The back of our Greek Week shirts!

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1 I N T H I S I S S U E : Greek Week Red Dress Gala Sister Bonding Alumni News New Members 2010 Graduates ΑΦ Ivy Print G A M M A S I G M A C H A P T E R O F A L P H A P H I I N T E R N A T I O N A L F R A T E R N I T Y V O L U M E 4, I S S U E 2 S P R I N G A Sweet Repeat: Greek Week 2010 Champs! Sisters recently finished competing in Greek Week, the theme this year was No Matter The Letter, Greeks Do It Better. Some of the activities that Alpha Phi took first place in were flag football, kickball, Dizzy Lizzy, and arm wrestling. We took first place for the sororities and second place overall. This is the second consecutive year of winning Greek Week! Yay Alpha Phi!! The back of our Greek Week shirts! Sister Ashley Mulloy in the pie eating contest at Greek Olympics...she ate her way to 2nd place! tivities by attending sporting events, such as hockey and basketball. Sister Carly Sigears is a member of the UW-Stout Dance Team and many of the ladies have gone to see her perform and cheer her on. Since the beginning of the second semester, the sisters of the Gamma Sigma chapter have been engaging in campus ac- I would like to thank everyone of you for the incredible amount of support for the annual Red Dress Gala and 48 hour Teeter-Totter event. It is with great pleasure that I inform you that the Gamma Sigma Chapter of Alpha Phi has donated $3,700 to the Alpha Phi Foundation this semester. We could not have made such an amazing donation to the Foundation without everyone's support. Look for our annual 5k Walk-Run in early October! Registration is going on now. We look forward to seeing you all there! -Kim Mayotte Director of Campus Activities Letter from the Director of Philanthropy SAVE THE DATE! K Walk-Run on Saturday, October 2nd Wakanda Park, Check-in 8-9:30am & 10am start Breakfast & activities for Alumnae to participate in to follow! $10-Contact any Alpha Phi to register by September 16th! -Kara Stapleton Director of Philanthropy

2 Engagements Dyan Dorsey ( 07) got engaged on February 24th to Andy Lasar, a Sigma Tau Gamma from Stout. Gina Pipito ( 04) is getting married to Darius A. Miller II on October 16, 2010 in Jamaica! Recent Weddings Mindy (Pedersen) Menk ( 06) married Josh Menk on May 30th, 2009 Amanda Pike married Kevin VanWyhn on August 28th, 2009 Alumni Announcements Allison (Brown) Manville ( 06) married Adam Manville on September 5th, 2009 Jen Anderson Carlson ( 06) married Tim Carlson (a Chi Lambda!) on October 3rd, 2009 Dyan & Andy Kelly Greff ( 09) recently married Nicholas Powers Sisters at Kelly s wedding reception Congratulations and best wishes to all, from your Alpha Phi Sisters! Have exciting news? Share it with your sisters! Births, engagements, weddings, new jobs, anniversaries, travels...you name it, we want to hear about it! news to: aphi_alumni_stout@hotmail.com We will include it in the next Ivy Print! P A G E 2

3 "Sorority sisters are the siblings that God forgot to give us." Α Φ COB Recruitment Hello ladies, my name is Michelle Cromby and I am the Vice President of Recruitment. This spring semester, we recruited four great new girls: Sara Kleist, Alyssa Pronschinske, Samantha Kamps and Mikayla Durant. The COB events we held were Cocoa and Cookies, Sister Game Night at the Alpha Phi house, Yoga and Yogurt at a local fitness center in and Speed Dating after one of our meetings. We welcomed them into our chapter and they were initiated on March 11, Our chapter did a great job in finding strong, classy, and real girls this semester and will continue to do so in the future. Fall recruitment begins with the Back Yard Bash on September 7th and ends with Bid Day on Saturday, September 11th. -Michelle Cromby VP of Recruitment New Members Spring 2010 Alyssa Pronschinske, Sophomore Graphic Communications Mgt Strum, WI "Chance made us Sisters, choice made us friends." Sam Kamps, Sophomore Business Administration Lodi, WI Sara Kleist, Freshman Hotel, Resturant and Tourism Mgt Albertville, MN Mikayla Durant, Freshman Retail Merch & Mgt San Francisco, CA P A G E 3

4 Congratulations Class of 2010! I hope your dreams take you to the corners of your smiles, to the highest of your hopes, to the windows of your opportunities and to the most special places your heart has ever known Teddy McFarlane New Member Class: Spring 2007 Major: Multimedia Design Lauren Johnson New Member Class: Fall 2007 Major: Retail Merch & Mgt Kelsey Dodson-Smith New Member Class: Fall 2006 Major: Retail Merch & Mgt Kelly Dufner New Member Class: Fall 2005 Major: Family & Consumer Science Ed Jessica Stokes New Member Class: Spring 2007 Major: Retail Merch & Mgt Mariah Bricco New Member Class: Fall 2006 Major: Special Education Melissa Piquette New Member Class: Fall 2006 Major: Business Admin P A G E 4

5 Our chapter was honored and delighted to host one of the founding members of the Gamma Sigma Chapter of Alpha Phi at a meeting this past semester. Bo Gabriel, was a member of The Palace Athean (which became the Gamma Sigma chapter) and History Lesson was an initiated member of Alpha Phi. She came and spoke to the chapter about her experiences with the chapter 50 years ago. She entertained us with stories about activities the chapter participated in, sang us a song, and shared the rich history of our chapter. It was a unique opportunity for our chapter to hear first hand about our history from this founding sister. It helped strengthen our appreciation for Alpha Phi, which brings so much to all of our lives. -Mari Mills VP of Program Development Sisters with Bo during a chapter meeting Upcoming Chapter Events Recruitment Retreat: August Recruitment: September 7-10th Bid Day: September 11th 5K Walk-Run & Alumnae Day: October 2nd Homecoming Week: October 11-16th P A G E 5

6 Letter from the Director of Alumnae Relations Hello ladies of Alpha Phi! It has been a wonderful semester for Alpha Phi. We had a successful Red Dress Gala, Greek Week, and a great time at sister bonding. This year for sister bonding we went to Rochester and stayed at sister Jackie Talmo s house. We spent the day outside enjoying the weather and each others company. We went out to dinner and then went to an arena to ice skate. It was a wonderful weekend. Recently, the chapter received the UW-Stout 2010 Leadership Award for Organizational Event of the Year for the Red Dress Gala. This is an outstanding accomplishment, with many nominees in the category, and we were pleased to accept the award for all the hard work that each sister put into this event. We recently held our spring formal on May 7th. Sisters and their dates went on a boat cruise on the St. Croix river and everyone had a great time! It has been a pleasure reading all of your announcements, getting to know each of you and what is going on in your lives. I loved reading all your stories, please keep them coming! Have a wonderful and safe summer and I look forward to seeing you all at the Walk-Run! Sisters accepting the award for Organizational Event of the Year -Andrea Miesen Director of Alumnae Relation Letter From the President Hello Sisters, I am Krista Jochum, the chapter s current president. As always, the semester flew by and our spring calendar was jam packed! It was nice to see so many alumnae at out Rockin Red Dress Gala in February! Your support is much appreciated! Our chapter has been working hard on increasing sisterhood between our members. We enjoyed an overnight sister bonding trip in Rochester, MN, where we went ice skating, ate junk food and strengthened friendships. Our bonding efforts paid off during Greek Week and we came out on top, again! We are proud of our seven seniors graduating and wish them the best of luck! I would like to extend a sincere thank you to Sarah Calkins who has been a great asset as our chapter advisor. I am grateful that I have gotten to work with Sarah this semester; she has done a great job passing on her passion and knowledge of Alpha Phi. I am looking forward to working with our new chapter advisor, Diane Olivieri, next semester! -Krista Jochum Chapter President P A G E 6

7 Gamma Sigma Chapter of Alpha Phi International Fraternity Address: 920 8th St. East Contact Information Menomonie, WI Website: Chapter Advisor s Letter Hello Sisters! I hope you are all enjoying the start of summer. I know those of us in Minnesota certainly are! Recently, I made the difficult decision to step down from my role as Chapter Advisor. For the past 7 years, I have had the privilege of seeing our chapter grow stronger and its collegiate members graduate as amazing young women. Seven years ago, I attended a chapter meeting with Nicole (Smith) Call ( 01) and within weeks, the Regional Team appointed us as Chapter Advisors. We were a great team and worked hard to build up the chapter s leaders and get them to a place where they could make sound decisions independently. Nicole dedicated 4 years to the chapter and stepped down with the birth of her first son, Brady. I could not have continued without the solid foundation Nicole helped to build. Diane Olivieri has served as the chapter s Finance Advisor for the past 4 years and will assume the role of Chapter Advisor this summer. She is an Alpha Phi from the Delta Omega Chapter (deuteron) at Moorhead State. The chapter has great affinity and respect for Diane and I know she will continue to ensure the health and vitality of our chapter. The Advisory Board continues to provide the chapter with outstanding support. This semester, Jen Hogan ( 09) joined the AB as the chapter s Recruitment Advisor. As a collegiate member of the Gamma Sigma chapter, Jen held the positions of Director of COB and VP Recruitment. She is a great addition to the AB and continues to help the chapter recruit strong members. Thank you for supporting our chapter. Alumnae involvement means so much to the collegiate members. Thank you for the encouragement and support you ve shown me as Chapter Advisor. Have a wonderful summer! Stay Connected! Fan Alpha Phi UW-Stout on Facebook! Loyally, Sarah Calkins P A G E 7