Chi Omega - University of California, Berkeley

MU NEWS Χ Ω Mu Chapter of Chi Omega at the University of California-Berkeley Spring 2021 I n September 2020, we launched the Supporting Our Sisters fundraising campaign to raise $100,000 to help Mu Chapter House Corporation offset the significant fiscal shortfall it is facing this academic year. By December 31, more than 250 of our Chi Omega sisters donated more than $77,000 toward our goal. We received generous donations from generations of Mu sisters and initiates of other Chi Omega chapters. Sisters initiated from 1939 (yes, that is correct!) through 2012 made donations. While we did not reach our fundraising goal, the donations are helping the house corporation through this fiscal challenge. We enjoyed the many messages of support and encouragement that were sent to us, and know how important our beloved 2421 Piedmont Avenue home is to our sisterhood. The active chapter has virtually recruited many new sisters, most of whom have not set foot inside our beautiful home. We are hopeful that by the Fall 2021 semester we will have occupancy close to our capacity. If you missed this opportunity to support the Mu Chapter of Chi Omega House Corporation but would still like to make a donation, please send a check payable to: Chi Omega Association Mu Chapter of Chi Omega c/o Casie Kolbeck 2421 Piedmont Avenue Berkeley, CA 94704 Mu Chapter will be celebrating 120 years on the Cal campus in 2022, with 95 years of ownership of our home at 2421 Piedmont Avenue. More information on our 120th anniversary celebration will be forthcoming, and we hope you can join us. Thank you, sisters, for supporting Mu Chapter and keeping "her welfare ever at heart." Loyally in Chi Omega, Dee Hawk Pearce '63 Leslie Boley Robbins '87 Campaign Co-Chairwomen on behalf of the Mu Chapter of Chi Omega House Corporation DeeLeslieCalChiO@gmail.com Supporting Our Sisters Mu Chapter House Corporation Seeking Further Donations 1940 1980 2016 Thank You, Loyal Sisters Donors At-a-Glance MU ALUMNAE 219 donors NON-MU ALUMNAE 34 donors representing 23 chapters LEAD ALUMNAE DONORS Geri Fitzgarrald Martin '44: $12,000 Misty Whitson Tyree, Chi Beta '65: $5,000 O ver 250 Mu Chapter alumnae and friends donated more than $77,000 toward the Supporting Our Sisters fundraiser. These funds will help the Mu Chapter House Corporation offset the significant fiscal shortfall it is facing this academic year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Your support means more than you know. Together, we are helping Mu Chapter survive and thrive through the remainder of this pandemic. Symphony Donor ($1,000 to $4,999) Marie Bertillion Collins '51 Jane Bauer Ryan '55 Jessie Thompson Stevenson '55 Virginia Smedberg Halloran '61 Linda Jo Brown Fitz '63 Dee Hawk Pearce '63 Cathleen Theobald Peck '65 Helen Nicholas, Psi Theta '67 Janice Bickel Fenster, Gamma Beta '73 Tana Woodward Auzenne '80 Judy McKay '80 (Continued on page 2) Pearl Donor ($5,000 and above) Geri Fitzgarrald Martin '44 Misty Whitson Tyree, Chi Beta '65

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