Chi Omega - University of Wisconsin

THE NU'S 2 Χ Ω Alumna Celebrates Three Generations of Chi Omega Donna Boswell LaFrazia '57 Shares ΧΩ with Daughter, Granddaughter D onna Boswell LaFrazia '57 first discovered Chi Omega through the aunt of a childhood playmate in Peoria, Ill. "Auntie Marg" was a teacher and Chi Omega alumna who spent many hours keeping the children busy on summer adventures. Years later, when Donna enrolled at the University of Wisconsin, she chose to go through recruitment and Nu Chapter was at the top of her list. "Being initiated in 1957 and living in the Chapter House for three years, I developed lifetime friendships. The high standards of scholarship, community service, and loyalty to Chi Omega values have shaped my lifetime experiences." As an alumna, Donna has enjoyed reunions with her pledge sisters and kept in contact with many of them. As a mother and grandmother, she sang the Chi Omega Lullaby to her daughters and granddaughters when they were babies. Consequently, her oldest daughter, Susan LaFrazia Lindquist, Oregon State '86, and her granddaughter, Hannah LaFrazia, Arizona State '16, joined Chi Omega as well. Donna used her occupational therapy degree to lead a very satisfying career. For the last 10 years before her retirement, she was a consultant for Portland Public Schools, where she participated in the inclusion of students, regardless of their abilities. She also supervised several occupational therapy graduates for their pediatric clinical training. Now that she has retired, Donna enjoys traveling the world, volunteering, watercolor painting, and spending quality time with her family and friends. She has also had the chance to return to the Chapter House several times throughout the years. "Our 100th anniversary celebration was most memorable with the reunion of so many sisters," she said. "Chi Omega has given me and my family wonderful memories, friendship, and ideals." Donna and her husband, George, have been married for 55 years, living most of those years in the Pacific Northwest. They have four grown children: Susan, Andy, Geoffrey, and Stacey. All four are married and they have given Donna and George five grandsons and two granddaughters, ages 14 to 22. Donna lives in Vancouver, Wash., and can be reached at dj.lafrazia@gmail.com. "Being initiated in 1957 and living in the Chapter House for three years, I developed lifetime friendships. e high standards of scholarship, community service, and loyalty to Chi Omega values have shaped my lifetime experiences." CHAPTER OMEGA Katherine Kannenberg MacKenzie '45 entered Chapter Omega on June 13. She lived in Bloomington, Minn. Nancy McAleavy Herrick '56 entered Chapter Omega on March 17. She lived in La Junta, Colo. ALUMNAE UPDATE Caryl Chandler Herziger '39 still sings Chi Omega songs at the age of 95. She enjoys playing bridge and continues to drive her car. Caryl lives in Neenah, Wis. Carla Kolb Suckow '49 is retired in Gleneden Beach, Ore., and enjoys her Pacific Ocean view. Carla married Delta Tau Delta alumnus Robert and had two children, Cynthia and John. She is now a UW football fan and has traveled to Europe three times. E-mail: csuckow@charter.net Joy Day Hale '51 started a saddle club in Wisconsin and the Los Caballos horse club in Hemet, Calif. Joy was president of the Junior Women's Club for five years, president of the women's church for six years, and leader of a hospital youth group and 4H for 10 years. She then went fulltime into cattle ranching. Joy retired in 2010 in Mountain Center, Calif. Arlene Sabin Martin '52 has been awarded ribbons at various art fairs in Illinois and has served as the rotating art chairman for the Barrington Community Associates of the Art Institute of Chicago. Arlene attends four operas and one play each year at the opera house in Chicago. She is a member of a book group, field and flower garden club, the Illinois Watercolor Society, and many others. Arlene lives in Barrington, Ill. E-mail: wcwizard@aol.com Nancy Johnston Grout '56 and her husband, Jerry, have been married for 58 years. They have two daughters and four grandchildren. The couple enjoys traveling, visiting family and friends, and touring national parks. "Life is what you make it! Make every day count and live every day to the max!" E-mail: aznangrout@gmail.com Ann Simpson Schweers '60 and her husband, Bill, opened a non-profit thrift store as fulltime volunteers for STF, an organization that provides housing and support to homeless families with children. Ann and Bill surpassed $1 million dollars raised, and are near the $1.5 million mark. The store is staffed by other volunteers and has been operating for more than 12 years. For their efforts, Ann and Bill won the Hon Kachina award for outstanding volunteers. Since Bill's sudden death of cardiogenic shock in 2015, Ann volunteers part time. She lives in Fountain Hills, Ariz. E-mail: baschweers@cox.net Karen Hemphill Dillehay '61 earned her master's degree in counseling from the University of Akron in 1987, and was a licensed professional counselor in Ohio until her retirement in 2008. Karen has been married to Edwin for nearly four years, and the couple completed 500 scuba dives in June. In 2015, Karen did a tandem skydive. "It was awesome," she said. Karen and Edwin live in North Ridgeville, Ohio. E-mail: karenpace@att.net ALUMNAE NEWS (Continued on page 4)

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