DECEMBER 2011

SLEIGH RIDE

A special thanks to our Sisterhood Chair Margot Parrish for organizing a holiday sleigh ride event at Apple Holler. The event included a festive dinner, bonfire and sleigh ride under the stars. It was a great way to kick off the holiday season with our sisters.

XO HOLIDAY WISHES VIDEO

Katelyn Schafernak '10 visited the chapter to film some of the girls spreading holiday cheer around campus as a recruitment tool for spring. The video was such a success that it was recognized and acknowledged by headquarters! To see the video- check out Chi Omega Holiday Greeting on youtube. Thanks Katelyn!

THANK YOU!

Thank you to everyone who has tuned into the Beta Lambda newsletter these past two years! It's been a treat updating our alumni and friends on our chapter happenings. We hope to carry on the newsletter well into the future. Any future questions or concerns will now be addressed to our new Web & Marketing Chair, Shannon Weakley at sweakley@carthage.edu.

Love in Chi Omega,

Tess Beltran '12

Foundation Ambassador 09-10

Web & Marketing Chair 10-11

NOVEMBER 2011

MAKE-A-WISH VARIETY SHOW

Singers, Comedians, Musicians and more came to share their talents and help raise money for our annual Make-A-Wish Variety Show. A special thanks to our Community Service chair Kathleen McCall for sponsoring the event.

BETA LAMBDA REUNION

The chapter and local alumni reunited over dinner and drinks at Bull & Bear in Kenosha. A special thanks to all the alumni who attended and to our Career and Personal Development chair Coty Tatge for hosting the event.

INITIATION

Congratulations to our 10 newly initiated members! As one of the largest fall pledge classes in recent years, Beta Lambda is very happy to have you.

SLATING

Congratulations to our new and upcoming e-board: sisters Bri O'Donnell (GH), Hilary Masterton (GTB), Kenzie Gustaffson (GKA), Kristi Schmidt (GNV), Lissette Andrade (GM), Gabby Richards (Personnel), Margot Parrish (Recruitment) and Ally Dahms (Panhel). Leadership in Chi Omega is thriving this year.

THANKSGIVING DINNER

Special thanks to our Sisterhood Chair Margot Parish for hosting the annual Thanksgiving dinner! After a long day of slating, it's a tradition we all love to celebrate... food, festivities and our sisters.

ALCOHOL AWARENESS SPEAKER TO CAMPUS

Our chapter hosted alcohol awareness speaker Mark Sterner for a campus-wide event. Special thanks to Personnel Chair Iggy Lopez for organizing the event.

OCTOBER 2011

HOMECOMING WEEK
Beta Lambda is proud to announce that we received 1st place in this years Homecoming activities raising $1,500 for the chapter. We participated in all of this years activities including the Amazing Race, The Carthage Quizbowl, Torchie's Super Speedway, Deck the doors and the Homecoming Parade. A special thanks to our Campus Activities Chair Spencer Best for making Homecoming such a success.

HOMECOMING POTLUCK
A thank you to all the alumni who joined us for the Homecoming Potluck!

GREEK WEEK
We wore our letters proudly on campus all week & participated in activities such as the Greek BBQ and Swimming Relay Race Competition.

CHI-O DAYS
From goofy owl statues to hand-me down sweaters, Chi-O days spoiled the new members with all things XΩ. The tradition lives on, each day representing a new theme. C day brought Chi-O crafts, clocks, candies, cookies and other C treats. H day brought old hand-me down apparel back to life. I day brought insignia and new Chi-Omega flavored gear. O day brought owls, and lots of them. Hoot Hoot!

REVELATION
At the end of the week, the new members were surprised with a big sister at revelation. As a result, family photos were taken and big-little relationships were made. Congratulations to all the new big sisters- Margot Parrish, Sahar Ali, Kelsey Frey, Kathleen McCall, Alyssa Skowronski, Lissette Andrade, Christine Frisch, Kenzie Gustafsson, Diane Hahn and Lauren Jensen!

OWL-O-WEEN
We threw our annual halloween dance, a favorite function of many. Costumes varied from boy scouts to UFC fighters. Mario and Luigi were even there! A special thanks to our Social Chair, Kate Allen for hosting the function.

UPDATED BETA LAMBDA WEBSITE
If you didn't get the chance to check it out before, Chi Omega Beta Lambda now has an up to date website!

SEPTEMBER 2011

ORGANIZATION FAIR

We kicked off the year together at the organization fair. Handing out flyers, showing off our XO gear and looking classy as ever.

FALL RECRUITMENT

We held our annual Fall Recruitment Party, "Chi Omega Candyland" in search of some new hooters. The party was a colorful array of Chi Omega do-dads and friendly faces.

A special thanks to our Recruitment Chair, Senior Ally Schwartzhoff for making Fall Recruitment such a success.

10 NEW MEMBERS

We had a great turnout this Fall and recruited 10 amazing new girls! Welcome home- Amanda Martines, Sofia Giorno, Grace Heal, Shannon Weakley, Larissa Vosejpka, Natalie Haines, Emily Park, Courtney Hansen, Tori Bogren and Gowtami Rajendran! We are very excited to have you and can't wait to see you prosper in Chi Omega.

BID DAY

This years Fall Bid Day was very "Chi Omega Couture" to put it best. Special thanks to New Member Educator, Junior Bri O'donnell for her hard work in welcoming the new babies.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

HOMECOMING

Calling all alumni! Calling all alumni! It's that time of year again. Homecoming festivities will take place on Sept. 30, Oct 1, and Oct 2. We encourage you to come out to cheer for our float in the parade and grab lunch at our annual Chi Omega potluck! The potluck welcomes current members, families and alumni to join us in the Todd Wehr Center, rooms 128 B and C for lunch, following the parade. Please RSVP to our Campus Activities Chair, Spencer Best at sbest@carthage.edu to confirm your attendance. We look forward to seeing you!

MAKE A WISH VARIETY SHOW

We are throwing our annual Make-A-Wish Variety show on October 27th from 9-11 p.m. in the TWC Jockeys. Admission is $1 and all proceeds go to the Make-A-Wish foundation. Additional donations are accepted. We would greatly appreciate if our family, friends and alumni came to support us and the philanthropy. Any questions concerning the show can be directed to Community Service Chair, Kathleen McCall at kmccall@carthage.edu.

Do you know a fellow family member or alum that would like to be on the CHI-O list serve? Send their email address to tbeltran@carthage.edu!

MAY 2011

FORMAL

A special thanks to Social Chair Kate Allen for throwing an amazing formal function! This years theme was masquerade. Our sisters came adorned in masks of all kinds and had a blast.

PARENTS BRUNCH

We invited our families to join us for a garden themed brunch as we showed them all of the wonderful things about our sisterhood! This included speeches from each of the classes, superlative awards and a video made by Amanda Croix. A thank you to our Vice President Hilary Masterton for making the brunch such a success.

DUNK TANK

We held our annual Make-A-Wish Dunk Tank on Campus Drive with the TKE's. Its always fun raising money for a great cause, having a good time with your sisters and getting dunked in the dunk tank!

SENIOR FAREWELL

As tradition follows, we sent our seniors off with farewell wishes from all of the little sisters. In return, the seniors willed down many owls, insignia and tons of apparel to the current actives.

GRADUATION

Congratulations to our senior class of 2011... Kylie Gustafsson, Kristen Lemar, Bianca Landi, Katelyn Schafernak, Casey Arvin, Ashura Jenkins, Amanda Croix, Jessica Layden, KT Gast, Emily Nolen, Tiffany Gould, Lindsey Waller, Reiko Arimura, Dayna Corey, Sam Retek and Lauren Bianchi! You girls are amazing and will do great things. We will miss you so very much.

Have a wonderful summer! See you back in September!

Do you know a fellow family member or alum that would like to be on the CHI-O list serve? Send their email address to tbeltran@carthage.edu!

APRIL 2011

RELAY FOR LIFE

We participated in the annual Relay For Life event. Staying up all night with your sisters and raising money for a wonderful cause is always a great time!

ELEUSINIA

Beta Lambda visited Depaul University in honor of Founders Day. We met up with other chapters and went on a "cupcake crawl" throughout the city. It was great meeting other Chi Omegas- especially over cupcakes!

INITIATION

Congratulations to our 14 outstanding new initiates! Our newest members bring a whole new light to Beta Lambda. An extra congrats to our model initiate- Kenzie Gustaffson '14.

EASTER EGG HUNT

We held the annual TKE & Chi Omega Easter Egg Hunt and it was by far a success. We hosted over 150 kids, more than we've ever had before! Egg hunting, chalk, games & bubbles were among the fun activities we had planned for the local kids. A thank you to community service chair Kathleen McCall for bringing it all together!

ZUMBA CLASS

Our panhellenic counsel planned a zumba class open to all sororities on campus. It was a ton of fun working out with our sisters and other greek friends!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

We are greatly missing our sisters Christine Frisch '12 and Lauren Schoepke '12 who are studying abroad in Spain. We can't wait for your return home!

UPCOMING EVENTS

Parents Brunch will be held Saturday May 7th. Mark your calenders! Email Hilary Masterton at hmasterton@carthage.edu for any questions.

Do you know a fellow family member or alum that would like to be on the CHI-O list serve? Send their email address to tbeltran@carthage.edu!

HOOTERS OF THE MONTH

LAUREN BIANCHI

Senior

Education, Theatre

fun, silly, loveable

a personal achievement: "I was accepted into the Teach For America Program"

hobbies: sewing, acting, and reading

how you see yourself in 10 years: "Married with children, teaching or acting in theatre, loving life and helping others in need!"

something on your bucket list: skydiving

LINDSEY WALLER

Senior

Communication

fun, friendly, driven

a personal achievement: "Competed for Miss Kenosha and learned so much about myself!"

hobbies: riding horses, exercising, drawing

something on your bucket list: "To travel to Venice, Italy and go on a gondola ride through the watery streets"

BECKY WIMMER

Junior

Elementary Education

adventurous, friendly, fun

hobbies: traveling, photography

favorite function: Semi-Formal

something on your bucket list: zip-lining

interesting fact: "I've been on 4 cruises!"

how you see yourself in 10 years: teaching 4th grade

ALLY SCHWARTZHOFF

Junior

Communication

sensitive, kind hearted, compassionate

hobbies: shopping, shopping and shopping

how you see yourself in 10 years: "Hopefully married to my best friend, owning my own boutique, traveling and having children!"

favorite function: formal

MARINA MARTINEZ

Sophomore

Communication, Sociology

bubbly, enthusiastic, friendly

A personal achievement: "My senior year of high school I was voted Varsity Cheer Captain, selected to be the Editor-In-Chief of my school newspaper, and promoted to Head Statistician and manager of the Varsity Wrestling Team"

Something on your bucket list: "To express to everyone who I care for, that I love them; and to apologize to anyone I have ever hurt"