'Tis the season for Alpha Delta Pi

With the end of the semester in sight, the sisters of Alpha Delta Pi kicked off the holiday season with a joint cookie decorating party during Sisterhood Week.

Sisters donned their respective symbols.

Alpha Delta Pi was paired with the sisters of Alpha Chi Omega for the week and they were excited to share their sisterhood with other sisters. During the week, sisters joined up to participate in various events; most notably, the cookie decorating party at the Alpha Delta Pi house.

Sisters showing off their hard work in the kitchen. 

Sisters had a blast getting in the holiday spirit baking and decorating holiday cookies with fellow Greek women. Sisterhood events such as the cookie decorating party are a great way to meet and bond with other chapter women within the Panhellenic community.

December 1 was an exciting day for not only the Eta Pi chapter, but for chapters around the nation as Alpha Delta Pi’s newly colonized chapter at James Madison University officially initiation hundreds of new sisters.

A number of sisters made the trip to James Madison University to assists in the initiation events, much like when sisters visited during October’s Bid Day Celebration. It is always exciting to welcome new chapters, especially so close to Blacksburg. Eta Pi hopes to organize sisterhood events with the James Madison chapter in the future.

In other exciting news, sisters are preparing to undergo officer transition in the upcoming week. Both incoming and outgoing officers will undergo transition this week and a transition workshop will be held this Saturday. New officers will be officially installed during Sunday’s chapter meeting.

Sisters look forward to further preparing for spring recruitment and expanding their already strong sisterhood. 

Alpha Delta Pi welcomes new sisters

The sisters of Alpha Delta Pi had a busy couple of weeks leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday. Amidst all the excitement to welcome a new pledge class in the upcoming semester, sisters prepared to welcome five new sisters who went through informal recruitment this past fall.

Sisters celebrated a third place win after participating in Alpha Chi Omega’s Mock Rock philanthropy event. The much-anticipated and heavily practiced dance was a huge hit; even the Hokie bird made an appearance! Sisters danced to many Rihanna songs to show their support for Alpha Chi Omega’s philanthropy to fight domestic violence.

Sisters danced wearing black, denim, and red bandannas. 

Earlier in the month, sisters braved the chilly fall weather and handed out maroon Alpha Delta Pi cups and hot chocolate before the first Thursday night football game of the year. The cups were gone in a matter of hours, as was the hot chocolate.

Sisters celebrated their last date party of the semester with semi-formals at Top of the Stairs the night of November 10. Date parties are a great way for sisters to wind down and relax following busy weeks.

On November 14, sisters officially initiated their newest Alpha class of five members. The girls went through informal recruitment in the fall, and sisters cannot wait to get to know them better.

The newest sisters of Alpha Delta Pi. 

Upon arrival back in Blacksburg after Thanksgiving, new sister officers will begin their transition into new positions following elections. Aside from officer transitions, sisters will continue preparations for formal recruitment next semester. Sisters have plenty to do as first semester draws to a close!

Philanthropies, Halloween, and new additions for Alpha Delta Pi!

The semester is flying by for the sisters of Alpha Delta Pi. Sisters continued to participate in various philanthropy events throughout the month of October, as they rode the success from Safari Hunt at the beginning of the month.

Most notably, sisters participated in Beta Theta Pi’s First Annual Star Search the last week of October. Sisters were enthusiastic to support Beta Theta Pi and the Wounded Warrior Project; especially after Beta Theta Pi brothers devoted much time, energy, and money for Safari Hunt.

One of the philanthropy “events” involved using Twitter to keep updated with the philanthropy scores and Tweet photos with brothers. As huge advocates of social media to spread the word, sisters loved being able to use Twitter.

Searching for a golden star and participating in a scavenger hunt were among other activities sisters of Alpha Delta Pi completed. Sisters were proud and excited to learn they had won first place in the philanthropy; tweeting the most, finding the hidden star, donating the most money, and ordering the most promotional tank tops.

Sisters found the Hokie bird as part of the scavenger hunt. 

Once final donations from the Gobblecakes percentage night are calculated, sisters will learn the exact donation amount that will be made to Ronald McDonald House in their honor. Estimations put that number around $500 to the Roanoke Ronald McDonald House.  Strong participation in philanthropic events is just one way Alpha Delta Pi promotes Greek relations around campus.

In the spirit of the month, sisters participated in Oak Lane’s annual Trick or Treat on October 26. Sisters loved dressing up, handing out candy, and celebrating Halloween early! On October 31, sisters decorated their cars and participated in the annual Trunk or Treat event downtown.

Sisters loved dressing up for Halloween!

 Most recently, sisters celebrated the installation of the Christopher Newport chapter of Alpha Delta Pi on November 2.

As the semester winds down, sisters prepare for the initiation of their newest Alpha class. Five new members will be welcomed into the sister hood as a result of fall informal recruitment. 

Sisters from the Winter 2012 pledge class were excited to add new members to their families!