Serenades

Last night, the new members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon came and serenaded us at AXO.  They started off by just standing in the front of our chapter room singing and then they all got down on one knee and personally serenaded each one of the sisters present.  

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Sarah Trombley with Alex Keene

Sarah Oliveira with Nick Pagluica and Katie Arnold with another SAE new member

Abby Horton with Mike O'Hara

Sister of the Week

Ashley Rucki did an amazing job on initiation. She worked countless hours and made sure everything was perfect!

Baskets

After the bigs got their paddles, it was time to give the littles their baskets.  They all lied down on the floor with their eyes covered, waiting for their baskets.  We counted to three and then they all opened their eyes to find an amazing basket in front of them.

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Riley Rousakis with her little Emma Smith

Katie Arnold with her little Annie Gonsalves

Amanda Crane with her big Sarah McCausland, Aunt Sami Heaslip, Grandbig Sarah Trombley, and Great Grandbig Lauren Roberts

Amanda Brabec with her little Lauren Scarlett

Caitlin Daly with her big Elyse Dion

Lindsey Howard withe her big Adriana Duffin

Micayla Anderson with her big Maree Magliocchetti

Ashley Rucki with her little Emily Hoyt 

Camille Phillips with her big Cam Cunningham

Kayla Abboud with her little Cassie Denoncourt

Kelsey Michaud with her big Jordan Doucette

Evelyn Graff with her little Alex Massaro 

Paddles

After enjoying our initiation and the brunch that followed, the chapter headed up to the chapter room to see the paddles.  Each of the newest members hid their paddles and then revealed  it to the entire chapter and their big one at a time.  The paddles all came out so well and all of the bigs were so happy to receive them.  After the paddles were given to the bigs, the newest members presented a craft that they made for each senior.

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Assistant Education Kelsey Matheson and VP Education Sarah Trombley 

Lauren Scarlett with her big Amanda Brabec

Emma Smith with her big Riley Rousakis

Elyse Dion with her little Caitlin Daly

Adriana Duffin with her little Lindsey Howard

Evelyn Graff with her little Alex Massaro

Kayla Abboud with her little Cassie Denoncourt

Amanda Crane with her big Sarah McCausland

Micayla Anderson with her big Maree Magliocchetti

Camille Phillips with her big Cam Cunningham

Katie Arnold with her little Annie Gonsalves

Jordan Doucette with her little Kelsey Michaud

Emily Hoyt with her big Ashley Rucki

VP Education Sarah Trombley receiving her paddle from our newest sisters

VP Education Sarah Trombley and Assistant Education Kelsey Matheson with the Spring '11 Lifetime Sister 

Senior Gifts from Spring '11

The Seniors with their gifts

Sarah DeMichele, Jen Rich, Sam Lonczak, Grace Phillips, Micaela Flynn, Alex Moran, Amanda Burke, Lauren Roberts, Beth Palmatier, Danielle Wanik, and Anna Perkins

Initiation Brunch

Today, we were so happy to initiate 12 of our new members into Alpha Chi Omega.  After initiation, we came back to a brunch prepared by our VP Fraternal Relations, Paige Fagan.  The brothers of Sigma Alpha Epsilon served the lifetime members and the 12 newest lifetime members.  Everyone spent time with their families and waited for the paddle and basket exchange later in the day.

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Katie Arnold, Annie Gonsalves, Lauren Freeman, and Caitlin Daly

Annie Gonsalves and her two aunts who are also Alpha Chi's

Shayla Martin, Amanda Brabec, Lindsey Markow, Lauren Scarlett, Maree Magliocchetti, Micayla Anderson, and Emily Hoyt

Riley Rousakis, Beth Palmatier, Emma Smith, Kelsey Horrigan, Laura GIlbert, Kyle Berge, and Anna Perkins

Emily Hoyt and Ashley Rucki

Maddy Foreman, Kayla Abboud, Cassie Denoncourt, Lindsey Howard, and Briana Taylor

Micayla Anderson and Maree Magliocchetti 

Relay for Life/ New Member Sleepover

This weekend, each sister of Alpha Chi Omega spent two hours walking at Relay for Life.  It is a program that supports the American Cancer Society, so we made informational posters to hang up at the track where Relay was taking place.

Kelsey Horrigan: Bone Cancer

Lauren Freeman: Anal Cancer

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Our New Members also had their sleepover tonight.  The night started off with the Dream Cake Ceremony.  They then each received their plate awards.  

VP Education Sarah Trombley and Assistant Education Kelsey Matheson starting Dream Cake

Dream Cake!

New Members enjoying the cake

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After Dream Cake, two of the graduating seniors shared their memories about their experiences with Alpha Chi Omega.

Amanda Burke reading her speach

Alex Moran sharing her experiences

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After Senior speeches, the new members received their plate awards.

Cassie Denonourt (most likely to go out on a Tuesday) with Kayla Abboud

Emma Smith (cool shit) with Sarah McCausland

Lauren Scarlet (closet party animal) with Celina Williamson

Emily Hoyt (most musically talented) with Marissa Cuda

Alex Massaro (most go with the flow) with Dana Corey

Micayla Anderson (little mermaid award) with Alex Moran

Kelsey Michaud (most adorable) with Sarah McCann

Annie Gonsalves (most enthusiasm) with Maddy Foreman

Caitlin Daly (big/little carbon copy) with Kelsey Wharff

Lindsey Howard (most sassy) with Melissa Karpel

Emma Smith with her big Riley Rousakis and Grand big Kelsey Horrigan enjoying Dream Cake!

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The best part of the New Member sleepover (in my opinion) is when each new member tapes a piece of paper to their back. They then walk around the room writing nice things on each others backs.  It is such a heartwarming experience to be a part of.