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Alpha Lambda (Georgia Southern U)              and a sisterhood roller skate night! Our     Alpha Lambda
                                               Masquerade, Ski Lodge, and Jimmy             Georgia Southern U
Alpha                                          Buffett date parties were additional         Our Strike Out Arthritis! softball
Columbia U                                     highlights. And, our annual Run for          tournament was a big success. We raised
We were excited to welcome our new             Roses 5K raised over $20,000 for arthritis   over $2,000 for arthritis research and
members from a successful spring               research this year!                          had a blast doing it. Sisters came out
Formal Recruitment! Our Bid Day theme,                                                      with posters and noise-makers to cheer
NYC’s Next Top AOII, was well received         Alpha Epsilon                                on each team as they played. Arthritis is
by current and new members alike! It           Wingate U                                    such a serious illness, but we are glad we
was a delightful event with fun snacks,        Alpha Epsilon has had an incredibly busy     could raise money to help in such a fun
adorable photo props, and, above all, an       year, our very first year as a chapter. In   and active way.
immense feeling of sisterhood. Sisters         our first Strike Out Arthritis! event, we
began to form lifelong bonds while             teamed up with the brothers of Pi Kappa      Alpha Nu
laughing, dancing, and singing.                Phi for a kickball tournament that was       Ramapo College of New Jersey
                                               tremendously successful. All of our sisters  The chapter co-sponsored with a CPH
Alpha Delta                                    cannot wait to see the future of Alpha       event to help raise money for Relay
U of Alabama                                   Omicron Pi at Wingate U! The ladies          for Life and raised over $5,000. We also
Leaders’ Council got off to a strong           of Alpha Epsilon are extremely excited       co-sponsored an event called Candy
start by helping the chapter get more          about their first formal recruitment in      Land with a residence hall. The proceeds
involved across campus and with the            the fall of 2015! To end the semester, we    raised will go to the building program
Arthritis Foundation. Some of our              enjoyed a great Sisterhood Weekend           for that residence hall. Tau Delta Phi co-
favorite sisterhood events included            with AOII’s Zeta Psi Chapter at East         sponsored with us to help raise money
laying out at the lake, a trip to the circus,  Carolina U!                                  for abused animals. We ended our year
                                                                                            with our signature philanthropy event,

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