Alpha Zeta Alumnae Newsletter

October 2011
Hello Alumnae! We are so excited to be back in the swing of things this fall! After a very successful spring semester, we have high hopes for this fall. September has been a crazy busy month for us as it is always. Football season is up and running and we are as proud as ever to be doing football buddies with our Bobcat football players. We have so many fun things planned for this semester including sisterhood movie nights at the house using our brand new, fully functioning projector, a potluck Thanksgiving dinner, and an ice cream social with Delta Sigma Theta, the same girls who taught us how to step last semester. Also, we will be hosting a Risk Management 101 workshop where we'll be learning everything from how to change a flat tire and jump a car battery to basic self-defense moves. We hope that you're all having just as much fun this fall, and as always please come visit us anytime! Chi O love and mine, Lindsay Collyer Chi Omega President

Alpha Zetas Upcoming Events:

October 2: Big/Lil Reveal October 22-23: Parents Weekend October 26: Talent Show October 27: Texas State Spirit Rally October 28: Soapbox Derby October 29: Homecoming Football Game November 1: Faculty Fiesta November 11-12: Sisterhood Getaway November 13: Slate November 20: Thanksgiving Sisterhood Dinner December 1: Tour of Homes Tuesdays: Chapter Meetings Wednesdays: Flag Football

Greetings Alpha Zeta Alumnae!

My name is Lauren Chambers and Im so excited and honored to be the Alumni Correspondent! If you have any announcements that you would like to share with your sisters, such as new babies, engagements, marriages, new jobs, please feel free to share at alphazetaalum@gmail.com Chi Omega Love, Lauren Chambers

Active of the Month

Emily Buckner

Chi Omega Basketball Tournament- Swishes for Wishes- November 6th!

The ladies of the Alpha Zeta Chapter would like to ask for your support in our Annual Swishes for Wishes Basketball
The Executive Board has selected Emily Buckner as Active of the Month! Emily is part of the Pledge Class of Fall 08. She is from Magnolia, Texas. While in Chi Omega she has served as Social Chair and is currently the assistant New Member Educator. Emily is a senior and Elementary Education major and will be graduating in May 2012. She enjoys doing crafting projects and hanging out with her sisters. Congratulations to Emily!

Tournament. We expect a wonderful turnout and with the help of many great sponsors, we hope to reach our goals. Our basketball tournament will take place on Sunday November 6th at the Texas State Student Recreation Center in San Marcos. Our sponsors are greatly appreciated, and we would like to give our thanks by recognizing your company's name on the scoreboard throughout the tournament. We would love support from our wonderful Alumni and as always would like to invite you to come to the tournament. For more information about becoming a sponsor please contact Breanna Smith at 210-275-2092, bs1365@txstate.edu or Angie Mecklin at 512-586-5451, am1839@txstate.edu.

New Member of the Month

Laura Bledsoe

The Executive Board has selected Laura Bledsoe as New Member of the Month! Laura is a new Baby Hooter from PC Fall 2011! She is a freshman from Houston, Texas and is an Elementary Education major. In her spare time, Laura likes to play lacrosse and read. Laura enjoys Chi Omega because of how friendly and close the girls are and is really enjoying the sisterhood so far. Hoot hoot shes cute!

Recruitment Fall 2011

Hello Alpha Zeta Sisters, I hope this letter finds you all well. I am the Recruitment Chair here at Texas State, and we have just finished an amazing recruitment! There were over 500 potential new members registered for rush this year, more than we have ever had! All the actives worked so hard and to make it successful. It was also great to see some of our alum come and support us! I am happy to say that all of our new members embody the ideals of our wonderful sisterhood. I cant wait to see everything that this new pledge class will accomplish in the years to come. I want to give a shout out to all of the Alpha Zeta advisors that helped these past few months. You are all amazing and we couldnt have done it without you! X Love and mine, Beth Brinkman

PC Fall 2011

Congratulations to our new Baby Hooters!

Hello Alumnae! We are so excited to have 68 new members joining our sisterhood! We have a busy semester of history and fun ahead. One big event we have coming up is our New Member retreat on Saturday October 1st. We have a house rented on Canyon Lake for the night with lots of sisterhood time planned. Another exciting thing coming up is Big/Little Reveal on Sunday October 2nd. The new members will find out who their big sister is by putting a puzzle together with their big's name. We look forward to keeping you updated on the semester to come. Chi O Love and Mine, Nicole Powell New Member Educator New Member Educator

Alumni Spotlight
Alpha Zeta would like to recognize Erin (Jones) Eby, of PC 2003! Erin transferred and affliated with the Iota chapter at the University of Texas in 2005. After getting married in the summer of 2008, Erin and her husband relocated to Europe. Erin helped start and is now the Creative Director and part owner of Cocktail Srl, which is an advertising and communications agency. Cocktail Srl opened its doors in spring of this year. Some of her clients include P&G, Rolex, and Nespresso. She currently resides in Switzerland with her husband. We are so proud to hear of such great accomplishments from Alpha Zeta sisters!

Chi Omega Yours Forever Loyal we will be To our symphony and colors Our fraternity Rho, Beta, Upsilon, Eta, Sigma Bear these standards high For our bond shall ner be broken Chi Omega, Chi