Alpha Chi Omega - University of Missouri

Alisha Novinger Ehrich '06 married her husband after graduating from nursing school in 2010. The couple lived in Columbia for one year until moving to their current home in Laclede in the fall of 2011. They were undergoing home renovations when they found out they were pregnant with their first son, Brayden. Alisha remained working at Boone Hospital until after he was born and then started a new job at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. In 2014, her second son, Landon, was born. In fall of 2017, she started her current job at the Linn County Health Department where she works as a public health nurse doing various tasks. Her main focus areas are in education for licensed childcare facilities, smoking cessation, healthy eating and exercise/obesity prevention. Email: alishaehrich88@hotmail.com Natalie Neil '11 graduated from Maryville University of St. Louis with a master's in speech-language pathology. She is currently completing her clinical fellowship year in her new job as the speech-language pathologist at Pekin Family Education Center. She lives in Pekin, Ill. Email: nalysen91@gmail.com Maggie Hallam Toigo '12 married Michael on June 16 in St. Louis with many Alpha Chi sisters by her side. Kelsey Arends '11, Chelsea Hagan '11, Sarah Sweeney '16 and Maddie Lovell '12 were all bridesmaids. Maggie lives in St. Louis and is an account executive and digital strategist for Common Ground Public Relations. Email: mhallam08@gmail.com ALUMNAE UPDATE 8 Lyre Notes Alpha Chis stand with Maggie Hallam at her June 16 wedding in St. Louis to Michael Toigo. From left: Sarah Sweeney '16, Kelsey Arends '11, Maggie Hallam Toigo '12, Madeline Lovell, Alpha '12 and Chelsea Hagan '11. A large contingent of Alpha Nu alumnae from the 2007 and 2008 new member classes attended the wedding of Brittany Weissman on August 18 in St. Louis. Top, from left: Jen Fox Fisher, Kelsey Bartolich, Jamie Brady, Courtney Giles, Merry Lucas Schmitt, Kristin Donnell, Carrie Dent and Bridget Hardek. Middle: Emily Haw, Dianna Robbins, Kelli Kreher, Courtney Weissman and Clare Hiler (seated). ALPHA NU WEDDINGS Courtney Stoddard '07 married Josh Laufketter in September in Kansas City. Rachel Churchman '08 will marry Mike Grimes in May 2019 in Kansas City. Andrea Piamonte '08 will marry Joe Conner in October in Dallas, Texas. Sarah Ragon '08 married J.J. Bilyeu in September in St. Louis. Haley Urhahn '08 married Jeremy Bourland on September 22 in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Stay Involved— Alpha Chis for a Lifetime A lumnae looking for ways to continue the service, leadership, scholarship and friendship of their collegiate days can find opportunities through the more than 180 Alpha Chi Omega alumnae chapters and clubs throughout the United States and several virtual chapters. While each chapter and club is different, all of the groups focus on providing service opportunities benefitting local women's shelters, social activities, networking and chapter support activities. Hall of Commitment, recruitment support, career days, snacks during finals, colonization efforts and fundraising are some typical ways that alumnae groups support chapters. Some of the larger chapters have subgroups for younger alumnae. It is a great way to meet women from other chapters who have either moved to the area or attended a school other than Mizzou. Of Alpha Nu's more than 2,000 active alumnae members, about 53 percent currently reside in Missouri. No surprise, the largest number are in the St. Louis and Kansas City metro areas. Columbia, Mo., has a large number of Alpha Nu alumnae—about 6 percent. Springfield, Mo. also has a large contingent of alumnae. Below is contact information for alumnae groups in the state: Sigma Sigma in St. Louis: Julie Crider Wisbrock, Phi '95 www.alphachiomegastlouis.com Mu Mu in Kansas City: Bev Nichols '75 alphachiomegamumu.com Kappa Upsilon Kappa in mid-Missouri: Karen Neylon '79 neylonk@gmail.com Theta Kappa Theta in Springfield: Please inquire at info@alphachiomega.org Alumnae in other parts of the country can access information on their specific cities through this link: https://www.alphachiomega.org/stay-connected/ alumnae-chapters/ (Continued from page 7) MIZZOU HOMECOMING Friday, October 19, and Saturday, October 20 Come back home to Mizzou to watch the Tigers take on Memphis. As always, the house will be open to alumnae and in-house members will be available for brief house tours.

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