From Thursday, June 26 until Sunday, June 29, Delta Chi’s four representatives traveled to Orlando, Florida for Kappa Alpha Theta’s 2014 Grand Convention. The four girls were CEO Karen Pozo, CMO Carolyn Schaefer, Alumnae Liaison Mary Gray Johnson and myself. It was a beautiful setting and great weather to meet Theta sisters and alumnae from […]
YRL Grant Recipient 2014 This year, the Yeardley Love Endowment Grant was awarded to Mark DeNoble, Ph.D. Through his organization, DeNoble University Counseling Services, the grant proposal requested funding for a Theta Dating Workshop and ten student development and counseling sessions, including couples counseling. The counseling sessions are available to Theta members on a need […]
Reflections By Liesel von Gontard ‘14 Growing up in the Midwest as a St. Louis girl, I thought I knew a lot about the world when I stepped on Grounds as a first year. I knew C, B, and T were very important: that Cardinal’s baseball fans were the most loyal sports fans, that […]
Founders Day Celebration By Mary Gray Johnson (’16) Each year, Founder’s Day at Theta brings a few welcomed traditions. First, the excitement of returning alumnae, second, the cake which seems bottomless, remaining in the kitchen for days after the celebration, and finally, the remembrance of the Theta legacy at UVA, which began 38 years ago […]
Senior Service Celebration By Mary Gray Johnson (’16) On the afternoon of Sunday, May 4, fourth years slowly sprinkled into the living room and kitchen of 127 Chancellor Street for a Senior Service Celebration. As the girls returned to their former abode to be welcomed as Theta alumnae, a wave of nostalgia washed over […]
Theta’s First Spring Semi-Formal By Maddie Morris (’17) This year, for the first time, University of Virginia’s chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta decided to throw a semi-formal dance. Semi-formal was similar to the parents formal we have each fall, however there were no parents in attendance, and the overall vibe of the evening was […]
Empowered by You By Natalie Newton (’14) This spring, current Delta Chi third years Karen Pozo and Erin Wainwright began the first-ever Ambassador Program for the Empowered By You luxury lingerie line. Twenty percent of the proceeds of all Empowered By You sales go towards the Seven Bar Foundation to help fund microfinance loans for […]
Kylie Chase Cheers at the NCAA Tourney By Kylie Chase (’16) This March, I had the privilege to travel with the Varsity Coed Cheerleading team to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA basketball tournament in New York City at Madison Square Garden. Only four couples were selected so I was very excited to have been […]
Run For Yeards 2014 Carolyn Schaefer, ‘15 On Saturday, March 29th, 2014, Kappa Alpha Theta hosted the third annual “Run for Yeards” 5k honoring Yeardley Reynolds Love. It was held at Nameless Field and over 300 people registered. In total, we raised $11,908. Of this, $4,150 will be donated to the One Love Foundation, $3,258 […]