Galentine's Day & Why We Love Chi O
The day before Valentine’s Day, February 13, is known as “Gal”entine’s Day. This is a day to celebrate your relationships with your “gals”! A day dedicated to spending time with the people you love and sharing with them how much you appreciate their friendship. Internal Sisterhood Director, Taylor Boyd, put together a lovely sisterhood event filled with handmade valentines, yummy candy and Insta-worthy photo opps.
Girls randomly selected a fellow sister’s name from a bowl to make a Valentine’s Day card for. Everyone enjoyed gathering to celebrate love and friendship while crafting Valentines and spending quality time together, and there was something a little extra special about the laughs, jokes and friendship felt during this Galentine’s event.
A few of our Sisters shared what they love about Chi O…
I love Chi Omega because it embodies everything I wish to be. Being a Chi O means you are humble, poised, studious, ethical, kind to all, and motivated to be the best version of yourself everyday. Chi O has brought me my life-long best friends; each one of these girls are truly amazing and inspirational! I could not picture myself in a better position than to represent Chi Omega, and for that, I am forever grateful!” - Natalie Koenen
“I love Chi Omega for bringing me the most authentic, kind hearted, fun loving forever best friends. I love Chi Omega for bringing me the greatest role models that motivate, inspire, and hold me to the highest standard.
I love Chi Omega for bringing me a sisterhood full of the greatest leaders, the strongest women, and the most intelligent humans I’ve ever met. Chi Omegas are full of love, compassion, class, and hard work. I’m forever grateful to be apart of something that has improved my life in every aspect.” - Ciara Feldman
“Chi Omega is full of genuinely kind and compassionate individuals that are a part for the high parts of life and there for you during the lows.” -Grace Balison
“I love Chi Omega because of the unmatched work ethic and support brought by my sisters! Not only are they beautiful and have hearts of gold, but they are my role models and inspiration to be the best student and leader I can be, and to grow throughout my experience here at Iowa.” -Kendall Watson
Chi Omega has given me the opportunity to grow into a woman that I am proud to be. My favorite memories in Chi O are full of the wonderful women who have come into my life and inspire me everyday. In four short years, strangers have become my family. In a few months, we will be all over the country and won’t have the closeness we are accustomed to. However, we will still have the sisterhood that brought us together when we were freshman holding us together even when we’re apart. I can say without a doubt in my mind that being a member of Chi Omega has shaped me into who I want to be and given me role models who inspire me to strive and do more than I ever thought I could.” -Megan Crotts
“The women in this chapter truly want to see each other succeed and will help each other get there any way they can. I know these girls support me for life and my college experience wouldn’t be the same without them! Forever thankful for the memories I share with my ~beautiful~ Chi O sistas.” -Katey Namanny
“Chi Omega has brought me to my best friends and role models.” -Laurel Degen
“I love Chi Omega because of the strong, independent women that fight for what they’re passionate about. Everyday the women in this sorority never cease to amaze me in what they do for the university, community and the world. They make me feel like changing the world is possible because I see them do it every single day. I am in awe of how kind, beautiful and genuine they are. It’s crazy how quickly I have gotten comfortable around all the girls. They’re all so accepting and I know that I can count on my sisters to be there for me through the highs and lows of life. During initiation I was so overwhelmed by how much love was in the room. That’s the thing about Chi Omegas, their hearts are the MOST beautiful thing about them. These are the girls that I get to do college and the rest of my life with!! For that I am forever thankful.” - Lisa Ratsakanh
“I love Chi Omega because of its ability to bring such a diverse group of women together; to challenge and motivate one another, to encourage one another, and to genuinely care for one another. Being surrounded by wonderful, kind, and intelligent women pushes me to be the best version of myself and I can’t thank them enough for that!” -Libbie Pavon
“I will forever be grateful for the opportunities, friendships and support Chi O has given me. Chi O gave me a home away from home and friends that turned into family. The women in Chi O inspire me daily to be the best I can be and continue to make me proud to say I am a Chi Omega. Chi O will always be special to me and I can't thank it enough for giving me the most amazing friends and memories.” - Maddie O’Grady
I love Chi O because it brought me to some of the most wonderful, genuine friends I know I'll have for life. I have never met so many beautiful and genuine people, and from day one I already felt so loved. I now have countless role models to look up to, and I am so inspired and motivated by every girl I've met. I am so thankful for everything Chi O has brought me, the friendships I've made, experiences I've had, and memories that will last a lifetime.” -Taylor Fridrich
“Everyone is so full of LOVE.” -Gia Cannata
“I’ve met so many of my lifelong best friends and have been given the opportunity to form new relationships because of Chi O! Every time I’m around my sisters you can feel ALL of the love and positivity from everyone!” -Lauren Dreusicke
“I’m feeling really thankful today for this group of women that constantly encourage me to grow better, stronger, and wiser. After reflecting on the reasons why I joined Chi Omega last year, I realized I never factored my peers into the equation. There’s so much that can be said about the group of ladies who joined with me - the strong, smart, compassionate, goofy, beautiful, independent girls I get to see every morning and every night. Chi O, thank you for constantly showing me love and respect, even on our most challenging days.” -Sylvia Clubb
“The the women of Chi Omega radiate light, love, ambition, and a passion for life. I love getting to spend my days surrounded by the people who live joyfully and spread that joy wherever they go!” -Makenna Mumm
“All of the amazing women in this chapter come from all over the place yet we are we all so similar in our morals and values. These women encourage each other to do our best and to be confident in ourselves, and I can’t thank them enough for that! I’m so thankful for everyone in this chapter and for the memories to come.” -Anna Zucker
