Alpha Chi Omega - Kansas State University

Gamma Zeta hoUsinG Corporation alpha Chi omeGa 1835 Todd Road Manhattan, KS 66502 Address Service Requested The Lyre Letter save the Date a Warm Welcome to our new Chapter advisor S onja Kramer Way, Psi '03, graduated with her BBA in entrepreneurship and venture management. In her time as an undergraduate, she was very involved, serving as a chapter officer in various positions for three years. Sonja spent a year after graduation traveling as a leadership mentor with Alpha Chi Omega before attending the University of Kansas School of Law. She found that the leadership skills she learned in Alpha Chi helped her when she served as president of the Student Bar Association. Her hard work earned her the Class of 1949 Leadership Award upon her graduation. Sonja is married to a K-State alumnus and works for a nonprofit organization doing government relations and policy work in Overland Park, Kansas. We are incredibly excited to welcome her as our new Gamma Zeta chapter advisor. CallinG all alUmnae! Join the Gamma Zeta advisory Board today H ave you been searching for a way to give back to Gamma Zeta? Becoming an advisor is the perfect way to share your Alpha Chi knowledge and impact the future of our chapter. The following advisor positions are seeking a dedicated alumna: • Chapter Relations and Standards • New Member Education • intellectual Development • Risk Management The advisory board meets with the chapter's executive board at least once a semester and also has monthly meetings. Each advisor communicates with her respective officer as needed throughout the year. Please contact Sonja at AXOSonja@gmail.com for more information about the open advisor roles. Gamma Zeta's 70th Anniversary April 1, 2017 More details to come! Alumnae Update Marilyn Anderson Lucas, Ph.D. '55 and her husband, Clarence, have been happily married for 51 years. They live in Shawnee Mission, Kan. She loves to go to lunch with her Alpha Chi sisters, and attends monthly Mu Mu alumnae meetings. "We are happy to have so many Gamma Zetas in our group," she shared. E-mail: marilynlucas1930@gmail.com Janet Scott Broers '58 moved back to her family's farm in 2005 with her husband, Harley. It has been in her family since 1855 and they built a new home, horse barn, and equipment buildings. In their spare time, they enjoy riding horses and both are members and officers on the county Farm Bureau board and the board for the Wellsville Historical Society. Janet obtained and wrote a grant to restore the first bank building in Wellsville to be used as the historical museum. Recently, she joined the Daughters of the American Revolution in Franklin County. Their youngest grandson, Scott, attends K-State and their second great- grandson, Gavin, was born on September 27, 2016. E-mail: hjbroers@embargmail.com Sandra Stuckey '60 says she has the best job ever—being retired and spending mornings getting more than 50 "knee hugs," singing, dancing, and telling stories from the Bible at a child development center. It gives her time to visit family and friends across the U.S. Sandra lives in Omaha, Neb. E-mail: sandi_stuckey@ yahoo.com Patricia Schlegel '79 has been living in New York City and working as an attorney since she graduated from law school and business school at the University of Virginia in 1997. Her daughter attends Virginia Tech and is majoring in civil engineering. Her son attends a premier performing arts high school in New York City and dreams of performing on Broadway. Patricia visits her family in Ness City, Kan., a few times a year, but unfortunately doesn't get back to K-State much. E-mail: pshlegel@ earthlink.com Alicia Addison Perry '97 is a stay-at-home- mom to two girls, Addie and Maggie. Alicia and her family live in Overland Park, Kan. E-mail: japerry03@gmail. Allie Prester '07 graduated from Washburn University School of Law in May 2015 and passed the Kansas Bar Exam. She lives in Salina, Kan., and is getting married in November. E-mail: ajp1224@gmail.com ACW

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