The all-volunteer Foundation Board of Trustees directs the efforts of the Alpha Chi Omega Foundation.  Four collegiate members are chosen each year to serve on the Board.  Student Trustees are an important asset to the Board by encouraging both chapter and individual collegiate giving and by serving as spokespersons for collegiate ideas and needs.  Student Trustees are role models for collegiate involvement on a national level.

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2012-13 Student Trustees:

Elyssa DiRaffaele, Student Trustee Alpha, DePauw University Childhood ambition: President of the United States Would like to dine with: I would invite Leonardo da Vinci because I have always admired his ambition, and his artistic and technological talent. It might be the Alpha Chi in me, but da Vinci’s brain has always fascinated me because he was talented in so many fields and was not afraid to question his belief systems. Favorite quote: "Life isn’t always the party we imagined, but while we are here, we might as well dance." ~Anonymous Most proud of: My family. We have faced many obstacles together and still manage to support and love each other everyday.

Alexa Gates, Student Trustee Gamma Mu, Ball State University Childhood ambition: A flight attendant, until I realized that they had to stay on the plane when we got off for vacations. I just thought they lived in a perpetual state of "vacation." Would like to dine with: My grandfather on my dads side. He died when I was young, but everyone tells me, at every family function, how much I would have liked him. Also he was a Fraternity man during WWII, I think it would be interesting to hear him talk about it. Favorite quote: “Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.” ~Shel Silverstein Not on her resume: I was a very dedicated figure skater growing up. So much so that I would match colored rubber-bands on my braces to my various skating outfits.

Annie Hess, Student Trustee Epsilon Phi, Georgia Institute of Technology Childhood ambition: I have a journal from the fifth grade describing in elaborate detail my plans to become the best pediatric oncologist. After a lot of other career dreams, including astronaut, physicist, even architect, I have finally landed back at the same dream to become a doctor.  Would like to dine with: I would love to have a conversation with Dr. Patch Adams. First, I love to laugh and who better to make you laugh than a man that isn’t afraid of putting on a silly red nose. Second, I would love to learn more about his thoughts on medicine and treating a person as a whole. I think he has a lot of wisdom to share and lessons to teach. Not on her resume: I have bungee jumped from the bridge where the sport was invented. I studied abroad in New Zealand and stumbled across the bridge.

Christine Lee, Student Trustee University of Nebraska Childhood ambition: Anesthesiologist Favorite quote: "Well-behaved women seldom make history." ~Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Would like to dine with: I would love to sit down to dinner with Aung San Suu Kyi, the democratic leader in Burma who fought and fights for freedom for her country. She is also a Nobel Peace Prize recipient and a real, strong woman. Most proud of: Helping raise my younger sister. She has blossomed into a beautiful, talented, amazingly intelligent young women and I am so proud!