We know it's short notice, but we want to make sure that this year's Hera Day does not go unnoticed! Plus, who we know that you're itching to do a little spring cleaning! That said, this year, we have decided to do a quick little 'Donate and Dine' event, where our sisters can bring clothing to donate and then enjoy some quality time (and food) with their fellow Alpha Chis!

The plan will be for our sisters to bring their clothing donations in tow (children-adult wear; doesn't matter). Then we will convene at Margarita Factory at 12 P.M. to eat our delicious meals and catch up! Afterwards, our sisters will then transfer their donations to Avery, and she will then take the donations up the street to Deseret Industries Thrift Store & Donation Center. This thrift store partners with Clackamas Women's Services, a local non-profit that assists victims of domestic violence by offering a myriad of services, including clothing vouchers.

Of course, if you cannot make it, we do sincerely hope that you act in a way of service for Hera Day! Be sure to tag us in any posts of you activities (@xixiaxo) and, not only will we post your photos onto our social media accounts, but we will also add them into our next newsletter!

Margarita Factory address:
11211 SE 82nd Ave Suite A, Happy Valley, OR 97086

Please RSVP to this event by 2/26 via our private FB page, our newsletter, or by sending an email to: social.xixiaxo@gmail.com

This year, our executive board has decided to put a little family-friendly spin on our annual "Alpha Chi Night Out"! 
Instead of our usual rendez-vous to a restaurant, it felt prudent to add something fun and energetic into the mix and have a bowling night at Grand Central Bowling in downtown Portland! This will be a family friendly event, so please feel free to bring your children & partners, especially if they love arcade games! 

Grand Central Bowling: 
808 SE Morrison St, Portland, OR 97214

Please RSVP by 02/01/25 so we can reserve the proper amount of lanes! We will be at the alley at 5 P.M. Please RSVP at social.xixiaxo@gmail.com, via our newsletter or our private Facebook event page.

For January 2025, our sisters will be meeting at Babica Hen Café in luxurious Lake Oswego for our annual Resolution Brunch! As always, this is time for our sisters to sit down and not only reminisce about 2024, but discuss and plan what they are looking forward to in 2025! If you feel so inclined to bring paper and a pen to jot down notes or thoughts during our resolution process, please do so! This is meant to be a fruitful discussion about our futures.

This event will take place on January 4th 2025 at 10 A.M.
The address to Babica Hen Café is:
15964 Boones Ferry Rd, Lake Oswego, OR 97035

Please RSVP by 12/27/24 via email to: social.xixiaxo@gmail.com or via our newsletter and/or private Facebook event page.

Founder's Day Celebration (10/19/24)

For October, we will be joining forces with the ever lovely @psuaxo (Delta Omicron) to celebrate Founder's Day on October 19th! We will be meeting at the Native American Student and Community Center at Portland State University from 12-2 P.M. The celebration will include a catered lunch, a local sorority alumna vendor (@everafther), games, connecting, and so much more!

The address for the NASCC is:
710 SW Jackson St, Portland, OR, 97201

*Tickets are required for this event (which includes lunch). For Xi Xi members = $20/person. For non-members = $25/person. You can pay for your tickets via our Paypal.

If you have already happened to pay the highest tier of our dues, then your ticket to this event is already paid for! How great is that?

Due to the necessity for a headcount (regarding our vendor and catering), we ask that you RSVP no later than 10/05, with your ticket purchased.

For September 2024, we will be taking a trip to Halloweentown on the 28th at 1 P.M. in St. Helens, OR. Please click here to purchase your tickets.

This is absolutely a family friendly event! Please feel free to bring your children, even your partners, if you feel so inclined. We want everyone to enjoy this local delight! 

If you are currently a member of Xi Xi, and will be joining us, please click here to RSVP!

If you are not currently a member of our Xi Xi Chapter, but would like to see what our sisterhood is all about, please send us an email at: social.xixiaxo@gmail.com

Hello, everyone!

Yes, it's that time of year again!
Xi Xi will be hosting our Annual Meeting & Elections in person this year, at the Willamette Ale & Cider House on August 24th at 5 P.M.

*Please wear pin attire as this is a formal gathering*

Please note that you must be a dues paying member in order to both run for a position and vote on one. *If you have not looked at our Instagram story recently, there is an explanation of our tiered dues system, as well as ways to submit your dues. Submission information will be added down below*

Here are some brief descriptions of the positions and their requirements:

All positions will run October 1st , 2024 until September 31st, 2025.

Chapter President (5-10 hours monthly):
-Meet with PAC
-Quarterly province meetings
-Hold executive board meetings
-Assist executive board in planning or advising as needed
-Assist board in creating calendar, emails, reminders, event planning
-Planning Founder's Day Celebration/Xi Xi Birthday
-Respond to all headquarters emails and other Xi Xi emails

Treasurer (1-3 hours monthly):
-Keep record of dues paying members
-Promote sound financial management by working with the budget and by assisting with
fundraising projects and activities
-Provide chapter with regular updates on financial status of chapter
-Gather ideas for new and future altruistic and fundraising projects
-Ensure chapter adherence to Alpha Chi Omega, state and federal guidelines
-Submit two budget forms to headquarters yearly and IRS postcard once a year
-Reimbursements as needed
-Pay bills as needed (headquarters and Portland Panhellenic)
-Attend quarterly executive board meetings

Secretary/Communications (3-5 hours monthly):
-Take notes during annual meeting and executive board meetings
-Send out notes/bylaws/etc. after meetings
-Create social media posts
-Email Xi Xi mailing list with upcoming events
-Maintain Xi Xi website
-Help respond to Xi Xi inquiries by email and social media
-Attend quarterly executive board meetings

Membership Chair (1-3 hours monthly):
-Respond to membership inquiries
-Brainstorm ways to engage new members
-Meet one on one or in small group with interested sisters
-Sending out birthday, special events cards
-Attend quarterly executive board meetings

Collegiate Relations Chair (1-3 hours monthly, depends on events):
-Communicate with Delta Omicron to plan events, see what they need help with, etc.
-Plan joint events with Delta Omicron
-Help foster the relationship between Delta Omicron and Xi Xi
-Frequent communication with Delta Omicron
-Attend quarterly executive board meetings

Panhellenic Representative (1-3 hours monthly):
-Attend Portland Alumnae Panhellenic meetings and report back to Xi Xi
-Advise as needed in Panhellenic matters
-Attend quarterly executive board meetings

Social Chair (3-5 hours monthly, depends on events):
-Plan at least one social event per month
-Attend and facilitate events or find another member to run the event
-Promote events
-Attend quarterly executive board meetings

Philanthropy Chair (1-3 hours monthly, depends on events):
-Plan at least one quarterly philanthropy event
-Attend planned philanthropy events
-Promote philanthropy events
-Attend quarterly executive board meetings

Here is the google form link for those that are interested in running for a position.

This is the tiered system for paying dues:

Tier 1: (for graduates/new initiates, up to three years from initiation date)- $18.85. This price includes access to our monthly newsletter, the ability to attend our events, and discounted Founder’s Day admission.

Tier 2: Supporting Sister- $20. This tier is for sisters who have difficulty attending events but would still like to help their alumnae chapter out; it offers access to our monthly newsletter and the ability to attend events.

Tier 3: General Membership- $40. This price includes access to our monthly newsletter, the ability to attend our events, and discounted Founder’s Day admission.

Tier 4: Reaching The Heights- $60. This price includes access to our monthly newsletter, the ability to attend our events, free Founder’s Day admission, and the inclusion of a free Milestone Membership pin.

Remember, you cannot run for a chapter position or vote if you have not paid your dues. Please utilize our PayPal link to do so before August 23rd. Please RSVP via our private Facebook event page, our monthly newsletter, or by email.

Hello, sisters!
Our first event of August will be a lovely dinner, down in Hawthorne, at Por Que No?
We will be convening at 5:30 P.M.

Please be sure to RSVP by 8/2/24
We can't wait to you see then!

You can RSVP either via our private Facebook Event page (QR located on our homepage here), our monthly newsletter, or by emailing social.xixiaxo@gmail.com

Exciting news, sisters! 

Our upcoming Book Club meeting will be happening on July 13th at Coffee Rush in Oregon City, OR!

The book that we will be reading is Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimerer. We also wanted to share that this book is available on Audible and the Libby app, if you cannot get your hands on a physical copy!

As always, though some of our sisters will be discussing the literature at hand, reading the book is not necessary to join us! We are happy to have you, regardless!

We hope to see your smiling faces! Please utilize the block within your monthly newsletter to RSVP, our private Facebook event page (QR available on our home page here), or email our Chapter President, at xixiaxo@gmail.com

Xi Xi would like to invite to a cute and relaxed lunch date at Who Song & Larry's on Saturday, June 22nd, at noon.

We hope to see you there!

Please RSVP via our private Facebook page or our monthly newsletter

The senior members of the Delta Omicron Chapter of Portland State University will be graduating soon! Therefore, it is important that Xi Xi shows their support and celebrates their collegiate careers, as well as assist them in their Hall of Commitment Ceremony!

Colette Livermore, our gracious philanthropy chair, has offered to act as host for the event! People can arrive as early as 5:30 P.M. (to the address listed above). To help Colette out, it would also be preferred to email her at colettetimna@gmail.com, OR, so she can be sure about who will be arriving at her home

Furthermore, it would also be preferred if our Xi Xi members assisted in bringing gifts/foods to the event. Regarding food, the list goes as follows:
-charcuterie meats
-charcuterie cheeses (goat cheese &/or sheep cheese, as well as lactose free cheese as well)
-charcuterie crackers (a variety would work just fine)
-dessert (no nuts please)
-lemonade
-iced tea

If you would like to either bring any of these items, please contact Colette (colettetimna@gmail.com). If instead you would prefer to donate to the cause, please donate to our PayPal, so we can make sure that these proud Delta Omicron seniors are taken care of!

The original plan for our May Book Club meeting was to meet at Coffee Rush, in historic Oregon City. However, due to an added event, it seemed apt to move our meeting to a closer location to the first event! Therefore, we will be having our Book Club meeting at Ovation Coffee & Tea in Lake Oswego!

The address is:

17510 Provost St., Unit 105, Lake Oswego, OR 97034

The book we are discussing is What The River Knows by Isabel Ibañez

As always, reading the book is not a requirement; we’d love to see you there either way!

Xi Xi has been delightfully delegated to create a 75-year Milestone Ceremony for one Joyce Beals! This celebration is to take place on Saturday, May 18th, at 1 P.M. at an undisclosed location.

Due to the private nature of the event, if you are sincerely interested in assisting in this celebration, we ask that you email our chapter President, Katie Maroney, to discuss the details. She can be reached at: xixiaxo@gmail.com

We hope to see you there!

Xi Xi would like to invite you all to this highly anticipated event, as we celebrate our fellow Alpha Chi sisters as they reach their lifetime milestones at Brix Tavern-Tualatin!

Tickets are $25 per person. Please pay for your ticket via our PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/XiXiAlphaChiOmega

Please RSVP and respond to further questions regarding your milestone pin (if you are receiving one) here.

Please RSVP no later than 3/20 for pin purchase & no later than 4/19 for (only) attendance.

Hello sisters! Xi Xi's book for our April Book Club meeting is The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner!

We will be meeting at Coffee Rush in Oregon City (900 Main St.) at 2 P.M.

If you can't finish the book by then, no worries! We'd love to have you regardless!

Can't wait to see you there!

Everyone, I do apologize for the complications from the previous event description. After conversing with Katie (Xi Xi President) along with some fellow chapter members, it seems like there was WAY more involved in the Barnes & Noble book signing than we had anticipated.

Therefore, we have decided to adjust this event to a simple book club meeting, rescheduled for the 23rd at 2:30 P.M.

We hope to see you there!

Please RSVP by 3/11/24 via our private Facebook page or through our monthly newsletter
Coffee Rush:

900 Main St. Oregon City, OR 97045

Some exciting news that Xi Xi would like to share with you! 

Our Rockstar philanthropic chair, Colette, has been reaching out to PSU's AchiO chapter, Delta Omicron, and a wonderfully thoughtful event has been planned!
On March 2nd, both alumnae and collegiate Alpha Chi sisters will assist in crafting lunches to donate to the Blanchet House, a local nonprofit that assists with homelessness!

As of now, this is the plan:

Since the general public does not have access to the buildings on campus, the chapter members will meet alumnae in the main level lobby entrance on Broadway. They will then guide everyone to the space we will have the event (a reserved room inside of SMSU).
The physical address for SMSU is:  1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97201

Supplies and ingredients will be picked up by Colette this Friday (2/23), which is entirely amazing and we thank her for that! That said, donations will be much appreciated for this event, and you can donate using our PayPal link (even $5 helps!).

Please make sure to use the button below to available in our newsletter to this event, or use our private Facebook Event page to do so.

Please RSVP by 2/28/24

*Through Facebook, there is now an ongoing DM chat for the event, in case there is any change of schedule

We look forward to seeing you and creating important meals together!

Xi Xi would like to invite you to meet with your sisters on February 24th at the Willamette Coffee House to discuss our Book Club book for February, The Worst Best Man by Lucy Score.

It is not essential for the book to be read to join in for the event! We will be happy to have you whether you have read the literature or not!

An additional treat for MacDowell Month is that we will also be crafting our own bookmarks! Please feel free to bring your own crafting utensils and supplies to share with your sisters!

Please RSVP by 2/21/24 via our monthly newsletter or our private Facebook page

Sisters! We do truly hope to see you all to celebrate annual "Alpha Chi Night Out" Event! We will be meeting at Nebbliolo Restaurant & Wine Bar in Oregon City, OR, at 5:30 P.M.
It's going to be a wonderful, relaxing evening for our sisters to enjoy delectable food and catch up with how 2024 has been treating them so far!

Here's a little sneak peak of the menu, if you are curious to what you will be expecting!

Please RSVP no later than 2/07 via our monthly newsletter or our private Facebook page

Time to bring out the team work!

Xi Xi is excited to announce that we have an Escape Room event happening on January 27th in Happy Valley, OR! We will be meeting at Escapology at 11:30 a.m., working to figure out clues and mysteries to get out of the space we find ourselves locked in! 
This is a great time to unlock our intuition, problem-solving and attention to detail!
Once the trial in the room ends at 12:30 p.m., an optional lunch will be offered at the Margarita Factory (conveniently located in the same vicinity).
It is $44 per person for this event, which you can submit via our PayPal. Please click here to submit your payment; please make sure that you leave a note attached for your payment regarding the event itself.
Also, the date to RSVP by is no later than 1/20/24, via either our private Facebook page or by DMing our chapter.

This event has been canceled due to inclement weather- Please stay tuned for updated information regarding this event.

 
Friends of Trees is looking for a total of 40 volunteers to assist in planting hundreds of native trees and plants on a two acre parcel of the Columbia Slough! 

Here is some information from Friends of Trees regarding this event:

Workload: You will plant smaller-sized native trees and shrubs, which are often easier for youth to plant on their own. The terrain will be generally flat and a bit muddy–but some locations do have terrain with steep slopes that can be difficult. 

Friends of Trees provides gloves to borrow (that are professionally cleaned between uses)  and tools (that are cleaned between each use). You are welcome to bring your own gloves and tools if you wish, but please remember them when you leave.  Friends of Trees is not responsible for any misplaced personal items during our events.

During planting season (October-April), a waterproof jacket and rain pants are ideal, but any comfortable clothes that will keep you warm even if they get wet are great (synthetic fabrics and wool are better than cotton).  For safety, we require that you wear sturdy closed-toe shoes or boots.  Our events involve digging, hauling trees, handling woody mulch, and, sometimes, removing thorny introduced, weedy species. Please dress so that you will be comfortable with these activities.

It is requested that volunteers arrive by 9:45 A.M. to be checked in and be assigned to a planting crew; the planting begins at 10 A.M.
Tea/hot chocolate/coffee and breakfast snacks will be provided by the organization!

If you are wanting to attend this event, please fill out this interest form NO LATER than 12/26, and be sure to RSVP for this event via our monthly newsletter or our private Facebook page.

*The QR code of the private Facebook page can be found on this website and our Instagram account.

It's Resolution Brunch time!

 
How this year has flown by! What changes and struggles we've all faced: some for the worse and some for the better. But who's to say that we can't make goals to manifest positive changes in our lives?
This year, our Xi Xi sisters will be meeting on December 30th, right before we step into the new year, to create and discuss our resolutions for 2024!
We will be meeting at 10 A.M. at the Tavern on Kruse in Lake Oswego. It's bound to be a fruitful and enlightening event!

Here’s the menu, in case you wanted to plan ahead.

Please make sure to RSVP by 12/23 through either our monthly newsletter or private FB (QR code can be code on our website and Instagram)

Our amazing Philanthropy Chair, Colette Livermore, has constructed a wonderful volunteer opportunity for Xi Xi!

On December 14th, Xi Xi has been granted the ability to work with Store to Door, a nonprofit organization, that assists with delivering groceries to individuals who are elderly or homebound.

• Our sisters will be meeting at the Fred Meyer on NE Weidler St. at 8:30 A.M and will receive further instructions from Store to Door staff, regarding lists and further information.

• The event will only last two hours; no need to stress about extensive time commitments!

• This will be a wonderful opportunity for Xi Xi to give back to the community! Not only will we make memories in our bond, but think of the memories we will make for those we will be helping! What a joyous way to give during our holiday season!

If you are interested in this affair, please click on this document to sign up as an attendee; we want to make sure that we roll into the store together!

Here is an additional document to fill out, set by Store to Door; this will help the organizers set up their event accordingly.
*Please RSVP by December 7th

*You can RSVP through our monthly newsletter/emails or through our private Facebook page. You can utilize our custom QR code to join our private Facebook page, if you haven’t done so already! It can be found on both our Instagram account and public Facebook page.

We now have an exciting update for our upcoming November Event!
This will be a three-part occasion: part dinner, part axe throwing, part raffle, located in Portland OR! 
The event will span from 5-7 P.M., with dinner occurring from 5-6 P.M.. If you cannot arrive before 5, feel free to eat before 6 P.M., because that's when the axe throwing begins! 
The address for Hopworks is: 2944 SE Powell Blvd,
Portland, OR, 97202
The fee is $27 per person, which will not be paid until we are physically ready to hit some bullseyes! 

Please be sure to RSVP to this event by 11/24
To RSVP, please use respond via our monthly newsletter or through our private FB event page.

Another important aspect of this event will be our donation & raffle! 

Xi Xi's wonderful Philanthropy Chair, Collette Livermore, has set up an opportunity to give to Bradley Angle, a local domestic violence shelter in Portland, OR. 
For their holiday drive, they are asking for gift cards (in $25 increments) from large retail stores such as, Target, Fred Meyer, Walmart, and the like.
*For more information, click this link.
Avery, Xi Xi's Communications chair, will be collecting a variety of clothing items at this event; articles will be donated to the Deseret Thrift store and Donation center in Happy Valley. Deseret works in tandem with Clackamas Women's Services (CWS), another local domestic violence shelter, who gives clothing vouchers for Deseret to those receiving services from CWS.

For each donation you bring to this event, you will receive one raffle ticket; the more you donate, the higher your chances are to winning some amazing Alpha Chi Omega merch! 
Remember, this is our time to give back and shine a light on our philanthropic values as Alpha Chi's: let's do our best!

One of our lovely Xi Xi sisters has been collaborating with the Executive Board, producing a frightfully great event that we are wanting to share with you!

On October 29th, Xi Xi will be hosting a DUAL event, which not only includes wining and dining, but also a spooky ghost tour! So, how will that work, you ask? Well...
 
The first half of the event will include 'A Spirit Tales Tour' of the Vancouver Barracks, which begins at 12 P.M. and ends at 1:30 P.M.
 The approximate address for parking is: 1100 East Evergreen Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98661
Following, we will chit-chat and feast at the Willful Wine Bar, located at 1101 Officers Row in Vancouver, which just also happens to be General Grant's House! The Bar will serve wine and food until 8 P.M. (our sisters will probably be leaving around 3 P.M.), giving our sisters enough time to connect and make memories! 

Note, due to the nature of the tour, it is imperative that you register and purchase tickets beforehand. We will be meeting in the parking lot for the tour at 11:30 A.M., ensuring that we are all together before the tour begins!

Please use this link to purchase your tickets, and then RSVP with the button below, to let us know that we will be expecting you! If you do not wish to go on the tour, but would like to meet us at the Wine Bar, that's alright too! We look forward to seeing you either way! 

*The link provided also gives both an email address and phone number for you to contact with any questions you may have*


Please RSVP by 9/26/23, and do so via our monthly newsletter or private Facebook page.

Sunday, October 15th | 10 A.M. | Portland State University

Join Xi Xi and Delta Omicron at Portland State University for our Founder’s Day on October 15th. We will be joining Delta Omicron’s Walk A Mile event first (meeting at Smith Student Union, Room 294), where registration will begin at 10:30 A.M., followed by the walk at 11. Afterwards, members will be met with a catered lunch, lawn games, and the chance to assist with goody bag stuffing. Lunch will be sandwiches, fruit, veggies, chips, and dessert. Ticket costs (please pay via PayPal or check):
Xi Xi members:$15
Non-members-$20
Pay for your 2023-2024 dues today and receive the discounted ticket price.

Click here for the link to our PayPal

Please RSVP by October 12th, through either our monthly newsletter or private Facebook page.

Our ‘Tea Tasting & Treats’ event has been rescheduled as our very last event for September! Please join us in deep downtown Portland, at the Smith Teamaker Tasting Room, on September 30th! This Tasting Room has been deemed iconic for their unworldly brewed teas and their tasty treats! What’s not to like!

We hope to see you there!

RSVPs for this event are available through our private Facebook page and through our August newsletter

Please RSVP by 9/23

Our Xi Xi members are planning on spending another event at a delectable location, the Happy Valley Station Food Carts! Sisters (and their families! Families are welcome to this event!) will be meeting at 6 P.M., to enjoy a wonderful, brisk night full of memories, discussion, and a plethora of delicious dishes from local food vendors!

RSVPs for this event are available through our private Facebook page or through our August newsletter

Please RSVP by 9/13