Hope your Monday's been marvelous thus far! I can't wait to see your shining faces tonight at formal chapter and our Women's International Friendship Month event being coordinated by our Beta Kappa sister Taylor Weiss! Make sure to bring your fellow sorority women and/or a new or gently used handbag to donate, as well as the ice cream topping your pledge class was designated to contribute to the event!
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| International Women's Friendship Month 2012 |
Ask any woman--there's something special about her friendships with other women. Our female friends know us better than anyone else. They are there to listen, to console, and to encourage. They are our loudest cheerleaders and our most compassionate confidantes. Our women friends come in a wide variety--sister, mother, neighbor, childhood playmate, college roommate. We make connections at the playground, the workplace, the gym, and over the proverbial back fence.
From a leisurely Saturday afternoon over coffee to precious moments stolen for a late night phone call, our relationships with other women can sustain us and give life depth. We need to remember the important roles our women friends play in our lives.
In 1999, Kappa Delta Sorority created National Women's Friendship Day to do just that. And in 2009, the celebration was expanded to the entire month of September. Now known as International Women's Friendship Month, the celebration offers all women the opportunity to remember their special friends.
Over the years, women have celebrated with luncheons and spa days, weekend trips and seminars on issues important to them. Groups visited museums and toured historic sites. They reached out to women in need by visiting nursing homes and collecting supplies for women's shelters and women in the military. The power of women's friendship is amazing!
Every year, more and more women hear about the celebration. We now have 34 states with governors' proclamations endorsing women's friendship. We are excited to report that several magazines and numerous newspapers have featured stories on the events. Many companies have also promoted the celebration, including Avon's mark cosmetics, Maidenform, Teleflora, General Foods International, Women For Hire, Karen Neuburger, Ltd., Vera Bradley, Suzy's Zoo, Seasons and Sentiments, Sally Lanes and b.sweets. Mark your calendars and join us in celebrating women's friendship in September!
For more information on the month, please visit the Confidence Coalition.
Collegiate & Alumnae Chapters, order supplies for International Women's Friendship Month with this form.
See you all tonight!
Love in AOT
<3
Sources:
http://www.kappadelta.org/nwfmguest
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