Housing Fund Update for Alpha Epsilon

Alpha Epsilon is making great things happen at the University of Tennessee!
http://web.utk.edu/~kdaot/assets/house.html
Plans are moving along to open the new Alpha Epsilon chapter house in 2010 and we are pleased to announce that we are halfway to our goal of one million dollars raised for a chapter house on the campus of the University of Tennessee. A HUGE thank you to all who have made our progress possible. But we still need your help!!
We had a fabulous fall formal recruitment and pledged 52 wonderful new members! We could not be happier with the new member class this year.
There are a number of ways that you can show your support for Alpha Epsilon. Please choose what fits your circumstance best. We need every Alpha Epsilon’s support!
First and foremost, Alpha Epsilon still needs donations towards our capital campaign. UT has told us it cannot break ground for our house until we have one million dollars raised or pledged. There are still some naming opportunities available, so don’t delay. To access the tax-deductible donation form and see details on the capital campaign and its progress, please click this link:http://web.utk.edu/~kdaot/assets/house.html
Secondly, Kappa Delta Sorority and QSP magazine agency have provided a great opportunity for Alpha Epsilons and their friends and family to support the housing efforts with money that they already are spending on magazine subscriptions. Sound too good to be true? It is not!
All you have to do is click on this link below (or at the top of this blog) to renew magazines that you are already buying and nearly half of the subscription price will go directly to Alpha Epsilon House Corporation to be used in the new chapter house. Of course, you can purchase new subscriptions as well! http://www.qsp.com/Store/Index.aspx?FAccountId=425901305&SiteId=1&aip=true
As an added bonus, clicking on this link will take you to a drawing of the proposed Sorority Village site plan and you can see exactly where Kappa Delta is in the circle. We are thrilled with our choice and working hard with the architects to situate the house on the lot so it showcases the beauty that Kappa Delta brings to our daily lives. Keep this link as we will be posting further photos as we progress towards our dream come true of a beautiful house for Alpha Epsilon at the University of Tennessee.
This magazine opportunity is just one of the many ways you can support Alpha Epsilon through your generosity. Please forward this link to family and friends and ask them to renew or purchase their magazines through this site, you don’t have to be an Alpha Epsilon to purchase. Nearly half of the proceeds of all magazine purchases go to Alpha Epsilon (instead of all to the publisher) and it adds up. Research shows that the average household spends $200 a year on magazine subscriptions. Just think if all Alpha Epsilons renewed their magazines through this site to benefit the Alpha Epsilon house?
The holiday season is fast approaching and magazine subscriptions make great gifts. This is truly the gift that gives twice. You can also purchase beautiful commemorative Christmas ornaments that will benefit the house as well, please contact Missy Griffin at missy.griffin@gmail.com. The ornament is a brass door with KD aboveit to signify the new house and sells for $75.
Finally, we are still in need of pledge class chairs to coordinate participation from your pledge class. This is a great way to catch up and re-connect with those sisters who are special to you while helping Alpha Epsilon. We need chairs for the following years:1994, 1992, 1990, 1989, 1986, 1978 and 1969-1966.Please reply to this e-mail if you are interested.
Thank you for your kind assistance in making our dream come true!
In AOT,
Shannon Popik Hampson, President, on behalf of the Board of Directors of Alpha Epsilon House Corporation
Sally Nelson Bodenheimer
Kay Montgomery Clayton
Linda Sutton Dunlap
Missy Griffin
Deborah Aichholz Gross
Harriett Perry Hancock
Jane Barefoot Hunter
Jodie McTeer Johnson
Jane Maddox
Megan Parker
Sara Phillips
Erin Ailey Reitz
Cathy Roddy
Mary Barnett Sowell
Sheryl Dawson Taylor

November meeting

Please join us TUESDAY NOVEMBER 18th at the home of Ashley Baisley at 6:30pm. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS THE 3rd TUESDAY OF THE MONTH!

Ashley's address is:
704 Sedgley Drive Knoxville, TN 37922
Directions are:
From the east on Kingston Pike, turn left at traffic light onto S. Peters/Ebenezer (Walgreen's on the corner) From the west on Kingston Pike, turn right at traffic light onto S. Peters/Ebenezer (Baker Peters Jazz Club and gas station on the corner)
Continue to the top of the hill and at the first traffic light, turn Right onto George Williams (La Petit Academy will be on your right)
Braddock's Place is the FIRST neighborhood almost immediately on your left just past Mountain View apartments. It is easy to miss and if you see West Valley Middle School, then you have gone too far. :)
Turn LEFT into the neighborhood and turn right onto Sedgley Drive. This is a circle and her house is at the back of the circle - 704 Sedgley Drive.

Ashley will probably pick up a couple of pizzas from Calhoun's to cut into smaller pieces for the meeting and if ladies can just bring some sides, then we should be all set.
Look forward to seeing everyone next month!

Founder's Day Details

Hello Ladies of Kappa Delta! The final details have been determined for the celebration of Founder's Day. The date is still Sunday, October 26th and we will be meeting in the Alpha Epsilon chapter suite at the Panhellenic Building on UT's campus from 2:00pm to 4:00pm. I hope to see you there! AOT,Kelly Pesterfield

Next meeting TUESDAY OCTOBER 21st

We would love to extend the invitation to all Kappa Delta Alumnae of the Knoxville area to our next meeting. We will be meeting at the home of Linda Dunlap for a potluck on Tuesday night, October 21st at 6:30pm. (For more information, please email Kelly Pesterfield). We hope to see you all there!

National Women's Friendship Day

The ladies of the Knoxville Alumnae Chapter enjoyed an intimate gathering at Ben and Jerry's ice cream shop to celebrate this special day. Kelly Pesterfield (our alumnae chapter president) brought us each white roses to remember this occasion.

Bid Day photos!

sorry for the delay...
Here are a couple of shots from Bid Day! Congrats to the Alpha Epsilon chapter on an excellent recruitment!!!
We had a great showing of alumnae at this year's Bid Day. It was held at The Foundry at the Fair Site and we had a great time.


KD Alumna Susan (Finchum) Webster catches up with some of the ladies of Alpha Epsilon over some celebratory cake from Magpies bakery.

KD alumnae Kelly Pesterfield and Harriet Hancock enjoy seeing each other and celebrating the chapter's newest members.
KD Alumna Ashley Baisley enjoys meeting the chapter's newest members.
KD Alumnae Missy Griffin, Melissa Harris, Lesli Brown, and Megan Scott
KD Alumnae Amanda Vineski and Julie Freed enjoy seeing Alpha Epsilon chapter member Jamie Howell.

Happy National Women's Friendship Day

YOU ARE INVITED:
Host: Kappa Delta
Location: Ben & Jerry's Scoop ShopWestern Plaza/4477 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN
When: Tuesday, September 23, 6:30pm
Phone: 865-712-2442

Hello KD Ladies!This month is National Women's Friendship Day on the 21st so we will be celebrating the day on the 23rd by having an ice cream social. Ben & Jerry's is a sponsor of National Women's Friendship Day this year, so I thought it would be fun to have a get-to-together there and support them for supporting us. Bring your best friend, mother, mother-in-law or any woman or women that you would like to honor for this special day! We will not have a meeting on the 9th as we had originally scheduled so please make a note on your calendars. As always, please respond to the evite even if you cannot make it so we have an accurate head count. Thank you and I hope you are all doing fabulous!See you on the 23rd! Until then, take care.

AOT,
Kelly P.


P.S. Stay tuned for pictures from Alpha Epsilon Bid Day!

June Meeting

We met this month at Aubrey's on Papermill. We had such a wonderful time!!! Dinner with the girls is always so much fun. We were realy able to focus a lot of our discussion on the builing plans for the UT chapter. We got a GREAT lot for the house! We are thrilled! We also discussed the possibility of having a fundraiser in Nashville--since so many Alpha Epsilon alumnae live there.

We hope you can join us next month on JULY 8th at Liza Moz in West Town Mall at 6:30pm. We will be painting our own pottery! How fun!!!

Welcome to the Knoxville TN Kappa Delta Alumnae Chapter Blog!

The Knoxville KD Alumnae chapter is comprised of KD ladies of all ages. We would love for you to come and join us. We meet one time per month on (usually) the second tuesday of the month at 6:30p (unless otherwise noted). Here is the schedule for the rest of the year:


Tuesday JULY 8 (Liza Moz Paint Your Own Pottery at West Town Mall) 6:30p
Power Pack Nights for Mission of Hope (TBA)

Tuesday AUGUST 12th - Hopefully the meeting in Townsend, TN at Judie Johnson's. Ice cream social & ritual review/ AE Recruitment

Tuesday SEPTEMBER 9 Meeting at Ashley Baisley's house
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 13 (Tea at the Gallery at Western Plaza) Time: TBD Happy National Women's Friendship Day

Tuesday OCTOBER 14 (Green Hills Grill at Western Plaza) 6:30p
Founder's Day and AE War of the Wings TBA

Tuesday NOVEMBER 11 (Dinner A'Fare at Turkey Creek) 6:30p (we will also be hosting a coat drive that night)

Tuesday DECEMBER 9 Christmas Party and Ornament Exchange (Location: TBD) 6:30p
Pecan sales begin December 9th
Teddy Bear Drive, Sponsor 1 Alumnae that is in a Nursing home or Retirement Community.

We would love to have you join us for good 'ole Kappa Delta fellowship. We are sure to have fun! If you would like to get added to our contact list, please contact Kelly Whiteaker and/or Kelly Pesterfield. (kdalumnae@hotmail.com)