Our VP of Membership Programming Natalie scheduled a bath scrub and burnout event for sisters. The event was a great event to push through mid-semester burnout and practice self-care Engaging in a self-care routine is clinically proven to reduce or eliminate anxiety and depression, reduce stress, increase happiness, and more. It can help us as students adapt to change, build strong relationships, and recover from setbacks.
Stress management: College life can be stressful, with academic pressures, deadlines, and social obligations. Self-care can help students reduce stress and build resilience to cope with challenges.
Mental health: College can be a time when students are more vulnerable to mental health issues like anxiety and depression. Self-care can help reduce or eliminate these issues.
Improved academic performance: Self-care can help students focus, concentrate, and function cognitively better. This can lead to improved academic performance.
Increased productivity: Self-care can give students the energy they need to be productive and motivated.
Physical health: Self-care can reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, and cancer.
Better relationships: Self-care can help students build strong relationships.
Alpha Chi Omegas can be found in organizations across campus. This fall, the chapter kicked off with a chapter involvement fair, allowing sisters to showcase their involvement on campus, and share opportunities with current members to join and or support the various student organizations across campus!
Recently our very out VP DEI Marguerite was asked to serve on Alpha Chi Omega’s national DEI Leader panel. As a member of said panel she was able to share ways that she has been able to plan chapter events and promote campus events where members have the opportunity to grow lead, connect and serve
While the chapter incorporates DEI into MyJourney meetings, Alpha Chi Omega’s member education program, and the chapter recognizes that DEI connects our core values of wisdom, devotion and achievement to the life experiences collegiate members face during their college career and beyond. We kicked off the year with a peer-facilitated program with a purpose that included a diversity and inclusion learning path sessions “Embracing Diversity in Alpha Chi Omega,” and “Why Define, Refine: Learning to Unlabel.”
“To see and appreciate all that is noble in another…”
– The Symphony of Alpha Chi Omega
DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION STATEMENT OF POSITION We are Alpha Chi Omega. We are real women: diverse in our experiences, our identities and our stories. Our sisters must reflect the diversity of our communities, and we must welcome them to an accessible, inclusive and equitable experience. We are a sisterhood committed to creating spaces where all members are respected, are included and feel a sense of belonging. We are strong women: eager to embrace the interconnected and diverse world in which we live. Our unique experiences provide an opportunity to learn from the personal narratives of others; we listen with humility and openness as we commit to appreciating all that is noble in another. We are real, strong women committed to fostering diversity, cultivating equitable and inclusive environments, and empowering all of our members to seek the heights.
After a great first week of class members gathered at the FSU IM fields for a mini feild day! We recognize the value of physical activity for physical, emotional, and mental health, and found a day with our sisters participating in activities was the perfect way to get together over the weekend! New members and lifetime members gathered for some fun activities – we were having too much fun to take a ton of photos!
The Florida State University Police Department launched a pedestrian safety campaign called “Heads Up” that looks to encourage those on campus to pay attention while walking and driving. As part of the campaign, FSUPD officers handed out fliers and offer safety tips during the first week of classes in an effort to promote a safer environment. Alpha Chi Omega’s were proud to support this initiative.
From the yahoo news article:
“During the Summer, they also took time to educate students about the importance of pedestrian safety at orientation and Panhellenic recruitment.
“The goal of this campaign is to remind people to pay attention … (because) we want pedestrians and drivers, especially students, to engage with each other and make eye contact,” Interim Deputy FSU Police Chief Jason Trumbower said in a statement.
According to a press release, the safety initiative aligns with efforts by the university and the city of Tallahassee to create and design “a safer place for pedestrians on and surrounding campus.”
Amy Hecht, the university’s vice president of student affairs, said FSU “has faced its share of challenges” but that she has seen “our students and community come together to support each other.”
FSUPD will also collaborate with the Division of Student Affairs and the Student Government Association to take the campaign to social media.”
We are also excited to share new safety measures installed on campus:
FSU worked with city engineers to install new street features to force drivers to slow down in areas with heavy pedestrian traffic. The safety measures include speed tables, which are flatter and wider versions of a speed bump, and raised crosswalks.
Here is where they’ve been installed:
Pensacola Street: Four speed tables and three raised crosswalks were installed between Macomb Street and Varsity Drive. A mobile speed detection trailer has been placed between Macomb and Copeland streets.
St. Augustine Street: Six speed tables and one raised crosswalk were installed between Varsity Drive and Copeland Street.
Jefferson Street: Two speed tables were installed on either side of the Lorene Street crosswalk.
Elsewhere around campus: 11 solar-paneled speed limit signs and a mobile speed detection trailer will be installed at different locations throughout campus early this fall.
Kicking off the semester with a vision board event to manifest our goals! We know wetting goals can be intimidating for some, much less sharing them with others. Thus we made sure everyone in attendance knew that we had a goal of creating a relaxing atmosphere that is judgment-free. After all we are all goal-getters. We all kept an open mind and an open heart.
We are excited to share we had an amazing 2024 recruitment, and welcomed home MC ’24 in style. The entire Panhellenic Association at FSU went back to the iconic jerseys for new members, and our theme was “The Summer I Went Alpha Chi” think Nantucket vibes – complete with decoupaged oysters, build your own flower bouquet with flower cart, charm necklace station, Lofty Pursuits Icecream truck and more..
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