SPRING 2014 NEWSLETTER 2013 was a great year for the Nashville Alpha Delta Pi Alumnae Association. Beginning in the summer, our President, Katie Herndon, accepted the Collumnae Award, the Alumnae Achievement Award as well as the Diamond 4 Point Award. Our monthly programming included some great events including a tour of the Music City Center, a shopping excursion at Spruce in Brentwood and of course, the annual Christmas auction! 2013 also marked the last year of our annual Garage Sale - and we ended with a bang! We had some of our best turnouts for our monthly Sister Suppers and added another time for our sisters to get together - our monthly Happy Hours! Thanks to everyone who made 2013 a success - and here’s to an amazing 2014! 2013 - A Year in Review! NEWS FROM THE NASHVILLE ALPHA DELTA PI ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION THE VIOLET PATCH In this issue FUNDRAISERS PROGRAMMING PHILANTHROPY
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S P R I N G 2 0 1 4 N E W S L E T T E R
2013 was a great year for the Nashville Alpha Delta Pi Alumnae Association. Beginning in the summer, our President,
Katie Herndon, accepted the Collumnae Award, the Alumnae Achievement Award as well as the Diamond 4 Point Award. Our monthly programming
included some great events including a tour of the Music City Center, a shopping excursion at Spruce in
Brentwood and of course, the annual Christmas auction! 2013 also marked the last year of our annual Garage Sale - and we ended with a bang! We had
some of our best turnouts for our monthly Sister Suppers and added another time for our sisters to get
together - our monthly Happy Hours!
Thanks to everyone who made 2013 a success - and here’s to an amazing 2014!
January: It’s the Spring programming kickoff! Let’s face it - we all need a break following the holidays, so come take a
night off with your sisters while we bust out some trivia! Even better - be sure to wear your favorite ADPi sweatshirts,
sweatpants or t-shirts so we can relax in style. Here are some questions to get you thinking: Can you list all 6 founders? What was the original name of Alpha Delta Pi?
What does CNN stand for?
6:30 PM | 4509 Harpeth Hills Drive- Nashville, TN
Upcoming Meetings: You’re Invited!
UPCOMING EVENTS
2014 Spring Programming:
• JANUARY 9 - THROWBACK THURSDAY TRIVIA NIGHT - MARYDE ELLISTON’S HOUSE
• MAY 1- JJ’S WINE BAR - FRANKLIN, TN *Locations are subject to change - make sure to check the website!
February: Back in 1981, Charles and Alyse Sprintz started a furniture business with a thousand dollars, with a former
grocery store serving as their retail space. Today, Sprintz Interior Designs features the largest choice of quality furniture in five
states at discounts of 40-60%. Our friends at Sprintz are hosting an evening for us, offering tips and tricks to spruce up your home. Make sure you have this meeting
marked on your calendar!
6:30 PM | 1965 Mallory Lane Franklin, TN
March: Get ready to get your creative juices flowing! The Art Mill in Mt. Juliet provides step by step instruction as you
work towards painting a masterpiece. Whether you consider yourself on par with Michelangelo or creatively inclined,
The Art Mill offers something for every skill level. Don’t worry about bringing any supplies - all you need to do is show up and they’ll provide the rest! Learn more
Looking for a way to sneak in some extra time with your sisters? No agendas, no official business - just good food, laughter and fun! Make sure to check out the monthly
Sister Supper!
This year’s Sister Suppers included great times at the Loveless Cafe, Sopapillas and Urban Grub. And in 2014 it just keeps getting better! Our first 2014 Spring Sister
Supper is January 16 at Longhorn’s Steakhouse in Brentwood (774 Old Hickory Blvd). Check out the full schedule here.
We’ve also just recently begun meeting for Happy Hour once a month, as various restaurants offer some great deals! These are typically held the second Tuesday of every
month. The next scheduled Happy Hour is January 14th at the Holland House in East Nashville (935 W. Eastland Ave)
These events are a great way to have a mini escape from your regular work or home activities, especially if you are not able to come to regular meetings. We use Socialzr
online invitations to announce each gathering, so be sure to keep your email current with us. If you need any additional information about Sister Suppers, please contact Warneta Conner at [email protected]
Raise a Glass or a Fork to your Sisters: Monthly Sister Suppers and Happy Hour
Panhellenic Update
The Nashville Area Panhellenic Alumnae Association (NAPPA) is composed of all the NPC sororities in the Nashville area. Alpha Delta Pi is a member and has two
The Nashville Panhellenic Association will host a silent auction and luncheon on Saturday, March 22nd at the
Richland Country Club at 11AM. The Association will award four $1,000 scholarships to local high school seniors attending colleges that support Greek life.
Additionally the Greek Woman of the Year for each sorority will be awarded during the luncheon - if you’d like to nominate someone from our association, please send
nominations to Katie Herndon at [email protected]. Voting will take place at the February Programming meeting.
Silent auction items have been donated by members of our own alumnae association, including: Cheryl Oglesby, Julie Cox, Betty Brock and Lynn Rau.
Our sisters pulled together and made this fall’s garage sale happen! Donations and merchandising nights - sales galore!
Friday was crazy - with non-stop shoppers from dawn until we closed down for the day. Saturday, as you may recall, was a cold and rainy day. But brave sisters showed up, made it happen and hustled like CRAZY to make every sale between downpours.
Our fundraisers for the benefit of the Ronald McDonald house are so very important. It enables us to continue supporting the local house in so many ways.
Our Alumnae Association gains great exposure and awareness in the community
through our special relationship with RMH. Thank you again to the many
sisters who helped in ways big and small. Without each of you, this truly would not have been a success.
We were able to raise $2500 that will be used toward our
annual sponsorship of the Calls For Kids Telethon, dinners and
work parties at the house, sponsorship of Hustle for the House 5K
and more.
HUGE bouquet of violets to Sister Carolyn DeWitt for chairing our final Garage Sale!
2013-2014 Fundraising - Let’s Support RMH! The Last Hurrah: 2013 Garage Sale Fundraiser Success, Happy Hour and an Easter Egg Hunt for Pups!
On Saturday, April 5th, the Nashville ADPi Alumnae Association is organizing a fun, family friendly spring event to benefit both the Nashville Humane Association (NHA) and the Nashville Ronald McDonald House. Bring your leashed dogs down to Edwin Warner Park for our First Annual Dog Easter Egg Hunt and spring photo session. There will be several egg hunts throughout the afternoon and, if you’re lucky, you might find one of the prize eggs! The Easter egg hunt is $5 per dog, kids’ crafts are $1 each and spring photos are $5. If you are thinking of adding a pet to your family, we will also have the NHA’s Teddy’s Wagon, their mobile adoption unit, on site. Any animal adopted that day gets their photo taken and can participate in the Easter egg hunt for free! If your dog isn’t tired from the hunt, you can take them for extra off-leash fun at the Edwin Warner dog park. Additional details will be provided closer to the event, including details on volunteer positions, all of which will be listed on our website.
Easter Egg Hunt for Dogs at Edwin Warner Park Our regular monthly happy hour will
have a little extra twist on April 8th. We will meet up for drinks at the Blue Bohemian, a locally-owned boutique in Belle Meade. They are staying open late to host our evening and a percentage of
purchases that night will be donated back to our Alumnae Association!
More Great Opportunities: Spring 2014 Fundraisers All You Can Eat Pancakes for RMH and Spa Day with Dr. Albert Kattine and friends at U Medi Spa
Join us for All You Can Eat Pancakes RMH FundraiserOur first new fundraising activity of the new year will be a delicious way for you to help us raise funds toward our support of the Ronald McDonald House. This fundraiser is a win-win-yum win!
We will be selling wristbands for just $5 each that will entitle the holder to all you can eat pancakes on Thursday, January 23 at the McDonald’s on West End (2700 West End Ave), right across from Vanderbilt’s Campus.
Your first opportunity to buy will be at our January meeting, Thursday, January 9th. Please bring cash so you can buy some to sell to your friends and neighbors! We want to make this event a success, so we need your help selling as many wristbands as possible!
We are also looking for sisters who will help us work in teams with the Zeta Rho’s to sell the wristbands on campus to those hungry, studying students! We will be selling the wristbands on Wednesday, January 22nd, in The Sarrat Student Center on Vanderbilt’s campus from 11AM to 3PM. What a great way to meet some of the new Alphas and spend some time with some of the older sisters you already know. Sign up here.
Meet up with sisters, or bring your family, catch up with a friend you have not seen in a while! We might even be able to work things out for a Mentor/Mentee meet and greet! Stay tuned. Contact Carolyn DeWitt if you want to buy some wrist bands but can’t make it to the January meeting: [email protected] or 615-498-0998.
And don’t forget....
Give the gift of pampering and treatments from Dr. Albert Kattine and our friends at U Medi Spa.
Call and purchase any of these specially priced options as part of the ADPi Alumnae group. Book and redeem any time before February 22nd. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House and other designated projects.
We are very blessed in the fact there is a Ronald McDonald House right in the heart of Nashville. Since its
opening in 1991, the Nashville RMH has served families from all over Tennessee in addition to those from Kentucky and many other states. They’ve even been called home by those from 13 foreign countries. The house has
32 bedrooms with a Family Room on the 5th Floor of the Monroe Carrell Jr. Children’s Hospital.
Our Alumnae Association will continue to support the
Nashville RMH this year in a number of ways. For our first meeting, please bring paper towels for the House Pantry.... and don’t forget to continue collecting pull-tabs! We’ll have
“collection houses” available at each meeting, so feel free to bring your pull-tabs to meeting and Pam Zimmerman will collect and deliver them to the house.
Learn more about the Nashville house, upcoming events and other ways to help out:
http://www.rmhcnashville.com/
Also, be sure to “Like” them on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/RMHCNashville
Ronald McDonald House of Nashville
Upcoming Events:
RMH Work Day - We’re working on putting together a work day with the ladies at Zeta Rho, so watch for more information via e-mail. In
the meantime, if you are interested in serving on an individual basis, please contact Pam [email protected] or 615-292-3783.
WISH LIST1. TUB MATS (STANDARD SIZE)
2. PILLOWS
3. CLOROX WIPES
4. TRASH BAGS (ALL SIZES)
5. TOILET PAPER
6. PAPER TOWELS
7. SCRUBBING BUBBLES
8. COFFEE CREAMER
9. CHIPS
FOR MORE WISH LIST ITEMS,
VISIT:WWW.RMHCNASHVILLE.COM/
HOUSE/HOUSEWISHLIST
Details:
The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Nashville will host A Midwinter Blues Bash on Monday, January 27, 2014.
Break out of the winter doldrums (and support Ronald McDonald House Charities programs) at Sambuca from 6:30-9:30PM.
The evening will include dinner, a silent auction, live
entertainment by the Dean Martinis and a “swag bag” for those in attendance.
This year’s silent auction items include many truly
distinctive auction packages and have the opportunity to “Dig for a Diamond.” Auction items in the past have included trips to Napa Valley and beach destinations, a
Chef’s dinner prepared in your home, fur coats, private flying lessons, trips, jewelry and many more quality items.
You can purchase tickets online by going to the RMH website or by clicking here.
Thanks to everyone for all that you’ve done - and will do -
in support of the House’s mission to “Keep Families Close” and provide a “Home Away from
Home” for families of critically ill children receiving
medical care at Nashville area hospitals!
Midwinter Blues Bash
Check Out these Pics from the Hustle for the House 5k and 1 Mile Fun Run!
September 22, 2013
VioletsShout Out to Your Sisters
ALISON MILLER
SISTER ALISON MILLER WAS PROMOTED TO A LABORATORY MANAGER IN THE DIVISION OF GENETIC MEDICINE AT
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY. ALISON AND HER TEAM CONDUCT RESEARCH ON GENETIC MODIFIERS OF EPILEPSY.
LANA OLSON
SISTER LANA OLSON RECENTLY ACCEPTED THE POSITION AS THE VANGARD DIRECTOR OF CORE SERVICES FOR THE
VANDERBILT CENTER OF QUANTITATIVE SCIENCES.
MEGAN MYERS
SISTER MEGAN MYERS IS NOW A FIRST GRADE TEACHER WITH WILLIAMSON COUNTY SCHOOLS.
GIVE YOURSELF A HAND
WE HAD OVER 50 MEMBERS PAY THEIR DUES PRIOR TO THE END OF OCTOBER 2013! THANK YOU FOR HELPING OUR ASSOCIATION GET STARTED ON A GREAT FOOT!
VioletsShout Out to Your Sisters
ALL-STAR ENSEMBLE
OUR FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE HAS DONE A FANTASTIC JOB OF PUTTING TOGETHER SOME GREAT EVENTS FOR THIS SPRING. THANK YOU LADIES FOR ALL OF YOUR INCREDIBLY HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO BETTER OUR SISTERHOOD!
THANK YOU!
WARNETA CONNER AND BRIANNA VELAZQUEZ FOR PUTTING TOGETHER A FANTASTIC YEAR OF SISTER SUPPERS AND HAPPY HOURS. WE LOVE ANY ADDITIONAL TIME WE CAN GET WITH OUR NASHVILLE SISTERS!
Want to give a violet? Send accolades, birth, wedding and professional
• 2/22 - SPA FUNDRAISER AT U MEDI SPA (EMBASSY SUITES) | 1200 CONFERENCE CENTER BLVD MURFREESBORO, TN
MARCH:
• 3/6 - 6:30PM MONTHLY PROGRAMMING: PAINTING AT THE ART MILL | 2037 N. Mt. Juliet RD MT. JULIET, TN
• 3/11 - 6PM HAPPY HOUR AT THE GREEN HOUSE (GREEN HILLS) | 2211 BANDYWOOD DR NASHVILLE, TN
• 3/20 - 6:30PM SISTER SUPPER AT BRICKTOP’S (COOL SPRINGS) | 1576 WEST MCEWEN DR FRANKLIN, TN
MAY:
• 5/1 - MONTHLY PROGRAMMING: JJ’S WINE BAR | 206 EAST MAIN STREET FRANKLIN, TN
• 5/13 - 6PM HAPPY HOUR AT COOL SPRINGS BREWERY | 600A FRAZIER DR, NO 135 FRANKLIN, TN
• 5/15 - 6:30PM SISTER SUPPER AT PUCKETT’S BOAT HOUSE (FRANKLIN) | 94 EAST MAIN STREET FRANKLIN, TN
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The Nashville Alpha Delta Pi Alumnae Association is comprised of women from chapters all over the US. We’re all different ages, enjoy various careers and participate in a variety of activities. Yet there’s still a common bond that exists among us - We Live For Each Other!
How to become a member:
1. Please fill out the membership form located on our website. The form will ask for some general information as well as the types of correspondence you are interested in receiving from the association.
2. Membership dues are $35 per year, typically paid in the fall or whenever you join. Dues are waived for first-year
graduates (but please still fill out the membership form). Annual dues will be used to pay for the Association’s International dues, Panhellenic fees, fundraising supplies, Grand Convention, Ronald McDonald House support as well as other small operating costs.
3. Dues can be paid in the form of cash, check or online, through our Paypal account. Of course, donations are always welcome! Please send your dues payments to:
Sarah Guess7032 Still Spring Hollow DrNashville, TN 37221
MEMBERSHIP
News from Zeta Rho
Mentoring Program
The Mentoring Program will begin in January with email information provided to each participating alumna regarding
their Zeta Rho senior match. Current plans are to coordinate our first event with the All You Can Eat Pancake fundraiser planned for January 23rd.
As part of the RMH fundraiser, each Mentor can purchase a
wristband for their mentoring partner. This will be a joint event between the Alumnae Association and Zeta Rho. We are also working on a “Meet Your Mentor” gathering on
Sunday, January 26th.
For details or to sign up, please contact Beverly Sledge at 615-973-2846 or [email protected].
Recruitment + Chapter
Zeta Rho will have recruitment in January. At this point, we’re unsure as to the number of new Alphas they’ll be able
to accept but we’re sure it’s going to be a great group!
Chapter meetings are held every Monday night beginning at 6PM. If you’d like to attend one evening, please notify Megan Myers, our Alumnae Collegiate Relations Chair at
[email protected] or at 615-830-8714. There will also be a signup sheet at the January 9th meeting.
Our website is an excellent resource that contains valuable pieces of information such as:
Announcements and NewsEvent details such as location and timesRMH and other fundraising opportunitiesMembership and various ways to get involved within the AssociationHelpful Links
If you know of any sisters new to the area and are looking to learn more about the Association be sure to direct them to the site.
And a HUGE thank-you to Alison Miller for all of her hard work on the site!
Keep Your Contact Information Up To Date:Since moving to a digital format for the newsletter, we’re actively working to update our contact lists. To keep your information up-to-date with Executive Office (and always receive your The Adelphean by mail) follow these 3 easy steps:1. Sign in on alphadeltapi.org, If it’s your first time to log in and you don’t know your member
number, email Sally at [email protected]. Select the “Update Personal Information” section (second from top on the left).3. Make sure your information is current and click “Save.”
Speaking of The Adelphean... You can now read the digital version of The Adelphean online! You can “go green” and have the digital version delivered to your inbox every time instead of receiving a printed version in the mail. Simply send an email with your wish to “opt in” to the digital version to [email protected].
