Alpha Phi - University of Missouri

Always Alpha Phi 2 THANK YOU, LOYAL SISTERS Sara Ann Hatton Circle ($2,501 to $5,000) Carrie Francke Circle ($1,001 to $2,500) Shannon Brittan O'Hanlon '01 Loving Cup Circle ($501 to $1,000) Sisterhood Circle ($251 to $500) Valerie Lawlor '71 Christine Kraemer Rittberger '89 Anika Pickens Gatrell '91 Hand-to-Hand Circle ($101 to $250) Ann Brady Bouckaert-Self '52 Myra L. Rottman Nitschke '59 Georgia Lou Quentin '59 Beverly Fitch Roberts '66 Suzanne Gallais Skelly '66 Mary Jo Williams Hippe '69 Melanie Hedrick '76 Rosalie Radman Stein '77 Sandra Aselman Meranda '78 Jill M. Waldrop '86 Doranne Hipp '87 Kerry Wynn Horton '93 Rekindling Circle (Up to $100) Liz Huntsberry Bent '39 Susan Bredall Dickmann '43 Joan Caulfield '60 Linda Grover Horton '60 Cheryl Murphy Alyea '61 Julie Weaver Bennett '61 Diane Crawford Darrell '61 Ann Richardson Bell '62 Nancy Ferguson '63 Martha Stone Brown '64 Susan Pinion Holliday '66 Gigi Sohns Gill '67 Gayle Horlacher Lashley '68 Susan Chaffin Matthews '69 Patricia Freeman Rolls '69 Elaine Mogelnicki Turski '69 Karen Ferner Donelson '71 Denise Blankenship Joyce '71 Mary A. Laffey '76 Susan Smith Vogliardo '80 Renee Dowd Guirguis '81 Dana Kniep Tippit '81 Elizabeth Bollmann Uphoff '81 Jeanne Connolly Kohlberg '82 Terri Burton Thompson '82 Jeanne Kallmeyer Gosen '83 Jenny Rogles Heilweck '87 Leah Kellems Davis '88 Jennifer McNay '92 Becky Tendler Cook '00 Stephanie Hoffmann Mauzy '04 Katy Hayes '05 Kristin Rawie '13 T hank you to each sister and friend who has generously given to Omicron's 2017 annual campaign, raising more than $5,816 this spring. Your gifts have made a significant impact on today's sisters who are living in our beloved chapter house. The alumnae and friends below represent those who contributed to Omicron in 2017. If an error has been made in recording your gift, we sincerely apologize. If corrections to your record are needed, please contact us at Omicron Chapter of Alpha Phi, P.O. Box 1001, Columbia, Missouri 65205. W hen reminiscing her college years, Shannon Brittan O'Hanlon '01 remembers the football tailgates, Homecoming and Greek Week festivities, hayride and themed parties, and late-night conversation in the annex, but what truly makes those memories special is that they all include her Alpha Phi sisters. "These memories, luckily pre-Snapchat and Instagram, are priceless," she said. "Being an only child, I've always considered my closest friends as part of the family. Not only did Alpha Phi provide me with countless friends, but I simply cannot imagine life without the ones that are now family." To Shannon, membership means sisterhood. It means a home-away-from-home and sisters you call on when you're having a bad day or have exciting news to share. It means real conversations and finding a group of women who are the perfect combination: sincere, smart, and sporty. And lastly, it means supporting the chapter years after graduation. "I truly believe that I wouldn't be where I am today without Omicron. By giving back, I hope it will allow other young women to find their true potential, as it did for me." Since graduation, Shannon has made an effort to support Omicron financially whenever possible, and has seen the benefits that come from alumnae donating their time and guidance as well. "Either way, giving back to something that shaped my life is an easy choice," she said. "My hope is that Omicron provides other young women the same amazing experience I had while in college and beyond." Shannon was so sure in her belonging in Alpha Phi that she made the risky decision to suicide bid. For her, 906 S. Providence was the place she felt herself, where she belonged, and what felt like home. She spent her undergraduate years making unforgettable memories and taking on leadership roles that would be defining moments in her young adult life. She hopes that future generations of Alpha Phi women find friendship and leadership through their membership in Omicron, the same way she did. Shannon lives in New York, N.Y., and can be reached at shannon.brittan@gmail.com. The True Meaning of Membership Shannon Brittan O'Hanlon '01 Continues to Give Back to Omicron Omicron Chapter: http://mizzoualphaphi.org Alpha Phi International: www.AlphaPhi.org Omicron Chapter: alphaphi.mizzou@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/ MizzouAPhi http://instagram.com/ mizzoualphaphi https://twitter.com/ MizzouAlphaPhi http://mizzoualphaphi. tumblr.com/ http://mizzouaphi. blogspot.com/ Stay Connected to Omicron f l o b

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