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2024 Spring Spirits

We had a fantastic group of 42 Belles gather at Chief O’Neill’s and raised over $3,400 for the SMC Chicago East Endowed Scholarship!

ND & SMC Happy Hour

The Notre Dame Club of Chicago and Saint Mary’s Chicago East Alumnae Club hosted a joint happy hour at Declan’s Irish Pub.

April 2024 Book Club Meeting

The book club met on April 24th to discuss the book The Girl with Seven Names: Escape from North Korea by Hyeonseo Lee.

Donor Challenge Happy Hour

We had a great happy hour sharing apps and pizza at Parlor Pizza Bar to celebrate Donor Challenge. Thank you to everyone who donated!

Belles at the Blackhawks

The Belles met up at United Center to cheer on the Blackhawks! We had 15 Belles attend and the Blackhawks pulled off a win.

Service Event: March LPCS Dinner

This month we partnered with the ND Club of Chicago to make dinner at Lincoln Park Community Services for 40 residents.

March 2024 Book Club Meeting

The book club met on March 20th to discuss the book The Arrangement by Robyn Harding at the Time Out Market in West Loop.

March Senior Alumni Lunch

The monthly Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s College Senior Alumni lunch was at The Kerryman Irish Bar in River North.

February 2024 Book Club Meeting

The book club met on February 22nd to discuss the book Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson. We even tried some traditional black cake!

2024 Galentine's Happy Hour

We had 14 Belles attend our Galentine’s Day celebration at City Winery for a fun evening of wine, appetizers and conversation.

January Senior Alumni Lunch

The monthly Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s College Senior Alumni lunch was at Emerald Loop for their first gathering of 2024.

Dinner Belles: Alpana

We are so excited to start a new monthly dinner club - “Dinner Belles.” Our first gathering was at Alpana for Chicago Restaurant Week.

Service Day: El Àrbol Free Store

For our first service event of 2024, we helped sort donations and set up the new El Àrbol Free Store in Logan Square.

January 2024 Book Club Meeting

The Saint Mary’s Chicago East book club met on January 17th to discuss our first book of the year, The Mitford Affair by Marie Benedict.

Book Club Picks 2024

Join the Saint Mary’s Chicago East book club and read along with us during 2024! Check out the monthly book picks and attend a meeting.