ALUMNAE
ERIE The Erie, PA alumnae, has been having big fun! On September 8th, we volunteered at the John Kanzius Cancer Benefit event “Rock the Wave”. Although the weather didn’t cooperate, it was a successful event. On September 30th, we celebrated the second anniversary of our chapter’s installation with a fantastic Sunday brunch at the Pufferbelly Restaurant. We enjoyed another Claytopia fundraiser on October 25th. The beautiful Victorian mansion, Anastasia Tea Room, was the setting for our Founders Day celebration on Sunday afternoon. We enjoyed the delicious treats and installed a new alumna member, Cara Campbell Black. Christmastime found us caroling at a senior living center, Brevillier Village. We were joined by two llamas, courtesy of Juliann Zawadzki’s mother, and they were the hit of the evening. Our Pine Mountain philanthropy this year was Christmas stockings for the party at the Settlement School. We filled ten stockings with toys, candy, mittens, coloring books, crayons, and dental care items. In February, the advisers from our chapter met with Educational Consultant Lauren Irby during her visit to Erie. Later that month, we again held a Claytopia fundraiser and painted ceramic anchor boxes, which make great gifts! A March outing at Peak ‘n’ Peek, for skiing, snowboarding and tubing rounded out our winter events. We plan to participate in our third annual Habitat for Humanity build in May and June. Summer activities include a fundraising walk on Presque Isle and our annual picnic. We’re hoping that many of the spring graduates will join us in our activities in the upcoming year.
ERIE
LOWELL As we rolled into September, the Lowell Alumnae Chapter began finalizing plans for the calendar and discussing how to support Beta Tau, our local chapter, with their new members and participation on campus. Beta Tau has really flourished since the University of Massachusetts recognized Greek Life. We held our first meeting on campus in one of the meeting rooms to better conduct business and plan our events. It was lovely to be welcomed back on campus and gave the alumnae a better sense of connection with the University. In October, many of the alumnae attended the 2nd annual Greek Reunion. This year’s event brought a new group to the campus, and the University along with the Greek Alumni Council are hoping for an even bigger turn out next year. There was dinner, dancing and speeches by actively involved alumni from a few of the fraternities on campus. In November, the Lowell Alumnae Chapter hosted a social with Beta Tau consisting of alumnae inductions followed by a game night and a candelight ceremony to honor Founders Day. Alumnae and Collegiate members shared the reasons they love and treasure being a part of Alpha Sigma Tau with the entire group. During December, we attended the collegiate holiday dinner, and Pen-pals exchanged gifts at this event. Throughout the fall semester, alumnae were paired up with a collegiate pen pal and were encouraged to write, 20
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email, and share a gift with one another in hopes to bring two chapters together. There was a good turnout of alumnae and everyone had a wonderful time at the dinner. In January, the chapter held another meeting to finalize the spring events. We hope to continue strengthening the bond between our group and the Beta Tau chapter.
LOWELL