Welcome to our network of Real. Strong. Women.®
Our goal is to link more Alpha Chis to the businesses they need and to create a network within our Kansas City area. What better way to get the economy going than to trust in an Alpha Chi?
The below featured businesses have advertisements in our 2022-2023 Membership Directory.
Our sincerest thanks for your support of Mu Mu of Alpha Chi Omega!
Local Connections
Fran Denton, ABR, GRI, CRS
Reece & Nichols Realtors
Beta Gamma | Louisiana State University
Our mother/daughter team provides enthusiasm and experience. We combine patience, persistence and integrity to meet your goals. See what’s new to market.
Website: FranDenton.ReeceNichols.com
Email: FranDenton@ReeceNichols.com
Phone: 816-210-8851 cell, 816-709-4900 office
Alice Hawk
State Farm Insurance
Omicron | Baker University
Having one special person for your car, home and life insurance lets you get down to business with the rest of your life. Alice works with her husband Mel Hawk, CLU® Agent.
Website: https://www.statefarm.com/agent/us/ks/lenexa/mel-hawk-ksvmf1ys000
Address: 15201 W. 87th Parkway, Lenexa KS 66219
Email: mel.hawk.b6yx@statefarm.com
Phone: 913-888-8045
Anna Molle Stasi
Molle Automotive Group, LLC
Delta Chi | William Woods University
As a leading Audi, Chevrolet, Toyota and Volkswagen car dealer, Molle also has a wide variety of previously-owned cars, trucks and SUVs, plus auto financing, loans, leasing and pre-approvals.
Website: MolleCars.com
Address: 601 West 103rd St, Kansas City, MO 64114
Phone: 866-557-9913
Peaches Cunningham
Executive Director
Mission Chateau
Delta Chi | William Woods University
Johnson County’s Premiere Senior Living Community
Anything But Ordinary. So refined there could only be one.
Website: missionchateaubytutera.com
Address: 4100 W. 85th Street, Prairie Village, KS 66206
Email: missionchateauar@tutera.com
Phone: 913-490-7100
Courtney Servaes
Founder and Owner
Servaes Brewing Company
Omicron | Baker University
FRESH + CREATIVE + INNOVATIVE
Ever-evolving beers, craft sodas, hard seltzers
2,700-square-foot brewery and taproom
Shop the online store: brewedbyagirl.com
Website: servaesbrewco.com
Address: 10921 Johnson Drive, in downtown Shawnee, KS 66203
Email: info@servaesbrewco.com
Michelle Jarvis, CFP®, ChFC®
Financial Advisor
Edward Jones
Zeta Eta | Bradley University
I have one goal: to lift burdens off my clients’ shoulders by simplifying the chaos and removing the intimidation that so many feel when it comes to finances.
Website: edwardjones.com/michelle-jarvis
Address: Barry Pointe Office Park, 9051 N E 81st Terrace, Suite 230, Kansas City MO 64158-1295
Phone: 816-781-8804
Rebecca Nedrow
Co-Owner and VP Director of Operations
Friend That Cooks
Gamma Zeta | Kansas State University
Personal Chef Service
An affordable, weekly, in-home personal chef service that includes menu planning, grocery shopping, cooking meals, and clean up.
For busy families, couples, and special diets. Also in-home parties and in-home cooking lessons.
Rebecca was featured in the Kansas City Business Journal in February 2020. The Company landed on the Fast 50.
Website: http://weeklymealprep.com/
Phone: (913) 660-0790
Discount: First Week 50% Off: MMKC50
Meredith Paranjothi
Owner and Instructor
FIT4MOM® Overland Park
Zeta Sigma | Missouri State University
The nation’s leading prenatal and postnatal fitness program provides both fitness classes and a network of moms to support every stage of motherhood. From pregnancy, through postpartum and beyond, our fun fitness and wellness programs help make moms strong in body, mind and spirit.
Website: overlandpark.fit4mom.com
Phone: 913-909-1312
Email: Meredith@Fit4Mom.com
Discount: Your First Class is Free!
Brittni Dangers
Bixie Lou Photos + Films
Omicron | Baker University
KC PHOTOGRAPHER + VIDEOGRAPHER. This is what I was called to do. Collect Beautiful Moments. I love that this job invites me to step into your life and preserve moments you will look at until the end of time.
Website: bixielouphoto.com
Email: info@bixielouphoto.com
Amy Bartak
Director
One Hope Wine
Gamma Zeta | Kansas State University
Women Who Wine: Make an Impact
10% of party proceeds are donated to Alpha Chi Omega or any charity you wish. Choose from red, white, sparkling and rosé varietals.
Website: onehopewine.com//myshop/amybartak
Email: amy.e.bartak@gmail.com
Phone: 913-209-4568
Stephanie Lower
Holly Court Cookies
Zeta Sigma | Missouri State University
Holly Court Cookies is a home-based bakery offering custom decorated sugar cookies – perfect for any occasion.
Libby Bergman
Bourgmont Winery
Delta Chi | William Woods University
Bourgmont Winery is a tasting room and event venue in South Johnson County. We are a Kansas winery with modern wines for every palate and unique wines made from historic heirloom grapes. We seek to bring Napa Valley quality to America’s heartland. Don’t miss the Chambourcin, the Kansas state red-wine grape.
Website: Bourgmont.com
Address: 20299 Quivira Road, Bucyrus KS 66013
Email: Events@bourgmont.com
Phone: 913-708-8505
Sheri Baldwin
I Do I Do Wedding Accessories
Phi | University of Kansas
Amazing little things for your big day. A bride’s nirvana. Make your search for the perfect accessories a pleasurable, worry-free, one-stop event. Shop also for gifts, décor, favors, and personalization.
Website: shopidoido.carlsoncraft.com
Email: ido-ido@mindspring.com
Seen an invitation you covet? Show me. I’m very good at custom designs— matching dreams with budgets—from weddings and parties to holiday and business photocards.
Sarah Nelson
Fashion Designer
Sarah-Nelson
Phi | University of Kansas
Custom Womenswear + Ready-to-Wear + Couture
Designed & Made in Kansas City.
Shop online or email for personal appointments.
Website: sarah-nelsen.com
Address: 1600 Genessee St., Suite 520, Kansas City MO 64102
Email: sarah@sarah-nelsen.com
Jordan Curry
Owner
J. Quinn Boutique
Omicron | Baker University
A unique women’s clothing and accessories store.
I love all things fashion and decor so being on the second floor of Nell Hill’s was the perfect fit for me!
Come out and visit us!
Website: shopjquinnboutique.com
Address: 104 Main Street, Parkville MO 64152
Phone: 816-321-1053
Mike O’Neill
VP of Mortgage Banking
Oak Star Bank
Delta Rho Dad | University of Arkansas
What we do at OakStar Bank begins and ends with your success. Whether you’re looking to purchase a new home or refinance your existing home, give me a call, I would love to sit down with you and discuss your options.
Website: oakstarbank.mymortgage-online.com/MikeONeill.html
Email: moneill@oakstarbank.com
Phone: 816-289-8246
Katie Garcia
Founder
Gather Media Co.
Daughter of Denise Cook
Phi | University of Kansas
Gather Media Co. is a boutique digital agency specializing in connecting brands to their customers’ everyday moments.
Website: GatherMedia.Co
Email: katie@gathermedia.co
Phone: 913-634-1047
Cindy Hall
The Learning Tree
Gamma Zeta | Kansas State University
Unique timeless toys, books and gifts for every age.
Voted ‘Best Toy Store’ by Kansas City magazine.
Make a wishlist on their website, shop online or pick up in store. Check out their Kindness Bingo. When a child completes the card they donate a toy to a child in need in their honor.
Website: LearningTreeToys.com
Phone: 913-385-1234
Address: 4004 W. 83rd St, Prairie Village KS 66208
Hours: Monday to Saturday 10 to 5,
Sunday 11 to 4
Cindy supported her favorite Corinth Square business by surprising them with an ad in our AXO directory.
To quote the thank you received, “Right now, it’s gestures like this that are giving us the hope to keep going and confirming the kindness that exists in our community.”
National Connections
GREEKLIFE.STORE
Unique quality designs using the Alpha Chi Omega crest and letters.
At GreekLife.Store, helping you celebrate your sorority is our business.
Website: GreekLife.Store
Email: info@greeklife.store
Discount: 15% off your next order when you sign up for emails
1885 Club | Three Strings
Alpha Chi Omega has partnered with Fairwinds Estate Winery in Napa Valley, California to create a line of handcrafted, limited-production wines called Three Strings Napa Valley.
Available for purchase only through the 1885 Club, this is an exclusive experience for alumnae ages 21+. With 20% of each sale benefiting Alpha Chi Omega Fraternity, membership in the 1885 Club offers a unique way to blend celebrating and supporting our sisterhood.
Website: threestringsnapa.com
Email: 1885club@threestringsnapa.com
Phone: 707-341-0191
Ad listing sponsored by Rebecca Reynolds, Delta Chi | William Woods University
Philanthropic Connections
Rose Brooks Center
The mission of Rose Brooks Center is to break the cycle of domestic violence so that individuals and families can live free of abuse. Much more than a place where survivors and their pets find safety, Rose Brooks is also an agency offering care and education throughout many systems in the community including hospitals, schools and courts.
You can help us reach over 14,000 lives each year.
Website: rosebrooks.org
24/7 Crisis Hotline: 816-861-6100
Direct: 816-605-7113
Address: PO Box 320599, Kansas City MO 64132
Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Garden
Take a staycation. Slow down. Notice the beauty of the earth all around you.
Listen to the birds and the wind in the trees. Go back to your childhood and find pictures in the clouds. This glorious treasure is right in our backyard.
Whatever the season, there’s a reason to visit the Arboretum.
Join us as a Friend of the Arboretum, won’t you?
Website: opabg.org
Address: 8909 W 179th St, Overland Park KS 66013
Phone: 913-685-3604
Ad listing sponsored by Sheri Baldwin, Phi | University of Kansas
Volunteer Opportunities
Alpha Chi Omega always has openings for REAL. STRONG. WOMEN.® in a variety of volunteer opportunities, whether at a national or local level.
Common Bond. Uncommon Impact.
A new campaign to empower Real. Strong. Women.®
Your support today makes a lasting impact on our future.
You move AXO forward. Thank you for your sisterhood.
GIVE NOW at AXOuncommon.org or 317-579-5050, ext. 290.
Ad listing sponsored by Beth Koch, Omicron | Baker University
Scholarships & Grants
Alpha Chi Omega scholarships and grants are awarded to collegiate and alumnae members pursuing higher education. If you know someone who may be interested in applying for these funds, please direct them to:
Ad listing sponsored by Sheri Baldwin, Phi | University of Kansas
Endowed Funds
Alpha Chi Omega Foundation’s various funds help you direct your dollars to the efforts you feel most passionate about, giving you the power to guide Alpha Chi Omega into the future.
Individuals, families, friends, organizations and chapters also have the option to create an endowed fund in their name or as a way to honor or memorialize a loved one. These funds are managed by the Foundation and can be designated for an educational or charitable use of your choice.
Ad listing sponsored by Cindy Hall, Gamma Zeta | Kansas State University
Interested in advertising your company in next year’s directory?
Please email Sheri Baldwin at ido-ido@mindspring.com.
Not a business owner but have business savvy to share?
Please join Women & Wisdom: Alpha Chi’s national network of Real. Strong. Women.®: womenandwisdom.org
Thanks also to these additional sponsors:
Diane Blackwelder, Omicron | Baker University – Tammy Hawks tribute
Karen Blanks, Delta Epsilon | Southeast Missouri State University – Gamma tribute
Lisa Littrell, Phi | University of Kansas – Woman of the Year tribute
Marilyn Lucas, Gamma Zeta | Kansas State University – School Spirit tribute
Beth Rosenwald, Omicron | Baker University – Silence the Violence tribute
Denise Cook, Phi | University of Kansas – Jayhawks Champs tribute
Jenny Gunter, Phi | University of Kansas – Symphony back cover
Tammy Hawks, Omicron | Baker University – Founders tribute
Whitney Schmale, Zeta Sigma | Missouri State University – Symbols and Traditions tribute
Sherry Forsee, Delta Epsilon | Southeast Missouri State University – Past Presidents tribute
Jan Saling, Delta Epsilon | Southeast Missouri State University – Concern Chair tribute
Laura Kaiser, Delta Chi | William Woods University and Phi | University of Kansas – Real Strong Women tribute
Shelley Sikes Baker, Phi | University of Kansas – Real Strong Women tribute
Barbara Whiteaker, Alpha Nu | University of Missouri – Alpha Nu 100th tribute
Carla Mattson, Alpha Nu | University of Missouri – Alpha Nu 100th tribute
Ann Dyniewicz, Alpha Nu | University of Missouri – Alpha Nu 100th tribute
Ruth Britton, Gamma Zeta | Kansas State University – Gamma 75th tribute
Anellen Neill, Gamma Zeta | Kansas State University – Gamma 75th tribute
Cindy Nicholson, Gamma Psi | Wichita State University and Gamma Zeta | Kansas State University – Gamma Zeta 75th tribute
Cindy Hall, Gamma Zeta | Kansas State University – Seeking the Heights Collegiate Awards
Anonymous, Zeta Sigma | Missouri State University – Mu Mu Awards
Mu Mu Chapter of Alpha Chi Omega 