March Event

We're sorry to announce that our March event was cancelled. Please stay tuned for plans for our next educational event. 

Fulfilling the Promise

There's a new link on the AOII website called "Fulfilling the Promise." It is a site intended to provide educational opportunities for women of all ages -- members and non-members alike. It will address current topics of interest, have interactive quizzes and provide insights from AOII members. Be sure to check it out the next time you log on to the AOII site.

Congratulations to...

Lisa Lutz on the birth of Hailey Pearl Lutz on August 26, 2008! 

Alexis Ball on the birth of Oliver David Ball on December 29, 2008!

Ethnie Groves on her recent engagement!

Founder's Day a Great Success!

On November 8, sisters gathered at the lovely St Julien Hotel in downtown Boulder for our Founder's Day celebration. After a delicious brunch was served, Past International President Ginger Bands entertained us with a humorous and inspiring speech. She then answered questions from the audience about our rituals. Congratulations to the lucky sisters who were winners in our drawings. Roses to Dana Berry for planning such an elegant and enjoyable event! 

Learn the Acronyms

CDA: Collegiate District Administrator 

This staff position oversees the collegiate chapter operations in the district and works on a team of five collegiate specialists in addition to the Beta team. 

ADA: Alumnae District Administrator

This staff position works with alumnae chapter operations and any alumnae specialists. 

CS: Collegiate Specialists

Five volunteers that focus on the following areas: service, values, leadership, marketing and finance 

AS: Alumnae Specialist

Volunteers that work with all the areas in district alumnae chapters

These positions function differently than our current ANS/CNS and AND/CND roles. Everyone works together in a team atmosphere to work with the chapters in our district. Simply put, the CDA and ADA handle the operational aspects and utilize the specialists to provide enrichment. 

A New Structure for AOII

As you may have read in the recent To Dragma, Alpha Omicron Pi is testing a new regional structure for collegiate and alumnae chapters. The pilot program began in the 2008-2009 academic year. The test chapters were organized into a Beta District, which has eight alumnae chapters and 11 collegiate chapters. AOII has now added a second Beta District and we are excited to be included in as part of it. Other alumnae chapter included in the Beta 2 District are Rocky Mountain (CO), Lincoln (NE), Kearney (NE), Omaha (NE), Minneapolis/St. Paul (MN), Madison (WI), Greater Kansas City (MO), St Louis (MO) and as of January 31, Central Iowa. 

The Executive Board appointed four Denver Area Alumnae to positions for the new Beta 2 District. Veronica Kentish will direct operations as Collegiate District Administrator. Clara Tomsula will be a Collegiate Specialist in Service and Kristal Watson will be a Collegiate Specialist in Leadership. Mary Enwall will supervise six alumnae chapters as an Alumnae Specialist. Congratulations to Veronica, Clara, Kristal and Mary! We are proud to have chapter members representing our district. 

Friendship Circle

Do you have special news to share? A new baby? A marriage? A job promotion? Well, we want to know all about it! Email your news to us at denveraoiialums@yahoo.com. We'll publish it here and in our newsletter. Congratulations!

Referrals needed

If you know a young woman who is heading off to college, AOII would like to know about her. We gather information to send along to AOII chapters to help them prepare for recruitment. These "Member Information Forms" (MIFs) are used as letters of recommendation to help our chapters recruit quality candidates. It is especially important to inform them about a legacy who is going through recruitment. To get a copy of a MIF, please email us at denveraoiialums@yahoo.com. Thank you for ensuring a successful recruitment for AOII!

Your email...do we have it?

Calling all AOIIs! Do we have your current email address? If not, please let us know by emailing denveraoiialums@yahoo.com. We want to be able to effectively communicate with you and we're looking to cut down on the paper we send out -- saving trees and our alumnae chapter money.

Strike Out Arthritis!

On Saturday, February 21, about 46 of us bowled to "Strike Out Arthritis!" The fourth annual event was a lot of fun and a great success -- we donated about $500 to the Arthritis Research Foundation. Joy Henika organized the event this year. Great job Joy!

Click here to view pictures from the event.