Old Dominion Alumnae Club of Alpha Gamma Delta

Holiday Christmas Squirrel Holly Wreath Card by CatherineLazarOdell on Etsy Merry Christmas to all of ours sisters! We hope it's a great one!

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!

Every year NVAPA raises money for these scholarships by hosting a play at the Little Theatre of Alexandria in Alexandria, Virginia. Keeping with tradition, our Scholarship Fundraiser for 2014, will be the play “Proof” with the Little Theatre of Alexandria on Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Tickets are $25 and are available from Judy Baldwin, our NVAPA delegate ( rjbald@verizon.net) . Pick yours up at the Holiday Party on Wednesday! Proof written by David Auburn directed by Susan Devine produced by Lynn O’Connell and Kevin O’Dowd March 8– 29, 2014 Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Proof explores the link between love and the mysteries of science. This drama focuses on Catherine, a young woman who spent years caring for her mentally ill but brilliant mathematician father. After his death, Catherine is forced to examine her choices and explore her own mathematical brilliance. Are mathematical proofs in her future? Or will the same mental illness that pla

2012 Holiday Party Just one week until the Annual Holiday Party and Gift Exchange! Join us for refreshments and catch up with some of your sisters you may not have see this year or meet some new sisters to the area. Bring an Alpha Gam inspired ornament or gift (think squirrels, roses, red, buff, green!) under $8 for the yankee swap/white elephant exchange. Homemade ornaments and regifted squirrels are welcome too! If you have any questions, please email us at odacagd@gmail.com . We look forward to seeing you in December!

All of the alumnae board officer positions are up for election for 2014-2015. President  (Two year term: 2014-2016) She must be a leader in whom members have confidence; have knowledge of the Fraternity, its rules and procedures; be able to motivate other officers to perform their duties; be able to conduct a proper business meeting and be fair and just. It is desirable that she have past experience in other alumnae offices. Vice President She must be able to organize member and telephone calling lists. She must have the ability to meet and greet others with warmth and enthusiasm. She should have excellent communication skills. She must be able to assume the duties and responsibilities of the President in her absence or at her call. Treasurer  (Two-year term:2014-2016) She must have sound budgetary and management skills and be detail oriented. She must be dependable, accurate, trustworthy and meticulous in record keeping. Recording Secretary She must be able to tran

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!  We hope that you have a wonderful holiday full of love and gratitude! 

Honors of Epsilon Pi are bestowed upon members who have given faithful, continued and outstanding service to the Fraternity. The Honors of Epsilon Pi were created over time throughout the history of the Fraternity to recognize the remarkable efforts and contributions of alumnae volunteers. The Old Dominion Alumnae Club of Alpha Gamma Delta is currently seeking Honors of Epsilon Pi committee members to review the Records of Service Forms for all current members of the alumnae club and evaluate each identified member’s quality of service. If you're interested, please contact Permanent Secretary Kat Paskaris at kpaskaris@gmail.com .

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The Alumnae Panhellenic Association of Washington, DC will award scholarships for the 2014-2015 academic year to qualified applicants. This past year, the Association awarded two scholarships of $1200 each. We hope to award at least the same amount of money this year, and reserve the right to determine how many scholarships will be awarded and in what amount. The applicant eligibility criteria are as follows: (1) Member in good standing of a fully participating sorority of the National Panhellenic Conference; (2) Rising sophomore, junior, senior or graduate student in fall 2014 (3) From the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area or attending school in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Applications are due by February 22, 2014. Scholarship recipients will be chosen at the Association’s discretion, based on a combination of scholarship merit and the quality of the application, short essay and recommendation. Incomplete applications or those not in compliance with the instruction

2012 Holiday Party Join Old Dominion Alumnae Club for its most popular event of the year! Lori is once again reprising her role as gracious hostess for this festive get together. (Thank you Lori!) Join us for refreshments and catch up with some of your sisters you may not have see this year or meet some new sisters to the area. Bring an Alpha Gam inspired ornament or gift (think squirrels, roses, red, buff, green!) under $8 for the yankee swap/white elephant exchange. Homemade ornaments and regifted squirrels are welcome too! If you have any questions, please email us at odacagd@gmail.com . We look forward to seeing you in December!

Congratulations to Lisa-Anne Moore on becoming a published author - a dream of hers since she was a child! Lisa wrote a short story entitled "Starcrossed" that is being published in an anthology of Urban Fantasy Noir. The book is being published by Charlie Brown and includes authors like Paul Ellis, Neal Pollack, Terry Mixon, and Richard Raynor. In all, there are 14 stories. Here's the book description from Amazon: "In the dark corners of the new centuries, there are people who use their magic. Many practice the art, but the bands of rogues who stalk the city with profit and power as their only motive use the magic as it was never intended. “Dirty Magick: Los Angeles” is the new urban fantasy anthology from Lucky Mojo Press. Focusing on the intersection of two genres (fantasy and detective/crime), this collection focuses on the place where magic survives and flourishes in the concrete heartbeat of the Hollywood. Here are the ne'er-do-wells who use magic to comm

The Northern Virginia Alumnae Panhellenic Association (NVAPA) is pleased to announce two scholarships this year: Undergraduate Scholarship The first scholarship program is the undergraduate scholarship, which benefits a woman student and member of a National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) Greek sorority and attends a college or university. One $1,500 scholarship will be awarded each spring. Applicants must be a rising junior or rising senior (4th or 5th year). The scholarship is merit-based; financial need will not be a selection criterion. The scholarship funds ($1,500) will be designated for tuition and provided as a credit toward the student's tuition. Graduate Scholarship The second scholarship program is the graduate scholarship, which benefits a dues-paying member of an alumnae chapter of a National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) Greek sorority. The alumnae chapter must be a member of the NVAPA. The scholarship is merit-based; financial need will not be a selection criterion. The

Congratulations to the newest members of Alpha Gamma Delta at the three California chapters recolonizing this fall!    The Delta Eta colony at San Diego State University celebrated their bid day on October 6! Delta Alpha Chapter at the University of Southern California celebrated their bid day October 13!  Chapter at the University of California, Los Angeles celebrated their bid day November 8!

Join our hostesses for some November fun! Go to one event or all three, it’s up to you. Here is our list of events: Wednesday November 13 Hostess Katie E at Cheesecake Factory in Tyson’s II at 7 PM 1796 International Drive McLean, VA 22102 703-506-9311 http://www.thecheesecakefactory.com/menu/welcome/Welcome Sunday November 17 Hostess Emmaline at Clifton Paradise Springs Winery at 1 PM 13219 Yates Ford Road Clifton, VA 20124 703-830-9463 http://paradisespringswinery.com/ Mike Ryan will be performing live music! Saturday November 23 Hostess Kat P at PF Changs at Dulles Town Center at 5:30 PM 21078 Dulles Town Circle Sterling, VA 20166 703-421-5540 http://www.pfchangs.com/index.aspx

Thank you to all those who have served or are currently serving - we could never show our love and appreciation enough! Leave a note below thanking someone special who has served!

Chesapeake Alumnae Chapter's "Girl's Night In" fundraiser is tomorrow, Saturday, Nov. 9th. If you're interested in attending, please email Chesapeake Alumnae Chapter at chesapeakeagd@gmail.com or visit their Facebook page for more information ! If you're not able to attend in person, please consider participating as a "virtual shopper." By shopping online, a percentage of your purchase will be donated to the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation. Scentsy Consultant—Jenilee Jay, 301-752-6670 or jj_guardchick@hotmail.com Direct shopping link: https://warmersrock.scentsy.us/Scentsy/Home?partyId=183533364 Search by party: Chesapeake Alumnae Chapter Fundraiser Silpada Consultant—Amanda Beanblossom, amandabeanblossom@gmail.com Visit www.mysilpada.com/amanda.beanblossom Search by party: Alpha Gams Tastefully Simple Consultant—Amy Kines, chuckamyk@verizon.net Direct shopping link: www.amykines.com Search by host: Chesapeake Alumnae Chapter (chapter as the las

Join us! Grab your friends and family and come out for some fall family fun. The tickets are $17 per person. Any child under 24 months is FREE! The admission ticket gets you all the following fun: 5 Giant Slides  World Famous Hayrides  Farm Animals & Their Babies  CORNundrum ® Cornfield Adventure  Rope Swings  Kiddie Zone  Goat Village  Local Apples & Fresh Cider   Straw Tunnels  A Patch Pumpkin to take home   Live Entertainment   90 acres of fun! Please RSVP so we know to keep an eye out for you. We will be meeting at 11 AM at the entrance of the festival.

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You're cordially invited to Alpha Gam Always 2013! Sunday, September 29, 2013 starting at 11:00 AM  Kay Flaherty's home in Fairfax, VA From Alpha Gam Always 2012 Please join us for a brunch buffet at ODAC's Alpha Gam Always 2013. As our first official event of the year, you can meet as well as reconnect with sisters from all over the DC metro area! We encourage you to share this event invitation with sisters in the area we may have missed. No need to bring anything to the event, just come and enjoy! Please try and arrive before 12 so you don't miss any of the fun! If you need anything, including a ride or metro pickup, further directions, or if you have a question please reach out to us at ODACAGD@gmail.com and one of our club officers will get back to you. ODAC gives Alpha Gamma Delta sisters the opportunity to keep up their personal development, opportunities to make a difference, and keep or find new friendships close to home. Online Ti

The Summer 2013 Alpha Gamma Delta Quarterly is now available! Highlights of this issue include the installation of Lambda Gamma-Villanova University, a recap of The Leadership Conference (TLC) this past June and recognition of Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation donors. We're especially excited about the feature article, which shares steps you can take to be the best you at any age. You don't want to miss out on this issue!   Page 3 - Fraternity News The Leadership Conference (TLC) Page 8 - Feature Be Your Best Self Page 16 - Collegiate Profile Immeasurable Acts of Sisterhood Page 22 - Sister Spotlight Meet Chantal Check it out!

Save the date - Tuesday August 20 - ODAC Movie Night at Tyson's Corner Center. Leading choice is We're the Millers. Time is TBA when the schedule is released. Friends and significant others are welcome to join. Depending on the movie time we can grab dinner at the food court.  RSVP on Facebook to be notified when we pick a time!

A Pearl Sister is an alumna mentor to a new colony member. Alpha Gamma Delta is currently looking for Pearl Sisters for our California colonizations in fall 2013 at the University of California, Los Angeles , University of Southern California and San Diego State University . Once our colonization recruitment events are held, we will match up each new member with an alumna volunteer who will encourage her throughout her new member period. Pearl Sisters do not need to live close to the colony in order to participate. Sign up here!

Sister Christina Minderman wanted to share this wonderful upcoming event for women!   Running Start will be hosting its first Young Women’s Political Summit from July 12-14 . This weekend event will bring together young and established women who want to run for office, hone their leadership skills, strengthen their connections in the political world, and learn how to make it to the next level in their careers.  The Summit will feature nationally acclaimed speakers and highlight the work of some of our incredible partners working to empower women in politics. Featured speakers include: Councilmember Muriel Bowser, Tiffany Dufu, Christine Jahnke, Lynda Lopez, and many more! For more information, please visit their website and check out the FAQs and proposed agenda ! Christina is interested in attending and would love some sisterly company! Feel free to reach out to her at christina.minderman@gmail.com if you have any questions or let her know if you're interested i

Friday, June 21  7:00PM Join us for dinner in the food court 8:20PM Movie time ! AMC Tysons Corner 16 7850 Tysons Corner Center Tysons Corner, Virginia   The votes are in! Join us for dinner and a movie at Tyson's Corner Center AMC. Movie pick is Monsters University. Friends, significant others, and kids are welcome to join us. The show time (non 3D) is 8:20pm. Meet for dinner at 7 pm in the food court so we can eat and get good seats. Recommend you buy tickets ahead of time since its opening weekend. RSVP and leave a comment on Facebook if you are planning to meet us for dinner so we can get enough seats.

Happy Founder's Day to all Alpha Gamma Deltas!  Check out Headquarter's Facebook page to share what you've gained from Alpha Gam! And come celebrate with us tonight with dinner and movie in Reston Town Center!  5:30pm Dinner at Uncle Julio's Rio Grande 6:50pm The Great Gatsby at BowTie Cinemas

Thursday, May 30, 2013 @ 6:50PM (NEW TIME!) Bow Tie Cinemas Reston Town Center (NEW PLACE!) 11940 Market Street  Reston, Virginia 20190  Join your sisters for dinner and a movie. Feel free to bring friends or significant others - this is very informal. T he movie starts at 6 :50 pm . If anyone wants to grab dinner ahead of time, lets meet at Uncle Julio's Rio Grande Cafe at 5:30-5:45. RSVP through the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/139590439566465/

The Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation is pleased to announce the reelection of two members and the election of one new member to the Board of Trustees. Christine McMahon Malchow, Epsilon Beta – University of Kansas, joins the board as a newly elected trustee. Professionally, Christine brings product marketing management and sales experience to the Foundation through her work in the medical biotechnical and device fields at Dendreon Corporation and DePuy Spine, and as an independent marketing consultant. She has also served as a member of the Johnson & Johnson Women’s Leadership Initiative. Christine resides in the Seattle area, and has served Alpha Gamma Delta in numerous local positions including International Reunion Day (IRD) Chairman for the Greater Seattle Alumnae Chapter, and Operations and Technology Advisor for Iota Chapter – University of Washington. Christine received a bachelor’s degree in Sports Science from the University of Kansas and a master’s degree in Business Adm

  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 !

Thursday, May 30, 2013 @ 7:50PM AMC Tysons Corner 16 7850 Tysons Corner Center   Tysons Corner, Virginia Join your sisters for dinner and a movie. Feel free to bring friends or significant others - this is very informal. The movie starts at 7:50 pm. If anyone wants to grab dinner ahead of time, lets meet in the food court on the upper level near the movies at 6:45 pm. RSVP through the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/139590439566465/

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.

Congratulations to the Lambda Gamma Chapter of Villanova University that was installed this past weekend!     Check out more photos from Installation weekend on the Chapter's Facebook page!  Update: Check out the blog post on the Alpha Gamma Delta website!

Please send us your nomination for Sister of the Year that will be presented at the End of Year party as well as any other deserving sister you believe should be recognized to odacagd@gmail.com! Last year, we recognized three sisters for their dedication to Alpha Gamma Delta and the Old Dominion Alumnae Club: Erin Sager , Sister of the Year Heather Rider , Heart of Alpha Gamma Delta Award Laurel Gainor , Rose Award

Come celebrate the end of the year with your sisters! We'll be: Installing our new alumnae officers for 2013-2014  Recognizing milestones  Presenting some awards  Celebrating the start to summer!  Old Dominion End of Year Party Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 6:30 PM  Erin Sager's home in Herndon, VA Sell Tickets Online through Eventbrite

Last Wednesday, April 3, the Alumnae Panhellenic Associate of Washington, D.C. hosted their annual scholarship reception to recognize the recipients of their two scholarships.  Congratulations to Heather Rider from Theta Nu chapter at Virginia Commonwealth University for being selected as one of their scholarship recipients! Heather is pursuing her Master of Arts in Arts Management at George Mason University . 

Bev Windell Card from Chi Chapter at Michigan State University was introduced during the House of Delegates Session on Friday, February 1. Bev is instructor at Mount Vernon High School in Fairfax County in the 2012 Governor's Award for Career and Technical Education Exemplary Standards, Teacher Cadet program, the tenth program to win this prestigious award. Click here for the VA Dept. of Education Press Release and view the video below to see Bev introduced. Congratulations Bev! 

Chesapeake Alumnae Chapter Cordially Invites You to International Reunion Day Experiences for a Lifetime Saturday, April 27, 2013 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Hunt Valley Inn 245 Shawan Road Hunt Valley MD 21031 Cost: $35.00 RSVP by April 10, 2013  For registration form, please email odacagd@gmail.com .

Alpha Gamma Delta will be colonizing at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) in fall 2015! A public institution with a total undergraduate enrollment of just under 10,000, UTC’s most popular fields of study are business and education. Located in downtown Chattanooga, UTC is dedicated to strong community involvement and leadership. If you have any questions about UTC, or if you want to get involved, email Liz Harriss York, International Vice President-Extension .

Dear Sister, We are grateful for the valuable skills and expertise that so many sisters willingly share with the Fraternity. While our volunteers give of their time and talents, our hope is that we are also providing opportunities to grow leadership potential among our membership.  The appointment process for the 2013–2015 Volunteer Service Team has begun. We hope you will consider sharing your time and talents with Alpha Gamma Delta. In turn, we will commit to investing in your growth by providing opportunities to develop and master skills in some of the following areas: Assembling and participating in virtual teams Consulting and coaching in a multigenerational environment Identifying inconsistencies and/or patterns in information and effectively using resources to resolve issues Guiding the performance and development of others Facilitating groups of stakeholders through problem solving or change processes Using organizational values, professional standards and establi

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Join us Alpha Gam in the Neighborhood next week March 10 through 16! If you'd like to add an event in your neighborhood, leave a comment below or email us at odacagd@gmail.com ! Online event registration for Alpha Gam in the Neighborhood: Week of March 10-16 powered by Eventbrite

Fifty years ago our Fraternity leadership created the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation with a purpose of impacting lives. We are thankful for all of our leaders who have led the organization to the awarding of over $10,000,000 back to our sisters and our communities. This time each year the Foundation conducts its regular election procedures, seeking sisters interested in advancing the Foundation’s mission through service on the Board of Trustees. Current terms of service expire June 30, 2013 for myself, as well as Estacia (Staci) Medlen Brandenburg and Patricia Tulley Riddiford. Both Pat and Staci have agreed to stand for re-election. After wonderful years of service on the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation Board of Trustees, including service as President, my time on the board has concluded. Thus, there will be a vacancy on the board. Trustees serve two-year terms, and may serve up to four consecutive terms. They are responsible for fundraising, policy development, financial oversight, and

Alpha Gamma Delta Fraternity is pleased to announce the installation of Theta Omega Chapter at the University of South Carolina on Sunday, November 18, 2012. Theta Omega Chapter is the 189th installed chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta. Collegians from four chapters served as members of the initiating team: Gamma Eta-High Point University, Gamma Phi-Georgia Institute of Technology, Theta Delta-North Georgia College and State University and Mu-Brenau University. Liz Harriss York, International Vice President-Extension, served as the Installing Officer. "Installing this new chapter is one of the most exciting and rewarding experiences that I get to be a part of as the International Vice President-Extension," Liz said. "I know that for countless years to come, Theta Omega Chapter will continue to grow and thrive because of its unwavering commitment to living with Purpose." The Installation Banquet, led by Toastmistress Adrienne Kerr Beckett, Director of Extension, w