[SAEalumnus]

Originally posted by AXO Alum
Hello All -
I mentioned this under the Tri-Delt thread, but thought everyone would like to hear this information. This is a GREAT way to promote positive Greek interaction on campus and in the community!

(As read in "The Lyre of Alpha Chi Omega" Spring 2000): Kristin was an AXO sister who was date raped and, as an unfortunate result, commited suicide in 1998. Her mother, Andrea, is a Tri-Delt. As a result, both AXO and Tri-Delt have teamed up to present "Kristin's Story" to Greek communities nationwide. "The Mission of Kristin's Story is: To provide a progressive rape education program that is relevant and beneficial to today's college students by utilizing our resources as womens' organizations." (The Lyre of Alpha Chi Omega, Spring 2000, p.6).

If your organization is like mine, we had to have a certain number of awareness seminars (all kinds including rape, alcohol, hazing, etc.) per semester. The great thing about this is your organization can team up with another on campus and have a joint presentation. Or, if you have a really tight Greek system, all organizations can present this together. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE (OR HAVE) ALPHA CHI OMEGA AND/OR DELTA DELTA DELTA ON YOUR CAMPUS! You can be a GLO, a BGLO, sorority, fraternity, social, service, etc... The important thing is presenting GREEK unity and support for issues that affect us all! "Participants will hear this moving narrative from Andrea Cooper herself and will receive a informational brochure..."
(The Lyre of Alpha Chi Omega, Spring 2000, p.6).

Sorry this is so long, but I do think this is a very important topic to us all, and as Greeks we can join together to spread the word that we do care for our brothers & sisters and our community! For more information about bringing Kristin's Story to your campus, contact www.alphachiomega.org

OMG! I actually met Andrea Cooper at SAE's national leadership school in ... I wanna say it was 1999. She told this story to us and it was really eye-opening to see how many people in the room knew someone who had either actually or attempted to commit suicide. This is really a good presentation: highly recommended!