Alpha Delta Pi - Oklahoma State University

ALPHA OMICRON CHAPTER OF ALPHA DELTA PI AT OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING 2017 The Remember Why Alpha Omicron Is Important to You Project Manager and Architect Chosen for the Campaign S ince the Pride in Our Past, Building Our Legacy capital campaign was publicly announced in November, we have been inspired by our sisters who are living out the creed of Alpha Delta Pi. As a result of your gifts received, we have raised $724,890. With nearly 9% participation to date, we can only imagine what will be accomplished as more sisters join our efforts to reach our $1 million goal. The House Corporation (HC) Board and the capital campaign committee are working hard to ensure campaign details will seamlessly come together. Chad Pepper has been named our project manager and we are coordinating with him to reach our objectives and stay on our projected timeline. We have also selected an architect for final design—Newcomb Architects. They have completed survey of our property and finished a soil sampling. Newcomb will ultimately allow for a more efficient utilization of our property and provide modern design options. Financing options are still being researched for this project, so stay tuned as more details come to fruition. Choosing to give is a big decision, but choosing to be a member at Alpha Omicron was an even bigger one, and giving is a way to celebrate our membership in Alpha Delta Pi. If you have yet to show your financial support to the campaign, we encourage you to consider the influences Alpha Omicron has had on your life. Sisters, we ask you to think about your career, your best friend, your family; would these be the same if ADPi had not been part of your life? To those who have already given, thank you! Please consider seeking out a sister whose name you do not see on the donor list and ask her to join you in supporting Alpha Omicron. While we are so grateful to the 186 donors, we look to those who have already given to help inspire those who have yet to participate. Together we can provide safety and a competitive advantage to the Alpha Omicron Chapter. The creed of Alpha Delta Pi guided us as collegians, and it continues to bind us today. It is our shared character, principles, and values that are making it possible for us to create a current Alpha Omicron Chapter house that is beautiful in appearance. The pride and connection we all feel toward Alpha Omicron will undoubtedly pull us together to raise $1 million—a sum necessary to not just reach our goal but to break ground in May 2019! We hope as you look back and recall your best ADPi memories with your sisters, you will want to become a part of this movement. Please use the enclosed pledge card to make your commitment today or donate online at okstate.alphadeltapi. org/Page/AOExpansionDONATE. Remember, all gifts directly impact Alpha Omicron's mission and all gifts are 100% tax deductible through the Alpha Delta Pi Foundation. Love and Loyally, Connie Staff Stiegler '64 Campaign Co-Chairman j-crose.stiegler@sbcglobal.net | (405) 880-3669 Amy Slusher Greene '94 Campaign Co-Chairman saksavvy@mac.com | (918) 691-8000 P.S. Take a look to the right to read why Arlene Hamm Manthey '75 gave—we hope her story will inspire you to give as well. (Continued on page 3) I believe in Alpha Delta Pi. I believe that my sorority is more than a ritual or a symbol; that it is a way of life. Arlene Hamm Manthey '75 Endows in Alpha Omicron's Future F or Arlene Hamm Manthey '75, Alpha Delta Pi is more than just a network of talented young women, it's a family. "The minute that I stepped into the Chapter house for that first time, I knew that ADPi was the sorority for me," she says. "I was in heaven and I was wearing blue and white that day—it was destiny that I be an ADPi." Arlene has countless fond memories from her undergraduate years, and it goes to show that her experience with the women of Alpha Omicron has made her into the woman she is today. After graduation from Oklahoma State University, Arlene served as an Alpha Delta Pi traveling collegiate secretary (now known as a leadership consultant) from 1978-79. "That allowed me the once-in-a-lifetime experience of actually petting a full-grown king of the jungle lion on the campus of University of North Alabama during my very first chapter visit," she says. "The year as a TCS also launched my lifelong career in student affairs." Arlene, her husband, Chuck, and their two sons, Ben and Chris. Alumna Encourages Sisters to Become Involved I believe that the privilege of membership in Alpha Delta Pi brings the responsibility to do my best in whatever I undertake... I believe that our motto, "We Live for Each Other," expresses the true spirit of fraternity; and that by living this motto my life will be enriched...

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