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Upcoming Events 2011 Move – In: Aug 27 Recruitment: Sep 11 - 21 Bid Day: September 23

April Showers Bring May Flowers Michigan weather has been in full force this spring- and so has Alpha Gamma! Every weekend in April has brought something new and exciting for us to do. We hosted our first philanthropy 5K during the first weekend of April, the next week brought rededication and a sisterhood to the Tigers game. The last full weekend of the school year was filled with Parents Weekend and our Senior Sendoff!

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Membership Information Sheets If you know a young woman attending the University of Michigan who is planning on going through formal recruitment, please email all recommendation letters and legacy notifications to bic0417@yahoo.com

Back to the 60’s: Mad Men Formal

April Fools! On April 1, Alpha Gamma had their annual Crown Ball formal. This year it was Mad Men themed and was held at the Diamond Banquet Center in Novi, MI. Everyone had a fabulous time dressing to the nines and getting down on the dance floor. We especially loved all of the food!

Rededication April 9th was our first rededication as a newly installed chapter. Rededication holds many of the important rituals that are found in initiation and helps us renew our dedication to Zeta Tau Alpha. It reminds us that Zeta is Forever!

Welcoming the Parents! Over the weekend of April 15th, Alpha Gamma hosted parents for our first annual Parents Weekend! The weekend fell on the Michigan Football Spring Game, which Michigan won! We hosted a dinner after the game & several families went to support sisters in activities they participated in over the weekend.

Senior Sendoff After our Parents Weekend activities subsided, we were able to honor our seniors. The seniors spoke about what Zeta means to them and they also “willed” gifts to underclassmen in order to keep traditions in the chapter. Each senior received a cookbook of recipes compiled by the chapter members as a gift to take into the real world. We will miss our fabulous seniors and wish them the best in the future!

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First Annual Pink Ribbon Run: 5K in Nichols Arboretum

On April 3rd, the ladies of Alpha Gamma braved the weather for their first 5K race to raise money for Breast Cancer Education and Awareness. Though the skies were dark and the rain threatened to poor on the volunteers and racers alike, the day hit a high note for the girls. With over 200 runners and over 60 volunteers, Nichols Arboretum on the University of Michigan’s campus was donned in pink, turquoise blue, and steel gray for the day of the race.

We held a raffle to gain even more donations for the event including a FlipCam camera, a free massage, donated Victoria’s Secret merchandise, a Bluetooth headset, and an android tablet. Each runner received a

complimentary gift bag and a ZTA Pink Ribbon Run t-shirt, listing all the sponsors including Kroger, Underground Printing, Liberty Athletic Club, Hiller's, J&H Family Stores, Bob's Butcher Block, and Red Wing Line, whose donations ensured the race got off to a good start.

A local restaurant, Sava’s, allowed us to paint their front windows to publicize the event! All the hard work from the chapter and the immense participation of the community paid off. Our first race for the ladies of ZTA went superbly and the women, raising $4600 for the ZTA Foundation. A special thanks to all the sponsors who helped underwrite our event!

Play Ball! Opening weekend of the baseball season is a fun time for all, but this year Alpha Gamma got to participate! On the Sunday of the Detroit Tiger’s home opening weekend, over 50 sisters took charter buses to Comerica Park to cheer on the Tigers against the Kansas City Royals. It could not have been a more perfect day with 80 degree and sunny weather! Everyone had an amazing time and we hope to do another trip to Detroit in the near future!

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Sister Spotlight

Executive Council: Rachel Barbat Rachel is a junior from Flint, Michigan. She is a Political Science and Sociology major. Rachel is incredibly dedicated to her position as Ritual chair and loves that they bond every ZTA. Rachel currently works tutoring athletes in the Ross Academic Center. She will be applying to law schools in the fall.

Programming Council: Anna Peters Anna is a sophomore from Huntington Woods, Michigan. She is studying Communications and Art History. She is a member of SHEI magazine, a fashion magazine on campus. Anna is one of our sisterhood chairs and has done a fabulous job planning our sisterhood events this semester! Anna’s favorite Zeta memory has been living in the house with her sisters!

General Member: Erica Wagner Erica is a junior from St. Louis, Missouri. She is majoring in Art and Design, specializing in Oil Painting and Mixed Media Sculpture. She was one of our Greek Week representatives and did a fabulous job motivating everyone and helping lead us to 2nd place. Her favorite Zeta memory is spending time in the sunroom with all her sisters.

Senior Spotlight: Theresa Bodwin Theresa is a senior from Haslett, Michigan. She is majoring in Political Science and Environmental Science and will be attending law school in the fall. She hopes to go into environmental law. She loves Mad Men and dressed to the theme at our Mad Men themed formal. You’ll be sure to find Theresa wearing her God Bless America sweatshirt on test days.

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Go Greek Awards 2011

The four Greek councils on the University of Michigan’s campus, Panhellenic, Interfraternity, National Pan-Hellenic, and Multicultural councils, come together to host an annual awards night to recognize excellence in the Greek community. This year, our executive board attended the 28th annual event that honored excellence in areas such as programming, philanthropy, and academic achievement: all things that are cornerstones of what Greek Life stands for. They also awarded honors for Chapter of the Year for each of the four councils. The evening consisted of a keynote speech by Angela Harris, Alpha Chi Omega’s National Vice President, who spoke to us about measuring the success of our chapters

by the amount of impact our programming has compared with how many people participate. We also honored Chris Haughee, the assistant director of Greek Life, who will be stepping down this summer from his position after six years of dedication to the University and the Greek Community.

In the awards category, Alpha Gamma earned special commendations for our Social Responsibilty and Philanthropy work. Our president, Taylor Krebsbach, also earned President of the Term for her work helping combat online bullying and going above and beyond in the Panhellenic Community.

We would also like to offer congratulations to Pi Beta Phi, Panhellenic Chapter of the Year and Pi Kappa Alpha, Interfraternity Chapter of the Year.

Alpha Gamma Executive Council 2011

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Summer Plans:

Below is a list of plans that some of our members have for the summer

Jen Balogh will be interning with Ride for Autism & the University Autism Center. Rachel Barch will be interning with GE Energy in Industrial Engineering. Erica Bloom will be interning with the Washington Nationals. Katie Bowerson will be studying abroad in Padova, Italy for spring term. Elizabeth Britt will be interning in Chicago at a company doing event planning. Beth Campbell will be interning with FEV in Auburn Hills in finance and human resources. Becca Charen will be doing community service in Salvador, Brazil for the month of May

and she will be working as a camp counselor in July and August. Jennie Coleman will be going on birthright with Alison Berg in May and will be working as

a file clerk in a law firm in Los Angeles for the rest of the summer. Annika Conrad will be working at an outdoor camp in Northern Ontario where the girls

travel around the country to canoe. Courtney Dalton will be studying abroad in Grenoble, France for two months. Blair Darnell will be interning in marketing at the PBS station in Chicago and will be

teaching rowing classes on the side. Taylor Davis will be interning at Crowdrise, an online fundraising network. Stephanie Hamel will be taking a PCAT prep class to prepare for pharmacy school. Rebecca Han is moving to Boston in August to work for Liberty Mutual as an underwriter. Mary Harrell will be traveling to Italy to study Italian and finish her language requirement. Katie Johnson will be going to Italy in June and will be working at Portland Products for

the rest of the summer. Jamie Kirts will be interning with the Michigan Men’s Basketball team and will be helping

to plan a charity golf outing in Ann Arbor. Sara Knysh will be studying abroad in Australia and will continue her stay with her cousin

after the program is over. Taylor Krebsbach will be staying in Ann Arbor taking classes and working at a golf course. Ashley McDougald will be working in a restaurant in downtown Traverse City and will be

traveling to Texas for 10 days. Mackenzie Mertz will be studying in Berlin, Germany for 5 weeks. Cassandra Peruski will be working at two summer camps and taking classes. Laura Raines will be interning at Bath & Body Works in Columbus, OH in Product

Development. Lauren Rose will be working at the Campus Information Center desk in the Union. Lauren Russell will be interning with a Physical Therapist & is going on her first plane ride! Stephanie Schucker will be interning in the human resources department at Team Detroit. Shannon Sexton will be interning at AT&T in Atlanta, Georgia. Lindsay Sutherland will be going to Camp Davis, a university sponsored camp in

Wyoming, will be traveling to Norway and will be working in a greenhouse in Kalamazoo. Maddy Thompson will be taking an action based learning business class at Michigan. Erica Wagner will be interning at an Auto Museum in St. Louis doing photography. Sarah Wulbrecht will be an Au Pair this summer in Istanbul, Turkey.

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Membership Information Sheet

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