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New members of Gamma Pi (University of Tampa) chapter pose together in formal dresses. They are (front) Barbara Baker, (second row, left to right) Phyllis Gladhill, Ermalou McDuffie Roller and (back) Anita Gonzalez Freeman.
Founder Olive Burnett Clark (Alpha, DePauw University) poses by a chair as she tells the story of the founding of Alpha Chi Omega at the 1953 National Convention in Banff, Alberta, Canada.
An unidentified woman poses inside Star Studio, the studio supported by Alpha Chi Omega at the MacDowell Colony.
Founders (left to right) Bertha Deniston Cunningham (Alpha, DePauw University), Estelle Leonard (Alpha, DePauw University), Nellie Gamble Childe (Alpha, DePauw University) and Olive Burnett Clark (Alpha, DePauw University) pose with a birthday cake to celebrate Alpha Chi Omega's 50th birthday at the Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. during the 1935 National Convention. Behind them are National Editor Ted Maltbie Collins (Rho, University of Washington) and National President Ethel Meade Van Auken (Lambda, Syracuse University).
Each woman is individually identified on the back of the photograph.
Each woman is individually identified on page 17 of the March 1960 issue of The Lyre, where this photograph is featured.
The chapter consultants pose for their official photo in the Founders Forum located at headquarters. (Standing left to right) Callie Smith (Beta Nu, University of Utah), Olivia Holt (Alpha Kappa, University of Oregon), Taylor Costa (Kappa Lambda, University of San Diego), Elena Grace Smith (Delta Pi, University of Tennessee, Knoxville), Mia Salgado (Alpha Iota, University of Vermont), Kam Khan (Epsilon Lambda, The University of Texas at Arlington), Kendra Swanson (Zeta Pi, Arizona State University), Ellen Tinder (Alpha, DePauw University), Kristen Reynolds (Iota Tau, California State University San Marcos). (Seated left to right) Taylor Tolley (Alpha Omicron, The Ohio State University), Madeleine Blundon (Gamma Rho, Texas Tech University), Kellie Greene (Beta Eta, Florida State University), Ellie Edwards (Zeta Sigma, Missouri State University), Ashlyn Coston (Beta Lambda, University of Arizona), Michelle Critchfield (Omicron, Baker University).
Photo of Gamma Delta chapter members posed in front of chapter house. On the top step to the right you can see Dr. Condoleezza Rice, smiling with her chapter sisters.
Dr. Condoleezza Rice joined Alpha Chi Omega at the Gamma Delta chapter at the University of Denver. Until her senior year, she was the only African American member of the chapter. She was 19 years old when she graduated cum laude from the university in 1974. She was named Outstanding Senior Woman and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Mortar Board. She earned a master's from the University of Notre Dame and a Ph.D. from the University of Denver’s Graduate School of International Studies. In 1993, she became Stanford University’s first woman provost and served in that position until 1999. In 2001, President George W. Bush appointed her national security advisor. Rice later was named the U.S. Secretary of State, the first black woman to serve in that capacity. A professor, consultant and author, she has won many awards. She is an articulate speaker, accomplished pianist and a football aficionado. She received Alpha Chi Omega's Award of Achievement in 1990.
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!
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.
Past National Presidents came to headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana in August 2016. They pose together in the parlor at headquarters. Top left: Marsha King Grady (Alpha Upsilon, The University of Alabama), Donna Smith Chereck (Alpha Phi, The University of Texas at Austin), Diane Wilson Blackwelder (Omicron, Baker University), Julie Cain Burkhard (Beta Sigma, University of Georgia), Angela Costley Harris (Alpha Beta, Purdue University). Bottom left: Karen Aunan Miley (Alpha Lambda, University of Minnesota), Ellen Little Vanden Brink (Alpha, DePauw University), Judy Evans Anderson (Alpha Lambda, University of Minnesota).