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What was your best experience while an active member?
Greek Day was my most memorable experience as an active member. It was a great time as long as the weather was nice.

What are your best experiences going and being alumni?
My best experiences as an alumni are the friends that I made in the sorority who are now my best friends.

What was your best experience while an active member?
My best experience while being an active member was the day I got my daughter... I'm so glad to know that we have such an amazing bond, and that bond will always be special. I have an amazing daughter, and an even more amazing family tree!

What are your best experiences going and being alumni?
The most amazing experience as an alumni for me so far was Awakening. Please keep tradition alive girls, tradition is something that only makes us stronger!

What have you been doing since you went alumnae of Chi Omega Rho?
Moved to Gladwin MI, I am engaged and working as an accountant for River walk Place.

What do you feel was the best part of being apart of Chi Omega Rho?
College was a very new and exciting time in my life and I am so thankful that I had the help of such great women to guide me!

What did you take from Chi Omega Rho when you went alumnae?
The feeling of belonging to something great and that my name will be tied to that for the rest of my life.

What advice or comments can you give to the girls that are already apart of Chi Omega Rho or girls that are interesting in becoming apart of Chi Omega Rho?
Remember that the decisions that you make now affect you life tomorrow, and "Once and O'Rho always an O’Rho" :)

Hometown:  Macomb, MI
Year pledged: Fall 2001
Positions held in sorority: Stu. Gov/IFC Rep, Pledgemaster
Mother:  Julie Witt
Daughter:  Cindy Kiss
Big Brother: A sig pi
Little Brother: Jeremy K
Year went Alumna: 2005
Married: Yes
Kids:  No
Occupation:  Engineer

What do you feel was the best part of Chi Omega Rho? 
The friendships and experiences that I encountered while helping me grow.

What did you take from Chi Omega Rho when you went Alumna? 
Lots of new and exciting experiences along with growth and knowledge.

What was your best experience while an active member?
Meeting new people and making friendships that will last a lifetime.

What are your best experiences going and being alumni?
Being able to see how the sorority grows and changes through the years to come.

Nicknames - Snap, Rabbit, Czar
Favorite Color - Yellow & Blue
Birthday - April 12, 1985
Hometown - Brownstown
Major - Mechanical Engineering w/ Entrepreneurial Certificate                           Pledged - Fall 2003
Mother - Amanda Krok
Daughter - Natalie Murphy
Big Brother - Jared Walega
Little Brother - Dan McCarthy (Phi Kap) & Andrew Faust (Alpha Sig)

What was your best experience while an active member?
Everyone I met.

What are your best experiences going and being alumni?
Being able to stay in touch with actives and alumni.

What was your best experience while an active member?

What are your best experiences going and being alumni?

What have you been doing since you went alumnae of Chi Omega Rho?
Had a couple of fun-filled road trips across the US and back (Route 66!). I worked for an architectural firm in Keego Harbor and also in Southfield before I moved to Wales, UK in 1998 where I did my post grad at Cardiff University. Got married the same week as graduation. Been working for the same architectural practice in Wales since 1998. Love to travel... Italy, France, China... and of course back and forth to Troy, Mich.!! We now live in England.

What do you feel was the best part of being apart of Chi Omega Rho?
I enjoyed every part of being an O'Rho.

What did you take from Chi Omega Rho when you went alumnae?
Friends for life - doesn't matter how far apart you live from each other, you know you have really good friends when keeping in touch has not been difficult. We are such good friends and have supported each other through all of life's craziness... the boyfriends, the weddings and now all the babies!

What advice or comments can you give to the girls that are already apart of Chi Omega Rho or girls that are interesting in becoming apart of Chi Omega Rho?
Enjoy your time as an O'Rho and get involved as much as you can. I didn't realize it at the time nor when I joined how much being part of the sorority was going to help set me up for life... the friends, people and social skills (and I'm not talking parties and alcohol!), and balancing all the responsibilities with school, work and personal life.

What was your best experience while an active member?

What are your best experiences going and being alumni?

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What have you been doing since you went alumnae of Chi Omega Rho?
Nothing fascinating since it hasn't been that long but basically I have been focusing on the next stages of my life i.e. career goals, marriage, family, friendships. I promise this section will get better :o)

What do you feel was the best part of being apart of Chi Omega Rho?
Having the experience that someone is always there for you when you need them regardless of the situation.

What did you take from Chi Omega Rho when you went alumnae?
Besides the typical response "Sisters for life".. I took with me the ability to determine what really matters in life and what doesn't.

What advice or comments can you give to the girls that are already apart of Chi Omega Rho or girls that are interesting in becoming apart of Chi Omega Rho?
For members: Life is too short to dwell on petty ridiculous things...never be afraid to show who you really are or say what you really thing...and Sisters of Chi Omega Rho do not judge each other or compare each other...For future members or Greeks in general: Being a part of Chi Omega Rho or any organization for that matter is going to be as great or as miserable as you make it to be. You are the only one that can determine what you will take from the experience. Be open minded and always remember what made you want to be a part of that organization.

What is quality or personality trait did you learn about yourself from being apart of Chi Omega Rho that you didn't know you had until after being apart of it?
As stone cold as I try to portray myself, I really do have feelings!!

Hometown - Rochester, MI
Year Pledged - Fall 2004
Positions Held in Sorority – Fundraiser, Corresponding Secretary, President, Webmaster
Mother – Stephanie Satkowiak
Daughter – Michelle Lasinski & Megan Connor
Big Brother – Sean “Timber” Campbell
Little Brother - George Rose (Alpha Sig), Kyle Seigert (Sig Pi), Mark Baker (Alpha Sig), Will Jackson (Sig Ep), Greg Wells (Sig Ep), Ian Williams (Sig Ep) & Jeremy Taylor (Sig Pi)
Year went Alumni – Fall 2008
Married – One Day!!
Kids – Yes my puppy Kodi
Occupation – Design Associate at AIREA, Inc.

What have you been doing since you went alumnae of Chi Omega Rho?
WORKING!  Going to school….Hanging out with the Actives! Because lets face it I just can’t not be active with them!

What do you feel was the best part of being apart of Chi Omega Rho?
Being involved, growing, and receiving Megan Connor as my daughter who has made me so proud!

 What did you take from Chi Omega Rho when you went alumnae?
I took the love from each sister, and have the desire to become closer to them, and truly making the effort to stay in contact! 

What advice or comments can you give to the girls that are already apart of Chi Omega Rho or girls that are interested in becoming apart of Chi Omega Rho?
Actives: Be who you want to be…..don’t judge, and say what you think!!

Interested: If you want to get involved joining an organization is the best thing you could do, I have learned so much from being in a sorority, I’ve grown mature and professional and it was a great decision for me! 

What is quality or personality trait did you learn about yourself from being apart of Chi Omega Rho that you didn't know you had until after being apart of it?
I can be friends with everyone and anyone, and talk to anyone where before I didn’t go up to talk to random people about anything!

Nickname: None
Hometown: Fenton, MI
Birthday:
Big Brother: Dave Werthman (Theta Tau)                                                       Mother: Kathleen Lilienthal
Daughter(s): None
Year Pledged: 2004
Year went Alumni: May 2008

What was your best experience while an active member?

What are your best experiences going and being alumni?

What was your best experience while an active member?
“Secretly” working on the rituals with the founding mothers in Lori Ellingboe’s attic. We had a ball everywhere we went as a group! We had at least one sleep away retreat a year. I also enjoyed the fundraisers for the Ronald McDonald House. We washed cars and had an auction of our lunches (whoever bought the bag lunch got to have lunch with that O-Rho)

What are your best experiences going and being alumni?
I enjoy sharing what I know about the profession of architecture to kids in school. Also, contributing my time for the design and development of a community center where I live here in Vermont.

Hometown - Muskegon, MI                                                              Year Pledged - Fall 2006                                                                  Positions Held in Sorority – Scholastic Chair, BCG                            Mother – Liz Donahue                                                                     Daughter – Sarah Dare                                                                Big Brother –  Nawras Shurki (Phi Kap)                                                Little Brother - Tyler Lind (Sig Ep), Andy Barwick (Sig Ep), Michael Meldrum (Sig Ep)                                                                      Year went Alumni – Spring 2009                                                   Married – No                                                                                  Kids –  No                                                                                     Occupation -Intern Architect

What have you been doing since you went alumnae of Chi Omega Rho?   I am currently attending LTU's architecture graduate program to receive a masters of architecture with a concentration in Professional Practice and design. I am also currently working at Lawrence R. Brink Associates. I recently just moved to Ann Arbor with Brent!         

What do you feel was the best part of being apart of Chi Omega Rho?    Having someone to depend on. The O'Rho's were/are the people I go to for anything.Shoulder to cry on or someone just to have some girl time

Hometown - Kalamazoo, MI                                                                             Year Pledged - Spring 2006                                                                            Positions Held in Sorority – Social Chair, Charity Chair                                    Mother – Natalie Murphy                                                                          Daughter – Katie Kuyten, Romica Singh                                                              Big Brother – Richardo Serra                                                                                 Little Brother - Sean Yargeau (Phi Kap), Matt Meyer (Sig Ep), Kevin D.L. McLarney (Sig Ep)                                                                                                            Year went Alumni – December 2008                                                               Married –                                                                                                       Kids –                                                                                                     Occupation – Architect

What have you been doing since you went alumnae of Chi Omega Rho?               Currently just looking for a full-time Architect position with a great firm.  I plan on returning to school within the next year or so, to pursue my Master's.

What do you feel was the best part of being apart of Chi Omega Rho?                  The great memories- I have soo many good times with the girls. I will miss everyone

What did you take from Chi Omega Rho when you went alumnae?                        I'm not sure yet, this is still a new thing.

What advice or comments can you give to the girls that are already apart of Chi Omega Rho or girls that are interested in becoming apart of Chi Omega Rho?       This is a great opportunity and great group of girls. Everyone truly cares about you, will support and be there for you. You can call anyone and they will be their for you (even if its someone your not that close with).

What is quality or personality trait did you learn about yourself from being apart of Chi Omega Rho that you didn't know you had until after being apart of it?           Learning to express my opinion in a non-defensive way. Also listening to how someone else sees things and learning to respect their ideals.

What was your best experience while an active member?
My best experience as an active member would have to be the last formal that I attended. At that moment I was close to most everyone that was a member and I felt the most connected to the membership. We all had a great time dancing and just enjoying each others company. I will never forget that night.

What are your best experiences going and being alumni?
My best experience as an alumni was the planning of the 25th anniversary formal. I really enjoying meeting with the committee to plan an event that would not only be for them but also for everyone that had ever been a member. I also loved putting together 25 years of sisterhood into scrapbooks that would always be around for future sisters to see everything that we have done, and what we are all about.

What was your best experience while an active member?

What was your best experience while an active member?
I would have to say that the best memories I have from the sorority were at the Rose Petal Gala's. That was the one time where everyone was together, everyone was happy, and we all had a great time.

What are your best experiences going and being alumni?
I am a fairly new alumni, but one of the best experiences I had in the process of going alumni was typing up my alumni letter. It really showed me personally how much the sorority meant to me all those years and how much I was going to miss it.

What was your best experience while an active member?
All of it!

What are your best experiences going and being alumni?
Still hanging out with the girls from the sorority.

What was your best experience while an active member?
Being active a little longer helped to connect to more sisters at various ages. Seeing the sorority grow in strength & numbers was also fulfilling. I will never forget my time as an active, and how much it influenced the adult version of myself.

What are your best experiences going and being alumni?

What was your best experience while an active member?

What was your best experience while an active member?
Establishing friendships with many wonderful women.

There are so many to mention! First one would have to be pledging - from laughing so hard my stomach hurt while we were trying to take a simple picture to shopping for retreat at Kmart at midnight. As much as we hated pledging, I would never replace that experience!! Getting Stef as a daughter; I didn't think that she would choose me! The whip cream fight with Andrea at retreat, running to the grocery store during rush with Maureen, Kathleen, Holli, and Katie K. and getting completely soaked in the rain, breaking into Maureen's car to do dirty girl scouts at the Spot Light Party and just hanging out with the sisters in general.

What was your best experience while an active member?
There are so many experiences that I loved, it's hard to just name one. I will say that being pledge master for a semester was great, and the girls (Rachel, Nicole, Allison & Kristen) were sweethearts, and I loved helping them through stuff to become great members, both active & alumni, that they now are! I also loved going to the rush events such as Spaghetti Dinner, Graffiti Party, etc., meeting new people, becoming very close friends with some girls in the sorority (Mindy Sawalha and Leslie Bourlier were bridesmaids in my wedding), and allowed the privilege of becoming an "honorary member" even though to everyone in the sorority and myself at the time, that was only a formality. I pledged like everyone else before me did, and felt like a regular active member even though I didn't attend LTU. Pledging, for this reason only, was a bit challenging but well worth it!!!

What was your best experience while an active member?
Meeting founding mothers, Weekend retreats and receiving daughters

What was your best experience while an active member?

What was your best experience while an active member?
Getting my daughter

What was your best experience while an active member?

What have you been doing since you went alumnae of Chi Omega Rho?
I attended grad school at North Carolina State University…moved back to Northville Michigan and have been working at DSA Architects since October 2003, but will be moving to South Carolina August 21, 2006 to start work at Timbes Architectural Group in Myrtle Beach.

What do you feel was the best part of being apart of Chi Omega Rho?
The close bonds I still have with some of my sisters…we still try to get together at least once a month and catch up on everything that has been going on in our lives…

What did you take from Chi Omega Rho when you went alumnae?
Do what you need to do to reach the goals you have set for yourself and your sisters will always be there to support you even if they don’t necessarily agree with things at the time…

What advice or comments can you give to the girls that are already apart of Chi Omega Rho or girls that are interesting in becoming apart of Chi Omega Rho?
Find out if it is the right fit for you before committing to this family. It isn’t all for show, for the name or sake of being a part of a Greek organization. The people you meet will be the people you will keep as a part of your life, long after school is gone…treasure the moments you have…

What is something that we should know most about Chi Omega Rho?
Value what you say and do as a part of this special group of girls. The girls you meet as part of Chi Omega Rho will be the ones that stick with you for the rest of your life!

What was your best experience while an active member?
Getting ready for Greek day and the sleep over the night before and the whole bonding thing during Greek Day.

What are your best experiences going and being alumni?
Best thing about being alumni is that you don't have to attend meetings at 10 PM!!! I haven't been an alumni long enough to give my best experience as an alumni.

What was your best experience while an active member?
My best experience as an active member was the anticipation and preparation for Fall rush each year. Everyone was always excited for the newyear to begin!

What was your best experience while an active member?
Establishing friendships with many wonderful women.