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Happy Founder's Day
Today is AOII Founder's Day. We were not founded today, but rather January 2, 1897, but we celebrate today since most chapters are not in school on January 2. However, here at Nu Beta Chapter at Ole Miss we celebrate on February 22 or around that time because December 8 is always during finals week and the girls are out of school until mid January. We picked February 22 since that is when Nu Beta chapter was founded.
From International Website:
Alpha Omicron Pi was founded on January 2, 1897. Because that date presented difficulties in gathering members for celebrations due to the holiday season, Founders' Day was officially changed to December 8, at the 1921 convention. That date coincides with the birthday of Founder Stella George Stern Perry. Early on, the AOII founders cautioned that Founders' Day was not intended to honor them, but to be a time to stop and measure how closely the fraternity had come in actively performing the tasks each member had accepted when she was initiated into Alpha Omicron Pi.
Nearby alumnae and collegiate chapters often join together in these celebrations. At the close of each Founders' Day celebration, sisters traditionally join hands around the room and sing the "Epsilon Chapter Song." The lyrics are, "Alpha Omicron Pi, Friends as the years go by, Loving sisters are we, Loyal forever, Alpha to thee."
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Last edited by OleMissGlitter; 12-08-2004 at 01:36 PM.
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