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Impact Stories

Donor Stories

Learn how others have made an impact through their acts of giving to the Alpha Chi Omega Foundation and other organizations.

DONORS LIKE YOU

  • Donor Feature Story: Sharon Lease
    Donor Feature Story: Sharon Lease
    "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country." - President John F. Kennedy. As a young woman graduating from college, I was truly motivated by this quote...
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  • Supporting the Foundation
    Supporting the Foundation
    My Alpha Chi Omega journey started well before my freshman year of college. My mother and oldest sister are Alpha Chis, so growing up I just thought it was something I would be. When I chose...
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  • Making a Stock Gift
    Making a Stock Gift
    In the spring of 1976, just one year into my membership in Alpha Chi Omega, I received a gift of stock from my parents.
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  • Leaving a Lasting Legacy
    Leaving a Lasting Legacy
    I want the impact I am making through my annual gifts today to continue for years to come, even beyond my lifetime.
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  • A Bequest to Further Good Work
    A Bequest to Further Good Work
    Alpha Chi Omega has been such a strong part of my life for a long time. When it came time for Lark Will...
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  • A Bequest to Leave a Legacy
    A Bequest to Leave a Legacy
    My husband, Chris, and I are passionate about the fraternal experience, and it is no surprise that Alpha Chi Omega (and, of course, his fraternity, Delta Chi) are closest to our hearts.
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  • Challenging the Status Quo
    Challenging the Status Quo
    As a collegian, Jen Bradway valued her friendships with her sisters in the Mu chapter. She learned how to be a strong leader as chapter president and was given opportunities to learn from her mistakes...
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YOUR IMPACT

  • Real, Strong Women
    Real, Strong Women
    From the moment I stepped foot in the Beta Omega chapter house at The University of Toledo, I knew I wanted to be involved as a leader within Alpha Chi Omega.
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  • The Impact You're Making
    The Impact You're Making
    Leadership Academy showed me all the things Alpha Chi Omega is. As a past president, I had spent the year worrying over what now seem like small problems, but being an intern allowed me the...
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  • Foundation-Supported Programs
    Foundation-Supported Programs
    Having the opportunity to attend Leadership Academy is something that I will always remember. Being a first-time attendee, I was glad to have (virtually) met so many other sisters from chapters...
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  • Scholarships
    Scholarships
    I am eternally grateful to the Alpha Chi Omega Foundation for awarding me a scholarship. The values of Alpha Chi Omega resonate with me, and I seek to embody them for the rest of my life...
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  • Member Assistance Grant
    Member Assistance Grant
    I am brought to tears by the kindness of my alumna sisters and the Foundation. I don't even know what to say or do to thank you for helping me take care of my daughter during this uncertain time...
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  • Supporting Chapter Housing
    Supporting Chapter Housing
    Forty years ago, Gamma Rho alumnae saw the importance of expanding our lodge for a growing Greek system at Texas Tech. I was a new member that fall, and the next August we returned to do...
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PLANNED GIVING ILLUSTRATIONS

Please note: The names and images used in the following stories are representative of a typical donor and are not actual donors to the Alpha Chi Omega Foundation. These stories are presented as illustrations of the ways in which donors may make charitable gifts resulting in tax benefits for themselves and significant impact for a charitable organization.

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