Clovia Clippings
Spring 2024
Alumnae Association Beta Chapter of Clovia
What's inside:
Homegrown
Friendships
2
Board Report
3
Building the
Best Better
3
Clovia Board of
Directors
4
Alumnae News
4
Active
Chapter Update
5
Clovia Calendar
6
UMN Changes
Email Policy
6
H
appy 2024 to all my Clovia sisters. I hope everyone had a joyous time with family and friends over the
Christmas and New Year's holidays.
We had a marvelous Founders' Day this past October 15 at the Arboretum with nearly 100 attendees.
Speakers Stephanie Treanor of Pennington & Company (who is our fundraising consultant) and Tim Fuller
from Timothy Fuller Architects provided updates on the Building the Best Better Project.
Unfortunately, technical problems prevented Tim from showing early drafts of how the new chapter house
might look. Fortunately, for about three seconds, a rendering of the potential exterior of the house flashed
across the screen, resulting in a collective Clover gasp! I think it's safe to say that people were impressed.
Our National Meeting will be held on Saturday, April 13, at Coffman Union on the Minneapolis campus.
The actives advocated for a campus location so the Alphas can get a taste of our beloved University. They
explored more potential venues than I can count, but nothing was available on either campus except for
the Whole Music Club (aka the Whole Coffee House or Gopher Hole). I was happy to see it was recently
remodeled and will be a pleasant space to host the meeting and lunch.
Parking and transit information will be sent to registrants prior to the meeting. For historical information on the
Whole Music Club, go to sua.umn.edu/visit/locations/coffman-memorial-union/whole-music-club/history.
After that, the alumnae evening gathering will be hosted by Pamela Kotval '74 in the accessible Club
Room of her apartment complex at Oaks Landing (700 7th Street NW, New Brighton, MN). Light
refreshments and conversation will be served beginning at 4:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 6. Details will
be posted on the Alumnae Facebook page.
We hope you can join us, regardless of your
National Meeting attendance!
Clovia Love,
Maureen Meier '75
Board President
maureen.meier75@gmail.com
A Note from the President
Active Makayla Moline (left) received a Clovia Legacy
Scholarship in honor of Margaret Lind Bennett Gisslen '39
on Founders' Day.
Architect Tim Fuller presents his work on the Building the
Best Better Project at the 86th Founders' Day on
October 15.
Actives and alumnae participate in a Networking Night
on November 13 at the chapter house. Alumnae shared
about their positions, career advice, opportunities, and
more with our collegiate members.
