Graduating Seniors

Gamma Sigma Chapter of Alpha Phi International Fraternity

Fall 2009 Volume 4, Issue 2

ΑΦ Ivy Print

Homecoming 2009 was full

of juggling, circus tents, cir-

cus games and ringleaders. The

theme this year was Cirque du

Stout! We teamed up with Chi

Lambda and from the soap box

derby to the parade we gave it our

all! We won best float this year

and have for the second year in a

row. We made a cute blue and red

striped circus tent with a cut-out

lion and Blue Devil. For our soap-

box derby car we gained extra

points by painting a silly faced

clown on the front along with our

excellent driver, Martha Boehlke,

who raced us to 4th place.

Our nominees for King and Queen

this year were Jon Howard and

Kelsey Dodson-Smith. They did a

great job in all their circus activi-

ties from Jon shaking his booty to

circus music to Kelsey imperson-

ating Miss Britney Spears in her

circus video! We had a great time

competing in other events that

week as well, such as the 24 hour

couch-a-thon, comedic shows and

magicians. It was a fabulous

time and we can't wait for some

intense competition again next

year!

-MJ Sherman

Director of Campus Activities

Cirque du Stout: Homecoming 2009

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

In this Issue:

The 3rd Annual Rockin‟ Red Dress Gala will be held on Saturday, February 27th, 2010 at Stout in the Great Hall.

ALYSSA MAHN GREENDALE, WI

HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT

MOST MEMORABLE ALPHA PHI MOMENT:

“Sister bonding at Laura Heurung‟s house, and creat-ing dance move to different songs on the car ride up”

KELLY GREFF ROCHESTER, MN

INTERIOR DESIGN

MOST MEMORABLE ALPHA PHI MOMENT:

“Sister bonding in 2008 when we went ice skating.”

GRADUATING SENIORS CONTINUED ON PAGE 3...

Philanthropy 2

Letter from Director of Alumnae Relations 2

Alumnae Announcements 3

Fall Recruitment 4

Letter from the President 5

Elections 5

Advisor‟s Letter 6

time is up in this position

and I am moving on to the

Director of COB. I enjoyed

this job very much and I‟m

sure the next Director of

Alumnae Relations will

enjoy getting to know you

just as much as I did. I

Hello wonderful ladies of

Alpha Phi!

It has been a pleasure

reading all of your an-

nouncements and getting

to know what is going on in

your lives. I loved reading

all your stories. Sadly my

want to wish all of you the

best of luck in the future!

And also remember to

come to the Annual Red

Dress Gala on February

27th! I hope I see you all

there!

...Graduating Seniors, continued

Letter from Director of Alumnae Relations

Aubrey Boubelik

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KAILA KLETT BELOIT, WI

RETAIL MERCHANDISING AND MANAGEMENT. CONCENTRATIONS IN FASHION MARKETING & BUYING AND PRODUCT MANAGEMENT

MOST MEMORABLE ALPHA PHI MOMENT:

“ THE FRIENDSHIPS THAT I HAVE FORMED HERE I KNOW WILL LAST FOR A LIFETIME”

RACHAEL BRADLEY SUN PRAIRE, WI

HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT

MOST MEMORABLE ALPHA PHI MOMENT:

“That's so hard because there are too many!! I would say meet-ing my best friends and having that strong bond of sisterhood. I have so many amazing memories from Alpha Phi but it wouldn't have been a great memory if it weren't for all the amazing girls I have met throughout the years!”

Letter from Director of Philanthropy

Katie McCarthy

Hi, my name is Katie McCarthy and I am the Director of Philanthropy.

We are proud to have raised $3,000 for the Alpha Phi Foundation last

semester with our 5K Walk/Run event that over 200 people attended!

This semester the chapter is working hard to plan our 3rd annual Rockin‟

Red Dress Gala. It will be held Saturday, February 27th 2010 at

UW-Stout. This year‟s gala features a silent auction filled with a variety

of fabulous prizes, a full dinner, guest speaker, and more! It will be a

great event for alumnae, family, and friends to come together for a great

cause! We are looking forward to another opportunity to raise money to

help the Foundation support women‟s cardiac care!

Births

There have been many births this past year

and I am excited to delivers the news! Con-

gratulations to all!

· Sarah Van Arsdale (‟95) and husband John

Cook have a little future Alpha Phi: Lucy Elea-

nor Cook was born October 6, 2009, in Seat-

tle!

· Maren Schultz (‟98) and husband Jeff had

their third child, Brenna Anne on September

4, 2009 weighing 5lbs 13oz!

· Nicole (Pilney) Hirsch (‟03) and husband

had their second child Adalynn Irene Hirsch

born October 15th, 2009 at 12:50am weighed

6lbs 1oz 19 3/4 inches long! She is named

after her grandmother.

· Jill (Zimmerman) Roddy (‟00) and husband

had a baby boy Nolan Cain Roddy born Feb-

ruary 3rd, 2009 at 10:45 pm in Fremont, CA!

· Jody Reed (Giesler) (‟97) and husband Jason

Reed had a baby boy on May 3rd, 2009 named

Levi!

· Shannon Corcroan (‟04) and husband had a

son named Elijah John on July 24, 2009

weighing in at 8 lbs. 1 oz and 22 inches long!

· Shelly (Weber) Egeness ('98) and husband

Bruce welcomed their first little boy, Walden

David, 5 1/2 weeks early on October 10 at 3:31

am. He weighed 6 pounds 11 ounces and was

21 inches long.

· Christine (Beno) Johnson („00) just gave

birth to her second child, a baby girl, Virginia

Jeannette, on October 20th, 2009 and also

had a son, Nicholas Jeffery, on May 31st,

2007.

· Amy Hanson („00) had a baby girl, Isabella

on June 29th, 2007

Engagement Announcement

Sarah Calkins („01) recently became engaged

to Russell Christensen and they are planning

a wedding for Fall 2010! Congratulations!

Wedding Bells

· Tami (Schommer) Comstock (‟06) is now

happily married to husband KC!

Nicole "Coley" Borgos („07) got married on

February 21st!

Anniversaries

· Sally (Weiss) (‟61) and Mike Schendel will be

celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on

June 15, 2010. That's also the 50th anniver-

sary of Sally's graduation from U.W. Stout !

· Billie (Gaulrapp) Perkins („03) and husband

Aaron Perkins be celebrating their five year

wedding anniversary on Nov 26.

A New Business

· Lisa Semrau („95) is now an independent

stylist for Stella and Dot! It's the newest

colection of modern vintage jewelry that is the

latest craze in Hollywood. The Bachelorette,

Paris Hilton, Oprah & Debra Messing are lov-

ing Stella & Dot's designs. If you love Anthro-

pologie, J. Crew, Banana Republic & Nord-

strom, you're going to love Stella & Dot!

www.stelladot.com/lisasemrau

Travels

· Christine Voll (Chernin) („70) just returned

from a three and a half week trip exploring

India. “I traveled on everything from second-

class trains to private cars and stayed in old

maharajah‟s palaces, guesthouses and 5 star

hotels. Saw everything from fabled jewels to

bodies floating down the Ganges. My mother,

Ruth Bubeck Voll, PA, Stout 1936, age 95 and

I will head to Egypt for Christmas while my

husband and son hike in the Andes.”

Alumnae Announcements

Have exciting

news? Share it

with your sisters!

E-mail news to:

aphi_alumni_stout

@hotmail.com and

we will include it

in the next

Ivy Leaf!

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Tami (Schommer) Comstock („06) and husband KC at

their wedding.

Future Alpha Phi? Christine (Beno)

Johnson‟s baby girl,

Hello, my name is Cait-lin Olivieri and I am the Vice President of Recruitment.

We had another very successful recruitment this fall. We recruited 11 wonderful new ladies (pictured below)! Everyone who came through thought it was a complete success! Each night of frecruitment we dressed alike and decorated the banquet room with our chosen theme. This year‟s theme was “Mad Hatter Tea Party”. Wednesday night we wore shirts that had a whimsical design and our letters displayed on the

front. Decorations for that night included brightly colored tea pots, lanterns that hung from the ceil-ing, Alpha Phi paraphernalia, streamers, flowers and lots of glitter covered the room. Thurs-day night was Philanthropy night and we decorated with our classic red, black and white decorations. Katie McCarthy, our director of Philanthropy gave a great infor-mational speech about our foun-dation and the Red Dress Gala. “Preference night” was Friday night, the final night of formal recruitment. We served a tasty selection of different appetizers,

created by our alumni, Emily Baugus. We had our traditional philanthropy ceremony, and Krista Jochum shared her story of Alpha Phi with everyone.

This year was another success because of all the girls‟ great enthusiastic attitudes. Each night was full of energy and all the girls were so approachable, and of course strong, classy and real! I am so excited for the next Vice President of Recruitment, Michelle Cromby, and am looking forward to another successful formal recruitment!

Mad Hatter Tea Party: Fall Recruitment 2009

Caitlin Olivieri

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Ashley Mulloy

Green Bay, WI

Sara Musecamp

Oshkosh, WI

Kirsten Lee

Andover, MN

Amanda Sayles

Horicon, WI

Carly Sigears

Eau Claire, WI

Hilary Reiners

East Troy, WI

Rachel Smude

Buffalo, MN

Emily Willman

Rosemount, MN

Kelly Haugen

Westby, WI

Kelly Martinson

Andover, MN

New Members Fall 2009

“True friends, like ivy and the wall, both stand

together and together fall.”

Kelly Kiernan

Buffalo, MN

Elections were held on Tuesday, December 1st and I am proud to present the 2010 Executive Board

Newly Elected Positions

Krista Jochum

President

Tia Ripp

Vice President of

Chapter Operations

Becca Johnson

Director of Finance

Hilary Olson

Vice President of

Marketing

Kara Stapleton

Director of

Philanthropy

Mari Mills

Vice President of

Program Development

Michelle Cromby

Vice President of

Recruitment

Krissy Reinke

Senior Panhellenic

Delegate

Hello Sisters,

As I write this I can‟t be-

lieve how fast this year

went! My name is Teddy

McFarlane and I served as

president for the Fall Se-

mester of 2009. During

the past year, the Gamma

Sigma Chapter of Alpha

Phi has organized very

successful philanthropy

events. I am proud to say

we raised over $3,000 in

donations for The Alpha

Phi Foundation. Amongst

our efforts we have also

had the time to enjoy sister

bonding and improve not

only as a chapter but as

individuals. We put our

game faces on for Greek

Week this past Spring,

beating out the four other

sororities on campus to

bring home the champion-

ship trophy. I have had a

great time getting to know

these girls better by serv-

ing as their President, and

would also like to extend

my congratulations to the

newly elected officers and

we are all looking forward

to what they can do for our

chapter!

Letter from the President

Teddy McFarlane

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Lastly, I would like to announce an addition to the chapter‟s Ad-visory Board – Deanna (Miller) Applehans (‟71). Deanna is the Program Manager for UW-Stout‟s Outreach Services Pro-gram. She joined the Board this summer as the faculty advisor and has quickly become a valu-able resource for the chapter.

I wish you and your families a wonderful holiday season!

Loyally,

Sarah Calkins (‟01)

Chapter Advisor

sarah_calkins@hotmail.com

Hello Sisters!

Thank you for reading the latest issue of the Ivy Print. The chap-ter works hard on this publica-tion and we truly hope you en-joy it. This is a newsletter for you, so please share your com-ments and suggestions with us at aphi_alumni_stout@hotmail.com. We also welcome you to write a story for a future issue!

Many of us have found our-selves spending way too much time on social networking sites like Facebook. Did you know the chapter has a Facebook page? We do! The name of our page is Alpha Phi Gamma Sigma Chapter Alum. This page is designed to reconnect alumnae and keep us all in touch with the chapter. Check it out today!

Sarah Calkins

Advisor‟s Letter

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