Old Dominion Alumnae Club of Alpha Gamma Delta

We hope you had a wonderful time! Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for the New Year! See you January for our Sugarloaf Craft Festival shopping trip - Saturday, January 25th! Details coming soon!

Check out the latest edition of the Rose Garden newsletter!

Check out the latest edition of the Rose Garden newsletter!

  In this issue: Sister of Year Spotlight  Your 2013-2014 Alumnae Officers   International Reunion Day 2013 - Experiences for a Lifetime  Alumnae News & Notes from IHQ   If you have news or photos to share in the next issue of the Rose Garden or have a great idea for an article you'd like to see, send it to Editor Heather Rider at heatherrider24@gmail.com !

Thank you to everyone who came out to the end of the year party and officer installations.     Congratulations to Nicole Clemency , our 2012-2013 Sister of the Year!   It was a blast to see everyone! Look out for informal gatherings this summer.

  Happy Valentine's Day to all Alpha Gamma Delta sisters and their friends & family.  Lots of love!  XOXO

The Fall 2012 issue of the Rose Garden is now available! Check it out below!  Do you know a sister who you think deserves to be in the spotlight? Is there a sister that you'd like to get to know a little more? Nominate them to be featured in the next issue of the Rose Garden!  We would love to see some new faces in the Rose Garden for the Winter issue - please send your photos, news and even articles if you'd like to share! Email anything you'd like to include in the next newsletter to Editor Heather at heatherrider24@gmail.com!

Have some exciting news and/or photos to share with your sisters - get a promotion at work, take an amazing trip, send your kids off to school for the first (or last) time? Send your news and photos to Editor Heather at  heatherrider24@gmail.com  or tweet them to  @ODACAGD ! But hurry, last call for news and photos is October 25th!

Thank you to everyone who was able to come out to our two summer events! We hope you had a wonderful time and can't wait to see you on Sunday September 16th at Alpha Gam Always ! The Nationals triumphed over the Mets on Friday, August 17th and we even saw a GRAND SLAM! On Tuesday, August 21st, Junior Circle ladies gathered at Rock Bottom Brewery at Ballston Mall. We had a great time catching up with old AND new friends. Can't wait till the next Junior Circle happy hour at La Tasca in Arlington on Tuesday, September 18th!

Last Thursday, the sisters of Old Dominion came together to celebrate the past year and some deserving sisters. First, we recognized two sisters who both celebrated 25 years recently: Pat Rosend and Kim Werthmann. We'd also like to recognize a few sisters who recently reached milestones that couldn't join us: Karen Brannam Kimberly Nelson Cathy Wright Kym Smitham Heather Rider and Laurel Gainor were recognized for their dedication and commitment to Alpha Gamma Delta and Old Dominion with the Heart of Alpha Gamma Delta and the Order of the Rose Award. Erin Sager was presented with the Old Dominion Alumnae Club Sister of the Year award. We capped the evening off by installing the 2012-2013 officers: Katie Eichin, President Jess Beer, Vice President Erin Sager, Treasurer Alison Wright, Permanent Secretary Heather Rider, Editor Thank you everyone in attendance and we can't wait to see you during the summer and in the Fall at Alpha Gam Always...

This past Saturday, Potomac Alumnae Chapter hosted International Reunion Day for the Zeta Delta chapter from Towson University, Chesapeake Alumnae Chapter and Old Dominion Alumnae Club. We had 8 Old Dominion sisters in attendance and we had a wonderful time getting to know some of the collegians from Zeta Delta!  Thank you so much to Potomac Alumnae Chapter for a wonderful day and all of the hard work that went into organizing the event! Visit our flickr page for photos or view the slideshow below! 

2012-2013 ODAC Officers , a photo by ODACAGD on Flickr. The election results and your new 2012-2013 officers were announced at the Oscars party on Sunday, February 26th! Congratulations to the new officers! Katie Eichin, President Jess Beer, Vice President Erin Sager, Treasurer Alison Wright, Permanent Secretary Heather Rider, Editor Judy Baldwin, Panhellenic Delegate Kat Paskaris, Alternate Panhellenic Delegate Be sure to wish the officers success in their new positions! Save the Date for Thursday, May 10  when we hold our End of Year Party where we will install our new officers and recognize sisters who have reached great milestones within Alpha Gam! Add the End of Year party to your 

2011 Holiday Party , a photo by ODACAGD on Flickr. Thank you to everyone who braved the weather and the traffic to join us this past Wednesday for the Annual Holiday Party & Gift Exchange! Thank you to Lori for once again being a wonderful hostess! Happy Holiday and Best Wishes for the New Year! Hope to see you an event in the 2012!

This past Saturday, several ODAC sisters braved the newly chilly weather and stepped out (and volunteered!) to stop diabetes at the National Capital Area American Diabetes Association  Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes. Our team raised $470 for the American Diabetes Association. Way to go, ladies! Thank you to all of our walkers and volunteers! Janet Andrews (thanks from visiting from Potomac Alumnae Chapter!) Patsy Ashmore Katie Eichin Kelly Finzer (our walk team captain extraordinaire!) Debi Heines Heather Rider Erin Sager Diane Santiago Check out Flickr for more photos! And vote for our photo on the ADA Facebook Photo Contest page (just click Like under our photo!)

Check out the photos from Alpha Gam Always on September 17, 2011! Thank you to everyone who attended! We hope you had a wonderful time! Thank you Katie for hosting and the other ODACAGD members who helped with food and drink!