALIFORNIADelta Rho/California State-Northridge17720 Halsted StreetNorthridge, CA 91325Larissa Baez

Theta Beta/Sonoma State 6585 Commerce Boulevard # 296Rohnert Park, CA 94928Taylor Common

Theta Rho/California State-San Marcos333 S. Twin Oaks Valley RoadSan Marcos, CA 92096Donna Loya

Iota Beta/California StateUniversity-StanislausAlpha Xi Delta4520 Maplecrest CourtTracy, CA 95377Danielle Fletcher

Iota Omicron/San Jose State 643 South 6th StreetApartment BSan Jose, CA 95112Jessica Dunham

CONNECTICUTEpsilon Nu/HartfordATTN: Alpha Xi Delta200 Bloomfield AvenueWest Hartford, CT 06117Jennifer Strid

DELAWARETheta Gamma/Delaware175 W. Main StreetNewark, DE 19711Marlena Cortese

FLORIDAOmega/Stetson421 N Woodland BlvdUnit #8231DeLand, FL 32703Jessica Tubalado

Theta Iota/Florida Atlantic Alpha Xi DeltaPO Box 273723Boca Raton, FL 33427Michelle Lauber

Theta Xi/FloridaInternationalAlpha Xi DeltaCampus Life Office11200 SW 8th StreetMiami, FL 33199Isabel Maza

Theta Omicron/Embry-Riddle Aeronauticalc/o Student Activities600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd.Daytona Beach, FL 32114Abigail Soley

Theta Sigma/Central Florida4101 Greek Park DriveOrlando, FL 32816Melissa Kurschner

GEORGIAGamma Eta/Institute of Technology847 Techwood Drive NWAtlanta, GA 30313Courtney Simmonds

Delta Xi/Georgia State Alpha Xi Delta160 Edgewood AvenueBox # 564Atlanta, GA 30303Alexandra Yancey

Zeta Omega/West GeorgiaAlpha Xi DeltaUniversity of West GeorgiaBox # 10052Carrollton, GA 30118Courtney Peek

Iota Theta/SouthernPolytechnic StateAlpha Xi Delta1100 South Marietta Pkwy. SEMarietta, GA 30060Daphne Wright

IDAHOEpsilon Psi/Boise State 1910 University DriveBoise, ID 83706Amanda Khampha

Iota Kappa/Idaho State 921 S. 8th AvenuePocatello, ID 83209Meredith Stone

ILLINOISKappa/Illinois1004 South 2nd StreetChampaign, IL 61820Brittany Leiber

Beta Epsilon/Monmouth 319 N. 9th StreetMonmouth, IL 61462Kimberly H. Dwyer

INDIANAAlpha Eta/Purdue Alpha Xi Delta519 University StreetWest Lafayette, IN 47906Lita Clark

Beta Pi/Indiana 1818 N. Jordan Ave.Indiana UniversityBloomington, IN 47406Allison Davies

IOWABeta/Iowa Wesleyan Alpha Xi Delta605 N Broadway Mailbox 32Mt. Pleasant, IA 52641Katherine Schweizer

Sigma/Iowa114 East FairchildIowa City, IA 52245Jessica McDermott

Delta Chi/Northern Iowa2410 College StreetCedar Falls, IA 50613Elizabeth Marie Sedlacek

KANSASAlpha Kappa/Kansas State 601 Fairchild TerraceManhattan, KS 66502Sarah Gillespie

LOUISIANADelta Epsilon/New OrleansAlpha Xi Delta4200 Purdue DriveMetairie, LA 70003Claire Cummings

MAINEEpsilon Rho/Southern Maine134 Woodbury Campus CenterUniversity of Southern MainePortland, ME 04104Jacqueline Greene

MARYLANDTheta Delta/Towson8000 York RoadBox #4127Towson, MD 21252Meredith Labs

MASSACHUSETTSIota Xi/ WorcesterPolytechnic InstituteAlpha Xi Delta13 Hackfeld Rd.Worcester, MA 01609Stephanie Munion

MICHIGANPhi/AlbionAlbion - CPO4680 Kellogg CenterAlbion, MI 49224Angela Bennett

Gamma Zeta/Eastern MichiganAlpha Xi Delta619 Emmet Street Ypsilanti, MI 48197Brittany DeRupa

Delta Delta/Northern Michigan Box 96, University CenterNorthern Michigan UniversityMarquette, MI 49855Austin Smith

Delta Sigma/Ferris State 805 Campus Dr.Rankin Center Box 23Big Rapids, MI 49307Miranda Goodman

Zeta Upsilon/Alma815 West Superior St.Alma, MI 48801Andrea Garrett

Theta Eta/Western Michigan 1702 Fraternity Village DriveKalamazoo, MI 49006Christina Henderson

MISSOURIGamma Nu/SoutheastMissouri State 1000 Towers CircleCape Girardeau, MO 63701Olivia Jean Plumlee

Epsilon Xi/Missouri-St. Louis8142 Natural Bridge RoadSt. Louis, MO 63121Katie Busen

NEBRASKARho/Nebraska - Lincoln1619 R StreetLincoln, NE 68508Brooke Herig

Gamma Delta/Nebraska -OmahaAlpha Xi DeltaUniversity of Nebraska at Omaha6001 Dodge St.Omaha, NE 68182Maya Doghman

NEVADAIota Epsilon/Nevada - Las VegasAlpha Xi Delta4505 S. Maryland Pkwy #2008Las Vegas, NV 89119Ann Marie Frappier

NEW HAMPSHIRETau/New Hampshire3 Strafford AvenueDurham, NH 45056Kelly Lynch

Theta Psi/Dartmouth Alpha Xi DeltaDartmouth HB 5205Hanover, NH 03755Liz Fairchild

NEW JERSEYEpsilon Lambda/Rider PO Box 55897Trenton, NJ 08638Kelly Gapinski

Iota Nu/Monmouth 431 Cedar AvenueStudent Box 49West Long Branch, NJ 07764Susette Ingram

NEW MEXICOTheta Omega/New Mexico State925 Laurel StreetLas Cruces, NM 88001Audriana Vigil

NEW YORKEta/Syracuse125 Euclid AvenueSyracuse, NY 13210Emily McCarthy

Delta Zeta/Long IslandUniv/C.W. Post720 Northern Blvd.Hillwood CommonsGreenvale, NY 11548Lauren Pecoraro

Delta Lambda/RochesterInstitute of TechnologyAlpha Xi Delta6200 Kimball Dr.Rochester, NY 14623Erika DeBonte

Zeta Phi/Binghamton 9 Cedar StreetBinghamton, NY 13905Lauren Lomnicki

Theta Theta/Brooklyn 2900 Bedford AvenueBrooklyn, NY 11235Keshia Megie

Theta Kappa/Albany - SUNYSUNY Albany - 130 CC Box1400 Washington AvenueAlbany, NY 12222Christine McGowan

Alpha Beta/Cornell 115 The KnollIthaca, NY 14850Jessica McSweeney

NORTH CAROLINAGamma Phi/East Carolina 508 East 11th StreetGreenville, NC 27858Kiersten Johnson

Epsilon Gamma/Western CarolinaAlpha Xi DeltaP O Box 878Cullowhee, NC 28723Courtney Gant

Zeta Tau/North Carolina -AshevilleAlpha Xi DeltaOne University HeightsAsheville, NC 28804Morgan Paysour

Zeta Chi/North Carolina -WilmingtonAlpha Xi DeltaUNCW Student Union 209601 South RoadWilmington, NC 28407Chelsea Gailey

Theta Nu/ElonCampus Box 7006Elon, NC 27244Bethany Ely

Iota Zeta/Wingate211 East Wilson StreetCampus Box 5014Wingate, NC 28174Roslyn Forester

Iota Iota/Greensboro Student Activities Dept.815 W. Market StreetGreensboro, NC 27401Cheryl Buchanan

OHIOGamma/Mount Union143 W. SimpsonAlliance, OH 44601Kelly Emery

Pi/Ohio16 South College StreetAthens, OH 45701Eleni Balouris

Psi/Ohio State76 East 15th AvenueColumbus, OH 43201Kristin Ford

Beta Mu/Bowling Green State220 Thurstin Ave.Bowling Green, OH 43403Jessica Lash

Beta Xi/Marietta322 Fifth StreetMarietta, OH 45750Elizabeth Cardarelli

Beta Tau/Kent State571 S Lincoln StreetKent, OH 44240Sarah Fortner

Gamma Tau/Ohio Northern 402 West College AveUnit 1060Ada, OH 45810Gabriele Vega

Delta Pi/Defiancec/o Jennifer Stark701 N. ClintonDefiance, OH 43512Christina-Marie Drake

Zeta Theta/Wright State Alpha Xi DeltaOffice of Student Activities3640 Colonel Glenn HwyDayton, OH 45435Sarah Throckmorton

Zeta Nu/Miami377 Shriver CenterOxford, OH 45056Sara Ann Hughes

Theta Upsilon/Youngstown State 1 University PlazaYoungstown State UniversityYoungstown, OH 44555Katherine Petrosky

Theta Chi/Toledo2999 W. BancroftUnit G-2Toledo, OH 43606Leah Picone

OKLAHOMAIota Delta/Central Oklahoma1000 N. Chowning Ave.Edmond, OK 73034Megan Aguilera

PENNSYLVANIABeta Lambda/Pennsylvania StateAlpha Xi Delta13 Wolf HallUniversity Park, PA 16802Jamie Popielarski

Gamma Sigma/TheilAlpha Xi Delta75 College AvenueGreenville, PA 16125Lynette Enterline

Delta Kappa/Slippery Rock Slippery Rock UniversityB-105 University UnionSlippery Rock, PA 16057Rachelle Naughton

Delta Nu/Indiana U of PennsylvaniaAlpha Xi Delta201 Pratt Drive, 104 Pratt Hall - IUPIndiana, PA 15701Ashley Shumar

Zeta Eta/West Chester 230 Sykes Student Union BuildingWest Chester UniversityWest Chester, PA 19383Heather Witkowski

Theta Alpha/Millersville Alpha Xi Delta - Millersville Universityc/o SMC Box #8Millersville, PA 17551Brittany Adams

Iota Mu/Lycoming700 College PlaceCampus Box 211Williamsport, PA 17701Melissa Erlick

RHODE ISLANDBeta Upsilon Colony/Rhode IslandAlpha Xi DeltaChristopher House34 Lower College RoadKingston, RI 02881

SOUTH CAROLINAEpsilon Iota/Newberry Newberry College Box 2862100 College St.Newberry, SC 29108Faith Franklin

Iota Pi/Coastal Carolina c/o Office of Student Activitiesand LeadershipPO Box 261954Conway, SC 29528Amanda Johnson

SOUTH DAKOTAEpsilon/South Dakota214 North PlumVermillion, SD 57069Kayla Gengler

Epsilon Eta/South Dakota StateAlpha Xi Delta727 14th AvenueBrookings, SD 57006Brooke Jensen

TENNESSEEGamma Theta/EastTennessee StateAlpha Xi DeltaETSU P.O. Box 70276Johnson City, TN 37614Allison Williams

Theta Pi/Christian Brothers 650 East Parkway SouthBox # T-4Memphis, TN 38104Kara Jones

TEXASBeta Alpha/Texas - Austin2508 Rio GrandeAustin, TX 78705Sarah Lohrmann

Delta Psi/Texas State - San Marcos103 Mosscliff CircleSan Marcos, TX 78666Kayla Galaway

Zeta Lambda/Texas Wesleyan 1201 Wesleyan St.Ft. Worth, TX 76133Cristina Ibarra

Theta Lambda/Southwestern 1001 E. University Blvd.SU Box 7472Georgetown, TX 78626Lori Hennigan

Iota Eta/Texas - El PasoAlpha Xi Delta500 W. University PMB 289El Paso, TX 79968Jessica Tellez

VIRGINIADelta Mu/Old Dominion 1705 W. 49th StreetNorfolk, VA 23508Nicole Disilvestro

Iota Alpha/George Mason Alpha Xi Delta-GMUc/o Student Involvement Office4400 University Drive, MSN2D6Fairfax, VA 22030Elizabeth Palmieri

WASHINGTONNu/Washington1616 NE 50th StreetSeattle, WA 98105Natalie Needham

Epsilon Zeta/Eastern Washington324 2nd StreetCheney, WA 99004Katherine Martinez

WEST VIRGINIADelta/BethanyP.O. Box 539Bethany, WV 26032Valerie Flatley

Iota/West Virginia618 Spruce StreetMorgantown, WV 26505Nicole Comunale

Beta Sigma/West Virginia WesleyanMSC #184; WVWC59 College AvenueBuckhannon, WV 26201Natalie Howard

Gamma Beta/Marshall 1645 5th AvenueHuntington, WV 25703Ashley Anselene

Epsilon Theta/West Liberty State101 Faculty DriveBox 5A Main HallWest Liberty, WV 26074Jillian Weekley

WISCONSINBeta Psi/Carroll Alpha Xi Delta100 N. East AvenueWaukesha, WI 53186Stephanie Willney

Delta Alpha/Wisconsin -LaCrosse1741 State St.Cartwright Center Box #126La Crosse, WI 54601Elizabeth Hitzel

Delta Tau/Wisconsin -Oshkosh550 Algoma BlvdOshkosh, WI 54901Allison Rae Laudolff

Epsilon Alpha/Wisconsin - Eau Claire1004 South Farwell StreetEau Claire, WI 54701Jennesa Caroline Davidson

Theta Epsilon/Marquette 854 N. 17th StreetMilwaukee, WI 53233Kathleen O’Donnell

Theta Tau/MarianAlpha Xi Delta30 South National AvenueFond du Lac, WI 54935Rebecca Heczko

Iota Lambda/St. Norbert 100 Grant St.De Pere, WI 54115Kayla Scanlan

Alumnae Association DirectoryJoin Sisters for fun and friendship at an alumnae association meeting in your area. If thereisn’t an association near you, you can start one with as few as five interested alumnae ingood standing. Learn more at www.alphaxidelta.org.

ALABAMA

Auburn-OpelikaEmily Doucetteemdoucette@gmail.comauburnalphaxi-alums.blogspot.com

BirminghamMartha Davidson azdalumnaebham@gmail.com

MobileAlicia Spenceraliciaspencer@att.net

ARIZONA

PhoenixFrances Archuleta farchuleta@hotmail.com

TucsonMary Harveyvmsmh@cox.nettucsonalphaxidelta.org

CALIFORNIA

Diablo ValleyJoan Marablemarable@earthlink.netdiablovalley.alphaxidelta.org

Los AngelesJamie Watkinslaalumpresident@gmail.comlaalphaxidelta.blogspot.com

North San Diego CountyAllison Brownnsdcaxidalumnae@gmail.com

Orange CountyJacque AvakianJac.avakian@gmail.com

SacramentoElizabeth Payettesacalphaxideltaalum-nae@gmail.com

StanislausTaya Matthewsaxidalums@gmail.com

SteinbeckJanet BealssavilleB@aol.com

COLORADO

DenverDianne Zieglerdenver_alphaxidelta@yahoo.comalphaxideltadenver.blogspot.com

Pikes PeakJo Goodlove Weilbrennerweilbrennerj@msn.com

CONNECTICUT

HartfordCate Quesnelalphaxidelta_ct_alum@yahoo.com

Southern Connecticut/West Chester County, NYLynne McNameeinfo@axidalumctny.orgaxidalumctny.org

DELAWARE

WilmingtonLaura MitchellLitlaura19@aol.com

FLORIDA

Brandon/RiverviewBethany Rogersalphaxideltabrandon@gmail.combrandonalphaxidelta.webs.com/index.html

Brevard CountyHelen Carrollhelar1532@aol.com

DelandElizabeth Brittondalibird@cfl.rr.com

Ft. MyersAmmi Meadowsammi24@gmail.com

JacksonvilleChristy Worthingtonjaxalphaxidelta@gmail.com

NaplesJackie Pechettejaypech@sbcglobal.netalphaxi.mynetworksolutions.com

OrlandoAmy Jo Holobynorlandoalphaxi-alums@yahoogroups.com

Palm BeachT.J. ParkerTJEV8@aol.com

Pinellas CountyKim Schrattaxdpinellascounty@gmail.compinellascounty.alphaxidelta.org

TallahasseeJudy Levyjudithtlevy@embarqmail.com

TampaDebbie Faklistampaalphaxidelta@yahoo.com

GEORGIA

Atlanta North MetroMarilyn Whitmerrewhit@bellsouth.net

Atlanta South MetroKimberly Arnzenkimarnzen@yahoo.com

Treasure ValleyChrista RowlandChrisrowland3@gmail.com

ILLINOIS

Bloomington-NormalSandy Holcombsandyonline@hotmail.com

Chicago CitySara PardysAlphaxidelta.chicagocity@gmail.comalphaxidelta-chicago.blogspot.com

Chicago North ShoreCarol Henriksonazdnorthshore@yahoo.com

Chicago Northwest SuburbsDeb Keyesaxiddeb@gmail.comalphaxidelta-nwchicago.blogspot.com/

Chicago West TownsShari Arendssja816@earthlink.net

Salt CreekLaura Simsazdsaltcreek@yahoo.com

SpringfieldJill Gordonjgordon@davesworld.net

INDIANA

Indianapolisindyazd@yahoo.com

Cedar RapidsTheresa Dvorak theresamdvorak@gmail.com

Iowa CityDana Hartmaniowacity.alphaxi@gmail.com

Mt. PleasantJean Reschlydjreschly@yahoo.com

LOUISIANA

New OrleansTracey Cannontmc@wbkaplc.com

Southern MaineKristin Lewismainealphaxialums@gmail.commainealphaxi-alums.wordpress.com

MARYLAND

ChesapeakeJanet Whitejanetgwhite@comcast.net

Maryland MetroShari Baumelsheribaumel@yahoo.comaxidmmaa.blogspot.com

MASSACHUSETTS

Greater BostonJill Pottsjillpotts@comcast.netalphaxideltaboston.blogspot.com/

Greater WorcesterStefani Magnino Holmesstefalphaxidelta@comcast.net

MICHIGAN

Ann ArborMarian Westmswest59@hotmail.com

DetroitLynn Goldberglybobrow@umich.edu

SaginawAmy Kraenzleinspack1@charter.net

Western Wayne County313-565-7193Suellyn Sekulich

MINNESOTA

Minneapolis/St. PaulBecky SoderholmMspaa.axid@gmail.commsp.alphaxidelta.org

MISSOURI

Marshall MissouriCara NewhamClyon8@hotmail.com

NEBRASKA

LincolnTara Jo Browntschwartzkopf@neb.rr.comaxidlincolnalum.org

OmahaColleen Richardsoncrichardson@westside66.org

NEVADA

Las VegasNicole Westlindlv.alphaxi.alumnae@gmail.comvegasalphaxidelta.org

NEW JERSEY

Central & Southern NJJennifer Breisachercasalphaxinj@hotmail.com

Northern NJVirginia Messingsvdrickm@gmail.com

NEW MEXICO

AlbuquerqueMink Priceminkprice@yahoo.com

NEW YORK

Albany-SchenectadyDanielle Palermoalbanyaxidalumni@yahoo.com

Buffalofillneck@aol.com

RochesterVirginia Vorhisvvorhis@juno.com

Southern Connecticut/West Chester County, NYLynne McNameeinfo@axidalumctny.orgaxidalumctny.org

NORTH CAROLINA

Western NC317-872-3500Eircka Championelcalphaxi@gmail.com

CincinnatiNicole Nicholsnkn@saneron-ccel.com

Cuyahoga West ShoreLara MuellerLara.mueller1@gmail.com

ClevelandMichelle Murrayclevelandazd@yahoo.com

DaytonJan Austinjanaustin@woh.rr.com

Newark-GranvilleDonna Hilltmh902@windstream.net

SpringfieldAmanda Timmonsashawonu01@yahoo.com

WarrenHeather BlandHeatherb2442@gmail.com

YoungstownRebecca Sumnerajhayname@aol.com

OKLAHOMA

Oklahoma CityLauren Robertsalphaxideltaokc@gmail.com

TulsaLynne Caroonlscaroon@hotmail.comTulsa-okc.alphaxidelta.org

OREGON

PortlandBonnie Blishdcatalyst@comcast.net

CorvallisJudy Brazeebrazee@ipns.com

PENNSYLVANIA

PhiladelphiaDiana Rizzodar707@aol.com

PittsburghRebecca GableRgable78@yahoo.comalphaxideltapitts-burgh.blogspot.com

RHODE ISLAND

Greater Rhode IslandBernie LeBeauLatta11@yahoo.comRhodeisland.alphaxidelta.org

SOUTH CAROLINA

CharlestonDarice Nortondaricenorton@comcast.net

TENNESSEE

MemphisAnne Hotzeannehotze@yahoo.com

NashvilleStephanie Thompsonnashvilleaxid@gmail.com

Bay Area Houston-GalvestonJennie Hamptonhampton.jennie@gmail.com

Brazos ValleyJudy Bochnerjbbochner@suddenlink.net

DallasKathy Dwightdallasazdalum@hotmail.comalphaxideltadallas.org

HoustonMonica Schaferaxidhouston@yahoo.comaxidhouston.org

Salt Lake Cityslcalphaxidelta@hotmail.comslcalphaxidelta.weebly.com

VIRGINIA

NorthernNadine LeiszNadine_Leisz@yahoo.com

TidewaterJennifer Pattersonjennifersandquist@hotmail.com

WASHINGTON

Greater SeattleMegan Caldwellalpha.xi.delta@hotmail.comaxidseattlealumnae.com

SpokaneJennifer HelmsSpokane_AZD_AA@yahoo.com

WISCONSIN

Greater MilwaukeeMelissa ReedGmaa-axid@hotmail.com

MadisonElizabeth Polouskyopolousky@wi.rr.com

You may attach additional information, such as photos and letters of recommendation to this form. Please complete the form with as much information about the potential member as possible. You are not required to complete all fields.

MEMBER RECOMMENDATION FORM

Alpha Xi Delta Legacy Recommendation Potential Member Recommendation

Name of potential member: First Middle Last Preferred

College: High School attended:

High School Graduate Date: GPA/Scale: ACT or SAT Score: Rank in class:

Class Size: College GPA (if applicable): Hours Completed (if applicable):

Academic honors & accomplishments (honors or AP classes, National Honor Society, etc.):

School and community activities, including leadership positions:

Talents, hobbies and interests:

Four words to describe her personality:

What topics would the potential member like to talk about during recruitment:

What kind of person (ex. leader, academic, outgoing, etc.) would the potential member most get along with during recruitment?

Please comment on the following characteristics as related to the potential member:

Character & Personality (i.e. loyalty, outgoing/shy, etc.)

Personal Development (i.e. poised, team player, hard worker, etc.)

Why did the potential member decide to pursue sorority recruitment?

I would rate this potential member in the following way:

Light Blue: Qualified and would be an asset to the chapter.

Dark Blue: Well qualified, will actively participate in the chapter and be a good recruiter.

Gold: Outstanding potential member who will be sought by other sororities.

Name of parent(s) or guardian(s):

Address of parent(s) or guardian(s):

Mother/Stepmother Grandmother/Step grandmother Sister/Stepsister Aunt

Alpha Xi Delta relatives (check all that apply):

Name of relative:

Initiating Chapter: School:

Phone: Email:

Other Greek Influences:

Alpha Xi Delta Member Statement

Yes NoI recommend this woman:

I have known the potential member personally for _____ years.

I know the potential member’s family.

I don’t know the potential member, but the recommendation came from a reliable source. Com

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If you’ve ever called Fraternity Headquarters, chances are youchatted with Jackie Lyerly. She’s greeted countless EducationalLeadership Consultants throughout the years, worked with eightNational Presidents and numerous volunteers. This July, Jackieretired from Alpha Xi Delta FHQ with 26 years of service to theFraternity. We took a moment to have one last chat with Jackiebefore she propped her feet up and entered retirement bliss.

What is your proudest accomplishment?Not a specific accomplishment, but an overall one, which wouldbe helping to provide support service to our members.

What is your favorite memory working at FHQ?In general, all the remarkable women I have had the privilege ofknowing. For a specific memory, I think I would have to say myalumna initiation at the 1995 Convention in Tarpon Springs, Florida.

Looking at me, no one would guess…In college I majored in Opera and Musicology.

What’s the best advice you’re ever received?The best advice I have ever received came from one of my gymteachers in high school. (Yes, in those days it was “gym,” notphysical education.) One day she said, “Girls, I can’t be tooemphatic—you should develop a philosophy of living as early inyour life as you can.” I’m still working on it.

Do you have any advice to recent grads about to enter the workforce?Some who know my pet peeves can see this one coming. If you prepare a written resume, proofread it—then proofread it again—come on, once more—now read it again and this timewith meticulous care. And do the same with anything in writ-ing—especially emails, which sometimes are carelessly written.Never just rely on an electronic spell check.

What’s your favorite quote?I’ll give you two. I might be paraphrasing on this one. It camefrom a greeting card, attributed (I think) either to Tolstoy orIbsen: “Any idiot can handle a crisis. It’s the day-to-day livingthat gets you down.” When you think of your own life, you might

remember that you have come through crises pretty well, and it isthe day-to-day living that sometimes just wears you down a bit.

Another one, taken from a Mary Engelbreit calendar and attrib-uted to George Bernard Shaw is: “The single biggest problemwith communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”

What have you learned from Alpha Xi Delta?Here are three things that are especially valuable to me.1. There are more opinions than mine, and some of them are

even better.2. To the small extent that I have it, patience. We have had some

staff members and volunteers who are truly astounding in thepatience that they have. Thankfully, at least a little of it hasrubbed off.

3. The meaning and value of Sisterhood. Every Alpha Xi DeltaSister has contributed to that learning.

In Her WordsJackie Lyerly, Executive Assistant for Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity

Alumna Profile

to SisterSister

The weather in Miami was the perfectbreak from the cold rain that was invad-ing New York on this vacation. There wasa pool in the backyard, 85-degree weather,pure sunshine and family close-by. Whatelse could anyone want from a vacation?Instead of fully enjoying this experience,Rachel Barnehama, SUNY-Albany ’06,found herself glued to the television; aseries of storms and tornados had struckthe south and the destruction that hadoccurred was devastating.

“Since I was young, I have dedicatedmyself to Tikkun Olam- the Jewish con-cept of repairing the World,” Rachel said.

“I grew up being taught that Tzedeka (anact of Justice) is not only the act of drop-ping a coin in a box, but it also involvesgiving ones-self and time to others.”Knowing this, it was natural for Rachel,after seeing the effects of the storm, tohave only one question, “How can I getdown there to help?”

After getting in touch with the localJewish community in Birmingham,Alabama, Rachel was connected with theJewish Disaster Relief Corps (JDRC) and NECHAMA: The Jewish Response to Disaster. Both organizations are com-mitted to mobilizing American Jewish

communities and providing cleanup andrecovery assistance to those affected bynatural disasters. They are the only twoJewish Disaster Response organizationsin the U.S. and are dedicated to helpingthose with the greatest need, regardlessof religious affiliations. These organiza-tions work closely with Knesset IsraelCongregation to house and feed all of thevolunteers at no cost.

On May 29, Rachel boarded a plane toBirmingham, Alabama. “I have beendown to New Orleans before and knowwhat the aftermath of a disaster lookslike,” Rachel said. “But driving down the

PICKING UP The PiecesA Sister’s journey to help those affected by storms that ripped through the Southeast

“It wasn’t just about cleaning up a mess anymore; this was the first step in a long journey for someone trying to put their life back together.”

streets of Birmingham, I was shocked atwhat I was witnessing. The destructionwas so recent that you could still see rightinto people’s homes.” Rachel felt asthough she was invading people’s privacyas she drove by and could look right intothe bedroom or kitchen of someone’shome and see all of their belongings stillin place.

Upon arrival in Alabama, Rachel hadthe opportunity to talk with the Rabbiwho recounted his experience with thestorm. He told Rachel how warning sirenswoke him up and how he ran into thebasement with his wife and two smallchildren, only to discover that the firststorm was a “warm up” to the one thatwas approaching. When the storm finallypassed, the path of destruction stretchedfrom the northern end of the city throughPleasant Grove, Pratt City and other areas15 miles away. The two homes Rachelworked on over her week in Alabamawere located in Pratt City.

Rachel’s excitement level was atsuch a high that first morning, and herpassion for hands-on work really camethrough. She spent the first few hoursmoving wood from the home over to thegarbage pile and cleaning out a family’sbelongings by sorting through all theremnants from the storm. “We had to

sift through andseparate items wethought they mightwant to keep andthrow the rest in thegarbage,” Rachel recalls. “Then, day-by-day,we took down the walls and the floor until allthat was left was the foundation.”

It wasn’t until she started comingacross personal belongings that it hit her.This was someone’s home, a family oncelived here. Through the items they found,Rachel was able to put together bits andpieces about this family. She noted thatsomeone in the family had many trophiesfor basketball and realized someone elsehad a love for photography and art. Shelater learned this was the home of threechildren, two of whom were home whenthe tornado struck. “That’s when thecleanup process started feeling personal,”Rachel said. “It wasn’t just about cleaningup a mess anymore; this was the first stepin a long journey for someone trying toput their life back together.”

Unfortunately, on the second day ofwork Rachel injured herself and had topay a visit to the local clinic. When shetold the doctor she stepped on a nail whilevolunteering with the storm clean-up, shesaw tears in his eyes. He could not seemto thank her enough for giving her time to

come and help out hisfriends and family.“While the work wasstrenuous and the tem-

perature was at 100degrees every day, it was that moment atthe doctor’s office that reminded me whyI love volunteering,” Rachel noted. “Thatmoment made everything worthwhile. Itdidn’t matter that I had to sit out for a daybecause I knew that my hard work waspositively affecting people’s lives.”

As a student in Jewish Day School,Rachel was taught the dictum that “everyJew is responsible for one another”.However, Rachel has always felt that thisstatement was limiting. “I know I have theability to take this guiding principle toanother level by enriching not only the Jewish community, but also the largerglobal community in which we live,” she said. “I am personally committed to promoting the importance of being a responsible global citizen; an inherentlyJewish value, and I feel that I can take myjourneys and experiences and continue to inspire others to want to make changesin the world and continue helping thosein need.”

Rachel spent the first hoursof her trip moving woodand helping to clean outhomes. Countless peoplewere displaced from theirhomes and more than 200people died as a result ofthe storms.

Rachel Barnehama,Albany-SUNY’06, with friends Rachel Gelfand and Brian Linder, volunteered tohelp clean up the devastatingstorms that swept the Southeast in the spring.

Stay Classy It is important to dress your best before

stepping into the public eye. We know youare all beautiful, so if you’re in the mood torock some AXiD letters, don’t look like youjust rolled out of bed. Instead try this:

• Put your best foot forward when you step out of the door

• Have a positive attitude, even whenthings get rough

• Flaunt Alpha Xi Delta’s core valuesof Sisterhood, leadership, knowl-edge and service

Doing these simple things and beingthe best you can be does nothing butrelease a positive image of the Fraternityacross campus and make others think, “Iwant to be in Alpha Xi Delta.”

Believe it or not, getting involved oncampus is another way to maintain aclassy image and to spread Alpha Xi Deltaspirit across campus. Have the women inyour chapter do the following:

• Join clubs• Attend sporting events• Participate in other philanthropies• Play intramurals• Show up to other

Greek-sponsored events.

This will help others see that Alpha XiDelta is the best of both worlds – it con-nects you to the school and Greek life.Don’t forget to go out and get involved inthe community, too! When you are doingthis, someone in a different school maysee you in your letters, and even thoughshe may not join your chapter, she nowknows Alpha Xi Delta’s name and associ-ates it with a positive experience.

Get OnlineEvery chapter should have their own

webpage, but if you want to spice it up abit, check out our new chapter templates!You can upload these designs from theGIN System and immediately enhanceyour page. These webpages are also greatspots to post links to other media outlets.If you are interested in learning moreabout your webpage consider implement-ing the following tips:• Try having a separate page for your alum-

nae to visit and see what’s happening• Link your webpage to a blog. For exam-

ple, a “day in the life” blog is a greatway to show PNMs what being anAlpha Xi is all about.

How many hours each day do you spendon Facebook, Twitter or YouTube? Nexttime you’re online try and brag aboutAlpha Xi Delta. If you need help gettingstarted, ask yourself these questions:• Did your chapter ever win a campus

wide competition?• Have you held a successful

philanthropy event?• Did one of your Sisters do

something great?• Do you just love being an Alpha Xi?

If so, go ahead and say it out loud andpost tons of pictures of your chapter hav-ing fun and participating in campus activ-ities or other Greek events! This type ofPR will only get your name out to morepeople on campus, as well as help pro-mote a fun, Sisterly image to others. Also,don’t forget to let Fraternity Headquartersknow about your Facebook page so wecan “like” it and help draw positive atten-tion to your chapter!

Branding AXiD on YourBranding AXiD on YourIt is never too early, or too late, to improve your image and begin promoting

Alpha Xi Delta across campus. Here are some pointers to keep in mind when you are

walking to and from class, going out at night and just being an Alpha Xi.

AXiDBranding

CampusSome of the other media outlets you mightconsider using include: • Skype. Use this free service to include your

Sisters studying abroad in chapter meetingsor other important Fraternity business andto stay connected with your chapter advi-sors and other Fraternity volunteers

• eNewsletters, such as MailChimp, to updateyour chapter and alumnae on Fraternitynews and events

• Post Sisterhood videos, house tours andrecruitment slideshows on YouTube toreach PNMs all year around

If you missed the general session at Convention about MAXimizing your reach, logonto Exclusively Xi for notes and in-depthdetails of how to maximize technology for you,your chapter, or alumnae associations.

NOTE: While the internet can be a great toolwhen it comes to branding, it can also bedemeaning. In the amount of time it takes torecognize the positive, the negative can bereleased to hundreds of people in the sameamount of time. To ensure that nothing harmfulgets posted on your websites, monitor them atleast twice a day. This will give you the oppor-tunity to clear up any negativity that is floatingaround, as well as time to respond to posts andcomments in a timely manner. This will alsohelp you keep your page new and exciting.

Beginning in late October, chapters will have the option to choose from

three new chapter website templates available from The GIN System.

Alpha Xi Delta clothing items andproducts can help promote Alpha Xi Deltaaround campus, as well as benefit mem-bers, chapters and the organization. Thiscan only be done if you purchase licensedproducts through vendors that have per-mission from Fraternity Headquarters touse Fraternity trademarks, such as ourname, letters and crest, in an appropriatemanner and on quality products.

Why Not Buy it Anyway?It is actually illegal for unlicensed ven-

dors to sell Alpha Xi Delta products, andit is prohibited for any member of AlphaXi Delta to purchase their merchandise.This means if you have AXiD merchan-dise, like a shot glass, beer bong or cloth-ing items that make connections to drugs,alcohol, sex, sexism or hazing, theseitems were probably sold illegally.

While you may think it is funny tohave a party quote, a beer mug and a sug-gestive image on the back of a t-shirt, itdoes not coincide with Alpha Xi Delta’score values. Think about it; how manytimes have you seen something like ahalf-naked girl and alcohol together onthe back of a guy’s t-shirt or a quote brag-ging about how much a college studentcan drink in one crazy night? Aren’t yourepulsed? The same grossed-out reactioncan happen to a potential new memberwhen she sees our t-shirts promoting wildand risky behavior. This is why it is cru-cial for Alpha Xi Delta merchandise topromote a positive image for each chapter,and this is just what licensed vendorshelp us do.

So, What Do you Do?This does not mean that you can no

longer shop online for Alpha Xi Deltaapparel and accessories. It just means youneed to be more aware of licensed ven-dors when shopping. Be sure to look forthe Greek Licensed Product logo in storesor go online at www.greeksliscensing.comto see a list of all licensed vendors in your area.

When you are getting a simple t-shirtmade, or any other type of product thatwill be seen in campus, make sure that itis tasteful. Remember, we only want peo-ple to see merchandise that shows off thebest qualities our membership offers.

What About the ΑΞΔ Merchandise YouNo Longer Want?

We realize you may not keep all ofyour Alpha Xi Delta clothing and productsforever. Please do not sell this merchan-dise on eBay or donate it to Goodwill.Wearing our letters is a privilege, and weonly want Sisters to wear them withpride. When licensed or unlicensed prod-ucts get sold or donated, people who do

not represent Alpha Xi Delta can be seenin our letters. This can also have a nega-tive effect on potential new memberacross campus. If a man or woman buysour apparel or receives hand me downs,their image will become associated withAlpha Xi Delta. It has happened before,and it does not look good to those whomay be considering joining our Sister-hood in the future.

So, what do you do with your unwant-ed clothes and products? One option forthose of you who need to make a little bitmore space in your closet is to send AlphaXi Delta merchandise to the graveyard.The graveyard is located at FraternityHeadquarters, and they are willing to dis-pose of any unwanted licensed productsfor you. Please send them to:

Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity Headquarters8702 Founders Road Indianapolis, IN 46268

Licensed or Unlicensed?

Whenever you see this symbol on a compa-

ny’s website or product, you can rest assure

they are a licensed vendor.

It is actually illegal forunlicensed vendors tosell Alpha Xi Delta prod-ucts, and it is prohibitedfor any member of AlphaXi Delta to purchasetheir merchandise.

LicensingGreek

Foundation

Alpha Xi Delta’s Leadership Coach Program focuses on the personal and leadership development of collegiate Sisters. Our2010-2011 Leadership Coaches, Jessie Wortham, ChristianBrothers ’06, and Kimberly Nelson, Marietta ’06, traveled to chapters across the country, customizing their coaching to helpindividual Sisters as well as entire chapters. Most of the time, they did exactly what their title states—coached collegiate Sisters on leadership decisions. Sometimes, however, they were a cheer-leader, a life counselor and a role model. Whatever the role, theywere there to help Sisters acquire essential life skills and becomestronger, more confident women.

Here’s a look at their year by the numbers:• 80 Alpha Xi Delta chapters visited• 500 individual coaching sessions • 6 StrengthsQuest™ sessions• 32 out of 50 states were visited• 75 Executive Committees sessions• 6 Area Wide or All Greek Presentations• Coastal Carolina colony leadership development • 11,700 miles driven • 56,000 miles flown

What do our Sisters say about the Leadership Coach Program?“It is amazing that our Fraternity has Leadership Coaches to help

ensure the development of each individual woman as well as thechapter as a whole.”—Lianne Koerner, Coastal Carolina ’11

“The Leadership Coach reminds us that we are a part of somethingso much greater and bigger than ourselves.”—Caity Simpson, Lyon College ’09

“The Leadership Coach helped instill a sense of confidence andfuture leadership qualities in our underclassmen. Her guidance andadvice helped many of our members apply for chapter offices thatthey might not have before her visit.” —Hanah Papp, Albion College ’08

Leadership Coaches help collegiate Sisters realize their potential and

focus on personal development of members.

Leadership for the Future

“The Leadership Coach Program makes the Sisterhood of Alpha XiDelta more amazing. I made connections that helped me feel part ofa huge supportive network. Other chapter Sisters felt the same excite-ment for our National Fraternity, and our new initiates, and especial-ly, realized the capacity of Alpha Xi Delta.”—Cara Jones, Christian Brothers ’09

You can make great things happen for Alpha Xi Delta and ouryoung women by supporting the Leadership Coach Program.Endowment and sponsorship opportunities are available at the fol-lowing levels:

Opportunity Amount to Endow Annual Sponsorship*

LC for a year $800,000 $40,000

LC for a semester $400,000 $20,000

LC for a quarter $200,000 $10,000

LC for a month $100,000 $5,000

Executive Committee,

New Member or

Chapter Advisor Retreat

(includes StrengthsQuest™) $50,000 $2,500

LC visit to a chapter $30,000 $1,500

* Multi-year sponsorships are available.

For more information contact Kendra Lewis, Director ofDevelopment, at 317.872.3500 ext. 117 or klewis@alphaxidelta.org.

Our Foundation Staff is Growing

We are pleased to announce Beth Sacksteder LaClair, Ph.D.,University of Mount Union ’96, has accepted the position ofDevelopment Officer. In this new position, she will work with Kendra Lewis, Director ofDevelopment, in establishing the short and long term develop-ment plans for the Foundation.Key responsibilities of the new

position are identifying, engaging, soliciting and stewarding leadership gift donors.

Beth comes to Alpha Xi Delta from The University of Alabamawhere she has been the Colorado Regional Recruiter responsible forrecruiting and counseling prospective students; building relation-ships with high school guidance and post-graduate counselors; andrepresenting the University at college fairs and workshops. Her previous position was Director of Student Services for the CapstoneCollege of Nursing at The University of Alabama, responsible fordirecting admission and academic advising services; managing thescholarship selection process; and directing college events includingcommencement, honors, awards and receptions. Also at TheUniversity of Alabama, she was Assistant Director for EnrollmentServices and Programs.

Beth is a member of Junior League of Colorado Springs and volunteers for the American Heart Association and WoundedWarrior Paralympics. Since graduating from Mount Union in 1999,Beth has served Alpha Xi Delta as Area Facilitator, RecruitmentDirector West, and has been active in the Brevard County and PikesPeak Alumnae Associations. She resides in Colorado Springs with husband, Jason, and daughter, McKenna.

“Beth’s skills and experiences will transfer well to building relation-ships and inspiring philanthropy for Alpha Xi Delta,” said ElysiaGallivan, National Executive Director.

Connect with Beth at blaclair@alphaxidelta.org.

Foundation

Memorial GiftsThe Foundation recognizes Memorial

Gifts given from January 1, 2011,

through April 30, 2011.

Helen Morris Barr, Indiana

by Alice Miller McRae, Indiana

Michelle Tull Bynum, Texas-Austin

by Monica Schafer, Texas-Austin

Karen Shafer Chacon,

Nebraska-Kearney

by Dee Stutz Frazier, Wittenberg

Lucille Clausing, mother of Marianne

Clausing-Lee, St. Cloud State

by Julie Lambert, Oregon State

Prentice Gowans, husband of Janet

Hastie Gowans, Michigan

by Marian Sayward West, Michigan

Ann Williams Hall,

Alabama-Birmingham

by Lois Taylor Williams,

Alabama-Birmingham

Joseph Paul Holobyn, father of

Amy Jo Holobyn, IUPUI

by Beth Cohen, Pennsylvania State

Ruth Allison Simmons

James, Michigan State

by Allison James Green, Albion

Edward "Ned" Jones, Jr., husband

of Marilyn Libby Jones, Drake

by Judy Erickson, Iowa State

Victoria Boysen Kaspar,

Nebraska-Omaha

by Debby Whitehill Bloom,

Nebraska-Omaha

Omaha, NE Alumnae Association

Coletta Lutz Knight, mother of Linda

Lutz Dettmer, Baldwin-Wallace

by Diane Rohm Faile, Marietta

Carol Griffith Kuhn, Ohio State

by Nancy Drenan Prendergast,

Ohio State

Shirley Bach Lampton,

California-Los Angeles

by Allene Killough Harding,

California-Los Angeles

Anna-Marie Charlotte Lerch, daughter

of Heather Roberts Lerch, Rider

by Bikki Bevelhymer-Chiang, Friend

of Alpha Xi Delta

Claudine Caro, Rider

Central & Southern NJ Alumnae

Association

Amy Venable Ciuffreda, Gettysburg

Sandra Priebe Day, Frostburg State

Deanna Wollam Detchemendy,

California State-Northridge

Sandi Edwards, Kentucky

Jaclyn Giameo, Rider

Rukiya Henderson, Rider

Christine Young Hoffman, Rider

Dr. & Mrs. David Koch, Friend of

Alpha Xi Delta

Charles Lerch, Friend of Alpha Xi Delta

Kim Longfellow, Friend of

Alpha Xi Delta

Clare Giovannetti Longworth, Rider

Susan Eicher Mamber, Kent State

Betty & Norman Pollock, Friend of

Alpha Xi Delta

Michelle Supplee Reda, Rider

Beverly Case Rorer, Pennsylvania

Cheryl Epstein Tier, Rider

Lois M. McCormick, mother of

Pamela McCormick Barkman,

Baldwin-Wallace

by Orlando, FL Alumnae Association

Betty Payne, Kansas State

by Judith Dierdorff Stehley,

Kansas State

Maureen Bland Pearcy, Maryland-

College Park

by Dianne Hanrahan Coughlan,

Maryland-College Park

Virginia Ledwitch Reid, Georgia

Institute of Technology

by Kimbrough Pace Noonan,

Georgia Institute of Technology

Opal & Lawrence Sabo, parents

of Karen Sabo Indusi

by Karen Sabo Indusi, Long

Island/C.W. Post

Martha Baggett Sheldon, mother

of Dorothy Sheldon Williams,

Western Carolina

by Jane Fursey Ralston, Mount Union

Kathy Siebeck, Iowa State

by Janet Lahti Schultze, Iowa State

Carol Jean Smith,

Jacksonville State

by Linda Lutz Dettmer,

Baldwin-Wallace

The Sisters of Epsilon Pi,

Jacksonville State

Nancy Major, East Tennessee State

Jane Fursey Ralston, Mount Union

Beverly Case Rorer, Pennsylvania

Dorothy Sheldon Williams,

Western Carolina

James E. Stark, husband of Linda

Frazier Stark, Iowa State

by Judy Erickson, Iowa State

Delerous Merritt Strate, Albion

by Florence Parker Cole, Pennsylvania

Ken Thompson, husband of Marilyn

Sloan Thompson, Ohio State

by Amber Ziemba McCarty, Miami

Anne Mehus Verbon, Washington

by Laila Brines Collins, Washington

Phyllis Butcher Wainwright,

California-Berkeley

by Donna Staehling Borden,

California-Berkeley

Martha Anne Coburn Waltemade,

Michigan

by Roberta Shaw Stimac, Michigan

Betty Eads Yepsen, Ohio State

by Charlotte Richards Forquer, Ohio

Honor GiftsThe Foundation recognizes Memorial

Gifts given from January 1, 2011,

through April 30, 2011.

Kimberly Barrett, Bowling

Green State

by Jon & Jess Carmody Allen,

Friend of Alpha Xi Delta

Mary Fling Barrett, Ohio State

by Charlotte Brokaw Thomas,

Ohio State

Michele Becker, Florida Atlantic

by Thelma Merck Parker,

Georgia Southern

Carolyn Buchman Berlin,

Mount Union

by Anne Berlin Painter, Indiana

Joanne Braucher, Albion, in honor

of her new lungs

by Deanna Wollam Detchemendy, California State-

Northridge

Amanda Bringhurst, Cornell

by Kim & Andy Bringhurst, Friend of

Alpha Xi Delta

Emma Brofsky, Cornell

by Laurie & Joseph Brofsky, Friend of

Alpha Xi Delta

Catherine Winckler Brown, Alpha Deuteron

by Susan Winckler, Iowa

Chrissy Damasco, California State-Stanislaus,

January 2011 FVP of the Month

by Omega Financial, Inc.

Jean Sauer DeFrances, Florida State

by Thelma Merck Parker, Georgia Southern

Anna Dooley, New Hampshire

by Fred Gantt, Friend of Alpha Xi Delta

Sandra Edwards, Kentucky

by Julie Wilson Dillon, Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Epsilon Chapter, South Dakota

by Barbara Shafer Kraemer, South Dakota

Jean Grommes Feehan, Northwestern

by Judith Moore, Friend of Alpha Xi Delta

Ann Marie Frappier, Nevada-Las Vegas, December

2010 FVP of the Month

David Gaede, husband of Lori Winston-Gaede

by Lori Winston-Gaede, Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Gamma Xi Chapter, Valdosta State

by Sue Hilton Kenneally, Valdosta State

Megan Harris Hines, Sonoma State, for the

birth of her daughter, Finley Addison Hines

by Jennifer Knowles Elliott, Sonoma State

Micaela Isler, Texas-Austin

by Monica Schafer, Texas-Austin

Elizabeth Adams Knieriem, Kentucky

by Nealy Patty Wheat, West Georgia

Lindsay Krug, East Carolina

by John Krug, Friend of Alpha Xi Delta

Alyssa Landry, New Hampshire

by Pat Merrill, Friend of Alpha Xi Delta

Kelly Marie Lynch, New Hampshire

by James Lynch, Friend of Alpha Xi Delta

Carrie Ann MacArthur, Southern Polytechnic State,

in honor of her graduation

by Patricia Fostvedt, West Georgia

Christian Marr, Stetson

by James Cash, Friend of Alpha Xi Delta

Rebekah Ker Meadows, Christian Brothers,

on the birth of her first child

by Kathleen Gillon, Christian Brothers

Rachel Marie Mullen, Christian Brothers

by Hilda Chase Mullen, Memphis State

Megan Lindley Nemlich, Cornell

by Chris Nemlich, Friend of Alpha Xi Delta

April O'Brien, Bethany-West Virginia

by Veronica Jae, Bethany-West Virginia

Past Staff Members

by Jacquelyn Lyerly, Alpha Deuteron

Pi Chapter, Ohio, for celebrating 100th Anniversary

by Ann Knappenberger Burdorf, Ohio

Psi Chapter Pledge Sisters of 1961, Ohio State,

on our 50th Anniversary

by Betty Cronin Webb, Ohio State

Amanda Rix, New Hampshire

by Judi Hobin Rix, Friend of Alpha Xi Delta

Hilary Roberts, Kansas

by Nealy Patty Wheat, West Georgia

Beverly Case Rorer, Pennsylvania,

for her 80th Birthday

by Kendra Becker Lewis, Purdue

Jordan Rushing, California State-Stanislaus

by Taya Locke Matthews, California State-Stanislaus

Brittany Scheer, Rider

by Rikki Herman, Rider

Mary Ruth Hadley Snyder, Purdue,

for her 80th Birthday

by Kendra Becker Lewis, Purdue

Christina Tascione, New Hampshire

by Leslie Rutan, Friend of Alpha Xi Delta

Theta Iota Chapter, Florida Atlantic,

for celebrating 20th anniversary

by Thelma Merck Parker, Georgia Southern

Jill Kreitman Thompson, Nebraska-Lincoln

by Rebecca Richter Perrett, Nebraska-Lincoln

Tiffany Wenerd, Western Carolina, February 2011

FVP of the Month

Shirley Albrecht Winckler, Iowa

by Susan Winckler, Iowa

Daphne Wright, Southern Polytechnic State

by Gwen Dixon, Friend of Alpha Xi Delta

Chapter Eternal

The summer 2011 Chapter Eternalincludes the names of Sisterswhose passing was reported toFraternity Headquarters betweenJanuary 1 and May 31, 2011. Sistersare listed alphabetically in chapter order, along with theirinitiation year.

To notify the Fraternity of aSister’s passing, please send anobituary notice, memorial servicepamphlet or other written confir-mation to Alpha Xi Delta FraternityHeadquarters, 8702 Founders Rd.,Indianapolis, IN 46268.

Alpha ChapterLombard College / Knox CollegeMargaret Joan Hinkle Brown ’53

Beta ChapterIowa Wesleyan CollegeDorothy Gipple DeHaan ’36

Gamma ChapterUniversity of Mount UnionGertrude E. Holdredge Crawford ’31Margaret Wilcoxon Detombe ’61

Epsilon ChapterUniversity of South DakotaCorlet Joyce Wright Jackson ’38

Zeta ChapterWittenberg University Marion Bolster Fisher ’46

Eta ChapterSyracuse UniversityDoris Elizabeth Baldwin

Delaney ’36Bertha McKinney Sigmund ’47

Theta ChapterUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonMary-Ellen Jones Gausewitz ’45Ruth A. Schultz Vernon ’44

Iota ChapterWest Virginia UniversityAlice V. Parsons May ’35

Kappa ChapterUniversity of IllinoisFaith Lucas Campbell ’38

Bess Crawford Conrad ’23Patricia Ann Glerum Davis ’46

Lambda ChapterTufts UniversityMarjorie Falls Russell ’37Geraldine Mabel Davis Stewart ’44

Mu ChapterUniversity of MinnesotaNorma Emerson Batchelder

Bodey ’33Olive L. Sidwell Stiles ’41

Nu ChapterUniversity of WashingtonKathryn Chittenden Haines ’40Mary Martha Hopper Maxwell ’40Shirley J. Harris Ramstedt ’46Katherine Crittenden Schueler ’46Metta Mehus Verbon ’60

Xi ChapterUniversity of KentuckyRuth Lewis Swift Gioiosa ’51

Omicron ChapterUniversity of California-BerkeleyArline May Coe Erb ’39Mary Ann Morris Farrell ’54Phyllis J. Meinberger Ingersoll ’38Ejane Gordon Kunkle ’39Kerry Lynn Harper Sanford ’66Anna Jane Basham Scheiber ’40Mary Josephine Wiley Stecker ’36Phyllis Jane Butcher

Wainwright ’35

Pi Chapter Ohio UniversityJanet Polk Chapman ’45Barbara Heider Van Becker ’51

Rho ChapterUniversity of Nebraska-LincolnYleen Ione Black Joselyn ’50

Sigma ChapterUniversity of IowaLucile Jasper Gridley ’15Laurel Jaffer ’79Beverly Axtell Limes ’51

Tau ChapterUniversity of New HampshireEleanor Pierce Adams ’47

Joyce Estelle Brown Doolittle ’48Barbara Ann Hatch Ortland ’49Virginia Wasto Peart ’48Charlotte Ann Sweet Ramsey ’49Dorothy E. Jelley Shuttleworth ’41

Upsilon Chapter University of VermontDorothy Jane Badger Schultz ’39

Phi Chapter Albion CollegeLinda Mary Peterson Chapman ’57Nancy Carrol Crosby

Coughenour ’49Kathryn Ann King Simmons ’69Frieda Marie Dolberg Snyder ’35

Psi ChapterThe Ohio State UniversityPatricia Anne Palmer

Bringardner ’49Martha Louise Kirn Rausch ’37Betty Eads Yepsen ’45

Omega ChapterStetson UniversityPeggy Segrest Kipp ’43

Alpha Beta ChapterCornell UniversityCarol Amanda Erdman Merkle ’50Charlotte Duerr Reit Seager ’53Beatrice E. Foster Whanger ’27

Alpha Gamma ChapterCoe CollegeLouise Benbwo Gray ’37Judith Mary Murton Kennedy ’57Lois Grace Tankersley Meek ’37Mary Eloise Helfenstine

Richardson ’39

Alpha Delta ChapterOregon State UniversityPatricia Ruth Bramhall Paget ’47Margaret Zurbrick Williams ’37

Alpha Epsilon ChapterUniversity of Michigan Lindsey Ann Jones ’97

Alpha Eta ChapterPurdue UniversityJane Ellen Blind Glover ’39

Madonna Godwin McKinnon ’45Mary Ann Youngren ’61

Alpha Theta ChapterNorthwestern UniversityElaine DeMet Anderson ’45Susan Jeanette Bigg ’61

Alpha Iota ChapterDrake UniversityMabel Corinne Booth Bergesen ’28

Alpha Kappa ChapterKansas State University Barbara Koenig Daniels ’61

Alpha Mu ChapterOhio Wesleyan University Lois G. Kennedy Bodley ’29Margaret Stoody Dyer ’34Jean Ann Campbell Hampshire ’48Doris Ann Meilander McClave ’47Mary Jane Child Queen ’41

Alpha Xi ChapterUniversity of California-Los AngelesMarjorie Strauss Anderson ’33Shirley Marie Adams ’46

Alpha Sigma ChapterWashington State University Connie Victoria Cates Goranson ’38

Alpha Tau ChapterUniversity of Alabama atBirminghamFrances Marguerite Price Aull ’38Mary Patricia Kelly Cleino ’65Walterine Irby Dean ’47Mary Ann Funk Ely ’44Martha Jean Hester Jones ’51

Alpha Phi ChapterUniversity of PennsylvaniaHarriet Belle Pfeiffer Cognetta ’44Doris Elizabeth Steinmeyer Dill ’43

Alpha Psi ChapterUniversity of Denver Margaret Benton Bucknell ’37Esther Marelius Foster ’39Bernice Shelton Jones ’36Lorine Vivian Gross Reed ’31

Alpha Omega Chapter Florida State University Shirley M. Ericksen Leonard ’40Elizabeth Edmondson Tippin ’49

Beta Alpha Chapter University of Texas-AustinMichelle LaVon Tull Bynum ’94

Beta Gamma ChapterCentenary CollegeIva Lynn Eatman Cameron ’36Nan Dobson Saye ’41Katherine Bird Stuart ’44Bettye Jean Fletcher Wells ’45

Beta Delta ChapterDenison University Virginia Arline Ault Rice ’36

Beta Epsilon Chapter Monmouth CollegeDonna Hodges Felger ’52Jenni Doupnik Sweeney ’40Delores Jane Wachsmann Child ’51

Beta Eta ChapterUniversity of MarylandPatricia Lacey De Binder ’51Janet K. Kauffman Damesyn ’56Ruth Florence Hamlyn Osann ’43

Beta Theta Chapter Michigan State UniversityBeverly Ann Klinefelter Berman ’53

Beta Iota ChapterLouisiana State University Rita Rose Riehlmann Knapp ’45

Beta Lambda ChapterPennsylvania State UniversitySusanne Bishop Davis ’58Helen Ruth Keefauver

McCauley ’42

Beta Nu ChapterCulver Stockton CollegePatricia Clarke Ackerberg ’51

Beta Xi ChapterMarietta CollegeDorothy Dodge Warren Benson ’47Helen Gramlich Christy ’45

Beta Pi ChapterIndiana University Helen Lenore Morris Barr ’46Sharon Jean Fetter Bracken ’59Lois Ann Wiesjahn Hensler ’53Jean Zoe Smith Trimble ’51Helen Roberta Yoho ’61

Beta Sigma ChapterWest Virginia Wesleyan CollegeRuth Sherrard Ellis ’51Desales Purkey Taylor ’48

Beta Tau ChapterKent State UniversityPatricia Louise Best Nezbeth ’49

Beta Phi ChapterUniversity of ConnecticutMary Ellen Monroe Welk ’50

Beta Chi ChapterGettysburg CollegeElizabeth Jane Britcher Weitzel ’49

Beta Psi ChapterCarroll University Valerie Elizabeth Hron ’82

Gamma Gamma ChapterUniversity of Arizona Anne Gibson Reinhart Leslie ’51

Gamma Delta ChapterUniversity of Nebraska-OmahaJulenn Louise Lefgren Batchelor ’62Victoria Ann Boysen Kaspar ’71Dorothy Susan Tannahill

Osterholm ’60

Gamma Zeta ChapterEastern Michigan University Mary Scott Breiling ’54Audrienne Wright Gates ’55Maryjean Hess Willette ’78

Gamma Mu ChapterRipon CollegeSandra Lu Riddle Stephens ’63

Gamma Sigma ChapterThiel CollegeEvelyn Mowry Gilson ’63

Gamma Tau ChapterOhio Northern UniversityMildred G. Gelston Amstutz ’67

Gamma PsiFrostburg State UniversityClaudine Corinne Crossin ’92Mary Catherine Vann Lancaster ’64Marilyn Schaar Simmons ’64

Delta Gamma ChapterUniversity of Nebraska-KearneyKaren Ranee Shafer Chacon ’68Elda Mae Ritter Lange ’62

Delta Delta ChapterNorthern Michigan University Sarah N. Bottrell ’62Harriet Beale Wilmer ’62

Delta Theta ChapterSt. Cloud State University Susan Marie Riemenschneider

Saffel ’65

Epsilon Gamma ChapterWestern Carolina University Laura Melissa Williams

Newman ’83

Epsilon Pi ChapterJacksonville State UniversityCarol Jean Smith ’68

Epsilon Sigma Georgia Southern University Carolyn Ann Roush ’94

Epsilon Phi ChapterIowa State University Lynanne Kerr Farson ’76Deborah Marie Murray

Landowski ’86

Zeta Beta ChapterClarion University of PennsylvaniaBarbara A. McCleaf ’75Susan J. Rectenwald Wilson ’82

Carol Jean Smith, 1947-2011 The Fraternity is saddened to report the passing of Carol Jean Smith, Jacksonville State ’68, whoentered Chapter Eternal on March 20, 2011. Carol Jean served Alpha Xi Delta in several significant roles, including National Alumnae VicePresident, National Financial Vice President, Montgomery, Alabama Alumnae Association President and Treasurer, and Chapter Advisor forZeta Xi Chapter at Auburn University.

Carol Jean graduated from Jacksonville State University in 1970 and went on to study law at The University of Alabama School of Law.As the Assistant Attorney General of Alabama, Carol Jean served under eight Attorneys General, and provided legal counsel to a successionof state officers in the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government. She was widely considered Alabama’s leading expert inthe fields of municipal and county government law.

Carol Jean received numerous honors and awards during her lifetime, including Jacksonville State University Alumna of the Year, andwas elected as District 8 Vice President of The University of Alabama Alumna Association. She was a die-hard ‘Bama fan, attending everyAlabama home football game for 30 years straight. Carol Jean’s life was one of achievement, service and compassion, and we are blessed that Alpha Xi Delta was one of her passions. We extend our condolences to Carol Jean’s family, including her sister Claudette Smith,Jacksonville State ’69.

From the Archives

During the 25th National Convention,Alpha Xi Deltas came from near and far to Edgewater Gulf Hotel

at Edgewater Park, Mississippi to connect and dive into fun!

Sisters traded their ball gowns for bathing suits as they

enjoyed a splash party at the hotel pool. They even got a taste

of the South – some sweet Mississippi watermelon!

If someone told me a year ago that I would be in Afghanistan fighting formy country I would have laughed and said “Yeah, right.” But lookingback, I am glad it happened. It has been one crazy year that is for sure, but an experience to say the least, and I wouldn’t trade it for a yearstateside for the world. I have met some of the most amazing people inAfghanistan, and several are great friends now. Each day is different, andwe have learned something new each and every single day. Being inAfghanistan has been a culture shock, but you quickly learn the tradi-tions and beliefs, and work around them. The greatest lesson I havelearned would be to never under estimate people, or take for granted thesimple things. These people do not have a lot of technology; most still living without running water or electricity, but they do not complain.Instead, they work around it and do just fine. It has made me realize thereare things in my life that I could go without and still be fine. This experi-ence has taught me to just breathe and enjoy the little things in life.

Many people have asked me what it has been like over here.Truthfully, it has been terrible at points, but there were days where itwas the most fun I have ever had. There has not been a day that I havenot smiled or laughed at something the guys did or something that hashappened. There have been times I went without showers for days, butmade the most of it. Why? Because I knew I was not the only one suffer-ing. This experience reminds me of hardships I have seen and been apart of in my chapter. I think this may have been one of the greatestthings I have learned that I wanted to teach and remind the women atEpsilon Chapter about when I came home. I tacked a note to the backdoor for my Sisters before heading back to the airport after leave. It said,“Just remember, when you think things are going bad, they can alwaysbe worse.” I didn’t want any of them to feel sorry for me for one secondbecause that was not the mission. I wanted my Sisters to take a minuteto put themselves in someone else’s shoes, to imagine what life is likefor someone living on the street, or who is less fortunate as them. In mydepartment, I never once saw a single soul that was moping. They allhad that glow that said to everyone, “We’re doing just fine.”

The women of the Epsilon Chapter at the University of South Dakota,made this year memorable for me. They never let me down, not even forone second. They were always there when I needed to talk to someone.Skype days were always a blast, and the Facebook wall posts were alwayssomething I looked forward to at the end of the day. I never went a daywithout smiling because of them, and I am extremely grateful.

I cannot recall a single day after missions, where I would log ontoFacebook to stay connected with the world back home, when there wasn’t a Sister to talk to. New members would add me and talk to melike they already knew me, and to me, that was the greatest feeling ever.The love and respect was overwhelming, and it was empowering toknow I had Sisters back home that missed me that much. Truthfully, thisjob puts your life in perspective and you wake up each day accepting thefact that, well, today could be that day. Today could be that day I do not

come back, that I do not make it. But, you do everything in your powerto make sure that reality does not happen. To know I had a house full of beautiful and intelligent Sisters and wonderful friends back homemade that drive to come home much more powerful. One of my greatestmemories is when I came home on leave in March. The excitement I had was almost unbearable. I only told one person that I was cominghome–my best friend and fellow ΑΞΔ. I had her pick me up, and wedevised a plan to surprise the chapter. It was hard to keep the surpriseto myself, but seeing the shock on their faces and hearing their excite-ment made the whole wait worth it. When I got back to Afghanistan,receiving all of the packages they sent made the days easier to handle–especially those days when it was really hard to keep the driveand push forward. The love my Sisters gave me was heartwarming, andthat is truly what a soldier lives for. That is the reason we do what wedo. Not because we were told to, but because we want to…because of thepeople back home. And that reason alone is why I am so grateful for thefamily I have made with my Alpha Xi Delta Sisters.

Looking back, each part of the Symphony presented itself to me during my deployment. The ups and downs, and everything that wentalong with it, made this crazy adventure an experience I am glad to havehad. I cannot put into words the lessons I have learned or the things Ihave seen, but each has made a stronger, more humble and better per-son out of me. But through it all, I do not know how I could have beenable to handle it so well without the love and support of my Sisters.

I would like to share a saying that comes from a necklace I got frommy Little Sister in a package she sent. It says, “a sister is a foreverfriend.” It is definitely true for these wonderful women I am honored tosay are my Sisters and family. The same goes for the men of AlphaCompany 1-168 IN I worked with this last year. They say the Army is abrotherhood, and I would deeply agree. Every single one of these menare like my brothers, and each, whether they admit it or not, has thatprotective instinct of a big brother around me and the two other womenthat were in the company of a hundred men. I am blessed to haveworked with such great men. There is nothing is like a Sisterhood orbrotherhood, and I am greatly honored to have both.

Steadfastness of SoulBy SPC Stephanie Rushton, South Dakota ‘09

SPC Stephanie Rushton’s Epsilon Chapter Sisters made special t-shirts

to wear around campus to show their support during her deployment.

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