2016 Garage Sale

Thank you to everyone that helped with our annual garage sale!  We raised $2000 for the Arthritis Foundation, the AOII Foundation, our chapter scholarship, our local collegiate sisters, and various other philanthropic projects.  

Thursday Prep Day Crew

Friday Morning Crew

Friday Afternoon Crew

Saturday Morning Crew

Saturday Clean-Up Crew

May 2016 Reading - Loving Frank

Our book club is reading Loving Frank this month.  Every sister is welcome to join us!

Taste of Paris Cooking Class

Inspired by the book, The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You'll Cry, some of our book club members took a Taste of Paris cooking class at Sur La Table in Naperville.

May 2016 Book Club - The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry

After reading Kathleen Flinn's story about attending Le Cordon Bleu culinary school in Paris, we were inspired to make some of the recipes for our meeting.

April 2016 Ritual and Dessert

April is always a special month for our Chapter.  Thank you to Lori T. for hosting us and Dina for co-hosting.

We installed our officers with our lovely Ritual ceremony.  

President - Sharon

VP Membership - Stacie

VP Programming- Ellen

Treasurer - Lori

Collegiate Liaison - Natalie R.

Ways and Means - Amy M.

Philanthropy - Vicky

Publicity - Kathy S.

Panhellenic/MIF - Natalie R.

Historian - Judy

Corresponding Secretary (Correspondance) - Debby

Corresponding Secretary (Newsletter) - Tracy

Recording Secretary (Directory) - Diane

Sisterhood - Lori T.

Founders' Day - Vicky

Webmaster - Chris M.

Our president, Sharon, leading our meeting

We celebrated Patti's 50th anniversary volunteering with Children's Research

Our fabulous Sisterhood Chair, Lori T, does fun things for us like her monthly "Name That Chapter!"

Yummy rose and panda cookies

Scrumptious desserts

The Room Sisterhood Event

We had such a great time trying to find clues and solve the puzzles to escape our rooms at The Room in Lisle.  Thank you to Lori T. for planning this fun event for us!

This group of smarty-pants escaped their room with one minute to spare!
(The Gallery room has a 30% escape rate.)

This group needed about five more minutes but still had a great time!
(The Einstein room has a 20% escape rate.)

2016 Chicago West Scholarship

Congratulations to our Chicago West Suburban Alumnae Chapter Scholarship winner, 

Kat Shishido, of Delta Rho Chapter at DePaul University!

Karen H., Jessie W-G, Kat, Tracy, and Stacie

March 2016 Meeting

We had a fabulous time celebrating St. Patrick's Day together on March 17.  

Thank you to our hostess, Lisa Snyder, and co-hostess, Stacie Suste!

Lisa, Patti, Suzette, Jessie W-G, and Karen H.

Lori, Tracy, and Stacie

Diane, Kathy, Judy, Ellen, and Dina

Iota Chapter's Founders' Day Celebration

Peg, Diane, Natalie G., and Chris M. has a great time traveling together in February to the University of Illinois to celebrate Founders' Day with our Iota Chapter and Beta Nu Chapter sisters!

Feed My Starving Children

On February 6, 2016, our sisters and families volunteered at Feed My Starving Children in Aurora.  We assembled manna packs for malnourished children in Haiti, Nicaragua, the Philippines, and the Ukraine.  We helped pack 219 boxes that will provide 47,304 meals and feed 130 children for a year!  Well done, sisters!  It was a feel-good morning!

Elmhurst Panhellenic Wild for Fashion Dinner

We enjoyed participating in the Elmhurst Panhellenic's Wild for Fashion Dinner on February 19, 2016!  Our president, Sharon, was on the committee this year and even got to walk the runway!

With Fran's help, we donated a basket for the auction.  

2016 Chicago Area Founders' Day

We had a fabulous time celebrating Founders' Day on February 20, 2016, with our Delta Rho Chapter, Phi Chi Chapter, and Chicago-area alumnae sisters!  Our event was hosted on DePaul University's campus.  Past International President, Allison Allgier, was our speaker.  Congratulations to Dina who was out Honor Card recipient!  We celebrate several anniversaries, too - Marcie (50 years), Dani (25 years), Julie S. (25 years), and Ellen (25 years).

Iota Chapter LC/AAC Retreat

Iota Chapter held their LC/AAC Retreat on Saturday, January 16, 2016.  Natalie G. and Chris M. advise Iota and attended the event.  These enthusiastic leaders of Iota are innovative and passionate about making Iota Chapter the very best it can be!

We served the women yummy chili and soup!

Painting Sisterhood Event

On a frigid January evening, we headed to Bottle and Botega in Glen Ellyn for painting and sisterhood.  Thank you, Lori T., for organizing this fun event!  We enjoyed yummy snacks and beverages.  We had so much fun painting roses....the perfect subject for our group!