Holiday pictures

Linda set a beautiful table for our holiday meal.

Here are some pictures of the sisters who gathered to celebrate!

Our next event is the Chicago Area Founders' Day on Jan. 23rd. Please contact us if you would like more information.

Jingle Bell 5K

Join us as we run/walk for a cure! The 2009 Arthritis Foundation Jingle Bell Run/Walk!

Event Details
•Saturday, December 5, 2009
•The Field Museum
1400 Lakeshore Dr, Chicago IL 60605
•7:00am Race Day Registration opens
•8:00am 5k Step-off
•9:30am Kid's Dash
•Online Registration until Dec 4 - $30
•Registration on Race Day - $35
•Kids' Dash $15
•Registration Webpage: http://jinglebellrunchicago.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=315775

** Be sure to sign up for our team: Lake County IL Alumnae Chapter of Alpha Omicron Pi**

•Team Webpage: http://jinglebellrunchicago.kintera.org/lakecountyilaoii

Fall Kick Off Event

This week we had a great time as we all gathered for our kick off event for a great new year! It was wonderful to catch up with each other after our long summer break, we learned of new cars, planned trips to Italy, and the making of a very memorable quilt.

During our meeting we also decided to create a team for this year's Jingle Bell Run in Chicago. The event information is as follows:
Date: December 5, 2009
Venue: Chicago @ Field Museum
Time: Registration starts at 7am, Run/Walk starts at 8am.

If you would like to join the team or contribute with a donation please visit the folloing web address:
http://jinglebellrunchicago.kintera.org/lakecountyilaoii

We also worked on planning our Fall Fundraiser event in October. Please check back for more details.

Please join us on October 14th for our next get together where we will be creating candy jars to send to our collegiate sisters for Halloween. For more information please contact the chapter via e-mail: aoiilakecounty@yahoo.com

Another great year!

Our newsletters have just been mailed and our first meeting is just a few short weeks away. We are looking forward to another great year. Here is a exert from our recent newsletter....

Greetings to all of our fellow sisters in the Lake County area! The heart of the Lake County Alumnae Chapter is our sisterhood, our ritual and our philanthropy. Our chapter takes pride in the great friendships we develop, the support system we provide and the fun activities we do – all of which enrich our lives.

Whether you’re a returning member, have not yet been involved or are looking to get back involved, we hope you’ll join us for our first meeting in September. Our September meeting marks the kickoff of our year, and is a great chance to see what our chapter is about and reconnect with sisters.

There are numerous ways to get involved. This year we’ll bring back some of our favorite events like our holiday potluck, and girls’ night out. We will also be participating in a scrapbooking party, game night, and AOII trivia! In addition, there are other opportunities to be involved. With the group of sisters in our chapter, there is always the opportunity to participate in community service, lunch/dinner dates, or anything else you could think of. There is something for everyone, and we hope you will join us!

In other news, a few of our sisters attended International Convention in Tampa, Florida this year, where we are pleased to announce that we received the Ruby Award for Standards of Excellence!

We are looking forward to this new year, and hope to see many new faces, as well as our returning members!

Please see our complete schedule of events in this newsletter. We encourage you to contact either of us if you’d like to learn more about our chapter or join us at a meeting

Roses,

Kristina & Joanne

Co-Presidents

Lake County IL Alumnae Chapter

If you have not recieved your copy of our newsletter please let us know so we can get one right out to you.

Camp JAM

One of our members recently had the opportunity to join this years Camp JAM (camp for kids with Arthritis). Kristina had a great time helping out with some of arts and crafts projects. That's Kristina in the picture above helping some of the campers paint.

The campers really seem to be enjoying themselves!

Here are some of the finished flower pots that the campers painted.

Each year we are invited to visit the camp and volunteer some time. If you are interested in helping out at next years camp please contact the chapter and we can help make that happen!

Meet the new XB and watch the state of the fraternity video

Check out the AOII web site ~ the new XB has been announced!

http://www.alphaomicronpi.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Executive_Board2&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=23&ContentID=2947

There is also a great video that was shared at IC - The State of The Fraternity - check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-BRTBPBq1E

Alpha Omicron Pi - International Convention

Sue and Shari at International Convention in Tampa Florida.













Shari, Linda, and Sue on Red and White Day.



















Judy, Sue, Linda, & Shari getting ready for Rose Banquet at IC.












The Illinois Alumnae Presidents (or their alternates) at Rose Banquet. 8 of our 9 Alumnae chapters had a representative at International Convention this year.