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BUILDING PRIDE!

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We are thrilled to announce an exciting new endeavor – Tau Chapter of Alpha Delta Pi at the University of Kansas is getting a much-needed and long-desired facelift to the current outdated 1950’s style chapter house!

The renovation project, “Building Pride,” will include façade and grounds changes to achieve a more traditional Greek revival look, along with some updates to Mom’s apartment.

Our architect, Julie Black Wellner ’78, is donating approximately $100,000 of her and her company’s (Wellner Architects, Inc.) time to create the drawings and organize project management work. Additionally, Kris Dannenberg Swords ’80 is donating her expertise as a master gardener to advise on the landscaping. Construction will begin in early April 2017 and everything will be finished by late July 2017. Meeting the completion date means the house will look spectacular for fall formal recruitment.

This project has been long in coming for the women and alumnae of Tau and we hope you are ready to help make it a reality!

There are three ways you can help make the “Building Pride” project a success:

1. Buy a Brick – We created this opportunity for sisters to become a lasting part of our “Building Pride” project and Tau history.

Each brick will be embedded in the new and attractive walkway in front of the house and they will become a visible piece of the new history of the Tau Chapter house.

Personalized bricks can be inscribed with your name and initiation year, in honor or memory of someone, or to represent an entire initiation class. An inscribed brick makes a great gift that will last for many years to come!

To become a part of Tau Chapter’s Building Pride, use the link below to purchase a brick!

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There are two options for purchasing a brick:

-a 4″ x 8″ brick with up to 3 lines and 18 characters per line costs $250

-a 8″ x 8″ brick with up to 6 lines and 18 characters per line costs $500

2. Attend the Azure Blue Gala on Saturday, November 11, 2017. This event is a fundraiser hosted by Tau’s House Corporation to benefit Project “Building Pride” at the Oread in Lawrence, Kansas. The fundraiser gala will follow a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Chapter House. Alpha Delta Pi has a block of rooms reserved at the Oread, so please call today (785.843.1200) in order to receive the special event rate. The women of Tau invite you to make plans to return to Lawrence for this historic event. Special tours of recent additions to the KU campus (such as the new Capitol Federal Hall and the DeBruce Center) are also planned for this exciting day. The fundraiser gala will feature a DJ and a variety of premiere raffle items, including Kansas City Symphony tickets, and KU men’s basketball tickets. The event ticket price ($85 for an individual or $150 for a couple) includes heavy hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar will be available. A formal invitation will follow later this summer.

3. 2017 Above and Beyond Annual Appeal – You can also assist with the “Building Pride” project by making a contribution to the 2017 Above and Beyond Annual Appeal. All contributions to this campaign will be used by the Tau Building Association to assist with the cost of the renovation.

I encourage you to consider making a gift $1,000 ($83/mo) to the 2017 Above and Beyond Annual Appeal today. If this is more than you would like to contribute, please consider $500 ($42/mo) or $250 ($21/mo). Your financial contribution to Tau chapter is a commitment to our future and values.

To make your gift, simply click “Support the Campaign” on the right side of this page. You can choose to make a one-time contribution or break your gift into monthly, quarterly or semi-annual payments. You can even set up a recurring charge to your credit card or draft from your checking account – whichever you prefer.

I hope you will join me in supporting this important “Building Pride” project. Alumnae such as yourself ensure Alpha Delta Pi continues to compete at the very highest level at the University of Kansas and nationally.

Questions? Please contact Melanie Beller at melanie.beller@me.com.

Please Note: Contributions through the Buy a Brick or Above and Beyond Annual Appeal programs are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes.

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Thank you to those who have already bought a brick!

$250.00, 8” x 4” Brick

 
1
MELANIE BELLER
TAU 1978
BUILDING PRIDE!  
 
     
2
ALEX RAYL METZLER
SYDNEY RAYL
2005 & 2010  
 
     
3
JULIE BLACK
WELLNER
TAU ’78  
 
     
4
MARTHA STEELE
ALPHA ZETA CHAPTER
PROVINCE DIRECTOR  
 
     
5
IN HONOR OF
ANDREA BUSS  
 
     
6
MEGAN NICOLE
DOOLITTLE
TAU 2014  
 
     
7
KANSAS CITY NORTH
ALPHA DELTA PI
ALUMNAE ASSOC.  
 
     
8
ELLEN GRISWOLD
2016  
 
     
9
MADELYN ADAMS
ALPHA CLASS 2013  
 
     
11
CHERI CURNUTT
CLATTERBUCK
TAU 1979  
 
     
12
THE NAUGHTY NINE

2003-2007

 
     
13
ANN ERICKSON
BERMUDEZ
TAU 2000  
 
     
14
TAYLOR D. JENKINS
ALPHA CLASS 2009
PRESIDENT 2012  
 
     
15
IN HONOR OF
GELLYFISH, DUNES
AND MOONDOGGIE ’82  
 
     
16
RACHEL HUGHES
TAU 2007
NO PLACE LIKE HOME  
 
     
17
FRANKIE MESONES
BERKELEY, CA
2013  
 
     
18
TERESA MESONES
BERKELEY, CA
2016  
 
     
19
RENEE BERKLEY-EARL
JAIMIE WAPPELHORST
SURCEY 2006-2010  
 
     
20
KATE JOHNSON ’06
AND
ABBEY JOHNSON ’10  
 
     
21
NICOLE MCCROSKEY
2012 – 2016
ROCK CHALK  
 
     
22
EMILY MARIA MAUER
INITIATED 2016
 
     
23
LEE ANN THOMPSON
MCKENZIE CORY
3/2/52    11/14/14  
 
     
24
“WE’RE ALL IN THIS
TOGETHER” – ELISE,
MALLORY, & SAMMY  
 
     
25
JULIA & NICOLE
ROOMMATES. BFFS.
SISTERS. ’10 – ’14  
 
     
26
ELIZABETH JOHNSON
“GING”
PC 2013  
 
     
27
FOREVER SISTERS
ANGELA, KRIS
& KATHY  1982  
 
     
28
GRETCHEN
HEWITT HOLT  ’78
ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK  
 
     
29
SO PROUD TO BE AN
ADPI! SARA GILLHAM
BEDWELL, TAU 1998  
 
     
30
TERRIE “TVZ”
VANZANDT-TRAVIS
TAU 1978  
 
     
31
KRISTA HIXSON
CHLOE CLOUSE
1986 & 2014   
 
     
32
ROCK CHALK FOREVER
SISTERS BUENGER,
GIBBS & ROCKHILL  
 
     
33
JULIE UPDEGRAFF
MIKOLS 1979
LOVE AND LOYALTY  
 
     
34
CATHY WOMACK
DONNA TREMBLAY
1978 PLEDGE CLASS  
 
     
35
ALYSSA AUDE
KELSEY CAROTHERS
BERNARD ’06 & ’09  
 
     
36
ASHLEY HOCKING
ALPHA CLASS 2014
 
     
37
PAMELA A SWEDLUND
PLEDGE CLASS
OF 1984  
 
     
38
LOYALLY,
LISA KARR NICKEL
TAU ’86-89  
 
     
39
ROCK CHALK <> ’77
SUSAN POTT
MIKULECKY  
 
     
40
LISA COONS ’80+JOE
“DISHWASHER”KIDDER
MARRIED 1-8-83  
 
     
41
KRIS DANNEBERG
SWORDS   PC 1980
ROCK CHALK!  
 
     
42
TAU’S 2017
ALUMNAE ADVISORS
 
     
43
LAURA
RODDY
TAU ’96  
 
     
44
JANE LOFTUS GARD
TAMMIE MARTIN
VOORHEES ’79  
 
$500, 8” x 8”
 
1
JANA BARRY  
 
     
2
MARY-LUCILLE MANTZ

PLEDGE CLASS 1958

TAU CORPORATION BD
PAST PRESIDENT

 
     
3
WE LIVE FOR EACH
OTHER AND FOR 1012
AMANDA, CROSBY,
EMILY, ERIN, HALEY
AND MEGAN
 
     
4
WE LIVE
FOR EACH OTHER
THE TOPEKA AREA
ALUMNAE
ASSOCIATION
 
     
5
CHERI CURNUTT
CLATTERBUCK
TAU 1979
TRACI CLATTERBUCK
TAU 2006
BUILDING PRIDE  
 
     
6
IN MEMORY OF
DAUGHTER, SISTER,
AND FRIEND,
NICOLE BINGHAM ’02
WE LOVE YOU
FOREVER AND ALWAYS  
 
     
7
SCARY BASEMENT
1986-1989
LISA, LORI,
SUELLEN & SHOOB
ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK
 
     
8
IN MEMORY OF
SUZANNE ACCURSO
7/4/1985-6/2/2016TAU 2004-2008
 
     
9
THE NEAL SISTERS
CATHY ~ 1976
JULIE ~ 1978
JANE ~ 1979
~ FAMILY FOREVER ~
 
     
10
ASHLEY BIONDO LATA
TAU
2004-2008
DEB BIONDO 1976
PARENTS’ CLUB
TAU CORP BOARD  




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    Raised$1,960.00
    Collected$1,710.00
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    % Giving0.25%
    Average Gift$326.67
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