• Agincourt - Bernard Cornwell
• The Princess Bride - William Goldman
• The Stroke of Insight - Jill Bolte Taylor, PhD
• Midnight's Children - Salman Rushdie
• Plum Spooky - Janet Evanovich
• Strange Bedpersons - Jennifer Crusie
• Lark & Termite 0 Janye Anne Phillips
• When You are Engulfed in Flames - David Sedaris
• March - Geraldine Brooks
• Way off the Road - Bill Geist
• The Art of Racing the Rain - Garth Stein
• The Sharper the Knives the Less You Cry - Kathleen Flinn
• The Third Angel - Alice Hoffman
• Resilience - Alonzo Mourning
• Julie & Julia - Julie Powell
• A Mercy - Toni Morrison
• The Gurnesy Literary & Potato Peeling Society - Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
• Before Green Gables - Budge Wilson

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OPTION 1: Sign up and Pay dues via US Mail
Sign up and dues information should arrive in the mail by the end of August. Or you can download the form here that has all the information you will need to sign up and pay dues via US Mail.

OPTION 2: Sign up via US Mail and Pay dues online
You can download the membership form here and mail in to sign up.  Depending on the type of dues you are paying (see membership form for more info), you can use the secure online payment links below:

Pay Owl Dues - $21
Pay White Carnation Dues - $52

OPTION 3: Sign up and Pay dues online
Click here to sign up and pay dues online using Adobe Forms.  **Note: this feature requires you to have an updated version of Adobe Acrobat Reader.   Fill out the information, click the button to submit (Adobe uses your default email to send an email to the chapter account with your information in an attachment), and then return to this page and click the links below to pay dues online. 

Pay Owl Dues - $21
Pay White Carnation Dues - $52

Questions about Membership?
Contact Annie Tetrick, Membership Chair.

• College, year initiated: Hanover College, 2003
• Current job: Healthcare Recruiter, Community Health Network
• Why did you join Chi Omega? My aunt was a Chi Omega and is still very active so I was interested in XO from the beginning. Since I went to a small school (with four sororities), it wasn't difficult for me to choose which house was best for me, and I felt Chi O just fit!
• Favorite Chi Omega memory? I don't know that I can pick just one memory, but one that sticks out in my mind is when I was studying abroad in Australia, and I was obviously far away from all of the Hanover fun and a group of Chi Os found a phone card on spring break and found my number and called me in the middle of the afternoon and just passed the phone around the circle until it ran out of minutes. As soon as the school year was over at Hanover, my best friend (and Chi O roommate) flew to Australia to stay with me for a couple weeks!
• Why did you join the alumnae chapter? I joined the alumnae chapter to stay involved in Chi O, to stay in touch with Chi O friends from Hanover, and to meet other Chi O's in Indy.
• What does your role as Membership Directorentail? As Membership Director I am responsible for signing up any new and returning members to the alumnae group, starting with the August mailings, and coordinating the collected dues with our Treasurer. I also create the Membership Directory that is passed out to all current and active members.
• Hobbies? Anything that involves spending time with my friends and not doing my homework for class. :)
• Favorite thing to do in Indianapolis? Tough choice...I love being outside when it is nice out (it is trying so hard recently...) and being able to walk to a Colts game or a concert or whatever around downtown or just sitting out on the back porch with friends.

Upcoming Philanthopy Events/Drives:

• November brings the annual Z99.5 Request-A-Thon to benefit Make-A-Wish Foundation. Members from the alumnae chapter will be covering a two-hour shift, answering phones and taking pledges for donations. For more information, see the Make-A-Wish Foundation box on our chapter's homepage.
• The October chapter event will feature a food drive to benefit Gleaner's Food Bank. Members in attendance are asked to bring an item or items from the Gleaner's wish list to donate. See the October event details in the calendar section of this website for more information.

Past Philanthropy Projects:

• At the September 2008 New Member Event, alumnae gave over $200 to Ronald McDonald House of Indiana and brought 80 items from the organization's wishlist to be donated.

Keep your information current by going online

• With recent upgrades, the Chi Omega member website www.ChiOmega.com/EveryDay is easy to access and use.
• The new login feature allows you to create a username and password - you don't need to know your member number anymore!
• Once you are logged in, you can mange your information and preferences by selecting "Update Personal Info" link under your contact information.
• By keeping your information up to date, you will ensure the delivery of The Eleusis three times a year for life!

• The companion Web site to our magazine is www.TheEleusis.com. The site includes all of the articles from the magazine - great for forwarding on to friends or co-workers - plus Web exclusives.
• You can sort by any chapter and see what your sisters are doing.
• Post your exciting news on the site in these categories:
  • Wedding announcements
  • Birth announcements
  • Career/job promotion
  • Chapter news
  • Reunions

• What is a Lost Sister? An alumna in good standing who does not have their contact updated in the national database.
  
  
• Why is it important to find Lost Sisters? These Chi Omegas are not receiving The Eleusis, your chapter mailings or any Chi Omega updates.
  
  
• How do I view the Lost Sisters list? An Excel spreadsheet of our lost sisters is posted on www.ChiOmega.com/EveryDay under "Resource Center - Lost Sisters." The list is in alphabetical order by chapter and then sorted by initiation date. There are more than 47,000 names, so the file is quite large. You can easily download the file to your own computer. From there, you can search, sort, or print.
  
  
• How do I report a found sister to the Executive Headquarters?
  • Via e-mail to chiomega@chiomega.com. Please write "Found Sister" in the subject line.
  • Via fax: 901-748-8686.
  • Via phone: 901-748-8600 (M - F, 8am - 5pm Central time).
  • Via mail to: Found Sister, Chi Omega Executive Headquarters, 3395 Players Club Parkway, Memphis, TN 38125

Omega Chapter

• If you know of a sister who has entered the Omega Chapter, please send her name, initiating chapter and any additional information.
• Each biennium during Convention, Chi Omega celebrates and honors the lives of Chi Omega Sisters who entered the Omega Chapter.
• She will also be removed from active mailing lists so her family will not receive Chi Omega mailings after her passing.
• Send information to the Executive Headquarters, 3395 Players Club Parkway, Memphis, TN 39125; fax 901-748-8686 or email chiomega@chiomega.com. Please indicate "Omega Chapter" in the subject line.

• Waterways of Holland and Belgium - April 3-11, 2009 - See the tulips!
• The Great Journey through Europe - June 5 - 15, 2009 - Visit the heart of Europe!
• Treasures of Peru - November 16 - 27, 2009 - See Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca!

Nancy Walton Laurie Leadership Insititute

The Nancy Walton Laurie Leadership Institute flagship session, "An Upright Life: Exploring Life Balance," will be held March 27-29, 2009. This program allows Chi Omegas from across the country to learn about the balancing act we call "life." This program will also provide helpful solutions on how to manage the hustle and bustle of today's society. Take this opportunity to nominate yourself or another Chi Omega for this educational, fun-filled weekend in Memphis, Tenn. (Pam's note: This is a GREAT program! I attended at Convention and had a great time, met some wonderful women, and learned some key skills to deal with this crazy thing called life! See my letter in the August newsletter if you want to know what I learned!!)   For more information, contact Diana Coyle at 901.748.8600 or Dcoyle@ChiOmega.com.

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