The schedule for the rest of the academic year has been posted! All meetings are on Tuesdays at 6:30pm.
November 19 @ McAlister's
January 21 @ Hops Supply Co.
February 18 @ McAlister's
March 18 @ Henry’s
April 15 @ McAlister's
May 20 @ Oceanic
Anyone and everyone is welcome to attend! I am trying to make as many meetings as I can now that the Arthritis Walk is over.
Roses,
Cathy
November 14, 2013
Wilmington Alumnae Panhellenic
November 13, 2013
Sister Pizza Night
Last night, Rhonda, Sam, Elizabeth, and I met at Slice of Life Pizza for our November meeting. Small turnout, but we had a great time!!
We chatted about the Arthritis Walk, Jill’s wedding (congratulations again Mrs. McMillan!!) and upcoming meetings.
December 8th is our 3rd Annual Cookie Swap at my house. It will be at 2:00; bring a plate of cookies, and copies of the recipe to share!
January 12th will be a BBQ Business Meeting with Ritual at Rhonda’s. More details to come, but mark your calendars! We will discuss the rest of the year then as well.
Hope to see you in December! And keep checking our Facebook page for updates as well!!
Roses,
Cathy
November 10, 2013
2013 Wilmington Arthritis Walk
Sunday, October 27th was this year’s Arthritis Walk. We had such a great AOII turnout! Unofficially, our team had 52 members and raised $1,929 for Arthritis Research!! A large group of Zeta Psi sisters from ECU came to join the Port City Chapter in our “AOII Goes Blue for Arthritis” event.
Here are a few highlights from the day!
Setting up, blowing up balloons, and looking awesome in our AOII Goes Blue shirts!!
Volunteering!
AOII/Zeta Psi alumna sister Elizabeth was the 2013 Wilmington honoree!! She suffers from RA.
AOII Love!!!
Thanks to everyone who made it this year, whether you walked or volunteered, as part of the planning committee, we really appreciate it. Can’t wait to do it all again next year!!
Roses,
Cathy
August 15, 2013
Crafting with Sisters – September Meeting
Join us on September 8th for a Crafting Party!!! We will be etching glass items (custom wine glasses anyone?) and possibly some other crafts -- glitter ornaments, vinyl stickers… suggestions welcome!! We will be meeting at Sam’s house at 2:00pm. For more details email Cathy! Wine is always welcome, but this event is for sisters only ;)
If you have suggestions for more crafts we could do, please let Cathy know!
Hope to see you then… and don’t forget to bring a glass item to etch!!
Roses,
Cathy
July 7, 2013
International Convention 2013 – Part I
Wow!!! AOII International Convention 2013 in Chicago was such an amazing experience. “A Magnificent Celebration” was a great tagline… because it was true!! About 975 AOIIs took over the Marriott on Michigan Ave. from June 26-30, and we painted the town red!
Wednesday started out a little rough, with a flight time change from 7:00 am to 6:45 am, and I had NO IDEA. Me and my bag barely made it. Things didn’t go so well at my layover in Atlanta as well. Got off the plane and saw my connection as at Gate A33. I was at D2. Took the train over to Concourse A. Walked all the way to A33. Gate changed to A28. Found another AOII – Amanda from Appalachian State (just finished her freshman year!). Found more AOIIs (Meg & Monique). Flight delayed 1 hr due to weather in Chicago. Found more AOIIs. Flight delayed 1 more hour. Gate changed to A12. Found more AOIIs… there were a couple flights to O’Hare and Midway from Atlanta so there were quite a few AOIIs roaming around.
Got to Chicago about 2 hours late. Eight AOIIs met at baggage claim and decided to split into 2 cabs to get to the hotel faster than the subway. Meg, Amanda, Shelby and I shared what I thought was a crazy ride to the hotel. Little did we know the other cab behind us had run out of gas on the highway. Yikes!! We checked in, grabbed one of the 12 elevators up to our rooms, and quick changed for Candle Lighting.
What a beautiful and meaningful ceremony. Each collegiate chapter (active and inactive) is represented by a sister and a candle. Each candle is lit, then the name of the chapter and its sub motto is read. It was long, but the moment I heard the words “Wisdom and Grace” I almost cried. I knew it was a Sigma Chi (Hartwick College) sister and I HAD to meet her.
After Candle Lighting, we went to our Network Celebrations. We are Network 2… which had a baseball theme!! Our NSs were awesome and really made us feel welcome. And I got to finally meet my roommate, Liz, the Triangle Alumnae Chapter President!
After going back to the room to change outfits again (seriously, there is a lot of costume changes!!!) we headed off to take over Navy Pier. Liz, Krystal and I walked to Navy Pier, walked to the end, grabbed some grub, then watched the fireworks. It was a really warm, beautiful night.
All for now. Part II, and more pictures, coming soon!!
Alpha Love,
Cathy
April 28, 2013
April 2013 Newsletter
Please take a moment to read our April 2013 Newsletter. There is A LOT of information in it. Also, fill out the Membership Form on the last page (or see link below) and return it to myself or Rhonda. Don't forget to pay your dues! Pay them now so you won’t have to think about it late in the year!
Alpha Love,
Cathy
April 16, 2013
Cinco de Mayo!
Time to party!!
Sunday, May 5
2:00pm
Cathy’s house
You and your family are invited to a BBQ for Cinco de Mayo. If you are on Facebook, please RSVP to the event and then comment with what you will be bringing. I will supply the grill, burgers, hotdogs and condiments.
I have about 8 chairs; will have a kiddie pool and corn hole, and we have a fenced in backyard to contain the little ones.
For more details or to RSVP, please call or email me!!
Roses,
Cathy
March 27, 2013
Alumnae Installation – Zeta Psi
I got more information from Maggie and the Zeta Psi chapter’s Alumnae Installation has changed to April 28th at 2pm. I hope more of us will be able to attend at this earlier time!
If you want to carpool up for the day, please let me know and we can coordinate a few vehicles. I am all for testing out how to fit 8 passengers in my new Pilot! :)
Roses,
Cathy
March 18, 2013
International Convention 2013
Information is finally here!! Convention 2013 will be in Chicago, IL, June 26-30. Registration should be open soon. You can visit the Alpha Omicron Pi website for more information. I hope some of you can attend with me!!
Watch out Chicago… AOII is coming!! :)
Roses,
Cathy
March 15, 2013
Groopt!
Our chapter is officially on Groopt! Groopt is a networking tool/website for chapters to use to keep files, information, etc. in a central location available to all members who register on the Groopt site.
I wasn’t sure I wanted to join, but I was ‘forced’ to create our chapter’s site when the Fraternity moved the ORL (Officer Resource Library) from the AOII website to be only available on Groopt. Bummer. But now that I have access to it again, and have played around with the site a little bit I do think it can be a useful tool for us. For example, we can keep copies of our bylaws, budget, calendar, minutes and newsletters available online for any members to peruse at their leisure.
The first step to joining is letting me know what email address you would like to have the invitation sent to to start the registration process. Thanks ladies!!
Roses,
Cathy
March 14, 2013
March 10 – Meeting Notes
I had a wonderful time with some of our sisters this past weekend when we met for a business meeting and some dinner at McAlister’s Deli. Rhonda, Erica, Vicki, Carol, Alyson, Elizabeth, Jill, Maggie (ECU-Alumnae Relations), and myself spent some time discussing a few issues that have come up recently. I have created a PDF of those notes. You can view it here.
If you have any questions, or want to get involved, please contact me (Cathy Scheidler) or join our Facebook group!!
Roses,
Cathy
March 13, 2013
The Piper ~ March 2013
If you haven’t seen it yet, check out the March issue of The Piper, Alpha Omicron Pi’s monthly e-newsletter.
Roses,
Cathy
March 10, 2013
Standards of Excellence
March 1st is the annual deadline to submit our chapter SOE (Standards of Excellence) for the year. Certificates will be awarded to Gold, Pearl, or Ruby Levels of Recognition at Convention this year. If we calculated correctly, we should get Gold Level our first year!
Also, read the SOE carefully so that we can attain more of these goals next year!
Alpha Love,
Cathy
February 24, 2013
Business Meeting – March 10
Hi ladies! Please mark your calendars for our Business Meeting on March 10th at 4:00pm at McAlister’s Deli on South College.
Let me know whether or not you will be able to attend by email, phone, text, or on Facebook.
Bring your calendars and your lovely faces!!
Roses,
Cathy
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