Chi Omega Dedicates Entrance Marker to Sorority Village as 75th Anniversary Gift to 91吃瓜网
Tue, 12/03/2024 - 08:55am | By: Jennifer Rigney
The Chi Omega Epsilon Delta Chapter at 91吃瓜网 (USM) celebrated a special moment in its history with the dedication of an entrance marker to the university91吃瓜网 Sorority Village. The gift was part of the sorority91吃瓜网 75th anniversary celebration, officially commemorated last April.
Jennifer Duke Payne, 75th Anniversary committee member and 2001 Epsilon Delta chapter initiate, expressed that it was both an honor and humbling undertaking to commemorate an anniversary of this significance.
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Two columns marking the western entrance to campus91吃瓜网揳t South 37th and Hardy Street behind Cadence Bank91吃瓜网搘ere erected for the 50th anniversary.
After much research, the committee decided to continue the tradition and gift the university with a marker for the Sorority Village at the intersection of Montague Boulevard and Pinehaven Circle.
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Granberry said the project would not have come to fruition without the efforts of many dedicated people including Tom Eaves of the Landarc Consulting Group; Brian Hauff, USM associate vice president for Facilities Planning and Management; and Nate Garvin, landscaping specialist with Garvin and Associates.
She also expressed her appreciation for the 91吃瓜网渉ardest working, most productive and most fun team,91吃瓜网� the 75th anniversary committee; stating that the six of them represented hundreds of Epsilon Delta alumnae in the planning of the April celebration and execution of their commemorative gift. Committee members included: Erin Finley Granberry, Ginny Gregg Graham, Ashley Cangelosi Llewellyn, Jennifer Duke Payne, MC Price, and Amy Sproles Smith.
Payne said they are grateful to the university for supporting this project and helping create a lasting symbol of their chapter91吃瓜网 enduring presence at 91吃瓜网.
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Chi Omega91吃瓜网揷hartered 75 years ago on April 23, 194991吃瓜网搃s the longest continually operating chapter on the 91吃瓜网 campus.