Officers at Founders Road Headquarters Groundbreaking Photograph, June 3, 1973

A group of fraternity officers and staff pose together at the groundbreaking for the national headquarters at 8733 Founders Road. They are (front) Executive Secretary Jody Bayer Martindill (Alpha, DePauw University), Controller Elinor Waite Howe (Alpha, DePauw University), National President Adele Fieve Drew (Alpha Lambda, University of Minnesota), Archivist Hannah Keenan (Alpha, DePauw University), (back row) National Treasurer Mary Flood Hutton (Psi, The University of Oklahoma), Lyre Editor Dee Gibson, Program Services Coordinator Ki Manning Reinmiller (Psi, The University of Oklahoma) and Collegiate Finance Coordinator Margaret Boschmann. This photograph was featured on page 24 of the Fall 1973 issue of The Lyre.

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: Jun 3rd, 1973

Sheet music for "Sunlight," composed by Founder Estelle Leonard

"Sunlight," composed by Founder Estelle Leonard, was written as a piano solo for her young students.

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: 1942

Founders Forum at Headquarters Photograph

In 2006, The Alpha Chi Omega Foundation built and dedicated the Founders' Forum on the headquarters property. There were seven pillars on the outside featuring the signature of each Founder. The large sculpture in the center represented the connection of the Founders to the organization.

Collection: Archives Collection
Date:

National President Diane Blackwelder Founders' Day, Video 2015

Diane Blackwelder (Omicron, Baker University) sends out a call to celebrate Founders' Day 2015.

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: Sep 23rd, 2015

Reproduction of dress belonging to Founder Olive Burnett Clark

For the 1935 Golden Jubilee National Convention, Founder Olive Burnett Clark wore a reproduction of a dress she had worn while a student at DePauw University. The dress features some original lace.

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: 1935

Reproduction of dress belonging to Founder Bertha Deniston Cunningham

For the 1935 Golden Jubilee National Convention, Founder Bertha Denision Cunningham wore a reproduction of a dress she had worn while a stduent at DePauw University. The dress features some original lace.

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: 1935

Staff at Founders Road Headquarters, 1970s

Staff members relax in the break room of the headquarters building at 8733 Founders Road in Indianapolis in the 1970s. From left: Karen Dickerson (Alpha Chi, Butler University, Executive Secretary Nancy Nitchman Leonard (Alpha Chi, Butler University) and Barbara Evans Chevalier (Alpha, DePauw University)

Collection: Archives Collection
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Postcard written by Founder Amy DuBois Rieth, 1910

Founder Amy DuBois Rieth sent this postcard to Mabel Harriet Siller, author of the 1916 editon of The History of Alpha Chi Omega fron her home in Lincoln, Nebraska. It is dated May 16, 1910. 

Collection: Archives Collection
Date:

Founders' Day celebration photo, Iota Lambda Iota (Lake County, Illinois), 2023, photograph

Betsy Clark Swank (Alpha, DePauw University) is shown in the front row holding a photograph of Founder Olive Burnett Clark, who was Betsy's great grandmother.

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: Oct 25th, 2023

Founders' Bells at DePauw University Photograph, Fall 1975

A set of bells, dedicated to the founders of Alpha Chi Omega, sit on the ground as they wait to be installed in the Founders' Bell Tower in the new performing arts center at DePauw University.

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: 1975

Eyeglasses belonging to Founder Estelle Leonard

Collection: Object Collection
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Letter from Founder Anna Allen Smith to National President Alta Allen Loud (Beta, Albion College), 1919

At the 1919 National Convention, all living Founders received the Hera Head honor pin. Founder Anna Allen Smith wrote this letter of appreciation to National President Alta Allen Loud (Beta, Albion College). 

Collection: Archives Collection
Date: Aug 16th, 1919