Wednesday, May 19, 2010

AOII Young Alumnae Happy Hour

Nashville Flooding -Ruby Fund Relief


Dear Sisters,

On May 1 and 2, the city of Nashville experienced over 13 inches of rain within 3 hours with floodwaters inundating roads, highways and homes. The Cumberland River and its tributaries quickly flooded leaving thousands of residents in middle Tennessee with severe damage to their homes and possessions.

The AOII Foundation has begun to receive Ruby Fund requests from area AOII sisters. Several other requests are expected in the upcoming days and weeks, as damage to the city of Nashville is projected to exceed $1.5 billion.

We ask that you please consider making a gift of $25, $50, $100 or more to the Ruby Fund/Nashville Flooding. You may make a secure on-line donation on the Foundation website or by mailing your gift to the address below.

For information about the Ruby Fund, please contact Barbie Chadwick at mailto:bchadwick@alphaomicronpi.org?subject=. Thank you for supporting your sisters in this time of need.

Alpha Omicron Pi Foundation
5390 Virginia Way
Brentwood, TN 37027
http://e2ma.net/go/8265822591/2803188/94575229/3361/goto:http://www.aoiifoundation.org

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Exciting News~AOII's get published!


I wanted to share some exciting news! Cara (Johnson) Cardell and Brooke (Bowlin) Thurman have been working to write a children's book for the last couple of years. They are in the last stages of publishing and the book is at the printers now! They have always been interested in starting a little business and this was something the girls could do "on the side" but still have fun with it, too.

The book is an officially licensed Greek product and the first of its kind - this first one is about Alpha Omicron Pi sorority. Brooke and Cara hope to eventually expand the book series to serve all of the women's Greek organizations. They have been working with the AOII corporate office in Brentwood and their licensing company in New York. The girls are really excited about the book and the positive message it conveys. AOII has meant a lot to both alumni personally because it is where they developed their friendship in college.

They just launched a new website www.BananaPunchBooks.com so please check it out and let Brooke and Cara know what you think! They will primarily be taking web orders through this site along with a few other retail outlets. The books will be in stock in approximately 6 weeks so right now they are offering a reduced price for anyone who pre-orders their copy. Please pass on our website to any other Greek friends who may be interested in hearing about our book.

We are so proud of you girls!

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Senior Send-Off at UT's Pratt Pavillion

On Sunday, April 25, the Knoxville Area Alumnae Chapter welcomed 36 seniors into alumnae status at the annual "Senior Send-Off."

Thanks to sisters like Ellie Wilson Whitesell, the event was held at UT's Pratt Pavillion. Guests dined on delicious boxed lunches from Pimento's, heard the latest update on Omicron's House Campaign and shared their post-graduation plans.

All the seniors were reminded of AOII's generous "First Year's On Us" program which pays for your first year's dues in an alumnae chapter.

Thanks to everyone who attended and worked so hard to make the afternoon so special!