Oops, missing an A WashtenAw. ;)

This house is right across from the church my mom attended while I was in college. It was pretty fun after I joined Chi O when I was home in the summer I'd say, "Mom, let's park in front of "my" house". I also said we should take my car to church so if there was no street parking we could park in their lot - I figured the Chi O sticker would let me slide. :p

Membership has its privileges!

Art History 101
 

Identify the subject of the painting.

a.) Demeter, Goddess of Grain & Agriculture
b.) Persephone, Queen of the Underworld
c.) Diana, Goddess of the Hunt
d.) Mary Love Collins (the early years)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...-Rosetti02.jpg

She's holding a pomegranate!

You got it! ;)

How soon after the April 5, 1895 founding of Chi Omega was the first initiation ceremony held?

a.) April 5 (later that same day)
b.) April 6
c.) April 27
d.) April 5, 1896

I'm going to guess C--April 27th.

Thanks for posting these--it's good trivia to know!! :)

And you are correct, Sister hanover xo! Welcome to Greek Chat, the Chi Omega forum & the Chi-O Trivia thread!

Legacy Question
 

Who was the first founder to have a member of her family initated?

a.) Jobelle Holcombe
b.) Allie Simmonds
c.) Jean Vincenheller
d.) Ina Mae Boles

Hmmm...
 

Okay, I'll give it a try...I'm going to guess Jean Vincenheller.

Good guess, hanover -- Jean Vincenheller did have many Chi Omega relatives, but Miss Jobelle was the first to produce a legacy -- her sister, Cener Holcombe who was initiated April 18, 1896.

The National Achievement Award
 

In 1930, Chi Omega established the National Achievement Award. Chi Omega was the first national women's organization to give an award for the outstanding achievements of a woman. The award "helps dispel a myth - the myth that women cannot appreciate the distinguished accomplishments of women."

Where was this award presentation usually held?

a.) The White House
b.) Always at the site of the Chi Omega Convention
c.) The Chi Omega Executive House on Grandin Road in Cincinnati
d.) Grand Central Station, NYC

Since I have never seen it going on at D, I'm going with B!!! :p

Actually, the answer is the White House! Isn't that cool?

Eleanor Roosevelt was on the selection committee, so most often, the presentation of the award was made in the East Room. One year, President Eisenhower presented the award.

1930 National Convention
 

What was unique about the banquet for the 1930 Chi Omega Convention held in Hot Springs, Arkansas?

a.) the delegates enjoyed a casual boxed meal on the grounds
b.) the banquet was cancelled due to lack of funds
c.) the banquet was broadcast live by radio KTHS
d.) the only time Baked Alaska has ever been served for dessert at a Chi Omega Convention

I was going to let other people reply.. but since no one is.. I'll answer it :)- Or attempt to.. Since I know the Great Depression was around this time.. why not..

What was unique about the banquet for the 1930 Chi Omega Convention held in Hot Springs, Arkansas?

a.) the delegates enjoyed a casual boxed meal on the grounds
b.) the banquet was cancelled due to lack of funds
c.) the banquet was broadcast live by radio KTHS
d.) the only time Baked Alaska has ever been served for dessert at a Chi Omega Convention

How about that?!

"One of the unique features of the eveing was the radio program of Chi Omega songs, broadcasted over KTHS by a group of Chi Omegas. A few words of greeting by Mary Love to Chi Omegas everywhere were also entrusted to the microphone."

The radio station, KTHS (call letters standing for "Come to Hot Springs), had their offices on the top floor of the Arlington Hotel in Hot Springs, where the Convention was held.

That is really interesting!! Hard to believe the progress we make in radio in 70 years!!

More Convention Trivia
 

As a break from the regular business of the 1926 National Convention, held at the Grand Hotel in Mackinac Island, MI, the alumnae played the actives in softball! The game was called after the 1st inning -- the score: 4-1. Who won?

a.) alumnae
b.) actives

I believe it was the actives. I feel really bad if this is incorrect because I saw the ball used during my trip to the Executive Headquarters.

Ohhhhh hanover! So close!!! Nope, the alums won. Mary Love Collins pitched.

Has Chi Omega ever skipped having a National Convention?

a.) Yes, only once in 1918 during WWI
b.) No, we've had them every other year since the first one in 1900
c.) 3 were skipped: 1918, 1942 & 1944
d.) 4 were skipped: 1918, 1942, 1944 & 1968

I believe we missed three conventions...so C is my answer. :)

Well hello there, Cutie Hootie! Welcome to Greek Chat, the Chi Omega forum & the Trivia thread!!!

Thanks for guessing, but...the answer is A.

TEST YOUR CHI Q !
 

Current S.H., Jean Mrasek formerly held which position?

a.) G.H. of her active chapter, Epsilon Gamma (Univ. of Tulsa)
b.) National Consultant for Chi Omega after college
c.) Personnel Advisor of Epsilon Gamma
d.) Chi Omega's 1st Alternate Delegate for NPC
e.) All of the above

I'll go with E - not only b/c I know Nut loves "all of the above" questions, but because I think I remember reading this in Jean's bio.

You are so, so right on all counts, xokathy!!!

Another ?
 

What is Chi Omega's oldest, continuously open chapter?

a.) Psi, University of Arkansas
b.) Tau, Ole Miss
c.) Sigma, Randolph-Macon
d.) Rho, Tulane Univ.

Okay I'm not a Chi Omega, but can I guess Tau chapter here at Ole Miss...'

ETA: okay I just realized it cannot be Tau because in the 1920s all sororities and fraternities at Ole Miss closed...so just kidding! It's not Tau!

ETA: I just looked in the Baird's I have from the Library and it's not Sigma because they are listed as being closed in 1960...so either Rho or Psi...I would guess Psi since Rho did have to "close" be/c of Hurricane Katrina...even though by close I don't mean like shutting down, just they weren't up and running because the school was closed.

OleMissGlitter -- you are ALWAYS welcome here -- to guess Ole Miss (or any other answer!)

I didn't even think about factoring in Katrina -- I was more or less thinking of chapters that had to give up their charter for one reason or another (i.e., State Legislatures in Arkansas and Mississippi or the college removing all sororities)

"Rho Chapter at Newcomb College/Tulane University is the oldest continuously- open chapter of the Chi Omega National Fraternity."
From the Rho Chapter Website...so without considering Katrina...that is my final answer.

ETA: a good family friend is a Chi Omega sister there and her mother was one as well :)

Ethel Switzer Howard, the author of the Chi Omega Symphony was:

a.) a native of California
b.) crippled by polio as a child but was "discouraged never"
c.) a resident of Pittsburgh until after the death of her husband when she moved to Little Rock
d.) buried in 1966 and the Symphony was read at her memorial service
e.) all of the above

http://www.valdosta.edu/ChiOmega/clipart/symphony.jpg

E! I remember this from actually going to Xi chapter and being told. :-)

Good job, Sister lillady!

S.H. Trivia
 

Which two women, who served as National Presidents of Chi Omega, were special initiates and therefore were never active members of a chapter?

a.) Mary Love Collins & Elizabeth Dyer
b.) Elizabeth Orman and Winnie Bowker
c.) Kirk Bell Cocke and Roselyn Dabbs
d.) none of the above

I'll say A.

Correct you are, CutieHootie!

MLC & Elizabeth Dyer were both special initiates of Delta Chapter, Dickinson College.

As a graduate of Dickinson, Mary Love was instrumental in the formation of Delta Chapter and was initiated as an alumna member. Elizabeth was initiated by "special dispensation" as a member in 1922.

Why don't you ask the next question, Cutie Hootie?!

Okay, here we go....

Our Archivist, Lyn Harris, and our Archivist Emeritus, Jan Blackwell, have each been presented with a very special badge. What is so special about these badges?

A. They are a replica of the first Chi Omega badge made by Dr. Charles Richardson.

B. They have alternating pearls and diamonds.

C. They are mounted on a golden Seal of Chi Omega.

D. They have rubies instead of pearls or diamonds.


Bonus points if you can explain WHY this was done. :)

Well, I've never seen Lyn's badge as she was unable to make Convention this year :(, but I saw the one presented to Jan and it has rubies. My story may be a bit off, but here's the jist...
We had an old badge in the archives that had rubies instead of pearls. It belonged to a "notable" alumna - Mary Love I think, or perhaps Ida Pace Purdue? Unfortunately, it was stolen some time ago and never recovered. So when trying to find the perfect badge to present to Jan upon her retirement, they decided a replica of the one lost would be perfect.

Though I have to say I didn't know Lyn had the same one...