AOII Sister's SAVE THE DATE~Sept. 28th 6:00-8:00 pm

Dear AOII Sisters,



Please save the date for an exciting AOII social and shopping extravaganza....come support your sister's Brooke (Bowlin) Thurman and Cara (Johnson) Cardell by celebrating the release of More Sisters in Mommy’s Family for AOII with their first ever book launch party


Date: Tuesday, September 28th



Time: 6:00-8:00pm (stop in whenever you can – special after-hours event just for AOIIs)



Location: Elle Boutique in Turkey Creek (next to Pimento’s Café)



ELLE BOUTIQUE SPECIAL OFFER: You will get 20% off your entire purchase with your invitation or a copy of this email in hand (invites will be sent soon).


Such a fun night...we hope to see you there!

2010 Leadership Institute

This year, five ladies from Omicron, both collegiate and alumnae, joined other sisters from all over to "Walk the Talk" together for Leadership Institute in Franklin, TN. This was a three day event which focused on leadership, ritual and friendship. With some dynamic motivational speakers and hands on courses, we learned a lot about leadership training, sisterhood and fun to carry throughout life!

This year, Omicron received the Pearl Award, as well as the Academic Honor Roll Chapter Total Honor Roll!! These ladies worked very hard to achieve the Standards of Excellence, and we are so proud of them!

And then there is even more! Micah Johnson was one of six college women who received the AOII Collegiate Woman of Leadership Award, and Kandyce Harber was one of five alumnae women who received the AOII Alumnae Woman of Leadership Award. These awards are only given every TWO years! Congratulations to Micah and Kandyce, who are tremendously deserving of this recognition for their service to the chapter and community! It's so incredible that Omicron ladies received one in each of those categories. No other chapter did that! So, so very exciting!We are so proud of our Omicrons!

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

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!

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!

Omicron Chapter Honored at 2010 Greek Awards

On Sunday, April 11, members of Omicron Chapter attended the 2010 Greek Awards Banquet and AOII came away with some great honors!

Micah Johnson won Chapter President of the year for Panhellenic, Anne Buckle won the Garcia-Cozart Scholarship and Omicron won top honors in Greek Excellence!

Omicron was one of only four other sororities to win the Volunteer awards in Greek Excellence.

Pictured L to R: Anne Buckle, Stephanie Selecman and Micah Johnson