On the weekend of July 9–11, members of Zeta Chi chapter of Delta Zeta at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point reunited at the home of Kathie Vavra in Sturgeon Bay, Wis. This is on the “thumb” of Wisconsin, with Green Bay on the west side and Lake Michigan on the east. I was visiting my family in the Green Bay area at the time, and Phoenix alum Deb Willey was spending several weeks with her family some four hours away, so we were able to attend! It felt strange to be together in Wisconsin! Most of the alums who attended do not belong to a chapter, and they were all from the same era (Deb’s!), so they knew each other. It was interesting to listen to how differently they acted in college than when I was there. I loved seeing their mementos from college days, but the best thing was seeing how in touch they have remained. We had a campfire on the beach, tried singing some of the old sorority songs, visited a farmer’s market, and floated in tubes before lazing in the hot tub. Zeta Chi may have closed in 1983, but the sisterhood remains forever.
–Ann Santos
Wearing a bathing suit in public is possible if you have a fun cover-up and can hide behind a huge innertube! Ann Santos gets ready to take the plunge into Green Bay.
One of the Zeta Chi alums broke out her Delta Zeta jacket—much jazzier than anything we had when I was in the collegiate chapter!
Phoenix alums Deb Willey and Ann Santos visit the master gardens at the University of Wisconsin Agricultural Research Facility in Sturgeon Bay, Wis. The reunion group had lunch there after visiting the local farmer’s market.
