A Letter From Our National President

reprinted from the Chi Omega website...

Dear Sister,

Welcome to the Chi Omega Reading Rewards Learning Center – Chi Omega’s online book club resource community. I hope these resources inspire you to grab a book, connect with a Sister (or a group of Chi Omegas) and engage in intellectual discussions about what you are reading and learning. A book club is a wonderful way to strengthen the Chi Omega bonds with fellow alumnae.

I invite you to explore this site [ETA: Chi Omega Reading Rewards link to the right] and discover information about talented Chi Omega authors and effective ways to get the most out of reading. Reading opens your mind to new ideas and promotes and encourages higher thinking. Talking about a book in a group setting is a fun way to learn with your Sisters – of all ages.

Lifelong learning is part of the Chi Omega daily routine.

• New members learn to place scholarship as priority and to strive for academic excellence. Sincere learning and creditable scholarship is one of our six purposes.
  

• Active chapter members are growing and learning as leaders. Our Ritual reminds us of Chi Omega's devotion to enlightenment. Our Symphony tells us "to place scholarship before social obligations."

• Alumnae members are empowered to achieve the words on the frieze of the Chi Omega Greek Theater – INTELLIGENCE, KNOWLEDGE, INTEGRITY, CULTURE, and COURAGE. Learning opportunities await us every day.

Examples such as these illustrate the charge put before us to recognize our natural gifts and to take things to the next level as Chi Omegas in our lifelong quest toward self-fulfillment.

My son's middle school is named for George Dawson, a man who learned to read at 98. His story is an inspiration. Mr. Dawson was quoted saying, "Every morning I get up and wonder what I might learn that day. You just never know." At 98, George Dawson decided to learn to read and enrolled in a literacy program. He lived to be 101. Something in his soul motivated him to follow his yearning to grow. He became a celebrated student, proclaiming that "Life is so good."

You just never know what we will learn each day as Chi Omegas. I invite you to reward your Sisterhood and reward yourself by connecting and learning with other Chi Omegas over a good book!

Jean Mrasek ~ National President