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CollegiateNews Mississippi, with the first Candy Carlisle Leaf, a frozen yogurt business, and held
Derivaux Scholarship. a bowling tournament with proceeds
Mu Lambda supporting the Arthritis Foundation. In
Rollins College Nu Omicron the Spring Sing show with Delta Tau
The Mu Lambda Chapter at Rollins Vanderbilt U Delta, our team won the award for best
College had a great year, and had the Our year has been full of sisterhood choreography and second place overall.
highest cumulative GPA of any chapter activities, ranging from our annual That is a huge accomplishment for us
on campus with a 3.46. We also won sisterhood retreat, a trip to AOII because this was the first time in the
our Greek Week competition this year, Headquarters in Brentwood, a visit to three years Omega Sigma has been at
raising over $1,000 for the Will Hauver a local pumpkin patch, an afternoon Oklahoma State that the chapter has
Fund in dollar wars. We completed two shopping in Franklin, and last but not least placed in a Greek show.
philanthropy events, raising over $1,200 our sisterhood weekend filled with trips
in our Strike Out Arthritis! event alone. to incredible Nashville restaurants and Omega Upsilon
Nu Beta attractions! Recruitment was incredible as Ohio U
U of Mississippi was our Strike Out Arthritis! event, which We were recognized for having an
We had our annual Run for the Roses 5K was a tailgate and field games before the Outstanding Academic Program, and
benefitting arthritis research in honor Vandy baseball game against Tennessee! senior Regan Everiss was recognized
of our Nu Beta sister, Candy Carlisle as Outstanding Sorority Member. As a
Derivaux. The race was on April 18th Omega Sigma chapter, we were paired with two other
followed by a Panda Parade for children. Oklahoma State U fraternities on campus and won first place
The race and parade are part of our Our annual Strike Out Arthritis! event in our Greek Week. We attended a guest
Alumnae and Parents Weekend. We also last February was very successful. The lecture held by our Dean of Students who
presented Ashley Hill Surles, a Nu Beta chapter had a benefit night at Orange spoke about women’s empowerment.
alumna and medical student in Jackson, The event was created by one of our own
sisters, Danielle McCarthy, who is the
54 • To Dragma Health and Wellness Coordinator for WPA
as well as our VP of Standards. Our biggest
hits of the semester were our sisterhoods
such as attending movies, playing capture
the flag, a Valentine’s Day activity, and a
Mary Kay makeover.
Phi Gamma
Georgia College and State U
Founders’ Day featured nearby alumnae
speaking on lifetime membership in AOII.
During our school’s Homecoming Week,
Phi Gamma’s representative took home
third place overall. It was a fun week of
cheering on our school and our sisters.
The spring consisted of philanthropic
events, a Greek-wide food drive, and our
annual Run for Roses philanthropy event,
combined with Parent’s Day. We loved
showing parents a glimpse of what we do
for the Arthritis Foundation!
Phi Sigma
U of Nebraska at Kearney
Our chapter’s 45th Anniversary Celebration
took place last October. More than
275 members from all over the United
States were present to celebrate. Events
included a welcome reception, breakfast,
tours of the AOII House, campus tours,
and an evening banquet and program.
Rho Delta (Samford U)
Issue no. 3 • Summer 2015
