Nine Thetas who graduated in the 1980s met at Travinia’s in Charlottesville in September for a fun dinner of catching up and reminiscing. From the left, they are: Gib Brockenbrough Staunton ’85, Robin Jones Mellen ’86, Martha McLean Rodgers ’84, Emily Day Whitworth ’85, Kathy Heiner Folk ’84, Kathryn Baylor ’84, Janel Kasparson Intihar ’84, […]
Theta Parents’ Formal was held at the Boar’s Head Inn in Charlottesville on Friday, November 1st. Each second, third, and fourth year enjoyed dinner and dancing with their parents and dates! The fourth years celebrated their last Parents’ Formal with dinner and cocktails in a separate room and viewed a slideshow featuring baby pictures of […]
By Mark DeNoble Newcomb Hall Board Room On Sunday October 6, 2013, I had the privilege of facilitating an interactive workshop that aimed to raise awareness in an attempt to combat sexual assault and change the culture of violence against women on college campuses. This workshop was made possible by a generous grant from the […]
By Caroline Inglesby, ’14 This fall Theta participated with Kappa Kappa Gamma and Kappa Sigma in Kappa Kickoff. Theta was very excited to work with other houses to put on a philanthropy event. Because three houses worked together, there was a great turnout at our philanthropy. Members of all of the houses participated in the […]
By Betsy Fortin, ’15 This summer I worked in the Development Office at Dallas CASA as a Special Events Intern. The Dallas Alumnae Chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta provides the funds for four Theta interns from all over the country to intern for their summer fundraising campaign. For the past fourteen summers, Dallas CASA has […]
By Heather Neier, Advisory Board Co-chair During the 2012-13 academic year, the Facility Corporation Board (FCB) discussed renovation plans for the summer of 2013. They started with what appeared to be resolving a simple problem—levelling a few bluestones so there would not be water pooling (or ice forming in cold weather) on the sidewalk below […]
By Ellie Carey Twenty-nine Theta third-years woke up bright and early on August 24th to move in to our new home for the year. Boxes of clothes, mattress toppers, and rugs were dragged upstairs and after a couple of hours, 127 Chancellor Street was back in business! Many reunions with best friends and parents were […]
By Caroline Inglesby ’14 On Saturday, April 20, Theta hosted the second annual 5k race, Run for Yeards. The race originated last year after Theta decided to raise funds to honor Yeardley Reynolds Love, ’10. Other races such as Every Yard for Yeardley have been very successful, so Theta wanted to do something similar remembering […]
[nivoslider id=”203″ align=”right”]By Shannon Boyles ’14 The Foxfield Horse Races are always a highlight of the spring semester! A longstanding University tradition, nothing beats the warm weather, bright colored sundresses and influx of returning alumni that come along with the Saturday Spring Races each April. This year, we figured there was no better way to […]
3rd Annual Tennis Tournament Benefitting the One Love Foundation By Annie Thomas (’13), Event Organizer On Sunday, May 5th, over 60 UVA students partnered up for some friendly competition to honor the memory of their former classmate, teammate, and friend, Yardley Reynolds Love. The 3rd Annual Tennis Tournament Benefitting the One Love Foundation coincides with […]