BULLETIN BOARD/ODDS & ENDS

Get involved with the Chicago Alumnae Panhellenic group: 
Join CAP members at China Grill in the Hard Rock Hotel on Tuesday, Dec. 16 from 6-8 p.m. for a holiday cocktail class. A mixologist will demonstrate how to concoct festive mixed drinks during a lesson and tasting. Includes appetizers and three drinks for $30. Contact Kristin Winters if interested in attending. Also, check CAP out on Facebook! 

Volunteer as a Rho Mu adviser: 
Please contact Courtney Scott if you are interested in joining the Rho Mu advisory board. They are looking for a philanthropy adviser, and many of our alumnae chapter members currently serve on this board.

Get a head start on holiday shopping, at a discount: 
Everyone loves a sale! Get 20% off your first order with Chi O Ellie Martin, an independent Mary Kay beauty consultant. She offers free shipping and the sale lasts through Nov. 30! Please contact Ellie Martin if you are interested or visit marykay.com/ellie and enter Chi O in the comment box.

Share your favorite charity: 
Please contact Heather Frank if you have ideas for holiday gift-giving or want to participate in this year's program. In the past we have participated in the Toys for Tots program, supported a family's needs at the holidays and have bought gifts for Wish Trees. 

Thanks to all who attended Sealed with a Wish!!!: 
We did it--we raised enough to grant a wish! With more than $6,000 raised through donations at the door, silent auction bids and the bachelor auction, we will soon be granting a wish with the Illinois chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation! Thank you to all who participated in making this event a success, from those of you who found silent auction items and bachelors to those of you who helped decorate and man the event to those of you who bid on items and bachelors! Extra special thanks go out to Kristin Winters and Erica Islas for creating the bid paddles, to Sarah Vargo and her staff at Maven for getting us some great publicity, to our friends at Make-A-Wish for participating in our event, to Erica Behnke for creating and updating www.chiodateauction.com, to Rachel Enstrom for creating bachelor brochures for the event and to Heather Frank for coordinating everything!

Rho Mu graduate seeks part-time employment: 
Please contact Rho Mu founding member Ashley Nally if you have any suggestions for this recent graduate who has a BA in History and is interested in part-time employment. Her experience includes data entry, administrative duties, sales, event planning and child care/tutoring.

Chi Omega job opportunity: 
The Chi Omega Foundation is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Director of Annual Giving. The job requires 1-3 years experience in annual fund work, and the full-time position is located at headquarters in Memphis. Contact Sally Stephens if you have any interest in this position.

Chi Omega bath/body products--buy and/or sell them!: 
If you're interested in Chi O bath and body products, check out Not Soap Radio, a licensed vendor who donates a portion of of the sales back to Chi Omega! They're giving 30% off all first-time orders, so enter Greek at checkout for the discount if you're interested! They're looking for alumnae sales reps as well, commission + salary, so contact Laura Cabot if interested.

Volunteer as a Xi adviser: 
Please contact Lisa Glathar if you are interested in joining the Xi advisory board. Lisa Glathar and Millie Minton, members of our alumnae chapter, already serve on the board. The group is looking for new advisers and also volunteers to help supervise events the chapter holds in downtown Chicago. 

Recent graduate seeks Chicago employment: 
Please contact Tiffany Everett if you have any suggestions for this recent Arizona State graduate who has a degree in Political Science and is interested in full-time employment, preferably in event planning. She has experience in customer service and also with large events like the NIKE Tournament and the Max Mara Fashion Show. 

Cute owl earrings/accessories at Etsy: 
Janie Cochran, our regional alumnae director, is selling owl earrings also available at conventions and the Chi O headquarters boutique at her new Web site: chlobriel.etsy.com. Check them out!

Thanks to all who came to the 1154 Lill event!: 
We raised $317.40 for the Illinois chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation just by doing something we enjoyed--creating and purchasing purses and other accessories! 

Congrats to our own executive board/committee members!: 
Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our executive board and dedicated committee members, our chapter came home from Convention 2008 with not one but TWO alumnae chapter awards! We won an award for our participation in the 2007 Elusinian event with the four other area alumnae chapters. We also won an award for Sisterhood, regarding our relationships with both the Rho Mu chapter at DePaul and the Xi chapter at Northwestern. This is no doubt thanks to our many chapter members who serve in advisory positions with both undergraduate chapters, as well as those of us who volunteer and attend social, philanthropic and sisterhood events with or in support of these chapters. Congratulations ladies!

Doggie Playdates: 
If you have a pup and you'd like to join other Chi Os for organized doggie playdates at local dog parks/beaches, e-mail Maggie Ross to be added to the e-mail list. The plan is to arrange some dates for Saturday mornings or Sunday afternoons. 

Exercise Buddies: 
We're finalizing a list of interested Chi Os by neighborhood/interests/ gyms before organizing some runs and walks along the lake and in neighborhoods. E-mail Maggie Ross if you would like to be added to the list!

If you have anything you would like listed in our new bulletin board section, please send it to Nicole Voges, and include any pertinent information, along with contact information.