Chi Omega - University of California, Berkeley

www.chiomega.com/mu UC Berkeley Chi Omega @CalChiOmega @calchiomega Mu News P.O. Box 11246 Oakland, CA 94611 Address Service Requested MU NEWS Χ Ω We're Just Getting Started Phase 1 of Our Study Furniture Fundraising Campaign Is Going Strong L ast September, we launched our first-ever Education Area Housing Grant fundraising campaign toward buying new desks and chairs for Mu Chapter We set an ambitious overall goal of $75,000. In phase 1, we have almost met our initial goal of $25,000, which we hope to use this summer to buy the first sets of new study furniture. We are so grateful for your support! We're on our way to success. Thanks to you, we have a great start—and we're still at it! Your tax-deductible gift today ensures we will continue to sustain and update our beautiful chapter home for our members and alumnae today and in the future. From your device, scan the QR code above to make your tax-deductible donation now. To learn more about our giving campaign and to make your donation online, go to berkeley.chiomega.com/giving. . Katherine Matlock Evans '80 is enjoying life in Los Altos Hills, CA. Kathy and her family have summer concerts at Portola Vineyards and invite everyone to visit. Email: evansase@aol.com Cathy Wilson Fernandez '84 keeps busy with four daughters. Her oldest attended Cal, and Cathy loved seeing the campus whenever the family visited. She lives in Santa Paula, CA. Mary Irene Gianola Wolfer '09 lives in Herndon, VA. with her husband and son. After five years, she's taking some time away from teaching Kindergarten to care for their little guy and turn him into a Cal fan! "Go Bears and Go Chi O!" Email: maryigwolfer@gmail.com What are some of your favorite memories from your time in the Chi Omega chapter house? "Camaraderie, singing at the table, and being recruitment chairman in 1953." Barbara Weeks Neely '51 "Senior Sneak, passing of the candle for pinning ceremonies, and serenades" Marilyn Ransford Selby '54 "The father-daughter dinners and sunbathing on the roof." Jessa Thompson Stevenson-Doll '55 "Serving breakfast to the housemother, 'sings,' and sunbathing on the roof." Bette Bedford Duncan '57 "Living in Fishbowl and watching everything below, late-night hangouts with friends, and Friday afternoon exchanges." Heather McCune Thompson '59 "I have such sweet memories of Mu Chapter The simple interactions with my 'sister' roommates: sharing thoughts and concerns, playing pranks on each other, and laughing together." Alexa Renee Simpson '62 "Playing bridge before dinner in the game room, the passing of the candle ceremony for revealing who was being pinned or engaged, revealing roommates and room assignments, and sunbathing on the roof." Sandy Sayre Flattery '64 "Friends and fellowship, rooming in the big front room above the front door (the room with the fireplace but, of course, no fire!), and having the support and love of sisters in the house."Wendy Camp '67 "All the different events, sunset from the windows and roof, wonderful memories of lots of great women, and having the best of friends!" Patricia Cerney Walsh '69 "Fenton runs and going to football games together." Cathy Quon '76 "Breaking into the pantry and eating chocolate chips and having a professor visit the house for dinner." Karen Ziegler Friedman '77 "Everyone gathering for lunch, winter and spring formals in San Francisco, and hanging out in our rooms with friends down the hall." Cathy Wilson Fernandez '84 Alumnae News (Continued from page 3) Worthy of Recognition Worthy of Recognition H o u s e C o r p o r a t i o n A w a r d R e c i p i e n t s - S p r i n g 2 0 2 2 S isterhood is what we make of it. Fortunately, we have countless mentors, leaders, and friends who aspire to achieve greatness in their lives as well as in the lives of others, making Chi Omega a thriving sisterhood. This spring, we recognized these sisters who have shown true commitment to their peers and their journeys, and we are proud and elated to recognize them with the following awards. Congratulations, sisters! Margaret P. Conant Award Marci Peck '19 Dee Hawk Pearce Recruitment Spirit Award Avani Shah '00 Margaret "Sis" Collins UC Service Award Rosie Kuo '19 Avonia Dondero "True Mu" Award Mikayla Hubbard '20 Ada Caldwell Tallman Memorial Award Rhiannon Patapoff '20

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