CAPA Cleveland Alumnae Panhellenic Association

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internship opportunities working with the leadership program. 2017– 2018 Fast Facts: Officers ● Sorority has more President than 250,000 members, 166 active Ashley Wohlwend Kappa Delta Sorority collegiate chapters, and 200 Builds Women of Action alumnae chapters worldwide. With [email protected] In support of Gretchen Swasey, headquarters in Memphis, TN, its Secretary of CAPA, and member of stated vision is: Kappa Delta Secretary Kappa Delta Sorority, this month’s Sorority is committed to providing Gretchen Swasey newsletter feature represents the opportunities and experiences that Kappa Delta sorority’s friendship, fame and build confidence and inspire [email protected] philanthropy. Gretchen has also women to action. served as Scholarship Chair, Ways ● KD’s national philanthropies are Treasurer and Means Chair and Treasurer for Girl Scouts of the USA and Prevent Alison Borodkin CAPA. She graduated in 1994 from Child Abuse America; its colors are Indiana University. olive green and pearl white; jewels [email protected] Kappa Delta was founded on are diamond, emerald and pearl; October 23, 1897 at the State and symbols are white rose, Member Groups Female Normal School (now nautilus shell, dagger; and * Alpha Longwood University) in Farmville, mascots, the teddy bear and Virginia. Its founders are Lenora katydid. Alpha Epsilon Phi Ashmore Blackiston, Sara Turner White, Mary Sommerville Sparks Hendrick, and Julia Gardiner Tyler * Wilson, the granddaughter of U.S. President John Tyler. * In 1902, Kappa Delta’s second * Chi Omega chapter was established at the * Chatham Episcopal Institute in * Virginia. It was a short-lived Delta Phi Epsilon chapter and was forced off campus in 1904 by the school’s * administration. Among the women * initiated into the chapter during March is Women’s History Month, Kappa Delta those two years was Georgia which makes it the perfect time to * O’Keeffe. She enrolled at Chatham wear our badges on our hearts for * Phi Mu in 1903 and graduated in 1905. It International Badge Day, March 5. Our organizations’ founders came was the Institute’s principal and art instructor, Elizabeth May Wilson, together to support one another, and * on March 5 we can thank them for who encouraged O’Keeffe’s leaving us this legacy of sorority. * interest in art. O’Keeffe, a prolific Plan to celebrate, wherever you are, artist, lived nearly a century and by encouraging all sorority women to she was awarded a Medal of wear their badges and capture it on Freedom, the nation’s highest social media using #BadgeDay18. civilian honor. * Represented at first O’Keeffe’s legacy is preserved at Join the Facebook event for Cleveland Alumnae Panhellenic the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in International Badge Day! There’s Association Meeting on May 15, 1914 Santa Fe, New Mexico. In 1998, never been a more important time to Newsletter Editor the O’Keeffe Art and Leadership tell the story of sorority. NPC is Program for Girls was established making strides in promoting the Alison Borodkin there, and it provides opportunities sorority experience and advocating Alpha Epsilon Phi for young women ages 11-13. Each for all that sorority can offer to [email protected] summer, the Kappa Delta collegians and alumnae. We are

Foundation funds two paid doing this by making sure what we [email protected] offer is valuable and available for generations to come.

to do Good” and their colors were Sigma Phi Beta became an ruby and pink. associate member in 1928. In 1933 they merged with . Delta Sigma Epsilon was an AES (Association of Education Sororities) that joined NPC as an associate in 1947 and a full Important Notes member in 1951.They merged with Basket Auction Fundraiser NPC Trivia: Delta Zeta in 1956. They were If you have not done so already, founded at of please send your basket themes to 12 Lost Sororities Ohio in 1914 Nori Weider as soon as possible. International Badge Day is a fitting Ticket envelopes will be passed out time to look at one of the most Iota Alpha Pi was a Jewish sorority at the March 13 meeting. Ticket mysterious topics in sorority that joined NPC as an associate in prices will $3 each or 4 for $10. history-groups that have 1953 and a full member in 1957. In As you collect donations for your disappeared. At its largest 1971 they chose to disband rather basket send Nori a list of key items membership in 1957, NPC had 32 than merge with another group, the as you acquire them. Photos are members. It is good to know that in only occasion where this has also a great promotional aid. We over a half century our numbers occurred. Alumnae continued to will post basket descriptions and have remained relatively strong as meet despite lack of a national pics on Facebook and our website. there are now 26 NPC sororities. organization and they have a Your basket does not have to be Curiosity led me to seek out the Facebook page. assembled or even complete to missing 6 NPC sororities, but I was send this info. The more that is surprised to find that there were became an known about baskets the more more than 6 missing organizations. associate member of NPC in 1930 opportunity for advance ticket With internet research I was able to and in 1933 merged with Theta sales! document 10 groups that were Upsilon which merged with Delta once part of the Panhellenic Circle Zeta in 1962. Spring Luncheon Tickets of friendship but no longer exist. My Early bird ticket sales ($35) for the original research was included in Phi Omega Pi became an NPC Spring Luncheon conclude on April our May 2010 newsletter. member in 1933. They disbanded 15. After that the cost of the I recently found a website called in1946 with chapters being taken luncheon will be $40. Fraternity History and More which over by a variety of sororities. Delta confirmed that in addition to the 10 Zeta absorbed the alumnae and groups previously documented remaining collegiate chapters. Spring Service Project there were another 2 associate Our Spring Service Project will be NPC members that we need to was an AES assembling weekend snack bags for remember. sorority that joined NPC in 1947 clients of OhioGuidestones. We will All but one of these groups and merged with Sigma Kappa in do this immediately after our May 8 merged with another NPC sorority 1959. It was the first education at the Parma-Snow Library. so they are still a part of us. Have sorority established as a greek March Meeting you heard of any of these groups letter organization in 1897. Our next CAPA meeting is on before? Tuesday, March 13 at 12 pm in joined NPC in 1928 and merged with Delta Zeta in the Board Room on the 3rd Floor of Alpha Delta Theta joined NPC in the AAA Building in 1926. Merged with Phi Mu in 1939. 1962. Their original ritual was based on Native American themes Independence. Remember, ALL are Hazel Falconer Benninghoven welcome - regardless of whether you served as national president for and their motto was “let there be light”. are a delegate, alternate or an both organizations. interested Greek woman:) We hope

to see you there! joined NPC in was an AES 1923 and merged with Delta Zeta that joined NPC as an associate in 1947 and a full member in in 1941. ’s “Convention Lights” 1951.They merged with Alpha is still sung at the close of Delta Gamma Delta in 1959. Their motto Zeta conventions. was “The Higher good” and their

colors were silver and rose. joined NPC in 1933 and merged with Zeta Tau Pi Sigma Gamma was sponsored Alpha in 1964. Three chapters on by NPC in 1930 but ended up campuses with Zetas became affiliating with Beta Sigma Omicron. Alpha Phi. Their motto was “We live

Greater Cleveland Chapter welcome to attend as we recognize of AGD hosts Valentine's our women’s’ accomplishments. Scholarships, Anniversaries Day Tea, Charity Event 50-year membership recognitions, Phi Mu The annual Valentine's Day Tea & graduating seniors, chapter pride, Lunch at Baldwin Wallace March 4, 1852 Make-A-Wish raffle and sisterhood University's Alpha Iota chapter of Alpha Gamma will be shared. Our speaker, Carol Starre-Kmiecik, will portray "The Delta Gamma Delta filled 50 bags of assorted March 8, 1873 necessities for Edna House, a Unsinkable Molly Brown" as we women's recovery facility in remember the Titanic 106 years Cleveland, OH, on Feb. 10, 2018. later. Reservations: send payment Delta Phi Epsilon The items were delivered afterwards of $25 to Chi Omega Cleveland March 17,1917 by the alumnae. East, 8153 Cloveridge Road, Nearly 50 collegiate women, and 10 Chagrin Falls OH 44022 before alumnae joined in the festivities. April 5th. Sigma Delta Tau Jennifer Bufe, of CAPA, attended Here's link to the March 25, 1917 the fun event and as a guest invitation: http://event.pingg.com/Cl speaker, promoted CAPA's 2018 eEleusinia2018 Alumnae and Collegiate Scholarships. Alpha Xi Delta Cuyahoga West The event is always a highlight of Shore alums and Cleveland East the GCAGD year, warming hearts Side alums are planning our 125th and taste buds. Check the CAPA anniversary celebration of the Website for photos of the event founding of Alpha Xi Delta on April 21st at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Independence. After lunch they will News and Notes see a performance called "The Cleveland-West Zeta Tau Alpha Indomitable Ladies of 1893". The Alumnae Chapter will be hosting a program will be presented by a fundraiser at The Little Birdie Wine group called Presidents' Wives, a Nest in Parma on March 24th. group of eight women in period Tickets are $25 and can be clothing who will help us purchased online. understand the historical context Link to Facebook and the contributions of women 2018 Calendar event: https://www.facebook.com/event during the time when our sorority Tuesday, March 13, 2018 s/166110994012307/ Delegate Meeting was founded. Alpha Xi Delta was Link to purchase AAA Building-3rd Floor Boardroom tickets: https://my.cheddarup.com/c/zta founded on April 17, 1893 at 5700 Brecksville Road, -cleveland-west-alumnae-membership Lombard College in Galesburg, Independence Illinois. Social Time-11:30 a.m. Congrats to the Panhellenics at Business meeting-12 Noon Baldwin Wallace, Kent State and Book Club News the University of Akron for their Tuesday, April 10, 2018 Book clubs are open to all who are academic achievement of having an Delegate Meeting all-sorority grade point average interested. You don’t have to be a Parma-Snow Library above the all-women’s GPA. member of the alum group or even a Social Time-5:30 p.m. sorority woman to attend, just looking Business meeting-6:00 p.m. Join Delta Delta Delta Alumnae for an interesting discussion. at their annual Mad for Metro Event Poseidon’s Readers Book Club Tuesday, May 8, 2018 on Friday, April 13 from 7pm-10 sponsored by Tri Delta will be Delegate Meeting pm. The evening of cocktails, meeting on March 4 at 2 pm at Stone Parma-Snow Library dancing and FUNdraising takes Mad, 1306 W. 65th Street. They will Social Time-5:30 p.m. be discussing Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Business meeting-6:00 p.m. place at Vosh in Lakewood and Vance. benefits the MetroHealth System. In April Poseidon’s Readers will Saturday, May 19, 2018 Tickets are $50 meet twice. April 8 at 2pm at CAPA Spring Luncheon Slyman’s in Independence to discuss St. Michael’s Woodside Event Center Chi Omegas from the Greater A Dark-Adapted Eye by Barbara Vine Broadview Heights Cleveland area will celebrate (Ruth Rendell). They will meet on Founders' Day with an Eleusinian April 29 at 2 pm at Tartine Bistro, Brunch at John Carroll University 19110 Detroit Road, Rocky River to Stay in Touch With CAPA on April 14th at 11AM. All Chi discuss Fried Green Tomatoes at the Join our Facebook group: Omega alumnae and collegians are Whistle Stop Café by Fannie Flagg. Cleveland Alumnae Panhellenic Association