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Sunday, October 16, 2011

Alpha Delta Pi Goes To The Cascades!

3 ADPi's at the base of The Cascades!


This Sunday, October 16, a group of ADPi sisters met at the sorority house in Oak Lane for a unique sisterhood event. The girls hiked the Cascades, but they didn’t do it alone--- they were joined by 25 ADPi sisters from Longwood University.

Virginia Tech’s ADPi Social Enrichment Chair, Mina Choi, and Longwood’s Social Enrichment Chair organized the hike and the lunch that followed.

“I loved it! I’ve never been to the cascades before and it was GORGEOUS today,” said Katie Czerwonka (Czer), a junior.

“It was fun to get to know the Longwood girls!! Everyone had lots of fun,” said Czer.  

The sisters from both chapters enjoyed the hike and getting to know each other on the quick afternoon trip.

"I definitely enjoyed the hike itself because we were walking and talking. Even though we go to different schools and there are a lot of differences, we shared so many commonalities. It wasn’t awkward at all, even though we just met. We’re all sisters and share the same bond,” said Kelly Luker, a sophomore.

After the hike, sisters came back to the ADPi house in Oak Lane and enjoyed Sub Station lunch (yum!).

“We could not have been more lucky with the weather! The sun was out, there was a nice breeze, the leaves we changing… it was beautiful,” said Czer.

We look forward to more sisterhood events in the future, not just within our own chapter, but with others like Longwood University!

Side note-- SAFARI HUNT UPDATE : We still don’t have the final numbers in but we know we raised over $5,000 for Ronald McDonald House and over 300,000 can tabs (75 pounds of which pay for a family to stay in the Ronald McDonald House for one night free of charge). With the amount we raised, a family will be able to stay in the house for 5 nights while their child is in the hospital. We're so excited and hope to do even better next year!