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[DaffyKD]

Thanks to Facebook a few members of my chapter started connecting with each other. One woman started putting together a mailing list which has grown considerably over the years. Now, every year, the women from who were initiated about 5 years before me through my pledge class have a weekend reunion over homecoming weekend. On Sunday, there is a brunch. I am unable to attend the rest of the weekend events, but I try to go to the brunch. Last year there were approximately 25 of us. Several of the women I hadn't seen since their graduation which was back in the days when dinosaurs were still roaming the campus.

DaffyKD

[AOIILisa]

Going to school at UMaine in the 80's, sorority life wasn't really intense. I met some friends in the sorority, but lost touch with most when I graduated and moved out of state. I decided to reconnect about 5 years ago and since then have met many wonderful women and have tons of AOII friends across the country. I attended my first convention this past summer as a Network Specialist and was surprised at how many people I knew!


I get a lot of satisfaction from volunteering first as a Finance Adviser to several different chapters and now as a Network Specialist advising the advisers and the Vice Presidents - Finance for a group of chapters. It's great being able to use the things I've learned over the years as a Finance and Accounting professional to help other people learn.



Another thing - I had to make it on my own after college, with no connections or assistance and I always vowed if I could be in a position to help young women, I would do it. Since becoming a volunteer, I have written referrals for the women I've mentored to get into grad school, have referred them for jobs, and just given guidance when asked. Since I have no kids of my own, I do this as a way to keep in contact with the younger generation and also give my talents back to the sorority.

[DGTess]

Originally Posted by DaffyKD

Thanks to Facebook a few members of my chapter started connecting with each other. One woman started putting together a mailing list which has grown considerably over the years. Now, every year, the women from who were initiated about 5 years before me through my pledge class have a weekend reunion over homecoming weekend. On Sunday, there is a brunch. I am unable to attend the rest of the weekend events, but I try to go to the brunch. Last year there were approximately 25 of us. Several of the women I hadn't seen since their graduation which was back in the days when dinosaurs were still roaming the campus.

DaffyKD

I have a similar experience. Several of us who were initiated in the early 70s through the early 80s have reconnected - including 5 of the 7 in my pledge class. One visits DC each year, so we have an annual dinner. And we had a mini-reunion over Spring Carnival earlier this year, where I was able to reconnect with a good part of my grandbig's class at campus. One woman I hadn't seen since 1974. This may be a bit easier for us, as our pledge classes *averaged* 7 women <grin>.

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