On March 12, 2016, members of Delta Pi Delta Alumnae Chapter of Alpha Chi Omega gathered for Hera Day, a special day for Alpha Chis because it celebrates the altruistic tradition that has guided its members ever since the founding of the sorority in 1885. Shirley Blake was our hostess at Worthington Country Club in Bonita Springs, Florida.
The installation of three officers took place: Pat Jolly and Margi Shostedt as Co- Presidents and Brenda Griebahn as Co-VP/Programs. Marcia Fink, Co-VP/Programs, will be installed at a later date. The following officers will continue in the offices they presently hold: Jean Knight, VP/Membership; Sasha Williams, VP/Collegiate; Donna Porter, Treasurer; Phyllis Leahy, Recording Secretary; and Brenda Blake-Manley, Corresponding Secretary. Arlene “Scottie” Flatley received her sixty-year pin, and each member received a red carnation in recognition of the time she spent on volunteer activities, more than 14,000 hours in the past year. In appreciation of Shirley Blake and Ann Farrall, who have been Co-Presidents for the past four years, our chapter has given $100 each to the Alpha Chi Omega Foundation and Love and Loyalty Fund.
Our presenter for the day was Judith Anderson, former National President of Alpha Chi Omega from 1992 to 1996. Judith discussed how our sorority enriches the lives of members through lifetime opportunities of friendship, leadership, learning and service. She gave an overview of where our sorority has been in the past, where we are in the present and where we will be in the future.
The meeting on this day closed with the recitation by members of the “Rededication Bond,” and the “Symphony of Alpha Chi Omega,” as a reminder of the spirit of Alpha Chi Omega and in celebration of forty-two years of sisterhood in Southwest Florida.
Approach to Worthington Country Club
Sasha on her way in to the luncheon
The porte-cochère of Worthington
Front view of Worthington
Guests Kathy and Cathy were sorority sisters in the Kappa chapter of the University of Wisconsin.
Phyllis, Jean and Sasha
Guest Debbie from the Beta Epsilon Chapter at Michigan State University and Phyllis
Kathy, Sue & Cathy were all sisters in the Kappa Chapter at Wisconsin
Rosemary, Barbara, Carolyn and Mary Lou
Mary and Judy
Susan, Shirley and Ann
Teddy and Darlene
Pat and Rosemary
Guest Paula and Brenda
Julie, from Beta Chapter at Albion College, and Ronda
Judy, Mary and Diane, also from the Kappa chapter at the University of Wisconsin
Phyllis and Jane in their Easter-time colors
Sasha, Phyllis and Brenda
Our scrumptious dessert. It tasted as good as it looked.
New Co-Presidents, Pat and Margi
Scottie receiving her 60-year pin from Donna
Birthday Girl Brenda and Becky
Judy Anderson
