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Sigma Star Sigma of Alpha Delta Pi Building Corporation | University of Illinois | Fall 2015 www.illiniadpi.com | Alumnae Relations Offce | P.O. Box 80828 | Atlanta, Georgia 30366 From the Sigma Housing Corporation Hello Sisters, hat a busy Wtime it has been for the Housing Corporation! We held our annual meeting in October and I wanted to update you all on who our members are now. Aside from myself, our current members are Leticia Pickens ’01 (Treasurer), Jaime Vallone Long ’94 (Vice- Sigma Love President), Leslie Freeman ’95 (Secretary), Claire Munaretto ’11 (Campus Liasion), Amy Hornat- Kaval (Personnel Director), Katie Johnson ’05, Kelsey Miller A Collection of Stories About our Beloved House and Being a Sigma ’08, Yesenia Garcia, Katherine Zilmer, and Anna Miller. Two W. Nevada is so much living room and alcove. Also with the chapter advisors also serve as non- 1202 more than a mailing alcove, over the summer we discovered voting, ex-offcio members of our address; to me, it is Alpha Delta many silver awards, bowls, and plates corporation - Marissa Claxson ’00 Pi. The Sigma Chapter home will hiding in a closet. Alumnae helped polish (Alumnae Relations) and Jamie forever have a special place in my and reorganize the display cabinets in the Postlewait ’06. And fnally, we heart, especially after this year. alcove and now all of our beautiful awards always have the current Chapter Beginning in June, I stepped into the are on display! In regard to the frst foor, President, Finance Vice-President, role as House Director (colloquially it would be fantastic to have donations AΔΠ and Property Manager as well. “House Mom”). Having always towards painting the dining room and These members come from a loved this house as a collegian, I formal living room as well as buy new variety of backgrounds. Some of knew being able to oversee our home by Kaylee J. Baron ’11 furniture in the formal and informal living them are Sigma alumnae and others would be the most amazing way of rooms; these are projects I would love to are not. Some live near Champaign- being involved with the chapter as an alumna. The see accomplished within the next few years. Urbana, and some do not. In fact we position of House Director is extremely rewarding Maintaining a 21,000 square foot property even have one member who is not as I have the ability to work with our members means there is always something that can be an ADPi! It’s a very diverse group everyday! Even if it’s just sitting and chatting with done! The Housing Corporation and I have been with a variety of backgrounds and the women at meals, it feels great to be involved and working on many long-term maintenance projects as life experiences working together see them grow within Alpha Delta Pi. we work to ensure the longevity of the home. We to ensure our chapter home remains Since my transition into this role, the house itself has have made tremendous strides and I am excited to a safe and beautiful place for our seen some changes! Over the summer I worked with see what else we do in the 2015-2016 year. I look sisters to enjoy this part of their the Housing Corporation and we did repairs on the forward to Sigma welcoming many more Alpha college experience. frst foor, such as repairing old plaster in the formal classes to welcome into our historic home! Of course, we also continue to fnd ourselves facing a variety he séance the ’05’s had in the of challenges that stem from Sigma Wish List Tattic and weekend brunches by maintaining a house that is this old Chef Dan! Megan Y. Thornton ’01 and has this many people living in it. Over the summer we completed • Formal Living Room • Informal Living Room oming back to the house after barn a number of projects like getting New Paint New Furniture Cdance when Mama Sue would a new water heater, replacing and • Formal Room • Dining Room order us all pokey sticks! repairing ALL the windows, and New Furniture New Paint completing a few small updates to • Bedrooms Danielle J. Krabbe ’11 New Paint Housing (Continued on Page 4) Sigma Love (Continued on Page 4)