Eleusinia(n)

Eleusina (or maybe it's Eleusinian...I hear it said both ways and don't really know the meaning of the word let alone the proper way to say it) is a banquet held every year to celebrate my sorority's founder's day which is April 5, 1895. This past Saturday was the annual Eleusinia Brunch, and was held at Maggiano's in Bellevue. It's an event for all Chi Omega alums in the area to get together with the active members of the UW chapter for some brunch and networking. We also recognize the anniversary members, have a couple guest speakers, and the graduating senior class is welcomed into the alumnae chapter with a little ceremony. It's a fun way to stay connected to Chi Omega, and see what's new at the sorority.

Program

For the past two years, the Alums have started a new program called Alum Chums to connect with the new members of Chi Omega. Each new member is paired with an alum who sends them small gifts a few times throughout the year. Eleusinia gave us the chance to meet the new members we have been sending gifts to by designating tables for us all to sit at. It was a fun way to mix it up a bit and actually get to meet some of the new girls and see how they are enjoying sorority life.

Alum Chum table

Senior Ceremony

This year the house went under a renovation during the Summer. The girls came back to the house in the Fall to find the bedrooms on the top two floors completely redone. New paint, carpet, furniture...the works. The rooms were in desperate need of updating...I mean they were even in bad shape when I moved in 12 years ago! Even though the remodel was very generous of the House Corporation to have done, I'm still not completely impressed with how it turned out. The furniture is not my favorite and seems to take up more space than before. Oh well, at least the girls are happy!

New furniture at Chi Omega

room renovation

Even though the food was only so-so, the guest speaker lost my interest shortly into her presentation on Italy, and the program ran longer than expected...it was still nice to see and catch up with some of my Chi Omega sisters that I don't regularly get to see. Lysico!