Healthy Relationships Week - #TBT

#TBT to 2015 Celebration of Healthy Relationships!

Senior Spotlight- Alex Schaler

Alex in Fall 2015 as President of our chapter

“When I entered Florida State as a freshman, I had no way of knowing the successes this university would bring to me as a student leader. Being elected to Alpha Chi Omega’s Executive Board as a sophomore, I was very prepared to accept my ultimate leadership role within the chapter when I was elected the Chapter President of Beta Eta in the fall of 2014. Becoming the Chapter President had always been a dream of mine, and I could not be more thankful to have accomplished this goal of leading such real, strong women. My leadership positions within Alpha Chi Omega provided me with the opportunity to be even more involved on campus. I have served on both Florida State University’s 67th and 68th Student Senate as the Seat 2 College of Engineering representative, and continued to represent my college as a member of both the Budget and Internal Affairs committees within the legislative branch of SGA. Becoming involved in Student Government was one of the most rewarding aspects of my college career, for it equipped me with a voice to make a change both within my respective college and the university. Within my discipline, I currently serve as the Florida Water and Environment Association’s Student Chapter Secretary. Additionally, I am a member of Order of Omega and the Honors Student Association. My leadership positions were very close to my heart, but would always come second to my desire to achieve academic success. Despite being busier than the average college student and accepting a rigorous major of Civil Engineering, I maintained a 3.7 GPA as well as a continued spot on the Dean’s List, and most recently, a spot on the President’s List.

Although the most rewarding four years of my life thus far are coming to a close, I am beyond thrilled for the opportunities to come in the future. In May I will be graduating with a B.S. Civil Engineering degree and will be taking my talents to Tampa, FL. I have accepted a job offer with my dream Civil Engineering Company, Kimley-Horn, which was recently ranked #25 on FORTUNE magazine’s top 100 companies to work for. The company’s Tampa location specializes in land development, an area that aligns with my passion in the civil engineering field.

Alpha Chi has given me the most memorable moments throughout my college career, and I look forward to a lifetime of involvement with the organization to help other women seek the heights as I have done at Florida State!”

Winter Break: Serving Others #AltruisticAXO #FSUAXO

Many of our sisters spent their Winter break serving others on mission trips!

Savannah Brenner and Mckayla Michaud were in Peru and Katie Leatherbury was in Ecuador, all of whom were on Medlife trips. 

Mckayla describes her and Savannah’s trip to Peru: “This December, I was lucky enough to be able to travel to Cusco, Peru for 9 days on a medical mission trip through the organization MedLIFE. MedLIFE stands for Medicine, Education, Development for Low Income Families Everywhere, and we were able to provide just that. Each day a group of doctors, MEDLIFE staff, and a group of students set up a mobile clinic in a different village in Cusco. Upon arriving to the clinic, patients would be educated on different types of cancers, diabetes and general health issues, that unfortunately most knew little about. After going through the education station, patients would go to a triage (nursing) station and then would e sent to their respective medical, OBGYN and/or dental station. I was able to shadow doctors at each of these stations and watch and learn as they provided the medical care and prescriptions each patient deserved. I have come back from this trip with a new perspective on how easy it is to make an impact on someone’s life, whether it’s taking time to simply educate someone, sharing a smile and always treating every individual with the same respect and care that we all deserve. This trip has been the experience of a lifetime and Cusco will always have a place in my heart.”

Jillian Cawley travelled all the way to Uganda and says about her experience, "If only they knew how much they've changed me. Working with children who are deaf/autistic/etc. has made me so much more excited to pursue a career in speech pathology and taught me so much about compassion and life itself. All the hugs and smiles were so worth the drool and occasional slaps."

Katie in Ecuador

Savannah and Mckayla in Peru

Jillian in Uganda

Compiled by Mackenzie Murray, Publications Chair 2016