March 5, 2012 has been designated as Wear your Badge day to recognize your sorority and what she means to you.

Do dust off your Quill and wear it with pride.  Can’t find your Quill?  Purchase a new one from Fraternity Headquarters.  You can see the many style options available here.

If you have never been to a convention, consider attending in Atlanta.  There are great workshops, fun events and even a silent auction sponsored by the Alpha Xi Delta Foundation.  There will be all sorts of great items to bid on including a Scentsy warmer featuring the Autism Speaks puzzle piece, Miche Bags, books, jewelry, electronics.  The list goes on and on!

You can register for the full convention or even just a portion.  Want to come in just for the weekend?  There is a package for the weekend for $250 (not including room or transportation).

You can find all of the information on the convention website

We look forward to seeing you in Atlanta!

International Badge Day was established in 1997 by the National Panhellenic Conference to set aside a day or an event for women across the nation to wear their sorority badges or Greek letters in a celebration of sisterhood. This year’s theme is: “Keep Your Fraternal Experience Close to Your Heart.”

To learn more about International Badge Day, visit www.npcwomen.org. Alpha Xi Delta collegians and alumnae can download Badge Day materials to publicize International Badge Day on their campus and in their community. 

About the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC)
The National Panhellenic Conference, based in Indianapolis, provides support and guidance for its 26 member sororities and serves as the national voice on contemporary issues of sorority life. Founded in 1902, NPC is one of the oldest and largest women’s membership organizations and is represented on 654 campuses and in 4,537 local alumnae chapters in the U.S. and Canada. For more information, visit www.npcwomen.org.

Too often I see listings on Ebay for Quills for sisters from the early 1900′s and my guess is that their families didn’t know what to do with their Quill and therefore sold it at an estate auction or are maybe even selling it on Ebay themselves. 

According to the Alpha Xi Delta Constiution and Bylaws, Thirtieth Edition, Article XIII, Sec 2 (Member Insignia), clause 3 (Badge of Membership) – “The Badge of Membership (the Quill Pin) is always the property of the Fraternity in accord with the pledge signed by each member before initiation: “I know that the Quill of Alpha Xi Delta is the property of the Fraternity, and is mine to wear so long as I do so with honor to the Fraternity.”

Article XV (Chapter Eternal), Sec 2 (Deceased Member’s Quill), Clause 1 (Disposition) does outline what should be done with the Quill. 

On the death of a member, the badge shall be:

• Buried with the member
• Returned to Fraternity Headquarters
• Bequeathed to a college chapter
• Bequeathed to an alumnae association
• Bequeathed to another member
• Disposed of in any other approved manner (selling it on Ebay is not an approved manner!)

Clause 2 states that if the badge is not returned to Fraternity Headquarters that the National Fraternity should be notified of its disposition for the Fraternity’s records.

I treasure my Alpha Xi Delta membership and my Quill and will be including this information with my will so that my family knows what is to become of my badge.  Will you?

The following is the viewing and funeral information:

Wednesday June 9th – visitation from 5 – 8pm with a prayer vigil at 7pm
Wade Funeral Home
4140 West Pioneer Parkway
Arlington TX 76013

From the family – please wear bright colors in honor of Sue’s bright spirit, heart and personality.

Funeral – Thursday June 10th 10:30am
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church
5819 West Pleasant Ridge Road
Arlington TX 7616

Graveside service immediately following the funeral
Moore Memorial Gardens
1219 North Davis Drive
Arlington TX 76012

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to either:

Bonnie J Addario Lung Cancer Foundation

or

Alpha Xi Delta

The Arlington Alumnae gathered with the Dallas Alumnae for sisterhood and a wonderful luncheon.  Pictures will be coming soon!

Wear Blue!

Pass out blue ribbons in your workplace, at your children’s school, at the gym, etc. and encourage others to wear the blue ribbons in honor of World Autism Awareness Month. You can also pass out fact cards with the ribbons.

Light It Blue!

Help Alpha Xi Delta and Autism Speaks raise awareness through the Light It Blue campaign. Many of the world’s most famous buildings, government offices, and monuments will be lit blue in honor of World Autism Awareness Day. The Empire State Building in New York City, the Sears Tower in Chicago, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland -  just to name a few! Let’s not stop there… you can bring the Light It Blue campaign to your home, community, or workplace. Replace your traditional light bulbs with blue light bulbs or shine a blue spotlight on your house, office, or at a local landmark. Bulbs and spotlights can be purchased at Home Depot or a local hardware store. If using light bulbs or spotlights isn’t an option, you can create luminaries with small blue paper sacks and tea lights. The sacks can be purchased at Michaels and you can find tea lights at Walmart. 

For more information, visit the National Panhellenic Conference website.

Rose Petals helps you share your love of Alpha Xi Delta

Just as you treasure your daughters, granddaughters, sisters, nieces, half-sisters and step relatives, Alpha Xi Delta treasures them too. Why? Because these special women are legacies of Alpha Xi Delta.

You can share your love of Alpha Xi Delta and become even closer to the legacies in your life by enrolling them in the Fraternity’s new Rose Petals program. As a Rose Petal, your loved ones receive:

• A personalized keepsake certificate, announcing their membership in this special group
• A Rose Petals letter of welcome from Alpha Xi Delta’s National President
• Special remembrances on their birthday, graduation and other important occasions
• News and information to deepen their knowledge of our Sisterhood
• An appreciation of the organization that helped you become the outstanding woman you are today

Share the Alpha Xi Delta experience with the legacies in your life and show your Rose Petals how proud you are to be an Alpha Xi Delta by completing the Rose Petals registration form.

• Nurture unity and cooperation
• Foster intellectual, professional, and personal growth
• Exemplify the highest ethical conduct
• Instill community responsibility
• Perpetuate fraternal growth

What are you doing to further the mission of Alpha Xi Delta?