Alpha Delta Pi - Oklahoma State University

Adyson VanDeburgh '16 Junior Blanchard, Okla. Adyson is majoring in Agricultural Communication with a minor in Marketing. She has been a member of both the President's and Dean's Honor Roll and a recipient of the Honors College scholarship and President's Leadership Council Award. She served Alpha Omicron as Chaplain and Homecoming Director and was nominated for Ideal ADPi. Adyson defines Alpha Delta Pi as a community. "Alpha Delta Pi has given me the best support system of women to count on; women who will be my shoulder to cry on, my open ear, and most importantly, my co-pilots of life. The values and morals that Alpha Delta Pi show to be true have been consistently maintained and embraced by my fellow sisters and I, and that has been the best community to be involved in." Emily Taylor '17 Sophomore Skiatook, Okla. Emily is a member of the Oklahoma State Honors College, majoring in Biological Science with a minor in American Sign Language, and serves as the Chapter's Sisterhood Chairman. She is a member of the President's Honor Roll and Phi Eta Sigma honor society and is a Life Science Freshman Research Scholar. The Alpha Delta Pi alumna that has most influenced her is Recruitment Advisor Rebecca Cole '94. "She has a positive attitude that I strive to emulate. She doesn't allow obstacles to impede what she is trying to accomplish." Jordyn Rodriguez '16 Junior Hernando, Miss. Jordyn is majoring in Agricultural Education with a minor in Leadership Education and has served Alpha Omicron as Recording Secretary (2017), Executive Vice President (2018), and Philanthropy Chairman (2019). The Alpha Delta Pi alumna that has most influenced her is her sister, Jessica Rodriguez, California State University, Fullerton '04. "Throughout my upbringing, my sister shared her experience of Alpha Delta Pi with me and instilled the values of what it means to be an ADPi woman." She added that after receiving her bid card from AO, "Not only was I able to join a sisterhood of nearly 200 women at OSU, I was able to share this experience with my sister." 3 ALPHA DELTA PI Strengthening Connections on Campus Alpha Omicron Celebrates New Members and Leadership A lpha Omicron has had such an amazing year! Sometimes it feels like we are moving so quickly through all our Chapter events, so it is nice to reflect on all of our accomplishments in the past few months. We started off the semester by bringing home 10 new Alphas with a disco-themed Bid Day. They enjoyed their Alpha member education sessions and were then initiated in March. These 10 women have already made a lasting impact on our Chapter, and we cannot wait to see the amazing things they accomplish in the future! WELCOMING NEW LEADERS Chapter elections were held in November, and Alpha Omicron welcomed in a new leadership team that will prepare the Chapter members for a year outside of our beloved 1309 W. University. We also participated in Varsity Revue with the women of Delta Delta Delta and brought home the awards for best costumes and viewer's choice. We are so excited to be paired with the men of Delta Tau Delta for Homecoming 2019! STRENGTHENING OUR BONDS We all had so much fun with our loved ones during our annual Mom's Day party! We celebrated our fantastic moms with food, music, polaroid pictures, and a lovely silent auction that was organized by the Parent's Club. We wrapped up Mom's Day weekend by watching our amazing Spring Sing cast perform their Girl Scout-themed show with the men of Kappa Sigma, which brought home the award for best costumes. JOIN US THIS FALL! As we look forward to formal recruitment, we are excited to welcome alumnae sisters to the Wesley Center for a tea and mock recruitment party. Our Chapter is proud to have such supportive Pi sisters, and we cannot wait to thank you all in person on August 10! As Alpha Omicron sisters, we share a special form of sisterhood. We are looking forward to the coming years of developing not only our new Chapter home, but also our sisterhood, philanthropy, scholarship, and recruitment efforts. We are endlessly grateful for the unwavering dedication and support from alumnae sisters and look forward to seeing you all soon! Love and Loyally, Janet Ashworth '16 Chapter President president.ao@gmail.com (972) 632-7500 AO 90TH SCHOLARSHIP AWARD RECIPIENTS During the Annual Corporation meeting on April 27, Alpha Omicron announced the recipients of the 90th Scholarship Award for 2019-2020. Those deserving women are: Did You Know? As a reminder to ALL who donate to OSU, there is always an option for the donor to designate WHICH fund they want their money to go to. Because Alpha Delta Pi-AO Chapter has an Endowed Scholarship with the OSU Foundation, any donor may designate that all or a part of their donation to the OSU Foundation go towards AO's Scholarship Fund. Donors will still get the tax-deductible benefit, still get credit for donating to OSU, AND donors can help ADPi-AO Chapter by contributing to our scholarship fund. In addition, our endowment qualifies for additional funding through the Boone T. Pickens Scholarship Match program giving us the ability to make an even greater impact on the lives of our sisters.

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