The New York Central Lines provided 1935 convention attendees with "The Water Level Route," where guests traveled three different places by train: Greencastle, Indiana; White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia; and Washington, D.C. Trains were considered elegant and formal in this time period, so the menu included was served in a fine dining atmosphere. While the service was formal, the sleeping conditions may not be perceived as such to a modern-day viewer; attendees slept in bunk beds! One interesting fact to note about the context of the increased number of alcohol ads in the menu: this convention took place two years after Prohibition was lifted, so these companies increased their advertising in any way possible.
Collection: Archives Collection
Date: Jan 1st, 1935
Collection: Archives Collection
Date: 1957
Collection: Archives Collection
Date: 1945
This Royal Albert Friendship Series Carnation cup and saucer features a red carnation pattern with gold trim and matching saucer. This was not an official china pattern for Alpha Chi Omega but was commissioned at the 1919 National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. This cup and saucer are on display at headquarters.
Collection: Object Collection
Date:
The 1919 National Convention body voted to form a committee to design an official china pattern for use at Alpha Chi Omega chapter houses. This set was the first purchased from the Syracuse China Corporation and was used by Lambda (Syracuse University) chapter. It was found in a box of broken china sent to headquarters in 1990 for display.
Collection: Object Collection
Date:
In 1908, a committee was assigned to design an official flag for reasons of uniformity as chapters and sisters were creating their own designs. A design conforming to heraldic principles drawn by Mabel H. Siller (Gamma, Northwestern University) was selected and adopted by the 1910 National Convention voting body as the official flag of Alpha Chi Omega.
Collection: Object Collection
Date:
Collection: The Lyre Collection
Date: Mar 1960
Angela Costley Harris (Alpha Beta, Purdue University) was elected National President at the 2016 National Convention. Her four-year term will end in 2020. Her long volunteer resume began in 2003 as a chapter advisor, eventually serving as a national vice president in 2008. Her dedication and love of Alpha Chi Omega and its members shows in her constant involvement throughout the years!
Collection: Archives Collection
Date: Aug 1st, 2016
Diane Wilson Blackwelder (Omicron, Baker University) has a long-standing history as a volunteer with Alpha Chi Omega. Starting in 1986 with a role on the Foundation Board of Trustees, Diane has also served as NPC delegate and a national vice president, and she has been very involved in the Foundation scholarships program. At the 2012 National Convention, Diane was elected National President and served in that role until 2016.
Collection: Archives Collection
Date: Aug 1st, 2012
Collection: The Lyre Collection
Date: Jul 1911
Collection: The Lyre Collection
Date: Mar 1964
This profile on Nicki Reas Meneley (Alpha Beta, Purdue University), CEO of the Fraternity Executives Association, begins with her time at Purdue University and in Alpha Beta chapter and follows Meneley through her time as a chapter consultant, a member of headquarters staff and executive director of the National Panhellenic Conference to her current position. The article includes several photographs of Meneley.
Collection: The Lyre Collection
Date: 2015