| | Upcoming Events | 2026-27 Call for Members | AXO of the Year Nominations | Sisters Shopping Sisters | Sponsor an Alumnae Initiate | October Birthdays | In Memory | Sister Spotlight | Volunteer Recognition | Alpha Chindness & Concerns | Silence the Violence Recap | Lunch Bunch Recap |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | | This group typically meets the first Tuesday of each month at 11:30 am. |
| | | Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 11:30 am |
| | | Location: Meddy’s, 4105 W 83rd St, Prairie Village, KS |
| | | Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at 11:30 am |
| | | Location: Black Bear Diner, 11981 S Strang Line, Olathe, KS |
| | | Contact Beth Rosenwald at [email protected] for more information, to RSVP, or to receive Lunch Bunch emails. |
|
|
|
Founders' Day Celebration |
| | | Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 6:30 pm |
| | | Mu Mu will celebrate Founders' Day on Thursday, October 22, 2026 at Milburn Country Club. We will have a mix and mingle badge-attire event starting at 6:30 pm with appetizers and a cash bar to celebrate our Founders’ Day, honor our 10, 25, 50, 60 and 75-year members, and announce our AX Woman of the Year.
Please RSVP by Oct. 8 with a $40 check payable to Mu Mu of Alpha Chi Omega and mail to Jenny Duld (4937 Payne St, Shawnee, KS 66226). Your check/payment is your RSVP. To pay online, go to https://alphachiomegamumu.com/membership/membership-dues/. Click the "Additional Donation" button. On the next screen please make sure to add special instructions or a note indicating what you are paying for. If you've already sent your payment, thank you. Looking forward to seeing everyone! |
|
|
|
| | | Tuesday, November 10, 2026 |
| | | Save the date for the November Gamma Meeting at Cindy Adcock's home. Stay tuned for additional details. |
|
|
|
| | | Thursday, December 3, 2026 at 6:30 pm |
| | | Save the date for our Cookie Exchange!
Location: Amy Tonyes’ home, 11200 Belleview Ave, Kansas City, MO 64114
RSVP: By Monday, November 30th at [email protected], through the event on Facebook, or call or text Whitney at 913-634-7613.
We will have a cookie exchange and a donation collection for the Rose Brooks Holiday Store. Refreshments will be provided. |
|
|
|
| | | | | | Welcome back ladies! Our membership goal again this year is 140 members! We collect dues from July 1, 2026 through January 31, 2027 to report to Nationals in February.
You can pay online or mail a check to our treasurer - Jenny Duld at 4937 Payne St Shawnee, KS 66226-2336. |
| | | | | | | | | - New Alumnae member (2022-2026) - discounted $15 (normally $25)
- Classic member (50+ year members) - $30
- Standard member - $35
- Giving tiers
- Carnation - $50
- Lyre - $75
- Hera - $100
|
| | | | | | This year, we are having a member challenge from now until October 31! The top two sisters who recruit the most new* members to pay their dues and attend our events will receive a gift!
At the bottom of your membership form will be where you can add your referring sister's name. I will tally our results. Prizes will be named in the November newsletter with gifts to be delivered at the December event or mailed/dropped off in November. |
|
|
|
Call/email your pledge sisters in the area who may not have paid their dues recently!
*New members may be former members who have let their dues lapse. |
| | | | | | Thank you to Stephanie Lower, Fran Denton, and Sarah Spencer for filling out our directory survey last spring. Your gift cards are in the mail!
Should you have any questions, please reach out to Amy Bartak at [email protected].
Thank you for your continued support of Mu Mu! |
| | |
|
|
|
AXO of the Year Recommendations |
| | | | | | The Mu Mu Board of Directors is seeking nominations for the 2026-2027 Alpha Chi Omega of the Year. This sister will also represent Alpha Chi Omega as our nominee to the Greater Kansas City Panhellenic Woman of the Year in April 2027. The winner will be announced at our Founders’ Day event. Please nominate your Alpha Chi Omega sister that meets the following criteria by October 8, 2026: - Dues paying member
- Support of Alpha Chi Omega –past and present
- Active in the community
Please include the following information with your nomination/recommendation: - Name, Address, Phone Number, Chapter, and School
- How she meets the above criteria
Please include your name and phone number. All nominations should be sent to Bev Nichols at [email protected] or Bev Nichols, 15019 Rhodes Circle Lenexa, KS 66215. |
|
|
|
| | | Trust an Alpha Chi to buy your home, insurance, grow your investments, have a personal chef, fitness trainer, fashion designer, winery, brewery, bakery, photographer, author up some inspiration, top notch senior living and more. All the good things to make your life sweeter.
Be sure to visit our newly updated Sisters Shopping Sisters page on our website. These smart sisters supported Mu Mu by advertising in our upcoming 2026-27 Membership Directory, so please support them with your business as you're able. |
| | | |
|
|
| | | Sponsor an Alumna Initiate Candidate |
| | | Do you know an outstanding woman whom you think would make a great Alpha Chi Omega? Women we’ve welcomed through this program have included our friends, family members, coworkers, campus professionals and other women who have made a difference in their communities, in their professions and in the lives of others. Alpha Chi Omega shapes the future through the powerful, transformative and everlasting connections of real, strong women. The National Alumna Initiate Program (NAIP) extends our membership experience to real, strong women in our communities who identify with the mission and values of Alpha Chi and care about our philanthropic initiatives, who did not have the opportunity to join Alpha Chi Omega as a collegiate member. Please let us know if you have a friend, family or neighbor that you think would make a great Alpha Chi Omega.
Contact Bev Nichols at [email protected] for more information. |
| | |
|
|
|
| | | Help us wish a happy birthday to our sisters born this month! |
|
|
|
| | 10/5 – Ann Dyniewicz
10/6 – Sarah Snider
10/14 – Clarise Hovis
10/22 – Sherry Forsee
10/22 – Deb Taylor
10/26 – Marjorie Frauenfelder
10/27 – Toni Gelpi
10/30 – Carla Mattson |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | | | | | | | | Alpha Nu (University of Missouri) ’59 |
|
|
|
| | We extend our condolences to the family, friends and sisters of JoAnn Beck on her passing August 2 at the age of 86. |
| | | |
|
|
|
|
|
| | | | | | We owe thanks to several mother–daughter combos for the ads featured in our newest Mu Mu Membership Directory. We’ve featured two here with more to come in future months. |
| | | | | | Gamma Zeta (Kansas State University) ’63 |
| | | | | | Gamma Zeta (Kansas State University) ’89 |
|
|
|
| | Anellen Neill’s daughter Amy Bock is marketing director at Bock’s Steam Star, her husband’s business. Bock’s specializes in professional cleaning of rugs, upholstery, hardwoods and more. They have also been generous for years to our Silence the Violence events.
Anellen is lucky to have two Alpha Chi daughters, Amy is on the left, Anellen center, and daughter Julie Ross is on the right, also Gamma Zeta (Kansas State University) ’92. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | | Gamma Psi (Wichita State University) ’69 |
|
|
|
| | Dianne Strunk’s daughter Hillary is crazy talented in baking and party planning. Her business is Let’s Party by Hillary. Hillary creates baked goods of all kinds as well as kid's parties, showers, birthday and adult parties. She earned her BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute. Dianne says, “Hillary has been baking since Middle School probably to self-satisfy her sweet tooth with a lot of creativity 'mixed’ in.” Hillary is on the left, Dianne on the right. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Look for their ads. You may ask, how do I get this new directory? Simply pay your Mu Mu membership dues for the new year. You can pick up your directory at a next event or have it mailed for an additional charge. |
| | |
| | | | | | Help us recognize the impact our sisters are making in both the Kansas City and Alpha Chi Omega communities! Please visit our website or use the link below to update your volunteer hours monthly, or as often as possible. Thanks so much for all you do for both Alpha Chi Omega and our community! |
| | | | | |
|
|
|
Alpha Chindness and Concerns |
| | | |
|
|
| | | | | | Silence the Violence Recap |
| | | Mu Mu hosted its 21st Annual Silence the Violence event at Silo Modern Farmhouse, raising money for Rose Brooks and the Alpha Chi Omega Foundation. This year we raised over $53,000, bringing the total we have raised from this event to over $300,000. It was the highest attended STV yet! Attendees loved the Whiskey Pull, Wine Pull and Gift Card Wheel in addition to the live and silent auction and Call to Action. Thanks to everyone who sponsored, attended and/or donated! Our STV committee did an outstanding job this year. Many thanks to them for all the work and love they did to make this event the best ever. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|
|
|
| | | | | | A great turnout of 17 met at Caleb’s Breakfast & Lunch on Red Bridge in Kansas City on September 1. The winning entree from a big menu of choices was shrimp and grits topped with bacon, onions and over easy eggs.
Our thoughts are today with Marilyn Lucas, Gamma Zeta (Kansas State University) ’55, on the passing of her husband Clarence (Luke) on September 21 at the age of 96. His services will be in Ellinwood, Ks. A celebration of life is planned for October 17. |
| | | | | |
|
|
|
| | | Mu Mu Chapter of Alpha Chi Omega
15019 Rhodes Circle, Lenexa
United States of America
You received this email because you signed up on our website or are listed in the Alpha Chi Omega member database as a resident of the Greater Kansas City area. |
|
|
|
 |
|
