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ALUMNAE UPDATE
IN MEMORIAM
Julie Phillips Karpinski '94 passed away
September 7 at age 39 after a long, courageous
battle against breast cancer. She will be truly
missed by all who knew her and were touched by
her warm personality. Julie held the positions of
intramural and philanthropy chairman during her
tenure at Phi Chapter. She was not only a mentor
but a true role model for Alpha Chi Omega for
generations to come, not only at Phi but the
national level as well. Julie graduated from KU's
prestigious pharmacy school in 2000 and exceled
in her career endeavors. In addition to all of her
work accolades, her true passion was being an
amazing mother and wife to her sons, Lucas and
Elijah, and her devoted husband, Todd.
Mary Fassnacht Whitaker '59, our beloved
Phi Chapter sister, passed away Wednesday,
November 18 at age 74, at home with her family
after a long courageous battle with pancreatic
cancer. She will be truly missed by all that knew
her and all of her efforts to make Alpha Chi
Omega what it is today. Mary held numerous
leadership positions at Phi chapter as a collegiate,
inspiring her to be a special education teacher.
As an alumna, she was the House Corporation
Board (HCB) President, chapter advisor, and
province president; she loved being an Alpha
Chi and Kansas Jayhawk. Most recently, Mary
was an HCB board member and centennial
chairwoman in 2014 at Phi but volunteered at
the national level as well. She won the Alpha
Chi Omega of the Year award in 2014 for the
Mu Mu Greater Kansas City Alumnae Chapter.
Mary was the Alpha Chi that we all aspire to
be. In addition to all of her philanthropic and
professional accolades, her true passion was
being a devoted mother to her daughter Lori
Whitaker Chandler '87 and showing the world
to her grandchildren.
ALUMNAE NEWS
Sisters from Phi Chapter traveled to Napa,
Calif., to support two pledge class sisters as they
completed the Napa to Sonoma Half Marathon in
Napa on July 19. Morgan Brickley Lendino '03
and Sarah Davis Quinlivan '03 completed their
first half marathon.
From left: Morgan Brickley Lendino '03,
Sarah Davis Quinlivan '03, Erin Harveth
Hadwiger '03, Kate Crandall Pickering '03,
Cassie Guttman '03, Stephanie Schneider
Koepke '03, and Kirstin Miller Beyer '03.
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Phi Chapter Wins
Homecoming 2015
T
he University of Kansas celebrated its 103rd
Homecoming October 25-31. After a week
of competitions, we are exctied to announce we
were the winners with our partners Sigma Alpha
Epsilon!
We had two members serve on the Alumni
Association Homecoming Steering Committee:
Hallie Holton '13 served as a campus outreach
chairman and Melanie Edwards '13 was the
publicity chairman.
Phi Chapter was also excited to have senior
Angie Bass '12 as one of five Ex.C.E.L. finalists
recognized at halftime. She was selected
from members of the senior class based on
her excellence in community involvement,
education, and leadership at the University.
