Delta Gamma - University of Arkansas

AlPhA omegA chAPter of deltA gAmmA PAge 3 Left: Delta Gamma hosted the Puppies and Pizza fundraising event in November. Front row, from left: Keaton Calhoun '20, Madi Carr '20 and Ashley Miller '19. Back row: Cate Morales '19, Rachael Greene '19 and Katie Rebstock '20. Middle: Caroline Rhomberg '20, Kelsie Stone '19 and Hannah Schillaci '19 at Initiation in February. Right: Victoria Guerra '20, Mica Freppon '19 and Miriam Gonzalez '19 at the chapter formal in April. Delta Gamma Sisters Celebrate Academic and Recruitment Success Alumnae Should Be Proud of Chapter's Reestablishment A lpha Omega's first year back after reestablishment was a success! We are off to a great start, and I can't wait to see how far the chapter will go in the years to come. Our goal next year is to create stronger bonds with one another, grow in size, and have a larger presence on campus by being more involved in registered student organizations and Associated Student Government. In September, we gave 250 bids to the first pledge class in over 20 years, and in February, 30 bids were given in continuous open bidding. We hope to welcome 190 more new members to Alpha Omega in August during formal recruitment. We are enthusiastic about having chapter at the Town Center, which will have enough space for all of us, including chapter dinners. We had 21 members with 4.0s this year, and 102 members with GPAs over 3.14. We celebrated their academic success with a pie dinner on March 14. This year, we had our first Puppies and Pizza event, which was a great success, and we raised almost $20,000 for Service for Sight with our first Anchor Splash®. We are looking forward to our first Anchor Bowl next year to raise even more for our Foundation. We celebrated Founders Day with Eta Omicron chapter from University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, and we look forward to bonding with them at many more celebrations in the future. We have gotten to know many alumnae who signed up to be our Aunt Hannahs. It has been a great mentorship program that we will continue next year. Alpha Omega competed in soccer, basketball, volleyball and softball intramurals this year, and we hope to add swimming next year. We competed in Derby Days, Greek Sing, Stomp Show, and placed third in Carol of the Greeks! The reestablishment pledge class of Alpha Omega is full of bright and talented young women who have set a strong foundation for the chapter to build upon. In the Bonds, Grace Ann Veneklasen '17 president arkansasdgpresident@gmail.com ALPHA OMEGA IS PROUD OF ANCHOR SPLASH ® EFFORTS T he chapter hosted Anchor Splash® on Saturday, April 1, following Founders Day with the Eta Omicron collegiate chapter and the Northwest Arkansas alumnae chapter at the University of Arkansas HPER indoor pool. The event was a success with six sorority teams and six fraternity teams participating. The competition consisted of a 200-meter medley, 50-meter freestyle, 50-meter breaststroke, 50-meter backstroke, inner tube relay, wet T-shirt relay and synchronized swimming. Additional mini-events were hosted throughout the week leading up to Saturday. These included a "Most Beautiful Eyes" coin drive and a proceeds event with Bliss Cupcakes. The chapter raised a total of $20,000 through all the events of Anchor Splash®, with proceeds going to the Delta Gamma Foundation and Brandon Burlsworth Foundation Arkansas. Alumnae News Marlo Varner Campbell '62 and her husband, William, retired to Summerfield, Fla. They have been active in Volunteer Optometric Service to Humanity for about 35 years. They travel around the world, examining eyes and giving out glasses. E-mail: marlocampbell@yahoo.com Andrea Starsiak Bauer '84 is one of three regional managers overseeing capital development in the state of Illinois for the Capital Development Board. She enjoys seeking new beet salads at Chicago restaurants. E-mail: andrea.bauer@illinois.gov

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