Mu Tau Mu of Alpha Chi Omega

We'll have 2-3 more posts about Alpha Chi Omega Convention, including an official report on the business conducted there, but we wanted to share the Mu Tau Mu - Zeta Upsilon news right away!

First a little bragging: Congratulations to us (Mu Tau Mu) on doing so well in the alumnae chapter awards! We were a Finalist for the 2010 Alumnae Chapter National Council Trophy!

(Our MTM Delegate, Liz S., accepts the National Council Trophy Finalist award from the Alpha Chi Omega National Council.)

(Zeta Upsilon collegians and alumnae with the trophy: from left to right: Amy Z, Candace, Chelsea, Erin, Liz, Amy B (honorary ZU) and Susan.)

Mu Tau Mu also won the inaugural Domestic Violence Outreach Award for our 2009 Twitter #CharityTuesday project (more on that soon, so proud!). We were also finalists in these alumnae chapter award categories:

PACE (Promoting Alpha Chi Everyday)

Fine Arts

Increased Membership

Sisterhood

Communications

Special Event (for ZU's 25th Anniversary Silver Carnation Ball)

Membership Outreach

Collegiate Support - Distance Chapter

Foundation

We also had two "firsts" for Zeta Upsilon at this Convention: our first Convention Page (Chelsea) and our first member of the Convention Choir (Karen T).

(In this photo of the Convention Pages with National President Marsha Grady, Chelsea is second from left in the front row.)

(In this Convention Choir photo, Karen is in the front row on the far right.)

We are very proud of all of our awards and recognition, but in nothing are we more proud than we are of the strong friendships we share. Truly the best part of Convention is getting to see sisters! We had a table full of Zeta Upsilons for Reunion Night Dinner Saturday and were lucky to have 16 of us together at Reunion Night Part 2 hosted by alumna Nikki. Thank you Nikki and everyone who attended. We had a wonderful evening together.

(from left to right, back row: Tracy ZU '01, Liz S ZU '03, Karen ZU '01 , Susan ZU '87; 3rd row: Lisa ZU '90, Steph ZU '10, Caitlin ZU '08; 2nd row: Jen ZU '89, Amy ZU '86, Rachelle ZU '98, Nikki ZU '88; front row: Chelsea ZU '08, Erin ZU '09, Liz ZU '87, Candace ZU '09, Pam ZU '87) 

Congratulations Dr. Sheri Lefty on opening her own dental practice! Her office is in Medina, Ohio, and you can check it out at http://www.leftydentistry.com. See here for more details and to send her a card!

Our planning for September's Silver Carnation Ball is well underway! To see an update on the details visit here. There's a new version of the lost list and a list of sisters for whom we need email addresses.... plus here you'll find baby updates from 2 sisters Tannis ZU '95 and Anne ZU '98 and some preliminary RSVPs!

We've also updated http://www.axomtm.org/25 to include information about the Reunion Weekend (September 26-28) and hotels.

Support Sarah ZU '95 - she's an officer in the Nordonia Hills Preschool Parents group! More here.

Nordonia Hills Preschool Parents Now Accepting Gently-Used Baby/Preschool Items for April Consignment Sale Sagamore Hills, OH -- Clean out those closets, basements and playrooms -- the Nordonia Hills Preschool Parents will make it worthwhile. Why wait for garage sale season. NHPP invites the community to get their boxes and bags together now—and let NHPP do all the work. We’ll sell gently used clothes, toys, bedding, maternity and baby items and we’ll give the sellers the cash! NHPP keeps a small portion of the proceeds, which go toward group activities and events. NHPP is now collecting the following items for sale: o Clothing -- newborn to size 10 & all maternity clothing o Toys o Furniture o Outdoor play toys o High chairs o Strollers o Car seats Please contact Sarah Gideon at (330) 208-2647 to participate. Then, SAVE THE DATE! The NHPP Consignment Sale is Saturday April 26th, 2008 9:00am until 12 noon Bag sale at 12:30pm ($3 a bag) St. Barnabas School Cafeteria 9200 Olde 8 Rd. (South of Rt 82)
in Northfield Center.
**Members only sale will be Friday April 25^th from 6:30-8:30pm. Nordonia Hills Preschool Parents is a non-profit, community organization that provides support, socialization and fun for families with children ages newborn to six. Membership is now half-price through May 2008 at only $9/year per family and offers organized field trips, playgroups, speakers, special events, holiday parties, community service opportunities and adult social events. Monthly meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month, September through May, at 7:30 p.m. at Lee Eaton Elementary School, 115 Ledge Rd., Northfield. For more information about the organization, contact Lisa Callahan, President, at 330-908-3438 or pkcal@yahoo.com or visit www.nordoniapreschoolparents.com.

Congratulations to Meghan ZU '96 and her family on the birth of her second son in September!! See photos here and here and all the details here! Thank you Meghan for sharing all your news!!