AOII Welcomes Rho Beta!

Alpha Omicron Pi Re-Installs 149th Chapter at Virginia Commonwealth University

Brentwood, Tenn.--Alpha Omicron Pi is pleased to announce the re-installation of its 149th chartered chapter. Rho Beta Chapter of Alpha Omicron Pi at Virginia Commonwealth University was installed on March 1, 2008.  Susan Danko, AOII International President, served as the installing officer.

Fifty-six were initiated into AOII membership, including fifty-two collegiate members and four alumnae initiates.   The chapter will continue to be represented by the phrase, “Rare Bonds of Friendship,” as their sub-motto, a name that typifies the chapter’s unique character indefinitely.  Saturday’s initiation and installation activities concluded with the formal Rose Reception for the new initiates and their families at The Place at Innsbrook in Glen Allen, Virginia. 

Several university administrators attended the banquet, including: Carolyn Whittier, Associate Director of Programs and Educational Services and Cara Jenkins, Fraternity and Sorority Life Coordinator at Virginia Commonwealth University.  Representatives of other Greek organizations and various family and friends of the new members also attended the celebratory event.  Other special guests included Susan Danko, AOII International President; Brandi Nunnery, Colony Development Network Director; Tammy Glenn, Colony Development Network Specialist; Julie Anne Walter, Extension and Colonization Manager; members of the Rho Beta Alumnae Advisory Committee and Corporation Board; and Tracy Elleard, Resident Consultant.  In addition, numerous AOII area alumnae participated in the event.  The Alpha Omicron Pi Area Alumnae of Virginia and North Carolina were present, and members of the Gamma Alpha Chapter served as sponsors for the new initiates.

The charter members of the Rho Beta Chapter of Alpha Omicron Pi are:  Caitlin Marie Alewine, Ashley Kathleen Allen, Bethany Lauren Artis, Laura Eileen Bennett, Veronica Alexis Black, Madelyn Jean Brady, Amanda Kristine Bristow, Stefanie Ashley Brogan, Mackenzie Renay Byrne, Rachel Rebecca Carver, Makeda Shenika Chatawa, Britiana Luz Clark, Jennifer Neese Dunn, Elanna Carol Edwards, Marie Alyse Elliott, Megan Elizabeth Foege, Laura Alexis Francis, Taylor Lee Gauldin, Elise Danielle Giannotti, Sharon Paige Gibson, Kelly Elizabeth Grau, Shannon Nicole Griffin, Alexandra Teresa Gucuia, Jennifer Ellen Guerrini, Chesney Ann Jorn, Sarah Louise Kerestes, Maria Elena Maltagliati, Brittany Estelle-Clara Moore, Stacy Lynn Moore, Maryssa Annette Morabito, Kathryn Elizabeth Nichols, Laura Randall Ortiz, Deborah Nicolle Peksa, Tashauna Lea Phillips, Penny Elizabeth Phounsarath, Jami Marie Pollnow, Emily Anne Reijmers, Rachel Elizabeth Rodney, Allie Jane Ronayne, Jocelyn Suzanna Simpson, Katelyn Leigh Smith, Kristen Elise Smith, Maria Esther Tamayo, Millicent Haley Thomas, Amber Michelle Turman, Virginia Marie Walters, Julie Marie Watson, Lilly Catherine Webster, Joanna Lee Whitney, Katie Elizabeth Williams, Maggie Mae Wimmer-Magnant, Carmen Wu Wong, and Adwoa Yeboaa Yeboah.  Alumnae initiates of the Rho Beta Chapter are:  Corbin Lynn Ailer, Krista Nicole Carson, Susan Lousie Martin, and Elizabeth Paige Stangl.

Alpha Omicron Pi was founded in 1897 at Barnard College of Columbia University in New York City. AOII has over 131,000 initiated members in 184 collegiate chapters and over 130 alumnae chapters across the United States and Canada.  Alpha Omicron Pi is an international women’s fraternity promoting friendship for a lifetime, inspiring academic excellence and lifelong learning, and developing leadership skills through service to the Fraternity and community.

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