CAPA’s Fall 2018 Service Project will be in support of OhioGuidestone’s Holiday Gift Drive, which provides local children and families living in poverty with gifts during the holiday season. OhioGuidestone is an nonprofit organization that has served more than 30,000 children and families over the past 150 years through a variety of community based- services including: Read More
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CAPA to host Cherrydale fundraiser from October 8 – November 19
CAPA’s 2018 Fall fundraiser will be through Cherrydale. Participants have two catalogs to order from: Heart & Gnome Virginia Diner & More The sale date will begin October 8, 2018 and will end November 19, 2018, with CAPA receiving 40% profit from all orders. How to Order All orders are to be submitted online. The catalogs Read More
October 2018 Letter from the CAPA President
One hundred and four years. That’s how long our alumnae Panhellenic has been working to support and foster fraternal relationships. I am proud to be leading this longstanding, award winning association that together, with our collective contributions better not only our association, but also our community. More than 25 representatives attended our first delegate meeting Read More
CAPA honored with 2 NPC awards: Citation of Merit, Programming Excellence
The National Panhellenic Conference (NPC), one of the largest advocacy and support organizations for women, today announced that 47 Alumnae Panhellenic Associations were recognized with the Citation of Merit award for 2017-18 and 52 Alumnae Panhellenic Associations were recognized for Programming Excellence in 2017-18. Cleveland Alumnae Panhellenic Association (CAPA) is proud to be a recipient Read More
Greater Cleveland Chapter of AGD hosts Valentine’s Day Tea Charity Event
The annual Valentine’s Day Tea & Lunch at Baldwin Wallace University’s Alpha Iota chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta filled 50 bags of assorted necessities for Edna House, a women’s recovery facility in Cleveland, OH, on Feb. 10, 2018. The items were delivered afterwards by the alumnae. Nearly 50 collegiate women, and 10 alumnae joined in Read More
Sorority Spotlight: Kappa Delta Sorority Builds Women of Action
In support of Gretchen Swasey, Secretary of CAPA and member of Kappa Delta Sorority, this month’s newsletter feature represents the sorority’s friendship, fame and philanthropy. Gretchen has also served as Scholarship Chair, Ways and Means Chair and Treasurer for CAPA. She graduated in 1994 from Indiana University. Kappa Delta was founded on October 23, 1897 Read More
NPC Trivia: 12 Lost Sororities
International Badge Day is a fitting time to look at one of the most mysterious topics in sorority history: groups that have disappeared. At its largest membership in 1957, NPC had 32 members It is good to know that in over a half century our numbers have remained relatively strong as there are now 26 Read More
February 2018 Letter from the CAPA President
Happy February to my fellow Panhellenic sisters! I hope those of you who attended the Happy Hour at Melt on January 25 had a fantastic time – I know I did! It was wonderful to see so many Greek women gathered together. We had a great turnout, welcoming several new faces who have not attended CAPA events in the past. Read More
NPC News: Facing challenges, embracing opportunities…together
NPC Chair Carole J. Jones identified six trends arising from generational change that will provide new challenges to our organizations’ ability to attract new members and retain volunteers. Financial stress: Tuition costs continue their steep rise. Students will need to borrow more for educational expenses as their parents are unable to fully pay the costs. As Read More
Winter Happy Hour: A fun time of Sisterhood and Socializing
A fun time was had by all the attendees at our Winter Happy Hour on January 25. Approximately 60 women attended representing 19 sororities and providing an excellent chance to make new friends and share ideas. Since the event was at MELT, the food was obviously excellent and included their famous grilled cheese, chicken tender Read More