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August:
August marks the close of summer and beginning of the school year and Fall semester. On August 20, the Xi Mu Chapter continued our efforts to raise money for our national philanthropy Girls For A Change by hosting another happy hour event at Ember, located in downtown Orlando. Yet again the friends and family members of the chapter sisters came out to support the cause by making a cash donation for entry. In return they received specials on food and beverage, as well as raffle prices! We thank our friends at Ember for collaborating with us in support of Girls For A Change. On the morning following our fundraiser we participated in the Back to School Block Party at the Margaret Square community in Winter Park. Each year sponsors from agencies throughout Orange County donate school supplies, food, and raffle items for the needy children and families in the community. This year a local radio station provided entertainment and prizes as well. The Xi Mu ladies helped where needed throughout the event and completed cleanup duty. The altruistic sisters spent the rest of their afternoon at chapter meeting at El Bodegon, a local restaurante de españa, enjoying tapas-style dinning and preparing for convention in Los Angeles! We look forward to seeing our sisters at our annual convention in just under 2 weeks!
Special Announcement: August 20, 2010
Girls for a Change fundraiser
Ember- Downtown Orlando
5:00pm to 7:30pm
$5.00 includes a drink ticket and entry into our raffle of fabulous prizes! 100% of the proceeds benefit Girls for a Change, the national philanthropy of Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc.
July:
Even with the busy summer months upon us, the ladies of Xi Mu still manage to spend quality time upholding our tenets through various events. On July 3, sisters from the Xi Mu and Alpha Alpha Chapters joined Soror Gina Bethel in celebrating her birthday by enjoying dinner and dancing in Winter Park. Our latest book chat was held on July 24 in downtown Orlando. The chapter sisters and friends read and had an intense discussion about A Disobedient Girl by Sri Lankan author Ru Freeman. Because of the success of our book chats, we look forward to hosting many more in the near future. We remind our sisters and friends who may make their way to the Central Florida sun this summer to be sure to e-mail the Xi Mu sisters: tnx_ximu@yahoo.com.
June:
Summer is officially here! The ladies of Xi Mu are enjoying the warm weather and leisure! On June 11, an informal night out turned into a gathering of sisters in Central Florida from far and wide, bringing together alumnae and undergraduates of both Alpha Alpha and Lambda Chapters. That was an easy and fun way to celebrate our tenet of sisterhood! On Saturday of the next week the sisters and friends of the chapter woke up to a ballet workout at the Center for Contemporary Dance in Winter Park. After the great exercise and stretching, the group headed over to the Children's Home Society to mentor and read to children who are victims of abuse or come from unstable households. Our time spent truly made a difference in the children's day and ours as well. The next day, former Xi Mu Chapter sister LaTasha Murray happily married longtime sweetheart Joshua Golden at their "golden" themed ceremony in Celebration, Florida. Sorors Nichole O'Neill, Annette Kalloo, and Gina Bethel were in attendance to celebrate Tasha and Josh's big day and wish them nothing but marital bliss! If June is any indication of the summer to come, we happily embrace it! Be sure to e-mail the Xi Mu sisters if your summer travels bring you to Central Florida: tnx_ximu@yahoo.com.
May:
The highlight event for the Xi Mu ladies this month was our Gather For a Cause fundraiser evening on May 21 at Ember located in Downtown Orlando. The event was our first at this specific venue and it was a huge success! Our friends at Ember were very gracious and supportive of our fundraising efforts which supported Girls For a Change. We look forward to other event opportunities at this venue in the future. On May 22 we participated in a community service event to benefit victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. The event allowed sisters to sort clothes and supplies to be sent to Haiti as a way to give back to our worldwide community.
Special Announcement: May 21, 2010
Girls for a Change fundraiser
Ember- Downtown Orlando
4:00pm to 8:00pm
$5.00 includes a drink ticket and entry into our raffle of fabulous prizes! 100% of the proceeds benefit Girls for a Change, the national philanthropy of Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc.
April:
Community service for April was held at Margaret Square Community in Maitland. Every few months the community invites our chapter sisters back to help at their Community Block Parties. This most recent block party provided educational, health, and financial education to the residents of the low- income community, as well as various supplies and goodies to accompany the free lunch. Our sisters were there to lend a helping hand wherever they were needed. Spring is officially here! With the arrival of the season known for beauty and growth, Theta Nu Xi celebrated 13 years of sisterhood and diversity on April 11! The sisters of Central Florida celebrated at a private dinner and sisterhood social. Each year our private dinner ceremony provides us with the chance to reconnect with our reasons for becoming a sister of the organization that we hold so dear. On April 24, Soror Kalloo invited sisters to attend the Pearl's Night Out woman's/mother's event at her church in Poinciana. Those in attendance enjoyed a delicious West Indian meal, music entertainment and all sorts of free goodies and giveaways! As a chapter we are excited to move into May with plans for a Girls for a Change fundraiser... details to come!
Special Announcement: March 6, 2010
Congratulations and ONE Love to Xi Mu's Spring 2010 Line!
"Operation 24"
#1 Sol- Christaly Albarracin
#2 Luna- Anjeli Singh
March:
This month the ladies of Xi Mu participated in International Badge Day on March 1 by wearing our pins or letters in some form throughout the day. We celebrated the day by keeping our organization close to our hearts at work, home, and play. For more information visit the National Panhellenic Conference's Badge Day page. The highlight of this month was the emergence for the chapter's second line "Operation 24"- Spring 2010! The event was held at the beautiful Samba Room in Dr Phillips, where we had the revelation of the new members then a private dinner party for the sisters, family, friends, and other guests. Congratulations to #1 Sol- Christaly Albarracin and #2 Luna- Anjeli Singh!
February:
Xi Mu’s February ONE Love night took place on the 5th at Soror Kalloo’s home where the chapter had dinner, played games, and watched movies. It was a delightful night and a chance for the chapter sisters from both Tampa and Orlando to get together. Sisters of Theta Nu Xi strongly believe that a Theta Woman can do anything. The chapter definitely proved that at their rock wall climbing event on March 6th. We enjoyed an amazing afternoon of testing our strength and agility while scaling rock walls at Aiguille in Longwood. On February 20 the chapter gathered for a book chat based on the book “Whiteness Just Isn’t What it Used to Be: Changing Racial Identity in South Africa”. The book was quite interesting and the sisters had a worthy and thought-provoking discussion over coffee and candy.
Last updated on August 3, 2010
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