Mu Tau Mu of Alpha Chi Omega

Alpha Chi Omega's National Housing Corporation teamed up with My World and Cat's Meow to create a series of 30 of Alpha Chi Omega's chapter houses and lodges in miniature. The most exciting part is that you can purchase a replica of the Case Western Reserve AXO house!!

The order form is here, and the code for the Zeta Upsilon House is MW003850. Each house costs $30 which includes shipping and handling. When the photos of the other houses (not pictured here or on the order form) is available, we'll add a link to the comments of this post. Happy shopping!

NPC (with our fraternal partners) has been working to make campus housing safer and more affordable. It’s great to see that the Act that will be voted on today in the US House is named in honor of fellow CWRU alumna Stephanie Tubbs Jones! STJ represented the district in Ohio that included CWRU and was a real advocate for issues like student housing and CHIA (the Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act, which would make donations for housing or housing improvements to fraternal organizations tax-deductible).

From NPC:

The Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Prevention Act (H. R. 1791) is scheduled to be the first bill voted on during the House session this morning. You will be able to watch the vote on CSPAN. It should occur between 10:20-11:00 a.m. EST. The bill now has 70 sponsors.

As you may recall, this bill will authorize federal matching grants to install fire suppression systems in existing student housing including fraternity and sorority houses. It will preserve at least 10 percent of the funding for the exclusive use of fraternities and sororities. To receive federal funding, a recipient must prove at least one-half the cost of the improvements will be provided through means other than federal funding.

The bill will be part of the suspension calendar which means a fast-track vote with no amendments. It requires a 2/3 vote to pass.

The passage of this bill in the House shows that our work does matter. This is one of two pieces of legislation where we have been the main outside influence, and all of us should be very proud of our efforts.

(NPC is the National Panhellenic Conference, which is the umbrella organization that all 26 sororities belong to, including Alpha Chi Omega).

This video shows the huge difference a sprinkler system can make:

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!

click on the logo to visit GW website!Best wishes to all the chapters competing and participating in Greek Week at Case! Festivities got underway yesterday and continue through Sunday. 

See the full schedule.

See the scoreboard.

We especially want to wish Zeta Upsilon chapter of Alpha Chi Omega a great week! We know the women have worked really hard preparing for all the events, and want them to know we are proud of them no matter the outcome! Go AXO!!