The temperature was mild for a winter Saturday in Kansas City. The high that Dec. 27, 1919, was an acceptable 45 degrees F. Still, the AOIIs in Kansas City undoubtedly bundled up to fight the chill as they made their way to gather for a joyous task: to found the Kansas City alumnae chapter of…
KC Panhellenic Service Project
Once again this year, KCAOII will be supporting the Greater KC Panhellenic Service Project. This year, it is A Turning Point KC. Their mission is to transform lives by empowering people to self-sufficiency. Item donations or cash donations will be collected at our KC AOII Night Out happy hour on Nov 15. If you can’t make it to…
KU Scholarship Award Winners
Each year, as the administrator of two scholarship funds endowed with the University of Kansas Endowment, the Greater Kansas City AOII Alumnae Chapter is proud to award scholarship funds to female students who meet the requirements of each award. The Alpha Omicron Pi Scholarship and the Jessie Marie Cramer Scholarship have slightly different requirements. The…
Strike Out Arthritis is Sept 28!
Enjoy some baseball and help strike out arthritis with your sisters on Saturday, Sept 28 as the Royals play the Minnesota Twins at 6:15pm. AOII will have a ticket block and part of the proceeds will go to the Arthritis Foundation. To find out more about tickets, click here. Since 2010, AOII has partnered with Major…
KCAOII KC Panhellenic Woman of the Year
On April 27, KCAOII recognized Cara Mahon as our Greater Kansas City Panhellenic Alumnae Woman of the year at the GKCPanhel Women of the Year & Scholarship Brunch held at Indian Hills Country Club. Cara is a proud member of the Delta Pi Chapter of Alpha Omicron Pi, and is serving her third year as…
Extra Flowers for Ordering
Did you miss your chance to order flowers or plants from KCAOII this year or need more than you originally planned? You’re in luck! We have to order full flats of flowers and plants so we have some extra that we need to sell. Below is a list of what we have left. If you…
Annual Flower & Veggie Sale! Orders due April 6.
Each year, KCAOII holds a fundraiser flower and veggie sale to help raise funds for the KCAOII chapter. Plants are sourced from Louisburg Nursery & Greenhouse and include many types of flowers and veggie plants. AOIIs, friends, and family are all encouraged to participate in this fundraiser. Partial proceeds from this sale go to the Arthritis…
Founders’ Day Was a Hit!
We had a great time at Founders’ Day this year as women from a variety of different collegiate chapters came together and enjoyed lunch at Grand St. Café. We also congratulated two members on 25 years of AOII sisterhood. The largest group of sisters came from the Phi chapter at the University of Kansas. Almost…
KCAOII Welcomes Two New Board Members
In early December, KCAOII installed two new women into important roles on the KCAOII leadership board and transitioned another sister to a different leadership role. Cara Mahon, past VP Fundraising, a role she’s held for two years, is now KCAOII’s VP Programs and will take over responsibility for planning social events for the chapter including…