STD for Monthly Meetings

We will be beginning monthly meetings starting in October. Meetings will be held the LAST THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH. Meeting place is still to be determined but please save the dates in your calendar. The place will be centralized in the Milwaukee area and will also be broadcast as a Google Hangout for sisters who just can't make the drive.

We are also starting to participate in the 5 C's of Alumnae Engagement.

October's Event
Cultural: Recipe Swap - Bring your best Thanksgiving recipe to share with the group. Feel free to bring a sampling of the recipe for the group to try.

2012-13 Officers

Our summer business meeting and elections were held on July 9th, 2012 via Google Hangout. Overall themes discussed at the meeting was the change in structure in the officers to more closely mimic the undergraduate chapters. Elections were held and these are the current officers.

President - Maureen Dolezal
Operations Team Lead - Lauren Schachtschneider
Cultivation Team Lead - Katharine Farchmin
Programming Team Lead - TBD

Another thing discussed is the need for monthly meetings to start the growth of our group.

Finally, another new thing implimented by IHQ is the alumnae program the 5 C's Alumnae Engagement. Similar to the 5 S's that we had while we were undergrads, the 5 C's helps us develop our adult lives and picks up where the 5 C's left off. These are all great ways for alumnae to stay involved and connected. If you are thinking about reconnecting with Delta Phi Epsilon, this is a GREAT reason!

Character The character C provides alumnae with a focus on continuous personal development. Whether she wants to equip herself with a better understanding of her personal finances, purchase her first home, enhance her parenting skills, or effectively plan for her retirement, the Character PEARL is relevant to her. Examples of Character PEARLs include: an online personal finance boot-camp, researching the home buying process, attending a parents meet-up, or a retirement planning workshop.

Civic The civic C offers alumnae a continued focus on community service and engagement that can include family, friends, colleagues and community members. It also encompasses philanthropic giving and civic involvement in her community. Examples of Civic PEARLs include: attending Grand Chapter at Convention as an official alumnae association delegate, voting for public officials, donating to the Delta Phi Epsilon Education Foundation and paying annual alumnae dues, and volunteering her time and talents in her local community.

Cultural 
The cultural C allows alumnae to engage in new or favorite hobbies and other shared interests. Perhaps a sister wants to plant her first garden; she could connect with another alumna who is an experienced green-thumb to guide her along the process. Examples of Cultural PEARLs include: an evening at the theatre or the ballet, antiquing, attending a yoga workshop, or traveling to a corner of the world that is new to you.

Connections The connections C aims to help alumnae maintain their bonds of sisterhood with DPhiE while sharing in the gift of sisterhood with others. As sisterhood is for a lifetime, lifetimes are dynamic in that we encounter a great variety of people along our path who we can share the precepts of Justice, Sisterhood, and Love with in our own, personal ways. Examples of Connections PEARLs include: attending the biennial Convention, starting or joining an Alumnae Association, inviting a friend or colleague to join the sisterhood as an alumna initiate, attending a chapter sponsored Founders' Day celebration, and following the ongoing happenings of Delta Phi Epsilon through our social media sites and applications.

Career The career C affords an alumna the opportunity to follow her own professional development path. Whether she is a recent college graduate, relocating for work, in a career transition, an at-home caretaker, or in the C-suite, the career PEARL experiences allows a sister to focus on her professional development in a thoughtful, intentional manor. Examples of Career PEARLs include: mentoring a collegian or recent-grad who is interested in your industry of expertise, hosting or attending a networking event, researching how to start your own business, serving on a panel of industry experts, or being published in an industry journal or blog.

All of these are great ways to BE the best with DPhiE!

Great Strides Walk 2012

On a gorgeous spring day, the Cystic Fibrosis Great Strides walk was held on May 20th, 2012 in O'Donnell Park in downtown Milwaukee. The event has gotten so large they had to move it from its previous home at the Milwaukee County Zoo. 

Walkers of all ages filled the park ready to fight CF.

Cream City Alumnae President, Maureen Dolezal, walked with her fiance in honor of the Alumnae Association. She raised over $200 to help our national philanthropy in honor of her sisters.

Founder's Day Brunch 2012

This Founder's Day, March 17th, we continued with the brunch that started it all, our 2nd Annual Founder's Day Brunch. We meet at Cafe Hollander in the Bayview neighborhood of Milwaukee.

This year, six women attended from three Midwest DPhiE chapters. We welcomed a new sister to our group as well Michelle Kreuser from the Beta Lambda Chapter at UW-Stevens Point.

From (l to r) Erin Fossum (AT), Tracy Hempel (AT), Kate Farchmin (AT), Lauren Schachtschneider (BΧ), Maureen Dolezal (AT) and Michelle Kreuser (BΛ).

With a year under our belts, we are happy for the wonderful women we have met. Can't wait for the upcoming year.

Double Engagement!

This past weekend, two of our Alumnae Association sisters got engaged! Congrats to Lauren Schachtschneider of the Beta Chi ChapterMaureen Dolezal of the Alpha Tau Chapter their engagements!

Lauren will marry Cesar Fernandez on September 21, 2013. Here is her ring.

Maureen will marry Max Andersonon on October 12, 2012. Here is her ring on her engagement day.

Congrats ladies, wishing you the best!

Snowtubing Fun

On February 18th, 2012, alumnae sisters and their families took the Sunburst Ski Area hills for some snowtubing excursions. The day was was warm and sunny. The hills were packed with family fun.

Cream City Alumnae Association members Maureen Dolezal and Kate Farschmin taking on the hill together.

Sisters with their families.

Upcoming Events:

2nd Annual Founder's Day Brunch - March 17th, 2012

Cafe Centraal at 10:00 AM

2306 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.

Milwaukee, WI (Bayview Neighborhood)

Spring Business Meeting & Officer Elections

April - TBD very shortly

Great Strides for Cystic Fibrosis- May 20th, 2012

O'Donnell Park - Milwaukee Lakefront at 9:00 AM

Join our team here - Click the "Join My Team" Button

Feel free to donate if you cannot attend. All proceeds to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

New Year, New Events

Twenty Twelve has arrived and we have more sisterhood than ever!

We have a new member, Melissa Casey Moore, from the Alpha Epsilon chapter at Kennesaw State University in Georgia. She recently moved here with her husband and is excited to get to know the sisters more.

To kick the year off, we have two upcoming events:

Family Tubing Day

Saturday, February 18th, 2012, at Sunburst Ski Area in Kewaskum, WI, just north of Milwaukee. Details can be found on Facebook here.

CFF Great Strides Walk

Sunday, May 20st, 2012, at O'Donnell Park on Milwaukee's Lakefront

Last year, our four woman team raised a total of $760 for Cystic Fibrosis. Join our team help fight CF! Click here to join!

We are also just as curious about you, as you are about us! Please take a quick survey so we can learn what you are looking for in an alumnae association!

YITS,

Maureen Dolezal

Cream City Alumnae Association President