| Other events
to put on your calendar:
Saturday, June 4th
2005
Garage Sale Fundraiser
Chris Berquist's house in Medicine Lake
June 29-July 3rd
2005
International Convention
Saturday, August 13th
2005
Summer Dinner - Jax Café, Georgia Gould-Lyle chair. If we
receive 25 reservations before another party requests it, we can
have a private room. Final reservations needed by 5:00 PM Friday,
Aug. 12. Call Georgia Gould-Lyle
763-546-8715
For directions call Jax at 612-789-7297 or go to jaxcafe.com
Saturday, August 27th 2005
Tau Chapter House Clean-up
1121 5th Street SE; Minneapolis
Weed the garden, rake, sweep and perhaps some light cleaning inside
the house. Bring any tools you have or we will have some. Bring
husbands, boyfriends, and children. The heavy work has been done,
come for an hour if that is all you can spare, we save the chapter
$40 per hour to hire a handyman to perform these tasks. Pastries
donated by Rachel Uppgaard (Tau chapter alumnae liaison.) Coffee,
juice, soda provided. Please RSVP to Chris
Berquist.
Sunday, August 28th 2005
1st Annual AOII Golf Outing (9-holes)
Time: 1pm
Please RSVP to Kelly McDonald
or (651) 295 0046
Friday, September
9th 2005
Second Annual Reunion for Tau Chapter approx. 1976 to 1982
era, location TBD. Mary Dayhuff
Hall Chair
September 9-11th 2005
Tau Formal Recruitment
Tau Chapter House
Open House - Friday,
September 9, 5-9 pm
House Tours - Saturday, September 10, time TBD
Preference Night - Sunday, September 11, 3-6:40 pm
Bid Day - Monday, September 12, 4 pm
5 alumnae are needed
days 1 and 2, and 10 on Preference night to work in the kitchen
and help with paperwork. Come for part of a day if you can. Please
contact Jessi St. Arnold,
VPMR or (612) 306-8722;
Recruitment adviser Meg Sisk
or (651) 291-7674
September 26th - 29th,
2005
Kappa Sigma Formal Recruitment
Student Center, UW-River Falls
Informationional Night - Monday, September 26th, 7 pm
Philanthropy Night - Tuesday, September 27th, 7 pm
Preference Night - Wednesday, September 28th, 7 pm
Bid Distribution - Thursday, September 29th, 6 pm
Alunae help is needed with setup, take down and conversation. Contact
Niki Carlson for more
information.
Saturday, September
24th 2005
University of Minnesota Homecoming- does anyone want to get-together
before/after the game? Contact Chris
Berquist
7:00 am - Homecoming Breakfast, Sports Pavilion
9:00 am - Parade, University Avenue
11:00 - Gopher Football vs. Purdue
All times are tentative
Wednesday October
5th, TBD
New Alumnae Ritual & Dinner, 7 - 9 PM
Ritual at Tau Chapter House
Dinner at Grandma's Saloon & Grill (1810 Washington Ave S, Minneapolis)
New alumnae, as well as last year seniors, are encouraged to come
to the New Alumnae get-together. We plan to perform the alumnae
Initiation ritiual and go out for dinner. This is our recruitment
event for the year. Anyone and everyone who has not been initiated
into the alumnae association can attend. Plus meet current members
and network. RSVP to Chris
Berquist
Saturday, October 22th 2005
UW - River Falls "Strike Out Arthritis." Contact Niki
Carlson for more information.
Tuesday, October 22nd 2005
Tau New Member Reception
Join us as we welcome the newest members of Tau Chapter and introduce
them and their parents to theAOII Alumnae Network. Alumnae are needed
to help organize snacks, decorating and clean-up. Contact Jess
Cramer with any questions or to volunteer.
Saturday, October
29th, TBD
U of W, River Falls Homecoming, game at 1 pm. Alumnae picnic - contact
Niki Carlson for more
details.
Saturday, November
19th
Founders Day, 11:15 am- 2:30 pm
The Women's Club of Minneapolis: 410 Oak Grove Street, Minneapolis
10:30 am - Tau Corporation Annual Meeting
11:15 am - Social
12:00 - Lunch
Cost: $25. Philanthropic event - design beautiful handbags to be
sold at Tau's AOPizzeria with proceeds benefiting Arthritis Research.
Questions, please contact Candice
Bott, Chair
Thursday, December
8th
6-8pm
Tau Chapter - 1121
Fifth Street SE; Minneapolis, MN 55441
Tau
fall philanthropy fundraiser, where a $5 donation you receive an
all-you-can-eat pizza supper. This is a really fun way to raise
money for Juvenile Arthritis, and spend some time at AOII. In the
past, AOPizzaria has been from 10pm-2am, however, this year we are
also having it at 6pm-8pm for those alums and parents who would
like to attend. Please
email me (Rachel Uppgaard)
as soon as possible if you plan to come.
Saturday, December
10th 2005
Holiday Brunch and Silent Auction Fundraiser, 11 am
At the home of Sallie Montgomery
6515 Pinnacle Drive, Eden Prairie
952-934-2212
Cost: $7 / person or a food contribution. Bring yourself and a friend!
All items in the Silent Auction Fundraiser are donated by volunteers.
The more items dontaed, the greater the success of this wonderful
event! Please drop off your donation prior to the start of the event.
Proceeds go to the MSP Alumnae Chapter and charities. Contact Chris
Berquist with questions about the fundraiser. We are looking
for people willing to donate handcrafted items, baked goods or personal
services for our Holiday Brunch and Silent Auction Fundraiser. Some
examples include: Blankets, scarves, decorative items, jams, pies,
massages, haircuts, etc.
RSVP to Sallie Montgomery by
December 5.
Monday, December 12th 2005
UW-River Falls Alumnae Ritual - contact Niki
Carlson for more details.
Satruday January 7th
2006, 9 - 12 noon
We will have elections and plan the next 6 months of activities.
Come one and all. You don't have to be an officer
to come and listen or contribute. You don't have to pay dues (although
you can still pay at the meeting if you want.)
Do you want to effect the direction of the Alumnae association?
Are you concerned we should be having different events, want to
return to some of the oldies but goodies, interested in more professional,
philanthropic or collegiate events. Come and make your voice heard!
Now is the time to set the direction with new officers and fresh
enthusiasm! All alumnae have an equal voice no matter how many years
you have been an alumna. Meeting will be at the apartment of: Barb
Smothers
1965 Silver Bell Road, Apt 214
Eagan, MN 55122
(651) 688-7206
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