Today, there is no Alpha Gam event going on that I know of, so last night I was thinking about what to write for today’s blog post. The lovely Brooke Abel and I came up with the idea to talk about Skiouros. Yes, the squirrel, our beautiful mascot.
SQUIRREL!
An explanation of the squirrel appeared in a 1915 publication: “… Our little friend, we find, is also nimble and agile—he leaps from branch to branch and accomplishes much progress…to symbolize the spirit that never dies, the spirit of energetic alertness and progress.” The Gamma chapter chose the mascot in 1906. Very interesting. Our leadership consultant Jami told us a FANTASTIC story about squirrels. One day, a member of the chapter she was visiting drove her to the airport. She swerved out-of-the-way of a squirrel running across the road and yelled out, “Sorry sista!” Literally laughed out loud. Funniest. Story. Ever. Pretty much the best mascot ever. So that’s it for today, I will leave you with an Alpha Gam history lesson about Skiouros.
This picture of Skiouros cheering her tail off at Powderpuff 09 compliments of Brooke Abel
