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kn w t~1 e editor was gomg to do a feature o n legacies this is ue an d th at go t me to thinkingwhat really is a legacy?

According to Erica Whitfiekl, ZY dictionary. com, it i de fin ed as " o methin g handed clown from an ance tor or a preclece sor or fro m the pas t." What doe thi mean?

Well , in oro rity terms it could take a ~ w differem paths, wheth er it is the woman who is related to anoth e r member or memories, tOJie , ucces es or history th at developed our orga nization.

The legacy of a woman begins with her fami ly and end with her family. he will be supponed by th em in every endeavor and will be remembered by her accompli hmem s and her failure . he wi ll have storie that will be passed o n from ge neration to generation .

Those that are passed on become history, become memories, become th e legac o f th at woman .

The wisdom of a very trong woman has always tuck with me. She told me th at no matter how many f1·iencls I mad e, gu s I elated or acquaintances I met, th ey would no t be th ere for me when it really mattered . These peo ple don't have to stay in your li fe. They ar n ' t your fami ly, who is stuck with yo u forever. A legacy is stu ck "~ 1h yo u, forever. A legacy could be your sto ry, our sister, yo ur motJ1e r, your aunt o r your daughter. onsider it's wortJ1-a ge neration kn owing your tory, loving what yo u loved , committed to a cau e clo ·e to your heart and pas ing it down ge nera ti on to ge neratio n.

A legacy i a woman , a tory, history already made, a i ter, my sister, m fri end .

Do you have a legacy in th e making?

Ha ·our legacy been a tOI)' tJ1at' lo t?

Rekindle that pa~s i o n fo r ·our b loved sorority. hare th e love witJ1 a legacy of ·our own . Initiate a wo man , a i ter, a mo th er, a daughter, and let h r ex perince tJ1e ti c that bind .

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Legacies-how important are they?

A nati onal coun cilo r takes an in-de pth look at legacies and th eir impo n ance in Al pha Sigma Al pha.

6 2005-06 Alpha Sigma Alpha individual awards Five collegiate women and seve n alumnae are awa rded to p honors at th e 2006 Alpha Sigma Alpha Na ti o nal Conve ntio n.

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New alumnae pro~ram will support sorority fmancially new oppo nuni ty fo r alumn ae to j o in th e Ari ta Alumnae Associati o n is ann o un ced . This new p lan will no t o nl y be nefit Alpha igma Alpha but "~II benefit me mber as well.

I2 Recyde for Special Olympics promotion comes to a dose lpha igma Alpha's philanthropic promoti on with pecial Olympic proved to be a huge ucce . Read about th e chapter that we nt th e ex tra mi le to suppon thi endeavor.

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Volume 92, Number 3

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EDITOR Editor/Director of Communications

Teresa Boyer Fishback, IlK tfishback@alphasigmaalpha .org

STAFF Senior Contributing Editor

Nancy I.Z. Reese, BY niz_reese@comcast.net

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DEPARTMENTS

13 Alpha Sigma Alpha welcomes

18 News to note

new collegiate chapter

Learn about the latest news from the national organizatio n .

Theta Epsilon is installed in Texas as the latest chapter to join the sorority.

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Foundation news The Alpha Sigma Alpha Foundation announces its new board of trustees and a new executive director.

16 Three to travel for Alpha Sigma Alpha The 2006-07 Alpha Sigma Alpha leadership consultants are announced.

17 S. June Smith Center news

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District news Read reports from the leadership, collegiate chapters and alumnae chapters in Districts 2-5.

ON TilE COVER Legacies Grace a nd H o pe Fishback, daughters of Director of Communications Teresa Boyer Fishback, LlK, visit with neighborhood friends .

Feature Writer

Tracey Kiefer, BK tracey_kiefer@ya hoo.com Alumnae Editor

Nancy Inwood, EE inwoodb@hotmail .com Collegiate Editor

Tara Cardonick Holman , NN asa_advisor@yahoo.com

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BY CINDY L. KELLEY, Bn l'i(l' Pre.1iden l of Opera tions Legacies arc. 11~ th good reaso n , ve ry im porta nt wo me n in th e li \'CS of ma ny of o ur in d i1•idua l me m be rs. A lcgacv co uld be a sister/ ste p-siste r. da ugh LC r/ sLC pd,tug h tc r, gra ndda ughter / ste p-gra nd-

d a ug hte r o r ni ccc/ste p-ni c c o f a n Alph a Sigm a lph a me mbe r.

Alph a ig ma Alpha also be lic\'cs th a t l cgac i c~ a rc vital lO th e future o r th e so ro ri t)'. \'\1o mc n wh o a rc legac ic o ft e n ha\'C a built-in kn owled ge a nd a n a pprec iat io n fo r rec k life a nd Alph a ig ma Alph a. O fte n , th e have lea rn ed o f

the sorority's principles and heritage.

They have listened to many wonderful memories that were shared by their mother, sister, grandmother or atmt.

These young women walk on campus their freshman year holding a special place in their hearts for Alpha Sigma Alpha. They also have the opportunity to influence their friends and other potential members with their knowledge and passion for Alpha Sigma Alpha.

Legacies are considered important to the success of the sorority. Chapter members are strongly encouraged to get to know and give exu-a considet-at.ion to legacies during the recruitment process.

Extending an invitation to membership to a legacy not only enables a chapter to gain a new member, it often revives the interest and loyalty of an alumna.

Membership, however, is by mutual selection, and it is important to encourage a legacy to choose a group that suits her own needs, and the chapter to select appropriate members. The ultimate decision as to whether or not a legacy is extended an invitation to membership is that of the collegiate chapter.

However, the required procedure defined here must be followed: 1. A chapter must invite a legacy to the first round of invitational parties and

when necessary the second round of invitational parties to assure the legacy has been met by a representative crosssection of the chapter members.

2. Any legacy invited to a preference party must be placed on the chapter's first bid list.

3. A chapter must have the approval of the district recruitment coaching team leader or district facilitator to release a legacy. The chapter president must call the sister/ step-sister, mother I stepmother, grandmother/ step-grandmother or aunt/ step-aunt of the legacy and tell her of the decision. The call must be made prior to the time the invitations are extended and shall be made in the presence of the recruitment or chapter advisor.

4. If a legacy does not attend an invitational party on her own or chooses not to participate in Alpha Sigma Alpha's recmitment, the chapter is not obligated to place her on the chapter's bid list.

If you are an alumna with a daughter, granddaughter, sister or niece, share with her your expetiences and mem01ies of your times in Alpha Sigma Alpha. Show her what the sorority means to you and demonsu路ate that membership in Alpha

Sigma Alpha is a lifetime commitment and opportunity. Wouldn't it be great to share this additional special bond with her?

Even so, encourage your legacy to explore her options and find the group that fits her best. She'll appreciate your support and will hopefully say thank you one day by calling you "sister."

A wonderful way to recmit potential new members is through the Alpha Sigma Alpha referral process Any collegiate member or alumna may refer a potential new member to a chapter. In order to do so, fill out the referral form located on the A2.A web site 11TWW.alphasigmaalpha.urg (under the AlA Resources page in AlphaNet). Forms should be submitted directly to the chapter vice president of public relations and recruitment. You may contact national headquarters for an address.

INDIVIDUAL COLLEGIATE AWARDS Outstanding New Member Award

AbU;, Lanoux, ZB, receiving the Outstanding Nw Member Award from President Lori White Scou, EE.

Kimberly Ba)'lrtO, IJrl/f, receiving the Elizabeth Bird mall Award from President Lori colt.

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The Outstanding ew Member Award was established to honor and recognize a new member who has been an exceptional contJibutor to her chapter in her first year of membership. The recipient of the annual award should demonstrate an excellent spirit and attitude the first year of membership, including willingness to accept responsibility, the abi li ty to work well with other chapter members and a potential for taking leadership roles in the chapter and in the national organization once she graduates.

Abby Lee Lanoux, ZB, and Erin Justice, ZO, this year's recipients of the Outstanding ew Member Award, exemplify these qualifications. During their first year of membership, Abby and Erin demonstrated the level of spirit, responsibility, leadership initiative and dedication every member should demonstrate. Their enthusiasm toward the purpo e, vision and values of our sisterhood were demonstJ-ated by their consistent attendance at events, will ingness to accept responsibility with chapter operations and overall positive attitude toward all chapter endeavors.

Abby Lanoux was active in the chapter's Advantage team dUiing her first year.

As a member of the intramural volleyball team, he inspired spirit, sportsmanship and teamwork to h er chapter at the University ofWi con in-River Falls. As a new member, Abby took on th e role of chapter treasurer. Abby also erved on the chapter nominating committee and as fund raising chairman and Pan hellenic council public relations director. Outside the orority, bby i active with dance theater, volunteering for th e City of Oakdale and the Oak Meadows nursing home.

Erin Justice, a junior at Muskingum ollege, has held the office of treasurer,

editor/ historian and ecretary for her chapter. Her campu and community activitie include secretary for the Women's Re ource Center, French club, Campus Greens and a volunteer for the Clothes Line Project.

Frost Fidelity Award Alpha Sigma Alpha's Frost Fidelity Award is based on the more in tangible sorority values and ideals. "Fidelity" implies devotion and unswerving loyalty and allegiance. This award goes to a woman with commitment and exemplary service, who demonstrates her regard for others by her actions, who tackles problems large or small and who lends her abilities to all projects. This collegiate award was established by Emma Coleman Frost of the Pi Pi Chapter and her husband, Donald. This annual award is presented to the collegiate member who has truly gone beyond the call of duty while offering unconditional up port and friendship.

This year's Frost Fideli ty Award goes to Jill Skaggs, 'I"짜, Northwestern State University of Louisiana. Jill is a member who has held numerous offices and committee po itions within her chapter but more importantly is desCiibed as a member who u-uly defines our four aims.

She has served her chapter as vice president of public relations and recruitment, fundraising chairman, tandards board member, Greek Week chairman, recruitment team captain, finance committee member and social committee member.

On campus she is involved in the Public Relations Student Society of America, president of Order of Omega, freshman orientation leader and member of the Demon Heat Color Guard. jill's past honors include the Girl Scout Gold Award, Thomas Whitehead Sophomore cholarship Award in journalism and Public Re lation , president' li t and dean' lit.

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Elizabeth Bird Small Award The Elizabe th Bird Small Award is give n a nnually in me mory of Eli zabe th Bird Small, Pi Pi me mber and former cha pter adviso r. It is regard ed as th e high est ho no r o ur sorm;ty can bestow upo n an unde rgraduate member. Fo r this award Alpha Sigm a Al pha recogni zes o utstanding acade mic excelle nce, leade rship tale n ts within the cha pter an d substantial commitme n ts a nd accomplishme n ts within cam pus a nd comm unity e nviro nme nts.

Kimberly Bayma, '1''1' and Miranda Broadney, BA are this year's recipie nts of the Elizabe th Bi rd Small Award.

Kimberly Bayma has mai n tai ned over a 3.6 GPA througho ut her college career at o rthwes te rn State University of Lo uisiana. In h e r chapter she has served as th e no minati ng comm ittee chairman , parliame n tarian , Pan hellenic de legate, standards board secretary a nd vice preside nt of programming and ritual.

While she has served in a variety of lead e rship roles with in her chapte r, her willingness to vo lun tee r for other Greek an d no n-Greek activities is staggerin g. On campus, Kim was involved in the Al pha Lam bda Delta Freshman H o nor Society, NSU Stude n t Activi ti es Board , Blue Key Inte rna ti o nal, Order of Omega, Rh o Lambda, NSU e merging lead ers a nd stude nt gove rnm e nt assoc iation.

Kim has been the recip ie nt of many scholarships and her past ho nors have included O rde r of Omega scholarship, Student Activi ties Board Reside ntial Re prese n tative of the Year, the Lucile H e ndrick's Pa nh elle nic Schola rship and th e Lois V. Beers Scho larship fro m the Alpha Sigma Al pha Fo un dati o n . She has bee n involved in several phila nth ropic even ts o n her cam pus a nd in th e Natchitoches communi ty as we ll , incl uding th e Ame ri can Cancer Society Relay for Life, th e Boys & Girls Club of Natch itoches a nd the Cane Rive r Girls H ome.

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Miranda Broadney is also a role model fo r her chapter me mbe rs at the University of Central Arka nsas. She has maintained a 4.0 GPA fo r five out of seven semesters.

Sh e served her chapter as philanth ropic chai rma n and chapter preside nt.

On campus she was involved in the Natio nal Society of Collegiate Scholars, as a big siste r men tor fo r th e Ho nors College, was founding presiden t of Campus Dialogue, team captain fo r the unive rsity wo me n 's soccer team, member of the leade rship council and a part of the student orie n ta ti o n staff.

Mi ra nda has been th e recipie nt of ma ny schola rships and he r past ho no rs have included th e UCA Presidential Scholarship, H o nors College Outstanding Freshman , grant recipie nt to travel abroad , Academic Excelle nce for Reside nce Life a nd Mino ri ty Student Sen,ices Distinguished Stude nt. She h as bee n involved in several phila nthropic eve n ts o n he r campus and in the Conway communi ty as well including the Race for th e Cu re, Special Olym pics, Hurri cane Katrin a relief effo rt voluntee r, voluntee ring fo r th e Boys & Girls Club and voluntee rin g for th e Ida Burns Ele me n tary School l'1.1to r program.

Advisor of the Year Award The Adviso r of th e Year Award was established in 2004 as a way to recognize th e unswervin g loyal ty and dedicati o n of Alpha Sigma Alpha's collegiate chapte r advisors. Advisors are recognized by this award for th eir o utstanding servi ce, serving as a role model, living accordin g to o ur ritual and perpe tuating Alpha Sigma Alpha's core values. Chapte rs and volunteers may nominate any adviso r of a chapte r.

This year's recipient is Nancianna Derrick Schaaper, Z<I>. The chapte r she advises, Theta Delta a t th e Unive rsity of Alaska-An cho rage, nominated he r for this award . The chapte r h ad this to say abo ut Na nciann a: "Na ncia nna is th e epi tome of

what an o utstanding advisor should be.

Na ncia nna has been there for us before we we re even established as a chapte r.

With he r gracio us assistance we achieved our goals and we re established as the Theta Delta Chapter in 2004. Since then , Na ncia nna's dedicatio n and assistance have not tapered.

Nancianna leads the advisory board and kee ps all advisors well info rmed and invo lved. She atte nds o ur meetings, rituals, retreats and many oth er events.

She is full y involved in the The ta Delta Chap ter and is constantly advising and challen gi ng all of our officers, chairme n and me mbers.

Nancianna is available at all times. No ma tte r what time, day, situation o r crisis, o ur chapter kn ows tha t we can all call on Nancianna fo r help or advice. We have cancelled , reschedul ed, postpo ned a nd relocated o ur even ts, but never fail , Nancia nna is always there. H er love and dedicatio n fo r Alpha Sigma Alpha are ever apparent through he r acti o ns and he r presence.

I can say with comple te confidence tha t I canno t imagi ne having any other chapter advisor than Nan cia nna Schaaper. Our cha pte r would no t have survived or even been established witho ut her. Nancianna is an indescribable asset to our sorority and she is completely wo rthy of receiving tl1is recognitio n sh e so deserves."

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lNDMDUAL ALUMNAE AWARDS Wilma Wilson Sharp Award

Cindy Fundis Smith, EE, receiving the Wilma Wilson harp Award from President Lori Scott.

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The Wilma Wilson Sharp Award is presented in honor ofWilma Wilson Sharp of the Zeta Zeta Chapter and President Emerita. This award recognizes an alumna member who has distinguished herself through service to her commun ity, to her profession and has shown significant leadership qualities, loyalty and continued service to Alpha Sigma Alpha.

Cindy Fundis Smith, EE, began her membership with Alpha Sigma Alpha in 1980, when she was initiated as an Epsilon Epsilon Chapter member at Emporia State University, KS. She served h er collegiate chapter as social chairman and president. The ESU College Panhellenic Association named her Outstanding orority Woman of 1984, and the university's adminisu-ation named her as the Outstanding Senior of 1984.

Cindy graduated from college, immediately began her travels as an Alpha Sigma Alpha leadership consultant and hasn ' t stopped volunteering ince. She served the national organization as a province director and chaim1an of colonies before being elected to national co uncil where she served as national vice president of programs for four years. Not to limit herself with volunteering for the sorOI;ty, Cindy switched gears and began serving on the Alpha Sigma Alpha Foundation where she was soon elected as its chairman and continues to erve as a member of the board of tmstees.

Profe ionall , Cindy has excelled in the health care indu try and has u-ained countle s numbers of new empl ees as the Quality/ Training Coordinator for St. Luke ' H ealth tern in Kansas City. he i a \vife and the mother of two on .

Cindy i a member of the Greatet¡ Kan as City Alumnae Chapter and was recentl â&#x20AC;˘ nominated for Outstanding Alumnae Pan hell nic Woman of tl1e Year.

Evelyn G. Bell Award Alpha Sigma Alpha' Evelyn G. Bell Award was in tituted by the Buffalo Alumnae Chapter in 1980 in honor of Evelyn G. Bell, past national president.

The award is given during a convention year to an alumna member who exhibits exceptional leadership, loyalty and commitment to Alpha Sigma Alpha by serving as a collegiate chapter officer, alumnae chapter officer and national volunteer.

Brenda Rua Chappell, HH, was initiated a an Alpha Sigma Alpha in 1970 as a member of the Eta Eta Chapter at Pittsburg State University, KS, and has been an involved member ever since.

Eta Eta Chapter has had on ly seven chapter advisors in 87 years. Brenda is one of those advisors. In fact, she has erved as chapter advisor for more than 28 years.

She has had such a positive impact on Eta Eta Chapter that not only has she been honored with the Student Organization Advisor of the Year Award by Pittsburg State University but the Pittsburg State University College Panhellenic Association has renamed their Advisor of the Year Award and this award now bears her name.

Brenda has been a model chapter advisor. She served as tl1 e national chairman of advisors for eight years. She contin ue her work recmiting, u-aining and supporting advisors as a dedicated member of the volunteer recmiunent and placement team as the advi or speciali t.

Profe ionally, Brenda has had a long career as a court service officer for the Crawford County Di u;ct Court. he i married and is the proud mother of an Alpha Sigma Alpha member.

Brenda is a long-time member of the Pittsburg, KS, Alumnae hapt r. H er co1.11-age, humor a nd positive attitude as a breast cancer survivor have in pi red the women around her.

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Helen L. Corey Convention Award The Helen L. Corey Convention Award was first established at the 1982 National Convention in Chicago in recognition of Helen's dedicated years of service to Alpha Sigma Alpha and for her conu;butions to the history of successful conventions. This award is presented to an individual member in recognition of her unwavering and tireless efforts to getting the job done and her conmbutions to the planning, preparation and execution of our national convention .

Nancy I.Z. Reese, BY, began her membership in 1969 as an initiate of Beta Upsilon Chapter at Indiana State University and began attending national conventions in 1976. The 2006 national convention was Nancy's 16th consecutive convention. One of the fun and important elements of every convention is the daily "newspaper" produced by dedicated volun teers. ancy has played an integral role in the writing and production of these memorable newsletters for 13 conventions.

A national volunteer since 1978, Nancy has had a dramatic impact on the primary communication tool published by Alpha Sigma Alpha, the Phoenix. She has served on the Phoenix staff for 28 consecutive years, including 16 years as the editor. She continues to serve as a senior contributing editor. She served as the president of the College Fraternity Editor's Association in 1992, the only Alpha Sigma Alpha to ever hold that position. She has also served as the chairman of the National Panhellenic Editors' Conference.

Professionally, Nancy is an assistant graphics editor at the Chicago Tribune.

She is a long-time member of the Chicago North Suburban Alumnae Chapter and resides in Illinois with her husband.

Agape Awards The Agape Award, established in 2006 by the national council, recogn izes volunteers who display a love for Alpha Sigma Alpha and its members. Recipients seek at all times to advance the in terests of others

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and to spread the positive influence of Alpha Sigma Alpha.

"Agape" is an active connection with the needs of others without the requirement of gaining something in return.

Agape is an intentional act of the mind, not a random emotion of the heart. Agape is a love that is unconditional, redemptive and always seeking benevolence for all , not an investment in a selected few individuals. Recipients demonstrate a focus on the greater good of Alpha Sigma Alpha, giving full measure toward the success of others.

The Alpha Sigma Alpha national council created this new award specifically to recognize volunteer leaders who have made a significant difference in the lives of our members and have propelled the mission and strategic plan of the sorority forward. The Agape Awards will only be awarded during national convention years and the number of recipients is at the discretion of national council. In 2006, three deserving volun teers were selected to receive this new award.

Strengths that describe Melissa Koch Merriam, EE, are: adaptable- she responds willingly to the demands of her job; communicator- she energizes her ideas and brings them to life; focusher goals are her focus and she aims to achieve; and maximizer-excellence is her measure.

Melissa has served as a collegiate chapter president, leadership consultant, recruitment coaching team leader, disu路ict facilitator for Dismct 9 and currently serves as the leader of the volunteer recruitment and placement team.

Su路engths that describe Kelly McGinnis Morello, EK, are: achiever- she drives to move her dismct forward; competitiveperformance is her ultimate yardstick; strategic- she sorts through the clutter to find tl1e best route; and self-assuranceshe is able to meet challenges and deliver.

Kelly is a former collegiate chapter treasurer and standards chairman, leadership consultant, province director, Advantage coaching team leader and

currently serves as a the dismct facilitator for District 2.

She has a heart for Alpha Sigma Alpha and always gives full measure.

Strengths that describe Shelly Dobey Wile, EA, are: belief-she possesses enduring core values; empathy-she anticipates the needs of others; positivityshe is generous with praise and always on the lookout for the positive in a situation; responsibility-she takes ownership of what she commits to do.

Shelly was an alumna initiate at the 1992 national convention and has served the sorority as a province director and as one of the original pioneers of the improved volunteer organizational structure. She has served as the dismct facilitator for District 3 since 2002.

Editor's note: The collegiate and alumnae chapter awards will be listed in the fall issue of the Phoenix. Look for more award infonnation and other convention coverage in thefall issue.

Melissa Koch Meniam, EE, receiving an Agape Award from Vice President of Membership Nora Ten Broeck, BK.

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Book takes a fun but practical look at the issue of breaking up "It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken, The Smart Girl's Breakup Buddy," written by Greg Behrendt and Amiira Ruotola-Behrendt, provide a comical view of our obsessio n with our exes. The book provides insightful views of different scenari o we play in our heads and hopefull not play out in our lives.

Greg says, " o man y of us find ourselves saying, but he was o great, yes, and th e people that got on tl1 e Titanic tl1ought they were going on vacatio n. After a breakup and in between roman ces, we can find our elves overanalyzing our ituation. While it i important to team from our mistake , we hould not den th em. In moving forward wheth er from a breakup or divorce, realizing it is over and not hanging on is tl1e real ke to moving forward ."

"It' Called a Breakup Because It' Brok n" i publi heel b Broadwa Books, a trad mark of Random House, tuww. broadwaybooks. com.

-1\faryjane \Vilklrd, BJ\

Those "senior moments" could be Alzheimer's after all recent tud 路 b re ear h rs at Ru h niversity Medi al emer, hi ago, found that ubtle memory problem oft n attrilr 10

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uted to ' normal aging' may be early signs of Alzheimer's disease.

The study evaluated 134 older men and women who didn ' t have cognitive impainnent at the time of their deaths.

More than a third of th e participants were discovered to have lesions of the brain tissue indicative of Alzheimer's disease.

While scores on mental tests were nearly ide ntical for all participants, those who were diagnosed with Alzheimer's after death did score slightly lower on tests for episodic memory, such as recalling stories and word lists.

The good news is that those in th e study who were diagnosed post d eath had amounts of brai n deterioration similar to those found in Alzh eimer's patients who had been severely debilitated by th e d isease. This shows "that some type of neural reserve can allow a large number of older persons to tolerate a significant amount of Alzheimer's pathology witl10ut manifesting obvious dementia," according to th e study author.

On the other hand, tl1e bad news is that tl1 e study suggests that tl1 e number of people with Al zheimer's is probably much larger than th e current estimates of about 4.5 million people in the United States.

-Nancy J.Z. Reese, BY

Poll reveals gender gap over who's the safer driver A recent Gallup Poll howed that men and women prefer to tide in a car dtiven by someone of m eir own gender.

Almough 43 percent of Americans said it made no difference whether the driver \vas male or fe male, 33 percent said th ey wo uld rather ride in a car driven by a man, while only 21 percent preferred a wo man.

But when it came to afety, women were rated as ligh tly afer drivers, 37 pe rcent, compared to 34 percent who say m n are th e afer drivers.

Gender pia ed a prominent role, though , 1vith 42 percent of men saying tl1ey prefen-ed to ride in a car with a man behind m e wheel and only percent wim a woman, while 33 percent of women preferred another woman behind the wheel 1 . 25 p rcent for a man.

The afet:y i ue was a1 o plit d own gender lin , wim 45 percent of men

saying men are safer drivers and 50 percent of women saying women are safer drivers.

Young Ametican s, ages 18 to 34, believe men and women drive r are equal ly afe, but prefer, by 39 percent, riding in a car with a male dtiver compared to 23 percent for a female driver and 37 percent for eith er gender.

-Nancy J. Z. Reese, BY

The danger of deep vein thrombosis David Bloom, an NBC war correspondent, didn ' t lose his life in Iraq from a bomb or enemy fire. H e lost hi life from a blood clot.

Dee p vein thrombosis (DVf) is a blood clot in one of me veins, usually in me legs, leading to a blocked or partially blocked blood vessel. If left untreated, the tiny blood clot can be d ead ly as in the case with David Bloom .

Every year in th e United States two mi llio n people develop a DVf. Ove r 200,000 live are lost to this cond ition each year (more m an AIDS and breast cancer combined ).

What are some of th e signs and symptoms of DVf? Symptoms may incl ud e pain, welli ng, tende rne s or redn ess in th e affected area. About half of th e people with DVf have no sym ptoms at all.

How do yo u know if you are at risk for DVf? Some of th e ti k factors include re tri cted mobili ty cau eel by lo ng di tance travel (ai r travel) , taking birth control pill or hormone replacement therapy, obesity, pregnancy, recent maj o r urgery, and age over 40 year . Contact your doctor if you have any concerns. If you are going into the ho pi ta l or on bed rest, ask yo ur doctor how to prev nt a DVf. Please reme mber, DVf doe n 't have to happen to you or your family member .

It can be prevented. To learn abo ut more ri k factors for DVf and how to prevent it go to unuw.preuentdvt.org.

-Mary j ane Willard, BJI

Editor's note: Do you have an idea for an Advantage Point? Please contact the Phoenix staff at phoenix@alphasigmaalplza.org or write Advantage Points, 9550 Zionsville Rd. , Suite 160, Indianapolis, JN 46268.

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New Arista Alumnae Association announced

BY NORA TEN BROECK, BK

Vice President of Membership Alpha Sigma Alpha has moved toward a new way to engage members in annual support of the sorority. The Arista Alumnae Association provides the opportunity for members to annually support the sorority and receive additional benefits from participation. There are no required lifetime or annual alumnae dues to payparticipate when you want and how you want.

Following a request to examine membership fees in comparison with lifetime membership costs, national council researched ways that members could annually support the sorority as well as alleviate the assessment of lifetime alumnae dues on collegiate members.

The 2006 convention body approved the national council's recommendations to eliminate lifetime and annual alumnae dues and move toward a model of individual member participation and annual

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financial engagement with the sorority.

By joining in a partnership with "One Big Planet," a national affinity marketer, d1e Arista Alumnae Association was created to annually engage members in voluntarily supporting the sorority through financial contributions.

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Palm Green Supporter-members who desire to support the sorority can send a vo luntary financial contribution of $25. This is similar to paying annual alumnae dues, although they are no longer required.

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Gold Partner-members who would like "a litde something more" can send a volun tary financial conu;bution of $40 and receive a renewable membership benefits card redeemable at more than 150,000 merchants for goods and senrices available in local and national markets. Gold Partners will ertioy access

to a web site that contains up-to-the minute opportunities for card holders to save money on their favorite goods and services with new vendors being added on a regular basis. Only Gold Partner members will have access to this exclusive information.

Arista Alumnae Association member contributions* will be used to support the sorOI;ty's general operations. Gold Partner members use of specific vendors and services will yield additional commission and participation income for the sorority.

Don't delay;. support your sorority in th e way that appeals to you most-today!

Support from members will continue to fund Alpha Sigma Alpha's growth and impact the lives of its members.

For more information about the Arista Alumnae Association visit www.alphasigmalpha.orgor call (317) 871-2920.

*Arista Alumnae Association contributions are not tax deductible.

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BY ANGElA SCHAEFER, Bl Recycle f or SjJecial Olympics ational Chainnan n Vale ntin 's Day, Feb. 14, 2005, pecial Olympics Intern ati onal, "~ t.h th e ommunicati ons and th e help of R.M nat.i onal support of Alpha igma Alpha, laun ched a promo Lio n to offer cell ph one user th e o ppo rtunity to " hare the Love" by r cycling u eel cell phone to

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ra i e funds and awareness in support of athl etes with intellectual d isabi lities.

Promo ted natio nwide, th e Recycle for Special O lympics promo tion encouraged Ameri ca ns to help protect th e environment whil e sharin g th e ir heart-fe lt upport fo r Special O lympics' outstanding and co urageo us athle tes.

Alpha Sigma Alpha ki cked off its part in this pro mo t.i on in February 2005 at Disu-ict Day even ts thro ugho ut th e coun u-y. Thi endeavor marked th e first tim e in our 30-year histo ry of upportin g Special O lympics Lhat we we re as ked to suppo rt Special Olympic on a nati o nal level, and lpha Sigm a Alpha m mbe r we re up to th e challenge!

After 16 month of collecti on effo rts, Alpha Sigma Alpha members collected 3,927 phones, for a total of $ 7,458. T op chapter coll ect.i on in clud e:

Alumnae Chapters #1: Hou ton- 222 pho ne collected , va lued at 740 #2: Win d • ity, lL- 217 phone coli cted, valued at 559 # : l. Loui - -- 6 pho ne coli cted , valued at 393

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#2: Zeta Lambda-174 phones coll ected , valued a t 300 #3: Zeta The ta- 72 pho nes co llected , valued at 231 #4: Zeta Mu-91 phon es collected , valued at 205 Th e value of each collected pho ne was determ ined by R.MS. The minimum d onati o n was ' 1 per pho ne. One po in t to no te is th at alth o ugh a chapte r may have collected more p hones, th e total valu o f th ose pho nes cou ld be le s than a smaller coll ecti o n of pho ne .

The Recycle fo r pecial O lympi promo ti o n provided severa l positive outco mes. Th e pro mo ti on rai d m ney and awa rene s fo r Special O lympics, and Special O lympic program wi ll receive th e full value of a h ph one collected b our members. Tho e rec cled cell ph one will as i tlocal pecial Olympic aLh le te from the areas fro m which th e ph ones we re c ll ected , ma kin g it possible fo r an aLhl ete to excel in th ir port fo r a eason , as we ll as change negat.ive att.itude abo ut th ir a ilit.i .

T hank •ou to ac h Al ph a igma Al ph a who part.i ipated in a collect.i o n effo rt, whe th er it was organi zing a mas collecLion or imp! >turning in a ph o ne for a chapter collecti o n. Yo ur parti cipat.i on d mon Lrate that every memb r make a differen e. no t just in our oro ri ty, but with in our c m mu n it.i e as well.

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NEW CHAPTER

Theta Epsilon at Schreiner University, TX

BY AMBER SHAVERDI, HH

2005-06 Leadership Consultant On the morning of Saturday, March 25, 2006, an alumna member of Alpha Sigma Alpha read from the installation ritual, "With each new chapter, Alpha Sigma Alpha is renewed and re-born a stronger and more vital organization." With those words, 35 women took a vow to love and protect the name of Alpha Sigma Alpha.

That morning Theta Epsilon Chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha was established.

Alpha Sigma Alpha National President Lori White Scott, EE, initiated the women, the Theta Epsilon Chapter and its officers. It was the final step in the long process of starting a chapter. These women had been working toward this weekend since May of 2005.

The organization was originally created to offer an alternative opportunity, since Schreiner University in Kerrville, TX, previously had only one sorority. The women named their organization IPOSG-"In Pursuit of Something Challenging." The organization was based

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on five aims that were almost identical to those of Alpha Sigma Alpha, making it the perfect choice for the women at Schreiner.

In August of 2005, Leadership Consultant Amber Shaverdi arrived to begin the long journey with these women.

Two weeks after her initial visit, the women participated in formal recruitment with the university, offering bids to 23 women and achieving campus Total.

After formal recruitment, the chapter continued to hold weekly interest/ recruitment events. They participated in campus events, Recruitment Boot Camp, District Day and several philanthropic projects. Each week the women learned more about the organization and what it meant to be an Alpha Sigma Alpha.

During the installation weekend the women hosted several events to welcome family, members and friends. On Friday, March 24, the women hosted a congratulatory reception gathering of 120 friends and family members. Following the reception th e women hosted a more intimate sisterhood social.

On Saturday morning the women gathered for three very special rituals at the First Presbyterian Church. Marianne Busch Bullock, B0; Audra Rose, fT; Donna Eberly, ZK; Krystal Geyer Slivinski, fP; and Lori Scott led the women through their first Sanctuary Degree. Women from Delta Upsilon, University of Texas-San Antonio, and Zeta Sigma, University of the Incarnate Word, TX, also attended to sponsor the new initiates.

Following the rituals the women held a white lunch eon where Lori Scott presented the women with congratulatory gifts and Phoenix recognition pins.

During the dinner members listened to speeches and toasts given in their honor.

On Sunday morning Gini Norris-Lane, chapter advisor and campus minister, offered a wo rship service for all.

After a year of hard work these women are ready to continue creating their journey as an official chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha.

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FOUNDATIO N NEWS

Alpha Sigma Alpha Foundation Board of Trustees, 2006-07 Chainnan: Jane Oleszewski hennan, fH Vice Chainnan: Jessica Bridwell McKenna, ZIT Secretary: Michelle Boultinghouse McMillan, EE Treasurer: Diane YencicJames, HH Trustees: Ang Ia Dantzler Bauldree, BZ Johanna Haag Gardner, ZZ Kalhleen Collopy Miller, Af An ita L. Reichling, ~ Cindy Fundis Smilh, EE Ex-officio: Lori White Scott, EE, national president haron Sterner, fl, vice president of fiance

Alpha Sigma Alpha Foundation Executive Director Stacy Dettro j oh-nson, C/JC/J, at the Foundation booth dwing convention.

Foundation Executive Director Hired The Board of Trustees of the Alpha Sigma Alpha Foundation is excited to announce lhat Stacy Dettro Johnson , <1><1>, has been hired as lhe new executive director. tacy has extensive non-profit experience.

Stacy will help manage the Circle of Strength campaign as well as run the day-to-day opera tions of th e Foundation. Questions and comments? Stacy may be reached at sjohnson@alphasigmaalpha.orgor (317) 871-2920, ext. 14.

Imagine the possibilities in year two The Circle of Strength (COS) dlreeyear campaign was d esigned by th e Alpha Sigma Alpha Foundation to better meet the financial need of o ur member hip.

The second year's theme i Imagine the Possibilities, and in this econd year, we need sisters to begin th eir three-year pledge o the Foundation can better upport the educational program of Alpha igma Alpha. A pledge to this campaign is a minimum of 500 a year for three years. To show our gratitude, a beautiful piece of artwork b Bobbi Sample , Kindred pirits, will be e nt to ach m mber who has al o realized the importance oflh Foundation ' goal .

Imagineal llh e things we can do to upport Alpha ign1a Alp ha: more leadership training program , more vent peakers, more Di trict Day program , m re education initiative . We all want lhe orority to uc eed and more progre ive women lead rs evoh1ng from our i terhood.

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The Foundation ' purpo e is to inve t in the potential of wome n by promoting enrice, leadership and lifelo ng learning through charitable giving. Please join us in our mission of investing in women by joining the Circle of Strength camp aign this year! The CO pledge form can be found on-line at U!WltJ.alphasigllwalpha.org under Foundation. For more informatio n on the Circle of Strength campaign, please contactJane herman at jos@columbus.lr.com or (614) 46-9 45.

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fOUNDATION NEWS

The Foundation's investment committee needs you!

Do you have investment know-how?

If so, the Foundation's investment committee is looking for you! We need a few committee members that are expeiienced in the investment world. If you are interested, please contact joanne Zabaldo at Joanne. Zabaldo@paradigmlearning. com.

Scholarship recipients awarded for the 2006..:.07 academic year The Alpha Sigma Alpha Foundation believes that learning should last a lifetime, and our commitment to that belief is carried out through both graduate and undergraduate scholarships. It is the Board of Trustees intent that the scholarships reward merit, as demonstrated by academic excellence and leadership, volunteerism, meaningful participation in Alpha Sigma Alpha and/ or other activities.

The Board of Trustees is pleased to announce scholarship recipients for the 2006-07 academic year: Hilda Anna Giraud Endowed Founders' Memorial Scholarship Sarahjo Smith, EE Suzanne L. Hebert Endowed Founders' Memorial Scholarship Andrea Kimmet, Ef S. June Smith Endowed Founders' Memorial Scholarship Carrie Hartinger, Z'l' Past Presidents Endowed Founders' Memorial Scholarship Chelsea Whiteford, ZT Alpha Beta Endowed Founders' Memorial Scholarship Brittany Murty, L\N-B The National Philanthropic Scholarship Graduate Katelyn McCullough, NN .

The National Philanthropic Scholarship Graduate Annette Thomas, ZO The Special Education Scholarship AY..A member Katie Gates, L\E WJ.!ma Wilson Sharp Scholarship Adria Irwin , ZIT Amy M. Swisher Scholarship Renee Krohne , E>A Mary Turner Gallagher Scholarship Michelle Buck, ZA Lois V. Beers Scholarship Catherine McGinn, EE

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Beta Zeta Scholarship Chelsea Umbach, 'l'W Dr. Rosalie Messina Simari Scholarship Jennifer Ferraro, HH Beta Sigma Scholarships Michelle Spencer (BY.), president, and Valerie Vance (BY.), treasurer Zeta Eta Scholarship Cora Eggen, ZH Dr. Ann Rowlette Scholarship Amber Com mer, ct>ct> Freida Riley Award Paula Harmon , L\K Thank you to all of our applicants.

Scholarship applications are available at www.alphasigmaalpha.mgand are due each year in February.

Grants for alumnae The Foundation's Career Enhancement Grants are available anytime of year.

The grant provides assistance for Alpha Sigma Alpha alumnae seeking personal or professional development through non-credit courses, seminars and/ or programs. Grants are awarded on the basis of merit (leadership and community involvement) and how the education program relates to the applicant's personal or professional development.

Grants are available on a first come, first serve basis and may be awarded throughout the fiscal year Qune 1-May 31) up to an amount determined by the Foundation Board of Trustees and consistent with the Foundation policies. For more information , visit www.alphasigmaalpha.org, click on Foundation then scholarships, awards and grants.

Diane Yencicjames, HH, and Rosemary Carucci .Goss, BIT, kick off the F~un?ati~n's 20th birthday party at the 2006 national convenuon. Read more about th1s lustouc celebration in the fall issue of the Phoenix.

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Three women to travel for

Alpha Sigma Alpha Developing women ofpoise and purpose; empowering sisters to make a difference

BY KRYSTAL GEYER SLIVINSKI, fP

Executive DirectoT he 2006--07 leadership consultants wi ll travel across the U.S. from August to May providing leadersh ip training and educational programming to Alpha Sigma Alpha collegiate women. As was last year, thi year the main focus for the leadership consultants will be recruitment. The leadership consultants will be visiting chapters to help plan for formal recruitment and to assist chapters in thei r informal recruitment efforts.

Before hitting the road, these women received a month-long in tensive training that covered everything from Alpha Sigma Alpha's recruitment philosophy to how to mentor a member.

The leadership consultant job is challenging and requires a person to be adaptable, have the ability to confront difficult situations, have emotional control, take initiative, be organized and be a good li tener. Leadership consultants require the abi li ty to communicate and enforce policies while at the same time motivating th e chapter.

If you are inte rested in working for Alpha Sigma Alpha as a leadership consultant, please contact Brooke H ansen at Alpha igma Alpha National Headquarters, 9550 Zionsville Rd., uite 160, Indianapoli IN 46268, phone: (3 17) 871-2920 or email bhansen@ alphasigmaalpha.org.

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ship recognition society, and the DePaul Alliance for Latino Empowerment. Kiisi was an executive officer for the MidAmerican Greek Counci l As ociation and interned at UCLA for the Undergraduate Interfratemity Institute. She was named DePaul's Soroiity Woman of the Year in 2005, recognized as an Outstanding Senior Leader, was a member of the dean's list and was Delta Eta's Woman of the Year two years in a row.

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Karen Timi" Leota T imi Leota, ZA, graduated \vith honors from Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ, ~th a BA in law and justice and a minor in psychology. Timi held the positions of secretary, fundraising chairman, interGreek counci l representative and president for her chapter. On campus he was a member of the Order of Omega and Alpha Phi Sigma CiiminalJustice honor society. Timi was on he r campu 'dean' list, was nominated for Si ter of the Year, and attended Rowan University's Emerging Leaders Conference.

Jennifer Lundquist Jennifer Lundqui t, ZB, graduated from the niver ity ofWi consin-lliver Falls \vith a B in speech communications and a minor in p chology.Jen held the positions of vice pre ident of public relations and recruitment, vice pre ident of alumnae and heiitage, tandards board chai1man and pre ident for her chapter. he erved her cam pus Pan hellenic as ociatio n as vice president and inte.-im president during her sen ior year. On campus she was involved \vith the Extreme Life Organization , Relay for Life, Smile for Kid andRe idence Life.Jen was on the campus dean ' li t and received the ommunity Leader of the Year Award for her work in re idence life.Jen was the university' Gr ek Woman of the Year in 2005-{)6, as well as Zeta Beta路 i ter of the Year for 2004 and 2005.

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Renew your relationship with the S. June Smith Center

BY SHANNoN ZIMMERMAN Advancement Coordinator S. j une Smith Center

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Executive director retires Executive Director ancy Coleman, XX, retired from Alpha Sigma Alpha on july 3, 2006. an cy brought a wealth of expe1ience in association management to the 01·ority. ince her tenure began on july 1, 2003, ancy launched the "Make It Happen" cu tomer/ member en'ice initiative, implemented headquarters office efficiency procedures according to International Standard Organization guideline , improved the financial condition of the sorority by means of balanced budgets and debt reduction and advanced the organization during a pe1iod of membe rship growth.

"Nancy i a leader of integ•ity and a woman of poi e and purpose. She has definitely made a difference as executive directo•· of Alpha Sigma Alpha," said ational President Lori White Scott, EE.

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Krystal Geyer Silvinski, FP

Effective july 10, 2006, Krystal Geyer livinski, fP, ha been named the new executive director at national headquarters in Indianapolis, IN. Kry tal will oversee the day-to-day management of the sorority' operations including the supervision of the staff, direction of the administrative and financial affairs of the sorority and ove1 ight of ervices to members.

Kry tal served as a leader hip consultant from 1997-98. She rejoined the staff in 2000 in the di trict ervice deparunent. Since 2002, he has served as Director of District Services. She has master's and bachelor's degrees from East Stroudsburg University.

New volunteer support services coordinator hired Erika Butts, EK, was hired July, 10, 2006, as the new volunteer support services coordinator.

Erika will support volunteer development, communications and increase member participation in sorority initiatives and activities with an emphasis on planning, budgeting, execution coordition and evaluation of sorority services.

Erika was a leadership consultant for Alpha Sigma Alpha for the 2005-06 school year.

2005-06 Alfha Sigma Alpha Annua Report now available If yo u would like a co py of the 2005-06 Alpha Sigma Alpha Annual Repo rt, please contact Director ofCommuniation Teresa Boye r Fishback, t1K, at lfLShback@alphasigmaalpha.mgorcall (317) 71-2920.

National convention wrap up Th e 2006 Alpha Sigma lpha ational nvention 1 as heldjul • 19-23, 2006, in Bo ton. detailed tory with information about how to btain photo from th e event "111 app ar in the fall Phoenix of Alpha igma Alpha.

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ollegiate an d alumnae chap ter awards information \1111 also appear in th e fall i sue of the magazine.

District Day news Distri ct 6 wi ll hold Di trict Day from 1 ov. 3-4 at th e niver ity of o uthern Indiana in Evan ville, I .

District 1vill ho ld Di trict Da ' from ov. 10-1 l at the Wi con in.

Information and regi tration form for th ese two events plus upcoming District Day events will be available on the Alp ha igma Alpha web site.

Ju t click on th Di oict Da info1mation on th e from page of th e ite for more detail .

Erika Butts, EK

Beta Rho housing corporation announcement The Beta Rho housing corporation will meet unday, Oct. 15, 2006, at 3 p.m . at th e chapter hou eon 1019 Ridge, DeKalb, IL.

Editor 's note: The "In Memoriam " list of deceased members as reported to national headquartersfromjune I, 2005, to May 31, 2006, will run in the fall issue of the Phoenix. The "Directory," a list of national officers for 2006-07 will also ajJjJear in the fall is ue of the magazine.

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Epsilon Kappa, Millersville University, PA, t-shirts at District Day, Feb. 24-25, 2006. The Stllll'S-:rea,a IGERRBLG?" the letters represent AljJha On the bach of the shirt the eight core values are

DISTRICT 2 District 2 volunteers closed last fall's semester by visiting three chapters for officer u-a.nsitions. Several chapters shared success stories of their fundraisers on behalf of the S.June Smith Center, Special Olympics and the victims of Hun; cane Katrina.

The biggest event for the district was District Day on Feb. 24-25, 2006. Approximately 200 Alpha Sigma Alphas from across District 2 met at the Spencer Hotel in Wilmington, DE, to celebrate.

Events spanned two days and included a fashion show and educational programs covering a wealth of professional and personal development topics. Dw;ng the recognition luncheon , the district recognized its top three collegiate chapters with the ASPIRE (ZA, Rowan Un iversity), SEEK (ZN, Moravian College) and ATTAIN (M, University of Delaware) recognitions.

Additional recognition went to Mary Ann Wi ll iams (ZN chapter advisor) for Outstanding District Advisor and Sharon Sterner, fl, for her outstanding work on behalf of District 2. Through the event's silent auction and the individual generosity of sisters, the district raised more PHOENIX OF ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA

than $2,500 for the Foundation over the weekend.

You can get more information about these and other great District 2 events through their web site: http://www. asadistrict2. com.

Kelly McGinnis Morell.o, EK District Facilitator

Collegiate DELTA EPSILON, MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY, PA

Chapter members stay busy by helping others Delta Epsilon Chapter doesn'tjust have one newsworthy activity, it has many.

The Delta Epsilon Chapter at Mansfield University, PA, has participated in many campus sponsored events. The chapter has also raised money every semester for the S.June Smith Center or Special Olympics.

Delta Epsilon members also adopted two miles of a local highway. The chapter participated in campus' homecoming events.

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University, PA. Battle of tl1e Banks is where local banks compete against each other to raise the most money. Then , they all come together and compete in relay activities. The members worked the registration tables, concession stand, helped keep score during the games and even played on some of the teams. Th is year over $20,000 was raised by all the participating banks. All the money goes to th e S.June Smith Center.

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involved in th e Wagner College comm unity in a variety of ways. For the past two years members of the chapter have enjoy participating in the St. jude's Up 'till Dawn letter writing campaign. Last sp1;ng th e chapter successfully wrote the most letters ou t of any club/ organization or individual team on campus!

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ZETA THETA, WAGNER COLLEGE, NY

In spring of 2005, the Zeta Lambda Chapter, Rowan University, NJ, held its first J ail N' Bail even t. Members of all the Greek organ izations on campus nom inated people to

Members' letter writing campaign helps St. Jude Throughout tl1e year the Zeta Theta Chapter stays

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S. june Smith Center benefits from chapter's "battle" event On Sunday, Feb. 26, 2006, Epsilon Kappa participated in the S.June Smith Center's ann ual Battle of the Banks at Pucillo Gym, Millersville

Aimee Chang and jenny Cargo of the Zeta Lambda Chapter, Rowan University, NJ, are making preparations for theJail N' Bail fundraiser.

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The members of the Gamma Eta ChajJler came in Jrd place of all Greek Organizations at the Penn Stale Dance laratlwn.

77le chapter raised 174, 000 for children with cancer.

put "in j ail. " Throughout th e day peo ple co uld do nate mo ney to either kee p th e "p risoner" in j ail o r th ey could "po t bail." At th e e nd of th e day, Zeta Lambda rai eel 500, which was don ated to th e Ame ri can Diabe tes ociati on.

Hoily Durhin I Vashington, D. C., alumnae members celebrate at the wedding recejJtion of Elizabeth Benson cheuble's daughte1; Sara. Fron t mw, eated lejl to right:fudy Parkison, Bfl; Carol n Mulford, JlB; Louie P. j ohn on, Bfl; and Rowena Cremean, ITII. Back row, tandi11g: /Haureen Hcnvey, AA; ara cheuble (bride); Elizabeth cheuble,

Alwnnae GREATER BOSTON ALUMNAE CHAPTt."'R

Boston area alumnae enjoy action-packed year T he chapter had a 2005- 06 kick off meetin g on Sept. 14, 2005, at Devlin 's restaura n t.

T he women eli cussed fun ideas for even ts and ac tivities

th at th ey wanted to plan for the chapte r in th e upcoming yea r. On O ct. 16, 2005, Amy F1i tz, ED; Marcy Smolow, ED; Dawn Eades, E\f!, and j ane t Crook Conroy, BTI, go t toge th er and parti cipated in th e Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk. Alumnae raised mo re th an 500 to conu·ib ute towards th e fight against breast cancer. On ov. 12, 2005, th e chapte r go t toge th e r fo r a Harva rd ni ve rsity foo tball ga me.

Wra pping up th e year in December 2005, Amanda Comperchio o rganized colleCLing toys for Toys fo r To ts. meetin g was held at So las in th e Le nn ox Hotel in Bo ton.

T he chapt r had an exciting sch clule of even ts for th e spring. j anet o nroy ho ted her Annual t. Pacld ,' Da Parad e party on March 19, 2006. The yard al in p ril , ho ted b Gina 1 agy McKinn on , E , was r heduled. Th e women planned a p1·ing Arnold Arb re tum walk for th e da before Lilac unclay in t\ lay. T he june ev nt was a hike or bike clay ho ted b •J ane t nroy. \Vmdy orr, E 1/f

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WASH/lllG TO , DC, ALUMNAE CHAPTER

Alpha Sigma Alpha s national president visits alumnae chapter Eight me mbers of th e Was h ington , D.C., Alumnae hapter attended th e Nove mbe r 2005 meeting hosted by Kath y Wilson Burke, , chapte r president. T he fir t bu ines meeting o f 2006 was hosted by Iaureen Herring H arvey, AA, chapte r recordin g ecre taryI treas urer, in Marc h.

Me mber we re pleased to welcome a pecial guest to th e meetin g- Al pha Sigma Alpha ati o nal Pre i-dent L01·i White cott, EE, who was in Was hington , D.C., fo r a o nfe re nce. Jucly Whipp Parkison , BD, and Liz ch euble, p re e n ted an overview o f th e u-aining se io n th ey attended at Distri CL Day, he ld February in V\ ilmingto n , DE, and ann oun ced th e chapte r rece ived th e rown Alumnae hapter recognitio n awa rd. everal m mber o nui buted items for the Di ui ct Day silent auc ti on in which all p roceed were donated to th e lpha igma lpha Foun da ti o n.

The chap ter wou ld like to a knm ledge that 2006 ommemora tes 75 year th at Helen Lortz has been a member of lpha igma Al pha.

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She became a membe r in January 1931 and has bee n a Washington, D.C., Alumnae chapter member since 1945.

Orelia Rowlette, c[xp

DISTRICT 3 Collegiate ALPHA GAMMA , !ND!ANA UNJVERS!TY OF PENNSYL VANIA

Chapter donates to other Greek philanthropic endeavors The Alpha Gamma Cha pte r has been very busy parti cipating in philanthro pic events, sponsored by oth er organi zatio ns on campus.

Me mbe rs participated in Alpha Xi Delta's "Quarte r War" for Hun;cane Katrin a victims, Ze ta Ta u Alpha 's "Kick-Out Cancer" soccer tourn ame nt, Delta Ga mma's "Anchor Splash ," Delta Zeta's dodge ball tourn ame n t, and Alpha Gamma Delta's "Mr. IUP" compe tition . The cha pte r also d o nated $100 to Gamma Eta cha pte r a t Pe nnsylvania State University fo r its "Th o n" eve nt. The chapter th e n do na ted $50 to the Delta Sigma cha pte r a t Saginaw Valley State University fo r its "Polar Plunge." The chapte r also wr o te letters to me n servin g in Iraq.

Th e cha pte r has accomplished a 3.0 o r hi ghe r chapte r average GPA. It was recognized fo r havin g an overall GPA hi ghe r than the ave rage of females a t Indiana U niversity of Pennsylvania. It was high er th an the local university Pa nh elle ni c ave rage, as well.

The 2005 homecoming quee n a t Indiana University of Pe nnsylvania was a n Alpha Sigma Alpha, La uren Melnick.

NicoiR Palenno

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Over $174, 000 raised by chapter for campus philanthropic proj ect

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The me mbers of the Gamma Eta Chapte r, Pe nnsylvania State University, have certainly had a year to be proud ofl From winning th e best short pe1formance at Gree k Sing, to having a member become th e president of Pan helle nic Council , Alpha Sigma Alpha has made a huge impact o n th e Penn State campus.

Each year th e campus holds the Pe nn State Dance Ma ra thon, also known as "Tho n," to rai e money for childre n with cancer thro ugh th e Fo ur Diamonds Fund.

It is th e largest stude nt-run philanth ropy in th e wo rld .

Alpha Sigm a Alpha raised over $174,000 putting th e Gamma Eta Chapte r in third place of all unive rsi ty-wide Greek o rga ni za ti o ns.

ZETA GAMMA, GANNON UNJVERS!TY, PA

Zeta Gamma members help Special Olympians enj oy the holiday season Zeta Gamma Chapte r, Gann o n Unive rsity, PA, participated in nume ro us activities within th e communi ty. One activity tha t stands out is the Winte r Carnival for Special Olympics in Erie, PA. Each year a round Christm as, the chapte r holds this eve nt fo r the Special Olympia ns to participate in.

The re are a number of differe nt craft stations including making name tags, designing snow flakes and creating reindeer o rnam ents. This year Special O lympians participated in fun games. As a surprise for the Special Olympia ns, Santa visited so they could have their pictures take n and talk to him .

This yea r also included a dance party.

Casey Rall

Chapter kicked offyear with a lesson in scrapbooking This yea r has been a busy one for the chapte r. The chapter always tries to spotlight membe rs ' talents to learn something about each other and encourage fellowship. This year two of the members, Holly Horne Smith, ~K . and J ennie Hartman , AA, taught everyone techniques in scrapbooking in October.

In J anuary 2006, th e cha pter had th eir annual "make it, bake it, fake it" aucti o n fundraiser. Everyone either made or bought something to auction off for the philanthropic cause of a local tro ubled woman 's/ chiJdre n 's shelte r, One Way Fa rm .

Lastly, in February the chapter had the ho no r of having Debbie Gardne r, a selfdefe nse expert, speak to the chapte r and de monstrate selfdefense techniques.

Jennie Hartman, AA

Holly Horne Smith, t:.K, shows Cincinnati alumnae the art of scrapbooking.

LAURELH!GHLANDS, PA, ALUMNAE CHAPTER

Alumnae enjoy a balance of social activities with philanthropic projects The Laurel Highlands Alumnae Chapter finished 2005 with a holiday do na ti o n of ite ms for the families serviced by the Blackburn Cente r in Greensburg, a shelte r for abused wome n and th eir families. The chapter started off 2006 with a ''Yee Haw!" and a girl's night out at Saddleridge in Pittsburgh for line da ncing followed by dinne r at Bucca di Beppo.

In February, th e afternoon was spe nt snacking and scrapbooking.

In March, some of the wom en ventured to Hagerstown, MD, for the a nnual outlet shopping expedition.

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t.psilon Gamma members "rocked" the night away for good cause

Laurel Highlands alumnae Kim Benson, L1 ; Leslie Aggers, EY; Sherri Rae, r:=; Kathi ujm:k, EY, and Amy Baverso, râ&#x20AC;˘.P, enjoy a girl's night out in Pillsburgh.

, \IJJha Sigma tlljJha 's Epsilon Gamma ChajJ/er along with the men of 1\ajJj}{/ Sigma held a rocil-a-thon evl'llllo mise IIWII I')'for the victims of ll urrimnP Katrina a/ \fhginia Commonwealth niversity.

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In Ap1il , several members attended th e annual Pittsburgh Alumnae Pan helle nic Associati o n Luncheon and Fashion Show, which benefits tJ1e cholarship fu nd for the Pittsburgh Panh ellenic.

Finally, the chapter i very proud to have parti cipated in tJ1e Recycle for Special lympics cell phone drive, collecting over 150 phones.

The chapter is always looking to meet new members in the area-if yo u are inte rested in joining us for any a tivitie , please fe el free to con tac t haptc r President Sherri Rae, r::::, at asagx313@holmail.com.

Kim Bmson, .JJ -B

In O ctobe r of2005 th e Epsi lon Gamma Chapter held its annual Rockath o n eve nt.

Chapter member sat on tJ1e front porch from 10 a. m. until l 0 p.m. in rocking chairs to ra ise money for tJ1e victims o f Hurricane Katrin a. We were extremely succe fuJ , rai ing 4,000! Members also participated in tJ1e Breast Cancer Walk on Sunday, Oct. 16. This event occurred in Byrd Park and was a great isterhood event and a fan tastic cause to up port.

Elizabeth /-1alzi ma noli

AJwnnae RJCIIJIIOND, I'A, ALUMNAE CHAPTt.'R

Alumnae take flride in upjJorting collegiate chapter hming in i terhood is what tJ1 e Ri chmond alumn ae do best. Ratl1 er th an lo e wuch after pring ac tivities, membe rs go twge th er at World Cup offee, own d by J ami e he n)', Ef, and her hu band, witl1 Epsi lon Ga mmas in summ er school in Jul y of 200 -.

Famou Dave's Barbeq u was th ite of tl1e an nual kick-off dinnerin ptemberof2oo-. everal of the alumnae serve on th e advisory board for th e Ep ilon Gamma hapter. With th ¡ chapter at an all tim high in membership, the women will b bus . To upport tl1 e chapte r and congratulate tl1em n a ucce ful re ruitment, tl1c alumnae purchased 2 1 LOte bag for th e big i ter lO de o ra te for tl1 eir liule i ter .

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In October of 2005 the women participated in the Richmond Alumnae Pan h ellenic Association's fall bazaar, which ntised money for the annual $1,000 scholarship.

Founders' Day was shared \\~th the Epsilon Gamma Chapter.

The women also remembered the folks at Comfort Homes, their main philanthropic acti~ty, ~th fall gifts.

The annual cookie exchange in December was a highlight. The hostess was Amy Fulton, Ef, and the meeting had food and fe!Jowship that was special. Amy furnished Christmas balls, which were decorated as takehome gifts.

To begin 2006 the women met at the home of Stacey Beardsley, Ef, and made Valentine favors for Comfort Homes patients. February was the chartering month for the Epsilon Gamma Chapter and a time to celebrate.

Plans for the spring included Richmond Alumnae Pan hellenic Association tour of historic Hollywood Cemetery led by Anne Magnusdal, Bl; the Epsilon Gamma sen ior tea and alumnae initiation.

Fmnces "Dee Dee"] Francis, BE

the Southwest Florida alumnae chapter. A Spirit of Gi~ng breakfast was held in December at the home of Nancy Ce~n, fE. The sisters purchased and wrapped gifts for needy families.

President She1; Hendren First, AB, held another planning session in January.

February was a time for working on the sorority scrapbook and gathering afterwards at the home of Deb Fields Dietrich , BN. In March, members and their families attended a picnic in the park organized by Paula Faught Cheshire, BN. April was another chance for recruitment as members went out for brunch and a u路ip to a local museum.

Susan Miazga Fisher, FP

DISTRICTS The Zeta Tau Chapter from , Grand Valley State University had an excellent recruitment this past fal l meeting their fall, recruitment goal of 20 new members. The chap-

ter was awarded ~th a $50 gift certificate from Alpha Sigma Alpha at the Recruitment Boot Camp they attended in January for their efforts.

The Delta Nu-B Chapter at Kettering University swept a majority of the Greek awards including: Highest Sorority Pledge Class CPA, Highest Chapter CPA, Greek Week Honorable Mention, Most Improved SorOJ;ty CPA, Sorority Greek Cup (athletics) , Sorority Philanthropy Award and Best Faculty Ad,~sor Award Qacqueline A El-Sayed).

On top of all these awards and accomplishments, th e chapter recruited 11 new members this spring alone.

The Delta Nu-A and Delta Nu-B Chapters from Kettering University paired up to benefit their neighborhood this summer. In conjunction ~th Kettering University, the two chapters put on a "Math and Science Day Camp for Girls" on Aug. 11 and 12 to benefit pre-teens li,~ng in the Fairfield Village neighborhood in Flint,

MI, where the sorori ty house is located. The girls are in~ ted to participate in the two-day program focusing on math, science and character building. The program has been around for the past two years and has been a great hit, bringing together both past and present members and making girls excited about these traditionally maledominated areas.

Last but not least, District 5 is planning on ha~n g its next District Day in late February 2007 in Grand Rapids, MI, hosted by the Zeta Tau Chapter. Details of the event are still in the works- please check back in future issues of the Phoenix for more updates.

In the mean time, please feel free to forward any suggestions or questions to Cheryl Bowman , LlN-B (ashu16@yahoo.com).

Chel)'l Bowman, flN-B District Meeting Co01路dinator

Lisa Glonek and Sheri Hendren First, AB, wrap gifts for needy families in the Tampa Bay area.

TAMPA BAY, FL, ALUMNAE CHAPTER

Chapter members focus on alumnae recruitment The members of the Tampa Bay Alumnae Chapter have had a very busy year.

The chapter gathered in June of2005 to plan the acti~ties for the year. The first official meeting was held at the home ofJulie Loesch Chace, BK, in September 2005. Fawn Lerner Gilli, AA, organized a recruitment acti~ty in October.

For Founders' Day, several members traveled south to spend the day ~th sisters from

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