2022 DOD Chapter Events

 January:  2022 CHAPTER PLANNING & STRATEGY

• 8th Saturday: AXO|DOD Leadership planning meeting: the leadership team invites all members to participate in our annual strategy & planning!  This will be a virtual meeting to enable all local and long distance sisters to attend.​ Agenda and details are on MyChapterRoom for current members. RSVP to Kathleen (axodod@gmail.com) for ZOOM.com link and password. 
• *2022 MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS & recruitment start this month, sign up here!  axododmembership.wufoo.com/forms/w1rt9jso1ckt37r/​

February: MAC DOWELL MONTH: ART APPRECIATION

• 9th Wednesday 6-8pm: AXO NIGHT OUT | SISTERHOOD PAINT PARTY!  All sisters are invited to join in on the creativity and fun! Cost is $30 per person. RSVP's are required, all painting materials will be made available for pick up at AXO sister Cherisse's Pinot's Palette Studio. RSVP please by February 1st so that we can get paint kits together.  We will send more details upon receipt of your rsvp (see link) axododmembership.wufoo.com/forms/se5hcu11j26q99/ 
• Long Distance Sisters: For any sisters wanting to join from out of town, we will gladly send to you your paint kit for an additional fee (sent within CA $16.50 out of state $23.50) Let Kathy know by Jan 26th to allow enough time to arrive in the mail. (axodod@gmail.com)
• ​27th Sunday RED CARNATION DAY in Orange County! It is always great to share our wonderful Alpha Chi stories with others. In solidarity with the installation of our new Alpha Chi Omega collegiate chapter at Chapman University we are declaring February 27th as RED CARNATION DAY!  All AXO's in our region are encouraged to wear your AXO letters and colors! Put red carnations on your car as you run your errands! If you would like PACE (Promoting Alpha Chi Everyday) packets to share (see picture on our sisterhood blog page) contact Kathleen at axodod@gmail.com

March: HERA's DAY of SERVICE

• 1st Tuesday 6-8pm: TOGETHER WE RISE: This is our AXO day of Service to positively impact those in our communities!​ We will be partnering with AXO Gamma Tau Gamma Newport Harbor Alumnae Chapter in support of TOGETHER WE RISE helping foster children here in Orange County.  Event details coming soon. 

April: JEDI LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT

• 19th 6:30-8:30pm: It's MOVIE NIGHT with Bronte & Allie!  This will be a virtual Zoom.com event. Our Education Team is hosting a viewing of the movie 13th with a short debrief all designed to build awareness & usher thoughtful and respectful discussions. JEDI (Justice Equity Diversity and Inclusiveness)  For more information contact Bronte and Allie at AXODOD@gmail.com.  All DOD members, details and RSVP are on MyChapterRoom ~ see survey on your dashboard page.

May: HERITAGE EVENT: HALL OF COMMITMENT 

• 1st Sunday 11am-4pm: AXO Hall of COMMITMENT, celebrating our young sisters graduating from university and transitioning into their AXO alumnae lives.  All members are encouraged to participate. This celebration is steeped in our rich Alpha Chi heritage - a wonderful time together building the legacies of our sisterhood, sharing stories together, and laughing a lot! This is currently being planned to be an in-person event  (outside with all COVID protocols in place) Event details and updates will be posted on our MyChapterRoom.com platform. For more information contact Kathleen at axodod@gmail.com. 

June: BEACH CLEAN UP SERVICE PROJECT

• SURF RIDER's BEACH CLEAN UP:  Partnership with Surf Riders Foundation beach clean up service project at Huntington Beach Pier.  BYOB - bring you own breakfast and DOD will provide coffee, juice and waters.  All participating in the beach clean up should bring gardening gloves, Surf Riders will provide garbage bags.  Look for our AXO|DOD banner and our green tent.  We will socially distanced hang out under the tent - bring a beach chair.  More details to come, check MyChapterRoom.com for updates and location details. 

July: AXO NATIONAL CONVENTION 

• 8-10th, 2022 AXO National Convention's Theme: “Together”  Yay!  DOD came home with TWO amazing awards!!  National Seeking the Heights Award for PHILANTHROPY & MEMBERSHIP ENGAGEMENT.  Congratulations sisters well done!  :-) 

August: All MEMBER MEETING | NEW MEMBER WELCOMING PARTY

• 4th Thursday 6-8pm: DOD ALL MEMBER MEETING, this will be planned as an in person gathering (with a back up virtual venue plan TBD)  We will be going over our 1st semester accomplishments and updating our 2nd semester plans.  Our Education Team is planning lot's of fun activities to welcome our new members and we get to continue to build our bond of sisterhood!  Event details and updates will be on our members only MyChapterRoom platform. Any questions, concerns, or need help getting onto MyChapter Room please contact Brontë or Allie at axodod@gmail.com  

September: NEW! AXO WELLNESS EVENT: Virtual Yoga class with AXO sister Rene

• 29th at 7pm to 8pm.  ALL AXO sisters please join us for an online yoga class! AXO sister Rene MacVay in San DIego is hosting the event, yay! She happily invites all sisters and friends - all yoga levels are welcomed! Event details: https://fb.me/e/psPRMClYK   

October: NEW!  AXO FOUNDER'S DAY CELEBRATION Virtual Flower Arranging Class 

• A virtual Founders' Day alumnae sisterhood event - Flower Arranging with Floral and Event Designer Tammy West (Alpha Upsilon, The University of Alabama)! For more than 30 years, Tammy West, owner and creative director for Glow Floral Event Design, has been on the cutting edge of decorating and flowering for special events. Tammy is also a professional etiquette and protocol specialist certified through the Protocol School of Washington, rounding out her expertise in all things pertaining to special events. Nothing brings more joy to her than sharing her love of florals with others, whether through providing beautiful designs that leave you glowing or through teaching you how to create your own floral compositions. Tammy hopes to help you discover the beauty and happiness that flowering can provide.
• Register: https://bit.ly/3BzgRCX
• View the supply list: https://bit.ly/3BBOBzn

November: NEW! AXO DOD Tea Party Fundraiser (Supporting our DOD Scholarship & our Hera's Helpers Team of sisters helping sisters!) 

• 5th Saturday, time and location to be determined.  All AXO sisters collegiate and alumnae are invited to attend.  We also celebrate the 29th anniversary of Delta Omega Delta alumnae chapter yay! More details to come.  We need event volunteers, please contact Nancy Lechness at axodod@gmail,com 

​December: COMFORT & JOY HOLIDAY PARTY!  

• 2nd, Friday 6:30p-8:30pm COMFORT & JOY HOLIDAY PARTY.  A  sisterhood celebration of gratitude and joy!  A comfort food pot luck event with favorite holiday drinks and a fun holiday sock exchange! We will also be collecting warm socks for the homeless of Orange County.  

AXO National & Province Events

AXO NATIONAL CONVENTION : Seattle, Washington
July 8 – 10, 20222022 National Convention Theme: “Together” Join us as we seek the heights together in Bellevue, Washington, for our 61st National Convention. Connect with your sisters and with Alpha Chi Omega. In 2022, national convention is planned to be held in person, for a sisterhood experience unlike any other. As we enjoy spending time together, we’ll have additional time and opportunities for networking, sisterhood and making once-in-a-lifetime memories with friends new and old. We cannot wait to see you there! For more information see link below:
​members.alphachiomega.org/Convention/Home/Convention/Home.aspx




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