AXO ~ Gamma Gamma

Up Coming Events in NYC

Upcoming Events (* indicates Panhellenic events)
1/28 *PanHellenic Happy Hour
1/30 Wine Tasting fundraiser for Kiva
2/3 *PanHellenic Quarterly Meeting
2/6-2/9 Columbia Formal Recruitment
2/11 Monthly Happy Hour hosted at Kira’s apartment
2/24 Book Club “Heat: an amateur’s adventures as kitchen slave, line cook, pasta maker and apprentice”
3/1 International Badge Day
3/11 Monthly Happy Hour
4/8 Monthly Happy Hour
April – Career Networking Event
4/24 NY Cares Day
5/1 Revlon Run/Walk
5/13 Monthly Happy Hour in Hoboken
May – Museum of Art and Design
June – Baseball Game

Holiday Party

Please save the date for this fun event!  We’ll be gathering toiletries to donate to Safe Horizon (domestic violence organization) so start saving your hotel samples now.RSVP to Su at treasurer@nycaxoalum.com

Date: Sunday December 13, 2009
Time: Open House 3pm to 7pm
Where: Su Hilty’s apartment
35 West 9th Street Apt 7B
Between 5th & 6th Avenues
(closest subway stop is W 4th street)

Panhellenic Exec Board Nominations

If you are interested in becoming a member of the New York City’s Panhellenic Executive board or nominating committee the deadline is November 20th. This is a fabulous opportunity to work closely with other Greek alumnae to plan philanthropic, educational, and social events.

election_form09.doc

nominating_committee.doc

Applications must be submitted to Jeannine Scherzer at jeannines1@aol.com

For more information check out the NYCAP website or contact Jeannine
http://www.nycalumnaepanhellenic.com/

The Symphony of Alpha Chi Omega

“To see beauty even in the common things in life”

The classical Greek adjective for “beautiful” was καλλός, kallos. Beauty is a characteristic of a person, object, or idea that provides a perceptual experience of pleasure, meaning, or satisfaction. The experience of “beauty” often involves the interpretation of some entity as being in balance and harmony with nature, which may lead to feelings of attraction and emotional well-being.

Aphrodite was the great Olympian goddess of beauty, love, pleasure, and procreation. She was depicted as a beautiful woman usually accompanied by the winged godling Eros (Love). Love and beauty are ideas essentially connected, and Aphrodite was therefore also the goddess of beauty and gracefulness. In these points she surpassed all other goddesses.

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Book Club ~ The Girls from Ames

Chat with your sisters over cocktails about The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and Friendship Date: Thursday November 12.
Location: Marriott Marquis Level 8 Lounge, 1535 Broadway at 46th Street
Time: Meet at 6:30, discussion begins at 7pm
RSVP to Amy at recruitment@nycaxoalum.com

The Girls from Ames is the story of a group of ordinary women who built an extraordinary friendship. With both universal insights and deeply personal moments, it is a book that every woman will relate to and be inspired by.
About the Author Jeffrey Zaslow is a Wall Street Journal columnist and coauthor, with Randy Pausch, of The Last Lecture, the #1 New York Times bestseller now translated into 41 languages. Zaslow attended Dr. Pausch’s famous lecture and wrote the story that sparked worldwide interest in it. The Girls From Ames also grew out of one of Zaslow’s columns.

Founder’s Day Wine Tasting 10/15/09

Join us for wine tasting “flights” and help Gamma Gamma Participate in the Founders’ Day Challenge

Where: Metrocafe & Wine Bar 32 East 21st Street
http://www.metrocafenyc.com
RSVP to Melissa at president@nycaxoalum.com

In celebration of Alpha Chi Omega’s 124th anniversary, the Alpha Chi Omega Foundation invites you to honor our Founders and support opportunities for friendship, leadership, learning and service by making a gift of at least $7 (one dollar for each Founder) to the Alpha Chi Omega Foundation. Your gifts will go toward leadership and educational programming, domestic violence awareness and prevention, and other activities that promote the values and traditions of Alpha Chi Omega.You may also make your gift on Alpha Chi Omega’s web site: www.alphachiomega.org. Please indicate your gift is for the Founders’ Day Challenge. Be sure to note which chapter should receive credit for your gift, too. (Check the “Other” box in Step Two and type in Founders’ Day and your chapter name.)

New York Cares Event 10/17/09

Join your AXO sisters for NY Cares Day on Oct 17th.
Deadline to sign up is this Friday! (10/9)We are teaming up with Panhellenic for this event.To sign up online:
Visit www.newyorkcaresday.org
On the page to the left of the screen will be a number of options
Click on the link: “Join A Team”
An agreement notice will pop up, like when you download itunes
After you agree more options come up
Pick “Join A Team”
In the drop down box pick “New York City Alumnae Panhellenic”
If you have any troubles let Jillian Gray know (jillian.k.gray@gmail.com)
The deadline to sign up is this Friday, 10/9!

We have pledged having 15 participants. If Panhellenic gets more participants or if someone misses the deadline let Jillian know so she can contact New York Cares and work it out!

We are meeting before hand at 8:15 AM at the Starbucks at One Penn Plaza to get coffee and take the subway together. Or you can meet everyone at 9:30 AM at PS 38 (450 Pacific Street, Nevis & Third Avenue, Brooklyn, NY).

Any questions contact Jillan Gray at jillian.k.gray@gmail.com

Oktoberfest Happy Hour with SAE

Try some of the best wurst with AXO and SAE
Hallo Berlin at 44th and 10th www.halloberlinrestaurant.com
RSVP to Manisha at fraternityrelation@nycaxoalum.com

Elections and Kick-Off Meeting

It’s September, and Gamma Gamma is ready to kick off an exciting year of events!  Join us for our first meeting of the academic year to hold elections and plan our calendar for the 2009-2010 year!  We’ll be planning for our book club, volunteer events, happy hours, weekend brunches and more.

When: Thursday September 17th at 7pm

Where: Marriott Marquis, Atrium LoungeIf you are interested in running for a position, please email Melissa which position(s) you are interested in and your platform (about a paragraph) for each to president@nycaxoalum.com.  Please respond by September 15th.  A description of the positions is below.

President ~ She leads the Alumnae organization and attends the national conference.  She is in close contact with nationals about what is going on with AXO on a national level.

VP-Communications ~ She communicates information from the executive board to the rest of the chapter.  Updates the website and sends information to nationals for their correspondents with all alums.  Updates the member list for e-mail blasts and mailings.

VP-Fraternity Relations ~ She contacts other Fraternity and sorority alumni organizations in the area to plan events together.  Organize social or philanthropic events.

VP-Historian ~ She keeps track of old and new material and photos to share with members.  Creates information and images to be displayed on the website.

VP-Membership Development ~ She welcomes the new members and explains the benefits of the Gamma Gamma chapter.  She helps connect Gamma Gamma with the Columbia Collegiate chapter for their major events.

VP-Panhellenic Representative ~ She is in contact with the Panhellenic chapter here in NYC and plans events and keeps AXO up to date on what is going on in the alum Greek community.

VP-Philanthropy ~ She organizes events where Gamma Gamma can give back to the community.  In the past we have painted schools, gardened, Party in a box and the Revlon Breast Cancer Walk.

VP-Recruitment ~ She tries to increase membership through events and getting the word out.  Work with the

Warden ~ She keeps the alum chapter following ritual through education and traditional ceremonies/events.  She also works with Columbia when needed on their AXO rituals

NYCAP Newsletter ~ Summer 2009