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To DragmaofAlphaOmicronPi
To Dragma is the official magazine of Alpha Omicron Pi
Fraternity, and has been published since 1905. The mission
of To Dragma of Alpha Omicron Pi is: to inform, educate and
inspire our readers on subjects relevant to our Fraternity, our International volunteer positions are being assigned or reassigned, new
chapters, our members, or Greek life; to encourage lifetime
AOII involvement; to salute excellence; and to serve as a
permanent record of our Fraternity’s history.
Director of To Dragma and Archives
Mariellen Perkinson Sasseen, Alpha Delta (U of Alabama)
Graphic Designer
Hillary Stewart, Sigma Gamma (Appalachian State U)
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Women Enriched through Lifelong Friendship.
Alpha Omicron Pi was founded at Barnard College in
New York City, January 2, 1897, by Jessie Wallace Hughan,
Helen St. Clair Mullan, Stella George Stern Perry &
Elizabeth Heywood Wyman.
International President
Gayle Fitzpatrick, Alpha Rho (Oregon State U)
Executive Director
Troylyn LeForge, Beta Phi (Indiana U)
Alpha Omicron Pi is a member of the National Panhellenic
Conference and the Fraternity Communications Association.
4 • To Dragma
From the Editor
It’s a new biennium! In the world of AOII, a new biennium brings
lots of change. We have a new International President, along with
new Executive, Foundation and Properties Board members. Many
programs and initiatives are being launched, and our collegiate and
alumnae chapters are gearing up for a brand new year!
First up is recruitment, which will already be in full swing by the time
you are reading this. We anticipate several thousand young women
pledging AOII in the coming weeks across the United States and
Canada. That level of growth would have been incomprehensible to
our Founders who saw AOII begin the year 1930 with 6,588 members.
It had taken the Fraternity 33 years to reach that membership number
and we have the potential of pledging that many new members this year
alone. Double that number over the biennium - and AOII will impact
the lives of 13,000 more members than we have the privilege of doing
so today. In her first Viewpoint message, new International President
Gayle Fitzpatrick talks about concepts from David Schwartz’s book, “The
Magic of Thinking Big.” Be sure to read her thoughts because AOII is
certainly in a position to think big!
Take a minute to catch up on the latest Fraternity news on page 6, learn
about our exceptional new team of Educational Leadership Consultants
beginning on page 34, and enjoy the activities of your favorite collegiate
chapters beginning on page 46. And certainly, our feature article is
the ultimate celebration of sisterhood as we recap our fabulous 2015
International Convention this summer in Los Angeles, California.
Congratulations to all of our award winning chapters and individuals
and to every chapter that experienced improvement through your efforts
to win. Great membership experiences draw collegiate members to our
chapters, retain current members - and keep alumnae members engaged.
Striving to be the best we can be makes us all winners.
So, I hope you find in this issue worthy cause to celebrate the close of
a great biennium and build excitement for discovering where the next
biennium will take us.
Mariellen Perkinson Sasseen, Alpha Delta (U of Alabama)
Director of To Dragma and Archives
Issue no. 3 • Summer 2015