On August 8th, we hosted a first year send off and welcomed six Chicago-area Belles (class of 2028!) into the Saint Mary’s community.
The monthly Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s College Senior Alumni lunch was at The Kerryman Irish Bar in July.
On July 23rd, over 330 alumni, family, and friends attended a pregame at Moe’s Cantina and Notre Dame Night at the Cubs.
On July 19th, we had a great group of nine alumni attend an evening at Ravinia to listen to the CSO perform the music of Paul Simon.
For our July Dinner Belles outing, we went to Summer House Santa Monica We had a great group and enjoyed their signature guacamole.
The Saint Mary’s Chicago East book club met on July 11th to discuss our beach read Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez.
In June, we partnered with the ND Club of Chicago to make dinner at Lincoln Park Community Services for 40 residents.
For our June Dinner Belles outing, we went to Piccolo Sogno in West Loop. We had a great group and enjoyed burrata, pizza and pasta.
The Saint Mary’s Chicago East book club met on June 12th to discuss The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie.
For our May Dinner Belles outing, we went to Cocina Tarascas. We had a great group and enjoyed some chips, salsa, margs and more.
The book club met on May 16th to discuss the book The Heaven and Earth Book Store by James McBride.
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!
The Notre Dame Club of Chicago and Saint Mary’s Chicago East Alumnae Club hosted a joint happy hour at Declan’s Irish Pub.
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The book club met on April 24th to discuss the book The Girl with Seven Names: Escape from North Korea by Hyeonseo Lee.
We had a great happy hour sharing apps and pizza at Parlor Pizza Bar to celebrate Donor Challenge. Thank you to everyone who donated!
For our April Dinner Belles outing, we went to Orso’s Italian Restaurant in Old Town and enjoyed a great meal together.
The Belles met up at United Center to cheer on the Blackhawks! We had 15 Belles attend and the Blackhawks pulled off a win.
This month we partnered with the ND Club of Chicago to make dinner at Lincoln Park Community Services for 40 residents.
The book club met on March 20th to discuss the book The Arrangement by Robyn Harding at the Time Out Market in West Loop.