Events
As host of "The Celebration Series", Alpha Chi Omega presented four events on the University of Arizona campus this fall as a way to make a contribution and give back the UA and Tucson communities. To follow the series, Alpha Chi Omega will sponsor a membership drive at the UA during January 2000.
Thursday, October 28
Interactive Event #1 Day in Law
9 am Morning Session
12 p.m. Lunch and Presentation
2 pm Afternoon Session
Hosted by Margaret Maxwell, County Court Commissioner Pima County Courthouse
Presented in association with: UA Career Services
Alumnae Co-chairs:Margaret Maxwell, Peg Nelson
Event Review: Two career-centered events also were part of the Celebration Series. Margaret Maxwell, commissioner o f the superior court, and Julia Tai, reporter for KVOA channel 4, both spent a day working with UA students. The two events, Day in Law on Oct. 28, and, Day in Broadcast Journalism on Nov. 18, gave students an opportunity to see these professionals in their place of work and to talk with them about finding jobs in law or broadcast news. Both women are alumnae of Alpha Chi Omega. Maxwell attended the UA, and Tai attended UCLA.
Wednesday, November 3
Entertainment Event, Rockapella
7 pm, Concert, Arizona Ballroom, Memorial Student Union
9 pm, Reception, Senior Ballroom, Memorial Student Union
Co-sponsor:TBA
Alumnae Co-chairs: Jennifer Casteix, Andrea Lewis
Event review: On Wednesday, Nov. 3 the a capella group, Rockapella, performed for a standing room-only crowd of more than 450 in the Arizona Ballroom at the UA. The group performed songs from their current album , Tell Me You Do, as well as the theme song from Where in the World is Carmen San Diego? Rockapella also shared with the audience the lyrics from their newest Folgers commercial, which debuted on Thanksgiving Day during the Macy's parade.
Saturday, November 6
Homecoming
10 am to 6 pm, Alumnae BBQ, Tent on the UA Mall
2:30 pm, Homecoming Parade
7 pm, Football game
Sunday, November 7
11 am,Alumnae Breakfast, Beta Lambda Chapter House
Alumnae Chair:Paula Cook, pjcook@u.arizona.edu
Collegiate Chair:Alisa Miller *Time subject to change relative to kickoff time.
Updates will be posted onour website at: https://www.angelfire.com/ca3/marcia/homecoming.html
Speaker Event
Real WorldCampus Tour
7 pm, Presentation by Kaia and Matt, the RealWorld Hawaii, Arizona Ballroom, Memorial Student Union
9 pm, Reception, Location TBA
Alumnae Co-chair:Shanon Easterday, Heather Phillips
Event review: Matt Simon and Kaia Beck, two members of MTV's The Real World-Hawaii talked about health and safety issues along with the show's ups and downs on Sunday, Nov. 14. The presentation also was in the Arizona Ballroom, in front of an audience of about 150 UA students. Matt, who works as a screen writer in Los Angeles, and Kaia, who lives in Brooklyn, told the audience making wise decisions wouldn' t eliminate the fun from college life.
Interactive Event #2
Day in Broadcast Journalism
12 pm Lunch with Julia Tai, Channel 4 Reporter, Location TBA
Presented in association with: UA Career Services
Alumnae Co-chair: Margaret Maxwell, Peg Nelson
Event Review: Two career-centered events also were part of the Celebration Series. Margaret Maxwell, commissioner o f the superior court, and Julia Tai, reporter for KVOA channel 4, both spent a day working with UA students. The two events, Day in Law on Oct. 28, and, Day in Broadcast Journalism on Nov. 18, gave students an opportunity to see these professionals in their place of work and to talk with them about finding jobs in law or broadcast news. Both women are alumnae of Alpha Chi Omega. Maxwell attended the UA, and Tai attended UCLA.
Contact Ryan Koerner for further details.
