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.
12 The Quill of Alpha Xi Delta
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