Social Events
Homecoming
The year starts out with a bang as the entire campus celebrates Homecoming week. The sisters of Sigma Alpha Chi enjoy participating as well, competing against other student organizations in various school-sponsored activities as well as walking in the Homecoming parade down Campus Drive. After the football game, it's tradition to go out to eat as a sisterhood! Alumni often attend this event, so it also offers actives to bond with their graduated sisters.
Hayride
What better way to celebrate autumn than with a hayride through the crisp leaves followed by a cozy bonfire? Every fall around Halloween, the sisters of Sigma Alpha Chi take a trip to Apple Holler, reveling in traditional autumnal festivities and bonding with one another over warm cups of apple cider.
Homecoming & Hayride 2014!
Go Redmen! We went up to Sturtevant to visit Borzynski's Farm & Floral Market for hayride after the game! |
Semi-Formal
Semi-Formal always takes place towards the end of the semester, providing sisters and their dates with an entertaining event filled with fun and good food before the stress of preparing for finals. Semi-Formal usually consists of a day-long casual event (e.g. shopping, laser tag, movie) followed by a nice dinner with sisters and their dates. Examples of past venues include Hob Knob, Bull & Bear, and Tommy Gun's Garage.
Formal
Similar to Semi-Formal but with a bit more panache, Formal takes place near the middle of Spring Term and gives the sorority an opportunity to melt away the stresses of the semester before finals hit. Formal is almost always held outside of the Kenosha area and involve multiple activities, ending the event with an exquisite dinner. This event is definitely one of the highlights of the year, and many sisters look forward to it!
Summer Retreat
Summer Retreat is a time for the sisters of Sigma Alpha Chi to get together and catch up before the school year begins! Activities vary greatly, spanning from simple day-trips to Chicago for shopping and dinner to a visit to an alumni's or active's house to a weekend getaway at the Wisconsin Dells. Most recently our Summer retreat was a day at Six Flags Great America!
Additional Events
In addition to our formally planned events, Sigma Alpha Chi enjoys having smaller social events throughout the semester as a sorority, whether it be going to see a movie as a group or going out to eat. As a part of our traditions, we also plan smaller events such as Secret Santa, May Basket, and Senior Banquet.
Similarly, Sigma Alpha Chi delights in having mixers with other sororities and fraternities both on and off campus. If you are a member of another Greek organization at Carthage College and would like to plan a mixer with us, please contact the sorority's current President (Rachel Miller) or Social Chair (Sam Haltom).
Similarly, Sigma Alpha Chi delights in having mixers with other sororities and fraternities both on and off campus. If you are a member of another Greek organization at Carthage College and would like to plan a mixer with us, please contact the sorority's current President (Rachel Miller) or Social Chair (Sam Haltom).