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Every Service Rendered: Global Service Initiative Reflections
The Collegiate Global Service Initiative (GSI) combines direct service, immersion, and Alpha Chi Omega principles and values into one unique experience. Three participants of the 2019 GSI trip share about their experience in Jamaica. Arrival and Negril By Stephanie Van Horn (Iota Chi, Middle Tennessee State University) Jamaica. For many this country is a place […]
5 Lessons from a New Chapter President
By: Jenna Majeski (Lambda Nu, Northeastern University) This spring Alpha Chi Omega sent consultants to my school, Northeastern University, with the mission of establishing a new chapter. An email about the new chapter piqued my interest, but I was hesitant to reach out. I always had an interest in joining a sorority, and I even […]
Real, Strong Women on the Hill
By: Allison Aprahamian (Iota Sigma, Southern Methodist University) Like I have found to be true with most things in life, formal recruitment with Alpha Chi Omega prepared me extremely well for my trip to D.C. where I advocated for the sorority and fraternity experience. Much like polish week, my fellow student lobbyists and I spent […]
Finding Home at Alpha Chi Omega
By: Samantha Emerson (Beta, Albion College) This January, I become a new member of Alpha Chi Omega. Now, I don’t want to get all sappy or anything, but joining Alpha Chi is seriously one of the best things to ever happen to me. Before I joined, I had some friends, but I wouldn’t say I […]
Starfish Moments
By: Kristen Reynolds (Iota Tau, California State University San Marcos) Since I was a little girl, I always dreamed of making a difference in the world. As I grew up I found myself questioning, “How much of a difference can I make?” What I found, through my favorite story, “The Starfish Story,” was that making […]
The Hardest Job You Will Ever Love
By: Ashlyn Coston (Beta Lambda, University of Arizona) To say that I have learned a lot over the past six months as a chapter consultant would be an understatement. I have learned to be independent and self-reliant, understood the importance of adaptability and time management, gained self-confidence and realized that feeling discomfort is not necessarily […]
Leadership Academy 2019
A look at Leadership Academy 2019 from the lens of #AXOLA19! National President Angela Costley Harris and CEO Katie Gaffin kicked the weekend off by going Live on Facebook Friday afternoon at the hotel! Before programming started Friday night, attendees had the opportunity to tour headquarters. While attendees were having fun on tours, […]
Where is “Home” for You?
By: Ana Corona (Theta Omega, Marquette University) Where is home for you? – This may seem like one of the easiest questions to answer. One or two words, max. For some reason, I always find myself over-explaining and just confusing the curious individual standing in front of me. In short, I feel as though home […]
Ritual And Recruitment
By: Kendra Swanson (Zeta Pi, Arizona State University) and Monica Hiller (Gamma Tau, Oklahoma City University) Kendra Swanson was a resident consultant at the Lambda chapter at Syracuse University for their reestablishment in 2016. Here are her reflections on how she emulated Ritual and saw Ritual in others through her experience. The values of Alpha […]