BBQ fundraiser and Senior Induction

Please remember the really important upcoming events.

This Thursday, April 12th is the Strawberry's BBQ fundraiser. The plates are $15 each and they include a HUGE pork steak, scalloped potatoes, beans, slaw and a roll. Please support this fundraiser by purchasing or selling BBQ tickets. There are only 1,200 plates being sold. Get yours now before we sell out. I have tickets at the ASU Cooper Alumni Center if you need any. Checks payable to AOII.

Monday, April 16th is the last alumnae event of the school year and it is also senior induction. We will be inducting the senior class into the alumni chapter. PLEASE try your best to attend. We need a good showing of alumnae support and its always a lot of fun to catch up with everyone. The theme is "Derby" so wear your hats. Home of Marsha Mays Carwell at 7pm. Also, if you could bring a food or drink item that would be great. So far I have only heard from 3 people. Paper products are taken care of.
Cathy Naylor - chip and dip
Caitlin Maki - Salad & dessert
Michelle McCain Wingo - Dessert

Directions to Marsha's house:

Off of Hwy 1 South/Stadium Blvd., turn LEFT onto Lawson Road East, cross the railroad tracks (behind Seductions) and go 8/10ths of a mile and her house is the 3rd brick house on the right.

Marsha's address is 657 CR 428, Jonesboro, AR 72404 for anyone who wants to put it in your gps.

It is a tan brick home with a large arched entry way into the front door.

*There is a road that runs parallel with her driveway if anyone needs extra parking!

Don't forget about geranium sales! May 7th is the final day to place orders. May 11th and 12th are the pick-up dates, just in time for Mother's Day. I've attached the flyer.

AOII's past & present attend sorority house groundbreaking

March 31, 2012

Sorority House Groundbreaking

Thank you to all the amazing alumnae that showed up this past Saturday for the sorority house groundbreaking here on Arkansas State University's campus.We had 40+ alumnae in attendance. Thank you ladies so much for showing your support and sharing in this fun and exciting time in Sigma Omicron's history. As soon as the official group photo is release I will post it here, in our Facebook group and I'll send it out via email. Thanks again.

All sorority presidents and other important officials.

Some of the alumnae and collegiates in attendance.



House and lot selected!

Hello ladies,
The house has officially been chosen. It could not have gone any better for us last night. I have attached an artist rendering of our house and the lot layout. We are lot option 4. This is the 2nd closest lot towards campus (our first choice).

Here is the play by play. First round was chosen in order of when we arrived on campus. Alpha Gamma Delta chose first and they chose House option 2. We were next and chose our first choice for lot which was lot option 4. Chi Omega was third and they chose lot option 3. Then Delta Zeta went and chose house option 1. Second round was luck of the draw. Everyone's name went in a bowl and the first name drawn out was us. We chose our first choice for house which was house option 4. Then Chi Omega chose house option 3, Alpha Gamma Delta chose lot option 1 and Delta Zeta chose lot option 2.

We knew from the get go that Alpha Gam wanted House option 2 so that is why we decided to go for our first choice on lot. We chose our lot because it sits up higher than the others (it will still be higher after ground work is done), more convenient parking (no bottleneck problems), equal distance from dumpsters (didn't want too close because of smells) and we didn't want either end lot because of foot traffic and more risk for littering, vandalism, etc. We chose house option 4 as our first choice because of the grand entryway. The artist rendering does not do this house justice. It is amazing in person. The front has a huge rounded entry with curved concrete steps. This will make for beautiful pictures. We chose the patio style that is shown on the lot layouts with lot option 4. If you'll notice, we chose exactly what is pictured, lot 4 with house 4 with the half circle patio with a solid bench. Actually everyone got to pick their choice of patio and everyone chose the exact same patio design. I thought that was interesting.

The groundbreaking ceremony will be March 31st at 1:00 on our housing site. The luncheon is prior to the groundbreaking at noon in the Student Union Centennial Hall. Due to limited seating not everyone will be able to attend the luncheon. PLEASE try your best to attend the groundbreaking though. We would like the picture to be the 100 collegiates and 100+ alumnae.

Thank you everyone for your patience. This dream has finally come a reality. Move in date set for July 2013, first recruitment in the house will be Fall 2013. Exciting times! This also means that this fall will be the last recruitment in the suites. YAY! I hope everyone can come support our girls and say farewell to the University Hall AOII Suite.

Alpha Omicron Pi House - Sigma Omicron Chapter, Arkansas State University

Founder's Day Banquet

Founder's Day Banquet was held on Thursday, February 16, 2012 at the Holiday Inn in Jonesboro, AR. A great time was had by all. Molly Dresbach is the 2012 recipient of the Excel Scholarship. Congratulations Molly!

Alumnae Megan Haines Morris, Lindsay Harmon Burnett, Lane Cook and Joan Khilling

Wii Like to Party....HUGE SUCCESS!

Thank you to all the alumnae that came out and had a lot of fun. It was so great seeing you all. The girls really appreciated it. Alumnae in attendance: Marlene Brown, Brenda Ferralasco, Megan Morris, Jenny Warren, Michelle Wingo, Micha Kenley, Caitlin Maki, Cathy Naylor, Lark Little, Lauren Gaines, Lindsey Hawkins, Breanna Buck, Cari Taylor and Lindsay Burnett.





Collegians



Collegians

Alumnae

November 14th Event "Wii like to party"

Please plan on attending this EXTREMELY fun event!

Monday, November 14th @ 6:30 p.m. we will gather at the ASU Cooper Alumni Center for food, fun and fellowship with the AOII collegians. We will have "Just Dance" on Wii hooked up to a projector screen. I you haven't seen anyone play this you are in for a treat. It's hilarious and a lot of fun.

Please RSVP to me and let me know if you are able to attend and if you are able to provide a dish and/or drinks. All paper products have already been donated and we have plenty of ice.

I don't want to beg but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE attend this event. Let's show the girls how strong our alumnae sisterhood is!

Corks-n-Canvas 2011

Thank you to everyone that attended last night's "Corks-n-Canvas" event. Sarah Wiggins Murphy was kind enough to host everyone at her home and Audra Wilson McClung was kind enough to drive all the way from Fayetteville to teach us how to paint. We had 15 alumnae in attendance and it was a blast. We all decided this would be an annual event. Thanks again Sarah and Audra.



New Member Dinner 2011

Thank you to all the alumnae who showed up last night for the 2011 New Member Dinner. I also want to say thank you to the alumnae that couldn't attend but still provided food.

Thank you all.

We had a wonderful turnout of 16 alumnae and almost all the new members (3 or 4 were absent do to class). THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to Gala Vaughn for hosting everyone in your gorgeous home. We really appreciate it!



Event Calendar......Save this Information!

2011-2012 Alumnae Events

• Monday, August 29th - "Bid Day" (Home of Devyn Statler) This will be the first alumnae event of the year. Please plan on attending. This is a great opportunity to meet the collegians and the new members.
• Monday, September 19th - "Corks-n-Canvas" (Location TBD) Alumna Audra Wilson McClung will teach everyone in attendance to paint a canvas mastpiece. *There will be a fee for the art supplies*
• Monday, October 17th - "Theme TBD" (Location TBD)
• Monday, November 14th - "Wii like to Party" (ASU Cooper Alumni Center) This event will be a joint event with alumnae and collegians. We'll have 3 projector screens setup in the Cooper Alumni Center ballroom. Each screen will have a game hooked up to it. Wii's "Just Dance", PS3 "Guitar Hero", XBox360 "Scene it". This will be a wonderful sisterhood event. Of course lots of food will be present too.
• Monday, December 12th - "Christmas Sock Exchange" (Location TBD) Bring a crazy pair of socks and we'll play dirty santa. If you don't want to bring socks or you forget don't worry, just come and watch and laugh.
• Monday, January 16th - "Theme TBD" (Location TBD)
• Monday, February 13th - "Cupid Photo Booth" (Home of Lindsay Harmon Burnett) There will be so many sweets and cocktails you won't know what to do! We'll also have a great photobooth moment since it is the day before Valentine's Day.
• Monday, March 12th - "Pairing Party" (Home of Lacey Hawkins) We'll have a wonderful night pairing the perfect wine with the perfect food.
• Monday, April 16th - "Kentucky Derby" (Home of Marsha Mays Carwell) This will be the last event of the year. We'll also induct the senior class into the alumnae chapter. This will be a Kentucky Derby theme so don't forget to wear your favorite hat.

Safari Senior Induction

Thank you to everyone who attended the senior induction. We had a wonderful turnout of alumnae and seniors. 18 alumnae and 16 seniors. Thank you Lou Ann Clements for hosting everyone at your home. The food and great company was absolutely perfect.

AOII Jonesboro's newest alumnae



AOII Jonesboro's newest alumnae



Beautiful Roseball

Thanks to the alumnae that helped chaperon Roseball this past weekend. The girls seemed to have a lot of fun and the decorations were absolutely GORGEOUS! Thank you Marsha Mays Carwell (Sigma Omicron Alumnae and Jonesboro Heart Guild, Heart Gala Chair) for letting the girls use the amazing centerpieces.

Lacey Hawkins, Cathy Naylor, Lindsay Harmon Burnett, Megan Haines Morris and Jenny Hickenbottom Warren

It's Safari party time!

The last formal Alumnae event of this school year is Monday, April 18th. Please plan on attending and let's show the seniors how much fun we have.

Pizza Party fun

Thank you Hannah Williams Warren for hosting last night's alumnae event. The pizza was absolutely amazing. 

Marsha Carwell, Lindsay Burnett and Megan Morris

Marlene Brown, Sarah Murphy and Hannah Warren

*Sorry the pictures aren't great quality. I forgot my camera and these were taken with my blackberry.*

Rotary Pot O' Gold

I wanted to say a special thank you to some AOII's for helping me and Lacey Hawkins out with our Rotary Club's fundraiser. The annual Jonesboro University Rotary Pot O' Gold party was held this past Saturday, March 12th. 2 AOII's served as our raffle girls or "leprechauns" as we like to call them. THANKS GIRLS!

Andrea Stallings (alumna) and Lauren Overman (collegiate)

2011 Strawberry's BBQ fundraiser

Thank you to all the collegiates and alumnae who sold Strawberry's BBQ plates for Katie Nelson and her family. We were able to give her a $5,600 check. Thanks again for everyone's hard work.

March event - Italian Pizza Party



Don't miss out on this extremely fun event. We're going to cook together and have tons of fun while we learn. Don't forget to RSVP to me, linzburnett@hotmail.com. Also, don't forget your apron.

See you on March 14th!





Cupcakes and Cocktails.....sweets, sweets and more sweets

Thank you to everyone that attended last night. I know the weather kept a few of you away and I'm sorry you had to miss out on all the sweets and cocktails. If you would like a copy of the agenda please click on the link below.

Feb. Alumnae meeting agenda



Lindsay Burnett, Lacey Hawkins, Cathy Naylor, Cari Taylor, Marlene Brown and Brenda Ferralasco



St. Jude S'travaganza 2011

WOW! Thank you so much to all the alumnae who donated desserts. You are all so sweet and amazing. Also, thank you to everyone that attended the event either as a guest or as a worker. I'm sure this event raised over $250,000; there were so many people in attendance and the silent auction was the best ever. Thanks again for being a part of this amazing event and helping fight childhood cancer.

  

Joan Khilling (alumna), MaryBeth Dunlap (collegian), Kaitlyn Nehring (collegian), Ashlyn Kohler (collegian) and Lindsay Burnett (alumna).

Relaxing Good Time

Last night was so much fun and so relaxing. Thank you everyone in attendance. We held a brief meeting while snacking on wonderful appetizers prepared by our hostess, Marsha Carwell.;Then we enjoyed pampering our feet in foot spas while learning about Arbonne products. We also sampled 6-7 cleansing and moisturizing products. Thank you so much Marsha - everything was amazing.

   

Marsha Carwell, Sarah Murphy, Lindsay Burnett, Sherri Duncan, Lindsey Lee, Lacey Hawkins and Cari Taylor. Not pictured: Cathy Naylor and Hannah Warren



Sherri Duncan and Lindsey Lee



Cari Taylor enjoying her foot spa.