ALPHA CHI OMEGA
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Recruitment Recommendations
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t is that time of year to start thinking about any amazing young women you know who
would make great Alpha Chi Omegas. We highly value your input as alumnae, so
please fill out a recommendation form for any potential Alpha Chi Omega members. The
recommendation forms are now online; visit alphachiomega.org and click "Recommend
A Member." This link will provide information on how to fill out the online form if
needed. Feel free to contact me with any questions regarding this process. Please submit
all recommendation forms before August 5, 2015, in order to provide the women with
adequate time to review them. Thank you for helping the collegiate women of Phi choose
the new member class!
Lauren Taulbee Gallagher '10
Recruitment Co-Advisor
laurentaulbee@gmail.com
Joyce Grist Evans '65 works at Government
Accountability Offices and plans to retire at
the end of 2015. Her favorite undergraduate
memories include watching KU basketball,
studying at Watson Library, and walking to
class. She lives in Burke, Va., with her husband,
George. E-mail: georgeandjoyce@cox.net
Melinda Holmes Mitchell '87 joined MCG as
a tax director and is completing her master's
degree in taxes at the University of Texas at
Arlington with long-term plans to teach tax and
accounting at the collegiate level. Her oldest
son, Scott, is a junior at KU, and her daughter,
Sarah, is a high school senior interested in
attending KU. "It's great to keep KU in the
family!" Melinda lives in Grand Prairie, Texas.
E-mail: mendy-mitchell@sbcglobal.net
Sarah Morris Cox '96 is a detective and has
spent a total of 13 years in law enforcement.
She visits KU as much as possible. Sarah lives
in Salina, Kan., with her husband, Bill. E-mail:
crimsonbluejayhawk@yahoo.com
Julie May Austin '00 married Dontrell Austin
on July 12, 2014, in Fort Worth, Texas.
Allison Draffan Kaufman '01 and her
husband, Christopher, welcomed twin girls,
Olivia and Reagan, on October 7, 2014.
Haley Harrison-Lee '02 and her husband,
Deron, welcomed their daughter, Caroline Ruby,
on March 24, 2014. "We're loving every moment
of parenthood." Haley is a reporter on KMBC 9
in Kansas City. They live in Prairie Village, Kan.
E-mail: hayley.harrison@gmail.com
Kristin Meyer Van Court '02 and her
husband, Phillip, (son of Louise Faith Van
Court '71), welcomed their second baby,
William James, on November 16, 2013. His
triple legacy sister, Caroline Faith, and auntie,
Danielle Urso '08, are proud to welcome this
new little man into the family. They reside in
Salina, Kan. E-mail: f30chica@yahoo.com
Katie Blackbourn Reynolds '06 married
Colby in October 2014 in Wichita, Kan. She is
a pharmacist at Kansas Heart Hospital. E-mail:
reynolds.katie2014@gmail.com
Samantha Volker '07 was accepted to graduate
school at KU for education administration.
She has been teaching elementary physical
education and coaching for more than five
years at Cornerstone Christian Schools in
San Antonio, Texas. E-mail: sammi.volker@
yahoo.com
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