Beta Zeta Chapter of AOII installed today at Kennesaw State University

[GuitarAOII]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

The sisters of Beta Zeta chose their chapter designation to honor our International President Barb Zipperian. Isn't that sweet?! I'm sure Barb is very honored. I think this is her first chapter installation.

How did you find that out? That's so sweet though. I'm curious to know if that's the first time a chapter has chosen its name to reflect an International President (or Past International President).

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by GuitarAOII

How did you find that out? That's so sweet though. I'm curious to know if that's the first time a chapter has chosen its name to reflect an International President (or Past International President).

I asked on FB. I wanted to know why they picked those letters since unlike most chapters, their letters don't match their sub-motto. No to your second question. Phi Chi at Univ of Chicago was named for Peg Crawford (one of my favorite PIPs) because she was instrumental in getting AOII chosen as the first NPC to colonize that campus. There are many other chapters who were named after influential alumnae, not just International Presidents (Auburn is another example), or even other collegiate chapters that assisted in colonization (ex. Kappa at Randolph-Macon helped colonize the chapter at Southern Methodist so the women at Southern Methodist named their chapter Nu Kappa in honor of Kappa. Both are now inactive.)

[GuitarAOII]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

I asked on FB. I wanted to know why they picked those letters since unlike most chapters, their letters don't match their sub-motto. No to your second question. Phi Chi at Univ of Chicago was named for Peg Crawford (one of my favorite PIPs) because she was instrumental in getting AOII chosen as the first NPC to colonize that campus. There are many other chapters who were named after influential alumnae, not just International Presidents (Auburn is another example), or even other collegiate chapters that assisted in colonization (ex. Kappa at Randolph-Macon helped colonize the chapter at Southern Methodist so the women at Southern Methodist named their chapter Nu Kappa in honor of Kappa. Both are now inactive.)

Ah, Peg. I have heard about her from our girls that met her at Convention last year. Maybe I'll meet her one day haha.

Thanks for answering my question! You're just full of knowledge lol.

Best of luck to Beta Zeta!

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by GuitarAOII

Ah, Peg. I have heard about her from our girls that met her at Convention last year. Maybe I'll meet her one day haha.

Thanks for answering my question! You're just full of knowledge lol.

Best of luck to Beta Zeta!

All courtesy of our Centennial history book! I'm an AOII history junkie and a little of it sticks!

[BZAOII]

I'm an initiate of the Beta Zeta chapter of AOII. AOII Angel was right, our motto is "Live Simply, Love Always." We named our chapter after Barb Zipperian, who actually installed the chapter. VERY exciting for us, especially since initiation was a new experience. She gave a speech during our Rose Banquet that night and told us she is very honored that we named our chapter after her and she expects us to hold the highest standards possible. I certainly don't want to let her down!!

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by BZAOII

I'm an initiate of the Beta Zeta chapter of AOII. AOII Angel was right, our motto is "Live Simply, Love Always." We named our chapter after Barb Zipperian, who actually installed the chapter. VERY exciting for us, especially since initiation was a new experience. She gave a speech during our Rose Banquet that night and told us she is very honored that we named our chapter after her and she expects us to hold the highest standards possible. I certainly don't want to let her down!!

Welcome to the AOII family! I wish your chapter the best of luck with upholding our standards! Learn our ritual...that's the best place to start! Barb is wonderful, isn't she?!

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by Beryana

Chapters in Tennessee are also chapters that sort of follow a pattern - most have Omicron in their chapter name at UT-Knoxville's chapter is Omicron.

That's part of the fun of a chapter being able to choose their chapter name and submotto, it helps solidify the individuality of the chapter. I believe there are even a few chapters who honor someone and have the sub-motto match those letters. I think there was even a recently chartered chapter whose sub-motto is in Greek like early the early chapters - can't remember which one or I could even be imagining that one. . . .

You're thinking of St. Louis University. They use a Greek sub-motto. I'll have to search for the exact sub-motto. It's on GC, though.

The Tennessee Omicron tradition began with Vanderbilt who named their chapter Nu Omicron to honor Omicron chapter at UT-Knoxville for their help with extension, like Southern Methodist did with Kappa chapter.

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

The Tennessee Omicron tradition began with Vanderbilt who named their chapter Nu Omicron to honor Omicron chapter at UT-Knoxville for their help with extension, like Southern Methodist did with Kappa chapter.

Sigma Kappa doesn't get to choose our chapter designations---we go in order---but my chapter's installation was timed so that they could be Beta Zeta to honor the nearby Zeta chapter at George Washington University!

Congratulations to the Beta Zeta chapter of Alpha Omicron Pi on your installation!

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by Beryana

It's actually Washington University which chose Delta Kappa with the submotto of Kalokagathia meaning Excellent/Beautiful and Good (taken from My AOII). Not exactly the same as the early chapters whose entire motto is the chapter letters, but Kappa by itself is not available.

I only mentioned the Tennessee state and Omicron tradition because its one of the interesting/fun traditions chapters adopted when choosing a chapter name. There is also those chapters who choose their chapter name honoring their school (Nu Iota, Epsilon Chi, Lambda Upsilon, Iota Sigma, etc). You also have a bunch of Kentucky chapters that have Omega in their names - to give a number of examples AOII has. Other groups have somewhat similar traditions as well. Alpha Gamma Delta, I believe that's the group which does this, names chapters alphabetically but regionally as well (so Epsilon Alpha could be older than Gamma Alpha due to different regions). Or Delta Phi Epsilon which named their chapters alphabetically starting with single letters, the doubles starting with Delta, Phi and Epsilon before starting the double letter Alphas (so Delta Alpha is older than Alpha Alpha).

in St. Louis...that school has too many names That's exactly the one I thought you were talking about!

Originally Posted by violetpretty

Sigma Kappa doesn't get to choose our chapter designations---we go in order---but my chapter's installation was timed so that they could be Beta Zeta to honor the nearby Zeta chapter at George Washington University!

That's cool. Every once in awhile you hear about a chapter that falls in order so that you can make something like that work out.