Next month is the 8th year anniversary for those initiated in Spring 2004 and 7th for Spring 2005. Congrats to all those women! If anyone has a picture of those pledge classes PLEASE email them to jjoyce@eagle.fgcu.edu so I can include them in next months issue!

Fun Tri Delta Fact of the Month

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Epsilon Alpha Raises $2,200 during Delta Nacho Noche

by Maria DiBagnoJanuary was a busy month for

the Epsilon Alpha chapter! Not only did the sisters return to their classes at FGCU, they also held their first philanthropy event of the semester. The chapter hosted Nacho Noche on the evening of January 23rd, an all-you-can-eat nacho fest to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Guests indulged in as many nachos as they desired with a variety of toppings. Local vendors, including Moe’s Southwestern

Grill, provided additional fare that coincided with the fiesta themed event. The event was open to fellow FGCU Greeks, students, faculty, and the general public. In this one night, FGCU Tri Deltas raised about $2,200 to benefit the hospital! Philanthropy Chair Danielle Bendall was very pleased with the event and said, “Nacho Noche was very successful and hopefully a reflection of the rest of the year!”

Junior Cierra McCoy said “I was excited we were doing something different. Nachos are

my favorite and I got to hang out with my big Laura”.

In this issue:Alumnae News 2Reverse Career Fair 2FGCU Happenings 3Blast from the past pictures 4

Rosa, Nicole, Ann, Jessica, Megan, Alex, Caitlyn and Liz (PC ’08) pose in front of the Delta Nacho Noche sign in January.

Alumnae News

Birthdays, Anniversaries, and other exciting alumnae news!

1. Autumn Dickhaus-Engagement!Autumn got engaged to Brian Wang in January and will be married in late Spring. Brian is originally from Texas but lives in St. Pete and runs a ministry. Congrats Autumn and Brian!

2. Amanda Croteau-passed the bar!Amanda passed the bar exam this past October and is now working for Florida Default Law Group with another EA Alum, Annette Castillo. Congrats Amanda!

3. Ashlee Snoddy gives birth to Hailey DeeneAshlee gave birth to a baby girl, Hailey Deene on January 31st. Hailey was 7lbs 2oz and was 19 inches long. Ashlee became engaged to her boyfriend Josh, on February 4th. Congrats Ashlee and Josh!

EA Wins $200 in Lambda Chi “Dancing with the Greeks

EA had a great two months in January and February. Our members really participated in events in campus and worked hard for some great PR and some great wins for EA and St. Jude. On January 26th, Freshmen Lauren Raleigh (PC ’11) participated in Lambda Chi Alpha’s “Dancing with the Greeks”. Lauren, along with Lambda Chi Alum Elliot Michtell (both pictured on right with Sarah Tierney) competed a dance number which wowed the crowed. Lauren has been dancing for many years and was happy that her talents could help Tri Delta. Lauren and Elliot placed first and won $200 which will be donated to St. Jude Children’s research hospital.

First time participants in FGCU Reverse Career Fair win grand prize

FGCU hosted its 2nd annual “Reverse Career Fair” on February 7th. Tri Delta composed a team of seniors, Maria DiBagno, Jennifer Joyce, Liz Pessin and Rosa Mendoza to participate in the reverse career fair along with help from Shauna Holdridge on design of our set up. The program is designed for student organizations to showcase their organization and the value the members receive by being involved in it to employers and community partners. Student organizations are judged on their professional presentation to the employers and community partners who rate them on a set of criteria. Last years winners were the Rotaract for the grand prize, Sigma Phi Epsilon as first runner up and Anthropology as second runner up.  Tri Delta met with various companies in the community and FGCU staff members. Tri Delta

was judged on things such as how the mission and functions of the organizations were clearly stated, contributing to FGCU and the community at large, how organization helps members gains transferable work and life skills, intentional connection of club events and projects to state mission, proper etiquette and appropriate attire, and actively engaged in communication with employers, community agencies and fellow students.  The team highlighted the fact that Tri Delta develops and grows a more womanly character throughout her college years. They focused on the education aspect of Tri Delta and highlighted Reflections, our partnership with Job Bound, the Trident and its focus on issues facing women, our high academic requirements and the Center for Living, Learning and Leading . On the leadership side, we spoke about all the different officers positions we have in the chapter and how it could cater to an individuals interests or majors such as PR, fashion (licensing chair), event planning (recruitment), and philanthropy. We also spoke a great deal about convention, regional leadership conference, Undergraduate inter-fraternity institute, chapter retreats and Evergreen. On the giving back section, we spoke about our fundraising efforts for St Jude, our yearly participating in Relay for Life and our volunteering for the Southwest Florida Children's Hospital at their annual Diamond Dinner. Even before they found out that they won they were very happy overall with the event. They met many local businesses that were interested in meeting with our seniors to help them with internships, resumes and one business who was very interested in helping us with our conversation skills for recruitment in the Fall. All four of the presenters were seniors, and they found this very beneficial as they are entering the 'real world' during the upcoming years.  Liz Loredo from Career Services said “I am very impressed that Tri Delta choose to donate their winnings to St. Jude instead of using the money for a party or other event. That speaks volumes about what Tri Delta is really about”.

Mia, Rosa, Jenn and Liz pose under their winning sign and hold their grand prize winner certificate

-FGCU recently opened its eighth (to those who graduated in 2006 and under, yes that is

EIGTH academic buildings now) this past January. The building is called Marieb hall and

is home to the College of Health Professions.

-FGCU hosted its annual Alumni weekend this past February. The alumni weekend

celebrated the classes of 2002 and 2007 who were celebrating their 10 and 5 year

reunions. To watch the video of the weekend, go here!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93UYUhN-9Lw

-The FGCU women’s basketball team is seeded number one in the Atlantic Sun division for

the championships. Follow @FGCUeagles on twitter for updates!

-FGCU Panhellenic is moving Formal recruitment BEFORE SCHOOL. This year recruitment

will begin August 16th ending on August 19th with bid day. If you know anyone wanting

to go through recruitment make sure they know this information.

-FGCU Panhellenic is expanding to add a fifth sorority on campus. Currently they hold

Delta Delta Delta (2003), Zeta Tau Alpha (2004), Chi Omega (2007) and Kappa Delta

(2011). Presentations will begin this spring. More info in the upcoming months!

FGCU HAPPENINGS

Marieb Hall (right next to AB5) is the new home of the College of Health Professions. This new building has state of the art human performance and nursing labs which will grow the program and bring more students to FGCU.

Epsilon Alpha

Contact Information

Shauna Holdridge, President --sholdridge@gmail.com

Jennifer Joyce, Collegiate/Alumnae Relations-- jjoyce@eagle.fgcu.edu

Iva Sokokik, Alumane Advisor--ivasokoli@gmail.com

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Eaglepalooza 2007

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