Words to Live By

The Chi Omega Symphony

To live constantly above snobbery of word or deed; to place scholarship before social obligations and character before appearances; to be, in the best sense, democratic rather than 'exclusive', and lovable rather than 'popular'; to work earnestly, to speak kindly, to act sincerely, to choose thoughtfully that course which occasion and conscience demand; to be womanly always; to be discouraged never; in a word, to be loyal under any and all circumstances to my Fraternity and her highest teachings and to have her welfare ever at heart that she may be a symphony of high purpose and helpfulness in which there is no discordant note.

-Ethel Switzer Howard, Xi

It’s extremely important to keep inventory of your values and priorities--to keep balancing them, updating them, and most importantly, measuring up to them. These are a few things I believe in strongly.

If money is your biggest worry, be thankful.

You should have one thing to look forward to each day. And at the end of the day, you should feel good about at least one thing you did.

Don’t let those who doubt you be right.

Don’t forget what it means to be silly.

Being powerful is like being a lady- if you have to tell people you are, then you aren’t.

-Margaret Thatcher