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A Season of Growth and Renewal

protect themselves and others, they also Kris Haskin, Beta Pi possess the comfort of a national Sisterhood President, Board of Directors that has their backs no matter where they land. Alpha Sigma Tau Foundation As this season nears an end and our summer months move full speed ahead, I hope you’ll Dear Sisters and Friends, join me in celebrating these women and all they have and will continue to accomplish. I always look forward to the season that I hope you’ll also reflect on the impact your follows my long midwest winters, for it never support is having. fails to inspire with its sentiment of growth and renewal. Your continued commitment to Alpha Sigma Tau through the Foundation exemplifies I find the transition into spring often mimics lifelong Sisterhood, and your contributions what’s happening in our Sisterhood: daffodils continue to offer our youngest members bloom across the city just as thousands of our opportunities to learn and lead. collegiate Sisters accept their undergraduate diplomas and dream of their next steps. On behalf of our next generation of leaders, and myself, thank you. May you too be inspired It is the hope and mission of the Alpha Sigma by this season of growth and renewal. Tau Foundation that our young women begin this new chapter of their lives as the most In Gratitude, confident versions of themselves. Equipped with leadership skills and the knowledge to THE FOUNDATION Quarterly | SPRING 2019

Meet a Donor: Allika Peeler-Bagley, Epsilon Upsilon Meet a Donor: Joell Sperry, Gamma Theta Dalton State College (Penn State Erie, The Behrend College)

As a founding member and Fun Fact: I am currently serving Initiation Year: 2004 as adventures with Sisters like a two-time president of the my second term as Epsilon random trip to Canada! Epsilon Upsilon Chapter at Upsilon’s Chapter President and First Donation: October 16, 2014 Dalton State College, Allika have the chance to represent my Fun Fact: I was born with a demonstrates a continued chapter as a Dalton State College Occupation: Accounting congenital heart defect called commitment to leadership as a Homecoming Princess candidate Manager, EZ Shield Inc. Tetralogy of Fallot and have had Sister of Alpha Sigma Tau. for 2019. two open heart surgeries. I’m all Favorite Alpha Sigma Tau repaired now and living life to the Meet Joell Sperry, Gamma Initiation Year: 2016 Favorite Alpha Sigma Tau Memory: My proudest moment fullest! Theta. Since October 2014, Joell Memory: The day the Epsilon as a Tau was being awarded the has faithfully made a donation First Donation: June 22, 2017 Upsilon Chapter received its Lois Schweikart O’Dell Anchor I Give Because: I’ve seen the to the Foundation every Meet Allika Peeler-Bagley, charter. As a founding Sister Award. programming change since I was month—that’s 55+ consecutive Epsilon Upsilon. Allika has Major/Career Aspirations: and the first Vice President of a collegian, and it’s been great months of giving! Joell has also supported the Foundation as Marketing Major with Minors Organization Development, I My favorite memories are all the to see our Sisterhood evolve to been recognized in the Anchor a member of the 1899 Society in Health & Wellness and will always hold my chapter’s fun after various initiations where serve the needs of its members. Society (2017 and 2018), the for Collegiate Giving since 2017. Communications. I hope to work establishment near and dear to we hung out and folded the new It’s an honor of mine to contribute 2018 Eternal Light Circle, and for an NPC organization one day! my heart. members into our family, as well to mentoring future leaders. the Elliott Family Society.

Meet a Donor: Ruby Marcelo, Delta Nu UPCOMING EVENT (Beloit College) 11 • 04 • 2019

Initiation Year: 2002 “I support the First Donation: November 4, 2016 Alpha Sigma Tau November 4th Kicks Off Our 2019 Founders Day of Giving Foundation because this Occupation: Diplomat, U.S. and 120th Year of Sisterhood Department of State organization truly builds Meet Ruby Marcelo, Delta Nu. women to be leaders in Founders Day of Giving, one of our most beloved events, Ruby has generously supported Favorite Alpha Sigma Tau all facets of life.” will soon return for its fourth year! Alpha Sigma Tau Sisters, the Foundation since 2016. Memory: The initiation friends, and family are invited to join us, beginning November 4th, ceremony of adding new As an alumna, Ruby makes for our annual day of giving. Join in on the fun and take part in a point to connect with her members. It is awesome to Alpha Sigma Tau Sisters in see the growth of a chapter! Read more about these providing the next generation of women with the skills they cities across the country, and extraordinary Sisters and need to become the leaders of tomorrow. even the world, as she travels Fun Fact: My home state is Hawaii, see all Donor Features which has the only palace in the as a Diplomat for the U.S. at alphasigmatau.org/ More information coming soon! Department of State. U.S., Iolani Palace. Also, your foundation/recognition/ U.S. passport lets you into 100+ donor-features countries visa-free!

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Illuminating Our Sisterhood “The Illuminate cards increased Sisters’ confidence during Convention and I knew it was something I wanted to bring back to my chapter. The cards made the competencies easy to Since its inception, the Foundation has understand and relatable.” provided nearly $1 million in program

When Melanie Wolff, Beta Iota exemplified throughout the grants to the Sorority to deliver (Millersville University), attended Convention weekend. programs like Illuminate, GreekLifeEdu, the 42nd National Convention, and helped the chapter she quickly took notice of Inspired, Melanie returned to overcome challenges. and Not Anymore to collegiate Sisters. the colorful cards being campus and built time into passed around. chapter meetings to share the *Illuminate is supported by a grant eight competency cards and through the Foundation. These Illuminating Our Sisterhood “award” a Sister with each one, In 2012, the Foundation moved its operations setting the tone for the program cards feature each of the Read the full story in the to become a regular part of the from Birmingham, Alabama, to the Sorority’s eight Illuminate* leadership Spring 2019 edition of The chapter experience. competencies. Attendees were Anchor, available online at headquarters building in Indianapolis, Indiana. encouraged to recognize Sisters alphasigmatau.org/ Today, the competencies have with a corresponding card when news-events/the-anchor Today, the Sorority and Foundation enjoy a shared staffing model to they witnessed a competency encouraged deeper conversations maintain daily operations, communications, and efficiency!

Celebrating Our Collegiate Supporters

Often the beneficiaries of for annual contributions totaling members and friends for donor-funded Foundation $18.99 or more. empowering women and growing programs, collegiate members the future of our Sisterhood also play an active role in Our collegiate Sisters know through the Foundation! In 2017, the Legacy Society was supporting these initiatives. firsthand the importance of Foundation programs, and their introduced to recognize members and In 2018, more than 500 collegiate generous support is indicative of members chose to make a the impact donors have on the friends who have committed a planned gift donation to the Alpha Sigma Tau Alpha Sigma Tau experience. to the Alpha Sigma Tau Foundation. Foundation. Of those, 445 were recognized through the 1899 Thank you to our collegiate A planned gift is a contribution that is arranged in the present and allocated at a future date. Planned gifts are often Society for Collegiate Giving supporters, and to all our Learn more about the Legacy granted through a designation in the donor’s will or trust or in Society and committing a their retirement assets. planned gift to the Foundation The 1899 Society, Alpha Sigma Tau Foundation’s exclusive collegiate at alphasigmatau.org/ giving society, was introduced in 2017 to promote a culture of To notify the Foundation of an existing gift commitment foundation/recognition/ philanthropy towards the Foundation among collegiate members. and be recognized in the Legacy Society please email us at legacy-society-planned-giving/ Learn more at alphasigmatau.org/foundation/1899-society/ [email protected] or call Emily Hamsher Kindred, Director of Development, at 317-613-7566.

THE FOUNDATION Quarterly | SPRING 2019 THE FOUNDATION Quarterly | SPRING 2019 Update Your “The Thomas J. King Jr. Scholarship Contact Information and The Future is Bright for 2018-2019 Scholarship Recipients allowed me the financial freedom Connect with Sisters to attend conferences and pay for During the 2018-2019 scholarship cycle (awarded fall 2018), 45 members of Alpha Sigma Tau were awarded applications to graduate school, Alpha Sigma Tau is proud to nearly $60,000 in academic scholarships to support their undergraduate or graduate educations. We which will allow me the opportunity to checked in with a few of those recipients this spring to see how their lives have been impacted. offer AΣT Connect, an exclusive achieve my future goals.” member portal for Sisters to quickly and securely update “Receiving this scholarship from the Alpha Sigma Tau Foundation meant so Allie McCrady, Epsilon Kappa contact information and connect much to myself and my family. Being the oldest of three girls and the first () with one another. to attend university, it was hard to expect how the financial burden would 2018-2019 Recipient of the impact our family. I saw my parents working tirelessly to provide myself Thomas J. King Jr. Scholarship ($1,000) Log in to AΣT Connect: and my three sisters with a debt-free education, however that meant taking 1. Visit alphasigmatau.org in on a lot of the financial burden themselves these past few years. I wanted your preferred web browser. to be able to help my parents put money towards my education, especially “Receiving the Mary Ellen Willmitch 2. Click “Member Login” at the with my middle sister going into college this year as well. With working every Scholarship allowed me to continue top of your screen. summer and every break from college I did my best to help my parents my education at Lebanon Valley 3. Use an existing username provide for my education, but I saw the stress it could cause for us so I College for my senior year. I and password or SIGN UP to chose to apply and seek some assistance through scholarships.” quickly create a new account. successfully student taught in the fall 4. Once you have signed in, click semester in a 2nd-grade classroom, Ashley Accardo, Psi (James Madison University) “GO TO AΣT CONNECT”. as well as a learning support 2018-2019 Recipient of the Psi Chapter Scholarship ($1,000) and 2017-2018 classroom. My student teaching Once inside, view upcoming Recipient of the one-time Founders Day of Giving Scholarship ($1,000) experience is one I will never forget events in your area, update your and I proved to myself that I have the contact information, make a skills and knowledge necessary to be donation, order a new Badge or chapter guard, and more! the best teacher I can be.” “Without the support of Sisters and their contributions to the Foundation, I may Over the years, we lose touch not have been able to participate in everything I would have wanted during my Eryn Somers, Gamma Tau (Lebanon Valley College) with members because of name undergraduate career. Thank you!” 2018-2019 Recipient of the Mary Ellen Willmitch Scholarship ($1,000) changes or an outdated mailing address, email address, and/or Kacie Cassar, Beta Mu () phone number. 2018-2019 Recipient of the Beta Mu Chapter Scholarship ($500) “The Delta Tau Chapter Scholarship With your help, we can reconnect helped me complete my last classes these “Lost Sisters” with Alpha on time. Without the help, I was at Sigma Tau. risk of not being able to afford my classes, which would have pushed Visit alphasigmatau.org/lost back my graduation date. I am forever today to see if you know a Learn more about these and other 2018-2019 scholarship “Lost” Sister. recipients, including their plans for the future, by visiting thankful!” alphasigmatau.org/foundation/what-we-do/ Emma Densmore, Delta Tau Learn more about scholarships through the Alpha Sigma () Tau Foundation, including 2019-2020 opportunities by 2018-2019 Recipient of the visiting alphasigmatau.org/foundation/scholarships/ Delta Tau Chapter Scholarship ($1,000) THE FOUNDATION Quarterly | SPRING 2019

Having a consistent donation base each month helps the Foundation plan and operate more efficiently and helps us give you, our generous supporters, the best return on your investment. Thank you to the individuals listed below, who are recognized as active members of the Friendship & Fidelity Giving Circle.

• Jazman Acosta, Epsilon Upsilon • Anne Curran Gruber, Alpha • Carol Zorger Mooney, Alpha Lambda • Kate Wehby, Gamma Xi • Jessa Albert, • Janice Grundy, Beta Xi • Holly Primus Morris • Mary Wright, Alpha • Mary Elizabeth Askins, Alpha Lambda • Kimberlee Harrell Guy, Gamma Gamma • Meredith Rambo Murray, Gamma Pi • Bethany Yost, Beta Delta • Melissa Hatfield Atkinson, Gamma Mu • Kaitlin Musloe Hall, Delta Alpha • Jullie Driscoll-Nauman, Zeta Tau • Jessica Leigh Zabriskie • Francesca Renee Bailey, Epsilon Gamma • Nicole Halliwell, Gamma Rho • Patricia L. Nayle, Phi • Nicole Moretta Ball, Sigma • Jess Harper, Delta Mu • Ben Nemenoff Quarterly Recurring • Alice Ball, Epsilon Gamma • Tina Price Harper, Delta Mu • Bobbie M. Nichols, Alpha Gamma • Joanna Barrett, Epsilon Epsilon • Melanie Evans Hartle, Delta Alpha • Melinda Henry Oates, Gamma Gamma • Carol Baril, Beta Zeta • Rebecca Zoeller Bathon, Beta Pi • Melinda K. Hatfield, Omicron • Kelli O’Brien, Delta Eta • Ashley Brown Beasley, Beta Zeta • Brea Haywood, Alpha • Alondra Olvera, Delta Nu Annual Recurring • Sally Brancheau Belknap, Alpha • Kirsten Newman Heck, Gamma Pi • Katherine Pulley Onyshko Esq., • Rita Bertolino, Phi • Tanya Hill, Beta Omega • James R. Paponetti • Valerie Patton George, Alpha • Angie Bong • Sarah Elizabeth Hinshaw, Delta Nu • Missy Friesen Parks, Beta Xi • Dr. Edward Jervey • Tamara Stegehuis Bonifield, Beta Xi • Mary Reid Howard, Beta Zeta • Kathleen Wheat Perschbacher, Gamma Xi • Rose Marie Schmidt, Theta • Emily Boockoff, Epsilon Sigma • Adeline Hummel, Beta Xi • Stephanie Piazza, Alpha Pi • Michel Brindell, Beta Psi • Shauna Heinsler Jackson, Delta Alpha • Sarah Pinkerton, Delta Pi • Cayte Merryman Brown, Psi • Ronica Marie Jackson, Epsilon Beta • Crystal L. Poe, Omicron • Sara Brown, Gamma Pi • Tracy McKellar Jenish, Beta Chi • Victoria Prasek, Epsilon Chi • Erika McManus Bukva, Delta Rho • Jenni Kemmery, Delta • Rachel Presskreischer, Delta Phi • Ashley Hoogstraten Burk, Beta Pi • Alex L. Kennedy • Debi McCain Pyszka, Alpha Nu • Melissa Chavez, Epsilon Omicron • Karen Laursen Kessler, Beta Xi • Emily Matles Quinn, Gamma Xi • Tracy Ciabattoni, Zeta • Emily Hamsher Kindred, Beta Delta • Jessica Langkamer Quinones, Delta • Ashley Clark, Gamma Mu • Jordan Knuth, Beta Pi • Diane Rand, Beta Pi • Jen Cohen, Gamma Rho • Canda Kroger, Rho • Kristie Rankin, Beta Zeta • Carol J. Cooper, Zeta Tau • Jessica L. Kromer, Delta Beta • Debbie Ray, Alpha • Jenni Cornelius, Beta Eta • Jackie Oesmann Kruk, Delta Alpha • Emma Bunnell Rice, Phi • Chris Duggan Covington, Alpha Lambda • Jennie Wysocki Kuhns, Gamma Rho • Erica May Richards, Beta Mu • Chrissi Ward Cullen, Psi • Michelle Lame, Alpha Lambda • Mary Jane Rodriguez, Gamma Gamma • Amanda Michele Davis, Delta Upsilon • Jenna Lewis, Gamma Gamma • Jamie L. Rossi, Gamma Theta • Lindsay McDowall Davis, Gamma Mu • Rachel Binda-Lis, Sigma • Sarah Lavalette Rubino, Gamma Delta • Kathy Phipps Dennis, Alpha Lambda • Megan Ganser Lynsky, Epsilon Gamma • Karen Nicolaus Ryan, Zeta Tau • Ashley Deppe, Gamma Zeta • Megan MacFeat, Beta Mu • Tiffany Marie Saragian, Beta Tau • Stephanie Balko Dibble, Beta Chi • Nadia Sawka Maddens, Theta • Suzanne Lilliquist Schultz, Delta • Sarah DiDavide, Delta Delta • Michelle Zewe Markley, Alpha Tau • Erin Nicole Sloan, Rho • Kristin Walker Donnelly, Alpha Lambda • Julie Lauderman Martin, Omicron • Ashley Smith, Psi • Lettie Cottrell Dreyer, Delta Delta • Mary Eubanks Mazzola, Delta Rho • Leah Smith, Beta Delta Monthly giving offers control, flexibility, and • Laun Spoharski Dunn, Gamma Pi • Heather Hanko McGaffin, Alpha Lambda • Justina Solties, Gamma Theta maximum impact. Consider joining this • Michelle Wirth Dusky, Beta Eta • Shae Woodward McLin, Phi • Joell Jean Sperry, Gamma Theta community of Sisters and friends committed • Kristina Moron Eaton, Gamma Delta • Beth Knaus McOsker, Alpha Lambda • Kate Sweeney, Gamma Theta to empowering women and growing the • Megan Escobar, Gamma Tau • Debi Flaig Meeks, Beta Mu • Michele Tenore, Alpha Lambda future for Alpha Sigma Tau as members of • Gretchen Stahl Foran • Andrea Rogers Mersiovsky, Rho • Kimberly Topel, Gamma Rho • Stacey Daniel Fragile, Gamma Mu • Michele Salyer Messner, Alpha Lambda • Elizabeth Langston-Tullos, Alpha Gamma the Friendship & Fidelity Giving Circle. • Nicole Noyse France, Alpha • Jennifer Mo Miles, Phi • Christina Alexandria Oates Turner, Gamma Gamma • Sarah Hribar Fullwood, Zeta • Allison Miller, Phi • Michele Upright Join today by selecting “Monthly” • Dr. Theresa Gallo, Delta Phi • Jamie Jones Miller, Psi • Dana Cain Vann, Delta Rho as your gift recurrence at • Naoina Catherine Gartee, Delta Nu • Kellie Margaret Vehlies, Epsilon Epsilon • Allie Ellis Mills, Gamma Gamma alphasigmatau.org/donate • Shel Hujarski Golob, Delta Alpha • Sara Velasco, Epsilon Beta • Meilyng Gonzalez-Adams, Gamma Theta • Casey Mills, In Honor of Allie Ellis Mills, Gamma Gamma • Tina Opal Velt, Alpha Lambda • Rachel Bourgeois Green, Phi • Emily Mingus, Delta Nu • Joanne Rupprecht Walter, Psi • Jenn Green, Alpha Gamma • Bev Singel Molnar, Delta • Diane Marie Wehby, Gamma Xi THE FOUNDATION Quarterly | SPRING 2019 THE FOUNDATION Quarterly | SPRING 2019 Thank You to the 2018 Members of the Anchor Society

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Alpha Sigma Tau empowers women to excel in life. Valerie Patton George, Alpha

Since 1982, the Alpha Sigma Tau Foundation has provided members and Michele Hujarski Golob, friends the opportunity to make donations in support of the Sorority’s Delta Alpha educational and programming initiatives. Sarah Hinshaw, Delta Nu The Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit. All donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. Jamie Jones Miller, Psi, and Tim Miller

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