February 2017, Angela Costley Harris announced a new inclusive position. In the past, we had no specific policy related to transgender students. If a student qualified to participate in the Panhellenic sorority recruitment process at their university, they were eligible for consideration as a member of Alpha Chi Omega. Many chapters and campuses across the country have requested more specific guidance and have indicated their desire to have the opportunity to consider transgender women for membership.
Newly elected National President Angela Costley Harris (Alpha Beta, Purdue University) announces her plan during her term of office.
Angela Costley Harris (Alpha Beta, Purdue University) was elected National President at the 2016 National Convention. Her four-year term will end in 2020. Her long volunteer resume began in 2003 as a chapter advisor, eventually serving as a national vice president in 2008. Her dedication and love of Alpha Chi Omega and its members shows in her constant involvement throughout the years!
Past National Presidents came to headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana in August 2016. They pose together in the parlor at headquarters. Top left: Marsha King Grady (Alpha Upsilon, The University of Alabama), Donna Smith Chereck (Alpha Phi, The University of Texas at Austin), Diane Wilson Blackwelder (Omicron, Baker University), Julie Cain Burkhard (Beta Sigma, University of Georgia), Angela Costley Harris (Alpha Beta, Purdue University). Bottom left: Karen Aunan Miley (Alpha Lambda, University of Minnesota), Ellen Little Vanden Brink (Alpha, DePauw University), Judy Evans Anderson (Alpha Lambda, University of Minnesota).
National President Angela Costley Harris (Alpha Beta, Purdue University) and Past National President Ellen Little Vanden Brink (Alpha, DePauw University)
2018-20 National Council. From left: Jennifer Daurora (Delta, Allegheny College), Lynne Biggio Herndon (Alpha Upsilon, University of Alabama), Jill Sabatino Lacy (Gamma Mu, Ball State University), Angela Costley Harris (Alpha Beta, Purdue University) - president, Mikelle Holt Brady (Alpha, DePauw University), Jari Askins (Psi, University of Oklahoma)
2016-18 National Council. Front row, from left: Mikelle Holt Brady (Alpha, DePauw University), Angela Costlely Harris (Alpha Beta, Purdue University) - national president, Jennifer Daurora (Delta, Allegheny College). Back row, from left: Lynne Biggio Herndon (Alpha Upsilon, University of Alabama), Jari Askins (Psi, University of Oklahoma), Jill Sabatino Lacy (Gamma Mu, Ball State University)
2014-16 National Housing Corporation Board. Seated, from left: Cassie Gerhardt (Alpha Pi, University of North Dakota), Mikelle Holt Brady (Alpha, DePauw University) - president, Angela Costley Harris (Alpha Beta, Purdue University). Standing, from left: Mari Jean Oswald Siehl (Alpha Omicron, Ohio State University), Christina Greenwell Mullins (Zeta Upsilon, Case Western Reserve University), Diane Davis Murphy (Epsilon Psi, University of California-Irvine), Heather Comstock Claybrook (Phi, University of Kansas)
Attendees of the 2018 National Convention gather for the official group photo.