Re: Next question...
 

Yes, XOAlumXO, you got it!

“Project Greek Island,” the ultimate bomb shelter, designed and intended to house Congress in the event of a nuclear war, is now open to the public. The facility, built under The Greenbrier resort, was planned by the Eisenhower Administration during the Cold War. Russia had detonated an atomic bomb in 1949. Nuclear war was a real possibility. Our government wanted a shelter for Congress if such a war ever happened.

Another Question...
 

Name the only mother - daughter combo who have both served on the Governing Council as National Officers:

a.) Winnie Bowker & Saranne "Punky" Penberthy
b.) Elizabeth Dyer & Margaret "Margy" D. Lyon
c.) Mary Ruth Ferris & Vickie Ferris
d.) Jobelle Holcombe & Winnie H. Bowker

That's a hard one...I"m just going to guess B??

Good guess, but nope...not B. (Elizabeth Dyer was Margy Lyon's aunt.)

I'm going to guess A.

Re: Another Question...
 

Way to go, CardinalSM...you are correct! Saranne "Punky" Bowker Penberty is the daughter of Winnie Bowker. Winnie served as S.N.V. from 1954-1970 and as S.H. from 1970-1976. Punky served as S.N.V. from 1994-2000.

Yet another question...
 

In our 108 year history, we have had how many National Presidents?

a.) 10
b.) 13
c.) 25
d.) 29

B...13!!!!

Re: Yet another question...
 

Correct, QT! Thirteen is it! (This summer it will become 14.)

ok i've got one....

What Chi Omega helped in the early establishment of the PHC and earned the nickname "Dean of the Greeks"?

A. Ida Pace Purdue
B. Mattie Craighill Nicholas
C. Clara Earle
D. Mary Love Collins

oooo I think it is A) Ida Pace Purdue. . .

OK...I'll guess D. I know MLC was a big deal with NPC, but that might have been in later years. Oh well, just a guess!

jackpot! it's MLC...why do i do soo horrible with guessing:p

Another ?
 

Which of the following was not a gift given to the University by Chi Omega:

a.) The Greek Theatre, University of Arkansas
b.) Westminster Chimes, University of Tennessee
c.) Wrought Iron Gates, College of Charleston
d.) Chi Omega Fountain, University of Kansas
e.) Beta Bells, Miami University, Ohio

Re: Another ?
 

I'm guessing C.

No, C is a true statement. In 1978, to celebrate Zeta Gamma Chapter's 50th birthday at the College of Charleston, the chapter donated gates to the college. The gates have the letters chi and omega in gold in the center.

Guess again.

I am guessing E!

Re: Another ?
 

You're RIGHT, ucfcutie -- you go, girl.

Every quarter hour from the time when they serve as a campus-wide alarm clock until they say "goodnight" at ten, the Beta Bells ring over Oxford. The Beta Theta Pi campanile was presented to Miami in 1939, a hundred years after the fraternity was founded in the original West Wing of Old Miami.

Time for another question?
 

The only S.H. to enter the Omega Chapter during her term as National President was:

a.) Mary Love Collins
b.) Elizabeth Dyer
c.) Elizabeth Orman
d.) Roselyn Dabbs

Mary Love Collins

Re: Time for another question?
 

No, XOAlumXO...it's not Mary Love Collins. She served as S.H. from 1910-1952 and after that held the titles of Administrative Councilor and President Emeritus until her death in 1972 at the age of 90. (Yep, she was around a looooong time!)

I know it wasn't Roslyn Dabbs, so i'm going to say Elizabeth Orman?

Re: Time for another question?
 

xok85xo is correct. Elizabeth Orman passed away while serving as National President in 1979. (I remember wearing a black felt square under my badge for a week.)

? ? ? ? ?
 

The Chi Omega Foundation, the fundraising arm of the Fraternity, began in what year?

a.) 1930, to oversee the funds raised to build the Greek Theatre at the Univ. of Arkansas
b.) 1945, as WWII drew to an end and in preparation for Chi Omega's 50th anniversary
c.) 1978, which makes this year the 25th anniversary of the Foundation
d.) 1992, at the NAtional Convention when plans for the Memphis Executive Headquarters were revealed

Ladies, it is a sad day on the Chi Omega board. Our dear newcomer, NutBrnHair, bastion of Chi Omega knowledge, may have messed up her facts...BUT, I will trust that our dear sister simply made a typo in the D answer.

From chiomega.com

"Founded in 1982, the Chi Omega Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization and contributions are tax-deductible as allowed by law."

;) :D

::::::laughing::::::

I'm busted! Yikes, okay -- that will teach me to ask questions without double-checking!

I believe what happened was that in 1978, National organized the charitable scholarships (like the MLC for graduate study, etc.) into a group...that was actually the forerunner of the "Foundation."

More than you wanted to know?! :)

Way to go, Kathy -- good answer! Okay, I need a break! Someone else ask.

Heehee! Nutbrwn, you're allowed this mistake...after all, I don't think I have EVER met anyone who knows so many XO facts!!

Nor have I! :) I also should point out, just now as I was trying to find another question to ask (to give NutBrn a break!) I saw this on the timeline on the website:

"1977
Chi Omega Foundation established"

See, you DO know what you are talking about. The questions needed the word 'established' or 'founded' to make it not a trick question! ;)

OK, this is probably an easy one...
Where was the first alumnae chapter?
A. Lexington, KY
B. Memphis, TN
C. Fayetteville, AR
D. Dallas, TX

I am guessing "D." It's been awhile since I read our handbooks they handed out our pledge semester, so don't be suprised if my guess is off.....

Oh heck, I'll pick "C."
:)

Oh heck, you're right! Shocking!!!

Next question...anyone?

Patron Saint of Chi Omega Trivia...
 

Who serves Chi Omega as our first and only National Archivist (and knows more about Chi Omega facts, trivial or otherwise, than any person I know!)

a.) Jan Boyd Blackwell, Albuquerque, NM & former member of the Governing Council
b.) Jean Mermoud Mrasek, current S.K.A. (a position which includes overseeing the archives)
c.) Melanie Maxwell Shain, former S.H. and former Chapter Visitor who worked with Mary Love Collins
d.) Sally Stephens, Memphis, TN, staff member at the Executive Headquarters

Re: Patron Saint of Chi Omega Trivia...
 

I know this because she sent me a letter after I bought and turned in a badge from ebay!

Re: Patron Saint of Chi Omega Trivia...
 

Correct, xo_kathy! Jan is one cool lady! She has volunteered thousands of hours.

OK, Kathy...ask another question.

Another ?
 

Name the only Chi Omega chapter house which has a swimming pool?

a.) Eta Delta Chapter, University of Florida
b.) Iota Chapter, University of Texas
c.) Zeta Beta Chapter, University of Arizona
d.) Gamma Beta Chapter, UCLA

awww heck, i'll guess texas?:confused:

Re: Another ?
 

QT is right! Way to go.

Re: Another ?
 

Dang! I wish I was a member of their chapter ;)

Let's Learn About MLC
 

Which of the following statements about Mary Love Collins is correct:

a.) She smoked cigarettes with a long, slender cigarette holder
b.) She moved the mailbox at her house on Weebetook Ln. to the corner that touched Grandin Rd., since it was a more prestigious address for the Chi Omega HQ
c.) She was afraid of airplanes and refused to fly
d.) All of the above

OK so I am going to be the weirdo who says all of the above because that has never been an option before! This is what I do in accounting class and it works most of the time :)