The Founders of Alpha Chi Omega were not only music students; these real, strong women also appreciated the fine arts like none other. One of AXO’s early members, Marian Nevins McDowell, worked with her husband, Edward (who is arguably America’s first great composer) to create a community on their New Hampshire farm “where artists could work in an ideal place in the stimulating company of peers.”
Because of this connection, the Alpha Chi Omega Foundation has been a longtime supporter of the Star Studio at the MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, NH. (Moreover, the Star Studio was built in 1911 with funds from AXO & was the Fraternity’s first altruistic project.) In addition, the Foundation supports Alpha Chi Omega fellowships in honor of Fay Barnaby Kent for professional artists & writers who need financial aid to study at the MacDowell Colony!!
AXO, besides being a Fraternity of real, strong women, has always shown its heartfelt appreciation for the fine arts. What better way to keep that support of the fine arts going steadfast & strong than through its support of the MacDowell Colony!!
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