Never settle - Alpha Xi Delta

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National Convention Recap
Meet Our New National Council
Alpha Xi Delta Assumes
NPC Leadership Role
of Alpha Xi Delta
Never settle:
Alpha Xi Delta Foundation
Annual Report
The Bachelorette’s Jen Schefft, Ohio University ’95,
shares lessons on life and love
Our Extraordinary,
Powerful Sisterhood
of Alpha Xi Delta
Sisters,
I am so honored to address you as your National President and to serve you, along with the bold
and talented National Vice Presidents about whom you will read in this issue. I’ve loved Alpha
Xi Delta from the bottom of my heart since the day I entered that formal recruitment room at
Cal State Northridge in 1982, and 25 years later, Alpha Xi Delta continues to inspire me and
influence my life tremendously.
What I remember most about my first encounter with those Alpha Xi Deltas was the camaraderie
I felt between them – the very different personalities yet the sense of acceptance, welcome, love,
and support they shared. I was so fortunate that these women added me to their mix. These sisters
took me into their hearts and even their homes. They gave me structure and then some, helped
me sort out the good boys from the bad boys, put up with my
very real shortcomings, and encouraged me to realize my
potential. Our advisors showed us by example that this
friendship really would last a lifetime. Because of Alpha Xi
Delta, I enjoyed college tremendously and learned skills and
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Executive Director
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made friendships that endure to this day.
For those of you just beginning your journey with
Alpha Xi Delta, I extend a warm welcome. You are the next
generation of bold and talented women who will shape our
organization, and I encourage you to make the most of
your membership. For those of you who’ve returned to
another wonderful year with your chapter or association
sisters, welcome home! I hope all of you are having fun
and feeling the genuine, lifelong nature of our friendships.
I hope your Alpha Xi Delta experience is introducing you to sisters from a different state, a
different generation, and a different way of thinking. I hope you’re proclaiming to the world
that you’re proud to be an Alpha Xi Delta. I hope you’re enjoying memories of our recent
National Convention in Indianapolis and are planning to join us in Denver in 2009. I hope
you’re making the most of what our talented Educational Leadership Consultants and
Leadership Coaches (whom you’ll also meet in this issue) have to offer when they visit you. And
I hope Alpha Xi Delta is inspiring you to realize your potential and share your experience and
talents with your sisters long after you graduate.
Editor
Ruth Goodman, Northern Iowa ’80
National Council 2007-2008
National President
Deanna Wollam Detchemendy,
Cal State Northridge ’83
National Vice Presidents
Ann Ward Adams, Nebraska Lincoln ’66
Evonne Carawan, North Carolina State ’83
Sandra Ellen Edwards, Kentucky ’75
Diane Curtis Gregory, Wittenberg, ’61
Susan Eicher Mamber, Kent State ’77
Danica Vanasse Olson, Marquette ’90
Founders
Cora Bollinger Block
Alice Bartlett Bruner
Almira Lowry Cheney
Frances Elisabeth Cheney
Bertha Cook Evans
Eliza Drake Curtis Everton
Julia Maude Foster
Lucy W. Gilmer
Harriet L. McCollum
Lewie Strong Taylor
Although life today is much different than it was when our Founders attended Lombard
College more than 114 years ago, what lies at the heart of Alpha Xi Delta remains unchanged:
a friendship so deep and so abiding that it becomes a Sisterhood. We have something extraordinary
and powerful, something your National Council looks forward to honoring as we lead Alpha Xi
Delta toward our vision tomorrow, next week, and every day in this biennium.
Loyally,
Deanna Detchemendy
National President
The Mission of The Quill of Alpha Xi Delta
To inform, inspire, and challenge.
To sustain and nurture
membership loyalty and interest.
To recognize individual, group
and Fraternity accomplishments.
To provide a forum for the
exchange of information and opinion.
To be the permanent record
for the Fraternity.
Contents
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Never Settle
In life and in love, never settle for less than you deserve.
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Convention Recap
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Highlights from National Convention 2007.
10 Meet our New National Council
Introducing Alpha Xi Delta’s new Council members.
12 Alpha Xi Delta Rotates into NPC Leadership
Jane Hooper Sutton becomes NPC Treasurer.
14 The Workout
Collegians build their recruitment muscles.
24 Extreme Makeover
Alpha Xi Delta gets a new look.
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26 Foundation Annual Report
Your generosity means so much.
In Every Issue
17 Member News
40 Honor Gifts
44 Chapter Eternal
45 Memorial Gifts
46 Letters to the Editor
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On the Cover
During Alpha Xi Delta’s National Convention this summer in Indianapolis, Jen Schefft,
Ohio University ’95, spoke about the lessons she learned about life and love during her
appearances on the reality television dating shows The Bachelor and The Bachelorette.
She also penned a relationship guide, Better Single Than Sorry: A No-Regrets Guide to
Loving Yourself and Never Settling, available online and in bookstores now.
Whether in life or in love,
author and reality
television star Jen Schefft
encourages sisters to
Never Settle
“It’s
“As women, we have so
much value that we
shouldn't settle for less
than we deserve. We
don’t have to be in a
relationship just to be in
a relationship. Wait for
the right person.”
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The Quill of Alpha Xi Delta
OK to figure out what you want to do in
life, what matters to you most, and take
the time you need to find the right person,” said Jen Schefft, Ohio University ’95.
“In relationships and in life, you don’t
need to settle for less than you deserve.”
Jen knows a thing or two about standing strong and staying true to herself.
During Alpha Xi Delta’s National
Convention this summer in Indianapolis,
Jen spoke about the lessons she learned
about life and love during her appearances on the reality television dating
shows The Bachelor (2003) and The
Bachelorette (2005).
On the third season of The Bachelor,
Firestone Tire Company heir Andrew
Firestone was introduced to 25 eligible
women, including Jen. At the end of the
first episode, Andrew chose 15 of the 25
women to remain on the show so he could
get to know them better. During the
remaining episodes, Andrew went on
individual and group dates with the
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ladies, introduced some of them (including
Jen) to his family, and continued to narrow
the group from 15 to The One.
On the final episode, Andrew asked
Jen to marry him in front of 15 million
viewers. She accepted his proposal and
moved to San Francisco to be with him
and work as a sales manager for
Firestone Vineyard. Jen was also the
goodwill ambassador for Firestone Tires,
which included serving as a spokesperson and advocate for the Driver’s Edge, a
program educating teens about the
dangers of drinking and driving. Nine
months later, Jen was back in Chicago,
single but not sorry.
“People thought I was crazy when we
broke up,” said Jen. “They said if I couldn’t
be happy with the heir to the Firestone
fortune, who could I be happy with?
Andrew and I were in love and the relationship was very real. But just because
someone looks good on paper doesn’t
mean they’re right for you.”
Left photo | Jen gives Convention attendees a dose of advice. Center photo | Sisters from Pi Chapter at Ohio University proudly welcomed
chapter sister Jen Schefft to Convention. Right photo | Sisters stood in line for nearly an hour to have Jen autograph their copy of her new
book, Better Single Than Sorry.
Three weeks after the breakup, Jen
was approached by the producers of The
Bachelor, asking her to appear on The
Bachelorette. This time, the tables were
turned. Jen was introduced to 25 eligible
bachelors and selected the men she
wanted to get to know better on her way to
finding Mr. Right. Jen said she met some
interesting men, but “didn’t feel a connection” with any of them. When asked
to make her selection on the season
finale, Jen stunned millions of viewers
when she chose neither man.
“I think the producers would have
liked a different ending,” said Jen, careful
not to divulge too much and negate the
lifetime confidentiality agreement she
signed with the producers. “They knew
what I was going to say and do, but they
didn’t force me into anything.”
Jen didn’t find romance, but she did
learn a very important lesson: Never
settle. “That refers to everything in life,”
she said. “If you’re not happy, figure out a
way to make things better. Surround
yourself with positive people who will
support you as you try new things. And
sometimes, even if you’re afraid to make a
change or stand up for yourself, you have
to just do it.”
Jen recently shared what she’s learned
in her new book, Better Single Than Sorry:
A No-Regrets Guide to Loving Yourself and
Never Settling. “There are so many books
about how to change yourself to get a guy,
or how to get a guy in 30 days. Mine is
nothing like that.” From Page 1, readers
find that to be true. Jen writes, “We need
to stand up to people who think being
single is a curse, or who label us too picky
because we don’t fall in love with every
guy we meet. The truth is, we know what
we’re looking for and we must never sell
ourselves short.”
Jen said that because of her book’s
title, some people think she doesn’t want
“I remember going through
recruitment and being told, ‘These
are going to be your friends for life.’
I always thought that was so corny.
Now I know it’s true.”
to get married or that she thinks women
shouldn’t get married. Nothing could be
further from the truth. “We can have a
fulfilling career, a great circle of friends,
and great relationships with our Alpha Xi
Delta sisters. Getting married isn’t the be
all and end all.”
These days, Jen is back in Chicago,
working in consumer public relations and
finding enjoyment in everyday things.
“The show opened new opportunities for
me in terms of writing a book, which I
never thought I’d do, but it
didn’t change who I am or who my
friends are. My closest girlfriends are all
Alpha Xis from Ohio University, so we’ve
known each other forever. Being with
them and doing ‘normal’ things is much
more comforting than running here and
there. Being on the show was fun, but
now I don’t have to feel like I’m on display
all the time.”
Jen still has her heart set on getting
married and having a family. “But we’ll
see,” she said. “Nothing in life has gone as
planned.” Will Jen know when she’s found
Mr. Right? “Good question,”
she laughs. “Until then, I’m
not going to settle!”
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Sisters Race to Indianapolis
for National Convention
Nearly 400 collegians and alumnae accelerated into the fast lane during Alpha Xi
Delta’s 47th National Convention, June
27-30, at the downtown Indianapolis
Hyatt Regency. The green flag dropped
Wednesday night as sisters and guests
gathered for the Welcome Banquet to
renew friendships, meet new people, and
hear inspiring words to get their motors
started. The nonstop action continued
through Saturday evening’s Rose
Banquet as Woman of Distinction recipients were honored and the Fraternity’s
new National Council was installed.
If you weren’t able to join us in Indy,
these highlights will help you experience
the action at Convention ’07.
Sisters gave a farewell kiss to National President Debbie Fenwick Maas before the new
National Council was installed.
During the community service event, sisters read the storybook
What Can I Do? to children at Indy’s John H. Bonner Community
Center. The center received $1,800 worth of books through a grant
from the Atlanta Alpha Xi Delta First Book Advisory Board. More
than 400 books were also donated by Convention attendees.
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Alpha Xi Delta’s licensed merchandise vendors shared the latest
clothing, jewelry, and Bid Day gifts with sisters in the Marketplace.
While in town, sisters visited the newly remodeled
Fraternity Headquarters.
The Foundation 5K walk/run raised funds
for scholarships and leadership programs.
Sisters could get their palm read and their
caricature drawn at the Sisterhood Social.
The “Living Our Vision” panel discussion, moderated by National Vice President Patrice Orr Bryon (left)
was a Convention favorite. Panelists included Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, North Carolina Wilmington ’91
(second from left), business manager for brother Dale Earnhardt Jr. and JR Motorsports; Gayle
Connelly Manchin, West Virginia ’66 (second from right), first lady of West Virginia; and Susan
Winckler, Iowa ’88, acting chief of staff for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Sisters jumped for joy when they heard Alpha Xi Delta’s next National Convention is in
Denver, Colo. See you there in June 2009!
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Awards
Chapter and Alumnae Association
Congratulations to the chapters and members
who received awards during National Convention.
A complete list of award recipients can be found in
the News & Announcements section of
www.alphaxidelta.org.
CHAPTER AWARDS
Xi Achievement Award
Recognizes superior achievements (received
100% of Accreditation Points) in operations
and programming
• Theta Gamma, Delaware
• Theta Epsilon, Marquette
Harriet Hitchcock Holtman Award
Given to advisory boards of Xi
Achievement chapters
• Theta Gamma Advisory Board, Delaware
• Theta Epsilon Advisory Board, Marquette
Xi Achievement Certificates of Merit
Recognizes achievements (Accreditation
Points between 95% and 99.9%) in
operations and programming
• Beta Mu, Bowling Green State
• Beta Tau, Kent State
• Gamma Eta, Georgia Tech
• Theta Psi, Dartmouth
Frances Fuller Bloker New Member Award
For the best combined record of academic
achievement, member retention, and fulfillment of the basic requirements of the New
Member Education Program
Financial Efficiency Award
Recognizes sound fiscal responsibility in
reporting, payment of invoices, and budget
preparation
• Beta Tau, Kent State
• Epsilon Eta, South Dakota State
Public Relations Inspiration Award
• Promotion of Alpha Xi Delta: Beta Epsilon,
Monmouth (IL); Iota Theta, Southern
Polytechnic State
• Philanthropy: Epsilon Alpha, Wisconsin Eau Claire
• Chapter Website: Gamma Eta, Georgia Tech
Gertrude M. Anderson Newsletter Award
• Nu, U of Washington
Member Recruitment Excellence Award
Recognizes excellence in recruitment plans,
timely reporting, maintaining membership
size equal to other campus groups, and
initiating and retaining at least 90% of
members pledged
• Gamma Eta, Georgia Tech
• Epsilon Alpha, Wisconsin Eau Claire
• Theta Iota, Florida Atlantic
Greatest Membership Increase Award
• Zeta Lambda, Texas Wesleyan
Increase from six members to 19 members
Mary Emily Kay Academic
Achievement Award
For the highest campus scholastic ranking
among campuses with seven or fewer
women’s fraternities
• Delta Mu, Old Dominion
Alice Bartlett Bruner Academic
Achievement Award
For the highest campus scholastic ranking
among campuses with eight or more women’s
fraternities
Anna Grandin Baldwin Award
Recognizing the highest GPA for the biennium
3.5883 GPA
Greatest Academic Achievement
Improvement Award
• Omega, Stetson
GPA increase from 2.61 to 3.072
Elizabeth Roberts Quackenbush
Leadership Award
Recognizes outstanding college
senior members
• Kristin Kanaskie, Northern Iowa
• Catherine Ann (Annie) Sistrunk, Georgia Tech
National President Debbie Fenwick Maas presented Theta Gamma Chapter at
Delaware (left) and Theta Epsilon Chapter at Marquette with the Fraternity's
highest chapter honor, the Xi Achievement Award.
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Chicago-West Towns, IL
Corvallis, OR
Diablo Valley, CA
Hartford, CT
Knoxville, TN
Northern New Jersey, NJ
Northern Virginia, VA
Oakland County, MI
Pikes Peak Area, CO
Saginaw Valley, MI
Tidewater, VA
Associations Receiving Honors
Bloomington-Normal, IL
Central Iowa, IA
Salt Creek, IL
The Denver Alumnae Association received
the Ruth Simmons James Award with
Highest Honors for association excellence.
In 2009, Denver alumnae will welcome
sisters to town for Alpha Xi Delta’s next
National Convention.
ALUMNAE AWARDS
Ruth Simmons James Association
Excellence Award
Recognizes alumnae associations that meet
standards of excellence in operations and
that support the mission of the Fraternity
and Foundation
Associations Receiving Highest Honors
Akron, OH
Atlanta-Fulton County, GA
Atlanta-South Metro, GA
Cincinnati, OH
Cleveland, OH
Dallas, TX
Denver, CO
Fresno, CA
Ft. Myers, FL
Greater Boston, MA
Indianapolis, IN
North County San Diego, CA
Oklahoma City, OK
Omaha, NE
Orlando, FL
Palm Beach, FL
Phoenix, AZ
Pinellas County, FL
San Fernando Valley, CA
Seattle, WA
Tucson, AZ
Associations Receiving High Honors
Ann Arbor, MI
Arlington, TX
Bay Area Houston-Galveston, TX
Chicago City, IL
Chicago North Shore, IL
Philanthropy Service Award
Recognizes the quality and quantity of volunteer hours, amount of money raised, and number of items donated to charitable organizations
First Place: Ann Arbor, MI, Alumnae Association
Second Place: Dallas, TX, Alumnae Association
Third Place: Atlanta-Fulton County, GA,
Alumnae Association
Fourth Place: Seattle, WA, Alumnae Association
Advisor Excellence Award
Recognizes alumnae who provide outstanding
guidance to a college chapter
• Jennifer Beeman, Wisconsin Eau Claire,
Chapter Advisor, Wisconsin Eau Claire
• Tysa Egleton, Youngstown State, Chapter
Advisor, Youngstown State
• Patricia Fostvedt, West Georgia, Chapter
Advisor, Southern Polytechnic State
• Devon McGoldrick, Rochester Institute of
Technology, Chapter Advisor, Texas
Alumnae Appreciation Award
Recognizes alumnae who make a significant
volunteer commitment to Alpha Xi Delta on a
local level
• Terri Thompson Bush, Maryland
• Barbara Bur Dykstra, Ferris State
• Breanna Hecht Eneberg, U of Washington
• Jennifer Gramiccioni, West Virginia Wesleyan
• Megan Gustafson, Iowa
• Paula Kokesch Holdren, Nebraska Lincoln
• Elaine Bailey Jones, Charleston
• Melissa Mitchell Larson, U of Washington
• Laura Riggs Leber, Maryland
• Sonja Zedigian Lowry, Monmouth (IL)
• Carmen McWilliams, Delaware
• Colleen Canavan Meacham, U of Washington
• T.J. Merck Parker, Georgia Southern
• Lori Plazinski, Maryland
• Teresa Carson Propst, Towson
• Juliet Sarau, Maryland
• Vivian Schilling Surface, Indiana
• Rebecca Amos Stuart, U of Washington
• Jessica Waibel, Old Dominion
• Sandra Gleason Walston, U of Washington
• Janice Nease Wittschiebe, Georgia Tech
Edna Epperson Brinkman Award
Recognizes the long-term service of alumnae
and their loyalty to the Fraternity and their
community
• Virginia Herzog Carver, Kansas State
• Dolores Tobias English, Rochester Institute
of Technology
• Kathy Orebaugh Reinke, U of Washington
• Marian Sayward West, Michigan
Iota Kappa (Idaho State), Theta Theta (Brooklyn College), Iota (West Virginia), and Sigma (Iowa,
not pictured) received the Rose Award for outstanding chapter improvement
during the biennium.
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Meet Our New
National Council
At every National Convention, a new National Council is elected to lead the Fraternity
for the next two years. During the 2007-2009 biennium, National President Deanna
Wollam Detchemendy and six vice presidents will focus on the Fraternity’s overall
direction while using Alpha Xi Delta’s Ritual, mission, and vision as their guide.
National President
Deanna Wollam Detchemendy,
California State University-Northridge ’83
Home: Pasadena, Calif.
Career: Vice president, counsel, for
The Walt Disney Company.
Family: Husband (Gene), two sons
(Beau and Gage), and two boxers
(Bailey and Lucy)
Alpha Xi Delta’s Mission:
To enrich the life of every
Alpha Xi Delta.
We will:
• Nurture unity and
cooperation
• Foster Intellectual,
professional, and
personal growth
• Exemplify the highest
ethical conduct
• Instill community
responsibility
• Perpetuate Fraternal
growth
Alpha Xi Delta’s Vision
Inspiring Women to
Realize Their Potential
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Volunteer position prior to joining
Council: NPC delegate
Most memorable Alpha Xi Delta
moment: Being installed as National
President
Three words that describe my
Fraternity experience: Fun, inspiring,
and time-consuming!
Why I wanted to serve on National
Council: To make a positive difference for
our organization and our individual members, and to put all my love and energy for
Alpha Xi Delta to effective use.
National Vice Presidents
Ann Ward Adams,
University of Nebraska-Lincoln ’66
Home: Lincoln, Neb.
Career: Teacher at an alternative
high school
Family: Two daughters (Amy, Nebraska
Lincoln ’92, and Lori), son (Jeff), one sonin-law (Keith), two grandchildren (Rayna
and Jace), Zoe (a mixed-breed dog), three
boxer “grandchildren,” and a mild-mannered beagle “grandchild.” You might say
we love dogs!
Council: Academic Achievement
Support Team Leader
Most memorable Alpha Xi Delta moment:
Seeing my daughter, Amy, initiated
Fraternity experience: Opportunities,
growth, sisterhood
Council: As an Alpha Xi Delta, I believe
I have an obligation to do my best to
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ensure the positive growth of the
Fraternity. Being able to use the leadership skills I’ve gained from membership
in Alpha Xi Delta to help the Fraternity
move forward is a way to demonstrate
lifelong membership.
Evonne Carawan,
North Carolina State University ’83
Home: Dumfries, Va.
Career: Head of the Civilian Workforce
Development Section for Headquarters,
United States Marine Corps, overseeing
career and leadership development
Family: I’m single and blessed with one
nephew, two nieces, and wonderful
friends who allow me to be “Aunt Evonne”
to their children. My sister’s family graciously lets me be “aunt” to their dogs too!
National Council: Member of Alpha Xi
Delta’s delegation to the National
Panhellenic Conference
moment: Being initiated as a charter
member of Zeta Rho Chapter and being
a member of the same Fraternity as my
older sister, Angela. Also, meeting and
bonding with my four best friends:
Mary Biere, Tamara White Heran,
Julie Schwendeman Woods, and
Melinda Meador Torrison.
Fraternity experience: Joy, love,
opportunities
Council: To share energy and enthusiasm to continue to help Alpha Xi Delta
realize her potential
Sandra Ellen Edwards,
University of Kentucky ’75
Home: Ft Myers, Fla.
Career: Manager, human resources
administration, Chico’s FAS, Inc.
Council: Southeast Ritual Territory
Director
Family: My husband, Mike, who is not
Greek but is very understanding of my
passion for all things Alpha Xi Delta, our
son, Austin, and a Brittany named Bailey
moment: As a Resident Advisor, I had
no intention of taking a Little Sister,
especially a new member who lived in
my residence hall. New member Marijon
Chandler wouldn’t take “no” for an
answer. Thanks to her persistence,
we’ve had an extraordinary relationship
for more than three decades and are
genuine, lifelong friends.
Fraternity experience: Connected,
embraced, empowered
Council: Alpha Xi Delta has been one
of the most important facets of my life.
Serving on National Council provides
me an opportunity to give back to our
wonderful organization, help ensure our
Fraternity’s future is solid, and continue
the great legacy left to us by our Founders.
Diane Curtis Gregory,
Wittenberg University ’61
Home: Bloomington, Ind.
Career: I’m officially retired, but still
work at Chico’s part time
Family: Husband (Tom), two sons (Tom
and Bob), one daughter-in-law, and two
grandchildren
Council: Chapter Advisor for Beta Pi
Chapter at Indiana University
moment: Serving as National Executive
Director during the 1993 Centennial
Convention when we celebrated the
Fraternity's 100th anniversary
Fraternity experience: Sisterhood,
friends, lifetime commitment
2007-2009 National Council members (L-R) Evonne Carawan, Sue Mamber, Danica Olson,
Deanna Detchemendy, Diane Gregory, Ann Adams, Sandi Edwards.
Council: To offer the experiences I’ve
had for leadership and personal development to other women
Susan Eicher Mamber,
Kent State University ’77
Home: Pawtucket, R.I.
Career: I’m in transition. I want to return
to working in student affairs or academic
advising at a college or university.
Family: I call my husband, Steve, and
son, Sam, “my entourage” because they
tag along with me on chapter visits. Our
pet menagerie includes Tippy the cat,
Jeep the guinea pig, Taffy the hamster,
several goldfish, and a pair of hermit
crabs named Fred and Ethel.
moment: When my niece, Melanie
Barnoff Whiting, Miami Ohio ’01, joined
Alpha Xi Delta. The icing on the cake
was when Mel invited me and her mom
to Zeta Nu Chapter’s Mom & Daughter
Weekend, which allowed me to share a
special event in her Fraternity life.
Three words that describe my Fraternity
experience: Inspiration, ideals, kindliness
Council: To contribute to “the big
picture” of our organization. I was also
incredibly excited at the prospect of
working with such remarkable, insightful, dedicated alumnae sisters.
Danica Vanasse Olson,
Marquette University ’90
Home: Waukesha, Wis.
Career: Controller at Dai Shin
Technologies, Inc.
Family: Husband, Andy, and cats
Meg, Chloe, and Rocca
National Council: Midwest Financial
Territory Director
moment: The installation of my
colony, Theta Epsilon, at Marquette
Fraternity experience: Rewarding,
eye-opening, fun
Council: To serve collegians and help
them develop the leadership skills
necessary to become strong,
independent women
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Alpha Xi Delta Assumes Leadership Role in the
National Panhellenic Conference
International Badge Day
On March 3, 2008, Alpha Xi Delta
will join the other 25 National
Panhellenic Conference groups in
celebrating International Badge
Day. During this annual event,
sorority women everywhere will
honor their Greek affiliation by
wearing their badge or sorority
letters.
Show the world you’re proud
to be an Alpha Xi! Wear your
Quill or letters on March 3, 2008.
During the National Panhellenic
Conference biennial session last month
in Chicago, Alpha Xi Delta entered into
the NPC’s Executive Committee rotation
as Treasurer of the Conference. For the
next two years, Jane Hooper Sutton,
Western Carolina ’75, will serve as
Conference Treasurer. In 2009 Jane will
begin serving a two-year term as
Conference Secretary; in 2011 she will
assume the role of Conference Chair.
Jane joins former NPC chairs Ella
Boston Leib (1906), Lena Grandin
Baldwin (1917-1919), and Mary Burt
Brooks Nash (1963-1965) as only the
fourth Alpha Xi Delta to hold this distinguished position.
Founded in 1902, the NPC is an
umbrella organization for 26 national and
international women’s fraternities and
sororities that promotes values, education,
leadership, friendships, cooperation, and
citizenship. The NPC also assists collegiate and alumnae chapters by providing
robust resources and programming,
works to foster strong partnerships with
colleges and universities, and serves as a
forum in which to discuss issues that
impact our organizations.
“I am humbled and honored to be
asked to serve Alpha Xi Delta and NPC as
Treasurer, Secretary, and Chairman of
the Conference,” said Jane. “I take this
responsibility seriously, recognizing the
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Jane Hooper Sutton was recently named
Treasurer of the National Panhellenic
Conference. She will become NPC Chair
in 2011.
legacy I leave is not Jane Sutton’s, but
Alpha Xi Delta’s.”
Prior to becoming NPC treasurer, Jane
was Alpha Xi Delta’s NPC Delegate (19972001), NPC Alternate Delegate 1 (19951997 and 2005-2007), and NPC Alternate
Delegate 2 (1993-1995). From 2001-2005,
she was the Fraternity’s National
President.
While serving on the NPC Executive
Committee, Alpha Xi Delta’s main responsibility will be to serve as spokesperson to
represent the best interests of the NPC.
The additional responsibilities of the
Executive Committee also provide an
Alpha Xi Delta National President Deanna Wollam Detchemendy (center front) is surrounded by our Fraternity's NPC Delegation. Delegates
include (front row) Michele Herbst Evink, NPC Delegate; Jane Hooper Sutton, Alternate Delegate 1; (back row) Nancy Fehrmann Gainer,
Alternate Delegate 3; and Erin Macdonald Peck, Alternate Delegate 2. Photo courtesy of GreekYearbook.
outstanding opportunity for Alpha Xi
Delta to lead and demonstrate the best
qualities of our Fraternity.
Leadership of the conference is
assumed by each of the 26 member
groups in rotation, based on the date each
organization joined the conference. Alpha
Xi Delta joined the NPC (then called the
Inter-Sorority Conference) in 1904 with
the attendance of our first delegate, Anna
Gillis Kimble, Lombard 1904. Today, our
Fraternity, as well as the other 25 member
groups, has one Delegate and three
Alternate Delegates who protect the
rights and interests of our respective
organizations, work in cooperation with
the other NPC member groups to promote
our common interests, and collaborate on
issues that impact our organizations.
Alpha Xi Delta’s NPC Delegate Michele
Herbst Evink, South Dakota State ’86, is the
official representative for our Fraternity
and casts the Fraternity’s vote at NPC
interim and biennial sessions. As Delegate,
she serves on the NPC board of directors,
which is charged with managing NPC
affairs. She also serves as liaison between
the Fraternity and the other NPC groups.
Our three Alternate Delegates, Jane
Hooper Sutton, Erin Macdonald Peck,
Eastern Washington ’95, and Nancy
Fehrmann Gainer, Iowa State ’69, fulfill
many of the same responsibilities as the
When Alpha Xi Delta assumes
chairmanship of the NPC in
2011, here are the issues that
will be at the forefront:
• Advocating sorority
membership
• Promoting Panhellenic
health
• Developing inter-group
relations and support
• Supporting issues relevant to
women at all stages of life
NPC Delegate but are nonvoting members
of the conference. Alpha Xi Delta’s
Delegate and Alternate Delegates serve
on at least one NPC standing committee
during the biennium. All four Delegates
are appointed by National Council for a
two-year term.
Through the efforts of all groups’
delegations, NPC supports alumnae and
collegiate Panhellenics, with each Delegate
and Alternate Delegate assuming the
responsibility for advising local Panhellenic
groups. This biennium, Michele Evink and
Erin Peck are advising collegiate
Panhellenics; Nancy Gainer is advising
alumnae panhellenics. Alpha Xi Delta also
supports our collegiate Panhellenic delegates and those with officer roles through
our Fraternity’s volunteer network of
Regional Panhellenic specialists.
As Jane Sutton looks toward her future
NPC chairmanship, she notes, “Since
1893, more than 140,000 members have
dedicated themselves to the founding
values and tenets of our Fraternity. I
pledge to represent you, my sisters, to the
best of my ability so that the legacy Alpha
Xi Delta leaves to NPC is one of just and
visionary leadership.”
Learn more about the National
Panhellenic Conference at www.npcwomen.org.
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Collegians Build Recruitment Strength During
The Workout
2007
fun
Participants began The Workout by blowing away their bad habits in a balloon relay race.
“No More Excuses” was the name of the game!
Fall | Winter 2007
Sisters from across the country came
together at the Beta Pi chapter house at
Indiana University to spend five days
stretching their recruitment muscles
during The Workout 2007. The Workout
focuses on five key components or
“muscles” that must be strong to successfully run the recruitment marathon:
image, preparation, presentation, math,
and Fraternal values.
During the week, sisters were
assigned to a team for small-group work,
which meant plenty of time for sharing
and bonding. National Fraternity volunteers were on hand to serve as “Personal
Trainers” to guide sisters’ work and to
introduce a new philanthropy party idea
– Rock ‘n’ Read. Chapters that want to
jazz up their philanthropy round can find
Rock ‘n’ Read party specifics in The Blue
Room at www.alphaxidelta.org.
“Inspiring,” “motivating,” “exciting,”
and “fun” are words Workout graduates
most often use to describe their experience, and this year was no exception!
Take a look at what our collegiate sisters
learned during The Workout 2007.
The Workout is generously funded by
the Alpha Xi Delta Foundation.
inspiring
Nearly 100 sisters from more than 70 chapters attended this year’s Workout.
Each sister created a Recruitment Fitness Plan for her chapter – a
comprehensive tool that addresses the five components of a
successful recruitment: image, preparation, presentation, math,
and Fraternal values.
During the Idea Olympics, teams were pitted against each other
in events that tested their creativity, Fraternity knowledge,
and ability to work as a team. Team One, pictured above,
was victorious.
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You!
Coming to a Campus Near
Each year a team of dynamic young
women travel the country, working with
Alpha Xi Delta chapters and colonies
to help sisters realize their potential.
These women, known as Educational
Leadership Consultants (ELCs), help
collegiate sisters with leadership development, recruitment, public relations,
Ritual – essentially, all things Alpha Xi
Delta. In return, ELCs build skills that
can propel them to the top of their chosen
profession or grad school class after their
year of travel is done.
This year, two additional sisters joined
our traveling team as Alpha Xi Delta
Leadership Coaches. These alumna
sisters work with members on leadership
development, emotional intelligence,
career planning, and other life skills that
are necessary to succeed in college
and beyond.
LEADERSHIP COACH
LEADERSHIP COACH
Jenna Hardy, Southwestern ’04
Margaret Lee, Cornell ’05
The difference between a Leadership
Coach and an ELC is that the coaches
focus more on individual development
while ELCs focus on chapter functioning
and skills needed within the chapter.
Apply to be part of next year’s traveling team! Applications are available at
alphaxidelta.org. Deadline: December
10, 2007.
2007-2008 Educational Leadership Consultants Lindsay Bonner, Lycoming ‘05; Jessica Bannon, Kent State ‘04; Kristin Irvine, West
Virginia Wesleyan ‘04; and Heather Haroff, Auburn ‘03.
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Member News
Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech sisters Mary Frances McKenna, Holly LaPerre, Carrie Ripberger, and Katie Phillips proudly display the Chapter of Excellence
trophy Gamma Eta won for superiority in scholarship, leadership, service, and Greek and campus life involvement – the highest award a Tech sorority can
receive. –Sarah McKibben, [email protected]
ALABAMA
Jacksonville State
Epsilon Pi Chapter received the following
awards at the Greek Awards Banquet: Greek
Week Community Service Champion,
Second Place Overall in Greek Week, and
the President’s Gold Cup of Excellence.
Chapter Advisor Kaci Smith Ogle, ’92, was
named Alumni Advisor of the Year. –Shalon
Hathcock, [email protected]
ARIZONA
Phoenix Alumnae Association
The association recently held a celebration
for its 50th anniversary. Chartered in
December 1956, the association has
several sisters from the chartering group.
Celebration festivities included a luncheon,
an historical presentation about the association by president Bobbie Hayes Rauch,
and a slideshow of the Rembrandt exhibit
by a docent from the Phoenix Museum of
Art. Many alumnae later attended the
exhibit and had lunch together. –Helen
Hoose Cornett, [email protected]
CALIFORNIA
Sonoma State
Theta Beta held its annual volleyball tournament and raised money for the Deep
Roots Scholarship Fund, which ensures
that African children have access to education. Players and spectators had a great
time playing games, winning raffle prizes,
eating, and hanging out.
During Family Day, sisters, alumnae,
and family members celebrated the past
year with refreshments, a slideshow, and a
video from sisters’ performance during the
campus Lip Jam event.
Fall | Winter 2007
COLORADO
University of Northern Colorado
Epsilon Mu sisters met in Estes Park for four
fun-filled days of remembering and sharing.
One of the highlights of the gathering was
visiting Centennial Elementary School in
Evans, Colo., and donating more than 200
books as a Choose Children service project.
The 43 alumnae also visited their former
chapter house, now occupied by Alpha
Kappa Lambda Fraternity. Sisters were surprised to see seven bathrooms instead of the
three that were shared by 22 women during
their college years. The men were equally
surprised when asked to take sisters’ pictures and were thanked by being serenaded
with Alpha Xi Delta songs. The next reunion
will be in Chicago in 2010. Contact Karen
Dixon Olson ([email protected]) for
more information. Also, please visit
groups.yahoo.com/group/EpsilonMuSisters
to update your contact information.
Member News
DELAWARE
University of Delaware
Theta Gamma sisters hosted a 5K walk/run in collaboration with the
Downtown Newark Partnership, which allows sisters to give back to
local children’s charities. During the chapter’s annual Locks of Love
event, volunteer stylists cut the hair of nearly 40 men and women. The
more than 48 feet of hair will be used to make wigs for
children who have lost their hair due to medical conditions. –Meaghan
Jones, [email protected]
FLORIDA
Central Florida
Sisters from UCF held a Founders’ Day celebration at their
chapter house, along with alumnae and sisters from EmbryRiddle. Two alumnae were recognized as Order of the Rose
recipients for 50 years of Alpha Xi Delta membership. Later in
the semester, the chapter held its annual Xi Man competition.
The 13 competitors participated in a week’s worth of events
that included raising money for the BETA Center, which offers
support services to teen moms and at-risk families. The men
collected $8,000 and necessities like diapers, formula, and
clothes. Through the success of this event, the chapter
received UCF’s Best Philanthropic Event award. –Brittany
Rodriguez, [email protected]
IOWA
University of Northern Iowa
With the helping hands of parents, siblings, and advisors,
Delta Chi sisters held a Work Day that changed the look of the
chapter house and made it shine. The crew scrubbed floors,
scraped off wallpaper, recarpeted floors, painted walls on
each floor, and slip-covered furniture. With a basement now
fit for study groups and movie nights, sisters can use the
house to its full extent. Future plans include remodeling
the kitchen.
Dayton | The Dayton Alumnae Association holds an annual wreath sale in
support of Zeta Theta Chapter at Wright State (OH) and South Community Inc.,
a behavioral health care organization. This year, South Community used the
funds to provide therapeutic horseback riding to youth. –Jill Thompson
KANSAS
Kansas State
In April, more than 50 alumnae traveled to Manhattan to
celebrate Founders’ Day and the 85th anniversary of the
chapter’s founding. Events included a luncheon, slideshow,
singing, and recognizing women who had attained 25, 50,
and 60 years of membership. Afterward, collegians and alumnae
returned to the chapter house to see the recent improvements
and share memories. Sisters recalled sunbathing on the roof,
when they were pinned in the dining room by their husband
50 years ago, and many other stories. All agreed that there
could not have been a better way to celebrate 85 years. –Katie
McCauley, [email protected]
MASSACHUSETTS
Worchester Polytechnic Institute
Embry-Riddle | Theta Zeta sister Talia Roffman (left front) at Embry-Riddle
(AZ) received a scholarship for academic excellence and leadership from the
Phoenix Panhellenic Council. Council members include (right front) Bobbie
Rauch, (back row) Helen Coronett, Julie Lindsay, and Peggy McFate. Jay Hart
(back right) is Theta Zeta’s president.
On move-in day at WPI, sisters greeted incoming freshmen by
helping them unload their cars and carry boxes to their new
dorm rooms. As part of New Student Orientation, sisters,
other Greeks on campus, and new students made and decorated cards for sick children at Boston Children’s Hospital.
–Allison Elder, [email protected]
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Member News
MISSOURI
Southeast Missouri State
During Greek Week, sisters were paired
with the men of Sigma Nu Fraternity
and took home 10 first place awards,
including Overall Spirit and Most
Improved GPA. Sister Katie LoRusso was
honored as Greek Woman of the Year.
–Ashley Naeger, [email protected]
NEBRASKA
Nebraska Omaha
During the Greek Week Awards
Banquet, Shayna Royal was honored as
Outstanding Active Member, Laura
Darling was named Greek Goddess, and
five sisters were announced as Rho
Gammas for fall recruitment. The chapter received the Most Improved Chapter
GPA award for the second year in a row
and earned the Pillar of Excellence in
Greek Ideals award, the most prestigious sorority award at UNO.
At the Omaha Alumnae Panhellenic
Association’s Gathering of the Greeks
brunch, Shayna Royal was named
Collegian of the Year and received a
$900 scholarship from the association.
During the chapter’s annual Just
Can It fund-raiser, sisters and their cohost, the men of Pi Kappa Alpha
Fraternity, built cardboard “homes” in
the middle of campus and stayed in
them each night to raise awareness
about homelessness. The men and
women also stormed the dorms and
surrounding neighborhoods and collected 1,800 cans of food for the
Salvation Army – the most ever from
this event. The co-hosts were recognized by the Omaha community and
UNO’s chancellor for their outstanding
efforts during this event. –Shayna
Royal, [email protected],
Chaeli Fortina, [email protected]
Kansas State |
The arms of president Katie McCauley and former president Ashley Renz are filled
with honors the chapter received from the Panhellenic community at Kansas State. Of their many
awards, the chapter was named Most Outstanding in chapter management, risk management,
recruitment programming, and membership development. Ashley also was named Outstanding
Chapter President. –Katie McCauley, [email protected]
Gettysburg |
Sisters from Beta Chi Chapter at Gettysburg (PA), circa 1957, gathered at the
New Jersey shore for an annual reunion. Front row: Ellen Sippel Dwyer, Nan Funk Lapeire. Back row:
Pat Ness Smith, Carol Hirst Clark, Sally Foreman-Reed, Trudy Huber Hathaway. –Ellen Sippel Dwyer,
[email protected]
Fall | Winter 2007
Member News
NEW YORK
Brooklyn College
New York City Alumnae Association
Association members gathered with
collegians from Brooklyn College to
celebrate Founders’ Day. During the
event, sisters had a Fuzzie Trivia
Challenge during which teams of
sisters competed to correctly answer the
most Fraternity-related questions. In
May alumnae gathered for the alwayspopular Broadway Show Night, enjoying
Legally Blonde. Sisters living in the New
York City area can learn more about
upcoming events by contacting Erin
Arnold at [email protected].
Minnesota |
Marion Rajewsky, Ginger Doheny Lowell, Marjorie Johnson LeBarron, and Betty Klein
Gorman, who joined Mu Chapter at the University of Minnesota nearly 60 years ago, got together to
catch up and reminisce. –Marjorie LeBarron, [email protected]
OHIO
Marietta College
At the Spring Honors Convocation, Beta
Xi Chapter won awards for the Most
Academic Improvement and the Best
Academic Record for fall 2006. Sisters
participated in the Up ‘til Dawn letterwriting campaign to raise money for St.
Jude Hospital. During Greek Week,
sister Beth Bennon was named Greek
Woman of the Year. At the end of
spring semester, sisters once again had
the highest Greek GPA and highest
women’s average. –Ashley Deas,
[email protected]
TEXAS
University of Texas
Auburn | The annual alumnae tailgate was a great time for sisters to get together and share their
love for Zeta Xi and Auburn football. –Jordan Jones, [email protected]
During Beta Alpha Chapter’s sixth annual
3-on-3 basketball tournament, sisters
raised more than $2,000 for the Austin
Miracle League at Town and Country,
an organization that sponsors a baseball
league for children with physical and
mental disabilities. The victorious team
walked away with some great prizes,
which made it a rewarding fund-raiser
for everyone. –Katie Willcutts,
[email protected]
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Member News
Rio Grande |
Sisters from the Rio Grande Alumnae Association and Theta Omega Chapter at New Mexico State participated in the March of Dimes’
WalkAmerica and raised $1,000 for research and medical care for premature babies. –Vanessa Quiroz, [email protected]
Marquette University
was on hand to speak, as well as the mother of a child whose wish
had been granted. The money raised helped 12-year-old Anna have
the horse and riding accessories she wished for.
Sisters launched a chapter fund-raiser called Big Kidz Lunch and
raised $525 by selling homemade sack lunches to students and
faculty. Proceeds were donated to First Book and to Courtney
Hattan, ’06, for her Teach for America classroom in North Carolina.
–Erin Camargo, [email protected]
Theta Epsilon moved into what is known as the “blue house” on
campus, a home that belonged to Theta Epsilon in earlier days.
Thank you to alumnae who organized fund-raisers to help the
chapter get items for the house. At the end of Greek Week, sisters
christened the chapter house with a championship trophy. They
also won second place with their Welcome to Xi Jungle air band
routine. Thank you to alumnae and sisters from Carroll College
who were in the audience.
During the Greek Awards Ceremony, the chapter was recognized in the following categories: Outstanding Philanthropy,
Outstanding Community Service, Outstanding Scholarship,
Freshman of the Year (Jamie Cannarozzi), Greek Woman of the
Year (Emily Bugger), Four-Year Dedication Award (Michelle Voss),
and Chapter of the Year.
The chapter’s annual Choose Children benefit for the Make-AWish Foundation, a silent auction, attracted nearly 200 people and
raised $6,700 for the foundation. A Make-A-Wish representative
Alma |
WISCONSIN
Greater Milwaukee Alumnae Association
If you’re interested in joining or learning more about the
association, please make note of the phone number of president
Cari Wallenfang: (262) 695-8734. It was listed incorrectly in the
spring Quill.
Fall | Winter 2007
Zeta Upsilon sisters participated in the college’s annual
Walk for Orphans to raise funds for 60 Ukrainian children who are
chronically ill after the disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
– Carly Uthoff, [email protected]
Come to a
Bear-Making Party
at Build-A-Bear Workshop !
®
Alpha Xi Delta has teamed up with Build-A-Bear
Workshop® for a fun new philanthropy service event – a
nationwide bear-making party to support children’s literacy.
For each Read Teddy® you and your sisters purchase and
make at Build-A-Bear Workshop® February 17-28, 2008,
Build-A-Bear will donate a portion of the proceeds to
First Book, Alpha Xi Delta’s literacy partner. Funds will be
used to buy new books for literacy programs and
children from low-income families.
Learn more about the Build-A-Bear party by contacting
[email protected].
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EXTREME MAKEOVER
Alpha Xi Delta Edition
A before and after of the
magazine redesign.
A new logo. A newly redesigned Quill
magazine and Fraternity website. New
letterhead and business cards. Alpha Xi
Delta’s imagery and communications
tools just received an extreme makeover.
These changes were not made for
change sake. Instead, the new design
elements reinforce Alpha Xi Delta’s
mission and vision statements and the
insignia unique to our Fraternity.
To begin the process, research was
conducted by the Fraternity’s marketing
and design firm to better understand our
organization and the women who become
members. The creative team found that
Alpha Xi Deltas view themselves as
• Genuine
• Loyal
• Trustworthy
• Friendly
• Spirited (fun)
• Progressive
• Individualistic/diverse
Using that information, the design
team’s goal was to create a visual identity for our Fraternity that represents
those qualities. The outcome is an overall
look and “feel” that’s soft, feminine,
clean, and open.
Our new logo incorporates the quill
pen, one of Alpha Xi Delta’s dearest and
most recognizable symbols. The quill pen
also reflects our Fraternity’s open motto:
The pen is mightier than the sword.
The script font used for “Alpha Xi
Delta” in our logo, on our communications tools, and in many headlines in
The Quill (see the headline above) was
developed based on how members view
Alpha Xi Delta and how they view themselves in Alpha Xi Delta. Therefore, the
new script font is friendly versus formal,
which is how our name had been
displayed in the past. It has a more
Fall | Winter 2007
feminine style with soft curves versus all
uppercase letters that appear masculine
and bold. The script is also fresh, clean,
and easy to read.
As you read this issue of The Quill,
you’ll notice a cleaner, softer look to
reflect our essence as a women’s organization. Our nameplate on the cover in
corporates the quill pen, reinforcing the
name of our publication and our
Fraternity’s badge. There is also more
white space on each page and more space
between each line, which makes each
article easier to read.
You’ll also notice rounded corners on
photos and page headers (see the top left
corner on page 22), which mirror the
rounded corners of the Fraternity’s new
letterhead, business cards, and website.
This treatment corresponds to the softness of our new design.
Our Open Moto
The pen is mightier than the sword
The Quill and the rest of the
Fraternity’s communications pieces
continue to use the timeless colors
chosen by our Founders – light blue, dark
blue, and gold. Our colors will be used
more consistently throughout the magazine and website to reinforce our
Fraternity’s identity.
Three colors have been chosen to
accent our double blue and gold – a
creamy neutral called “Star” yellow (see
the background color on this issue’s
cover), “Killarney Rose” pink, and “BetXi
Bear” brown. These colors will not replace
our official Fraternity colors. Instead, as
colors related to our Fraternity’s insignia,
these accents will broaden the range of
colors available for use throughout our
communications pieces while maintaining our Fraternity’s identity.
Alpha Xi Delta’s new Style Guide and
official logos will soon be available for
download by chapters and alumnae
associations on the newly redesigned
Alpha Xi Delta website. New Fraternity
letterhead templates with our new logo
are available for use by college chapters
and alumnae associations. Contact
Lori Lambert, Director of Public
Relations, at [email protected],
or (317) 872-3500.
What do you think of the Fraternity’s
new logo, and the new look of The Quill
and the Fraternity’s website? Let us
know by contacting Quill Editor Ruth
Goodman at [email protected],
or 8702 Founders Road, Indianapolis,
IN 46268.
Our Logo
Before
After
Our Colors
Inspiration Blue
Quill Gold
Griffin Blue
Killarney Rose Pink
BetXi Bear Brown
Star Yellow
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Annual Report
2006-07
Dear Alumnae and Friends,
Every day, Alpha Xi Delta prepares young women for success in college and in
life. The following annual report recognizes sisters and friends who contributed
to the Foundation during the last fiscal year, June 1, 2006 – May 31, 2007.
Because of your generosity, young women benefit from Alpha Xi Delta’s leadership
and life-skills programming, scholarships, and service on our campuses and in
our communities.
The Alpha Xi Delta Foundation has reached an important milestone – its 50th
anniversary. We are proud of our accomplishments and have established goals to
do even more to further the Fraternity’s vision and mission.
Ellen Gibson Goodwin
Foundation Chair
During the 2007-2009 biennium, the Foundation will:
• Add 500 new young-alumna donors from the graduating classes of 1997-2007;
• Enroll 50 members in the Mary Burt Nash Society, which recognizes alumnae
and friends making a $5,000 commitment to the Loyalty Fund;
• Enroll 50 new members in The Society of 1893, which recognizes alumnae and
friends who name Alpha Xi Delta in their estate plans.
As Foundation Chair, I look forward to working with alumnae, staff, and collegiate
members of Alpha Xi Delta. Together, we can explore new horizons of excellence
and move our Foundation forward into a new era. Thank you for your support,
your leadership, and your passion.
Fraternally,
Ellen Gibson Goodwin
West Virginia ’68
Foundation Chair
Fall | Winter 2007
Foundation Donors
Alpha
LOMBARD COLLEGE/
KNOX COLLEGE
Lombard
Karen King McConnell
Founders’
Linda Sokody Seybold+
Presidents’
Betty Darnell Nelson
Double Blue & Gold
Doris Janes Lawton
Juliet Engel Schertz
Sisterhood
Joan Hinkle Brown
Virginia Vogt Johnson
Carolyn Swartz Park
Beta
IOWA WESLEYAN
Founders’
Col. Evelyn Houdyshell,
USAF (Ret.)
Presidents’
Sally Schuck
Double Blue & Gold
Sheri Seibold+
Lori Veigelt Webb+
Sisterhood
Susan Parker Brierton
Kari Kilpatrick Bryant+
Cindy Hardisty
Reynolds+
Linda Faust Witmer
Sunshine
Marilynn Wick Gibson+
Dorothy Moore
Pollpeter
Other
Mildred Bell Baker*
Samantha Ireton
Sara Cadby Smith
St. James
Hailey Workman
Gamma
MOUNT UNION
COLLEGE
Symphony
Jane Fursey Ralston
Alice Bliss Schmutz+
Presidents’
Judith Jackson
Sarah Solt McCloskey
Double Blue & Gold
Gretchen Nile Baldwin
Connie Snode Flynn
Denise Kipfstuhl+
Kelly Wright Shaffer
Hertha Haltrich
Sheatsley
Carole Evans Spiker
Sisterhood
Marilyn Conrath
Ruth Mani Fiegenschuh
Marian Dreyer Ross
Sunshine
Jennifer Lynn Cadnum+
Bethanne Morrison Miller
Other
Tracy Bombik+
Allison Brown
Barbara Weimer Hurst
Nikki Jones
Beth Sacksteder Mann
Michelle Marchand
Kristen Matas+
Elissa Good Smith
Meghann recaso
Katherine Weaver
Christina Zitko
Delta
BETHANY COLLEGE
Presidents’
Suzanne Abbott Lesiak
Sisterhood
Marilyn Waugh Barteaux
Anne Buchanan
Blankenship
Elizabeth Shelly de Jong
Jean Friederici Meacham
Betty Foley Reddig
Other
Mary Adams
Casey Callahan
Megan Cook
Elizabeth Davis
Anne Dewey
Sarah Housley
Sabrina Iqbal
Kimberly Kelly
Stacy Krempasky
Vanessa Myers
Jessica Peters
Vanessa Plumly
Amanda Turowski
Alejandra Viveros
Melanie Ward
Whitney Wilding
Courtney Wright
Epsilon
UNIVERSITY OF
SOUTH DAKOTA
Presidents’
Bonnie Untereiner Bjork
Ramona Fiksdal Bowden+
Barbara Brisbine
Mildred Fiksdal O’Neill
Double Blue & Gold
Angeline Butler
Ackerman
Luella Bruhn Cozad
Mary Ricciardello Sandvig
Sisterhood
Carol Clarke Gillespie
Sarah Wold Hanson
Beverly Allison Mickelson
Sunshine
Elysia Balster Gallivan
Virginia Pederson Larimer
Other
Kayla Alexander
Katie Bossman
Caitlin Dill
Laura Ellis
Rebecca Evans+
Cara Jones+
Elizabeth Overmoe
Lauren Ronfeldt
Stephanie Sinclair
Zeta
WITTENBERG
UNIVERSITY
Medallion
Margaret Moore
Dillenbeck*
Symphony
Maxine Evans Blackburn
Diane Curtis Gregory
Lombard
Jennifer Bauer Henson
Founders’
Kay Taylor Fathe
Presidents’
Jean Regenhardt Collins
Barbara Wolfe Culler
Shelly Shollenbarger
Reber+
Elizabeth Greenawalt
Wagner
Double Blue & Gold
Carolyn Trinter Cull
Audrey Tatro Hall
Sharon Hall+
Mary Shatzer Jaeger
Helen Sturgeon Richeson
Kathryn Sanders Rieder
Margaret Rankin
Rittenhouse+
Robbin Corson Russell
Cheryl Tingle
Sisterhood
Katherine Hudik Gall
Susan Knop Gobien
Karen House Hofbauer
Dorothy Eisenberg Libby
Barbara Smick Peterson
Sharon Warkow Porter
Karen Hietanen Shanower
Sunshine
Jane Wheadon Blount
Beverly Koch Browder
Jennifer Dose
Dee Stutz Frazier+
Jeanne Schrader Gamble
Pamela Benken Lyle
Elisabeth Dodds Vinson
Mary Dickey Wise+
Pamela Wurster
Other
Anne Davidson Buck
Marjorie Eipper*
Nynphiadora Funke
Leighton
Ruth Eggert Wiseman
Eta
SYRACUSE
UNIVERSITY
Lombard
Joan Repath Pomfrey+
Janice Zajac Sayatovic+
Presidents’
Dorothy Borneman Bell+
Elizabeth Alton Endicott
Double Blue & Gold
Ruth Hazard Lee
Sisterhood
Gretchen Balling DiMarco
Ruth Bailey Hunter+
Edith Frey Kessler
Deborah Rowe Jarrett
Sally Lawyer Smith
Martha-Jean McCourt
Willits
Other
Lauren Axelrod
Ruth Edkins Halpin
Elisabeth Macari
Theta
UNIVERSITY OF
WISCONSIN-MADISON
Symphony
Kathryn Kuechenmeister
Vaughan+
Founders’
Mary Goers+
Presidents’
Caroline Borden Erickson
Roberta Collins Harper
Norma Malmanger
Liebenberg
Elizabeth John Loehne
Marcia Waugh McDowell
Donna Milford
Wischmann
Jane Lewis Wise
Double Blue & Gold
Ina Wasberg Fenske
Hope Beck Goldsmith
Wilma Goedecke
Griswold
Rev. Alta Groves Jewell
Helen Cruse Lemberger
Carol Woodworth Root+
Jean Brann Shuler+
Karla Allen Spinks
Kathryn Kaeser Taplick
Kaye McGann Waggoner
Sisterhood
Dorris Solberg Cragg
Ann Nunemaker
Hartman+
Janan Opie Martens
Jean Stoffel Young
Mae Zimmerman+
Sunshine
Marjorie Johnson Griffith
Nancy Norg Maier
Sharon Maloney
Marcia Bourkland Pauly
Iota
WEST VIRGINIA
UNIVERSITY
Symphony
Ellen Gibson Goodwin+
Lombard
Shelley Riley Moore
Double Blue & Gold
Ruth Harris David
Nancy Kraus Merinar
Ann Little Muffly
Sharon Hubacher Pugh
Cheryl Dean Riley
Nancy Cox Whitham
Emily Baker Wolfe
Sisterhood
Cindy Bills Cobb+
Jeannie Honecker Reed
Lucille Schmieder+
Sunshine
Pamela Harless Crenshaw
Kathy Cobb Dolan
Other
Jessica Austin
Kirsten Baker
Rachel Berkowitz
Ingrid Bohme
Rachel Boyd
Brittany Carozza
Maggie Chestney+
Bethany Chrisman+
Jenna Cowan
Kristin DiLeo
Sarah Fragale
Nancy Linde Halterman
Katie Fluty Hinerman
Deborah Hougland Lamb
Ashley McFadden
Laura Michael
Katherine Painter
Kelly Smith
Kathleen Stofko
Sheila Ventricelli
Sara Wizba
Kappa
UNIVERSITY OF
ILLINOIS
Symphony
Marian Harding
Thompson
Lombard
Julie Wilson Dillon+
Martha Ann Geppert+
Presidents’
Beth Henning Polizzotto
Edith Wiedling Webber+
Double Blue & Gold
Janet Horstman
Anderson+
Evelyne Blazek Conti+
Pearl Lauth Curnes
Patricia Bolin Glenn
Anne Heitzman
Linda Lowery Lindsay+
Kathy Schleicher
Juliette Coderre Watson
Sisterhood
Ruth Turner Chambliss
Wanda Zabierek
Palandech
Renee Prew
Helen McFedries Severson
Katherine Martin Sevier
Becky Brdlik Smilak
Mary Clark Willy
Sunshine
Barbara Larson Dilling
Joan Hallsted Dolowy
Kathrynlee Flesch Hasse
Regina Cuellar Lee
Other
Glenna Vyborny Powers
Beverley Bankson Verley
Life-to-Date Giving Circles
The Foundation thanks the following sisters and friends who made
donations between June 1, 2006,
and May 31, 2007. The following
list reflects donors’ lifetime giving
totals to all Foundation funds.
$100,000+
Heritage
$50,000-$99,999
Diamond
$25,000-$49,999
Medallion
$10,000-$24,999
Symphony
$5,000-$9,999
Lombard
$2,500-$4,999
Founders’
$1,893-$2,499
Presidents’
$1,000-$1,892
Double Blue & Gold
$500-$999
Sisterhood
$250-$499
Sunshine
$125-$249
+ More than one gift given
during the fiscal year
= Donor to the Class of 2007
senior giving campaign
* Deceased donor
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The Year in Review
$3.5 million in Foundation assets
$480,000 contributed to the Foundation
$213,400 awarded for educational
programming, scholarships, and grants
Other
Rachel Abolofia
Jennifer Brennan
Kady Carlson
Mallory Dehbod
Patti Sullivan Fenton
Joan Ray Harrow
Kristi Lee Moore
Amber Pearce
Aimee Racine
Ann Rickett
Michelle Loree Rutherford+
Erin Shields
Melinda Marcelle Wall
Xi
$83,820 in Convention gifts and pledges
UNIVERSITY OF
KENTUCKY
$34,645 in chapter and association giving
Lombard
Elizabeth Stuckert Ray
Founders’
Joan Barnett Cornwell
Presidents’
Sandra Ellen Edwards
Judi Jones Jacobs+
Cary Lawson Moore
Kimberly Kay Starr
Emily Friske Taylor
Double Blue & Gold
Martha Riggs Bonvillain
Sharon Miller Hall
Kathleen Nicol, M.D.
Jane Jameson Parrish
Sisterhood
Jean Shure Amos
Patricia Cody Cox
Barbara Nims King
Jill O’Daniel
Sunshine
Sarah Tabb Henry
Debra Haysley Roling
Nicole Beckman-Utz+
Other
Jane Masters Virag
$19,910 in 3 gift bequests
$6,720 raised by 438 sisters graduating from
the Class of 2007
15.03% return on investments
152,990 hours spent serving children
143,605 members initiated since 1893
6,413 current collegiate members
3,440 gifts made to the Foundation
1,755 members initiated in 2006-2007
118 alumnae associations
Omicron
UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA,
BERKELEY
111 active chapters
6 alumnae associations chartered
1 alumnae association centennial
1 chapter centennial
1 chapter installed
1 colony
Lambda
Nu
TUFTS UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON
Double Blue & Gold
Curina Harian Atwood
Edwina Ryan Kuhns
Mu
UNIVERSITY OF
MINNESOTA
Founders’
Geraldine Sohle
Double Blue & Gold
Marlys Bunt Fairbanks
Sisterhood
Ruth Stemsrud
Challender
Gwen Hagen
Sunshine
Laurel Ness Gatz
Diamond
Janice Sheldon
Baumback+
Medallion
Linda Belles Dinus+
Sandra Gleason
Walston+
Lombard
Lorene Currier+
Founders’
Sandra See Warne
Presidents’
Helen Hill Burgher
Sharon Viafore
Cochran
Kathy Orebaugh Reinke
Frances Bunn Shaw
Double Blue & Gold
Marjory Dark Barbee
Barbara Henning Bray
Rita Tappe Gill
Marian Knudson Gruber
Marcia Hixson
Mahaffey
Irene Hysong Miller
Sisterhood
Lois Hofstetter Bianco
Sylvia Skaggs Downing
Kay Chittenden Haines
Kathleen Donnelly Kelly
Marjorie Bragdon
Satterfield
Rebecca Amos Stuart
Dolores Wilson White+
Sunshine
Valdean Sears Jones
Katherine Hempler
Parker+
Fall | Winter 2007
Symphony
Marilyn Atwood Terry
Lombard
Donna Staehling Borden
Founders’
Phyllis Meinberger
Ingersoll
Marie Lewis Matthews
Carole Peter Tompkins
Presidents’
Marion Macdonald Blau+
Jeanne Martell Campbell
Keith Lee Silcox Derian+
Marcella Symon Howard+
Dorothy Anderson
Tregea+
Double Blue & Gold
Elizabeth Ahrnke Durein*
Celia Samaras Maneatis
Joan Sample Paulson+
Gloria Avila
Schwabenton+
Phyllis Butcher
Wainwright+
Sisterhood
Janet McKenzie Jensen
Elizabeth Nielsen
Mortensen
Virginia Harrell Schultz
Catherine Rhorabough
Shanks
Sunshine
Emily Fara Akey+
Irene Ganin Bechtel
Mary Lewis Smith
Nancy Schultz Strong
Mary Lou Brooks Wallace
Other
Jacqueline Cromwell Bell
Arline Coe Erb
Joanna Harrington
Fischer
Catherine Hamilton
Jackson
Shirley Stone Raney
Pi
OHIO UNIVERSITY
Founders’
Rose Vachon Kunkel
Roarty
Presidents’
Marilyn Geiler Netschke
Double Blue & Gold
Carol Malkmus Briggs
Carolyn McLaughlin
Cuppernull
Alma Williams
Gilmore-Doud
Barbara Grow Schanzle
Eleanore Perry Till
Sisterhood
Martha Brown Black
Doris Brunn Francis+
Mary Hitchcock Frost
Carla Dixon Kahler
Joanne Hammerstrand
Kunath
Ann Channell
Olsen-Lavelle
Mary Hellman Warren
Sunshine
Barbara Johnston Hoover
Esther Stiner McGee
Heather Popadych
Marianne Frank Turman
Christen Zochowski Volk+
Other
Caitlin Burritt Brown
Elizabeth Buckham
Allison Crago
Rho
UNIVERSITY OF
NEBRASKA-LINCOLN
Symphony
Alice Frampton Dittman
Lombard
Jane Lynelle Wilkens
Schroeder+
Founders’
Beth Hoegemeyer Ripp
Presidents’
Kathryn Ashenfelter
Marcia Boden
Carol Schneider Honey
Marlene Labenz Hough
Jennifer Olson Mullen
Double Blue & Gold
Christyne Evans Bathel
Virginia Galehouse Davis
Janet Beachler Day+
Michelle Soderquist
Hartnett
Lois Hayes Hoff
June Gast Macbeth
Mary Marchant
Maxwell
Karen Diedrichs Nowak
Becky Richter Perrett
Julie Uehling Popken
Sisterhood
Barbara Rayburn Allen
Carol Bischoff
Janice Nelson Herbek
Laurel Olson Nye
Sue Dwyer Saalfeld
Sunshine
Shannon Anderson
Phyllis Chard Blanke
Nicole Fox Franta
Phyllis Campbell Latham
Theresa Tesar Roush
Other
Jamie Brown
Sarah Cates
Stacy Clausen
Kat Farris
Renae Feikema
Jody Frazer
Amanda Lauree Furry+
Jessica Gould
Allison Lamar Harrell+
Jacqueline Rockwell
Hughes
Mandi Janicek
Rachel Johnson
Courtney Johnson
Emmalie Ann Krysl
Colleen Lindberg
Kristen Mohr
Dusti Nichols
Cara Medley Ortega
Jamie Pedroza
Ellen Rose Poly
Kelly Reid
Megan Rolofson
Lisa Schildt
Alissa Senger
Allison Von Rein
Elizabeth Wild
Lori Zarkowski
Sigma
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Lombard
Shirley Albrecht Winckler
Founders’
Jean Koza Leider+
Presidents’
Patricia Bunting Angelici+
Elizabeth Gray Gumbrell
Linnea Thodt Hadlock
Mary Baker Jones
Claire Stoltenberg
McKinzie+
Double Blue & Gold
Kiyoko Farrington Czech+
Ginny Alm Miller+
Marilyn Brashaw
Voorhees
Shirley Horak Walch
Sisterhood
Ann Raster English
Judith Drews Haring+
Susan Moorman Kelly
Jeanne Leone
Jackie Niffenegger
Mary Lenox Obrecht
Jennifer Baldwin
Tarantino+
Sunshine
Virginia Greene
Chloe Perkins-Rosenberg
Other
Emily Berglund
Megan Gustafson+
Dana Hartman
Amy Hopkins
Erin Pierce+
Stephanie Preschel
Aleks Bright Ridge
Laura Romey+
Janet Rummery Thorne
Tau
UNIVERSITY OF NEW
HAMPSHIRE
Presidents’
Virginia Wasto Peart
Clara Knight Turner
Shirley Newcomer
Wagner+
Double Blue & Gold
Christina Teel Rose
Sisterhood
Susan Weselcouch
Autuori
Ruth Goldthwait
Maynard
Beverly Swain PowellWoodward+
Sunshine
Kim Petruchik Cavanagh
Katherine Blajda Tyson
Other
Jeanne Martel
Carignan
Mackenzie Walsh
Ferguson
Ruth Hodgkins Gray
Monica Rivadeneira
MacLean
Megan Pease
Susan Silkes
Jane Shaw Smoot
Phi
ALBION COLLEGE
Medallion
Allison James Green+
Symphony
Joanne Braucher
Eleanor Harger Burgess+
Lombard
Margaret Bergy Davis
Founders’
Marjorie Hearst Orr
Presidents’
Kathleen Coster
Gruschow
Sherry Palliaer Higgins
Elisabeth Rees
Double Blue & Gold
Jean Baumgartner
Benson
Margaret Goebel
Eileen Hart Harrison
Betty Hantz House
Julie Pond Matthews+
Valerie Palliaer
McCammon
Frances Walter Parody
Bonnie Harlan Turner
Claudia Barker Valente
Sisterhood
Nancy McSween Dunne+
Susan Evans
Mrs. P.R. Ross
Beverly Hawes Sebastian
Heather Stamat
Other
AnnMarie Katherine
Jasieniecki
Martha Graham Johns
Autumn Nancarrow Lamb
Marjorie Lang
Manspeaker
Janet Gaiefsky Witkowski
Psi
OHIO STATE
UNIVERSITY
Lombard
Nancy Drenan
Prendergast+
Founders’
Ruth Stuber White
Presidents’
Winifred Kneisley
Huffman
Marjorie Erskine Lasko
Elizabeth Gans Lidington
Cheryl Bowersox
Louder+
Rebecca Kay McCurdy
Linda Amick Safford
Betty Cronin Webb+
Double Blue & Gold
Margaret Bennett Beem
Jean Conaway Bice
Rebecca Reed Cairns+
Jeanne Menyhert
Campbell
Joan Frankenberger
Crawford
Karin Curtis Dietrich
Anne Misitigh Hoffman
Joan Brown Ladd
Marilyn Dewey Lindeman+
Diane Williamson Ortlip+
Carol Brady Russo+
Mildred Geren Seybold
Charlotte Brokaw
Thomas+
Betty Eads Yepsen
Sisterhood
Lisa Boccabella DaLena
Sue Riley Fackler
Martha Kirn Rausch
Sarah Miller Smith
Sunshine
Kelle Gross Coy
Kathryn Eckhart Dardar
Mary Paul Johnston+
Other
Kelsey Haig
Monica Iova
Jennifer Lause
Alexa Noruk
Sarah Sopko Painter
Kara Romagnino
Omega
STETSON UNIVERSITY
Symphony
Lydia Theurer Pfund+
Founders’
Margaret Payne Greene
Terry Wagner Ling
Lorraine Feasel Reddick
Presidents’
Margaret Oldford
Waddell
Double Blue & Gold
Maria Cassella Poedtke
Jacqueline Wood Sappia
Odette Shashy
Sisterhood
Mildred Campbell Gibson
Phyllis Brown Gilpin
Nancy Boblitt Tango
Sunshine
Lucy Ward Bodnar
Marilyn Huebner Davison
Mary Foard Nicholas
Other
Bettye Henderson Briggs
Catherine Copeland
Kuchar
Lina Marie Pfoh
Morgan Shipes
Alpha Beta
CORNELL
UNIVERSITY
Lombard
Carol Mayer Utter
Double Blue & Gold
Frances Hilton Thomas
Sisterhood
Allene Cushing Knibloe
Other
Beth Kublin
Melissa Murphy
Alpha Gamma
COE COLLEGE
Symphony
Jean Boone Huie*
Founders’
Kathryn Baden*
Pauline Huston Miller
Presidents’
Betty Shafer Scheible+
Frances McLaughlin
Stauffacher
Double Blue & Gold
Marian Mohr Fry
Louise Benbow Gray
Sandra Dahlstrom Kruger
Patty Johnson Reynolds
Sisterhood
Beverly Keister
Morlok-Finger+
Sunshine
Margaret Surfus Addy
Jean Richardson Rice
Marilyn Chyle Kane
Anna Osterlund White*
Alpha Delta
OREGON STATE
UNIVERSITY
Symphony
Julie Lambert+
Lombard
Elizabeth Frost Simpson
Founders’
Margaret Riggs Arndt
Presidents’
Helen Richardson
Double Blue & Gold
Phyllis Gray Hann+
Patricia Alexander Rimpau
Barbara Ellett Schnabel
Linda McNulty Simpson
Sisterhood
MaryLou Leighton
Allender
Doris Paulson Duncan
Martha Vancamp
Richardson
Patricia Kester Smith
Sunshine
Margaret Mix Bartley
Janet Bell+
Other
Iola Haley Hitt
Chaffy Lynn Shuff
Alpha Epsilon
UNIVERSITY OF
MICHIGAN
Symphony
Pamela Tittle Collins
Lombard
Marian Sayward West+
Founders’
Jennie Morgan Lombard
Presidents’
Maxine Smith Besosa
Judith Sellevold LaBreche
Alveris Bonnell VanFleet
Corson
Linda Rainwater Yates
Double Blue & Gold
Margaret Smothers
Gluski
Janet Hutchins
Patricia Becker LaBaw
Sisterhood
Carolyn Weigold
Anderson
Jonette Cauvin
Elizabeth Doman
Mary Lubienski Flanagan
Lucy Niemann French
Helen Neffner Misch
Barbara Libs Murray
Mary Kay Olson
Marie Panchuk
Marian Burton Potter
Roberta Shaw Stimac
Beverly Stewart Stone
Margaret Neel Webber
Sunshine
Mary Ann Harris Holser
Charlene Edwards Kelsey
Linda Yurk Sokalski
Jean Carson Sweet
Other
F. Vandiver P. Bradow
Judy Fowler Naragon
Alpha Zeta
UNIVERSITY OF
OKLAHOMA
Presidents’
Frances Maschal Landers
Double Blue & Gold
Anna Simmons Hefner
Sisterhood
Lisa Vaughn Hampton
Sunshine
Denise Hebert
Other
Carlie Howle Rutledge
Alpha Eta
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
Elizabeth
Venemann Lyles+
Heritage
Mary-Louise
Haymaker Hill+
Diamond
Jean Busby Beard
Symphony
Julia Naftzger Van Sickle
Lombard
Ruth Ann Davidson
Farkas+
Kendra Becker Lewis
Phyllis Poe Moreland
Mary Ruth Hadley
Snyder+
Lois Osenberg Streed
Janet Kendall Tower+
Founders’
Vicki Moore Capadona
Rebekah Fenstermaker
Druetzler
Presidents’
Sharon Ploch Bassler
Kathleen Burns
Diane McClure Dow
Jane Blind Glover
Dorothy Padgett Ingels*
Ann Schmiedicke
Klemm+
Jean Klick+
Sheila Muldoon
Anne Ruppe Shields
Doris Kenninger Stump
Double Blue & Gold
Susan Zuhl Bryant
Martha Fetner
Allison Holtkamp+
April Kautzi Johanson
Audrey Rothwell Kleasen
Mary Alice McCauley
Kranz
Evelyn Schell Magner
Lois Congram Myerholtz
Karen Germann Schlosser
Laura Watkins Skidmore
Constance Hallier Smith
Sara Adair Sperry
Barbara Tower Williams
Sisterhood
Julie Andrews
Janet Gaydos Berkemeier
Jane Druetzler Black
Elizabeth Evans Burger
Susan Bulkeley Butler
Marilyn Odle Cooprider
Marjorie Hienton
Frantzreb
Melinda McKee Gillespie
Jeanette Jinks Horrall
Susan Pepples Hurley
Nancy Hahn Morgan
Amy Lavrick Posavac
Kristi Brown Reininga
Roberta Connolly Wygant
Sunshine
Samantha Deufel Adams
Joann Magnone Beatty
Marjorie Blakslee Boyle
Eight Easy Ways to
Give to the Foundation
1
Make a Loyalty Fund Gift
Contributions to the Loyalty Fund support
Alpha Xi Delta’s priority programs. You can
make your gift by cash, check, credit card,
electronic funds transfer from a checking
account, or stock transfer.
2
3
4
5
6
Sister for the Day
With a minimum contribution of $365, you
can select a day and honor a special sister
on Alpha Xi Delta’s website.
Sponsor The Quill
Your contribution of $1,250 sponsors a
Foundation page in the Fraternity’s national
magazine.
Give Online
Give online any time of day or night at
Sponsor a Scholarship
A $1,000 contribution helps a young
woman with her educational expenses for
one year.
Join the Mary Burt Nash Society
Established just this year, the Mary Burt Nash
Society recognizes alumnae and friends who
make a $5,000 unrestricted commitment to
the Loyalty Fund. Your gift can be made at
one time or over five years.
7
Create an Endowment
What do you care most about – leadership
development, educational programming, philanthropy, scholarships? Endowment funds
provide perpetual support for what’s closest
to your heart. A named endowment can be
established with $25,000 either through a
one-time gift or given over five years.
8
Join The Society of 1893
Alumnae and friends who name Alpha Xi
Delta in their estate plans are automatically
enrolled in The Society of 1893. Options
include naming the Fraternity a beneficiary
of your will, trust, retirement plan, or insurance policy.
To learn more about these giving options,
contact Development Director Kendra Lewis at
[email protected], or (317) 872-3500.
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Sisterhood
Angela Thelen Detty
Lorraine Etheridge
Sorenson
Sunshine
Joan Cameron Denton
Marlene Gunnesch Taibl+
Other
Evangeline Whiteman
Beem
June Jacobs
Bettina Lubke
Barbara Milder Wingo
Alpha Iota
DRAKE UNIVERSITY
Choose Children
Convention Grants
Hawthorne Social Service Association,
Inc. in Indianapolis received an
$8,000 grant from the Alpha Xi
Delta Foundation for its Summer
Camp academic programs. Youth literacy is the cornerstone of these
programs as the association helps
children develop their cognitive
abilities and build self-esteem. The
Indiana Talking Book and Braille
Library also received a Choose
Children
Grant
from
the
Foundation. The $2,000 grant will
be used to purchase Braille and
large-print
books
for
visually
impaired children.
Karolyn Withrow Burns
Jean Tevebaugh Ehmsen
Evelyn Horst Johnson
Ruth Ann Benefiel
Melzer+
Norma Strong Parker
Mary Baughman
Pulkrabek
Elizabeth Rankin Scales
Sandra Smith
Other
Stephanie Arndt
Lisa Marie Burns
Helen Swisher Cobb
Nicole Fabrizio
Lemar Frank
Cara Starr Garavaglia+
Marilyn Moores Hall
Megan Rose McCarter
Jamie Lynn Mills
Julie Molitoris+
Terri Berkowitz
Schmutzler
Rebecca Schpero
Andrea Shen
JoAnn Lerner Siesennop
Madelyn Schroeder
Sundquist
Alpha Theta
NORTHWESTERN
UNIVERSITY
Lombard
Powers Peterson, M.D.+
Charlotte Swanson
Shade+
Founders’
Jean Grommes Feehan
Presidents’
Mary Bowman Fisher
Rosejean Clifford
Hinsdale
Pamela Butler James
Doris Anthon Marsh
Julia Caldwell Mitchell
Suzanne Mitton Petru
Double Blue & Gold
Virginia Hall Edahl
Linda Beia Elliott
Jayne McLaren Gaw
Nancy Wilhite Haldrup
Lorraine Talcott Hoopes
Gail Schaum Overby
Suzanne Finley Ullmann
Founders’
Nancy Polk Bogenrief
Presidents’
Margaret McCay+
Joni Lindale Williamson
Double Blue & Gold
Isoline Woodroffe
Headstrom
Sisterhood
Janice Forret Doudna
Sunshine
Judith Sellhorn Bochner
Sherall Clement Carson
Carol May Goodwin
Elzabe Kossow Huffman
Bernice Fox Roe
Other
Barbara Barringer Greef
Alpha Kappa
KANSAS STATE
UNIVERSITY
Linda Barton Wiens
Symphony
Amy Vangilder New+
Founders’
Jo Ann LeRoy Stoskopf
Presidents’
Virginia Herzog Carver*
Sondra McQuillan Goar+
Phyllis Hadley Grittman
Cynthia Collingwood
Saunders
Lois Kopper Stump
Double Blue & Gold
Kathryn Connor
Helen Stover Criss
Anna Louise Larson
Fisher+
Charlene Louthan
Schmidt
Prudence McCracken
Stewart+
Sisterhood
Barbara Bain
Leann Graber Brenner+
Dorothy Kitselman Bush
Caroline Perkins Clinger
Joanne Kastrup Franz+
Nancy Puckett McMillen
Karen Kemper Richards+
Theda Whelan Wendel
Sunshine
Beverly Hale Beardmore+
Sheila Dicken Collins
Barbara Herzog Coupe
Annie Flagler+
Ashley Renz+
Christy Hayes Wilson
Other
Kayla Briggeman
Desiree Gale Browning
Katherine Crabaugh
Courtney Foster
Katie Geckles
Stephanie Jo Hays
Kacie Rhea Holland
Lindsay Kingman
Fall | Winter 2007
Angela Malloy
Eleanor Wilkinson
McCarl
Kelly Olson
Jessica Perry
Amanda Phillips
Diane Schaller
Amy Jo Schultz
Ariel Smith
Kristin Snyder
Laura Cheek Thomas
Gail Marie Tremblay
Lindsay Weaver+
Carrie Lea Wiegert
Stephanie Wilkins
Amber Zawojski
Alpha Lambda
UNIVERSITY OF
OREGON
Medallion
Barbara Stallcup Miller
Lombard
Blanche Gustavson
Crook+
Presidents’
Florence Cooley
Armstrong
Jane Kutch Mercereau
Ellen Wachtel Turner
Double Blue & Gold
Jane Wiggen Pramann
Maryella Velguth Tierney
Sisterhood
Lois Beamguard Hall
Sunshine
Barbara Detrick Swedlow
Other
Julia Detrick Adams
Virginia Wright
Bingham
Floy-Louise von
Groenewald Senior
Alpha Mu
OHIO WESLEYAN
UNIVERSITY
Founders’
Virginia Drick Messing+
Presidents’
Jane Stone+
Florence Altman Thomas
Double Blue & Gold
Peg Thomas Allen
Patricia King Glasgow
Patricia Grether Mockbee
Margaret MacGregor
Nichols
Doris Cannell Price
Patricia Williams Shires
Elinor Harper Spiller
Elizabeth Sanford
Wieland+
Sisterhood
Wilda Legge Crosby
Judith Melinsky
Jeanne Snodgrass
Elizabeth Dreisbach Vogt
Sunshine
Patricia Ann Young Allen*
Lois Batschelet Lawrence
Judith Nesbit
Other
Leslie Martin Lederer
Alpha Xi
UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA AT
LOS ANGELES
Diamond
Bonnie Baker Blish
Symphony
Marjorie Strauss
Anderson
Lombard
Barbara Maclennan Palm
Elizabeth Topkis+
Double Blue & Gold
Sandra Malloy
Rita Jensen Michener
Elizabeth Schmitz
Noneman
Ann Dowlin Payne
Gloria Green Reinman
Sisterhood
Allene Killough Harding
Carla Rausch Nelson
Sunshine
Elsie Martin
Other
Armande Tevis Aller
Joan Knight Knowlton
Vivien Webb Owen
Alpha Omicron
HUNTER COLLEGE
Presidents’
Edna Kaprelian Trent+
Sisterhood
Dr. Gloria Cohen+
Sunshine
Marie Massa Hanna
Other
Elfriede Thiele Kelso
Alpha Pi
MIDDLEBURY
COLLEGE
Medallion
Tana Sterrett Scott+
Alpha Rho
ALLEGHENY
COLLEGE
Symphony
Judith Gallagher
Double Blue & Gold
Doris Dougherty Keller
Catherine Richards
Sisterhood
Rebecca S. Carter
Ida Marie Greenleaf
Hamilton
Marilyn Papp Sturm
Sunshine
Nancy Luse Johnson
Alpha Sigma
WASHINGTON STATE
UNIVERSITY
Presidents’
Sandra LaDue Ross
Other
Edith Taylor Grube
Alpha Tau
UNIVERSITY OF
ALABAMA
Presidents’
Teddi Mackelden
Martha Regina Thomas
Double Blue & Gold
Dolores Cimorell
Knowlton
Carol Williams
Sisterhood
Patricia Koop Tracy
Annette Wood
Sunshine
Lois Taylor Williams+
Alpha Upsilon
BRENAU COLLEGE
Lombard
Virginia Selby Heyman
Alpha Phi
UNIVERSITY OF
PENNSYLVANIA
Diamond
Beverly Case Rorer+
Lombard
Rita Prescott
Founders’
Jeanne Peggs Holcomb+
Helen Williams Stevens
Double Blue & Gold
Florence Parker Cole
Sisterhood
Ritalee Griffith Adams
Elizabeth Skelton Ames
Rebecca Russell Breed
Carolyn Kerr Hickerson
Edna Mills Lippart
Sunshine
Elizabeth Myers Smith
Other
Frances Taulane Rauch*
Joanne Weaver-Stroh
Alpha Chi
RANDOLPH-MACON
COLLEGE
Double Blue & Gold
Virginia Duncan
Edwards+
Sunshine
Margaret Mosteller
Gamble
Alpha Psi
UNIVERSITY OF
DENVER
Double Blue & Gold
Margaret Hooper Trible
Sisterhood
Harriet Conner Hahn
Sunshine
Loma Bowers Proctor+
Alpha Omega
FLORIDA STATE
UNIVERSITY
Symphony
Linda Kotowski
Founders’
Janice Royer Sparks+
Donna Shaw Burton+
Presidents’
Kathryn Funk Arpin
Jean Sauer DeFrances+
Elizabeth Fultz Derby
Sandra McNab Turnbull
Double Blue & Gold
Diane DeHon
Virginia Vaughn Fisher+
Nelle Crenshaw
Flewellen
Sharon De Vore
Gonzalez+
Barbara Guidos
Eloise Patterson*
Gale Jacoby Petronis+
Sisterhood
Betty Nuttle Broman+
Susan Stumpf Hunter
La Verne Horton
Jeffries
Mary Mims Johnson
Martha Powell
Charlotte Abney Rudy
Maude Mims Scott
Marjorie Medlin Steele+
Sunshine
Barbara Curry
Jungmeyer
Other
Suzanne Strupp Eno
Beta Delta
UNIVERSITY OF
TEXAS
DENISON
UNIVERSITY
Other
Edwina Myers Smith
Anna Carroll Zink
Symphony
Sharon Brown
Richardson+
Lombard
Martha Small
Greenlaw+
Founders’
Stephanie Short
Double Blue & Gold
Mary Josie Cain
Blanchard
Paula Carrier Clouatre
Jacquelyn Condon
Cohn+
Janice Boddeker Dunn
Marilu Barnes Garza
Andi Loran Harrill+
Sisterhood
Leighton Dure Barclay
Carol Beatty
Linda Brown Cardiff
Catherine Lynn Trame
Galanti
Maria Mendez Lewis
Diane Ditta Thornton
Karen Tumulty
Sunshine
Dawn Balombin
Michelle Hurford
McCandless
Marilyn Fife Sumner
Aida Kennedy Ziemnicki
Other
Cecilia Brooks
Danielle Douglas
Laura Fair
Nicole Goza
Erika Gudmundsen
Sara Harris
Clare Jordan
Valerie Ledak
Julie Lindsey
Meredith Mabry
Lindsey Phillips
Margaret Rauschuber
Sunshine Rote
Sisterhood
Mary Kreisel Hatten
Beta Theta
Beta Alpha
Beta Beta
WASHINGTON
UNIVERSITY
Founders’
Vera Tarter Parsh+
Presidents’
Elaine Doerbaum Seiler
Double Blue & Gold
Juanita Johnson Alden
Margaret Bernard
McGough
Betsy Gnau Schapp
Kay Thurman+
Sisterhood
Virginia Herthel Lemen
Mary Geisler Walsh
Sunshine
Shirley Blackburn
Hillemann
Beta Gamma
CENTENARY
COLLEGE
Presidents’
Helon Allen Earle
Emma Stewart Hood
Sandra Whitlock Mauney
Double Blue & Gold
Pheribie Monroe Prescott
Sunshine
Nelda McDowell
Donahue
Jeanne Spence Pace
Other
Patricia Harper Freeman
Beta Epsilon
MONMOUTH
COLLEGE
Diamond
Delores Wachsmann
Child
Medallion
Kathryn Yager Brown+
Symphony
Margaret Bozarth
Founders’
Mary Prescott Marth
Presidents’
Alice Pishan Croner
Catherine Lambers
Humes
Sonja Zedigian Lowry+
Isabel Bickett Marshall
Carolyn White Work
Double Blue & Gold
Marcia Brink Adair
Ruth Trotter Hollis
Ruth Oliver Larson+
Judy Maxwell Schaeffer
Sisterhood
Julie Anell
Nancy Lee Graves
Lois Gradous Myers+
Joyce Treleaven Walons
Sunshine
Susan Buckles
Joan Calhoun Holcomb
Margaret Jones
Other
Paula Behrens Hargrove
Terri Elaine John
Peggy Brown Martin
Kelly Stadter
Katherine Taylor+
Barbara Guyer VanCura
Beta Eta
UNIVERSITY OF
MARYLAND
Diamond
Jeanne Regus Kuller+
Lombard
Virginia Raymond
Verkuilen
Presidents’
Ilda Lunan Deming+
Michele Barone Hunn
Double Blue & Gold
Lois Brassor Blevins+
Kathleen Burke Clark
Nancy Spies Cummins
Cherie Groff Letcher+
Elizabeth Lipp
Monahan
Donna Davis Sampson
Patricia Hardie Smiley+
Sisterhood
Dianne Hanrahan
Coughlan
Elinore Hastings
Greenman
Betty Axt McCurry
Lori Plazinski
Nancy Hewitt Richardson
Anne Druga Tanis
Sunshine
Marian Gill Auer
Elizabeth Root
Clatterbuck
Mary-Stuart Price
Diefenbach
Gloria Barnabei
MacKenzie
Foteni Tzanis Tiffany
MICHIGAN STATE
UNIVERSITY
Presidents’
Mary Paule McMath
Bierlein
Frances Minges Isaac+
Lois Taylor Leavitt+
Nancy Locke Northcutt
Marie Buchbinder
Swinbank
Double Blue & Gold
Mary Reed Arnold
Carol Rice Choulochas
Judith Riha Gardiner
June Weber Johnston+
Olivia Boyer Kaplan
Mary Pate Keiser
Barbara Greenhoe
Leavitt
Tracy Kleinschmidt
Osborne+
Betty Berquist Secaur
Sisterhood
Margaret Kane Burge
Sunshine
Denise Greene
Jeanette Wallace
Hopkins+
Lisa Bone Leitheiser
Beverly Lind Yocum
Other
Marian Cesar Chapman
Elmer Bell Emorey*
Kathleen Raven Gurrola
Beta Iota
LOUISIANA STATE
UNIVERSITY
Founders’
Joe Bales Graber
Presidents’
Rhonda Shives+
Sisterhood
Andrea Patronas
Fournet
Rita Riehlmann Knapp
Gemelle Martin Linzy
Mary Johnson Mayhew
Beta Kappa
BALDWIN-WALLACE
COLLEGE
Medallion
Linda Lutz Dettmer
Presidents’
Carol Anderson Haines
Jody Dettmer Halley+
Marguerite Keppler
Wilder+
Double Blue & Gold
Janet Louden Barkley
Marilyn Oertell Jewett
Ellen Hershberger
Reinhardt
Sisterhood
Sandra Wolfe Berger
Jeanne Vollman Pike+
Other
Bonnie Bender Sharp
Beta Lambda
PENNSYLVANIA
STATE UNIVERSITY
Medallion
Jean Smith Clark
Presidents’
Lou Ann La Roche
deRoode
Mary Jane Kloiber
Kathleen Harris
Richardson
Ilona Zoldos
Double Blue & Gold
Margaret Fisher Bosse
Beth Cohen
Joan Elias Ellen
Helen Wojcik Fath
Sandra Beane Fox
Virginia Roe Grizzell
Mary Bryan Jones
Helen Berkheimer Miller
Sharon Werner Rose
Mary Louise Goyne
Williams
Sisterhood
Nancy Ries Brown
Luisa DeLuke
Charbonneau
Carole Bashore Dietz
Sandra Zelek Lear
Linda Johnson
Whitehead
Sunshine
Margaret Frederickson
Albright
Diane Spohn Alleva
Leslie Heiser Canipe
Ellen Head
Allison Lizdas
Other
Renee DeSantis
Megan Simpson
Megan Skove
Beta Mu
BOWLING GREEN
STATE UNIVERSITY
Founders’
Kathryn Hulse Stewart
Presidents’
Barbara Perry Wagner
Double Blue & Gold
Sharon Gallion
Denight+
Louann Merrick Drew*
Mary Gray Greetham
Leigh Perkins Kesling
Diane Johnson Payne
Nancy Hammans
Shellhammer
Barbara Williams Stevens
Sisterhood
Nancy Brown Brockman
Julie Calkins+
Ann Browder Henningsen
Charlene Phillips Hughes
Barbara Lopacki Sines
Nancy Claspy Swenson
Jennifer Taday Thomas
Maryann Zepka
Thompson
Other
Jessica Beane
Amelia Beer
Tierre Boose
Karina Costello
Kelly Eagle
Lois Telle Geib
Katherine Guzik
Megan Houghtaling
Shirley Lehman Ioanes+
Heather Karshuk
Melissa Katuscak
Jacqueline Kovach
Amanda Murray
Kelly Middaugh Patino
Jacqui Shelby
Julianne Strauss
Natalie Turek
Lindsey White
Kali Wulff
Matching Gifts and
United Way Support
The following sisters received credit
to their giving total by participating
in their employer’s matching gift
program or by designating Alpha Xi
Delta to receive funds through their
United Way contribution. Talk with
your human resources representative
to see if your employer participates
in either of these programs.
• Anonymous, United Way of the
Capital Area – Pratt & Whitney
• Anonymous, United Way –
Pratt & Whitney
• Dianne Plattenburg Botefuhr,
Northern Michigan, United
Way – Allstate
• Toni Hatten Donahue, Marshall,
Aon Foundation
• Amy Gaffney-Ingalls, Iowa State,
United Way – Aegon USA, Inc.
• Martha Geppert, Illinois, United
Way – Bank of America
• Joan Fisher Gross, Georgia Tech,
Kimberly Clark Foundation
• Stefanie Bell Haglund, Wisconsin
Eau Claire, Remmele Engineering
• Jody Dettmer Halley, BaldwinWallace, The Lubrizol Foundation
• Rebecca Begley Hirsch, Marquette,
United Way – Allstate
• Sherry Bentley Joy, West
Liberty State, Davey Co.
• Diane Williamson Ortlip,
Ohio State, Grainger Matching
Gifts Program
• Jennifer Pelkey, Wisconsin Eau
Claire, United Way – Wells Fargo
• Nicola Rutigliano, Hartford, United
Way – Pratt & Whitney
• Kathryn Kuechenmeister
Vaughan, Wisconsin Madison,
Square D Foundation
• Christen Zochowski Volk,
Ohio, Cephalon Inc.
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Beta Nu
Beta Pi
CULVER-STOCKTON
COLLEGE
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
Symphony
Betty Cody McCord+
Double Blue & Gold
Amy Hochfelder
Beaulieu+
Alice Bailey Halberstadt
Sunshine
Barbara Boland
Stuckwisch
Other
Dorothy Gerding Harper
Beta Xi
MARIETTA COLLEGE
Founders’
Mildred Kotlan Kolar+
Double Blue & Gold
Mary Wigley Baker
Lucinda Spaney
Sisterhood
Mel Neidig Hayes Todd
Susanne Gettings Ray+
Bettina Geyer
Thompson-Erickson
Sunshine
Aimee Weiss Lane
Coral Rusnak Venturino
Jessie Rose Wilkinson
Other
Hannah Marie Erb
Danielle Polk McKown
Barbara Beiser Voorhees*
Beta Omicron
MISSOURI VALLEY
COLLEGE
Lombard
Marcia Bowles Brown
Double Blue & Gold
Dolores Jean B. McHenry
Judith Francis Parker
Shirley Faler Perryman
Sisterhood
June Hales Deindoerfer+
Kay Steinhauser Perkins
Linda Anderson Phillips+
Medallion
Linda Bernd Wrench
Symphony
Erwilli Radcliffe Jackson+
Lombard
Dorcas Showalter Porter
Founders’
June Chartrand
Bettsy Creigh Leib
Barbara May Wood
Presidents’
Helen Geyer Czenkusch
Irene Becker Harding
Ruth Bodle Houser
Wendy Kurtz
Alice Miller McRae+
Mary Kloempken Poker
Ann Barrett Tao
Shari May Vickery+
Double Blue & Gold
Mary Justice Allemang
Georgia Rider DiPietro
Nancy Beldon Erp
Marilyn Lipsett Holthouse
Dorothy Knoop Maurer
Darlene Meister-Oller+
Deanna Newell
Katherine Hill Sedgley
Joyce Banker Stanton
Sisterhood
Ann Barnett Appel
Esther Alcorn Butler+
Jennifer Ralph Gance+
Wendy Wilson Turner
Susan Sovie Zanghi
Sunshine
Kathryn Keilman+
Lori Goble Lambert
Other
Ashley May Bender
Marianne Pinard Blake
Patty Millikan Conrad
Margaret Sullivan Dulin
Tonya Fetters-Rich
Ruth Bruther Hoover
Sarah Joanne Moravec
Julie Kristine Nevolo
Lindsey Marie Parke
Karen Schaffer Silverman
Virginia Kindig Simons
Nancy Tellman
Beta Sigma
WEST VIRGINIA
WESLEYAN COLLEGE
Founders’
Jeannine Lemon Burger
Double Blue & Gold
Mary Dorsey Taylor
Harriett Whetsell
Welshonce
Sisterhood
Amy Rossiter Crist+
Susan Sharpe Dotson
Beverly Young Naugle+
Jennifer Lynn Pearce+
Sunshine
Margaret Ann
Royse Hull+
Shirley Kincaid Walker
Susan Beriault Williams+
Other
Brittany Baird
Kate Clark
Kathryn Conley
Emily Facemyer
Lisa Marie Gettler
Kristen Irvine
Katelyn Karper
LaTora Keigley
Michelle Lacek
Barbara Guess Leftwich
Anna Marie Leisure
Amanda Litton
Stephanie Lane Muller+
Michaela Nicas
Kendall Pittock
Sharnee Snyder
Elizabeth Tichnell
Stefanie Ann Trifilo
Juli Vitak
Beta Tau
KENT STATE
UNIVERSITY
Lombard
Judith Michael Pachmayer
Presidents’
Rosalie Chilton Brookins+
Marlyn King Jenkins
Askey Grants Help Educate
Campus Communities
Askey Grants are awarded by the Alpha Xi Delta Foundation
to increase awareness of important issues in the broader
community. Iota Mu Chapter at Lycoming College received a
$500 Askey Grant to bring the Girls Fight Back (www.girlsfightback.org/gfb/) personal safety and self-defense program
to campus. During the program, women learned to protect
themselves using verbal de-escalation, strong body language,
and a three-part self-defense formula that’s easy to remember
and execute.
“Issues such as violence need to be discussed on college
campuses,” said chapter sister Tamah Amrom, “especially
since it’s becoming much more prevalent, even in our small
city of Williamsport, Pennsylvania. We thank the Alpha Xi
Delta Foundation for awarding us this grant to support this
program. It was a great success.”
Fall | Winter 2007
Susan Eicher Mamber
Margaret Daugherty
Shaffer
Double Blue & Gold
Lori Hendrickson
Marianne Bowden West
Sisterhood
Beverly Hudec Bellis
Kathleen Giles Carson
Ruth Brugler Griffing+
Other
Jessica Bannon
Emily Ciotoli
Kelly Cornachione
Natalie Eyler
Melissa Krueger
Ellen Daiuto McGregor
Barbara Balchan Noonan
Angela Paris
Margaret Dixon
VanFossen
Beta Upsilon
UNIVERSITY OF
RHODE ISLAND
Presidents’
Rickey Zeidler Jiranek
Double Blue & Gold
Gail Miller Black
Joan McDonald Stauble
Sisterhood
Claire Wildprett Binns
Joan Bottino McMillan+
Carole Colacurcio
Olmsted
Francine Siegel
Stampnitzky
Sunshine
Elizabeth Vallier Donnelly
Beta Chi
GETTYSBURG
COLLEGE
Medallion
Pauline Dale Platt+
Double Blue & Gold
Debbie Eshbach
Allison Englen Fort+
Nancy Wallace Paulson
Sisterhood
Amy Venable Ciuffreda
Nancy Wing Dyer
Kathleen Whalen Healy
Sunshine
Cathy Hart Hartwick
Mary Stauffer Smith
Susan Gibble Wolf
Other
Ellen Sippel Dwyer
Cindy Dee Holms
Beta Psi
CARROLL COLLEGE
Lombard
Kay Robinson Schanke
Founders’
Eunice Meissner Wright
Presidents’
Arline Nelson Nell
Jeannie Schlaikowski
Schultz+
Sisterhood
Virginia Janssen Johnson
Heather Lester
Amy Herwig Ostrowski
Sunshine
Beverly Goocher Clark
Margaret Wilson Matejka
Gloria Bohn Smith
Other
Sonia Hernandez Evans
Jean Jung Fico
Erica Price
Rebecca Schillinger
Erika Schwane
Brooke Wildes
Beta Omega
MEMPHIS STATE
UNIVERSITY
Double Blue & Gold
Mary Jane Hillard Jones
Frances Clark Norton
Joy Peete Wills
Sunshine
Dr. Carol S. Goddard
Deborah Miller
Mathewson+
Elma Roane
Other
Hilda Chase Mullen
Gamma Alpha
SAN DIEGO STATE
UNIVERSITY
Founders’
Sandra Morrison
Johnson+
Presidents’
Ann Rienstra Abendroth
Double Blue & Gold
Sheryl Edson Harding
Sue Haverkamp+
Linda Fithian Hood
Evelyn Schweigen
MacCarthy+
Sylvia Jennings Moore
Karen Schnick Pelton
Karin Hagen Riggs
Patricia Smith Sellers+
Sisterhood
Linda Bewley+
Judith Herz
Juanita Reasoner Walden
Sunshine
Sharon Graham Dilloway
Sylvia Luce Heitzmann+
Other
Sophie Dohse Morrison
Gamma Beta
MARSHALL
UNIVERSITY
Symphony
Rigby Guiney Duncan+
Lombard
Deborah Fenwick Maas
Founders’
Melanie Smith
Vanderpool
Presidents’
Julie Schroder Lindsay
Carol Legg Young
Double Blue & Gold
Joan Chikos Auchter
Toni Hatten Donahue+
Blanche O’Brien Hite
Carolyn Ladd Kennington
Sisterhood
Janet Trumbo Blackshire
Loretta Mariotti
Hammond
Eileen Kerwood Pritt
Jeanne Lambert Valentine
Sunshine
Anna Mariotti Allen
Judith New Brinson
Joan Gray Holmes
Other
Leslie Joann Collins
Marjorie Minnix Heywood
C. Whitney Hicks
Lucinda Jarvis Johnson
Mary Poston
Kay Coleman Sheets
Gamma Gamma
UNIVERSITY OF
ARIZONA
Lombard
Virginia Clyde
Double Blue & Gold
Margie Jones King
Catherine Gairaud
Padgett
Ginny Bolas Philp+
Sisterhood
Alice Holly Goddard
Sharon Parker Gunrud
Elizabeth Lloyd Ulmer
Other
Anne Reinhart Leslie
Gamma Delta
UNIVERSITY OF
NEBRASKA AT
OMAHA
Medallion
Marilyn A. Horner+
Founders’
Cheryl Eby Miller
Presidents’
Patricia Alderman Hatch+
Karolee Wybenga Olsen+
Double Blue & Gold
Sharon Ishii-Jordan+
Sisterhood
Jocelyn Mann Carley
Marilyn Johnson Haman
Sunshine
Margaret Morris Oltman
Barbara Duff Vaughn
Other
Karen Jensen Meek
Donna Rigg Buffington
Laura Darling
Shayna Royal
Nikole Seffron
Katie Zabrocki
Gamma Epsilon
FRESNO STATE
UNIVERSITY
Symphony
Joan Peres Hansen
Double Blue & Gold
Courtney Caron+
Lisa Kidder Hurd
Regina Nikssarian Pryor
Barbara Christensen
Spencer+
Sunshine
Paula Sarco Guzman
Alisha Ann Garcia+
Other
Kamaria Kuhn
Monica Meza
Katie Nesseth
Kelly Ross Olday
Melissa Vandever
Gamma Zeta
EASTERN MICHIGAN
UNIVERSITY
Lombard
Kathleen Drumm
Boscardin*
Double Blue & Gold
Paula Pflepsen Brigham
Susan Grossman Urbanek
Sunshine
Cara Brooks
Mallory Shy+
Other
Tricia Brosamer
Sara Douglas
Allie Keely Gerlach
Samantha Giacobozzi
Gamma Eta
GEORGIA INSTITUTE
OF TECHNOLOGY
Medallion
Cheryl Johnson Weldon
Janice Nease
Wittschiebe
Symphony
N. Jan Davis+
Kelley Kitta Hundt+
Selma Jabaley
Charlene Li Smith
Lombard
Lynn Milam Cagle+
Janice Harden+
Elizabeth Bush Higgins+
Elaine Ho Johns
Kelli Hennessy Keb
Tamara Phillips Meng+
Shawn Castleberry
Owens+
Founders’
Courtenay Riddle
O’Mara+
Lisa Johnson Papa
Amy DeLozier Zarra
Presidents’
Teresa Hungeling Ebbs+
Jill Wieder Goodrich+
Joan Fisher Gross+
Kimberly Ragsdale
Hepler+
Nell Stephenson Lynch
Lynette Raville Mathews
Heather Scepaniak
McKeen+
Sara Nelson Meyers+
Sandra Scott+
Kimberly Coleman
Sheppard+
Nancy Harmer
Wiggers+
Sally McRobert Wise
Double Blue & Gold
Sandi Roth Cripe
Susan Davis+
Vallee Burnes Donovan+
Donna Rambo Ennis
Cynthia Smith King
Susan Fulton Nicholson+
Gretchen Bleistine
Sanford+
Sisterhood
Ashley Underwood Busch
Deborah Bell Cruickshank
Caroline Goldsmith
Meehan+
Dawn Carrico Kabbes
Sunshine
Kimberly Bachman
Derrick
Kathleen Maher Lynch
Michelle Milam
Elizabeth White
Nicholson
Ann Howard Schlumper
Other
Rachel Barker
Kami Bosworth
Catherine Burns Bryan
Glynnis Cameron Conlin
Lindsey Coo
Carrie Beth C. Dunbar
Sarah Ford
Olivia Hayes
Laura Place
Jennifer Bethea Tanner
Gamma Theta
EAST TENNESSEE
STATE UNIVERSITY
Sisterhood
Nancy McSwain Phipps
Other
Lauren Mackenzie Lobach
Deborah Anne Townsend
Gamma Iota
LAMBUTH COLLEGE
Double Blue & Gold
Carol Archer Lovell+
Sunshine
Margaret McCalla Luton
Gamma Kappa
Sisterhood
Jennifer Frey+
Alberta Schatzle
Germann
Jennifer Gianino+
Sunshine
Stacy Galemore
Sederwall
Carolyn Becht Wolff
Other
Mary Hartzell Greenman
Stacey Pauk
Rachel Reeder
Georgia Stergios+
Gamma Xi
VALDOSTA STATE
COLLEGE
Double Blue & Gold
Sue Hilton Kenneally+
Sisterhood
Paige Cronia Bushart
Nancy Kaliher Ellanson
Eileen Wachowiak
Harris
SUSQUEHANNA
UNIVERSITY
Gamma
Omicron
Presidents’
Suzanne Springer Zeok
CENTRAL MICHIGAN
UNIVERSITY
Gamma Lambda
UNIVERSITY OF
TENNESSEE
Medallion
Jane Dunlap Gaby
Presidents’
Sara Wilson Jacobus
Double Blue & Gold
Linda Loucks Black
Debora Berry Davis
Lindsay Berney Sharpe+
Sisterhood
Vera Sherrod Greer
Elizabeth Wilson
Henderson
Lisa Gaines Lethi
Other
Kimberly Ashby
Gamma Mu
Founders’
Betty Tatar Wiseman
Presidents’
Susan Hopkinson
Darold+
Double Blue & Gold
Barbara Bachman
Gretchen Larry Carter
Gamma Pi
NORTHERN ILLINOIS
UNIVERSITY
Presidents’
Barbara Oras Blatchford
Double Blue & Gold
Gloria Grandgeorge
Hopewell
Linda Michel Paul
Sisterhood
Colette Crown
Dolores Gotkowski Killian
RIPON COLLEGE
Double Blue & Gold
Georgene Klaner Koblenz
Gamma Nu
SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI STATE
UNIVERSITY
Presidents’
Mary Ortmann Ryan
Double Blue & Gold
Karen Orvis Petelik
Julie Robinson
Gamma Rho
PARSONS COLLEGE
Presidents’
Margaret Lippitt Buckles+
Sisterhood
Tamara Davis Hubler
Gamma Sigma
THIEL COLLEGE
Presidents’
Monica Anderson
Anne Wilson Hemingway
“I want to thank you sincerely for the Phillips
Scholarship. What a fantastic surprise! Money is
very tight in my family right now, and you have
touched my life in ways that only sisters can. I wish
I had a way to show my appreciation, but I guess
that time will come when I’m able to give back to
the Foundation and help a sister, just as you’ve
helped me.”–Brittany Miller, Central Florida ’04
Foundation Grants
Help Shape Leaders
Emily Peters, Nebraska Omaha ’06, is an up-and-coming leader. She serves her chapter as new member
orientation chair and as philanthropy chair for UNO’s
Panhellenic Council. To help further develop her leadership skills, Emily received a Foundation grant to
attend the summer 2007 LeaderShape Institute.
“My week at the institute was one of the best experiences of my life,” said Emily. “I learned so much
about myself, the world and, most importantly, how I
can change both for the better.”
Since 1986, more than 20,000 participants have graduated from this life-changing program. Participants
learn how to develop and enrich relationships; how to
act consistently with their ethical values, personal values,
and convictions; how respect the dignity and contribution of others; and how to embrace possibilities to
produce extraordinary results.
Learn more about LeaderShape Grants and other
Foundation grant and scholarship opportunities at
Double Blue & Gold
Patricia De Angelo
Robison
Sisterhood
Bonnie Wells Bonner
Bette Feather DeGraw
Tamara Kysor Kearney
Nancy Pribble Kephart+
Sharyn Kordes Sibera
Amber Cochran Apisa
Catherine Sulc Pribozie
Rosemary Prosser
Nicole Cherise Ross
Gamma Tau
OHIO NORTHERN
UNIVERSITY
Presidents’
Kathryn Westlake
Double Blue & Gold
Beth Spiess Andrews
Liberty King
Karen Frey Stoudt
Sisterhood
Pamela Hunter Dishman
Sunshine
Christine Murphy Moore
Teresa Wynn Okrutny
Annette Penny
Gail Teschner
Other
Sara Banchy
Kelley Barley
Emily Middleton
Lynn Marie Plogsted
Melanie Reda
Kara Reynolds
Kristen Pniewski Steele
Amy Vasinko
Gamma
Upsilon
UNIVERSITY OF
GEORGIA
Presidents’
JoAnn Smith Evans
Kay Martin Sweat
Patti Truslow+
Double Blue & Gold
Paula Long Anderson
Marie Montante Hall+
Katherine Wages
McClain+
Sisterhood
Judith Hoisington Cobb
Charlotte Lewis Martin+
Helen Bird Rasmussen
Sunshine
Carol Spring
Gamma Phi
EAST CAROLINA
UNIVERSITY
Double Blue & Gold
Judith Wilson Harrell+
Judyth Eargle Hustrulid
Sisterhood
Deborah Bowman Bagwell
Patricia Hedspeth Smith
Other
Kimberly Church
Elizabeth Frazier
Elizabeth Fraysure Fulton
Kelly Harmon
Glenda Phillips Norford
Ashley Ward Peele
Caroline Pierce
Casey Savio
Gamma Psi
FROSTBURG STATE
UNIVERSITY
Symphony
Nadine Roberts+
Lombard
Sandra Priebe Day
Presidents’
Rebecca Neilson+
Double Blue & Gold
Nancy Thomas Carman
Camilla Janiczek
Dacombe
Susan Robinson
Marilyn Schaar Simmons
Sisterhood
Ann Robinson Baird
Elizabeth Bartosz
Audrey Huthwaite
Darleen Van Roon Miller
Sunshine
Mary Frances Comer
Martirano
Margaret Morley Yates
Other
Jo-Ann Perry Chernega
Ashley Diggs
Nancy Doll
Stacy Phillips Weber
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Other
Jessica Ferris
Megan Molter
Delta Mu
Delta Epsilon
Presidents’
Linda Foster Absalom
Double Blue & Gold
Deirdre Midgett Cook
Victoria Prytulak
Wilmouth
Sisterhood
Jennifer Bellas Lee+
Ruth Whitehurst
Sandifer
Sunshine
Carolyn Russell
Cunningham
Anna Deeds
Other
Angela Gainer
Mary Harris Simpson
UNIVERSITY OF
NEW ORLEANS
Lombard
Maureen Turner
Masson+
Sisterhood
Cheryl Baiamonte West
Sunshine
Jennifer Hew
Other
Stefanie Borger
Kristie Hagstette
Amanda Sowell
Delta Zeta
LONG ISLAND
UNIVERSITY/
C.W. POST
Helping Children Become
Better Readers, Learners
During the 2005-2007 biennium, 44 chapters and 31 alumnae associations held a Reading Day event during which
nearly 5,500 children received a copy of the Alpha Xi Delta
storybook What Can I Do? Additionally, Alpha Xi Delta
launched a partnership with First Book, a national nonprofit
that has provided more than 50 million books to children
from low-income families. During the biennium, 16 chapters
and associations got involved with First Book.
Alpha Xi Delta and First Book have taken their partnership one step further by teaming up with Build-A-Bear
Workshop®. February 17-28, 2008, sisters across the country
will be making a furry friend named Read Teddy. Build-ABear will donate a portion of the proceeds from each bear
made to First Book; sisters will donate the bears to
children from low-income families.
Sunshine
Robin Minor Brennan
Barbara Hall
Wullschleger
Other
Roseanne Beovich
Joanna Contreras
Delta Eta
CALIFORNIA
UNIVERSITY OF
PENNSYLVANIA
Presidents’
Barbara Williams Fetsko+
Sunshine
Dana Williams Provence
Delta Theta
ST. CLOUD STATE
UNIVERSITY
Presidents’
Carolyn Puzak Luken
Sisterhood
Shannah Tinker Gillespie
Delta Iota
CHADRON STATE
COLLEGE
Double Blue & Gold
Lorraine Shoemaker
Hefti
Delta Kappa
SLIPPERY ROCK
UNIVERSITY
Presidents’
Carol Schrepel Cope
Presidents’
Janice Colton Belka
Denise Halpern
Lieberman
Sisterhood
Michelle Burichin
Murray
Delta Delta
Delta Lambda
NORTHERN
MICHIGAN
UNIVERSITY
ROCHESTER
INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY
Lombard
Dianne Plattenburg
Botefuhr+
Double Blue & Gold
Marianne Arnestad
Boyak
Sisterhood
Roberta Smith Machata+
Sunshine
Karen Becvar
Jane Jeffries Piester
Double Blue & Gold
Kimberly Hemmer
Sisterhood
Julie Bitzer
Erin Hannan+
Sunshine
Devon McGoldrick
Alison Adams Weinberg
Other
Renee Clements+
Heather Drake
Gamma Omega
Delta Alpha
Delta Gamma
HENDERSON STATE
UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF
WISCONSINLACROSSE
KEARNEY STATE
COLLEGE
Presidents’
Sharon Brannon
McCone+
Double Blue & Gold
Stacie Houston Squier
Sisterhood
Patricia Callaway Daniel,
M.D., Ph.D.+
Sunshine
Shannon Slatton
Schwartz
Other
Katie Barbaree
Shelbi Carpenter
Bonnie Ferguson
Megan Griffin
Candace Hensley
Amanda Schwartz
Linda Wage
Presidents’
Diane Gmoser Byrne
Susan Quillin+
Sisterhood
Heather Petersohn
Miller
Barbara Lee
Vanderploeg
Other
Jodi Heinz
Rachel Karpinsky
Anna Marie Maroon
Sarah Organist+
Nila Panyasithavong
Alicia Tays+
Fall | Winter 2007
OLD DOMINION
UNIVERSITY
Delta Nu
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
OF PENNSYLVANIA
Presidents’
Susan Anderson Voyzey
Marijean Konopke
Williams+
Double Blue & Gold
Marie Rodkey Faherty+
Shirley Gausman
Marchand+
Karen Hofelt McNeil+
Mary Christopher
Preissner
Kathryn Wickstrom Smith
Bridget Fishburn Wade
Leslie Kibler Wirtz
Sisterhood
Edith Paolina Klebacha+
Sunshine
Kathryn Glass Craddock
Other
Gina Antonucci
Somer Bruce
Megan Horst
Jamie Passinault
Stacy Tekely
Delta Xi
GEORGIA STATE
UNIVERSITY
Founders’
Lesley Conway Maggiore
Lenn Steed Reed+
Double Blue & Gold
Tracy Andersen Roberts
Gail Brooks Turk
Carol Spalding Wakamo
Sisterhood
Cynthia Christine Hagain
Stephanie Wilson
McConnell
Sunshine
Angela Sloan Allan
Debra Nicholas WeeksAlexander
Other
Meghan Breen
Jennifer Myers
Guarnera
Mauri Rollene Hartley
Allison Henis
Delta Omicron
FAIRMONT STATE
COLLEGE
Presidents’
Janice Falkenstein
Denison
Double Blue & Gold
Frances Kay Akona
Helen McClain Annecillo
Sisterhood
Paula Casella Burnett
Other
Connie Wolfe Simonton
Delta Pi
DEFIANCE COLLEGE
Sisterhood
Bonnie Bundy Bobbitt
Dr. Bonnie Clark Jefferis
Other
Renee Chaffee
Kate Lambert Hayfield
Brooke Lancey
Delta Rho
CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITYNORTHRIDGE
Founders’
Marianne Moritz Russo
Presidents’
Kathleen Cates
Cantarine
Double Blue & Gold
Susan Leeds-Horwitz+
Megan McGowen
Sisterhood
Ellen Hassig
Linda Clark McMillan
Sunshine
Victoria Bourdas+
Karen Kochheiser
Other
Roya Alamdari
Jessica Bilmes
Felicia Carter-Aaron
Doris Casas Salas
Kimberly Feretich
Beatriz Gil
Stephanie Karpel+
Kimberly Karpel+
Lindsay Morriss
Christie Reed
Erynn Richardson
Melissa Robaina+
Christine Ruiz
Rebecca Scoonover
Kathryn Sherlock
Tina Shirloo
Liat Tamsut
Dora Vandekamp
Kimberly Wilhoit
Victoria Wilson
Jennifer Zerzan
Delta Sigma
FERRIS STATE
UNIVERSITY
Symphony
Sara Pullis Molnar
Double Blue & Gold
Margaret Dekker Danhof
Janice Gertz Shedd
Sunshine
Jill Mouton-Theut+
Carrie Graham Russell+
Other
Abigail Bearman
Elizabeth Brothers
Lauren Brown
Carol Ann Connolly
Delta Tau
UNIVERSITY OF
WISCONSINOSHKOSH
Double Blue & Gold
Bonnie Haack Ries
Sunshine
Ruth Fraedrich Harken
Delta Upsilon
UNIVERSITY
OF WISCONSINSUPERIOR
Double Blue & Gold
Jean Lundberg Olson
Delta Phi
UNIVERSITY OF
CHARLESTON
Double Blue & Gold
Brenda Clark Lee
Sisterhood
Amelia Vazquez Klein
Delta Chi
UNIVERSITY OF
NORTHERN IOWA
Symphony
Denise Brown+
Founders’
Jennifer Emerick Kuntz+
Presidents’
Roxanne Porth
Feakes+
Carol Heselton
Double Blue & Gold
Ruth Goodman Akin+
Lorelie Schutter
Darrah
Pamela Shannon
Waters
Sisterhood
Dana Myszka Peterson
Donna Schutte
Stahlhut
Sunshine
Jennifer Fordham+
Ann Brimm Pfaff
Other
Kari Bendixen
Dena Coleman
Meghan Gillette
Sara Gray
Jill Haldane
Natalie Haupts
Stephanie Jones
Kristin Kanaskie
Angie Lapel
Katie Lefkow
Krista Leibold
Valerie Nissen
Sarah Paplow
Sonia Ponce
Stephanie Ramsey
Amanda Lemanczyk
Ross
Jennifer Scharn
Nichole Speidel
Sara Welty Strunk
Sunni Juelle Swarbrick
Fallon Wills
Delta Psi
TEXAS STATE
UNIVERSITYSAN MARCOS
Presidents’
Deborah Johnson
Robertson
Linda Dornbusch
Schuessler+
Double Blue & Gold
Betty Robbins Bendall
Margaret Brower
Scharnberg
Sisterhood
Frances Tomlin
Dudenhoeffer
Eunice Hugo McCoy
Julie Petrash Pinchak+
Other
Alexandria Bitzel
Jaime DeGarmo
Cassie Holman
Shay Miller
Marisa Walden
Erika Wobig
Epsilon Alpha
UNIVERSITY OF
WISCONSIN-EAU
CLAIRE
Founders’
Jennifer Pelkey+
Double Blue & Gold
Susan Peters Haug+
Sisterhood
Kelli Groth Kracht
Janet Dewitz Kunert
Sunshine
Kathy Gerke Beaver
Rhonda Harr Love
Other
Stefanie Bell Haglund+
Kalyn Stacey Hanrath
Jennifer Mackley
Emily Sirek
Epsilon Gamma
WESTERN CAROLINA
UNIVERSITY
Medallion
Dorothy Sheldon
Williams
Symphony
Jane Hooper Sutton+
Founders’
Judy Watterson Woody
Myra Wiggins Grant
Presidents’
Kristi Gillis Bost
Margaret Kiernan Witt
Double Blue & Gold
Lisa Pope Atwater
Karen Blackwell
Lineberger
Susan Terrell Roberts
Joyce Stiles Tessier
Sisterhood
Donna Cline Grass+
Sunshine
Vickie Dinkins Long
Other
Barbara Howard
Waggoner
Tina Marie Allen
Lauren Riggan
Lauren Story
Merritt Adair Tidrick
Epsilon Delta
INDIANA STATE
UNIVERSITY
Sunshine
Carol Davies Demaio
Epsilon Zeta
EASTERN
WASHINGTON
UNIVERSITY
Sisterhood
Melanie Patton+
Deborah Sekreta
Sunshine
Gina Lockman Ney+
Erin Macdonald Peck
Other
Natalie Jean Hansen
Stefanie Horlen
Lisa Marie Markley
Erin Snodgrass
Elisabeth Stuller
Epsilon Eta
SOUTH DAKOTA
STATE UNIVERSITY
Lombard
Michele Herbst Evink
Presidents’
Kathleen Ingalls
Double Blue & Gold
Diana Baker Rettig
Sisterhood
Andrea Fouberg+
Mary Jo Buchholz
Kirwan
Sunshine
Michele Sovell Boehmer
Jennifer Baumiller Hauf
Other
Rachel Lewis
Marie Gustafson
Williams+
Epsilon Theta
Foundation Vision
Foundation Mission
Inspiring women to realize their potential
The Alpha Xi Delta Foundation creates opportunities
for Alpha Xi Delta members to ensure enduring
resources so the Fraternity can fulfill her mission.
We will:
WEST LIBERTY STATE
COLLEGE
• Be the fund-raising entity for the Fraternity
Sisterhood
Laurie Kinter Jones+
Sherry Bentley Joy+
Karen Poach Linn
Sunshine
Nancy Deters
Kimberly Carter Stevenson
Other
Shaye Beck
Katrina Nice
• Support Fraternity educational and leadershipdevelopment programming
• Provide and continue to expand scholarships,
grants, and member-support funds
• Encourage philanthropy
Epsilon Iota
NEWBERRY COLLEGE
Sisterhood
Mary Hoy
Sunshine
Leslie Oltmann Sligh
Other
Ashley Edwards
Deborah Wessinger
Graham
Epsilon Kappa
WESTERN
KENTUCKY
UNIVERSITY
Symphony
Olive Gabriel Faries+
Lombard
Ginny Carroll
Paige Faries
Founders’
Liz Bell
Double Blue & Gold
Patricia Hill Marshall
Sisterhood
Karen Winkenhofer
Delaney
Marsha Sanner
Holloway+
Sunshine
Kristin Stuedle
Other
Sherry Madewell Ricketts
Epsilon
Lambda
Other
Jessica Catherine Adams
Jamie Lynne Aitkens
Lisa Albert+
Elise Hyman Bernstein
Natali Bernstein
Julie Resa Berwald
Jessica Demetriou+
Amanda Eckinger
Kaitlin Finnerty
Keri Lynn Grattagliano
Toni-Lynn Gross
Shelly Helfgott
Ashley Hendrickson
Kathleen LaCorte+
Nicole Lombardo
Kristy Wasniewski
Lubiejewski
Nicole Maloney
Cristina Mangia
Anne Nendza
Brandi Novak
Elizabeth Nyhus
Michelle Patullo
Kimberly Pudlak+
Brigid Mary Redmond
Dana Ripoli
Elissa Rosedale
Elizabeth Marie Rumbel
Jessica Swirz
Tracy Weniger
Amanda Wurm
Joan Hatcliffe Young
Epsilon Mu
RIDER UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF
NORTHERN
COLORADO
Presidents’
Michelle Supplee Reda+
Double Blue & Gold
Heather Lerch+
Susan MacDade
Paluskiewicz
Judith Dispenza Stabile
Sisterhood
Clare Giovannetti
Longworth+
Presidents’
Vicki Postas Byrne
Double Blue & Gold
Diane Andrich
Judith Eichberger Bender
Michelle Ellwanger+
Sisterhood
Annamarie Moreland
Brachfeld+
Vicki Plummer Gardner
Robin Greene
Pattie Leonard Shumate+
Sunshine
Valerie Bird Bass
Margaret Larsen Fazzio
Roberta Millard
Elizabeth Wright Reed
Epsilon Nu
UNIVERSITY OF
HARTFORD
Double Blue & Gold
Jennifer Hamley
LoPresti+
Sisterhood
Ilene Geiger Berg
Sunshine
Nicola Rutigliano+
Epsilon Xi
UNIVERSITY OF
MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS
Double Blue & Gold
Karen Wyka Kapral
Sisterhood
Elisa Pagano Boyer
Barbara Bufe Heidolph
Carla Brewer Russo
Other
Katharine Chitwood+
Ashley Farris
Ivetta Furman
Megan Labbe
Laura Marion
Rebecca Miller
Krystle Phillippe
Abigail Velten
Epsilon
Omicron
OKLAHOMA STATE
UNIVERSITY
Sisterhood
Ann Geren Lohmann
Epsilon Pi
JACKSONVILLE
STATE UNIVERSITY
Lombard
D. Claudette Smith+
Founders’
Carol Jean Smith
Presidents’
Regina Willis Hawkins+
Saralyn Crawford
Mitchell
Double Blue & Gold
Iris Boone Hinton+
Rachel Brothers Tripp
Other
Leslie Blackwood
Shalon Kyle Hathcock
Samantha Magee
Vanessa Sparrow+
Epsilon Rho
UNIVERSITY OF
SOUTHERN MAINE
Double Blue & Gold
Diane Lapointe Caswell
Other
Meaghan Champney
Jacinta Devlin
Caitlin Gunter
Heather Jamo
Laura Saia
Epsilon Sigma
GEORGIA
SOUTHERN
UNIVERSITY
Founders’
Ann Spalding Cochran+
Presidents’
Monica Burke
Double Blue & Gold
T.J. Merck Parker
Sisterhood
Elizabeth Lois Elijah
35
Slaymaker-Kinsey Academic
Achievement Award
Sunshine
Rebecca Owen
In 1972, an endowment was established to honor
Wilhelmina “Billie” Slaymaker-Kinsey, Ohio State ’16.
Since 1993, the endowment has recognized the initiated
member in each chapter who returns to school in the fall
with the highest GPA. This fall, each honoree received
$100 in recognition of her academic achievement.
Alaina Antonucci, Penn State
Laura Mackey, Lyon
Blair Bazdarich, Sonoma State
Amanda Mason, Iowa Wesleyan
Hilary Bell, Ohio State
Nicole Matthews, West Georgia
Sarah Bever, Toledo
Sarah McKibben, Georgia Tech
LeaAnn Blitch, North Carolina
Asheville
Brittany Miller, Cental Florida
Traci Minear, Indiana
Ingrid Bohme, West Virginia
Morgan Mordecai, Delaware
Stephanie Bunch, Old Dominion
Jessica Morgan, New
Mexico State
Erin Camargo, Marquette
Leslie Collins, Marshall
Carol Connolly, Ferris State
Katharine Motter, Rochester
Institute of Technology
Jillian Corbett, South
Dakota State
Samantha Nicolle, Auburn
Lauren Curtis, East Carolina
Jenna Pickel, Texas
Julie Damas, Cal State Stanislaus
Sonia Ponce, Northern Iowa
Dana Desormey, St. Norbert
Erin Deters, Northern Michigan
Mina Ohata, Wright State
Katrina Rademacher, Wisconsin
Oshkosh
Brittany Dorfner, Wisconsin
Oshkosh
Courtney Ray, Jacksonville State
Kristen Draus, SUNY Albany
Heather Schlick, Wingate
Julie Edelstein, Marian
Raelin Schneider, Embry-Riddle (AZ)
Kara Englefield, Bowling
Green State
Morgan Schumacher, Bowling
Green State
Stephenie Falcon, Texas El Paso
Lauren Shepherd, Southern
Polytechnic State
Mary Fitzgibbons, South Dakota
Brittany Gabel, Slippery Rock
Katherine Galliers, Southeast
Missouri State
Lauren Geary, Penn State
Katy Geller, Iowa
Danielle Glass, Indiana U
of Pennsylvania
Whitney Redding, Purdue
Kathryn Shoop, Western
Michigan
Taralyn Stayer, West Virginia
Wesleyan
Autumn Steiner, Ohio Northern
Sarah Stetzler, New Orleans
Laura Stoltz, Towson
Kim Glazer, Elon
Jessica Swirski, Stetson
Julie Gordon, Brooklyn
Jessica Swirz, Rider
Amy Hemmelgarn, Ohio
Alison Thurber, George Mason
Crystal Hollatz, Nebraska-Lincoln
Jame Tierney, North Carolina
Asheville
Ann Johnson, Frostburg State
Megan Johnson, Wisconsin
Eau Claire
Laura Jurasko, Mount Union
Corie Kellogg, Ferris State
Ashley Koester, Florida Atlantic
Devin Laky, Boise State
Rafaelo Toniolo, Georgia State
Laura Twilling, Ohio State
Sara Van Nortwick,
U of Washington
Lauren Venturino, Indiana U
of Pennsylvania
Brooke Lancey, Defiance
Courtney Wheatley, Iowa
Wesleyan
Kelly Latta, Cornell
Marni Zapakin, Syracuse
Ellen Leahy, Embry-Riddle (FL)
Stacy Zimmerman, Carroll
Kelly Lynch, Embry-Riddle (FL)
Jessica Zook, Idaho State
Fall | Winter 2007
Zeta Gamma
UNIVERSITY OF
MISSISSIPPI
Other
Marquita Yvette Hafford
Selinda Passmore Kusluski
Kashmira Tengra
CENTRAL MISSOURI
STATE UNIVERSITY
Sisterhood
Wendy Mikell Piepke+
Zeta Mu
Double Blue & Gold
Teresa Ankenbauer Feutz
Sunshine
Kathy Williams
Zeta Delta
METHODIST
COLLEGE
INDIANA UNIVERSITYSOUTH BEND
Other
Susan Walsh McAbee
Epsilon Phi
Presidents’
Amy Holobyn
Zeta Nu
IOWA STATE
UNIVERSITY
Zeta Epsilon
Epsilon Tau
Diamond
Nancy Fehrmann Gainer
Lombard
Judy Erickson
Presidents’
Sharon Gross Duyzend
Amy Treanor Flores
Double Blue & Gold
Karen Miller Bahr
Elizabeth Tursi Cosner
Delores Wenell Gardner
Janice Price Watter+
Sisterhood
Amy Gaffney-Ingalls
Pamela Sandbothe Lamb
Tricia Audette Lenz
Barbara Straight Marr+
Sunshine
Nicole Bursick+
Peggy Glover Gray
Other
Rebecca Soderholm+
Epsilon Chi
VILLANOVA
UNIVERSITY
Double Blue & Gold
Patricia Peebles
McDonald
Catherine PalermoRichardson
Sunshine
Joyce Maccombie Curtis
Epsilon Psi
MIAMI UNIVERSITY
EDINBORO
UNIVERSITY
Double Blue & Gold
Linda DeFilippo
Kathy Pape
Other
Barbara VanBalen
Dunmire
Zeta Eta
WEST CHESTER
UNIVERSITY
Sunshine
Mary Hallman Richards
Other
Jennifer McKinney
Amanda Samuelson
Zeta Theta
WRIGHT STATE
UNIVERSITY
Double Blue & Gold
Christine Angerer Rickel
Sisterhood
Susan Kempton Carlos
Patricia Camden Izor
Sunshine
Eileen Day Hix
Melanie Spencer
Johnson+
Other
Courtney Cunningham+
Andrea Herzog
Mina Ohata
BOISE STATE
UNIVERSITY
Zeta Iota
Other
Callie Denay Wiskus
Double Blue & Gold
Allison Turner Kimes+
Mary Pierce Norton
Sunshine
Crystal Dickerson
Walker
Jessica O’Bryan Wallace
Other
Shannon Alexander
Jennifer Cross
Amanda Fore+
Madeline Homer
Lara Obert
Epsilon Omega
UNIVERSITY OF
NORTH TEXAS
Sisterhood
Yvonne Cox Breland
Candace Battenfield
Sawyer+
Sunshine
Janice Davenport
Henricksen
Zeta Beta
CLARION
UNIVERSITY
Double Blue & Gold
Paula Schmeck
Sisterhood
Margaret Kiskaddon
McFate
Carol Butterfield
Meisinger
Sunshine
Dorinda Barnett
Eckenroad+
Christine Shellgren Sober
Cynthia Zelenak
LYON COLLEGE
Zeta Kappa
UNIVERSITY OF
PITTSBURGHJOHNSTOWN
Sunshine
Diana Pieczynski
Downing+
Zeta Lambda
TEXAS WESLEYAN
UNIVERSITY
Founders’
Leslie Storey
Double Blue & Gold
Debra Sloan
Sisterhood
Rebecca Ross DeLong
Sunshine
Catherine Clark Berardo
Other
Lauren Flanagan
Emily Lusk
Sarah Gaffney Rochford
Kristie Warzala
Zeta Xi
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
Double Blue & Gold
Lisa Paramore Pickelsimer
Leslie Taylor+
Gale Kummel Trantham
Sisterhood
Martha Magnuson
Mink Genereux Price
Sunshine
Lynnette Woodlief
Winkler
Other
Lindsay Suzanne Cook
Heather Marie Haroff
Zeta Omicron
UNIVERSITY OF
FLORIDA
Lombard
Virginia Clausen+
Double Blue & Gold
Mary Beth Jackson+
Kristine Polo+
Sisterhood
Katherine Listwan Martin
Piper Smith+
Sunshine
Mary Peters
Other
Cynthia Littlejohn
Zeta Sigma
HILLSDALE COLLEGE
Double Blue & Gold
Victoria Schryburt King
Sunshine
Angela Dedmon Carlo
Courtney Kaye
Zeta Tau
UNIVERSITY OF
NORTH CAROLINA,
ASHEVILLE
Founders’
Patrice Orr Bryon
Double Blue & Gold
Suzanne Cantando+
Rebecca O’Bryon+
Sunshine
Wendy Davis Guyer
Other
Sandra Sigmon Adams
Rachel Ann Allred
Zeta Upsilon
ALMA COLLEGE
Presidents’
Bethany Cain Green+
Double Blue & Gold
Shari Oole
Sisterhood
Jessica Kotas Eng
Heidi Wahl LaFever
Other
Ciara Feko
Ashley Gombar
Lindsay Porter
Carolyn Snoap
Elizabeth Weber
Williams
Zeta Phi
BINGHAMTON
UNIVERSITY
OF SUNY
Sisterhood
Lisa Taylor
Zeta Chi
UNIVERSITY OF
NORTH CAROLINAWILMINGTON
Other
Heather Beacham
Corey Woodard
Zeta Psi
UNIVERSITY
OF VIRGINIA
Double Blue & Gold
Elizabeth Pope Battaglia
Sunshine
Anna Nelson
Zeta Omega
STATE UNIVERSITY
OF WEST GEORGIA
Sisterhood
Patricia Fostvedt+
Nealy Patty Wheat+
Rachel Eaton White
Sunshine
Laura DeVrieze
Other
Meghan Barnes
Christina Robertson+
Hannah Robinson
Lauren Ivy Young
Theta Alpha
MILLERSVILLE
UNIVERSITY
Sisterhood
Joy Landes Bradley
Other
Jillian Carpenter
Erin Clifford
Ashley Detwiler
Crystal Dunn
Theta Beta
SONOMA STATE
UNIVERSITY
Lombard
Kristin Olson Billingsley+
Presidents’
Jennifer Knowles+
Sisterhood
Babette DeAnda Munoz
Sunshine
Erin Kochiyama
Lauren Kort
Paige Kollen+
Other
Susanna Brunamonti
Lisa Marie Dal Porto+
Katie Killam
Taylor MacDonald
Sandra Moser
Laurel Snight
Theta Gamma
UNIVERSITY
OF DELAWARE
Double Blue & Gold
Lorrie Smith
Sunshine
Brynne Obeid
Other
Siusan AaronsonMeredith
Lisa Barile
Melanie Becker
Nicole Camacho
Marissa Campbell
Melissa Catan
Laura Condon
Lauren DeMayo
Jennifer Egan
Ashley Evirs
Rebecca Eynon
Laurie Toll Franz
Natalie GempesawPangan
Nicole Gengaro
Kimberly Krajcsovics
Horan
Brittany Johnson
Kathleen Kelly
Liana Kinsella
Jaclyn LaPlaca
Colleen McCoy
Morgan Mordecai
Kelly Murphy+
Denise Murray
Cassandra Neuhs
Erin Adair Page
Kristin Palopoli
Julie Reich
Emily Rotstein
Stacy Shiffman
Jennifer Sturges
Dorcas Tarbell
Lisa Weiss
Rachael Weissman
Meredith White
Allison Zucco
Theta Delta
TOWSON UNIVERSITY
Other
Shayna Ariela
Kirschenbaum
Katie O’Reilly
Theta Epsilon
MARQUETTE
UNIVERSITY
Double Blue & Gold
Danica Olson+
Other
Colleen Carroll
Denise Elizondo
Stephanie Anne
Elizabeth Gilmore
Tiffany Henning
Rebecca Begley Hirsch
Kerry Honkamp+
Ashley Keefe
Leah Lakofka
Elizabeth Lorenz
Erin O’Malley
Sarah Peterson
Sarah Beth Sincock
Megan Trippel
Lisa Marie Vanacora
Kathryn Vela
Michelle Voss+
Theta Zeta
EMBRY-RIDDLE
AERONAUTICAL
UNIVERSITY
Sunshine
Tracie Burnside Walter
Double Blue & Gold
Denise Gross Lynch+
Other
Lauren Danyko
Loren LaPointe
Cassandra Merrill
Stephanie Schley
Bridget Swerecki
Stacey Zeller
Adrienne Helmick
Samantha Copley
Hoffmann+
Elizabeth Hubbard
Claudine LaFavre
Kristen Laramie
Kristin McAbee
Amanda Melick
Caitlan Pyden
Elizabeth Roberts
Ashley Ruckert
Teresa Schirrippa
Brittany Taylor Smith
Julia Tiedt
Katelyn Fitzgerald
Whitaker+
Theta Theta
Theta Xi
Other
Raelin Schneider+
Theta Eta
WESTERN MICHIGAN
UNIVERSITY
BROOKLYN COLLEGE
Other
Julie Lee Gordon
Sandra Meskin
Anna Nisnevich
Nora Torres
Theta Iota
FLORIDA ATLANTIC
UNIVERSITY
Double Blue & Gold
Anne Frasor
Sunshine
Bridget Kennedy Rich
Other
Vanessa Millan
Whitney Turk
Theta Kappa
STATE UNIVERSITY
NEW YORK-ALBANY
Other
Natalie Lesser
Theta Lambda
SOUTHWESTERN
UNIVERSITY
Sisterhood
Kira Vurlicer
Other
Jenna Hardy+
Susannah Prucka+
Stephanie Russell
Melanie Tanja Stanzer
Theta Mu
CASE WESTERN
RESERVE UNIVERSITY
Presidents’
Erin Craven Rosenthall+
Double Blue & Gold
Alison Nee Calderone
Sisterhood
Heather Kos Babish
Eve Proper
Sunshine
Amee Bhalakia
Christina Rodriguez
Theta Nu
ELON COLLEGE
Double Blue & Gold
Laura Lyerly Milliken+
Other
Kristen Bargar
Kathryn Barley
Ashley Battier
Mirai Booth-Ong
Stacey Bradbury
Emily Buckley
Arna Campbell
Allison Dean
Carlie Devaney
Rebecca Smith Dilday
Heather Geiger
Jennifer Heilman
Realize Your
Potential
FLORIDA
INTERNATIONAL
UNIVERSITY
Other
Angelique Alfonso
Vanessa de la Caridad
Canals
Allison Choban
Nidia Cruz
Theta Omicron
EMBRY-RIDDLE
AERONAUTICAL
UNIVERSITY
Other
Mary Adams
Jennifer Buzby
Victoria Graf
Theta Pi
CHRISTIAN
BROTHERS
UNIVERSITY
Sunshine
Kathleen Gillon
Other
Andrea Bordwell
Christe Jiao Chen
Molly Lucas
Jennifer Prater
Megan Rice
Melissa Woods
Theta Rho
CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITYSAN MARCOS
Sunshine
Erin O’Toole-Delawari
Other
Eileen Quizon Reyes
Katharine Schulz
Mary Ann Thomas
Christina Wisecarver
Theta Sigma
UNIVERSITY OF
CENTRAL FLORIDA
Sisterhood
Amy Bransford Smith
Rebekah Wilson+
Sunshine
Heather Thompson
Roberts
Other
Alanna Buono+
Ann Marie Galatis
Danielle Guillemette
Mallory Hiers
Stephanie Morgan
Holmes
Barbara Merola
Christina Moons
Liz Ann Robinson
Carolyn Walls
Kimberly Werner
Amy Lynne Woods
Through the Realize Your Potential
Program, Alpha Xi Delta is creating
and sustaining a strengths-based
Fraternity where collegians, volunteers, alumnae, and staff are encouraged to use their strengths and talents
in their personal, professional, and
volunteer activities.
During the 2006-2007 academic
year, facilitated StrengthsQuest discussions were held at The Leadership
Conference, volunteer training, and at
our pilot chapters at Penn State,
George Mason, Nebraska Lincoln, and
East Tennessee State.
“The philosophy of living and leading with your strengths and talents
can influence all of the campuses
where Alpha Xi Delta has a presence.
Foundation funding of this program is
so important,” said Debbie Fenwick
Maas, National President 2005-2007.
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“The Foundation is our way of making
Alpha Xi Delta more valuable to its members and higher education. The greater its
resources, the better it can serve the everincreasing needs of our collegiate members.” -Louise Menning Drangsholt,
Northwestern ’39, Foundation Chair 1965
Consider the Foundation your opportunity to invest in the
education and development of today’s most outstanding
college women! Remember, your gifts to the Foundation
provide multiple benefits. Your gifts:
• Support programs specially designed to meet the needs
of college women
• Enable members to rededicate themselves to the purposes
and goals of the Fraternity
• Enhance the prestige and leadership of Alpha Xi Delta
To make a gift to the Foundation, contact
Development Director Kendra Lewis at (317) 872-3500,
[email protected], or www.alphaxidelta.org.
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Julie Marshall
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Michelle Buresh
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Comeaux
UNIVERSITY OF
TOLEDO
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Connie Bartel
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DARTMOUTH
COLLEGE
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Sarah Meryl Bankoff
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NEW MEXICO STATE
UNIVERSITY
Sunshine
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Maria Guadalupe
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Double Blue & Gold
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Nancy Nunes
Ashley Poldruhi
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Iota Delta
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CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA
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Other
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Other
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MONMOUTH
UNIVERSITY
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Other
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NEVADA-LAS VEGAS
Iota Mu
Other
Jennifer Fannerella
Christina Rokhsareh
Hooshmand
Alyson Russ
Kaori Scott
Teresa Sullivan
Michelle Trujillo
Iota Zeta
WINGATE
UNIVERSITY
Theta Tau
Iota Iota
Other
Elizabeth Kirkham
Tabor McKenney
Pamela Taylor
Iota Eta
UNIVERSITY OF
TEXAS-EL PASO
Other
Meriel Selene Ramos
Iota Theta
SOUTHERN
POLYTECHNIC
STATE UNIVERSITY
Other
Amanda Benson
Olivia Gae Gauntner+
Carrie Ann Melinda
MacArthur
Valerie Wade
LYCOMING COLLEGE
Other
Tamah Layne Amrom
Lindsay Bonner
Sarah Conroe
Jenna Dewey
Jessica Gough
Elizabeth Green
Kristen Hippensteel
Bonnie James
Katherine Lupfer
Megan Deane Maiolo+
Lauren Paich
Betsy Reese
Shannon AnnJi Roelle
Whitney Ropka
Stephanie Savino
Amanda Scholwinski
Meghan Strong+
Kristyn Super
Shannon Town
Megan Tyrseck
Alpha
Deuteron
Double Blue & Gold
Lori Holt+
Jackie Lyerly+
Sisterhood
Dorothy Meyer+
Friends of
Alpha Xi Delta
Medallion
George Brown Jr.
Symphony
Omega Financial, Inc.+
Lombard
Willard E. Smucker
Foundation
Emily Waters Foundation
Presidents’
Dempsey Family
Foundation+
Charles H. Giles &
Fannie M. Giles
Memorial Foundation
Robert B. Kennedy
Denny Moller
Sisterhood
Theta Phi Alumnae
Sunshine
Delta Delta Delta
Fraternity
James Reid
Other
Acorn Foundation
Beverly Andrews
Beta Mu Sorority
Sarah Birnbach & Jack
Guttmann
Ann Boscardin
Ashley Bourgeois
Suzanne Bousquet
Henri Bradford
Jared Brown
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Delta Kappa
Cari Cook
The CRAFT Club
Elisa Cusimano
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Gamma Chapter of
Alpha Delta Kappa
Kathleen Gillan
Goodsearch.com
Cori Hammock
Justin Hunt+
Nancy Jones
Brad Karsh
Steven LaTour
MDAdvantage
Insurance Company
of New Jersey
Gretta Mincer
Andrew Neidert
Consuela Pender
Ronald & Kathie
Powlick
Amy Renz
Michael Sprinkle
Darald H. Stubbs
Helen Taylor Theaker
Catherine & Edward
Williams
“I am delighted to be the recipient of the Ruth
Fowler Brown Scholarship. What a thoughtful legacy
the Brown family provided. It’s apparent individual
excellence, personal responsibility, and engaged citizenship we realize as Alpha Xi Deltas was carried
forth by Ruth Fowler Brown in creating a loving and
generous family.” –Devin Laky, Boise State ’05
Legacy
Leave a
The Society of 1893 recognizes alumnae
and friends who have included the
Alpha Xi Delta Foundation in their
estate plans through bequests, trusts,
and other planned gifts.
Please let us know if you have provided for Alpha Xi Delta
and are not yet enrolled in the Society. Enrolling you is our way
of saying thank you!
Planned giving helps you maximize the benefits available to
you and your family, and supports the organizations you love. To
learn more, visit www.alphaxidelta.org or call Kendra Lewis,
Director of Development, at (317) 872-3500.
Giving Options
o I have named the Alpha Xi Delta
Foundation in my estate plans.
Please enroll me in The Society of 1893.
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zip
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Please clip or copy this form and mail it to:
Fraternity Headquarters, 8702 Founders Rd.,
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Start a Collecting Tradition with
Alpha Xi Delta Pewter Ornaments!
Personalize your holiday with the third in Alpha Xi Delta’s series of solid-pewter ornaments – our beautiful Fraternity crest!
This year’s ornament, measuring 2.5” wide, comes nestled in a blue velvet pouch, perfect for gift-giving.
While our Fraternity symbols look lovely during the holiday season, they also make wonderful gifts any time of year. Imagine a sister’s
delight when you present her with a unique and thoughtful hostess gift, or a package adorned with one of our beloved symbols!
Order your Fraternity crest ornament today for only
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Visa, MasterCard, Discover and personal checks accepted.
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Honor Gifts
The Foundation recognizes Honor Gifts given from April 2, 2007, through July 31, 2007
100th anniversary of
the Greater Boston
Alumnae Association
by Janet Hutchins,
Michigan
2005-2007
National Council
by Deanna Wollam
Detchemendy, Cal State
Northridge; Deborah
Fenwick Maas, Marshall;
Tracy Kleinschmidt
Osborne, Michigan State
2005-2007 National
Housing Corporation
by Sara Pullis Molnar,
Ferris State
2005-2007
NPC Delegation
by Deanna Wollam
Detchemendy, Cal State
Northridge
2006-2007 AEDs
by Stephanie Morgan
Holmes, Central Florida;
Megan Horst, Indiana
U of Pennsylvania;
Elizabeth Overmoe,
South Dakota; Lauren
Riggan, Western Carolina
Marcia Brink Adair,
Monmouth
by Susan Eicher
Mamber, Kent State
Alpha Eta Chapter,
Purdue
by Julie Schroder
Lindsay, Marshall
ΑΞΔ Housing
Corporation in
Kingston, Rhode Island
by Susan Eicher
Mamber, Kent State
Jayne Wade Anderson,
Nebraska Lincoln
Ferris State
Abigail Baird,
granddaughter of
Ann Robinson Baird,
Frostburg State
by Ann Robinson Baird
Elizabeth Baird,
granddaughter of
Ann Robinson Baird,
Frostburg State
by Ann Robinson Baird
Janice Sheldon
Baumback, U
of Washington
by Rebekah Fenstermaker
Druetzler, Purdue;
Kimberly Kay Starr,
Kentucky
Denise Brinkmeyer
Bell, Iowa Wesleyan
by Kiyoko Farrington
Czech, Iowa
Sarah Belt, May 2007
FVP of the Month,
Millersville
by Omega Financial, Inc.,
Friend of Alpha Xi Delta
Jennifer Herndon
Brackett, Indiana
by Katharyn Faries
Herndon, Western
Kentucky
Amanda Benson,
Southern Polytechnic
State
by Patricia Fostvedt,
West Georgia
Carly Brown,
Sonoma State
by Jennifer Knowles,
Sonoma State
Beta Chapter, Iowa
Wesleyan
Czech, Iowa
Beta Sigma Chapter,
West Virginia Wesleyan
by Taralyn Marie Stayer,
West Virginia Wesleyan
Beta Tau Chapter,
Kent State
by Lindsay Clark, Kent
State; Susan Eicher
Mamber, Kent State
Barbara Oras
Blatchford,
Northern Illinois
by Julie Wilson Dillon,
Illinois
Cathy Meo
Bonnstetter,
Fairmont State
Ferris State
Denise Brown,
Northern Iowa
Czech, Iowa
Paula Casella Burnett,
Fairmont State
by Colleen Martin,
Oklahoma State
Evonne Carawan,
North Carolina State
by the Chesapeake, MD
Alumnae Association;
Audrey Huthwaite,
Frostburg State;
Heather Lerch, Rider
Ginny Carroll,
Western Kentucky
by Linda Belles Dinus,
U of Washington;
Alpha Eta Chapter,
Purdue; Jane Hooper
Sutton, Western
Carolina
Chesapeake Alumnae
Association
by Nancy Thomas
Carman, Frostburg State;
Sandra Priebe Day,
Frostburg State; Pamela
Gardiner Enger, Frostburg
State; Susan Robinson,
Frostburg State
Chicago North Shore
Alumnae Association
by Jean Grommes
Feehan, Northwestern;
Kent State
Betty Davis
by Kathryn Yager
Brown, Monmouth
Sara Elmore Dean,
Marshall
by Rachel Marie Dillard,
Marshall
The Foundation honored donors at our highest lifetime giving circles
who were in attendance at National Convention. Pictured with 20052007 Foundation Chair Becky Fenstermaker Druetzler (center) are (left
to right) Beth Ann Eadie, representing the Northern Virginia Alumnae
Association; Nickie Haymaker Hill, Purdue ’44; Beverly Case Rorer;
Pennsylvania ’49; and Janice Sheldon Baumback, U of Washington ’41.
Fall | Winter 2007
Deanna Wollam
Detchemendy,
Cal State Northridge
by Patrice Orr Bryon,
North Carolina Asheville;
Evonne Carawan,
North Carolina State;
Deanna Newell, Indiana;
Marianne Moritz Russo,
Delta Chi Chapter,
Northern Iowa
Czech, Iowa; Valerie
Nissen, Northern Iowa
Delta Chi Chapter
Class of 2007
by Dena Coleman,
Northern Iowa; Angie
Lapel, Northern Iowa
Sarah Paplow, Northern
Iowa; Sonia Ponce,
Northern Iowa; Jennifer
Scharn, Northern Iowa
Delta Epsilon Chapter,
New Orleans
by Stefanie Jean Borger,
New Orleans
Delta Xi Chapter,
Georgia State
by Valerie Cobb Mallon,
West Georgia; Rachel
Eaton White, West
Georgia
Virginia Hornbrook
Diebel, Northwestern
by Kathryn Yager
Brown, Monmouth
Ursula Dieudonne,
Alpha Deuteron
by Marianne Moritz
Russo, Cal State
Northridge
Gretchen Balling
DiMarco, Syracuse
by Susan Eicher
Mamber, Kent State
Brynne Obeid, Delaware
Julie Wilson
Dillon, Illinois
by Barbara Oras
Blatchford, Northern
Illinois; Kiyoko
Farrington Czech, Iowa
Linda Belles Dinus,
U of Washington
by Jane Hooper Sutton,
Western Carolina
Rebekah Fenstermaker
Druetzler, Purdue
by Julie Lambert,
Oregon State
Rigby Guiney
Duncan, Marshall
by Nealy Patty Wheat,
West Georgia
Kathy Moore
Dwight, Texas
by Julie Wilson
Dillon, Illinois
Beth Ann Eadie,
Mississippi
by Michelle
Rabbani, Brooklyn
Epsilon Gamma sisters
at Western Carolina
by Dorothy Sheldon
Williams, Western
Carolina
Epsilon Iota initiates
at Newberry
by Kristin Anne
Caughman, Newberry
Epsilon Lambda
Chapter, Rider
by Kaitlin Finnerty, Rider
Julie Brown
Erwin, Marshall
by Rachel Marie
Dillard, Marshall
Michele Herbst Evink,
South Dakota State
by Evonne Carawan,
Olive Faries,
Western Kentucky
by Katharyn Faries
Herndon, Western
Kentucky
Paige Faries,
Western Kentucky
by Katharyn Faries
Herndon, Western
Kentucky
Melanie Medlin
Forrest, West Georgia
West Georgia
Phyllis Rochelle
Forte, Indiana U
of Pennsylvania
by Delta Nu Chapter,
Indiana U of
Pennsylvania
Founders’ Day
by Victoria Bourdas,
Fraternity
Headquarters Staff
U of Washington;
Barbara Boland
Stuckwisch, CulverStockton
Elysia Balster Gallivan,
South Dakota
by Andrea Fouberg,
South Dakota State
Gamma Delta Chapter,
Nebraska Omaha
by Marilyn Horner,
Nebraska Omaha
Lizabeth
Ebers-Truesdale,
Nebraska Lincoln
Ferris State
Gamma Epsilon
Chapter, Fresno State
by Erin Rosen, Fresno
State
Brittany Eckard,
Greensboro
by Jane Fursey Ralston,
Mount Union
Gamma Eta Chapter,
Georgia Tech
West Georgia
Gamma Psi Alumnae
from Frostburg State
by Pamela Gardiner
Enger, Frostburg State
Janet Hitzman,
Northwestern
by Sarah Filler,
Wisconsin Madison
Robin Hartman
Lock, Texas
Druetzler, Purdue
Kelly Murphy,
Delaware
by Theta Gamma
Chapter, Delaware
Gamma Psi Chapter,
Frostburg State
by Nancy Thomas
Carman, Frostburg State
Marilyn Horner,
Nebraska Omaha
Druetzler, Purdue
Marijon Chandler
Lococo, Kentucky
by Sandra Edwards,
Kentucky
National Council
by Joanne Braucher,
Albion
Gamma Psi Chapter’s
2007 graduates
by Janet Gleason White,
Frostburg State
Amelia Horwitz,
granddaughter of
Susan Leeds Horwitz,
by Sally Smith Reimers,
Deborah Fenwick
Maas, Marshall
North Carolina
Asheville;Evonne
Carawan, North
Carolina State; Sandra
Priebe Day, Frostburg
State; Linda Belles
Dinus, U of
Washington; Rebekah
Fenstermaker Druetzler,
Purdue; Beth Eadie,
Mississippi; Julie
Lambert, Oregon State
T.J. Merck Parker,
Georgia Southern; Jane
Fursey Ralston, Mount
Union; Jane Hooper
Sutton, Western
Carolina
Gamma Tau Chapter,
Ohio Northern
by Jennifer Michelle
Harrison, Ohio Northern
Olivia Gaunter,
Southern
Polytechnic State
by Patricia Fostvedt,
West Georgia
Jennifer Gianino,
Southeast
Missouri State
Czech, Iowa
Ellen Gibson Goodwin,
West Virginia
Druetzler, Purdue
Julie Gordon, April
2007 FVP of the
Month, Brooklyn
Myra Wiggins Grant,
Western Carolina
Druetzler, Purdue
Tamara Gray,
Northern Iowa
by Sara Gray,
Northern Iowa
Martha Small
Greenlaw, Texas
by Barbara Oras
Illinois
Diane Curtis Gregory,
Wittenberg
U of Washington;
Jane Hooper Sutton,
Western Carolina
Hartford Alumnae
Association
by Susan Eicher
Mamber, Kent State
Betsy King Helber,
Mount Union
by Evonne Carawan,
North Carolina State;
Donna Butler Hill,
Mount Union; Marian
Hoke Knipfer, Mount
Union; Beth Henning
Polizzotto, Illinois
Jennifer Bauer
Henson, Wittenberg
by Barbara Oras
Illinois; Mary
Shellenberger Brown,
Central Michigan
Sarah Spitzer Herndon,
Alpha Deuteron
by Katharyn Faries
Herndon, Western
Kentucky
Indianapolis Alumnae
Association
by Mary Ruth Hadley
Snyder, Purdue
Iota Delta Chapter,
Central Oklahoma
by Colleen Martin,
Oklahoma State
Iota Theta Chapter,
Southern
Polytechnic State
West Georgia
Kappa Chapter,
Illinois
by Barbara Oras
Illinois
Kappa Chapter
Recolonization Team
Illinois
Beth Kettenacker,
St. Norbert
by Anonymous
Melissa Krueger,
Kent State
by Susan Eicher
Mamber, Kent State
Jennifer Emerick
Kuntz, Northern Iowa
by Denise Brown,
Northern Iowa
Julie Lambert,
Oregon State
Druetzler, Purdue
Jennifer Bellus Lee,
Old Dominion
West Georgia
June Fursey Lee,
Mount Union
Mount Union
Kristie Anderson
Leeman, Iowa
Czech, Iowa
Jean Koza Leider,
Iowa
Ferris State
Kent State
by Heather Lerch, Rider
Annetta
Hamill Marshall,
Frostburg State
by Norma Matthews
Morgan, Frostburg State
Colleen Martin,
Florida State
Mount Union
Patricia Massey,
West Liberty State
by Andrea Brownlee,
Mount Union
Nancy Whittaker
McCully, Florida State
Ferris State
Carmen McWilliams,
Delaware
Ferris State
Christine Meyer,
South Dakota
by Dorothy Meyer,
Alpha Deuteron
Cheryl Eby Miller,
Nebraska Omaha
by Marilyn Horner,
Nebraska Omaha
Minneapolis/St. Paul
Alumnae Association
by Pamela Gardiner
Sara Pullis Molnar,
Ferris State
by Deanna Newell,
Indiana
Oakland County
Alumnae Association
by Mary Paule McMath
Bierlein, Michigan State
Omaha Alumnae
Association
by Marilyn Horner,
Nebraska Omaha
Tracy Kleinschmidt
Osborne, Michigan
State
Czech, Iowa
Judith Francis Parker,
Missouri Valley
by Jennifer Trigueros,
New Orleans
Karen Boruff Pease,
Iowa Wesleyan
by Frances Clark
Norton, Memphis State
Evan Peter, son of
Anica Magazinovic
Scanlan, Iowa State
by Rebecca Soderholm,
Iowa State
Jennifer Lea Pugh,
Indiana
by Vivian Schilling
Surface, Indiana
Kristen Concetta
Reda, daughter of
Michelle Reda, Rider
by Heather Lerch, Rider
Claire Reisner, daughter of Jill Connolly
Reisner, Iowa State
by Rebecca Soderholm,
Iowa State
Residents of Apartment
70, Northern Iowa
by Natalie Haupts,
Northern Iowa; Kristin
Kanaskie, Northern Iowa
Rho Chapter Collegians
and Alumnae
by Becky Richter Perrett,
Nebraska Lincoln
Sharon Brown
Richardson, Texas
by Brynne Obeid,
Delaware
Stacy Galemore
Sederwall, Southeast
Missouri State
by Jennifer Gianino,
Sigma Chapter, Iowa
by Barbara Oras
Illinois; Kiyoko Farrington
Czech, Iowa; Jean Koza
Leider, Iowa
Sigma Chapter
Corporation Board
by Julie Holmes, Iowa
Tiare Smiley,
Western Carolina
by Myra Wiggins Grant,
Western Carolina
Carol Jean Smith,
Jacksonville State
Ferris State
Mary Ruth Hadley
Snyder, Purdue
Druetzler, Purdue; Jane
Hooper Sutton, Western
Carolina
Allissa Spelde, March
2007 FVP of the
Month, Purdue
Barbara Boland
Stuckwisch,
Culver-Stockton
by Linda Belles Dinus, U
of Washington; Rebekah
Fenstermaker Druetzler,
Purdue; Deborah Fenwick
Maas, Marshall
Jane Hooper Sutton,
Western Carolina
by Evonne Carawan,
Linda Belles Dinus,
U of Washington
Rosalee Tatar, mother
of Betty Tatar
Wiseman, Central
Michigan
by Barbara Lee Tatar,
Purdue; Betty Tatar
Wiseman, Central
Michigan
Laura RobinsonRamsey, Northern Iowa
by Stephanie Ramsey,
Northern Iowa
Territory Recruitment
Directors 2005-2007
by Sharon Brown
Richardson, Texas
Beverly Case Rorer,
Pennsylvania
by Bobbie Wright Lowe,
Frostburg State
Theta Phi Chapter’s
10th anniversary
by Brenda Argent
Bensalem, Alabama
Birmingham;
Birmingham Alumnae
Association;
Nicole Treadway Bolton,
Alabama Birmingham;
Kathleen Reaves
Comeaux, Alabama
Birmingham; Stacey
Cooper-McCoy,
Alabama Birmingham;
Kendra Becker
Lewis, Purdue
Druetzler, Purdue
Amy Hodges
Morehous, Tennessee
by Marianne Moritz
Russo, Cal State
Northridge
Shayna Royal,
Nebraska Omaha
by Marilyn Horner,
Nebraska Omaha
Lincoln Alumnae
Association
by Emily Wray Stander,
Nebraska Lincoln
Kelly Morgan,
Frostburg State
by Colleen Martin,
Oklahoma State
Jeanne Burford
Rutherford, Marshall
by Rachel Dillard,
Marshall
Helen Hardin
Townsend, Purdue
by Mary Ruth Hadley
Snyder, Purdue
Sarah Stone, April 2007
FVP of the Month,
Texas State San Marcos
Courtney Styres,
Alabama Birmingham
by Brynden Styres,
Alabama Birmingham
Stephanie Creel,
Alabama Birmingham;
Kelly Rossignol Favors,
Alabama Birmingham;
Regina Willis Hawkins,
Jacksonville State;
Lindsey Bracknell Jones,
Alabama Birmingham;
Heather Kendrick,
Alabama Birmingham;
Penny Loosier, Alabama
Birmingham; Julie
Marshall, Alabama
Birmingham; Tabitha
Goodman McGiboney,
Alabama Birmingham;
Christy Clifton Parrozzo,
Alabama Birmingham;
Kathie Leigh Pepper,
Alabama Birmingham;
Lauren Robbins,
Alabama Birmingham;
Heather Story-Lawson,
Alabama Birmingham;
Beth Strickland,
Alabama Birmingham;
Beverly Strickland,
Alabama Birmingham;
Rachel Brothers Tripp,
Jacksonville State;
Kristi Watkins, Alabama
Birmingham
Cheryl Johnson
Weldon, Georgia Tech
Druetzler, Purdue
Marian Sayward West,
Michigan
Illinois; Sara Pullis
Molnar, Ferris State
Western Wayne
County Alumnae
Association
by Suellyn Matevia
Sekulich, Michigan State
Nealy Patty Wheat,
West Georgia
by Kerri Brown, Friend
of Alpha Xi Delta
Dorothy Sheldon
Williams, Western
Carolina
U of Washington; Jane
Hooper Sutton, Western
Carolina
Hailey Workman,
Iowa Wesleyan
Mount Union
The Workout Trainers
by Brynne Obeid,
Delaware
Brandi Jo Yosten,
Nebraska Omaha
by Marilyn Horner,
Nebraska Omaha
Zeta Omega Chapter,
West Georgia
West Georgia
Zeta Tau Chapter,
North Carolina
Asheville
North Carolina Asheville
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Scholarship and Grant Recipients
Alpha Epsilon Scholarship
$1,000-$1,500 to alumnae in
any field of study
Cassie Barnhardt, Michigan
Lisa McGee, Alma
Sima Yazdani, Texas
Gamma Zeta Chapter Scholarship
by Michigan Alpha Xi Delta, Inc.
$900 to an undergraduate sister at
Eastern Michigan University in any
area of study
Samantha Solis, Eastern Michigan
Alpha Xi Delta Building Corporation
of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Scholarship
$1,000 for undergraduate sisters
attending school in Alabama
Holly Esch, Jacksonville State
Frances Trewyn Kuechenmeister
Scholarship
$2,000 to a junior who’s shown
exceptional service to the Fraternity
and her campus
Shayna Royal, Nebraska Omaha
Jayne Wade Anderson Scholarship
$1,000 to an outstanding
sophomore sister
Jessica Brents, Lyon
Arts & Letters Scholarship
$1,200 to an undergraduate
sister studying fine arts
Christa Brannan, Boise State
Ruth Fowler Brown Scholarship
$1,600 to outstanding freshman
or sophomore sisters
Devin Laky, Boise State
Delores Wachsmann Child
Scholarship
$1,000 to an undergraduate sister in
any field of study
Rachel Allred, North Carolina Asheville
Dr. Marianne Clausing-Lee
Scholarship
any field of study
Laura Twilling, Ohio State
Founders’ Memorial Scholarship
$800-$1,200 to alumnae in any field of study
Kimberly Garris LeGore, Jacksonville State
Michelle Marchand, Mount Union
Krystle Perkins, Lyon
Melissa Potosky, Christian Brothers
Nancy Fehrmann Gainer Scholarship
$1,300 to a sister majoring in a
health-related field
Jillian Corbett, South Dakota State
Gamma Province Scholarship
$1,200 to an undergraduate sister at
Mt. Union, Bowling Green State, Kent
State, Ohio Northern, or Defiance
Kara Englefield, Bowling Green State
Charline Blind Merrill Scholarship
$1,000-$2,000 for sisters entering
their first year of graduate school
Ashley Renz, Kansas State
Melanie Ward, Bethany
Barnhardt
McGee
Esch
Brents
Laky
Allred
Twilling
Perkins
Corbett
Renz
Ward
Scialabba
Mary Burt Nash Law Scholarship
$1,500 to a sister entering or attending
law school
Courtney Cunningham, Wright State
Ruth Bartlett Nemec Scholarship
any area of study
Vanessa Scialabba, Cornell
Dorothy M. Nichols Scholarship
$1,400 for a junior or senior sister
majoring in math or science
Rachel Lewis, South Dakota State
Northern Virginia Alumnae
Association Choose Children
Scholarship
$1,000 for graduate study in a
child-related field
Taya Locke Matthews,
Cal State Stanislaus
“Thank you so much for the Delores
Waschmann Child Scholarship. It means
so much to have the extra resources to
help fund my education. And it means
even more to know that this opportunity
comes from an organization so near
and dear to my heart.” –Rachel Allred,
North Carolina ‘05
Fall | Winter 2007
Scholarship and Grant Recipients
Phillips Scholars
$1,500 to collegiate sisters with
financial need
Halley Espy, Georgia Tech
Brittany Miller, Central Florida
Peters
Matthews
Mabel Gottburg Schoen Scholarship
$1,000 to a member of Sigma Chapter at
the University of Iowa in any area of study
Katherine Geller, Iowa
Ethel Garnier Thompson Scholarship
$1,000 to collegians in any field of study
Loren LaPointe, Western Michigan
Espy
Geller
Florence Stoermer Voelker Scholarship
$1,000 to collegians in any field of study
Elizabeth Ashbaugh, Nevada Las Vegas
Megan Gallagher, Northern Iowa
Kathryn Faul Wallace Scholarship
any area of study
Rachel LaPerre, Georgia Tech
LaPointe
Gallagher
Richard and Sandra Gleason
Walston Scholarship
$950 to a member of Nu Chapter at the
University of Washington in any area of study
Ariane Barr, U of Washington
GRANTS AND AWARDS
LaPerre
Barr
“The Nancy Fehrmann Gainer
Scholarship will help me continue my
education and achieve my academic
Askey Education Program Grants
Raising awareness of important issues
in the broader community
• Psi, Ohio State: Presentation to help
students improve interview skills for
internships, job searches (Brad Karsh,
JobBound)
• Theta Omega, New Mexico State:
“Confronting the Idiot in Your Chapter”
(T.J. Sullivan)
• Iota Mu, Lycoming: “Girls Fight Back”
(Erin Weed)
goals. Thank you! In the spring I will
receive my B.S. in pharmaceutical science and will go on to graduate school
to earn my doctor of pharmacy degree.
Again, I can't thank you enough for
your gracious gift.”–Jill Corbett,
South Dakota State ‘04
Choose Children Grants
• Talking Book and Braille Library,
Indianapolis, Ind.
• Hawthorne Social Service Association,
Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, for Summer
Camp academic components
• Childkind foster care agency for
medically fragile children, sponsored
by the Atlanta-Fulton County
Alumnae Association
Dorothy Clarkson Dodd Grant,
Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute
• Micah Haltom, Purdue
• Danielle Rodriguez, Marietta
LeaderShape Institute Grant
• Emily Peters, Nebraska Omaha
Zelma Patchin Continuing
Education Grant
• Michelle Mizell Corazao, Southwestern:
Participation in the Conductor’s Institute
of Southwestern University
• Lynette Lubinski, Albion: Participation at
the National Symposium on Child Abuse
in Huntsville, Alabama.
Mary Place Hadley Award
Recognizing outstanding, continuous
service benefiting a college chapter
• Julia Jahnke Woolfolk, Kansas State,
for service to Alpha Kappa Chapter,
Kansas State
Winnafred Corwin Robinson Award
Recognizing the advisor of the chapter
showing the greatest improvement in
the biennium
• Kristie Anderson Leeman, Iowa, Chapter
Advisor to Sigma Chapter, Iowa
Kathryn Faul Wallace Award
• Karen Kochheiser, Cal State Northridge,
for serving as Financial Advisor to
Gamma Epsilon Chapter, Fresno State
Chapter/Association Leader Circle
Gifts of $1,000 or more made between
June 1, 2006, and May 31, 2007
• Theta Phi, Alabama Birmingham
• Atlanta-Fulton County, GA,
Alumnae Association
• Knoxville, TN, Alumnae Association
• Northern Virginia, VA, Alumnae
Association
Senior Class of 2007 Project – 100%
Participation with the Highest Giving
Average in the Territory
• Midwest: Delta Chi, Northern Iowa
• Northeast: Epsilon Rho, Southern
Maine; Theta Theta, Brooklyn College
• Southeast: Gamma Omega,
Henderson State; Iota Theta,
Southern Polytechnic State
• West: Iota Epsilon, Nevada Las Vegas
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Memorial Gifts
The Foundation recognizes Memorial Gifts given from April 2, 2007, through July 31, 2007
Melissa Appletree,
Indiana U of Pennsylvania
by Paula Casella Burnett,
Fairmont State
Kathryn Beery
Baden, Coe
by the Central Texas
Alpha Xi Delta Alumnae
Lunch Bunch
Blossom Henton
Baker, Iowa
by Mary Baker Jones, Iowa
F. Kenneth Becker,
father of Kendra
Becker Lewis, Purdue
by Rigby Guiney Duncan,
Marshall; Sara Pullis
Molnar, Ferris State;
Tracy Kleinschmidt
Debra Jones Belisle, Iowa
by Mary Baker Jones, Iowa
Kathleen Drumm
Boscardin, Eastern
Michigan
by the Chesapeake, MD
Alumnae Association;
Pamela Gardiner Enger,
Frostburg State; Phyllis
Rochelle Forte, Indiana U
of Pennsylvania; Marian
Hoke Knipfer, Mount
Union; Sara Pullis Molnar,
Ferris State; Rebecca
Neilson, Frostburg State;
Tracy Kleinschmidt
Osborne, Michigan State;
Dorothy Sheldon Williams,
Western Carolina
Ronald Wayne Bracey,
husband of Suzanne
Shields Bracey,
Tennessee
by the Knoxville, TN
Alumnae Association
Helen DeLong
Brand, Syracuse
by the Ft. Myers, FL
Alumnae Association
Betty Carroll, mother
of Ginny Carroll,
Western Kentucky
by Tracy Kleinschmidt
Genivieve Baer
Gongwer, greatgrandmother of Kristin
Burkenpas, Purdue
by Kristin Burkenpas
Casey Kasline,
husband of Velma
Berg Kasline, Purdue
by Virginia Drick Messing,
Ohio Wesleyan
Virginia Clausen,
Florida
by Dr. Bonnie Clark
Jefferis, Defiance;
Pinellas County, FL
Alumnae Association
Dona Olson Gruenwald,
South Dakota
by Pamela Gardiner
Jean Lawrence Kuehl,
California Berkeley
by Gloria Avila
Schwabenton,
California Berkeley
Tom Coffman
Ferris State
Jean Ouellette
Hamalainen,
Southern Maine
by Victoria Manzer
Andrews, Southern Maine
Marion Cosenza,
Rider
by Joan Hatcliffe
Young, Rider
Shirley Parker Hardin,
Nebraska Lincoln
by Barbara Nelson
Stover, Drake
Mary Ann Drews,
mother of Judith
Drews Haring, Iowa
by Pamela Butler James,
Northwestern
Denny Hessoun,
husband of Sharon
Scherer Hessoun,
Baldwin-Wallace
Ferris State
Deceased members
of the Philadelphia
Alumnae Association
by the Philadelphia, PA
Alumnae Association
Marian Machamer
Hoke, Kent State
by Marian Hoke Knipfer,
Mount Union
Maria Fagnoni,
Maryland
by Paula Fein Ohler,
Maryland; Sheri Edwards
O’Connell, Maryland
Helen Goodell
Finken, Iowa
by Janice Sheldon
Baumback, U of
Washington;
Catherine Demuth
Schiele, Iowa
Mary Sue Brooks
Holstein, Marshall
by Ellen Gibson Goodwin,
West Virginia
Albert P. Hoover,
husband of Ruth
Bruther Hoover, Indiana
by Ruth Bruther Hoover
Janet Loeb Hulme,
Pennsylvania
by Janet Hulme Fishman,
Wittenberg
Elinor Shilts Fursey,
Mount Union
Mount Union
Dorothy Padgett
Ingels, Purdue
by Marjorie Blakslee
Boyle, Purdue
Jane Bunch
Gayman, Oregon
by Lois Beamguard
Hall, Oregon
Marian Geib
Kanitz, Michigan
by Betty Cronin Webb,
Ohio State
Fall | Winter 2007
Doris Harshman Linsley,
Bowling Green State
by Shirley Lehman Ioanes,
Bowling Green State
Roger Meyer, husband
of Dorothy Meyer,
Alpha Deuteron
by Dorothy Meyer
Doris Vanis
Milligan, Illinois
by Suzanne Bousquet,
Ruth Purdy Neidert,
Kent State
by the Cincinnati, OH
Alumnae Association
The CRAFT Club, Friend of
Alpha Xi Delta; Kimberly
Hutchison, Kent State;
Gayle McLauglin, Friend of
Alpha Xi Delta; James
McLauglin, Friend of
Alpha Xi Delta; Mick
Alpha Xi Delta; Robert
Alpha Xi Delta; Virgie
Alpha Xi Delta; The
Naples, FL Alumnae
Association; Andrew
Neidert, Friend of Alpha Xi
Delta; Margaret Shelly,
Friend of Alpha Xi Delta;
William J. Petelik Jr.
by Karen Orvis Petelik,
Frank Pucci
Ferris State
Darlene Shelton,
Kentucky
by Nicole Beckman-Utz,
Kentucky; Lori Holt,
Alpha Dueteron
Florence Simpson,
mother of Darol
Simpson Norman,
Drake
by Betty Zechiel
Tomeo, Drake
Frances Bowman
Sowards, Purdue
by Ruth Ann Davidson
Farkas, Purdue
Lyle Sundquist, husband
of Madelyn Schroeder
Sundquist, Purdue
by the Indianapolis, IN
Alumnae Association
Stephen Tatar, father
of Betty Tatar Wiseman,
Central Michigan
by Betty Tatar Wiseman
Nancy Rothfuss
Theurer, Michigan
by the Ft. Myers, FL
Alumnae Association
Abigail Maurine
Verhelst, Kent State
by Lindsay Christine
Clark, Kent State
Karen White, Coe
by Marian Sayward
West, Michigan
Moscelyn Smith
White, Purdue
by the Indianapolis, IN
Alumnae Association
Chapter Eternal
Names are reported from April 2July 31, 2007. Sisters are listed
alphabetically in chapter order,
along with their initiation year. To
notify the Fraternity of a sister’s
passing, please send an obituary
notice, memorial serivce pamphlet, or other written confirmation to Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity
Headquarters, 8702 Founders
Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46268.
Beta Chapter
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mildred Bell Baker ’30
Ethel Virginia Lindsay Calloway ’34
Ruth Clow Langston ’25
Gamma Chapter
Mount Union College
Joyann Stevenson Miller ’48
Margaret Shaw Sponseller ’43
Delta Chapter
Bethany College
Martha Slee Glasman ’21
Epsilon Chapter
University of South Dakota
Winifred Colton ’40
Dona Lou Olson Gruenwald ’50
Zeta Chapter
Wittenberg University
Juanita Richards Miller ’44
Betty Riecken Poppler ’43
Veda Arlene Spriggs Trujillo ’43
Martha Fross Wilkerson ’39
Eta Chapter
Syracuse University
Jane Manning Whitaker ’47
Iota Chapter
West Virginia University
Marjorie Glee Strausbaugh
Heckert ’35
Kappa Chapter
University of Illinois
Norma Adams Price ’40
Mae Edith Novy Sears ’40
Ednell Miller Williams ’32
Nu Chapter
University of Washington
Lucille Laughry Miller ’47
Amy Hetherington Myers ’41
Alpha Theta Chapter
Northwestern University
Janet Patterson Dorjahn ’48
Nancy Hammond ’66
Xi Chapter
University of Kentucky
Darlene Joyce Shelton ’02
Alpha Iota Chapter
Drake University
Lillian Lucas White ’30
Omicron Chapter
University of California,
Berkeley
Ann Garat Ducey ’58
Nadine Mello Jensen ’39
Helen Murphy Neumann ’21
Alpha Kappa Chapter
Kansas State University
Dorothy Marie Johnstone
Chartier ’40
Naomi Miller Grissom ’45
Margaret Huscher Vautravers ’34
Pi Chapter
Ohio University
Dorothy Greenaway Bergeson ’35
Lois Adele Lane Shoemaker ’40
Mabel Snyder Siegel ’40
Alpha Lambda Chapter
University of Oregon
Helen Prang Beck ’29
Lois Nordling Erickson ’39
Carolyn Keith Rounds ’52
Rho Chapter
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Elizabeth Ann Hall Tighe ’51
Sigma Chapter
University of Iowa
Helen Goodell Finken ’63
Tau Chapter
University of New Hampshire
Jane Rich ’36
Upsilon Chapter
University of Vermont
Helen French Hall ’23
Patricia Jones Loll ’45
Omega Chapter
Stetson University
Rhoda Weimert Bills ’37
Dorothy Martin Pierce ’21
Alpha Gamma Chapter
Coe College
Mildred Newman Edison ’23
Barbara Gerke Rea ’42
Anna Mae Osterlund White ’44
Karen Rugaard White ’33
Alpha Delta Chapter
Oregon State University
Maryjane Heaton Osibov ’38
Lambda Chapter
Tufts University
Nancy Merrill ’39
Alpha Epsilon Chapter
University of Michigan
Marian Geib Kanitz ’29
Mu Chapter
University of Minnesota
Margaret Trussell Carr ’32
Alpha Eta Chapter
Purdue University
Lillian Makar Calvert ’31
Dottie Susan Padgett Ingels ’44
Patricia Hunt Matheny ’47
Frances Bowman Sowards ’42
Moscelyn Smith White ’30
Alpha Mu Chapter
Ohio Wesleyan University
Phyllis Mary Hakes Felton ’43
Alpha Xi Chapter
University of California
at Los Angeles
Mildred Woodbury Huffaker ’46
Dolores Ann Levada Sartain ’53
Beta Theta Chapter
Michigan State University
Denise Mary Dattomo ’89
Eloise Baker Davidson ’40
Elmer Bell Emorey ’50
Dorothy McDonald Parsons ’35
Beta Kappa Chapter
Baldwin-Wallace College
Virginia Arnholt Bomgardner ’42
Helen Lannigan Chinker ’41
Beta Xi Chapter
Marietta College
Barbara Ann Beiser Voorhees ’46
Beta Tau Chapter
Kent State University
Ruth Purdy Neidert ’48
Beta Upsilon Chapter
University of Rhode Island
Grace Catanio Rovozzo ’48
Beta Omega Chapter
Memphis State University
Linda Stiegler Davis ’66
Gamma Sigma Chapter
Thiel College
Marguerite Baker ’59
Alpha Rho Chapter
Allegheny College
Elizabeth Stevens Conklin ’51
Delta Gamma Chapter
Kearney State College
Gloria Slagle McGrath-Aden ’69
Alpha Phi Chapter
University of Pennsylvania
Jean Burns Carlsen ’41
Marianne Palmer Gledhill ’57
Frances Taulane Rauch ’45
Delta Iota Chapter
Chadron State College
Janet Peterson Mitchell ’64
Alpha Chi Chapter
Randolph-Macon College
Lillie Castleberry King ’30
Alpha Omega Chapter
Florida State University
Ramona Higgins ’47
Marilyn Wilson May ’66
Beta Beta Chapter
Washington University
Lorraine Pope Ellis ’29
Beta Zeta Chapter
Lake Forest College
Mary Ellen Winchester Fehr ’43
Neenah Stamberg Whipple ’48
Beta Eta Chapter
University of Maryland
Jean Tinney White ’67
The Fraternity encourages
you to make a provision
in your will stating what
should be done with your
Quill badge after your
passing. Your Quill should
be buried with you,
returned to Fraternity
Headquarters, bequeathed
to another member, or
donated to a chapter or
alumnae association to be
used as a rotating recognition
or award pin. If you have
questions, please contact
Fraternity Headquarters
at (317) 872-3500 or
[email protected].
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Letters to the Editor
A Question About Our Quill Badge
The article in the summer issue on traditions and rituals was
FROM THE EDITOR: Unfortunately, some of our badges do end
really informative, and it got me thinking about our Quill badge.
up on eBay. It is, however, perfectly acceptable for sisters to
Would it be wrong to purchase a Quill on eBay? The reason I’m
purchase these badges. Contact Sarah Jacobs in Member
asking is because my Quill was stolen. As long as the badge has
Services at [email protected] or (317) 872-3500.
not been reported missing or lost, can sisters purchase these
Sarah can check the member number on the back of the Quill
Quills, give our chapter and member number as reference, and
and try to determine who the badge belonged to. If you decide
pay for the regilding of our number on the back? I would think
to have your number engraved on the badge, Sarah can work
it’d be better for another Alpha Xi in good standing to purchase
with our jeweler, Herff Jones, to get that taken care of.
one of these Quills as opposed to someone who found the badge
online and is now wearing the laurel as their own.
Sisters, here's one easy way to keep our Quill badge from
ending up on eBay: Make a provision in your will stating what
you'd like done with your Quill after your passing. Some
Denise Tarantino Lacour
options are listed on Page 45.
University of New Orleans ’90
Ring Returned to its Rightful Owner
Thank you so much for your
Foundation so they can sell the items in their thrift shops. (We
article about the college ring in
have several friends who suffer from Lupus, and we hope our
the summer 2007 issue of The
contributions will help earn funds for research.) That’s how the
Quill, and thank you for your
ring ended up at the thrift shop in Rockville, Md.
help in returning it to me.
I opened your e-mail at work, telling me that the ring was
I didn’t really think the ring
mine. I was so excited! I told everyone in the vicinity about
that was pictured was mine, but
what had happened, and in the process, I found out that a new
when I looked for my ring, it wasn’t where I expected it to be.
employee is a sister. So two wonderful things happened – I got
Then I wondered what I had done with it. I’m so glad I
my ring back and I met a new sister!
e-mailed you and mentioned the initials on the inside of the
This is one of those things you read about in the newspaper
or hear about on the radio that you think could never happen
band – JAS.
I remember taking the ring to work several years ago
because my boss (who had attended a rival school in
to you. What a surprise! Thank you, thank you, thank you.
I can’t say it enough.
Pennsylvania) and I were going to compare college rings. I
must have forgotten that it was in my tote bag and overlooked
Jayne Stitt McKenna
it when it was emptied.
Delta Eta Chapter ’71
My husband and I have been donating some of the items we
no longer use, which included the tote bag, to the Lupus
California State College (now known as California University
of Pennsylvania) in California, Pa.
[email protected]
Letters to the Editor
Items chosen for publication may be edited for length, clarity, and adherence to editorial policies. Send your letters
to Ruth Goodman, Editor of Quill, 8702 Founders Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268 or [email protected].
Fall | Winter 2007
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8702 Founders Road
Indianapolis, IN 46268
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CHANGE OF NAME/ADDRESS FORM
PARENTS of Alpha Xi Deltas: While your daughter is in college, The Quill of Alpha Xi Delta is sent to her home address, and we hope
you enjoy reading it. If she is no longer in college and is not living at home, please send her new permanent address to Alpha Xi Delta
Fraternity. Any Alpha Xi Delta member should use this form to change her name/address. Send this form to: Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity,
8702 Founders Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268 or email [email protected].
o Please remove me from The Quill mailing list.
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