A single poster board with black markings all over; with a casual glance, it may not look like much, but with a closer look it’s almost overwhelming. 99 different handwriting styles, 99 hands graced across the same page, 99 reasons why women in our chapter not only love our chapter, but reasons why they have stuck around to make it worth loving. It’s no secret that being involved in a sorority isn’t always sunshine and daisies. Anything you put so much of your heart and soul into, you must also go into with the knowledge that you may be disappointed from time to time; not everyone is happy when there are 150 other individual opinions and feelings under one roof. On the same token, anything you put so much of your heart and soul into, you must be prepared to love, and 99 reasons is simply a fraction of what there is to love about Phi chapter. I’ve never been a math person, but 99 years of 99 reasons is a lot of reasons, and next year when we reach our centennial anniversary on the great campus at the University of Kansas, I know there will be thousands of women with thousands of reasons why they love this chapter, and why they have stayed in love, and will stay in love for the next 99.
Written by Kaiti Xouris, Vice President Ritual and Fraternity Relations
Phi Chapter Alpha Chi Omega 