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FALL FORMAL RECRUITMENT
• August 29 – Unity Day
• August 30 – House Tours
• August 31 – Philanthropy Night
• September 1 – Preference Night
• September 2 – Bid Day
SEPTEMBER 11
New Member Retreat
SEPTEMBER 28‑OCTOBER 1
Big Little Week
OCTOBER 4
New Member Presents
OCTOBER 19
Scholarship Dinner
DECEMBER 3
Annual Holiday Dinner
future. And she'll know what it feels like to be
a Cal Bear for life, which is pretty cool to me as
her mom! It always defined me and who I am,
and now it's shaping her into a young woman
with the world ahead of her."
Kristin graduated with degrees in microbiology
and immunology and a master of public
health also from UC Berkeley where she
studied forensic science. Today, she works
in global product communications for Roche
Diagnostics, driving awareness of a cervical
cancer prevention/HPV screening test. She loves
that she is making a difference and pushing
boundaries to improve the lives of others.
Kristin and her husband, Jim, live in Alamo,
California. They met the year Kristin joined
Chi Omega as Jim was a member of the
fraternity next door. They married in 1988, a
few years after graduating. When Justine was
accepted into Cal, Jim was less open-minded
about which sorority she might join. "He said,
'Of course you'll join Chi Omega' since I
think he felt as much a part of the sorority in
the end as I did, befriending my friends, being
invited to Sunday night dinners, and attending
many shared parties and exchanges. He is
excited for Justine to live in the house next
year and feels comfortable knowing she is in
such good hands."
Kristin and Jim's son Patrick graduated from
UC San Diego in 2013 and will attend medical
school this fall. Their other son, Connor, is
graduating with a degree in engineering from
UCLA this spring. Kristin enjoys hiking Mt.
Diablo in her free time and serves on the Chi
Omega board of directors. You can contact
her at garvintell@gmail.com.
Kristin Bonarius Garvin '82 Shares the Chi Omega
Experience with Her Daughter, Justine '15
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The sisters of
Mu Chapter celebrated
Chi Omega's 120th
anniversary with the
help of fellow alumnae,
advisors, and sisters
on April 11.
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