Alpha Chi Omega - University of Missouri

Alpha Chi Omega at the University of Missouri • Fall 2016 C hapter members and parents were pleased on move-in day by the fresh paint and new carpet throughout the second and third floors of the house. The updates provide a much-needed freshening of the upstairs. The largest project of the summer, however, was the installation of new fire-rated, self-closing doors on all bedrooms as part of the House Corporation Board's safety initiative. Combination locks were added for convenience so that no one needs to fumble with keys, recover lost keys or deal with the distribution/collection of room keys at the end of the semester. Each door features a new magnetic dry erase board, with the options of writing notes, magnetic for using magnets to post notes and a cork strip for pushpins. In addition, several bedrooms received new furniture and many small repairs were completed. Recruitment return rates have improved significantly since the renovation of the first floor and lower level in 2013; upgrades will continue. Chapter members are doing a good job caring for the chapter house. The House Corporation Board is making plans to replace more bedroom floors, update the bathroom in the house director's suite, renovate the chapter president's room to make it ADA compliant and renovate the kitchen. Alumnae are invited and welcome to stop by the chapter house to see the changes that have taken place in the last four years. Loyally, Bev Wood Nichols '75 President, House Corporation Board kc5cents@aol.com Second and Third Floor Décor Freshened over Summer 2016 New Door Locks Added as Part of HCB's Safety Initiative (Continued on page 2) Sunshine, Sisterhood and Accolades at 59th National Convention T he Sunshine and Sisterhood Convention was a great time to renew the bonds of sisterhood and bring home some awards for Alpha Nu. The 59th National Convention of Alpha Chi Omega was June 24-26 at the JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes in Orlando, Florida. Alpha Nu was well represented by Kelly Richardson '13, chapter president; Jessi Meredith Caldera '03, chapter advisor; Krystin Nichols Cooper '87, advisory board member and AXO financial specialist; Lou Ann Pfeifer Wilcox '75, former HCB president; Sue Pfeifer Carothers '77, former chapter president and former HCB member (also Lou Ann's sister); Aren Koenig '08, advisory board member; Bev Wood Nichols '75, HCB president; Mary Ann Eggers Beahon '65, HCB member; and Molly Michaels '15, Colleen Wilson-Pappa '83, Carrie Dent '07, Jordan Bennett '09 and Katie Doner '11. Kristin Donnell '08, assistant director of new chapter development at national headquarters, served as song leader extraordinaire at convention. Bev Wood Nichols '75 and Mary Ann Beahon '65 show off the House Corporation Board's two awards. Left: Doors in the newer part of the house, which was added in 1988. Middle: New carpet and paint on the second and third floors freshen the décor. Right: New six-panel doors preserve the charm and character of the six-panel doors in the original section of the house, some of which were more than 80 years old.

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