It's not often that you find a group of people with whom you truly resonate. This is how I feel about Alpha Phi. No matter where I travel in this country, I always run into other women who share my passion. There is nothing better than meeting someone who's shared experience makes you an instant friend. For the last 6 years, I've been working with our chapter in Santa Clara, California as their Recruitment Advisor. I have had the time of my life and I just LOVE these young women. They are SO smart and accomplished. They dream big and put their all into everything they do. With this "Go Big or Go Home" attitude, they are the top donor chapter to our Foundation which supports, among other things, cardiac care education for women. Last year they raised over $74,000 for the cause.
Meet my friend Laura Crowe (she the one on the right). I love Laura. I sincerely believe that we must have been separated at birth, even though I'm a bit older than her. It could happen, right? Laura is the Chapter Advisor for Zeta Gamma chapter in Santa Clara, CA. This is a picture of her at Alpha Phi Convention in 2002. We think so alike that it is truly scary. We can complete eachothers sentences and we are always on the same page in terms of giving advice to the chapter. I don't think I've found anyone other than my own biological sister that I have felt such "simpatico" with. Laura is amazing because she is one of the best Chapter Advisors that I have ever known and at the same time she is a wife, mother of 2 toddlers, and has her own dental practice. She went to college at UC Berkley and grew up in California. I think this is the beauty of Alpha Phi that a girl from Kansas and a girl from Berkley can one day meet and be the best of friends ... how great is that?
Well ... stay tuned. I'm having lots of adventures here in California. This girl from Kansas is only getting started.
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