Our book club met to discuss our May book, a collection of short stories, Stone Mattress by Margaret Atwood.
We had a fantastic group of 50+ Belles from all different class years gather to raise money for the Chicago scholarship at Spring Spirits.
Our book club met to discuss our April book, a debut novel, Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino
Our book club met to discuss our March book, a twice told/retelling, Beautiful Little Fools by Jillian Cantor.
Annie ‘20 hosted our St. Patrick’s Day Happy Hour with corned beef sliders, green punch, and Irish ciders & beers.
Our first Romance Book Club meetup was very magical to discuss our book “A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping” by Sangu Mandanna.
Our book club met to discuss our February book, BIPOC author and stories, Assembly by Natasha Brown.
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In January, we partnered with the ND Club of Chicago to make dinner at Lincoln Park Community Services for 50 residents.
For our January Dinner Belles outing, we met up at Barcocina West Town for a delish Chicago Restaurant Week meal.
Our book club met to discuss our January book, historical fiction, The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier.
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Thank you to everyone who donated and participated in our book drive for the Together for Others: A Sisterhood of Service initiative!
Our book club met to discuss our December book, a holiday read, The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter.
We held our Holiday Happy Hour where we put together final exam care packages for Chicago area first year Belles.
Our book club met to discuss our November book, the One Book, One Saint Mary’s pick, The Women by Kristen Hannah.
We had a fantastic group of 24 Belles gather for a Founders’ Day brunch at an alumna’s home in Hyde Park.
Our book club met to discuss our October pick, a mystery book, so we read The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman.
This summer, we had a virtual service project to “clear the list” for 11 Belles who are teachers in Chicago, South Bend and Michigan.
Our book club met to discuss our September pick, a banned book, so we read Are You There God, Its Me Margaret by Judy Blume.