Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Senior Spotlight!

Senior Spotlight!

Sara Lyons

Hometown:  Jensen Beach, FL
Major: Biology
Favorite meal at AXO: Taco bar
Favorite memory at AXO: There are way too many for me to pick one!
Plans after graduation: Eventually go to Medical School
Where you see yourself in 10 years: Being an oncologist, married, with a family and happy
Advice for underclassman: Never be afraid to do something out of your comfort zone. Take every opportunity to meet new people that you can, don’t let being shy hold you back!

Chesley McLeary

Hometown: West Palm Beach, FL
Major: Marketing and Finance
 Accomplishments in college: I’ve been really involved in Dance Marathon. I was a Dancer, then a Morale Captain and then on the Core Board for two years
Favorite meal at AXO: Spaghetti squash and meatballs (obsessed with meatballs)
Favorite memory at AXO: Date functions with all my friends, my favorite was Wacky Tacky
Plans after graduation: Hopefully move to NY and get a job with either a bank or media company
Where you see yourself in 10 years: I’ll hopefully have a successful job and married
Advice for underclassman: Live it up during college and don’t take anything for granted. It flies by and don’t care what other people think…people will always judge. But don’t have too much fun, get internships and work experience. You’ll thank yourself later!

Michelle Nicastro

Hometown:  Monroe, NY
Major: Double major in Psychology and Family and Child Sciences
Accomplishments in college: Florida State Honors student, graduating Cum Lade with honors medallion, Panhellenic Rho Gamma for Recruitment 2013, women’s all-campus flag football champions in 2012, getting a promotion at my job in management for 2 years, interning at a local Middle School, and completing undergraduate research at the College of Education
Favorite meal at AXO: Taco bar! Queso makes any day better.
Favorite memory at AXO: Meeting my little Taylor Locklear. She is my best friend, my go to person for everything. Without AXO I would not have found the girl who stands by me through everything.
Plans after graduation: I’m staying in Tallahassee after graduation to work and get ready for graduate school instead of moving back to New York. I plan on going to graduate school for School of Child Psychology in the Spring somewhere in Florida. I’m excited for the opportunity to enjoy Tallahassee outside of school!
Where you see yourself in 10 years: I haven’t decided on a specific career path, but if anything I want to be working with children. Hopefully by then I will be settled with my family with at least a Master’s, working in a career that I enjoy

 Advice for underclassman: Never stop taking advantages of the opportunities available to all of us. Some of my greatest accomplishments and memories at FSU are the ones where I took a risk, worked towards a goal, and did not stop trying. Also, remember that AXO is part of something so much bigger than just our sorority. We are part of Panhellenic. Don’t miss out on meeting all of the other amazing girls from other organizations.


We are so proud of you, ladies!

Monday, April 7, 2014

19th Annual Dance Marathon


Last weekend, from Friday, March 28th through Sunday, March 30th, Florida State hosted its 19th annual Dance Marathon in the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center. All registered dancers stood for 20 hours straight in two shifts for a total of 40 hours to raise money for the Children's Miracle Network and the Florida State University College of Medicine's Pediatric Outreach Program. 
Every hour on the hour, dancers rushed to the dance floor to perform an eight minute long medley of popular songs. After every line dance, a miracle family was introduced and shared their story either in person or via video. It was a heartwarming and inspirational experience for everyone, including some honorary 3rd and 4th year dancers. 
Over the course of each 20 hour shift, dancers wrote letters to the miracle families, colored, played sports or video games, earned sitting time in La-Z-Boy chairs, and showcased their spirit with hourly costume themes. In the early AM hours, the fraternities hosted a drag show, dance and step teams performed, the circus put on a show, and DJ's competed. Around 5am, there was "silent disco," where dancers jammed to different stations playing on their wireless headphones. The event drew to a close with performances by local dance companies and a rave. 
By the end of Dance Marathon, Alpha Chi Omega had raised $32,634!Sigma Delta Tau and Chi Phi won the event, but Alpha Chi Omega took home the Most Spirited Organization award! 

Florida State's Dance Marathon raised a total of $781,196.22!!! #FTK 




Seek the Heights With Alpha Chi Rock Climbing Competition

On Saturday, March 22, Alpha Chi Omega hosted the first annual "Seek the Heights with Alpha Chi" rock climbing competition. FSU sororities and fraternities scaled the rock wall competing for the fastest time. The event, hosted at Heritage Grove, raised money for the local women's refuge house and the fastest climbers took home a signed National Championship football and a $150 donation to a non-profit of their choice!


A great big thank you to everyone who supported our philanthropy! #DVA
And shout out to our winners, Phi Delt and Phi Mu!! 


Together let us seek the heights

Here's a link to a video that was made to publicize the competition!