Welcome Home NM'16!

Yesterday, we welcomed home NM '16 to Alpha Chi Omega @ Florida State University!!!!! Congrats Savannah Schaler, VP Recruitment, Mckayla Michaud, VP CRIC and the ladies of AXΩ on an amazing week. 281 strong!! 

New Member class 2016!

CCYS Sleep Out 2015

On December 3, Senior Katie Desorcy served as a Sleep Out Leader for Capital City Youth Services (CCYS) in Tallahassee, FL. The CCYS is an emergency crisis center for the homeless and runaway youth in Tallahassee. The Sleep Out was a fundraiser that included about 40 people from all ages in the city that raised money for the homeless youth. The night also was to raise awareness for the homelessness in the area.

Katie says that next year she wants to be even more involved and make the event bigger. Because most people aren’t aware of how many children and students are homeless in our community, she hopes to get others to participate in this once in a life time experience. “It was a learning experience like no other, and everyone should do it because it really teaches you to emphasize with others and put yourself in their shoes.”

Katie is also a senior graduating in the Spring. Throughout her time in Alpha Chi Omega, she has served as the Facility Operations Assistant and was on the New Member Committee. She is also very involved in Alpha Chi’s intramural sports, especially with being Captain of the flag football team.

Click on the link below for more information!

https://m.facebook.com/GoingPlacesStreetoutreachprogram/

Katie at the Sleep Out!

Alpha Chi Omega's 2015 flag football team

Written by Mackenzie Murray, Publications Chair 2016

2016 Light the Night - "to shed the light of love and friendship 'round me"

What are we #AXOThankful for this day? SISTERS and women like Alpha Chi Omegas who volunteer to help others through philanthropy and altruism. Happy Thanksgiving to our sisters, families and friends.

Celia and Taylor:  Chair and Asst Chair for #LighttheNight 

Alex was the 2014 Chair and will be our vice president of membership programming in 2016.

When Casey graduates the nursing program,
she will be fighting blood cancers and saving lives.

Sari and Lindsey

Sisterhood Retreat: Oprah Style: You get a ticket, and you get a ticket, and you get a ticket ...

What are we thankful for this week? Thinking of others and providing assistance and benefit! #AXOThankful

Remember that time we had our Sisterhood Retreat at Disney's Animal Kingdom and we shared #HeraDay with other park visitors by giving away some day passes? It was Magical.

Thanks Katie Jo, Carrie and Kellie

and as a special treat, we ran in to an alumna from OUR CHAPTER! (Michelle G, Kellie G and #axoyoungalum Kari)

Our donations to Refuge House #AXODVA #AltruisticAXO #VioletAgainstViolence

We appreciate the relationship we have with Refuge House. We help them monetarily through fundraising events like #PizzaPiewithAlphaChi and #DonutsforDVA. Sisters lend helping hands physically as well, by volunteering when needs arise such as painting or helping with Halloween carnivals. Refuge House holds trainings for our sisters, allowing AXOs to understand more about domestic violence awareness, and how we can help and advocate for the cause.

Senior Spotlight

Senior Taylor Kerns has earned Senior Spotlight this week for the amazing job she did during initiation last week. Taylor and her assistant, Madison Cappeller, organized and delivered a beautiful initiation ceremony with a record number of new sisters being initiated. 

Not only did Taylor put on an initiation ceremony that our new members will remember forever, but she devoted hours of her time rehearsing ritual with chapter members throughout the semester thus far. She did all of this while studying for an extremely important test, the FTCE Content Exam. 

Taylor aspires to be a first grade teacher, a position for which passing this exam is necessary. As we all know she could, Taylor passed her exam with flying colors. 

We could not be more proud of you Taylor. Congratulations on getting one step closer to your dreams.


Written by Megan Mollan, Publications Chair 2015

Senior Spotlight

This weeks senior spotlight is on Heidi Thomas! Heidi has worked so hard these past few months pairing new members with older sisters as mystagogues. All of her hard work paid off last Sunday during the big/little reveal. 

This spring, Heidi will be graduating with a degrees in Retail Merchandising and Product Development. Heidi worked for SPANX in Atlanta over the summer; she meet two other #AXO interns there! After graduation she will be applying for a flight attendant position, but Heidi's long-term career goals include becoming a buyer or visual merchandise coordinator for a large fashion company. 

Written by Megan Mollan, Publications Chair 2015

Senior Spotlight

Alpha Chi Senior Rebecca Epstein had the most amazing summer.

For three months, Rebecca was in Manhattan interning with EMW Music Group at Engine Room Audio. During her internship, she worked with well-known artists and advertising firms to write lyrics and music. She also performed voice overs for commercial advertising.

"Everyday I was surrounded by some of the most creative people in the recording industry that inspired me to write, record, and grow as a musician, artist, and individual," says Rebecca of her time in New York. 

After realizing how hard Rebecca was working and how talented she is, the company gave her the opportunity to write and record her own album. The album's single is called "Forever December" and will be out in just a few short weeks.

To follow Rebecca's bright future in the music industry, follow her official instagram Raemusicofficial. 

Sister of the Week

This weeks Sister of the Week is Junior, Jenn Coats for being admitted into Tallahassee's Guardian ad Litem program! 

In October Jenn will begin training to become one of the many powerful voices advocating on behalf abused and neglected children in the state of Florida. Jenn will be protecting the interest of children as they go through court proceedings in the Second Judicial Circuit. While specific duties may vary from child to child, she will be participating in all stages of each case and will make recommendations to the court according to each child's unique circumstance.  

Jenn is beyond excited to start this journey and can't see what wonderful experiences it will bring. Congratulations, Jenn. You will undoubtedly change many children's lives for the better.

Written by Megan Mollan, Publications Chair 2015

Senior Spotlight

On behalf of all the ladies of the Beta Eta Chapter of Alpha Chi Omega, a big thank you goes out to senior Jessica Botterbusch for all her hard work during 2015 Fall Recruitment! 

As VP Recruitment, Jessica organized an entire week of pre-recruitment festivities and coordinated recruitment with Panhellenic standards while maintaing the character and values unique to our Chapter.

Jessica did an outstanding job leading the chapter in everything from fun games and sisterhood bonding to "stairs" and the technicalities of each party.  Our success during this recruitment season is, in large-part, due to Jessica's efforts and creativity.  

Thank you so much, Jess. We love you!

From Left to Right: Alex Schaler, Jessica Botterbusch, Savannah Schaler

A special thanks goes out to Jessica's assistant, Savannah Schaler, and Alpha Chi President, Alex Schaler. Without these amazing sisters, 2015 Fall Recruitment would not have been the same.

Congratulations, Beta Eta, on an incredible new member class!

Summer Spotlight

Stephanie Bernal spent three weeks of her summer in Kenya! She spent here time there volunteering at a special needs school in a town called Thika.  While at the school, she tutored the children and helped them with their classwork.  It wasn’t all work though; when they weren’t in class, Stephanie played games with and got to know the children. 

We are so proud of you Stephanie and all your amazing work this summer! 

Summer Spotlight

Alpha Chi sister, Sarah Balduzzi spent five weeks in Costa Rica! 

During her first three weeks she was in a town call Tamarindo working at an adult surf camp with campers from all over the world. For the last two weeks she went backpacking around Costa Rica.  During those five weeks she spent her days surfing, hiking, chasing waterfalls, and having the time of her life.