Chapter Room Fundraiser Update

The baseboards are being repaired/replaced today. The painter is coming on Monday to paint the main room. Unfortunately, that's all we can afford to do right now. We'd like to paint the study, the bathroom, and the kitchen but our fundraising isn't going as well as we had hoped.

We have over 600 alumni! If only you could each send in at least $10.00, that would help so much. We've seen the other three Chapter Rooms and ours is not even comparable. Those of you that saw it three years ago know what I'm talking about. There is a slide show at the bottom of this blog showing the CR. We're trying to improve it but without your help, there is just so much the 4 of us on the committee can do.

The mailing address has been mentioned a couple of times in this blog. Please, send us your check.

Sisters without addresses

If you know the address/email of anyone on this list, please send it to us (AlphaPhi50th@aol.com) so that we may include them in our mailouts for the Reunion. This list is from Alpha Phi International. As you can see, we're missing quite a few. Here's a bit of trivia, Gamma Omega has initiated 625 since it began in 1959!

July 30 updated list:

1900 Mary Roberts Carroll1900 Olivia Hinchson Ewing1960 Dortha Parker Biggs1960 Beverly Renfro Bolton1961 Sally Sherfesee1962 Carol Cash Fry1962 Sandra Kenyon1962 Karen Graham Thomas1962 Reba Wiist Woods1963 Rosemary Stehlik Atherton1963 Nita Brewer Bowen1963 Lamoine Hobbs Moore1963 Marilyn Morrison1964 Floydada Garner Jordan1964 Janet Crawford Kuhn1964 Peggye McNair1964 Sue Drawhorn Moore1964 Suzanne Lofton Taylor1965 Jo Waller Cotton1965 Linda Dean1965 Sheila Wallace Harmon1965 Gladys L. Henderson1965 Marilyn Heald Wood1966 Carolyn Liggett Counts1966 Den Gensler Hickman1966 Sharon Huntley Small1967 Linda Rogers Bossert1967 Jan Gray Horky1967 Darla Hobbs Pepper1967 Jane Arthur Williamson1968 Margaret Heald Barrow1968 Beth Harlow Coppage1968 Myrna Sears Eddleman1968 Peaches Powell Grant1968 Cheryl Elam Holl1968 Evelyn Darby Jacobs1968 April DePaul Leach
1968 Martha J. Stone
1969 Mary Duncan Burgess1969 Susan Peters Jenkins

1970 Linda Lane Taylor1970 Gaye Wilson Warren1970 Elaine Nipper Winter
1970 Patricia Yowell
1971 Martha Griffin Cannedy1971 Martha K. Fiero1971 Rita Richardson Sheek1971 Lucy McNutt Strickland1972 Vicki Ponder Jones1972 Beverly Tidrow McCracken1972 Janice Howard Moss1972 Lynda Jenkins Walters1972 Susan Wyatt Wolff1973 Deana Byford Gleason1973 Janice Ferguson Glidewell1973 Sandra L. Harrison1973 Mitchell A. Kazoon1974 Mona K. Hale1974 Sandra Jones Knight1975 Becky J. Crain1975 Renee Watkins Nelson1976 Carol Wellman Myer1976 Barbara A. Whitaker1977 Cynthia A. Mayfield1977 Sherilyn Laukhuf Roskopf1978 Debra Waugh Edelman1978 Sharon E. King1978 April Morgan McMahon1978 Carolyn S. McMillon1978 Patti A. Morath1978 Kimberly A. Riley1978 Michelle M. Self1978 Terri E. Still1978 Connie R. Tyler1978 Margaret Boiano Woodard1979 Debbie Hanna Bigot1979 Belinda Bowers1979 Becky Francis1979 Sharon Long Hague1979 Cindy A. Harrison1979 Vicky L. Kaufhold1979 Teresa Kincaid1979 Kim Madera King1979 Rebecca A. Meeks1979 Lisa J. Minniear1979 Jill Springer Nichols1979 Liz Pond1979 Robin E. Sawyer1979 Emily Hodge Thaggard1979 Cindi Callahan Tucker

1980 Debra L. Brown1980 Nancy L. Cross1980 Carla J. Damron1980 Sandy B. Lee1980 Lapriel M. Parton1980 Karen Kovarik Thompson1981 Kathryn A. Brock1981 Janell Halstead Coleman1981 Sherry A. Henshaw1981 Rebecca J. James1981 Alice A. McRae1982 Zoe Leahy Chapman1982 Carolyn Johnson1983 Bridgette R. Banner1984 Susan Orr Tally1985 Kristina M. Rowe1986 Alyssa Karpinski Bergman1986 Jolie C. Harper1986 Bricelle Hendrix1986 Katherine Badgett McCrain1986 Donna Martin Merritt1987 Mary J. Bunch1987 Lorraine Gallivan1987 Kathy R. Hughes1988 Mary C. Arnold1988 Armarilis M. Castillo1988 Theresa L. Heinz1988 Marlene Antee Oliver1988 Cheryl A. Pennington1989 Mary J. Atherton1989 Amy Love Cotton1989 Sara Dennis1989 Lori Prall Jeffries1989 Elizabeth A. Krienke1989 Kathryn Worthington Morgan1989 Tamara L. Scott1989 Lana M. Stone

1990 Carmen A. Frederici1990 Jacquelyn S. Harmon1991 Diana Patino Woolsey1992 Thaila M. Baudin1992 Keri A. Carpenter1992 Teresa Hicks Collins1992 Deanna L. Geer1992 Kristie R. Gehring1992 Sheila L. Staggs1992 Kellie L. Westmoreland1994 Korey D. Fancher1994 Kristin R. Gibbs1994 Stephanie L. Jantz1994 Kimberly Coldiron Latham1994 Joanna J. Smiddy1995 Kimberly Ames1995 Alyssa A. Beaugh1995 Amy D. Henry1995 Meredith M. Richard
1997 Deborah L. Bennett1997 Melissa Chapman1997 Bridget Clark1997 Carey Hobbs1997 Jennifer Bell Long1997 Kellye B. Oswalt1997 Christie L. Potts 1997 Laura S. Stone1998 Paige L. Bass1998 Anita F. Gill1998 Natalie M. Halsteads1998 Andrea Rumsey1999 Natalie C. Banke1999 Michelle L. Davis1999 Christine Clark Fields1999 Jana Moore Gandy1999 Jamie L. Johnson1999 Jana B. Klein1999 Misty M. Strittmatter1999 Stephanie J. Williams

2000 Stephanie Cook2000 Jennifer R. Hansen2000 Minako S. Jantzen2000 Virginia L. Matus2000 Brooke Shankland2000 Amena W. Wess2002 Jamie Becker2002 Kinsey Smith2003 Lindsi Burrell2003 Misty L. Doyle2003 Christy A. Maples2003 Amanda Perry2003 Dusti L. Welch2005 Chrissy M. Cartwright2005 Rebecca E. Geiger2006 Brittany P. Robertson2007 Ashley R. Hinton2008 Leeann Neugin, Stephanie Hanes Green

Reunion Update

We're still finalizing plans for the reunion. The date is set for November 7 at 6:30 at the new Wellington (it's out on Kell west). Spouses are welcome. It's next door to the new Holiday Inn Express. It's a small convention type place, it makes its debut on September 1.
We got the tour last week, it is really nice. It's something that WF really needs. It's partially owned by John and Penney Denman.

We're still working on some of the details. We have a caterer and we've decided on Mexican food. We're trying to make arrangements for a cash bar (we were told we have to take out a 24 hour insurance policy for that, cha-ching). Table decorations are almost finished (while we had time this summer, we worked on those). International is sending a list of members (625), most of those won't have addresses, unfortunately. If you know of anyone not receiving our emails, please get us their information...we'd really like to do most of this via email instead of USPO.

Our goal is to have everything finalized and mailed out by September 1. If you have questions, either comment here on the blog or email us at AlphaPhi50th@aol.com.

Meet the Chapter Property Committee

Recently, a Chapter Property Committee was formed to improve and update the chapter room during this exciting time of growth. This newly formed committee will have the task of sustaining and improving the chapter facilities. The members of the committee are: Penney Denman '74, Margaret Myers '73, Joanne Williford '73, and Heather Wolford '74. We're all on Facebook. This board has just been activated and we are excited to see what we can accomplish!

Leave us a comment on the blog, let us know what you think.

Decorating update

The Chapter Property Committee met with Erin, our decorator, on Wednesday. She has some great ideas for the Chapter Room. Right now we have enough money to do 2” faux white wood blinds in the windows, fix the baseboards (when the flooring was done, some of them were removed and some just need to be replaced) and we’re painting the walls and woodwork.

The next phase is furniture.
The collection of pieces in the room is a hodgepodge of styles and patterns. Nothing matches and most of it is covered with Wal-mart type slip covers. Appearance wise, we are by no means competitive with the other chapters. This is where we need everyone’s help.

Let’s bring it back to the beautiful place it once was. Please send us a donation to get some nice pieces for our sorority home. We'd like to do a good bit of this before Rush. Like we’ve said before, any amount will be welcomed.

Please make checks out to Alpha Phi and send to:
Joanne Williford
1401 Holliday, Suite 316
Wichita Falls, Texas 76301


We look forward to hearing from you,

Penney, Margaret, Joanne, and Heather

Pictures needed

We are starting to collect pictures for the slideshow at the reunion. Send your pics to AlphaPhi50th@aol.com. Please include your maiden name as well as married, year of initiation, names of all in the photo(s) and what was the occasion. We'd love to have at least one picture from everyone. If you are unable to email a picture, contact us at the above email and we'll make mailing arrangements. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Chapter Room Update #1

We had the preliminary meeting with the decorating consultant and will meet with her again next week after she draws up some ideas. We will probably start with painting first, then window treatments, and then furniture.

Any donation amount will be appreciated. $20.00 buys a gallon of paint! All donations will be in strictest confidence, we will not publish or share amounts given. This is why we have Joanne (our resident C.P.A.) in charge of the money. As sisters in Alpha Phi, we are working on this togeather; whatever amount you can send, will be welcomed.

Gamma Omega Alumnae page on Facebook

Here is the link to the facebook page. This will give you updates on the chapter and the alum group.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=204391955443

Email Addresses

We need email addresses!
If you know of someone who did not receive our latest email, please send their address to Heather at heawol@aol.com so they may be included in future updates.

Gamma Omega 50th Reunion Set!

We have a date for our reunion! Save November 7, 2009. More information will be coming soon.