Big News from Alpha Xi Delta
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...=CpKAkZWpGHc#!

In short, we've just passed $1,000,000 raised for Autism Speaks.

Congratulations!! That's definitely something to be proud of!

Way to go, AXiD!

Woop woop :)

Not too shabby. Congratulations.

How wonderful! Congratulations!

Way to go!

That's great! Isn't this partnership with Autism Speaks relatively new?

The partnership with Autism speaks was announced in the spring of 2009.

Y'all are on fire with the fundraising then! Congratulations once more :)

As the mother of a son with Asperger's Syndrome and the aunt of a young nephew with autism, I would like to thank Alpha Xi Delta for all of their support!

DaffyKD

Congratulations! That is a ton of money in such a short time! :D

Thanks, Alpha Xi Delta! What a remarkable accomplishment.

Here's a really cute thank you from Autism Speaks
http://www.autismspeaks.org/blog/201...-autism-speaks

Awesome work! Congrats AXiD!

I'm very excited about this and so proud of the efforts of our collegiate chapters and alumnae associations! Autism Speaks and Alpha Xi Delta is listening! :)

Have to share this little snippet from my lovely Kappa chapter: http://www.wicd15.com/news/top-stori...vid_6099.shtml

So proud of my chapter sisters!

ETA: LOL @ news lady who is tripping over saying "Alpha Xi Delta". She tried :)

Actually, she pronounced it the traditional way! That's the way the old broads in my chapter always said it. The Zee pronunciation I think must date from the 50's or so. Technically I think it is supposed to be XCEE. Or used to be, but holding people to that pronunciation standard would be an exercise in futility.

Oh interesting, I thought that might be what she was doing, but I didn't realize that members you to pronounce it that way!

There was an alumna.... and if I remember correctly, someone who was on national council, who pronounced it that way a few years ago at convention. tripped me up, because I thought it sounded silly. But to each their own. I'll stick with ZEE because it sounds more fun to me that way.

I like Xsee, but it is a really hard sound to get right, and people would look at you like you had 2 heads, so not a fight worth having. The same is not true about spelling it as Z, which I can't tolerate.