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September was a busy month for Alpha Omicron. Thirty new mem- bers and counting and everything was worth it in the end. Fall Formal Recruit- ment, though it was taxing seemed to be an amazing few nights. At the close of fall formal recruitment with the added continu- ous open bid num- bers we had 25 gorgeous new members. Bid night was full of fun: in- cluding the lovely game All My Sigma Sisters Who, a love- ly game that seems to be somewhat of a tradition on bid night. During Bid Night Greek Year- book was also on site to take pic- tures for all the chapters on campus. Past Bid Night September has been wonder- ful. With the start of Pearl Pals new members have had the chance to meet quite a few of the older members each week. So many changes to Alpha Omicron and numbers still growing have made this semester a very successful one so far. With so many things to come like socials, volunteer opportu- nities, Homecom- ing, and a few pag- eants here and there October will prove to be a very busy month for Alpha Omicron and I can’t wait to see what October holds. Amanda Cross, Correspondence Chair  Volume 1, Issue 1 September and Sigma Sigma Sigma September 30, 2013 The Sailboat The Sailboat Special points of interest: Bid Day in Pic- tures Get to Know an Alumni Correspondence Letter

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September was a

busy month for

Alpha Omicron.

Thirty new mem-bers and counting 

and everything was

worth it in the end.

Fall Formal Recruit-

ment, though it was

taxing seemed to

be an amazing few

nights. At the close

of fall formal

recruitment with

the added continu-ous open bid num-

bers we had 25

gorgeous new

members. Bid night

was full of fun: in-

cluding the lovely

game All My Sigma

Sisters Who, a love-

ly game that seems

to be somewhat of 

a tradition on bidnight. During Bid

Night Greek Year-

book was also on

site to take pic-

tures for all the

chapters on

campus. Past Bid

Night September

has been wonder-

ful. With the start

of Pearl Pals newmembers have had

the chance to meet

quite a few of the

older members

each week.

So many changes

to Alpha Omicron

and numbers still

growing have made

this semester avery successful one

so far. With so

many things to

come like socials,

volunteer opportu-

nities, Homecom-

ing, and a few pag-

eants here and

there October will

prove to be a very

busy month forAlpha Omicron and

I can’t wait to see

what October

holds.

—Amanda Cross,

Correspondence

Chair

 Volume 1, Issue 1

September and Sigma Sigma Sigma

September 30, 2013 T h e S a i l b o a t

The SailboatSpecial points of 

interest:

Bid Day in Pic-

tures

Get to Know anAlumni

Correspondence

Letter

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Desiree Paulhamus is such an

amazing Sigma Sigma SigmaAlumna. She works closely with

the Alpha Omicron chapter as a

recruitment adviser and contin-

ues to rock her Sigma spirit

where ever she goes. She is

also a proud University of Cen-

tral Arkansas Alumna. Desiree

has done so much for the chap-

ter by being a rechartering 

member for Sigma Sigma Sig-

ma—Alpha Omicron chapter.

While she was at UCA she held

many positions in Sigma and on

Panhellenic including: Colony

President, Education Director,

Panhellenic Delegate, Sister-

hood Chair, Music Chair, Trian-

gle Chair, Senior Send On Chair,

Greek Judicial Board, and

Greek Special Events Commit-

tee. On campus Desiree was

also very involved on things

such as: 80 Proof Student Ad-viser, 80 Proof Treasurer, UCA

Ambassador, The Scroll Year-

book Editor, and Publications

Board Secretary. I was able to

ask her a few questions about

her UCA and Sigma Experience.

Here are her responses:

Q: What made you chose UCA? 

A: I chose UCA because of the

Honors College program. I ven-

tured to UCA without any of my

close friends from high school. I

knew choosing UCA was going 

to be an adventure for me.

Q: What made you want to Go

Greek? 

A: I had not considered going 

Greek until I heard about Tri

Sigma. My recruitment experi-

ence was very different since I

became a re-charter member

for Alpha Omicron. I chose TriSigma because I wanted to cre-

ate my legacy and help build a

new chapter that represented

true sisterhood. I immediately

connected to Tri Sigma's val-

ues of friendship, character

and conduct and knew that

was the type of woman I want-

ed to be.

Q: How has Sigma made you a

better person since youjoined?

A: Tri Sigma gave me patience,

something I considered my

weakness when I first joined.

Through my experiences as a

collegiate member, I learned

how to be patient with people.

Taking a deep breath and real-

izing that everyone is going 

through something and that if I

put myself in her shoes first, I

make better decisions for my-self and the entire group. I

learned patience as an advis-

er. I made some of the same

mistakes I see members make

today; however, it is not my

place as an adviser to stop

every mistake or keep things

from falling apart. Patience is

now a strength because I have

learned to guide you all in the

right path and lift you up to

your fullest potential. Patience

is truly a virtue I feel has made

me a better person since I

 joined.

Q: What is your favorite

memory from your undergradu-

ate career? 

A: I have some pretty big land-

marks I can look back at from

my collegiate membership

such as the installation of Al-pha Omicron, attending UIFI

leadership conference, being 

named a national Chapter

Member of the Region, serv-

ing on Panehellenic Exec, and

being awarded Greek Woman

of the Year. However, my fa-

vorite memory was my initia-

tion. Ritual is one of my favor-

ite parts of Tri Sigma and I

treasure those memories

most.

Q: What advice would you give

to new members on creating

their Sigma and UCA experi-

ence? 

A: My advice for new members

is to challenge yourself to be

more than average. Be more

than an average member. Be

more than an average friend.

Be more than an average stu-

dent. If you live by Tri Sigmavalues, you will be a leader in

all you do.

Desiree and Tiffany Fay (National Representative)

Have fun with lights during formal recruitment! 

P A G E 2

Get To Know An Alumnae: Desiree Paulhamus

 TH E S AI L B O AT 

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 V O LU M E 1, IS SU E 1 P AG E 3

Sigma Bid Day In Pictures

Sisterly love is the best kind of love.

Photos from the Sigma Sigma Sigma-UCA Facebook page!

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A letter from Correspondence:

This is The Sailboat-September! I am very excited to put out the first edition of the year

and I hope you learned a lot about Sigma and a lot about this newsletter. I’d love for you

to get involved in the next issue and there are a few ways you can do that.

1. Answer my question of the month, “What is your favorite part about fall?” 

2. Suggest a sister or alumni for me to interview. Is there a sister or alumni you’d love

to know more about — email me!

3. Send in your Sigma stories. Be it a poem, an article, or a picture you really wand in-

cluded let me know.

Thank you so much for reading this edition of The Sailboat!

-Amanda C.

 Th e Sail bo at

love her when I don’t

know her very well, and

I love her when we are

the same. We should

take the same ap-

proach to our sorority

sisters and always love

them unconditionally.

Love them with a love

greater than knowing and always accept

them for who they are.

We cannot and should

not want to change the

sisters we have. If they

are different than you

that’s great, that’s

amazing. Love them

When I think about the mean-

ing of this quote it makes my

heart smile. It’s so important

that we remember who our

sisters are to us. They are

more than friends, they are

more than best friends forever

with a zillion hearts. They are

your sister. A sister is some-

one you love unconditionallyeven when you don’t agree

with them. When I look into my

life with my biological sister I

see the same thing. We may

not always see eye to eye but I

love her unconditionally. I love

her when we don’t talk, I love

her when we talk for hours; I

and pick them up when

they are feeling down.

Compliment, encourage,

and shelter—don’t knock

down and apologize sin-

cerely if something you do

is not up to par with

standards of sisterhood.

Be an amazing sister and

don’t look down at thembecause they are doing 

something you disagree

with. If it’s something dire

bring it up and encourage

them to be a better ver-

sion of themselves but

don’t try to change them—

grow them.—Amanda C.

Quote Reflections: “You should never look down on a

Sister except to pick her up.” 

Name: Amanda Cross

Phone: 870-270-3656

Email: [email protected]