Want updates on the latest events happening with the Indianapolis Chi Omega Alumnae Chapter?  Have an idea for the newsletter or want to get on the chapter mailing list? Contact Andrea Farmer, Newsletter Chair, for more information.

Slating soon for 2010-2011 executive board

Interested in becoming more involved in the Indianapolis Alumnae chapter? Miss having a leadership role in an organization? We are beginning the slating process for the 2010-2011 executive board, with formal slating taking place at our March event.

If you are interested or have questions about a position, please e-mail Abby Rardin at abbyrardin@hotmail.com. We will include more information about each position in the February newsletter.

February event: Yoga with instructor Sally

Join us on Thursday, Feb. 18, for a free yoga class with Sally Smith, a certified hatha yoga instructor who teaches at Mindful Movement and the Jordan YMCA.

The class will begin at 7 p.m. at Mindful Movement, 1315 W. 86th St., Indianapolis. For directions, click here. Be sure to wear comfortable clothes and bring a yoga mat if possible. If you do not own a yoga mat, please bring a beach towel. We hope to see you on Feb. 18!

If you cannot attend on Feb. 18, be sure to visit Sally as she teaches at the following dates/locations:
Wednesdays - Jordan YMCA, 10:45 a.m.
Thursdays - Mindful Movement, 5:45 p.m.
Saturdays - Jordan YMCA, 8 a.m.

Event recap: Cooking demonstration at Kiss Z Cook

Throwing January's usual healthy eating-related New Year's resolutions out the door, more than 15 alumnae attended the cooking demonstration and dinner at Kiss Z Cook in Carmel on Jan. 12. After the insightful cooking demonstration, attendees enjoyed a three-course dinner that included various types of bruschetta, stuffed chicken breast with fettuccini alfredo and tiramisu. Thank you to all who attended!

Upcoming events
Feb. 18, 2010 (please note the date change) - Yoga with instructor Sally Smith. See above for more information.

March 9, 2010 - Spring shape-up and wellness event, sponsored by Body-N-Motion Fitness and Allisonville Chiropractic. Location TBD. More details to come.

April 29, 2010 (please note the date change) - Tour of the American Gallery of the Indianapolis Museum of Art. More details to come.

Membership directory

The membership directory was sent via email.  If you did not receive it for some reason or would like to have a copy mailed to you, please contact Abby Rardin at abbyrardin@hotmail.com.  

Newsletters
January 2010

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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 Amanda Heater, Membership Chair.

Executive board member spotlight: Jen Renzi, Vice President
- College, year initiated: Ball State, 2001
- Current job: Senior Media Planner/Buyer at EchoPoint Media managing the Clarian Health account
- Why did you join Chi Omega? I instantly felt at home in the Chi O suite and felt like the girls there were genuine and like me!
- Favorite Chi Omega memory? Bid Day, the year I was Recruitment Chair and we got a great group of women, and it made me feel like all of my hard work paid off.
- Why did you join the alumnae chapter? To stay involved and connected to Chi Omega, meet other Chi-O alum and have fun events to go to with my friends.
- What does your role on the executive board entail? Coordinating all of the events for the year, and I also co-planned the Basket Auction this year.
- Hobbies? Tennis, fantasy football, running and working out.
- Favorite thing to do in Indianapolis? Go to Colts games!

New member spotlight: Jennifer Cook
- College, year initiated: Ball State University, January 2003
- Current job: Assistant at Cook & Associates
- Why did you join Chi Omega? The girls were all so welcoming, and I felt like I fit right in! Plus, they were and are the best sorority!
- Favorite Chi Omega memory? There are so many, but Initiation night was great, and so were all the memories I made on Exec and living with five of my sorority sisters.
- Why did you join the alumnae chapter? I want to stay involved and connected with all of my sorority sisters and meet other Chi-Os from other colleges!
- Hobbies? Hanging out with my friends, family, and boyfriend; shopping, working out, baking, and going out to dinner!
- Favorite thing to do in Indianapolis? Go to Indianapolis Colts games!!!! GO COLTS!!!

Interested in being part of our new member spotlight? If so, e-mail Newsletter Chair Andrea Farmer at amfarmer16@hotmail.com.

Past Philanthropy Projects

• 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.
• 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.

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