Beta Zeta Chapter of AOII installed today at Kennesaw State University

[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!

[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.

[BetaZetaPanda]

Hey Ladies

Thank you all on behalf of Beta Zeta

And just so you know our sub motto is "Live Simply, Love Always".

[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.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by BetaZetaPanda

Hey Ladies

Thank you all on behalf of Beta Zeta

And just so you know our sub motto is "Live Simply, Love Always".

Welcome to GC, BZPanda! So glad to have one of our newest sisters around!! How'd you like your initiation?!

[AOIIalum]

Originally Posted by BetaZetaPanda

And just so you know our sub motto is "Live Simply, Love Always".

Beautiful! Welcome to Alpha Omicron Pi and GC!

[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?!

[BZAOII]

Barb is amazing! So sweet and loving. I am so glad we decided to name the chapter after her. Our resident consultant tried to stress to us what a big deal it was that the International President was installing our chapter - and it was her first time as well. I don't think I realized just how monumental an event it was until after our Rose Banquet was over. I had a wonderful time.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by BZAOII

Barb is amazing! So sweet and loving. I am so glad we decided to name the chapter after her. Our resident consultant tried to stress to us what a big deal it was that the International President was installing our chapter - and it was her first time as well. I don't think I realized just how monumental an event it was until after our Rose Banquet was over. I had a wonderful time.

Trust me...Barb will always have a very special place in her heart for your chapter! At the last convention when our last IP, Susan Danko, was going out, she literally teared up introducing the chapters that had been chartered during her administration. Sisters even donated Life Loyal memberships to each chapter in honor of Susan to commemorate her presidency.

[GuitarAOII]

She will probably mention Beta Zeta constantly at LI in June. When I was at Leaders Academy this past February she always mentioned or gave a shout out to her chapter, Kappa Kappa (I'm pretty sure it was the Munice chapter).

Anyway, keep an ear out at AOII gatherings and such because she'll have one more chapter to give a shout out to! She's so sweet and funny, it's almost sickening haha.

[StellarSister]

Tomorrow night, Beta Zeta will initiate their first pledge class since their installation in April. Glad I get to be there to watch these ladies share our beautiful Ritual for the first time!

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by StellarSister

Tomorrow night, Beta Zeta will initiate their first pledge class since their installation in April. Glad I get to be there to watch these ladies share our beautiful Ritual for the first time!

How cool to be the Chapter President who gets to initiate the first pledge class. I can't believe 6 weeks is up already. Initiation comes so quickly, but then again, my 17 year AOII anniversary was October 1st!