Homeward Bound!!!
 

:D :D :D

I returned from a trip out of town tonight and found the following e-mail message waiting for me [I did some editing of the message to protect the privacy of the group until I have an initiation date set in stone!!]:

"Lori congratulations, the Executive Board has approved you for membership...JS sent a recommendation to me on your behalf. CS will be sending you a letter advising of fees etc. Please confirm if you want to be initiated...in April? That would work out nicely based on where you live and when you relocate, you can join the local alumna chapter. Let me know and I will get initiation set up for you. Congratulations to you. JS thank you for all your help.

DL
AI chairman"

I am absolutely stunned....and overwhelmed...and deliriously overjoyed...and speechless...I just can't believe it!! I'm so tired from my trip and keep pinching myself to make sure I'm not really asleep and dreaming this. I've been pursuing this almost five years, and wondered if this day would ever come. I feel as though a missing piece in my life has finally fallen into place.

I feel I owe a huge debt of gratitude to everyone on this forum. Discovering this forum last fall inspired me to pursue AI full-force again.

I need one last piece of advice: I'm planning to send thank yous to the two women who helped me. Should I also send thank yous to the Exec Board?

I feel like I'm rambling, so I'll sign off for now. And ohhhhh...let me know if you guys are interested at all in eventually learning who "XYZ" is...if not that's fine I don't have to tell. :D

Re: Homeward Bound!!!
 

I'm going to say this nicely....if you don't reveal, you're going to have a bunch of angry ladies who'll hunt you down!!! :p

Congratulations.

Getting my bloodhound to help me hunt you down! :p Just playing!
(if I said I wasn't dying to know I would be lying like a friggin rug!)

But seriously, Reveal only when you feel comfortable...and Congrats!

And it would be fine to send a handwritten note to exec.

I'm still so stunned (pleasantly) and am starting to be able to collect my thoughts. Thanks Jill1228, I'm thinking a handwritten note to the Exec Board is a good thing too.

I can't possibly be dreaming this because - no offense or anything - but I don't usually dream about GC people. So I must be awake, right? :p

Congratulations. :)

Congratualations from one new AI to another! :D


I know I'm still smiling at finally finding my home, and I bet you will be smiling for a while too.


Can't wait to hear who XYZ is

HOORAY!!
HOORAY!!
HOORAY!!

I'm so excited for you!!!

Wow!!!

I pm'd you as well!

Time to start the guessing thread!

Lake, I'm so happy for you! This is such wonderful news!

And wow... when things get rolling, they get rolling fast! You'll be initiated in April... how wonderful!

I can't wait to find out where your new home is. Any hints???

BTW, I PMed you a week or so ago.

Congrats, Lake!!! Do tell us where your new home is!

YEA for you!! Looking forward to learning the name of your new home!:)

Congratulations - we'll all look forward to hearing who your sisters are when *you* are ready to reveal it :)

Yippeeee for you on finding your new home! :)

Hooray for you! You're just steps away form the end of your journey!


.....Kelly :)

Congrats! I can't wait to find out where your new sorority home is!:D

Can we start guessing? I have two guesses for now. :D When can we start posting them???!!!