Old Dominion Alumnae Club of Alpha Gamma Delta

Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Join us for Alpha Gam in the City! Visit the National Museum of the American Indian with your Alpha Gam sisters! The museum is located on the National Mall between the Smithsonian's National Air & Space Museum and the U.S. Capital Building. It is also Metro accessable; just get off L'Enfant Plaza (Blue/Orange/Green/Yellow line) and exit Maryland Avenue/Smithsonian Museum. The National Museum of the American Indian houses one of the world’s largest and most diverse collections of its kind. The museum’s sweeping curvilinear architecture, its indigenous landscaping, and its exhibitions, all designed in collaboration with tribes and communities from across the hemisphere, combine to give visitors from around the world the sense and spirit of Native America. We'll meet at 10:00am in the front of the museum and then break for lunch around 12:00pm at the awesome Mitaitam cafe in the lower level of the museum. "Mitsitam&

Our first event of the year is upon us, and we can't wait to see everyone at Alpha Gam Always!  It's always a favorite event - sisters, food, and fun!  We can't wait to hear what you were up to this summer and would love it if you brought along some Alpha Gam friends.  Get excited! This year's event will be held at Christina Minderman's home, which is just minutes from the Dunn Loring metro.  If you need a lift or directions, please let us know by emailing odacagd@gmail.com . RSVP for Alpha Gam Always here !

You're cordially invited to the Land of Oz! Please join the Old Dominion Alumnae Club of Alpha Gamma Delta for International Reunion Day 2014 Sunday April 27th, 2014 at one o'clock in the afternoon Clyde's of Tyson's Corner 8332 Leesburg Pike Vienna, VA 22182 Alumnae: $35 Collegians: $30 Please RSVP on our website at http://www.odacagd.org/p/ird-2014.html . You may also fill out the paper form found here and mail along with your payment. Payments can be made by check or Paypal: Checks should be made payable to ODACAGD and mailed to the ODAC Treasurer (see RSVP link or paper form for details).  If you wish to pay via Paypal, please send your payment to odacagd@gmail.com as a personal payment "to family or friends" in order to avoid any fees using your Paypal balance and/or bank account (a small fee may apply if you use a debit or credit card). If you have any questions, please contact IRD Chair, Amy Garrison at amy.k.garrison@gmail.

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From Michele Hartlove: On Feb. 12, the Illinois State Society of Washington, DC will host a reception at the Capitol Hill Club on the House side in DC to celebrate the 100th birthday of our former ISS president Virginia Blake who is also an Alpha Gamma Delta from the University of Illinois, Class of 1935. We will also crown the 2014 Illinois Cherry Blossom Princess that night who is Lauren Eiten, of the same house on the same campus only about 80 years after Virginia. If you know of any Alpha Gamma Delta sisters in the DC area, there are certainly welcome to attend as our guests from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM for some hot reception food and birthday cake. Just ask them to send me their name so we can have a head count by Feb. 10. We will have a professional photographer take pictures so please let me know where to send the pictures. I have attached the biography for Virginia Blake, our former president 1975-1976. Former State Senator Mark Q. Rhoads Historian for the I

You're invited! Sunday, February 23, 2014 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM Christina Minderman's home in Dunn Loring, VA After the votes have been tallied, come and find out who will be leading our fabulous organization for the next year. We will be celebrating with our sisters over tea. Don't forget to bring your dues, panhellenic play fee, or IRD payment if you are interested. If you have any questions please contact us at ODACAGD@gmail.com

  Monday, March 3, 2014 Fellowship, leadership and a lifelong commitment to community service are the daily themes in the lives of sorority women — from our college members to alumnae. On Monday, March 3, these women — who number in the millions — will celebrate International Badge Day during National Women’s History Month. On that day, all of us will honor our separate and distinct Greek-letter affiliations by wearing our badges or letters. It’s a day set aside to acknowledge successful women around the globe, whether they are U.S. senators or university freshmen working for humanitarian aid in far-away continents. The National Panhellenic Conference, one of the largest and oldest women’s organizations in the world, is not alone in celebrating and acknowledging all that women do. Other groups, such as the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations and the National Multicultural Greek Council, celebrate in their own diverse ways to recognize women. Each group i

Alpha Gamma Delta is hosting a call for member artwork for the International Headquarters building in conjunction with the opening of the new archives area at International Headquarters. We hope you’ll consider participating in this opportunity! Overview: Alpha Gamma Delta would like to highlight the talents of our members by featuring member artwork at International Headquarters.  The artwork must be created solely by the member and must reflect a portion of The  Purpose .  Although multiple submissions may be entered, preference will be given to highlighting as many different members’ artwork as possible.  All styles of art are welcome, including but not limited to watercolor, oil, acrylic, mixed media, photography (1200 dpi jpeg or higher) and sculpture.  The selected artwork will become the property of Alpha Gamma Delta Fraternity per archives policies.  The incorporation of red, buff and green or similar tones is not required, but would work well for displaying with

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the University of Oklahoma Alpha Gamma Delta whose Chapter House caught on fire the night of January 14th. If you would like to support the sisters in their recovery efforts, please donate below: Update! Foundation Announces New Emergency Disaster Relief Fund Last week we received one of the most frightening Fraternity calls we can ever receive. “There’s been a fire at the Upsilon (University of Oklahoma) Chapter house.” The thankful news - everyone is safe. The hard news – the chapter house is uninhabitable for the rest of the school year. Local advisors were onsite and lent support to the campus administrators who were scrambling to find a place for 61 women to spend the night. And there were other basic needs to consider: food, clothing, toothbrushes, school supplies and books …..the basic needs that are so easy to take for granted. In response, the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation has established a new Disaster Relief Fund to help provide im

 Saturday, January 25 @ 10:30AM Dulles Expo Center Chantilly, Virginia Browse and shop around the Sugarloaf Craft Festival with your sisters! We will be meeting at the entrance at 10:30 AM . You can purchase your ticket there the day of or online before you get there. Can't wait to see you there! LivingSocial currently has a deal for admission for 2 or 4! Since 1976, artists from across the country have flocked to the Sugarloaf Crafts Festival to showcase their treasures. With this offer, you'll get the chance to treat yourself when you use this deal to get tickets valid for the entire weekend of activities. Held at the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly on January 24, 25, or 26 these festivals feature more than 300 different area artisans in December and more than 250 during the January edition. Each one offers everything from pottery, glass, and jewelry to fashion, home décor, and photography. While browsing, you'll also be able to take in great l

Alpha Gamma Delta International Fraternity is looking for alumnae to become Pearl Sisters for our newest chapters in 2014! This is an easy, fun and free way to stay involved as alumnae. They are currently looking for Pearl Sisters for the recolonization at the University of Central Missouri . Once our colonization recruitment events are held, they 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. Click here to fill out the Pearl Sister Information Form!