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This past weekend was Tau Gamma Chapter's Teeter Totter A Thon to support the fight against Juvenile and Women's Arthritis. Arthritis is especially important to our sorority because have two active women that were both diagnosed with arthritis. Every year, AOII and the Sigma Nu Fraternity team up and teeter totter for 24 hours before the Homecoming Game.
All the donations made go towards our national philanthropy, Juvenile and Women's Arthritis and the Sigma Nu's national philanthropy, Make-A-Wish Foundation.
If you are interested in making a donation towards either of these foundations, contact 1-800-283-7800 (Arthritis Foundation) or visit the websites www.arthritis.org, and www.wish.org.
It would be GREATLY appreciated. =)
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my job is sisterhood.
this is a diary of my times as a member
of alpha omicron pi women's fraternity.
i cannot put into words how much these memories mean to me,
so here is photo proof of some of the best times in my life.
big - i love you. you have been there for me through thick and thin.
let's always keep our gpb secrets.
little - you are amazing and i cannot wait until november 5th. you are perfect for our family.
to the rest of my girls - this past year has been very memorable.
you girls all shine so bright and i love you all.
"Why" is my job sisterhood? It's all the things I mentioned in my blog and more. It's the friendships and being there for your "sisters" through thick and thin. It's hard work and fun rolled in to one. It's being a part of a philanthropic organization and helping others. It's knowing you are part of a national organization of dedicated and talented women. If the question is "why" should you vote for me or "why" do I need this scholarship, it is because the award would greatly help me with my college tuition. I wouldn't trade AOII, the memories, or the sisterhood I share with my wonderful ladies for anything. So, please vote for me. I would really appreciate it!
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TAJ, crackers and alpha love forever.
FRESHMAN YEAR:
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SOPHOMORE YEAR:
This week has been "spirit week" for my college recruitment period. During this week, we prepare for the upcoming recruitment. We practice our songs, door stack, speeches, and clean up around the house. It has been so nice to see everyone again and spend time with them. Each day we have practice from 11-3:30 then have activities at night. Our first football game is Saturday, followed by "Excite Night" and "Playfair" on Monday/Tuesday. Excite Night is a chance for all the new freshman to meet new people and check out our "Phase" a.k.a. the gym. Playfair is when all the freshman, orientation leaders, Alpha Chis (disaffiliated greeks in charge of recruitment) and the Greek community get together and play fun games. Hopefully by the end of this week, I'll have some pictures up and some good stories to tell. Remember to vote every day!! Here are pictures from our bonding night!!! We did a human knot and a fun balloon game. =) PS. I am the crazy one in the skirt - BRILLIANT IDEA
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september 16, 2006 = first football game!! today's game was so amazing. a few of us got together before the game and got ready. We then headed over the field and saved some seats for all our ladies. Perfect ones, too! 50-yard line right up front. All our ladies looked absolutely gorgeous and we had a complete blast. I will post pictures up here soon!!! Tomorrow is excite night! Jair and I are going shopping tomorrow for excite night accessories, so that'll be fun. =)
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September 17 - Tonight was Excite night!! It started off a tad boring, but when freshman showed up it was a blast!! We played bingo, painted and got to hang out with so many amazing people. =) Here are some pictures from the night.
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tonight was playfair. it was SOO SOO much fun meeting so many awesome people. i had a rad core group with our sweet pepperoni password and cool running man dance and I had the best dancing partners EVER! =) We couldn't really take that many pictures but here are a few!! More will come later tonight!!!
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RECRUITMENT IS OVER!!! Bid Day was AMAZING. 20 amazing, beautiful girls stepped out in AOII letters today making this the best recruitment AOII has had in quite some time. I was able to talk to most of these girls during recruitment and you have NO idea how nervous I was on Bid Day before they revealed their letters. See, on the night of Preference (last night of recruitment), we invite girls that we want in our chapter. After they attend two preference ceremonies, it is up to them to decide what house they want to be a part of. It is nervewracking for me and the girls on my side because we all develop rush crushes and are nervous to see if they wanted to be a part of AOII or not. On bid day, they all find out if their first choice is the house they will be apart of. They are then given our bid day shirts and run out and join our house. =) Our theme for bid day was "hollywood" and we had a pink/black/silver color theme. We had boas, amazing bid day bags and decorations for our BEAUTIFUL house!!! I pref'd three girls and two of them went AOII!! YAY YAY YAY!!!! Here are some pictures!! they are so beautiful!
WE NEARLY DOUBLED OUR CHAPTER!!! =) BID DAY 2006
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Here are some recent pictures of our first trust sisterhood. We had a "ropes" activity and some other really fun activities. There are also pictures from our new member process. After Bid Day, the new members are required to complete a 6-8 week program before initiation. Here are some pictures!!! =)
