Real. Strong. Women.
By Priscilla Blackie Varner (Theta Sigma, University of North Florida) My name is Priscilla Blackie Varner, and I was born in Charleston, South Carolina on August 5, 1972. My mom (a former race car driver) and my dad (always a troublemaker) met in summer school and married when my dad returned after serving […]
By Lauren Filippini (Alpha Chi, Butler University), editor One million followers. It’s a milestone for any social media content creator, and Madison Anne (Gamma Chi, Stetson University) hit that number on TikTok within two years of her first video. That video focused on how to find your bra size and set the course for Madison’s […]
By Lauren Filippini (Alpha Chi, Butler University), editor If you’ve watched the Netflix documentary Found – about three adopted teenagers who discover they’re cousins and travel to China to learn about their history – you may have noticed a few Alpha Chi moments, like a Dad’s Day event banner and a T-shirt. That’s because one […]
By Chelsea Skye Smith (Alpha Omega, Birmingham-Southern College) Content warning: Mentions of mental illness, self-harm, suicide, sexual promiscuity and medications It has always been important for me to help disrupt the judgment surrounding mental illness. I went into college knowing I wanted to study psychology, but it was the little things about mental health stigmatization […]
In honor of our seven founders, we get to know one Alpha Chi Omega through seven questions. After working on the front lines at a hospital during the pandemic, Sarah Fogel (Beta Lambda, University of Arizona) took a leap of faith to establish her own private therapy practice and consulting business. She looks at this […]
By Lynne Herndon (Alpha Upsilon, The University of Alabama), National President For as long as I can remember, I have loved listening to music. Some of my fondest memories are Friday nights in middle school spending the night with friends, calling the radio station and requesting our favorite songs. We would listen for hours waiting […]
From helping out at ceremonies to deepening her connection to Alpha Chi Omega, Katie Ault (Beta Delta, College of William & Mary) looks back fondly on her experience as a 2018 convention page. It’s not too late to apply to serve as a page this year in Bellevue – applications close March 13! Why did […]
What started with seven young women at DePauw University has grown into a sisterhood of hundreds of thousands of real, strong women. We’re thrilled to welcome Lily Heddinghaus from the Delta Omega chapter at University of Kentucky as Alpha Chi Omega’s 300,000th initiated member! As part of our Ask an Alpha Chi blog series, we […]
By Erica N. Brown (Epsilon Theta, California State University, Sacramento) Growing up, I didn’t know what a mentor was, because I was lucky to have what I had. I had a wonderful family and other supportive adults. I participated in sports and extracurriculars, and school wasn’t too stressful for me. Most of the kids around […]
In honor of our seven founders, we get to know one Alpha Chi Omega through seven questions. When Marsha Kelliher (Alpha Mu, Indiana University) became the 24th president of Simpson College in 2020, she also became its first female president. Read on to learn some of her lessons in leadership. Q: What does it mean […]