Chi Omega - University of Kansas

I t is certainly fair to say that 2020 hasn't been like any other year we've experienced here at Lambda Chapter. After sending members home following spring break, it was a time for all of us to look to the future and what it might bring and to plan accordingly. As many of you might have personally experienced, plans continued to change throughout the spring and into the summer. With so many unknowns, we made the decision to delay the bedroom renovations until a future date. Our focus turned to our historic home and what would need to be done to ensure the safety of our collegiate women when they returned in the fall. Together with our staff we devised a plan. I cannot begin to tell you how incredibly fortunate we are to have our house director, Colleen, and Chef Robert. You'll read more about both of them in this issue, but we are truly grateful for all of their time spent planning and preparing over the summer to ensure the safety of our members. As we welcomed the women back this fall, both Colleen and Robert were ready and worked closely with the advisors and executive board of the Chapter to assist our members while remaining extremely flexible and offering creative solutions. They have worked with both the members and new members to adapt to the new procedures and rules that are currently in place, while diligently following both the CDC and University guidelines regarding face masks, social distancing, visitation protocols, sanitation, hand washing, etc. Many of our members have shared with us their favorite inspiration from our Symphony that was written in 1905…to be discouraged never. These encouraging words still ring true today, more than ever, as we navigate these uncertain times. Loyally in Chi Omega, Julie Numrich Murray '96 House Corporation President To Be Discouraged Never Lambda Chapter Carefully Prepared for Return to KU This Fall Thank You, Loyal Lambdas! O n behalf of the Lambda Owl Foundation, thank you to many alumnae for your generosity in 2019 and 2020 to date. Your donations allow us to support Lambda Chapter through the Lambda Assistance Scholarship and through grants for the educational and historic areas of the Chapter House. If you feel an error has been made in recording your gift, we sincerely apologize. Please contact our communications coordinator, Caroline Turlington Hammond, Eta Gamma '05, at (785) 550-4223 with any corrections. Thank you for your support! Also, be sure to review the CARES Act and discuss your giving with your tax advisor. There are some additional benefits to charitable giving this year, including for those who itemize and don't itemize their deductions. Please check if your employer offers company matching gifts—this is a great way to make an even bigger impact. Loyally in Chi Omega, Jennifer Inskeep Godar '92 Lambda Owl Foundation President Barbara Baker Wiley '43 Betsy Thomas Shafer '49 Fay Phillips Johnson '54 Susan Brown Hollinger '54 Betty Hoffman Wright '55 Mary Don Moore King '55 Jean Eckles Siegfried '56 Marilyn Honderick Grove '56 Carolyn Hogan Stiles '58 Sharon Hagman Redmond '58 Bonnie Burdorf Rockwell '59 Jane Bortz McKemey '59 George Anne Porter Daly '60 Betty Davis Lynn '61 Suzanne Smith Stauber '61 Judith Coberly Ziegenbalg '62 Alice V. White, Ph.D. '65 Dona L. Flory '65 Barbara Hansen Lemme '66 Jane Porter Murphy '66 Christine Cook Wilson '67 Jane Fiebach Leach '67 Brenda L. Metzler '68 Jan Bowen Sheldon '68 Ruthie Becker Gillespie '70 Debra McAdams McQueeney, Ph.D. '71 Louise Willing Allen '72 Kerry Jane Kapfer '73 Anna Nelson Uhlig '74 Beth Varvel Richards '75 Beth Eulich LaBonde '78 Stacie Remmele Wells '79 Mollie A. Mitchell '80 Sarah Miranda Snedeger '81 Shelley Covington Cooper '83 Susan Rodgers Drumm '84 Shelley Southwell Copaken '87 Debbie Levine Coe '89 Teresa Lynch Hanna '89 Bebee Zuniga Schloegel '90 Jennifer Inskeep Godar '92 Bree Howard Moseley '93 Cherin Karis Palermo '93 Effie Sullivan Gaskill, D.D.S. '93 Emily Leonard Claxton '95 Shea Furlong '97 Molly Smith Brown '00 Ragen Strube Numrich '06 Rachel Hilger Sipe '11 If you are able, consider a donation to Lambda! https://lambdaowl.com/ A PUBLICATION OF LAMBDA CHAPTER OF CHI OMEGA AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS | FALL 2020 Lambda Log

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