Congrat ulat ions!
Congratulations to the South Jersey Regional Alumnae Chapter, in New Jersey, newly chartered in April 2009. Charter members of this alumnae chapter are: Paula Saxton, Beta Rho
Paula Hassall, Epsilon Epsilon
Sarah Chapkowski, Epsilon Epsilon Gretchen Hayes, Epsilon Epsilon
Sisters from the Pinellas County Alumnae Chapter in Florida host a Founders Day celebration.
Pinellas County, FL – Sigmas gathered from Pinellas County, Fla., Alumnae Chapter, Tampa Alumnae Chapter and Sarasota/Bradenton Alumnae Chapter to celebrate Founders Day hosted this year by Pinellas County chapter. A collection of $215 raised from opportunity drawings for three Sigma gift items was donated to the Robbie Page Memorial fund. Western Wayne-Washtenaw, MI – Western Wayne-Washtenaw Alumnae Chapter members found their “True North” when they decided to choose themes for the chapter’s yearly events. Members must be creative to find activities that fit into each theme. During the chapter’s International Year, members took a day trip to Frankenmuth, a Bavarian town in mid-Michigan. Sisters toured a violet exhibit at the botanical gardens and read “The Girl with the Pearl Earring” for Classic Sigma. In keeping with the music theme of the Nashville Convention, the chapter invited Kate Gaston and Nancy Craig to talk to us about the Foundation’s GOLD program at Detroit’s Hard Rock Café. One of the chapter’s most challenging themes was Unconventional Sigma. Falling in an un-Convention year, chapter members could be as outrageous as they dared. Most of the alumnae members have been out of college for a while, so playing laser tag seemed pretty unconventional! Visit the chapter’s Web site at www.wwwsigma3.com to see the direction this coming year’s theme will take.
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Beth Ann Davi, Epsilon Epsilon
Brianne Holmes, Epsilon Epsilon
Deborah DeCross, Epsilon Epsilon
Ashley Klug, Epsilon Epsilon
TaraLynn DeVault, Epsilon Epsilon
Stacey Lenz, Epsilon Epsilon
Samantha Funaro, Epsilon Epsilon
Julianne Reinhardt, Epsilon Epsilon
Meredith Gelfand, Epsilon Epsilon
Ellen Sigel, Epsilon Epsilon
Congratulations to the Springfield Area Alumnae Chapter in Missouri, chartered in June 2009. Charter members of this alumnae chapter are: Marilyn Bockhorst, Beta Beta
Jill Nieman, Beta Beta
Sherry Cook, Beta Beta
Janis Pusateri, Beta Beta
Debra Doolittle, Beta Beta
Diana Robinson, Beta Beta
Beverly Francis, Beta Beta
Virginia Sheppard, Beta Beta
Carole Hutcheson, Beta Beta
Lori Webb, Beta Beta
Laura Kinne, Beta Beta
AAB & Volunteer Summit… Soon to be CAB & Volunteer Summit sum·mit (sum•it) noun 1. the highest point, part, or elevation; top or apex; 2. the highest degree or state; a. the highest level of officials; b. a conference at the summit
Are you a chapter advisor struggling with understanding college-aged women today, or maybe coaching the chapter on any number of issues? Do you want to learn more about the Fraternity and Sorority Assessment and how that is shaping the direction of our programs? One of our four key National Leadership Programs, the AAB (CAB) & Volunteer Summit is an opportunity for chapter advisors and national volunteers to spend a day and half together learning new skills to effectively work with collegiate chapters. This program is not about going over policies, procedures, dates, and schedules. Rather, it is about skill development applicable to your many life roles right now, and specifically what you do for Tri Sigma. We will meet together and challenge ourselves to achieve. This inaugural summit will take place the day before the start of Convention. There will be a detailed schedule in the March issue of The Triangle and on the Convention section of the Web site beginning in January.