2010 - The Chatterbox

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Bits and Pieces From the Collegians

he Gamma Delta Chapter at Au-burn University has had yet an-

other wonderful year in 2009-2010. The 2009 year kicked off with several campus campaigns: two of our very own squirrels, Mary Frances Colley and Stephanie Rector, were in the Top 5 for Miss Auburn, and we also supported Katherine Davis through her cam-paign for SGA President. Having three coinciding campaigns was overwhelm-ing to say the least, but our sisters were up for the challenge and we were very proud of all of our wonderful candi-dates! Although campaign season came to an end, our excitement did not! Pageant season was just beginning. Our very own

Abby Steverson crowned pledge class ’05 member, Kimberly Friend, the

The ChatterboxGamma Delta 2010Auburn University

Volume LXVIII

Editor: Anna Claire Stamps Vollers

Permanent Secretary: Elizabeth Jernigan

Rodgersgammadeltachatterbox@

yahoo.comCollegiate Coordinator:

Martha Ann Huey

Magnolia HallAuburn University, AL

36849www.auburnalphagam.com

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he Auburn/Opelika Alumnae Chapter has been busy with vari-

ous activities and gatherings, and we are looking forward to our upcoming plant sale and other events. Anna Claire Stamps Vollers ’01 and Elizabeth Jernigan Rodgers ’75 do an excep-tional job of coordinating The Chatter-box so everyone can stay educated of the Gamma Delta news. Thank you both for your award-winning efforts. We have elected new officers to serve our alum group as Fran Pierson Lyons ’84 stepped down after her loyal service as a fantastic president. It will be hard to fill Fran’s shoes, but she left a well-de-signed path to follow as I look forward to my new mission as alum president. Our

vice-presidents Laura Webb Rabren ’92 and Adele Ballard Chester ’63

Save the Date!

AGD International ConventionJune 23-26Tampa, FL

International Reunion Day

Sunday, April 18, 2010

InsideOur Newest Members

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Alumnae Far & NearPage 7

The New Chapter Room1-12

Recruitment 2010 InfoPage 15

50 Year MembersPage 16

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Gamma Delta 2010

ChatterboxAuburn-Opelika Alumnae Chapter News

By Rebecca Hoyt Johnston ’88, President

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By Martha Ann Huey, Collegiate Publications Coordinator

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“Mamma Nut” Maggie McKinney, center, with her as-sistant new member coordinators on Bid Day 2009.

Jerry Nelson Johnson ’53, Mollie Stone ’09, Callie Stone Nash ’04 and Linda Johnson Stone ’76


have been fabulous in planning our social gatherings and in helping organize our meetings. Susan Lovett Speakman ’85 continues with her steadfast en-deavor as the most efficient secretary. She keeps the lines of communication “green” and open through her environmentally-friendly emails informing us of approaching events. I also must thank Dorinda Gunter Miller ’75 for her devoted services as trea-surer. As our undergraduates began this fall in their new chapter room, many alums joined them for an ice cream social during Recruitment as they prepared for Skit Day’s “AlphaGamstand” performances. La-verne Taylor Flanagan ’46, Kimble Manley Eastman ’83 as well as many others honored the collegiates with their unceasing support and atten-dance. The show was fantastic! It was a real treat to visit the chapter room, and to see the new residence hall while interacting with all the girls. We must thank Joan Odom Asbury ’78 for her endless involvement in the opening of the new chapter room at the new residence hall in The Village. Due to the hard work of Joan and others, the chapter room was ready to host August Recruitment. The Au-burn/Opelika alums also hosted an open house and kitchen shower to aid in providing needed utensils for the new chapter room. The newsletter wouldn’t be complete without ex-tending our most sincere thank you to those alums who serve as our courteous hostesses. Dorry Ann Hayes Blackburn ’49 opened up her beautiful home for the New Member Dinner in October. The meal was delicious, the decorations were stunning and the fellowship enjoyable. Our fall fundraiser/pe-can sale was a huge success. Thank you to everyone who participated by purchasing. The Christmas Tea was held at the lovely home of Kelly Gallops Davidson ’89. A nice crowd of mothers and daughters enjoyed the sweets and cook-ies provided. We also enjoyed our Dutch Treat Din-ner on Feb. 25 at Moore’s Mill Country Club, where we discussed the plant sale fundraiser and IRD with the collegiate chapter this spring. As we continue our year, I encourage each of you to become involved and active in your local alum group. Our local email address is [email protected]. We always welcome inquiries and news about Gamma Deltas, as well as e-mail addresses and other contact information updates. This is a magnifi-cent way to renew past friendships and develop new ones. You may also contact the Member Services sec-tion of www.alphagammadelta.org to locate a group in your area. It is a meaningful way to become in-

new Miss Auburn University. In addition, Courtney Hattaway was crowned Miss Glom. Our sisters continued to have fun as we danced the night away at our many social events such as our “My Tie” Blind Date Party and our spring formal, Swamp-water, which was held at the Greystone Mansion. We are so thankful for all the hard work our social chair, Anna Eidson, put into planning all of these wonderful events. As philanthropy chair, Courtney Blythe did a won-derful job coordinating Wing Jam, our annual philan-thropic event held each spring at Buffalo Connection where contestants perform at an open-mic talent show. With a wonderful turnout this year, we were proud of our donation to the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation. With the Spring Semester coming to a close, the Gam-ma Deltas were awarded many campus honors including First Place in Grades (we were First Place in Grades in Fall 2009 as well), First Place in Intramural Sports, and First Place in Greek Sing with our theme, “Breakin’ Free the NUThouse!” After a long summer break, we all rushed back to Au-burn, anticipating the viewing of our brand new chapter room. Special thanks go out to Megan Tucker, Prop-erty Coordinator, and all of the tremendous alumnae who generously gave their time and support. The com-pliments on our chapter room have been endless, and we all love our new home! Once again, Recruitment was an extraordinary success! Lanier Smith, Mary Frances Colley and Katelyn Simpson worked around the clock to ensure we had the best pledge class of all. We initiated 55 new members into the Gamma Delta Chapter on Oct. 11, 2009. “Mama Nut” Maggie McKinney, along with her New Member Assistants, kept the baby squirrels busy all se-mester long. Whether attending a Tacky Tourist Swap or a New Member Meeting, the girls were always having a great time bonding and learning more about what it means to be a sister of Alpha Gamma Delta. Following Initiation, the annual Feast of Roses was held at the Robert Trent Jones Marriot Hotel and Conference Center. Rachel Anderson and Lauren Drake worked diligently to make this special time pos-sible. They also organized a delicious Homecoming BBQ for the Auburn Homecoming football game. It was a fun time for alumnae and families to come together and sup-port our Auburn Tigers! Not only was our Alpha Gam family excited about the game, we had our very own Homecoming Candidate, Abby Womack! She went through two vigorous sets of interviews and was selected as one of the final five can-didates. The thrill of supporting our sisters is constant in Alpha Gamma Delta, and Gamma Delta chapter is excited to start off our 2010 year right by beginning campaigning for Katie Parish as she runs for Miss Auburn. We wish her the best of luck! None of our success would be possible without the love and generous support of our alumnae. We are so very thankful for each and every one of you. The Gamma Del-tas are looking forward to another amazing year!

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President.................................Allison WachsVP Campus Relations........Rebekah CowartVP Finance......................Mary Gray DeMetzVP Member Development......Brianna BaileyVP Operations.........................Jordan EasterVP Recruitment........................Anna EnglishVP Scholarship........................Lauren Wyatt

Chapter Coordinators

Activities.................................Whitley Kelley/Meg Reaves

Alumnae Relations................Caitlyn GullatteCorrespondence...........................Kait BakerMembership...........................Morgan WeantNew Member.........................Katie SimerothPersonal Development...............Betsy DavisPhilanthropy.....................Chelsea FergusonProperty....................................Jamie EilandPublications.......................Martha Ann HueyPublic Relations.....................Rachel BrooksPurchasing................................Lauren IsbellRisk Management...............Jamie FairbanksRitual.....................................Linley HallmarkSisterhood...........................Becca BarganierSocial....................................Morgan Burford

2009-2010Gamma Delta

Officers

President.............Rebecca Hoyt Johnston ’88Vice President...........Laura Webb Rabren ’92Treasurer.................Dorinda Gunter Miller ’75Secretary............Susan Lovett Speakman ’85Permanent Secretary.........Elizabeth Jernigan

Rodgers ’75Chatterbox Editor............Anna Claire Stamps

Vollers ’01

Executive Council Advisors

Chapter Advisor........Beth Davis Alverson ’90Campus Relations...................Emily Huffman

Waldrop ’93Finance..................Natalie Lyle Dickerson ’93Member Development..................Joan Odom

Asbury ’78New Member Development.........Joy Hannon

Warren ’93Operations................Beth Davis Alverson ’90Property/Chapter Housing............Kelli Ciampi

Henderson ’96Recruitment.............Ashley Wachs Bryant ’02Scholarship.........Kimble Manley Eastman ’83

2009-2010Auburn-Opelika

Alumnae ChapterOfficers

The Auburn/Opelika Alumnae Chapter has the unique task of producing a newsletter for not only our alumnae chapter but for all Gamma Deltas as well. We would love to hear what other alumnae chapters in other cities are doing and include them in next year‘s Chatterbox.

Please send your ideas and group contact information to [email protected].

We Want YOU!


Emily Judith BaileyFairhope

Kaitlin Patricia BartonBirmingham

Elizabeth Margaret Bonner

Birmingham

Sarah Ann BosargeOrange Beach

Emily Michelle BusbyPelham

Jordan Elizabeth Chambless

Montgomery

Jessica Carole ClaussenKennesaw, GA

Rebecca Lauren CollinsHoover

Bliss CookLivingston

Anna Margaret CragonHuntsville

Caroline Brianne Davidson

Marietta, GA

Molly K DixonColleyville, TX

Kimberlynn Elizabeth Edge

Birmingham

Emily Anne EdwardsMadison

Jessica Leigh EppersonMontgomery

Christine Frances Garrett

Albertville

Anna Elizabeth GoreOpelika

Anna Lynd HagoodMobile

Peyton HareBirmingham

Lindsey Katherine HaywoodHomewood

Caitlin Elizabeth Henderson

Selma

Millicent Rose HollowaySlocomb

Victoria Alexis IngramTroy

Caroline Alan JacksonOrlando, FL

Emily JohnsonVero Beach, FL

Rebecca Jane KellerJasper

Katherine KelleyWinter Park, FL

Ashley Leigh LewisAliceville

Christa Lee LipkoMatthews, NC

Lauren Elizabeth LittleDecatur

Anna Clair LoganBenton, AZ

Leigh Ellen LoganBirmingham

Cameron Couch McMillanTalladega

Logan Mariah McRaeColumbus, GA

Mallory MimsOpp

Virginia Hagan MooreHomewood

Constance Noel MooreDecatur

Elizabeth Ann MooreBirmingham

Gabrielle Maria NaviaMobile

Sarah Catherine PurvisDothan

Virginia Olivia RussellTuscaloosa

Rebecca Alexandra Stefanek

Birmingham

Lauranne Cash StephensWinter Park, FL

Molly StoneBirmingham

Laura Lee StrawnMacon, GA

Alexa ThompsonMobile

Mary Claire TidwellOneonta

Lauren Pate TidwellTuscaloosa

Alexandra Brooke Twilley

Theodore

Jaclyn Elizabeth WalzHoover

Erin Paige WarfordRoswell, GA

Kendall Ann WatsonMontgomery

Brittany A. WebbDothan

Beth WestmorelandScottsboro

Meg Claire WilsonFt. Payne

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Alpha Gamma Delta has been an active part of my life for over 30 years. Thirty years is a hard number to type, as it seems just yesterday that I remember living on the second floor of Dorm F. There were joyous times, such as being accepted to gradu-ate school or having a member selected for a special honor; sad times, such as breaking up with a boyfriend; laughable times, such as “Is that my phone?” being yelled down the hall because the only available phones were attached to the wall in each room; and fun times, when we were playing cards late into the night or having pebbles hit our windows from the guys in the parking lot (remember our dorm was men-free in those days!) trying to entice us to go get ice cream at the Flush. Lots of great memories with wonderful sorority sisters can still be remembered just as if it were yesterday! Sharing sisterhood with my daughters has been a highlight of my life! I have been triple blessed in that all three of my daugh-ters are also Auburn Alpha Gamma Deltas. For them to have the opportunity to join with the out-standing Gamma Delta Chapter members makes my donated time to the International Fraternity well worth the effort. Currently, Elizabeth Stutts Thompson is serving as the Finance Advisor for Gamma Phi Chapter (Georgia Tech) and Rebecca Stutts Hovater is serving as a Recruitment Specialist for the Fraternity.

Sarah graduates next December — I hope she will want to remain involved as an alumna member also! Serving as a Fra-ternity volunteer is an avenue to grow and develop person-ally while giving back to the organization that helped all of us become the women we are today. Being involved locally or Internationally is very rewarding. Consider serving the Fraternity by offering your talents and time. I have met Alpha Gamma Deltas from many places and all walks of life. Having a strong International organization leads to even more successful collegiate chapters. In turn, having strong collegiate chapters leads to a stronger Frater-nity. Gamma Delta Chapter members have much to offer locally or Internationally. Check out the Fraternity Web site for more information about how you can give back (www.alphagam-madelta.org). One never knows where volunteering for Alpha Gamma Delta will lead!

What Gamma Delta means to meby Jackie Brannon Stutts ’77, Alpha Gamma Delta International President

Have you paid your Alpha Gamma Delta alumnae dues? The $35 annual Fraternity alumnae dues assist the International Fraternity’s operational budget in areas of need such as recruitment training, extension efforts, Quarterly production, and new member development. Please support the International Fraternity by paying your alumnae dues! Check out the Fraternity website for more information! www.alphagammadelta.org


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Elisabeth Jayne Snell ’92 and Scott Graham Wang

August 18, 2007

Katherine Elizabeth Freeman ’02 and Josh Gentry

July 26, 2008

Alice Jones ’71 and Charles BellJanuary 10, 2009

Dorothy Tyler Asbury ’02 and Will Grogan

January 24, 2009

Mallory Appleton ’05 and Westby Anderson

February 28, 2009

Penny Lee Helms ’01 and William Nicholas Turner

March 28, 2009

Abigail Steele Elliott ’01 and Logan TuckerApril 25, 2009

Elisabeth Ruth Henderlong’01 and Nicholas George Deckon

May 2, 2009

Dorothy Rayne Russell ’01 and James Lane Osborn

May 23, 2009

Laura Elizabeth Scott ’04 and Phillip Justin Young

May 23, 2009

Krystle Lynn Sneed ’01 and Ross Matthew DealJune 6, 2009

Elizabeth Long Dorlon ’98 and Joshua James Floyd

June 27, 2009

Rachel Edmundson ’03 and Todd Freeman

July 11, 2009

Margaret Ann Woods ’04 and Richard Blake Serota

July 25, 2009

Rebecca Leigh Stutts ’01 and Greg Hovater

August 1, 2009

Brittany Morgan Davidson ’04 and Kenny GoeppOctober 17, 2009

Sarah Elizabeth Campbell ’04 and Trey Allen Novara

December 12, 2009

Allison Leigh Ferrell ’01 and Jacob Odom

December 19, 2009

Kristen Cofield ’04 and Mark Di Cristina

February 20, 2010

Laura Allyson Richey ’03 and James Randolph Miller

May 15, 2010

Sarah Gholson Skipper ’96 and Tripp SkipperAnna Blakely SkipperApril 19, 2007Margaret Caroline SkipperMarch 16, 2009

Sally Helms Pittman ’99 and Craig PittmanCraig Sorrell Pittman IIISeptember 25, 2007Marjorie Layne Pittman November 15, 2008

Hannah Cowart Thornton ’03 and Hugh Thornton IIIHugh Browning Thornton IVJuly 2, 2008

Lori Johnson Bailey ’97 and David BaileyThomas Sanders BaileyAugust 26, 2008

Maureen Keane Fain ’91 and Robert FainPhelps Michael FainOctober 3, 2008

Joanna Barnett Goodman ’93 and Garrett GoodmanBenjamin Alan GoodmanApril 8, 2009

Adriane Ohly Green ’98 and Ryan GreenCampbell Elizabeth GreenApril 9, 2009

Holly Dickson Parker ’93 and John ParkerJohn Dickson ParkerMay 1, 2009

Emily Parker Robinson ’94 and Joshua RobinsonJoshua Parker RobinsonAugust 13, 2009

Tracy Miller Rush ’02 and Travis Laten RushTrevor Laten RushAugust 27, 2009

Shelly Bennett Young ’00 and Michael YoungBrooks Michael YoungOctober 7, 2009

Leigh Driskill Phelps ’03 and John PhelpsCaroline Pattillo PhelpsOctober 19, 2009

Gwin Copeland Hall ’93 and Mike HallAnna Grace HallOctober 21, 2009

Layne McClellan Allen ’99 and Adam AllenAvery McClayne AllenJanuary 11, 2010

KariBeth Freeman Gentry ’02, center, at her wedding on July 26, 2008 with pledge sisters Rachel McAbee, left, and Keats Johnson Leach.


Linnelle Dobbins Greenhill Willis passed away October 18, 2007 in San Antonio, TX. Says her daughter Lynn Greenhill Stringer, “She loved her time at Auburn and with her sorority sisters.”

Iras Fearn Smith ’54. Iras was excited to see The Chatterbox again after not receiving it for sev-eral years. Her granddaughters Francis Arden Jackson ’06 and Caroline Jackson ’09 are current members. Iras sees Nancy Poole Van Cleave ’53 frequent-ly, and the two were also in gram-mar and high school together. Iras enjoys reading The Chatterbox since she finds familiar names she hasn’t seen in more than 50 years!

Inez Burts Colley ’65, Nancy Nunnery Lowe ’66 and Kath-erine Nunn Willett ’64 all gath-ered in Tyler, TX in the spring of 2009. Inez and husband Chuck live in Tyler and have three children. Nancy and husband Billy live in Lexington, VA and have four chil-dren. Katherine and her husband live in Birmingham and have three

children. Kath-erine notes that Nancy and Inez hadn’t seen each other since col-lege. Says Kath-erine, “We had a great time re-membering peo-ple and places. We are thank-ful that Alpha Gam brought us together years ago!”

Sharon Bar-bre Crocker ’65. Sharon and husband Charles have lived in Greensboro, NC since 1970. They have two children: John, 36, and Frances, 32, who both graduated from North Carolina State Univer-sity. There was no Alpha Gamma Delta chapter there, but Fran-ces was a Sigma Kappa and, says Sharon, made her grandmother (a Sigma Kappa at the University of Tennessee) very happy. The Crockers have three grandsons.

Sharon and Charles as both retired, though Sharon does some on-call work at the credit union in Greensboro. The Crockers enjoyed their visit to Lexing-ton, VA to see Nancy Nunnery Lowe ’66 and her husband Billy. Says Sharon, “Even though it had been a long time since we had seen them, you would have thought it was just yesterday. We had many laughs over our

days at AU.”

Nancy Nunnery Lowe ’66. Nancy enjoyed a reunion with Inez Burts Colley ’65 and Kitty Nunn Willett ’64 in the spring of 2009. She says she and Kitty have been able to nurture their friend-ship over the years with Air Force assignments together and Kitty’s job with Delta Airlines. Nancy also recently got to see her Gamma Del-ta “Big Sister” Sharon Barbre Crocker ’65, whom she hadn’t seen in nearly 40 years. Sharon and her husband Charles visited the Lowes in Lexington, VA. Nancy and her husband live in Lexington where he teaches math at South-ern Virginia University and the Virginia Military Instutite, since retiring from the United States Air Force. They have four daughters. Daughter Jennifer Lowe Bow-ers ’91 lives in Germany where her husband Matt is stationed at Ramstein Air Force Base. They have two boys. Says Nancy, “The ties we made back in Alpha Gam at Auburn have been some of my

Alumnae Far & Near

Trina Gentry, Mary Lindsey Gentry Newlin ’04, Brittany Davidson Goepp ’04, Lauren McDowell ’04, Courtney Green ’04, Corrie Johnson McDowell ’76.

Sarah Harper Baggett ’99 and Ashley Tucker ’98 at Bid Day 2009.


dearest lifetime friendships.”

LeAnne Clay Bargamin ’71. LeAnne shares a story about Gam-ma Delta chapter founder and longtime leader Helen Bowman Salmon: “Helen would always look at the backs of our shoes, es-pecially heels, and insist that they have no scuff marks. She would politely and firmly suggest that we either polish our heels or get new shoes. I always kept my ‘Hel-en pair of shoes’ for only Gamma Delta events with Helen. She was forever looking down at our feet when we went to important events and represented Gamma Delta. I went to Convention with her one year in Mexico and she remarked about my shoes after being out sightseeing! Of course, it was in a loving Helen manner, but I got the message. “ Patricia Smith Faulkenberry ’71. Patricia lives in Ono Island/

Orange Beach.

Martha Jernigan Scott ’72. Martha’s eight years of effort were rewarded as she led the way in col-lecting 1.6 million Campbell Soup Company labels for Springwood School in Lanett, AL, in order to receive a brand new 2010 Dodge Caravan SXT. The school’s head-master remarked, “I see many peo-ple who have great ideas and help make short-term projects success-ful. I cannot remember a time or a person in my entire career when a project of eight years was pursued with such passion.”

Lynn Limbaugh Lloyd ’73. In 2009, Lynn ended her career with the Mountain Brook School System, after serving for 33 years. After g r a d u a t i n g from Auburn

in 1976, she took a job teaching home economics at Mountain Brook Junior High. She ends her career as a member of the Board of Education. In between, she taught class, held leadership positions in PTAs and served in a number of volunteer capacities.

Deborah White Kranzusch ’74. Deborah is a fifth-grade math teacher at Montgomery Academy and was named ALFA’s Teacher of the Month for August 2009. She says the measure of success isn’t always easy to gauge, but adds it is clear to those who matter most: her students. She received $1,000 from ALFA as part of the recogni-tion program and her school re-cieved $1,000 from the Alabama Farmers Federation.

Caroline Lipscomb Hassan-pour ’75. Caroline and her family moved to Maryland in 2009 and love living there. She says both her girls are doing well in school, and they enjoy living just 38 miles from Washington, D.C.

Suzanne Lawrence Chandler ’80. Suzanne lives in Carrollton, GA with her husband Cary. She is an informatics nurse and the direc-tor of clinical content for Greenway Medical Technologies. The couple has four children: Scott, who is at Auburn; Mary Lawrence Chan-dler ’05, a Gamma Delta and an Auburn graduate; Chapple, a

Alumnae Far & Near

Join your Gamma Delta sisters on Facebook! Search “Alpha

Gamma Delta” in Groups, and select the group in the Auburn network with this squirrel icon.

Gamma Deltas from the 1998 Pledge Class gathered at the Auburn Homecoming game in November 2009. From left, Kari Schliesser Holley, Taylor Stewart Dobbs, Anna Vascocu Owen, Ashley Tucker Hicks and Catherine Lewis Botsford.


Alumnae Far & Nearstudent at the University of West Georgia; and Betsy, a high school student. The Chandlers also have a granddaughter, Molly Kate, who is 1 ½. Says Suzanne, “Our family continues to enjoy Auburn football season, especially when Cary and I have the opportunity to tailgate with our old friends from Auburn, including my Alpha Gam sisters!”

Patty Mosley ’84. Patty was re-cently awarded the Arc of Epsilon Pi for her work with the Gamma Phi Chapter at Georgia Tech. She has been treasurer of Gamma Phi’s House Association since 2001. She has lived in Atlanta since leav-ing Auburn and is currently the vice-president of global workforce planning – university for Duff & Phelps, a financial Advisory firm.

Elisabeth Jayne Snell Wang ’92. Elisabeth married husband Scott Graham Wang in August 2007 and is currently employed by Piedmont Healthcare as a physi-cian communications specialist. Scott is a professional photogra-pher. Elisabeth and Scott are a husband/wife wedding photogra-phy team and can be found online at www.scottwangphoto.com.

Joanna Barnett Goodman ’93. Joanna’s husband Garrett was lead architect on the new resi-dence halls in the Village at Au-burn. Joanna was able to see the plans for the new Chapter Room and declared it “super nice” with a great view and a large kitchen.

Lori Johnson Bailey ’97. Lori and her family currently live in Auburn, where her husband Da-vid works at First Presbyterian Church of Opelika as an assistant

pastor and a counselor to the com-munity. Lori stays home with her son Thomas.

Beth Perkins Goff ’98. In No-vember 2008, Beth and her hus-band TJ moved from the San Francisco area to Myrtle Beach, SC to help plant a new church, Wellspring Church. Beth has also started working part time in real estate with Century 21, and also stays at home with children Karoline and Anderson.

Ashley McCandless Ryan ’99. Ashley is liv-ing in Memphis, TN, and married Ryan Baker in January. She has been a nurse for five years and works in a pediatric in-tensive care unit.

Blair Bledsoe Bennett ’01. Blair and her hus-band Chad, an Auburn alum, live in Montgomery with their new daughter Leighton Grace, born Oct. 21, 2009. Blair works for Kowa Pharmaceuticals and is a Member Development Specialist for Alpha Gamma Delta International. She’s also a member of Montgomery’s Junior League.

Anna Claire Stamps Vollers ’01. Anna Claire and her husband Jeff are expecting twins in August 2010. They live in Huntsville, AL, where Anna Claire edits magazines for The Huntsville Times and Jeff works as an analyst for the Defense Intelligence Agency. Anna Claire also enjoys editing the award-win-ning The Chatterbox newsletter.

Courtney C. Brennan ’01. Courtney lives in New York City and works as an account execu-tive in special event bookings at Madison Square Garden Enter-tainment.

KariBeth Freeman Gentry ’02. KariBeth married her high school sweetheart, Josh, on July 26, 2008. The couple are expect-ing at baby girl, Lila Elizabeth Gentry, on Feb. 9, 2010. The Gen-trys currently live in Niceville, FL, where KariBeth is finishing gradu-ate school in elementary education at the University of West Florida.

Laura Beth Anderson ’02. Lau-ra Beth now teaches third grade in Marietta, GA at Eastside Elemen-tary School. She previously taught second grade.

Maggie Jordan ’05, Jill Bledsoe ’05 and Kathleen Pease ’05 on the slopes in Steamboat, CO.


Alumnae Far & Near

Lindsay Brown ’03. Lindsay is working as a coach with Well-spring Living, a non profit, faith based organization that works to help women out of destructive lifestyles (addictions, abuse, eat-ing disorders, trauma). Wellspring Living also provides a safe haven for girls rescued from sex traf-ficking. Lindsay lives in the home with the women, to provide struc-ture and 24/7 counseling. In May 2009, Lindsay graduated with her master’s degree from Richmond University in professional coun-seling, specializing in children and adolescents. Says Lindsay, “I love my job and I am passionate about walking with women along their path of transformation and heal-ing. Feel free to check out Well-spring Living at www.wellspring-living.org.”

Landon McKean ’03. Landon

lives in Birmingham and teaches sixth-grade math and science at Homewood Middle School. She says, “Everything has been great so far, but it has definitely been very time consuming and over-whelming. I guess it is just part of being a first year teacher!” During the summer of 2008, she was the Panhellenic graduate assistant at Auburn and assisted Panhellenic Council throughout Recruitment by working with Panhellenic ex-ecutive officers, Phi Chis (Recruit-ment counselors) and chapter presidents and advisors. During the 2008-2009 school year, she worked for a second year as the SGA graduate advisor, where she worked closely with Tiger Tues-days and various Cabinet projects. She completed her master’s degree in education in May 2009.

Laura Allyson Richey ’03. Lau-

ra Ally-son is engaged to Randolph Miller and will be married May 15, 2010 in Mobile. The wedding will take place the same week Laura Allyson graduates from Auburn’s pharma-cy school. Says Laura Allyson, “It will be a busy and exciting week.”

Sarah Elizabeth Campbell No-vara ’04. Sarah married husband Trey Allen Novara, an Auburn Pi Kappa Alpha in December 2009 in Fort Walton Beach, FL. Her bridesmaids were Gamma Deltas Mallory Appleton Anderson ’04, Erin Beebe Hardie ’04, Chaney Shafferman ’04 and Caylen Nevins ’04.

Maggie Jordan ’05. Maggie graduated from Auburn in 2009 and is now working on her Ph.D in entomology at Colorado State Uni-versity. She lives with pledge sis-ter Sarah Burton ’05. Recently pledge sisters Kathleen Pease ’05 and Jill Bledsoe ’05 came for some skiing in Steamboat, CO.

Leighton Grace Bennett comes from a long line of Alpha Gams: her mom, Blair Bledsoe Bennett ’01 was a Gamma Delta; great-great grandmother was a 1928 initiate of Alpha Gam at Ohio University; her grandmother Sally Driver Bledsoe ’76 was a Gamma Delta, and her aunt, Jill Bledsoe ’05 is also a Gamma Delta.

Members of the 2002 Pledge Class.


t a young age, I learned that the Greek letters for Alpha, Gamma and Delta were special. With a mother and two aunts who were part of the

sorority, I often saw memories from their college days etched with the Greek letters, and knew that I wanted to be a part of that group that seemed so special. Years later I had the opportunity to finally join, and began my own journey as an Alpha Gam. It was great making friends and getting to live the college life surrounded by such a great group of people. Everything was mostly as I’d imagined, except for one new element. My sophomore year of college, my mom became an advisor and I started to see her at chapter meetings. For some girls, this might not seem like a good thing, but I was thrilled at the opportunity to share that part of my life with her. From there, I became vice president of Recruitment, and we were attending executive council meetings to-gether. The year I was in charge of Recruitment, the chapter also decided to redecorate most of the chapter room, and my mom did a lot of work on that project. Between all of the duties that Recruitment incurred and the new look of our chapter room, mom and I got to spend a lot of time working together. It made for a great experience to be able to learn, give back and ac-complish so much with her. After I graduated, Mom continued to be an advisor and three years later, she is still there. She has juggled taking care of three other children, running a family business, running her own design business, helping me plan my wedding and everything else that life entails, while still serving the local Alpha Gam chapter. It has been a bit of a challenge for her schedule at times, but she continues to give and invest in the girls there be-cause she truly enjoys it all. Like anyone who is passionate about something, she puts her whole heart into everything she does. Just one example: she works with Alpha Gams not out of duty, but because she loves it.

Brand new room The most recent project she worked on was the new chapter room. In August of 2009, Auburn University completed a new development, The Village, which houses all campus sororities. The project was a big un-dertaking – lasting approximately a year – but the end product of the chapter room is truly beautiful. Designed

with plenty of room for six different seating ar-eas, a kitchen, ladies’ room and custom-de-signed storage room, the new space serves its purpose of comfort and function with room to spare. Taking a mellow slant on Alpha Gam’s red, buff and green, the walls set an inviting tone in a warm shade of buff, letting the curtain pan-els, furniture and ac-cessories be the star of the show. Hints of blue in the accessories lend themselves to the re-laxed take on European chic the chapter room provides. Custom made sconces and lamps illuminate the room, evoking a cozy feel, while an Italian wood chandelier is a focal point at the front of the room above the dining table. European vetrinas finished in a soft gray shade serve as trophy cases, and a built-in banquette featuring an antiqued mirrored wall provides a bit of glamour. As an added touch, the fire doors were finished with mirrors on their façades to soften the commercial look they represented. No detail was overlooked; the room is a welcome change to the typical commercial feel of university interiors. It really invites one to relax and develop relationships. As represented by the chapter room, sacrifice and hard work are well worth the effort. Through all of the projects my mom has worked on with our Alpha Gam chapter, she set the example of giving back to a group that previously invested so much in her life. I admire her for her service, and know that acts of giving like hers are what will truly keep a group like Alpha Gam-ma Delta “sisters until the end of time.”

Whole-hearted serviceby Tyler Asbury Grogan ’02

Tyler Asbury Grogan ’02 and her mom, Joan Odom Asbury ’78 at Tyler’s wedding, January 24, 2009.

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Turn the page for photos of the brand-new chapter room!


To the new chapter room!Welcome Home

Photography by Tracy Miller Rush ’02


amma Deltas couldn’t be prouder of Alabama State Treasurer Kay Ivey ’64, who is running for Governor of Alabama in the 2010 elec-tion. Kay was first elected state treasurer in 2002 and re-elected in

2006 with the largest vote in the contested statewide race. Kay is a native of Camden and graduated from Auburn in 1967. While at Auburn, she was elected vice president of Auburn’s student body, was on the Homecoming Court, and was involved in many academic and volunteer organizations. She has been a high school teacher, a bank officer and has held positions in state government. As state treasurer, her motto is “The People’s Money is the People’s Busi-ness.” She has worked to make the Treasurer’s Office more transparent, and was the first to put the state’s financial accounts online for all to see. Kay enjoys the outdoors, is a member of the Alabama Wildlife Federation

and is an “Ala-bama Tree Farm-er.” She enjoys spending time on her pontoon boat and has a chow-mix named Bear. You can read more about Kay and her campaign at www.kayivey.org.

Ready to Run

These sisters honored Gamma Delta Kay Ivey ’64 at the home of Dorry Ann Blackburn ’49 during Ivey’s campaign for Governor of Alabama. Back row, LaVerne Taylor Flanagan ’46, Chris Blackburn Danner ’39, Catherine Bailey Crowder ’50, Dorry Ann hayes Blackburn ’49, Patsy Arant Thomas ’63, Madrid Davis Bailey ’41, Kay Ivey ’64, Nealie Brown Vann ’63. Front row, Elizabeth Jernigan Rodgers ’75, Rebecca Hoyt Johnson ’88, Bobbie Thomas Umbach ’62, Martha Jernigan Scott ’72.

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Martha Saye Henderson is fondly remembered as the resident advi-sor, or “dorm mother” at Alpha Gam’s Dorm F in the 1970s and 1980s. After she retired from her position in 1989, she moved to Jacksonville, FL. She passed away on Jan. 8, 2010 at the age of 89. She is remembered as a passionate football fan, an avid bridge player and a talented cook. She is survived by her daughter, son-in-law and two grandsons.

or more than 30 years, Gamma Delta chapter has enjoyed a legacy of academic excellence at Auburn. The chapter continues its long-running streak of

having the highest cumulative GPA of any group on Au-burn University’s campus. Scholarship remains a priority as we recruit young women each fall. We consistently pledge students with superior grades. With the current economic challenges, many of our brightest members are looking for scholarship opportu-nites. How can you as alumnae help? The Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation awards scholarship money to deserv-ing collegians. A scholarship has been set up to honor LaVerne Tay-lor Flanagan ’46 and her many contributions to Alpha Gamma Delta. This scholarship is reserved for a member of Gamma Delta. When you make a contribution to the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation, you can request that the monies go directly to the LaVerne Taylor Flanagan Scholarship. In this way, you will directly benefit a young woman currently in Gamma Delta chapter. Any donations are greatly appreciated.

Gamma Delta Scholarshipby Kimble Manley Eastman ’83, Gamma Delta Scholarship Advisor

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Planning to attend school full time in the 2010-11 academic year? Visit www.alpha-gammadeltafoundation.org to download a scholarship application. Applications are due no later than March 1, 2010. Going back to school part time or for a class here and there? Visit our website for information on Continuing Education Grants from the Foundation. More than $78,000 in scholarships was awarded to alumnae and collegiate mem-bers of Alpha Gamma Delta for the 2009-10 academic year. Of those, 38 recipients are pursuing a graduate degree; 52 an under-graduate degree. Scholarships are awarded annually to alumnae and collegiate members pursuing a degree full time as documented with an institutional transcript. Applicants must be in good standing.

AGD Foundation scholarships & grants

Emily Crane, Alexandra Twilley and Betsy Davis at an Auburn football game in Fall 2009.


Recruitment 2010All Recruitment Information Forms (RIFs) are due July 15, 2010.

If you have any questions concerning recruitment, contactVP Recruitment Anna English, [email protected] orMembership Coordinator Morgan Weant, [email protected].

You can also visit Auburn Panhellenic Council for general Recruitment information: https://fp.auburn.edu/greek/phmain.htm

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Auburn UniversityAlpha Gamma DeltaAttn: Membership ChairmanBox 6, Magnolia HallThe Village 201 Wire RoadAuburn, AL 36849

AUMAlpha Gamma Delta7300 University DriveMontgomery, AL 36117

Troy State UniversityAlpha Gamma DeltaBox 820981Troy State UniversityTroy, AL 36802

University of AlabamaAlpha Gamma DeltaUniversity StationP.O. Box 866389Tuscaloosa, AL 35486-6389

UABAlpha Gamma DeltaP.O. Box 14University CenterBirmingham, AL 35294

University of South AlabamaAlpha Gamma DeltaP.O. Box U-2063University of South AlabamaMobile, AL 36688

University ofMontevalloAlpha Gamma DeltaDrawer AAUniversity of MontevalloMontevallo, AL 35115

UNAAlpha Gamma DeltaUNAP.O. Box 5355Florence, AL 35632

Alpha Gam Statewide

Alpha Gams in the Chapter Room on Philanthropy Day during Recruitment 2009.


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Have You Moved or Married?Please print or type and mail to: Auburn-Opelika Chapter

Elizabeth Jernigan Rodgers, P.O. Box 470, Auburn, AL 36831, [email protected]

Maiden Name____________________________________________________________________________

Married Name (include husband’s name)_______________________________________________________

Former Address___________________________________________________________________________

New Address_____________________________________________________________________________

E-mail Address______________________________________Telephone Number_____________________

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Do you have a change in name, address or marital status? When you do, please notify International headquarters through one of these contacts:

Fraternity Web site: www.alphagammadelta.orgClick on “AGD Member Services” and enter/change your information (a secure connection).

Fraternity Fax: 317.875.5824

Fraternity Address: 8701 Founders Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268

Fraternity Telephone: 317.872.2655

Alumna Chapter Permanent Secretary: Mrs. Sam Rodgers, P.O. Box 470, Auburn, AL 36831

Or by e-mail to: [email protected]

Collegiate Chapter CapsuleAddress Changes

Campus Quota.................................53

Alpha Gamma Delta New Members.................................55

Campus Total New Members................................926

Alpha Gamma Delta Chapter Total..............................................210

Number in Largest NPC Group....................................213 (Chi Omega)

If you have questions or want to assist our collegians, please contact the Province Director:

Susan Long [email protected]


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Scholarship Information: High School GPA or letter grade NAME CITY STATE/PROVINCE

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Activities and Honors: (use back or attach additional sheets, if necessary)Involvement in high school and within the community (offices, sports, clubs, awards, employment, etc.)

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Please check all that apply: I recommend this woman and consider her to be: exceptional good fairI would be proud for this woman to wear the Alpha Gamma Delta Badge in my community. I have known this woman for years. I have known this woman’s family for years. I do not know this woman personally: My information source (PH member, teacher, friend, other)

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