Alpha Phi Songfest

When: Sunday, November 15, 3:00PM to 4:30PM

When: Alpha Phi Chapter House
906 S. Providence
Columbia, MO 65203 U

The purpose of this event is to teach current Phis the ‘old’ songs. We have been told that our younger sisters don’t sing that often, and we’re going to remedy that. We’ll do this by singing a song through ourselves, having our sisters sing with us a time or two and then we’ll record our efforts. We’ll repeat this for as many songs as we’re able in about an hour and a half. This will result in a wonderful recording that we’ll use during the Centennial Celebration.

So, please plan to help us with this event. It’s really going to be lots of fun. Word has it that the ladies would like to learn a couple of the naughtier songs. We may turn off the recorder and see if there’s something we may do to help them with this part of their education as well. If you have alumnae friends in or near Columbia please ask them to join us at the house. We’re contacting Omicron alums from all over the state but a personal invitation from a friend would be most effective.

Thanks to each of you…and as always…you DON’T need to be a major singer to join in. This is going to be fun and bring back LOTS of memories!

Please RSVP to tesserone@aol.com so we know how much cider and how many cookies to provide! You can also check out this event on Facebook under our “Omicron Centennial” group. Let me know if you have questions.

aoe,
Debbie Hacker Serra
Era Committee Chair
Alpha Phi Centennial Celebration

tesserone@aol.com

Get Connected to Omicron

As a part of our ongoing efforts to keep our parents and alumnae informed about the chapter’s events, we have issued our first e.notes.

To be added to our mailing list, please send your email address and which email you would prefer to receive to Megan Carroll at megan.a.carroll@gmail.com.

If you didn’t receive Omicron’s Fall e.note click here for the Parents e.note or here for the Alumnae e.note.

A weekend of Date Parties!

The women of Alpha Phi enjoyed two date parties this weekend. The first was a western-themed bowling night, followed by a Kentucky-derby themed date party at Lakeside Bar and Grill. Check out our girls all dressed up!

Congratulations Melodie Powell!

Melodie Powell (Omicron ‘75) was awarded a Faculty Alumni Award from the University of Missouri this Saturday night. Melodie, a current member of the House Corporation Board and former national president of the MU Alumni Association was also a co-founder of the Griffiths Society for Women at MU. She also serves on the Chancellor’s Strategic Planning & Resource Advisory Council and the College of Arts & Science Development Council and is a member of the Jefferson Club, the Tiger Scholarship Fund and a Life Member of MAA. Melodie practices law in Kansas City where she serves as Chairman of the Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners. You are likely to see her and husband Jerry at every Mizzou football and basketball game.

The women of Alpha Phi would like to congratulate Melodie on this prestigious honor and wish her the best.

Sisterhood Weekend!

The women of Alpha Phi celebrated their annual sisterhood weekend in Kansas City this past Saturday. Friday night, the pledge class of 2009 played at Bonkers and enjoyed getting to know each other better. Then Saturday morning the whole chapter headed off to Kansas City for some sisterhood bonding, a tailgate provided by the Parent’s Club, and a baseball game at Kauffman Stadium for the Royals vs. Twins! Following the game, the girls got to hang out at the hotel and get air-brushed tattoos and caricatures. It was a great time!

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Scholarship Banquet!

Alpha Phi held their annual Scholarship Banquet on Sept. 14 at Stotler Lounge in Memorial Union. Along with congratulating our wonderful scholars, we were visited by Chancellor Brady Deaton’s wife, Anne Deaton. Even the Maneater was there! Check out the article as we congratulate the following women on their achievements:

For receiving above a 3.5 GPA: Jane Allen, Ashley Anderson, Nora Baker, Lauren Beard, Jen Brawley, Christy Broadway, Kayla Brubaker, Rachel Burroughs, Kaitlin Corbet, Alli Diedrick, Abby English, Lauren Ferrise, Annemarie Garrison, Kelsey Gillstrom, Mallory Gnaegy, Claire Hanan, Liz Harrell, Jenna Hartman, Christen Heinsohn, Kylie Heying, Lindsey Hicks, Kara Hogan, Gina Izzi, Rachel Keller, Sarah Kinnison, Amy Martin, Abby Matusiak, Kate McDevitt, Lisa Merotti, Bobbie Jo Miller. Nikki Novak, Steph Nowlin, Jordan Olivier, Lindsay Pardeck, Alex Renken, Rachel Sappington, Abby Schneider, Hannah Seim, Deanna Shaw, Melissa Tarantola, Alex Tibbles, Abby Verticchio, Melody Walters, Elizabeth Weber and Steph Zepelin

For receiving a 4.0 GPA: Laurie Carson, Megan Cederburg, Lauren Chronister, Jessica Crane, Shelley Delong, Paige Fortado, Sarah Harding, Melissa King, Kinsey Lee, Megan Schmidtlein, Laura Turk and Katie Vago

The most improved women: Annemarie Garrison, Elize Schlueter and Alex Renken

And the inductee’s into the brand new Ivy League: Ashley Anderson, Stephanie Babka, Nora Baker, Lauren Beard, Kayla Brubaker, Rachel Burroughs, Laurie Carson, Lauren Chronister, Kaitlin Corbet, Jessica Crane, Alli Diedrick, Abby English, Lauren Ferrise, Paige Fortado, Kelsey Gillstrom, Claire Hanan, Sarah Harding, Erin Heatherman, Kara Hogan, Rachel Keller, Melissa King, Sarah Kinnison, Melissa Klos, Kate McDevitt, Lisa Merotti, Sarah Midgorden, Bobbie Jo Miller, Steph Nowlin, Jordan Olivier, Lindsay Pardeck, Anna Pritchett, Rachel Sappington, Megan Schmidtlein, Hannah Seim, Amanda Toole, Laura Turk, Katie Vago, Abby Verticchio, Melody Walters, Elizabeth Weber and Steph Zepelin

Congratulations to our scholars!

GAMMA Jam

The women of Alpha Phi are currently participating in GAMMA (Greeks Advocating the Mature Management of Alcohol), which benefits the McCambridge Center of Columbia. The McCambridge Center offers both residential and day treatments for women and families battling addictions. The main competition of GAMMA, GAMMA Jam, is a dance competition that was held at the Missouri Theater. Our dancers paid a wonderful tribute to Michael Jackson and were selected to perform in the finals on Friday night (Sept. 18) at 6pm in Alpha Kappa Lambda’s parking lot.

Come out and support your sisters! It’s sure to be a “thriller!” Good luck girls!

Parent’s Weekend!

The women of Alpha Phi welcomed their parents this weekend for Mizzou’s family weekend. Coinciding with Alpha Phi’s dad’s weekend, the girls had plenty to do with both parents! Parents enjoyed a trip to Deja Vu, a delicious BBQ at the house, and a Mizzou win!

One Weekend, Two Events

The women of Alpha Phi are excited to welcome their dad’s and family for this year’s Dad’s Weekend, as well as Mizzou’s Family Weekend. Because two important events fell on the same weekend, we have outlined a schedule below that allows us to spend time with our dad’s and our families. Friday night’s events will begin with the APhi mom’s getting to know each other a little better at Bleu, while we spend some time with our dad’s at the comedy club. Plan for a weekend packed with sisterhood, BBQ, football and family fun!

The agenda is as follows:

Friday, Sept. 11:

7:15 p.m.: Mom’s meet at Bleu Restaurant (29 South 8th Street)

7:30 p.m.: Dad’s and Daughters meet at Deja Vu for comedy with Dan Chopin

Saturday, Sept. 12:

11:30 a.m.: Parent’s club meeting at Alpha Phi

12:00 p.m.: BBQ at Alpha Phi

6:00 p.m.: Mizzou vs. Bowling Green

Be sure to check back and share photos of you and your dad sporting some MU spirit!

Pledge Class of 2009

Alpha Phi would like to extend a warm welcome to our 71 new members. These ladies are at the top of their class in every aspect, and such a great addition to the house.

Nicole Ackermann, St. Paul, MO, Fort Zumwalt North
Mel Adams, St. Louis, MO, Incarnate Word Academy
Kayla Alewel, Warrensburg, MO, Warrensburg High
Rene Angevine, St. Louis, MO, Parkway South High
Monica Ayala-Talavera, Chihuahua, Mexico, Novi High School
Jenny Babka, Belleville, IL, Althoff Catholic High School
Mary Barnum, LaGrange, IL, Lyons Township High School
Kelsey Bradshaw, Cape Girardeau, MO, Notre Dame Regional High School
Sara Bryan, Springfield, MO, Hillcrest High School
Anne Bulkeley, Richardson, TX, Plano Senior High School
Claire Butler, Columbia, MO, Rock Bridge High School
Brenna Doehring, Liberty, MO, Liberty Senior High
Megan Eitel,  Lees Summit, MO, Lees Summit North High School
Sydney Ferleger, Chicago, IL, Glenbrook South High School
Olivia Frame, Fulton, MO, Fulton High School
Morgan Franklin, Blue Springs, MO, Blue Springs South High School
Katie Gabriell, St. Louis, MO, Parkway West High School
Katie Gardner, St. Louis, MO, Lindbergh High School
Megan Geisz, Kirkwood, MO, Kirkwood High School
Anna Gilligan, San Antonio, TX, Ronald Reagan High School
Courtney Haas, St. Louis, MO, St. Joseph’s Academy
Amelia Haferkamp, St. Charles, MO, Francis Howell Central
Joanne Haggar, Dallas, TX, Epsicopal School of Dallas
Katie Heck, Saint Louis, MO, Rosati-Kain High School
Kelsey Henderson, Ballwin, MO, Parkway South
Melissa Hirner, St. Charles, MO, Francis Howell High School
Megan Huey, The Woodlands, TX, The Woodlands High School
Kimi Jacquin, Fenton, MO, Rockwood Summit High School
Rachel James, St. Louis, MO, Ursuline Academy
Eli Johnson, Plano, TX, Plano Senior High School
Jenny Kettlewell, Columbia, MO, Hickman High School
Emily Kilrea, Wheaton, IL, St.Francis College Prep
Jessica Lips, St. Louis, MO, Parkway West High School
Christina Lyons, St. Charles, MO, St. Charles High School
Heidi Malizia, Millersburg, MO, Rock Bridge Senior High School
Emmy Martin, Lee’s Summit, MO, Lee’s Summit North
Shelby Meade, Chesterfield, MO, Parkway Central High School
Michelle Miller, St. Louis, MO, Ursuline Academy
Megan O’Neill, Tinley Park, IL, Marian Catholic High School
Abby Ortberg, Cedar Rapids, IA, Washington High School
Claudia Parato, St. Louis, MO, Marquette High School
Kristin Reid, Houstonia, MO, Reid Home School
Kimmie Schier, St. Louis, MO, The Principia
Kailey Schipp, Arlington Heights, IL, Prospect High School
McKaela Schmidt, Blue Springs, MO, Blue Springs South High School
Julie Schmittgens, St. Louis, MO, Rosati-Kain High School
Allison Shumway, Valley Park, MO, Valley Park High School
Sam Simpson, Clarkson Valley, MO, St. Joseph’s Academy
Mary Sinker,  Naperville , IL, Naperville Central High School
Paige Sinker,  Long Grove, IL, Adlai E. Stevenson
Kelsey Sitze, St. Louis, MO, Marquette High School
Blake Smith, Columbia, MO, David H. Hickman High School
Cecily Sohn,  Kirkwood, MO, Kirkwood High School
Abby Stabner, Atlanta, GA, Eureka Highschool
Laura Steeno, St. Louis, MO, Lindbergh High School
Joanie Stream, St. Louis, MO, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Brittany Swan, Overland Park, KS, Blue Valley High School
Anna Swearingen, Webster Groves, MO, Webster Groves High School
Alicia Toole, Cape Girardeau, MO, Notre Dame Regional High School
Mel Tucci, St. Louis, MO, Oakville Senior High School
Julie Wade, Osage Beach, MO, Camdenton High School
Katie Watson, Jacksonville, IL, Jacksonville High School
Jordan Wehrle, Warrensburg, MO, Warrensburg
Kaitlan Whitteberry, Southlake , TX, Carroll Senior High School
Lauren Whittington, St. Charles, MO, Saint Charles West
Anna Williams, Webster Groves, MO, Webster Groves High School
Betsey Williams, Eureka, MO, Eureka High School
Stephanie Williams, Webster Groves, MO, Webster Groves High School
Nakisha Wilson, Springfield, IL, Chatham Glenwood High School
Rebecca Woolf, Zionsville, IN, Zionsville Community High School
Lauren Zingrich, St. Louis, MO, Oakville High School