Parents,
We
enjoyed getting to meet you all on Bid Day! For those we were unable
to
meet, we'll take a moment to introduce ourselves. We are the
co-chapter
advisors for the OSU chapter of Alpha Chi Omega, also known as
the
Gamma Epsilon chapter of AXO. We are both alumna of Gamma Epsilon
and
both work for OSU, Erin in Stillwater and Keila at the OKC campus.
Our
job as advisors is to help guide and direct programming at the
chapter,
assist with problems or issues, and mentor the women of the
chapter.
We are volunteers and our goal is to help the women grow as
students
and women through their AXO experience.
First
we'd like to thank the Parents Club for all the help this year at
Recruitment
and Dad's Day. We so appreciate your support and love
getting
the chance to meet you.
A
few important things to mention:
--first,
we have exciting news regarding parking. If your daughter lives
in
the chapter house, you may have heard that parking can be difficult.
A
big thanks to Mom Jane and Claire, the House Corporation President, for
working
with Delta Tau Delta to lease additional parking spaces from them
for
our women. These spaces are conveniently located near our house
(just
as close as our far back lot spots) and House Corp has agreed to
fund
the lease of these spaces. We now have enough spaces for every
woman
to be assigned a specific parking space--the end of circling the
lot
looking for an open space or stalking a sister who is leaving for
Walmart!
--Homecoming,
Freshman Follies, Initiation and many other activities are
coming
up this fall. Fall can often seem overwhelming--especially to our
new
members. The fall semester of a new member's freshman year is often
the
busiest, most overwhelming semester of their membership in a
sorority.
The goal of all the activity is to give her many opportunities
to
interact with older members and get her comfortable coming over to the
chapter
house. If your daughter is feeling overwhelmed, we can relate.
I
(Keila) remember calling my mom my freshman year in the fall in a panic
and
telling her that I wasn't sure I had time to do all this--maybe I
should
quit. Fortunately, she put me in touch with a friend who assured
me
that after the first semester and initiation were over, things would
greatly
slow down. And it did! If your daughter calls you overwhelmed,
please
encourage her to reach out to Erica, the new member educator, or
one
of us and we will be happy to help her in any way we can!
Finally,
what would you like to know from us? What questions do you
have?
Feel free to contact us directly or send your questions to the
Parent's
Club and we will answer them. Chances are, if you have a
question,
another parent probably has the same one!
See
you soon!
Keila
and Erin
