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Greater Cleveland Alumnae Chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta 2014 newsletterTRANSCRIPT
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I am thrilled to be back at the start of another exciting year with the Greater Cleve-land Alumnae Chapter. Having just returned from International Convention, I am taking this year’s theme of “Full Circle” to heart. Looking at the past year in review, it is amazing how much we have accomplished:
We celebrated Norma Dolezal’s 100th Birthday! We raised $175 for the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation. We assembled and donated 40 bags of supplies to the Edna House for Women. We won the Helen Mae Clarahan Spiese Alumnae Panhellenic Award at Inter-
national Convention for outstanding support of our local Panhellenic Asso-ciation, and the members of our chapter who have volunteered their time with the Cleveland Alumnae Panhellenic Association and the Cleveland Alumnae Panhellenic Endowment Fund.
We supported a chapter that was awarded the Annulet, the top honor for a collegiate chapter.
We achieved the status of “Impacting the World” through the new Alumnae Chapter/Club recognition program.
There are too many wonderful events from the past year to list here, yet we have so much to look forward to in the coming months. As Alpha Iota’s school year kicks off, we will join the women for mock recruitment, as well as Lighting of the Tapers ceremony. We hope to see many alumnae at this very special event! Our calendar is filled with many great events this year such as a night at the Hard Rock Casino, volunteering at the Greater Cleveland Foodbank, and our favorite annual events such as the Valentine’s Day Tea and International Reunion Day. Looking further into the future, we have a big celebration on the horizon – Alpha Iota’s 75th anni-versary in fall 2015! Lastly, I want to mention another event occurring in the next couple of years – the colonization of a new chapter at Case Western Reserve University! I am very excited that we will have another chapter joining us in Cleveland. Northeast Ohio is becoming an Alpha Gam hub! I look forward to seeing many of you soon as we continue to live with purpose! Loyally, Jaime
Alumnae Editor Kina Kerst 650 Brownstone Circle Avon Lake, Ohio 44012 Alpha Iota Publication’s Coordinator Stephanie Poutz, [email protected]
Inside this issue:
Philanthropy 2
Calendar of Events 3
IRD 4
Foundation 5
Shoebox Ministry 6
Alumnae Events 7
Chapter Grand 8
Norma’s 100th 9
Treasurer’s Report 10
Alpha Iota 11
Chapter Advisor 12
New Initiates 13
Alpha Iota Events 14
Meet Mary 15
Convention 16
Golden Nuggets 17
Golden Nuggets 18
Golden Nuggets 19
Remembering Nan 20
IHQ 21
CAPA 22
Gold Dust Volume 76, Issue 1 Fall 2014
Grea ter Clev el a nd Al umna e Cha pter a nd Al pha Io ta, Al pha Ga mma Del ta
President’s Message
The Year in Review and Lots to Celebrate!
Welcome to the Greater Cleveland Chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta. We are always eager to welcome Al-pha Gams who are new to our chapter or to the Cleveland area who want to get involved in Alpha Gamma Delta is for life! Like everything in life, you only get the benefits from when you make an effort to give. We have several easy ways to get involved, stay in touch and truly benefit from the sisterhood of Alpha Gamma Delta. Join Us: We have another exciting year planned. Your favorite events are returning and we are adding new ones too. We challenge you to attend just one event this year – we would love to meet more of our sisters. Now is a great time to get to know other Alpha Gam alumnae in the Cleveland area. Support Us: When paying your local chapter support fees, you help us cover operating expenses, fund collegiate activities and contribute to the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation. Thank you in advance for paying your dues. Our goal is to keep the number of paid members in our chap-ter growing! Information on how to pay dues can be found on the enclosed membership Form. Like Us: Keep in touch by updating your contact information online at myAlphaGam. You can like us on Facebook or join our group on LinkedIn. Loyally, Kina Kerst, Editor
Details of all events will be published on Facebook and Emailed to members. To be added to our distribution list, email [email protected]
Alpha Gamma Delta Fraternity * www.alphagammadelta.com Greater Cleveland Alumnae Chapter * www.facebook.com/groups/clevelandalphagam
Alpha Iota Chapter * bw.alphagammadelta.org or www.facebook.com/AlphaGammaDeltaAlphaIota
Philanthropy Report
We are excited to partner with Alpha Iota to volunteer at the 2014 JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes. This year's walk will be held on September 28, 2014 at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. In years past, we have helped with checking in walkers, distributing programs and working in the food tent. The JDRF Walk is an impactful way to raise money for critically needed type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and show your support for the millions of people affected by this serious disease. We are happy to support JDRF at such an im-portant event as well as have fun getting to know the members of Alpha Iota while we volunteer. Keep an eye on the GCAC Facebook page for more details.
We are also looking into and planning some additional philanthropy events including our Annual Shoebox Ministry project and volunteering at the Cleveland Food Bank. If there are other philanthropy projects you would like to suggest, please email me at [email protected]. Thank you in advance for your support and participation in our upcoming philanthropy events.
Loyally, Michelle Burdette
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August
20: Wade Oval Wednesday featuring “Wild Horses”, Rock and Roll Dance Music. Family friendly! 6—9pm
January
Stay tuned!
September
14: Alpha Iota Mock Recruitment followed by Lighting of the Tapers Ceremony; 1:45pm
28: JDRF Walk with Alpha Iota - Cleveland Metro Parks Zoo
February
21: Valentine’s Day Tea / Shoebox Ministry Philanthropy for The Edna House at Baldwin Wallace
October
4: Baldwin Wallace Homecoming
11: Hard Rock Casino and Dinner. More details to follow.
March
14: West Side Market lunch and shopping.
22: Senior Rededication and Dessert.; Baldwin Wallace.
November
11: Philanthropy Night at the Cleveland Food Bank, 6- 8pm. Must register in advance.
TBD: Alpha Iota Initiation and Feast of Roses.
April
TBD: International Reunion Day (Sunday, April 12 or 19)
18: Rose Sisters in Europe will celebrate IRD in Paris. If you are in the neighborhood, plan to attend.
December
9: Alumnae Holiday Cookie Exchange, Business Meeting and Memorial Service at Nina Williams’, 6:30 pm
May
16: Cleveland Alumnae Panhellenic Scholarship Luncheon
28: Alumnae Planning Meeting and Dinner
Alumnae Chapter Calendar of Events
President Jaime Winer (ZI) [email protected] Vice President Sheri Kellner (AI) [email protected] Treasurer Amy Riemersma (AK) [email protected] Permanent Secretary This position is open!
Secretary Michelle Rafel Burdette (AI) [email protected] Editor Kina Kerst ([email protected] Panhellenic Delegate Pat Magee-Nemetz (AN) [email protected] Philanthropy Chair Michelle Rafel Burdette (AI)
Junior Circle President Samantha Martin (AI) [email protected] Alum Chum Chair Shelby Tate (AI) [email protected] Epsilon Pi Chair Kina Kerst Ritual Chairman This position is open!
Alumnae Chapter Officers
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Come Home to As our fraternity celebrated 110
years of sisterhood, the theme
“Come Home to Alpha Gamma Del-
ta” inspired alumnae to share their
undergraduate experiences with
the 54 collegians in attendance at
the 2014 International Reunion Day
at Carrie Cerino’s. Alumnae from
and brought
composites, scrapbooks, and pho-
tos for Alpha Iota to peruse.
The highlight of the program were
stories the Alumnae recounted of 4
decades of . Sheri Kellner told
stories of an earlier time at Baldwin
Wallace. Kina Kerst described liv-
ing in the Alpha Lambda house with
56 women where a sit-down dinner
was served nightly by a house staff.
Pat Magee talked of starting at Kent
State 3 months following the May
1970 shootings when Greek Life
was viewed as too conforming. A
decade’s old mystery was solved
when Pam Calvey learned why Al-
pha Delta’s composite was stolen
by Ohio State fraternity brothers (it
was an act of love). Jaime Winer
explained how Zeta Iota’s member-
ship was doubled with just one re-
cruitment.
Chapter scholarship and activity
awards culminated the IRD. A pearl
was awarded to Diana Slawski for
being the senior with the highest
cumulative grade point average.
Shelby Tate, Kina Kerst, Pat Magee, Pam Calvey, Sheri Kellner, Jaime Winer,
Michelle Burdette, Samantha Martin
Top: Brianna Kingston, Julie Fain, Sheri Kellner, Jaime Winer
Bottom: Collette Goodson, Stephanie Fusco, Sam Patterson
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Chapter House Fire Inspires New ΑΓΔ Foundation Fund
In January, IHQ received one of the most frightening Fraternity calls it can ever receive. “There’s
been a fire at the Upsilon (University of Oklahoma) Chapter house.” The thankful news everyone
was safe. The hard news – the chapter house is uninhabitable. This disaster affected the entire
chapter but specifically the 61 women left scrambling for a new place to sleep and ways to get the
basic necessities we so easily take for granted: food, clothing, toothbrushes, supplies and books.
History repeated itself at Alpha Beta (University of Michigan) in an early morning in March when a
fire broke out on the third floor. Again all the sisters were safe. By noon, members from IHQ were
in Ann Arbor, and by day’s end, all 60 in-house girls had living arrangements at local hotels,
transportation to shuttle them to and from campus, and meal plans with the university. While all
members were able to return to the house within one week, many had to replace all of their items.
In response, the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation established a Disaster Relief Fund to help provide
immediate emergency support to sisters facing a disaster. The sisters of Upsilon and Alpha Beta
were the first to benefit from this fund, each receiving $500 to meet extraordinary needs caused by
the fire. With the help of our alumnae, funds will be available for sisters in the future who
experience loss from disasters. For questions or to make a donation to the new fund please contact
What could be more fun that shopping,
socializing and dining with your friends?
GCAC combined all three into one November
evening by hosting “Shop for a Cause” at
Around the Corner in Lakewood. Members
and their guests purchased holiday items
from 10 vendors with proceeds benefiting
the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation.
Front Row: Kina Kerst, Elizabeth Sanders, Beth
Koscho, Jaime Winer, Michelle Burdette
Back Row: Amy Riemersma, Nancy Stribula, Pam
Calvey, Esther Barto, Teresa Chatlos, Sheri Kellner
HOW CAN I MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE FOUNDATION? BY MAIL: Send a check or credit card information to Foundation, 8710 N Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46260.
BY PHONE: Call 317.663.4242 to provide a donation using your Visa, MasterCard or American Express credit card.
ONLINE: www.alphagammadeltafoundation.com
Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation: Impacting and Enriching our Communities
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The Edna House Philanthropy
GCAC continued its annual support of Edna House
through Shoebox Ministry. The philanthropy event
was held during our annual Valentine Tea to include
collegian participation.
Over 70 women enjoyed a beautiful Tea Buffet as Bri
Carter was presented with the Sweetheart Award.
After lunch, the creative talents of Alpha Iota came
out as they designed Valentine cards for the 45
women of Edna House and joined the alumnae filling
the Ministry bags with fleece throws, gloves, scarves
and toiletries for the residents. Sweetheart, Bri Carter with Taylor Fuge and Mimi Ganzfried
The Edna House
for Women offers
long-term,
structured sober
living and
education to
women seeking
recovery from
addiction to drugs
and alcohol.
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Lunch at Bar Cento before
shopping at the West Side
Market: Michelle Rafel
Burdette (AI), Kina Kerst (
Theresa Chatlos (AK), Pat
Magee (AN), Amy
Riemersma (AK), Pam
Calvey (Becky Horvath
(AI), Sheri Kellner (AI)
Pam Calvey, ( Sheri
Kellner (AI), Theresa Chatlos
(AK), Lauren O'Neil Falcone,
(ZI) Michelle Freeman (ZI)
and Amy Riemersma (AK)
enjoy Norma’s 100th birth-
day celebration.
Sheri carries the flag at the CAPA Scholarship luncheon.
Kerry Jackson Woloszynek (AI) and LeBron James consult with Anthony Parker at The Q.
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Alpha Iota is turning 75!
Alpha Iota Chapter is turning 75 years old in 2015. If you are interested in helping plan the celebration, please contact Sheri at [email protected].
Chapter Grand
Nancy "Nan" Thompson Leine AI Mary Johnson Shawke AI
Kathleen "Kathie" Sebrell Suffron Minicks AI Joan Henderson Hodgson AI Edna Quedenfeld Wickes AI
Marjorie "Marge" Gynn McNair AI Maxine "Mickey" McLeod Nicely AI
Alum Chums
If you would like to become involved with Alpha Iota on a more personal level, being an
“Alum Chum” is for you! As an alum chum you will be assigned a new member and
show them Alpha Gamma Delta is a lifelong commitment, not just a hobby during their 4
years of college. New Alum Chums are needed for the upcoming recruits of 2014- 2015
school year. Anyone who is interested in being an alum chum should contact Shelby
Tate at [email protected] no later than September 15.
A big thank you to our 2013 Alum Chums:
Monthly Meet-Up
We would like to start a once monthly meet-
up to build friendships among members who
live, work or attend school in the University
Circle area. If you are interested in organizing
or attending a casual lunch bunch, Happy
Hour or “Squirrels at Starbucks”, please send
your contact information to
Alison Smith
Erica Sivak
Elizabeth Sanders
Katie Battaglia
Sheryl Vaneff Weber
Maureen Wallace
Anissa Miranda
Sarah Thaxton
Cat Clausi
Maria Carbenia
Shelby Tate
Sheri Kellner
Brittany Profit-Rheinwald
Mary Witherspoon
Susan DePould
Katie Kovacs
Ashley Horvath
Anna Wotowiec
Megan Wilson
Rika Goudy
JoBeth Roll
Karen Agard Meyer Brill
Jaime Winer
Erin Tucker
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Norma’s Dolezal celebrates a Milestone Birthday
Norma Dolezal graduated from BW in 1934 with a Major in Latin, Minor in Biology, and by special arrangement - a
Certificate in Library Science from Western Reserve University that was equivalent to the WRU Masters of Library Sci-
ence. While at BW, she was a member of Alpha Kappa Sigma, one of the oldest literary societies in the US, founded
during the Civil War. In November, 1940, was colonized by and has been a vital part of her life ever
since. As testament to her work with she wears the Arc with Pearls and Diamonds.
In December, 2013, we celebrated the Centennial of Norma’s birth, and 82 years of involvement with and .
A two hour open house was held at the party room of Nina Williams in Rocky River. Alpha Gamma Delta themed
birthday cake, cupcakes and crudités were served with punch and tea. She was overwhelmed that over 100 people
arrived – and CAPA sisters, and BWU and College Club friends from all over NE OH. Her Medina family attended
in full force. It was announced that the Norma M. Dolezal ‘34 Scholarship Fund had been established, in celebration
of her birthday, and to honor her commitment to young people, her beloved Greek affiliation to the value of
critical thinking and a lifetime of caring for others. In the days and weeks after the party, she continued to celebrate
her birthday with visits from the BWU President (Norma has known 8 out of the 11 BW presidents), and many good
friends. Her house was filled with cards and flowers, commendations and citations. Norma has tried to personally
write and thank everyone who attended or sent her gifts, but knows she missed some. So to those who did not hear
Ana Tyler (Pam Calvey (and Nancy Stribula (AI) Clair Stair and Brenda Alexander (both AK) with Norma
BW President,
Robert Helmer,
visits Norma at home.
Norma is the oldest
living alumni of
Baldwin Wallace
By Pam Calvey
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Treasurer’s Report
Thank you to everyone for supporting the Greater Cleveland Alumnae Chapter during the 2013-2014 year. I would like to thank the 14 members listed for your continued support of the Greater Cleveland Alumnae Chapter. Our goal is to continually grow our membership each year. Luckily we did not lose any members but we also did not increase our membership. If you are considering supporting our chapter next year, your $20 annual dues helps to support Alpha Iota Collegiate chapter awards given to outstanding sisters and students, the Gold Dust newsletter, International Convention participation and general expenses needed to run the alumnae chapter. I realize we all become very busy trying to balance our families/friends, careers, and just the normal day-to-day activities. I hope you can find some time to dedicate to AGD in the coming year as well. The time commitment is minimal and we enjoy seeing some new faces and catching up with old friends at the monthly meetings or events. I think we have some great things planned to meet the interests of everyone. If you would like to send in your $20 support fee for the 2014-2015 year, please make out your check to Alpha Gamma Delta and send to my address on the form enclosed. Thank you all again and I hope you have a wonderful summer.
Submitted by Amy Riemersma
2014 – 2015 GCAC Support Fees
Name ______________________________ Chapter/Initiation Year_____________________
Address _____________________________ City/State/Zip ___________________________
Phone ______________________________ Email __________________________________
______ My $20 Alumnae Support Fee for June 2014 - May 2015 is enclosed to defray the costs our local chapter ______ I’m a 2014 Graduate; enclosed is my discounted $10 Support Fee. ______ Enclosed is my $________donation to the for additional GCAC support and/or Shoebox Ministry. I’m interested in being a (an): ___Ritual Chair ____ Website Coordinator ____ Permanent Secretary ____Alum Chum ___Alpha Iota Advisor ____Housing Association ____University Circle Meet Up Group
Please send checks to: Amy Riemersma, GCAC, 33138 Fairport Drive, Avon Lake, OH 44012 or email interest form to [email protected]
Amy Riemersma Dana Williams Soroczek Elizabeth Sanders Jaime Winer Kina Kerst
Linda Rist Ochs Margaret Searcy Michelle Rafal Burdette Nina Downend Williams Pam Calvey
Pat Magee Rebecca Horvath Sheri Kellner Tammy Guttman
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Alpha Iota Executive Council President Courtney Fraley Chapter Advisor Mary Witherspoon (ZI) VP, Campus Relations Morgan Thompson Campus Relations Advisor Open VP Finance Claire McGrogan Finance Advisor Rika Goudy (AI) VP, Member Development Taylor Fuge Member Development Advisor Jaime Winer (ZI) VP, Operations Amanda Tompak Operations Advisor Jen Slaga Gegorski (AI) VP, Recruitment Mary McHale Recruitment Advisor Open VP, Scholarship Paige Gotwald Scholarship Advisor Shannon DeVito (ZI)
Alpha Iota Awarded Top Honors at Convention
The past year has been packed full of new experiences and exciting events for our chapter. Our newly elected Executive Council members were eager to take on their new positions and help lead Alpha Iota chapter. From winning prestigious awards at international convention to preparing for recruitment this upcoming fall, our chapter has had a great year and is eager to see what the future holds. Our commitment to living with purpose was quite evident at the 2014 International Alpha Gamma Delta Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our membership development adviser, Jaime Winer, VPR, Mary McHale, and I attended on July 9-12. The convention hosted award and initiation ceremonies, informa-tional sessions and motivational speakers. The three of us agree (and we think you would too) that the most exciting part of convention was the awards ceremony. Alpha Iota was recognized for excellence in all areas of the fraternity by receiving the 2012-2014 Annulet Award. We are honored to have earned such a prestigious award from our International Fraternity. We hope to continue our chapter excellence into the next biennium. The sisters of Alpha Iota are looking forward to the fall se-mester. Our executive council is meeting in August for an Executive Council retreat to receive leadership training and do big picture planning for the upcoming semester. Once school starts on August 25, recruitment will be just three weeks away, September 17-20. Our recruitment team is working diligently to improve our recruitment nights and chapter preparation. We look forward to welcoming smart, talented and motivated women into our sisterhood. This semester, we will continue to strive to better our chapter through all facets of the fraternity. Loyally, Courtney Chapter President
Alpha Iota Chapter of Constitution South East, 144 Tressel Berea, OH 44017
Annulet Award, chapters of 51-69 members
Honor Roll for Financial Management, 51-69 members
Honor Roll for Best Financial Support, Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation, 51-69 members
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Carol Nicholson 2013 Jacket Princess
Kayla Weaver 2013 BW Homecoming Queen
Alpha Gams represent the Baldwin Wallace Homecoming Court
Outgoing Chapter Advisor Recaps a Successful Year
The 2013 - 2014 school year was an exciting and eventful year for the women of Alpha Iota. They kicked off the year with Formal Recruitment and welcomed 25 women focused on scholarship, phi-lanthropy and sisterhood into the Chapter taking Chapter total to 70 wonderful women. We volun-teered with members of the GCAC at the JDRF walk and also raised over $700 at the annual Mr. BW Pageant for the AGD Foundation. Spring semester brought more activities - COR, Greek Awards and April Reign. The year was packed with social activities, fun and of course a focus on scholarship. All of the hard work paid off when the women were awarded the prestigious Annulet at Convention in July.
As Chapter Advisor, I could not be more proud of the hard work, dedication and sisterhood that was demonstrated by the sisters of Alpha Iota Chap-ter. While this was my last year as Chapter Advisor, I will continue to stay involved and am excited to turn the Chapter Advisor role over to Mary Col-leen Witherspoon. I have fond memories of my years as Chapter Advisor and of all of the fabulous women I worked with over the years. I also want to thank the great group of advisors that have unselfishly given hours and hours of their time to support Alpha Iota. I appreciate everything you have done and you have all made a huge impact on the Chapter. Best wishes to Alpha Iota for many more years of success.
Loyally in Epsilon Pi, Michelle
GCAC would like to thank Michelle for all of her hard work and dedication to Alpha Iota. Without her guidance the chapter
couldn’t have achieved all their goals. Michelle certainly holds the values of Alpha Gamma Delta close to her heart.
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September 14: Mock Recruitment with the Alumnae Chapter, 1:45pm
September 17: Open House/Philanthropy 5pm
September 18: Open House/Philanthropy 5pm
September 19: Sisterhood 4:30
September 20: Preference 5:30
September 21: BID DAY!!!!
Last year, chapter total was raised to 70 and Alpha Iota can really benefit from the support of our alumnae. Please consider attending Mock Recruitment and/or providing treats for the chapter during the long hours of voting. Watch our Facebook Page for requests for Alumnae Assistance.
Sam Patterson—Ashtabula Rae Lee—Middletown Maddie Fortune—Akron Courtney Grim—North Royalton Brianna Kingston—Ashtabula Natalie Kreft—Solon
Fall 2013 Initiates
Lexi Bravo - Rome, NY
Amber Elzer, - Lebanon, IN
Stephanie Fusco – Ashtabula
Jordan Gase – Tiffin
Devan Gelle – Brunswick
Collette Goodson – Ashtabula
Amber Koontz – Litchfield
Jiana Koussa – Strongsville
Lizzy Lane – Conneaut
Claire McGrogan – Westlake
Kaitlin Moore – Mentor
Carol Nicholson – Webster NY
Julie Paulson – Mentor
Stephanie Poutz – Brunswick
Courtney Ramey – Conneaut
Maddie Slusher –Dayton
Rachel Szeles – Canton
Allison Tura – Springboro
Eleni Vitakis – North Royalton
Claire Watts – Medina
Rebecca Weil - Ypsilanti, MI
Spring 2014 Initiates
Alpha Iota Recruitment
2014 Alpha Iota Fall Recruitment
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Top Row:
Alpha Iota Student Ambassadors meet Alpha
Iotas from the Class of 1964.
Courtney Fraley helps fill Shoebox Ministry bags.
Middle Row:
May 2014 Graduates
Recruitment Emily Gruber and Olivia Dozier
Bottom Row:
Formal Recruitment: Deanna Hill, Alison Foutz,
Ashley Fauver, Rachel Davis
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Welcome Mary Colleen Witherspoon, Alpha Iota’s new Chapter Advisor. Mary is a native of the Cleveland area, graduating from Olmsted Falls High School and Miami University and is a Senior Ana-lyst at New York Life Insurance Company. Mary returned to the area after college and thinks the best part about Cleveland is the people, by far. She also loves the diversity, our food, theatres and muse-ums. Mary also feels that most Clevelanders are hardworking people who like to have fun.
Mary’s favorite Alpha Gam memory was initiation. “Finally being initiated into the Fraternity and learning about all the history and symbolism of everything was such an amazing feeling that I still can't even describe. I love our ritual.” Mary ‘s favorite Alpha Gam item is her badge. “I think it's beautiful, and I was so excited to finally receive it and be able to wear it. I love the symbolism of it. It's the only piece of yellow gold jewelry that I own and wear.”
We asked Mary to answer a few questions to get to know her better….
Growing up, what was your dream job? I wanted to be a veterinarian...then I realized that I'm pretty bad at science and math! What is one thing that nobody knows about you? I have a completely irrational fear of frogs and toads. For some unknown reason, they terrify me! What was your most unique vacation? When I was 17, I went to Sweden with the United States Na-val Sea Cadet Corps as one of three American delegates. I spent 17 days there with people from Cana-da, England, Russia, Australia, India, and the Netherlands. It was awesome to meet so many people from around the world and learn about different countries and cultures while in another country! Last book you’ve read? I re-read Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut. What is your guilty pleasure? HOCKEY! I am a diehard hockey fan. I buy the NHL Network cable package every year and rarely miss watching a game! Favorite movie? Gone With the Wind.
What is the coolest thing that you collect? Dreams! Tell us one thing that would surprise people. I wanted to join the Navy from the time I was 14. Years and years of com-petitive horseback riding left little to no cartilage in my knees, and I actually broke my back in a fall and it never healed right. Between my knees and my back, I couldn't meet the physical requirements to join.
If you could spend one day with any one person who would it be? Oooh, tough one! I'd have to say the Dalai Lama. He fascinates me, and I'd love to learn more about his religion and culture and get some life advice from him!
Meet Mary Witherspoon, Alpha Iota Chapter Advisor
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Coming Full Circle at AGD’s 48th International Convention
The Awards Luncheon was very exciting! Our Alumnae Chapter was awarded the Helen Mae Clarahan
Spiese Alumnae Panhellenic Award and Alpha Iota received a Financial Management Honor Roll Award
and the Annulet for chapters with 51-69 members. The Annulet is the most prestigious award given to
a collegiate chapter and gets its name from the significance of the annulets on the Fraternity Armorial
Bearings. The award is presented to a collegiate chapter that has evidenced outstanding excellence in
all areas of Fraternity Life. The Keynote Speaker was Dr. Erin Foley who spoke on “Empowering Sister-
hood”, who spoke about how to live a strong life.
Friday evening sisters attended the Indianapolis Indians vs. Columbus Clippers baseball game. Sarah
Horn, convention soloist, sang the national anthem. Many know Sarah from her YouTube video where
she sang “For Good” with Kristin Chenoweth at the Hollywood Bowl.
The Saturday morning Philanthropy Walk had 350 sisters enjoying a walk through beautiful White River
State Park. Over $12,000 was raised for the Foundation! $5,000 of the total raised was awarded to the
American Diabetes Association – Indiana Area to support Camp John Warvel for children learning to
live with diabetes.
Closing Keynote Speaker was Hannah Brencher presenting “This is Your Permission Slip”. Hannah’s
book “If You Find This Letter” will be out in March 2015. It’s about Hannah leaving love letters all over
New York City in 2010 as a way to fight off her own loneliness and depression. She spent 9 months
mailing over 400 love letters to strangers around the world and today runs The World Needs More
Love Letters, a global love letter writing organization.
Mark your calendars for the next Convention July 13-16, 2016 at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek!
Alpha Gamma Delta’s 48th International Convention took place July 9-12, 2014 in Indianapolis. The “Full
Circle” combined messages taught at convention with the values of the Fraternity to come full circle in
our everyday lives. Attendees heard from inspiring speakers, witnessed the installation of new members
of International Council and heard about exciting future plans for AGD.
678 sisters attended, including Sheri Kellner, Province 6 Director, our Alumnae Chapter President, Jaime
Winer, Alpha Iota Chapter President, Courtney Fraley, and VP- Recruitment, Mary McHale. Alpha Iota’s
Maria Carbenia, who works for IHQ as Events and Merchandising Specialist, had a busy work week.
Maria Carbenia, Courtney Fraley, Mary McHale, Jaime Winer and Sheri Kellner enjoy the Fest of Roses
By Sheri Kellner
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Golden Nuggets
Compiled by Sheri Kellner and Shelby Tate
Lori Zoss Kraska, AI ’97, published her first children’s book, A Bed for Fred, available on Amazon. She is corporate support director for Ideastream, parent company of WCPN-FM and WVIZ-TV, and an adjunct faculty member at BW. Learn more at www.abedforfred.com
Jillian Nichols, AI ’07, is a Web Developer for Spotify in New York.
Katie Kovacs, AI ’09, is a Senior Associate at The Siegfried Group.
Katie Battaglia, AI ’12, is earning a certificate to teach English as a second lan-guage and is teaching English at two schools in Prague, Czech Republic.
Maria Carbenia, AI ’11, was the event coordinator for the Alpha Gamma Delta Convention ’14 in July.
Emily Tanner, AI ’09, is Technical Manager at Creative Associates International in Washington DC.
Toni Rogers, AI ’10, is Director of Compliance at Canisius College in Buffalo, NY.
Michelle Rafel Burdette, AI ’04, is now a Human Resource Manager for Sherwin Williams.
Juliana Lytkowski. AI ’13, is working full time as Social Media Manager at Fathom, a digital marketing agency in located in Valley View. She is also working part time for Dynamic Fitness in Strongsville.
Shelby Tate, AI 13, is working as a Disability Specialist at Human Arc, a health care consulting firm in Cleveland. She is also living in Cleveland.
Sarah Villareal, AI ‘14, is a Business Investigator at Research Associates in Westlake.
Anissa Miranda , AI ‘13,is working at OhioGuidestone in Berea as an HR Generalist.
Anna Callahan, AI ’13, is a Health and Physical Education teacher for Albert Einstein Academy located in Westlake. She teaches 4th through 12th grade.
Baillie Smith, AI ’14, is working as the Director/Administrator at a local day care, Sheppard's Child Care. She will continue to look for an elementary teaching job in the local area in this upcoming year.
Rika Goudy, AI ’12, is an Intervention Specialist at Village Prep Woodland Hills, part of the break-through charter schools located on the east side of Cleveland. She has also completed some graduate school classes at Baldwin Wallace University, no anticipated graduation date as of yet.
Abbey Hegarty, AI ’14, recently accepted a position teaching at St. Brendan School in North Olmsted. She will be the 7th grade homeroom and 6th-8th grade English Language Arts teacher.
Erica Sivak, AI ’13, is teaching a design learning class at Perry Elementary School located in Perry, OH. She is also going to graduate school at Baldwin Wallace University to get a masters degree in literacy education, and is hoping to have it completed by 2016.
Samantha Martin, AI ’12, is the Food and Funds Drive manager at the Greater Cleveland Foodbank, and is pictured at the right at “Brewhaha-Laughs and Lagers” Fund Raiser at the Food Distribution Center.
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Higher Education...
Jaime Winer, ZI ’11, has begun her MBA in Systems Management at BWU while continuing her em-ployment at Cleveland Clinic.
Diana Slawski, AI ’14, is starting at the University of Toledo College of Medicine and will be gradu-ating in 2018.
Ana Tyler, ’13, is a second year student at Case Western Reserve School of Law.
Carly Boyd, ’11, graduated from the Case Western Reserve University School of Law in May.
Maureen Wallace, AI ’12, is starting law school at Cleveland-Marshall next month. She will be in the part time program with a graduation date in 2018. Maureen is currently working as a Deputy Clerk at the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Probate Division.
Amanda Movens, AI ’13, is in graduate school pursuing the Physician Assistant Studies Master of Medical Science at Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, TN. She hopes to graduate August 2015.
Taylor Shreve, AI ’13, is in medical school and will be starting her second year this fall at University of Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. She will be graduating in 2017.
JoBeth Roll, AI ’13, is in graduate school for a Masters Degree in Speech Language Pathology at Case Western Reserve. She will be graduating in May 2015.
Casey McKenna , AI ‘13,will be starting graduate school for Veterinary Medicine at Midwestern Uni-versity in Arizona. She plans to graduate in 2018.
Elizabeth Sanders, AI ’13, is in graduate school for Physician Assistant and has an anticipated gradua-tion date in 2016 from Chatham University located in Pittsburgh, PA.
Sarah Thaxton, AI ’13, is in graduate school at Baldwin Wallace University for the Leadership in High-er Education Program. She is planning to graduate in May 2016.
Lauren Shivak, AI ’13, is in graduate school for a Masters of Art in Speech Language Pathology at the University of Akron. She will be graduating May 2015.
Katie Butcher, AI ’14, is planning to attend graduate school for an MFA in Acting and is pursuing per-forming.
Kayla Weaver, AI ’14, will be attending Syracuse University this coming fall to pursue a Master's De-gree in Speech-Language Pathology.
Liz Disiena, AI ‘12, is enrolled at Cleveland Marshall College of Law, J.D. Candidate, and will be gradu-ating in 2015.
Morgan Rogers, AI ’13 in the Behavioral Neuroscience PhD Program at Boston College. Her expected graduation date is spring 2020.
Please send your Golden Nuggets throughout the year to [email protected]
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Congratulations...
Russ and Dianne Hall, AI ’63, are moving from their longtime home in West Park to Rocky River and re-cently celebrated their 50th Anniver-sary with a vacation in Maui for their entire family. Dianne is a retired school teacher.
Check out Jamie Stroegbauer Johnson’s (BE) inspiring story in the Winter 2014 Quarterly. Jamie is the Assistant Dean of Students for Student Activities and Events at Cleveland State University.
Future Legacies and Alpha Gam Men….
Natalie Magana Maher, Z ’08, and Adam welcomed baby girl, Ella Grace on May 31, 2014.
Julie Hogan-Sahay, AI ’97, and Sidd Vicious had a baby boy, Hawk Bodhi Hogan, on July 14, 2014.
Nicole Kiefer Roethler, AI ’00, and Michael had a baby boy Kaleb Peter on March 3, 2014.
Kristen Orloski Davis, AI ’06, and Rob welcomed a baby boy, Judah, on May 19, 2014.
Victoria Kontos, AI ’08, and Chris Hamilton welcomed baby boy, Henry Christopher Aristidis, on April 24, 2014.
Engagements...
Bri Carter, AI ’14 will marry Mike Mangus July 28, 2015.
Jennifer Trompak, AI ’14, recently became engaged to Colten Metzger.
Weddings...
Molly Scheetz, AI ’08, and Andy Kaplan married November 9, 2013. Rachel Ball, AI ’09, married Tim Czyzak September 17, 2013. Lydia Cole, AI ’09, and Joel Miller Jr. united October 13, 2013. Cat Clausi, AI ‘04, married Taylor Palfrey on May 17, 2014 in Jacksonville. Florida. Cat had Alpha Gam sisters from Chapman, Universi-ty of Georgia and Eastern Illinois in the wedding party and attached each of their badges to her bou-quet. Taylor is an internal medicine resident at UF Health Shands.
Cat and Taylor Palfrey
Bride and Bridesmaids Alpha Gam
Badges pinned to the bouquet
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Remembering Nan Thompson Leine We are sorry to convey that Nancy Thompson Leine entered Chapter Grand July 4, 2014. Nan was a very active member of Greater Cleveland Alumnae Chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta, and a recipient of the Arc with Diamonds and Pearl. A 1944 graduate of Fairview High School, Nan graduated in 1948 from Baldwin Wallace Col-lege and taught science and home economics at Wilbur Wright High School in Cleveland.
She and her husband operated a French café and pizza bistro in the Cleveland area, and lat-er, Nan became a Realtor. Nan was initiated into in 1946, held nu-merous GCAC officer positions and served as the Cleveland Alumnae Panhellenic Association Delegate. Alpha Iota also benefit-ed from her dedication as she served as the Campus Relations, Member Development, Membership and Recruitment Advisor and an officer for the House Association. GCAC expresses their deepest sympathy for the family of Nan Leine. She sincerely will be missed.
• Omega (Akron) Fall Formal: 450 Carroll Street Akron, OH 44304 • Zeta (Ohio University) Fall Formal: 14 University Terrace, Athens, OH 45701 • Alpha Iota (BW) Fall Formal: Constitution Southeast, 144 Tressel, Berea, OH 44017 • Alpha Lambda (OSU) Fall Informal: 1832 Indianola Ave Columbus, OH 43201 • Zeta Iota (Miami) Fall Informal: 121 Minnich Hall, Oxford, OH 45056
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International President Rie Gerah Hoehner International VP-Alumnae Melissa Jacobson James International VP-Collegians Amber Garrison Duncan
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International Council for the 2014-2016 biennium
UPCOMING COLONIZATIONS Appalachian State University—Colonizing in Fall 2014
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga—Colonizing in Fall 2015
Florida Southern—Future Date TBD
Tufts — Future Date TBD
Case Western Reserve University — Colonizing 2016-2018
NEWEST ALPHA GAM CHAPTERS Delta Epsilon- UCLA—Installed May 2014
Delta Eta- San Diego State University—Installed in February 2014
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A banner year for CAPA’s 100th anniversary celebration
What could be more fun than the CAPA (Cleveland Alumnae Panhellenic Association) Centennial Celebration that was held May 17, 2014. The 100th anniversary / Scholarship Luncheon drew nearly 300 attendees to The Silver Grille in the Higbee Building in Cleveland.
CAPA President, Nancy Toth, of Chi Omega Fraternity, kicked off the festivities by announcing a flag parade of all 26 flags of the National Panhellenic Council (NPC). Alpha Gamma Delta’s red, buff and green flag was proudly marched with the others by Sheri Kellner, AGD Province Director. Keynote speaker Jean Mrasek, Chairman of NPC, and former National President of Chi Omega Fraternity, inspired the attendees with highlights of national and local success stories.
Kina Kerst, Province Director, AGD, and fund administrator of the Cleveland Alumnae Panhellenic Endowment Fund (CAPEF) gave a progress report on raising money for scholarships. Annual Basket Sales were supplemented with other CAPA fund raising events such as Max & Erma’s Dine Out and garden center gift card sales.
The 10 scholarship recipients include the following individuals:
Each scholarship recipient was introduced, receiving recognition and a certificate. Congratulations to all and stay tuned for CAPA’s 2015 scholarship event and its 101st anniversary year.
For charity, CAPA delegates organized a collection of goods for the Cleveland Women’s Shelter.
Yours Truly,
Pat Magee-Nemetz, alumna of Alpha Nu Chapter (Kent State University) serves as CAPA’s Publicity Chair to include social media postings and hosting a summer ice cream social event.
For more information, please visit: http://www.clevelandpanhellenic.org/scholarship.htm
Ashley Anderson Alpha Delta Pi University of Mount Union Avon, Ohio Katherine Chen Kappa Alpha Theta Case Western Reserve Strongsville, OH Kristen Elia Phi Mu Lyon College Chesterland, OH Holly Evans Alpha Xi Delta Ohio Northern University Independence, OH
Lauren Holler Kappa Alpha Theta Ohio Wesleyan University Valley View, OH Erin Killeen Kappa Delta Ohio State University Cleveland Hts, OH Lindsey Lanning Pi Beta Phi Ohio State University Avon Lake, OH Marisa Papp Alpha Gamma Delta University of Akron Uniontown, Ohio
Sarah Perry Delta Delta Delta Ohio State University Mentor, OH Bridget Popovic Delta Zeta Northwestern University Fairview Park, OH
Scholarship recipient Marisa Papp and Sheri Kellner with the flag at the CAPA luncheon