the sailboat--september
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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]