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 to our fifteen CWRU Alpha Chi Omega graduates: Erika, Jillian, Rose, Rachel, Preethy, Chelsae, Jen, Katelin, Christine, Amy, Stephanie, Allison, Abigail, Samantha and Kelli.

Katie Couric was the Commencement speaker:

It was wonderful to hear about her connections to Case Western Reserve, her work combating colon cancer and thoughts on courage, kindness, service and volunteerism!

Event Chair Lora (center) with Undergraduate Co-Chair Sarah (left) and Alumni Co-Chair Alex (right)On April 16-17 at Relay for Life, the Case Western Reserve University community raised $65,786 for the American Cancer Society! We're really proud of the role our Alpha Chi Omega sisters played in making the event a success. Lora, Event Chair, is a Zeta Upsilon alumna, and serving on her committee were two ZU collegians, Mandy, Advocacy Co-Chair, and Rachel, Registration Chair.

Among groups fundraising, Team Alpha Chi Omega came in second place, raising $3218! Congratulations to Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine on their first place fundraising, and to the Case School of Medicine - Cancer Warriors on coming in third!

Among individuals fundraising, many Alpha Chi Omegas made the top 100 list including alumna Lora (#10) and collegians Christine (#19), Stephanie (#24), Chelsea (#26), Erika (#38), Jennifer (#43), Jessica (#47), Megan (#80), and Sarah (#85). Other sisters participating included alumna Smitha (on the Case School of Medicine - Cancer Warriors Team) and collegians Brittany, Amy, Hillary, Jaclyn, Elizabeth, Rosy, Alyssa, Jenny, Victoria, Jessica, Ellen, Jillian and Crystal (all of Team Alpha Chi Omega).

Altogether, 75 teams and 1170 individuals participated in the overnight event held at the North Residential Village Stadium. 

Did you participate in the event? We'd love to hear about it! 

Are you a part of your local Relay for Life? Tell us about it!

Thanks!

(Adrie on right)Nice article on student scientists includes May 2009 graduate Adrienne who is a 2007 initiate of Zeta Upsilon chapter of Alpha Chi Omega at Case Western Reserve University: http://www.case.edu/artsci/artsciS09/thinking.html

Thank you Andrea ZU '04 for all the amazing photos! We are getting an incredible catalog of the recent history of the chapter in the file cabinet on our private site. Andrea's contributions begin here... and include over 40 photos!! Thank you!