Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Happy Spring!

In Kenosha it finally feels like spring!! So what better idea is there than to celebrate with some Luke Bryan?


Who wouldn't want to be his sorority girl?
Although he is missing the best one in the song ;)

Tossing Out Domestic Violence- A Great Success!!

This past weekend, Iota Omega hosted its second annual Domestic Violence Awareness bags tournament.  There were over 50 teams that participated.  In the end, team "Slap the Bags" won, but in a sense we all really won, for we were able to donate hundreds of dollars to the Kenosha Women and Children's Horizon center.  It was so great to see so many people around campus involved, and it was so amazing to see people actively supporting our philanthropy.

Major shout out to our VP Philanthropy, Carlie Wysocke for all of her hard work on this event!





                                                                 



                                                 

                   




Sunday, April 21, 2013

Alpha Chi Omega: Real, Strong, Women


I have never been more proud to be an Alpha Chi Omega.  These past few weeks have been a blessing.  Every tear shed, every moment I felt down, I was picked back up by the some of the most special women that I have ever had the pleasure of knowing.  

This past week has also showed me what the true character embodiment of an Alpha Chi is. 

 An Alpha Chi is real.  She is not one to make rash decisions, and is someone that is able to put her priorities into line. She can assess what is right for herself and others, even when she is not feeling the best about herself.  She is smart in the way that she knows when and where to seek out help, and does not run away from a hard situation.  She knows that nothing is perfect, and can sort out the superficial from the not. 

She knows to never give up.

An Alpha Chi is strong.  This does not mean that she is not vulnerable sometimes, or that she can never let her guard down; she simply knows that when she is feeling down in the dumps, she has someone within the sorority that can and will join her, and share in her sorrow. She knows that her sisters are there to pick her up out of this sorrow, and will love her even when she does not love herself.  They will help her seek out her beauty within, and remind her of why she is so special.  Alpha Chi's are truly a special breed of woman.

So before I close this post, I want to let everyone who reads this know that no matter what hardships we go through, no matter what may come our way, Iota Omega and Alpha Chi as a whole will stand tall.  There are no limitations to the strength and kindness of these girls.  Many have been through hell and back, and yet they still carry themselves with so much poise and class, it is truly inspirational.  

I am a better person because of this organization, and I can only hope that everyone can be a part of something so special.


Initiation!

Congratulations to all ten of our beautiful new initiates :) You are now all lifetime members of the greatest sorority around!

                  



                                      





Today is the day that we've all been waiting for! Congratulations to all the bigs and littles :)

Macy Anderson awaits her big alongside mystagogue Missy Kistler




 Macy and Brittany






Mystagogue Katie Niemeyer prepares to give Morgan Boelkes away to her big, Colleen Taplin










But wait! What is this!?


Being president, Devyn Conway was at the front table! What a clever reveal!

Meredith Edwards and her mystagogue Katie Fitzgerald await the big moment

Jill Kirshbaum crowns Meredith into the princess family

Here comes Kimmy Trembley to steal her little, Emily Gabriel from mystagogue Ashlynn Rickord




Nikki Hall and mystagogue Jodi Monk await Heidi Fenske's big reveal!




Heidi now stands aside her mystagee Michelle Hance


Sandy Saldivar is such a trickster!  She had someone else walk up to Michelle first to confuse her!

Big Carlie Wysocke put her little Kaitlyn Peskie through a ballet of emotions during their reveal.  She made Kaitlyn believe that she did not have her as a little, and then stood in as her mystagogue.

Little did she know that Carlie's big, and her grandbig, Katie Hetzner was coming up to surprise her!

Kaitlyn was so confused!

But then realized it was indeed Carlie who was her big.

She was only a little angry because of the joke.... ;)


Jill gives away Katie Schlinder to her big Katie Eisenhauer


The final reveal of the night was when Joz Lloyd gave Dominique Stangas to her big, Megan Doherty!








FAMILY PICTURE TIME

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